Super Bailey Bros In Movie Land

Should you believe the anti-hype? Phil & Laurie disagree about whether Zack Snyder & Joss Whedon’s team of DC heroes hits the mark – who do you think has got it right? Hear a spoilery breakdown of what works and doesn’t work in the Justice League, with Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Ezra Miller, Henry Cavill’s moustache … Continue reading Justice League (with Spoilers) →

No superhero spoilers here! Laurie catches up with Annette Bening and Jamie Bell in true story Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool, and also saw Robert Pattinson’s alleged breakout performance in indie film Good Time from Ben & Josh Safdie. Phil, meanwhile, keeps his indie teen streak running with Me and Earl and the Dying … Continue reading Good Time, Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl →

The lovable marmalade-guzzling bear is back in Paddington 2, Paul King’s follow-up to the hugely successful 2014 adaptation, bringing the Browns back together and adding Hugh Grant to the mix. Should you care about the bear this time round? Laurie also saw Only the Brave, based on the real lives of the Granite Mountain Hotshots … Continue reading Paddington 2, Only the Brave, Rian Johnson’s Star Wars Trilogy, Paper Towns & The Legend of 1900 →

Kenny B attempts to breathe new life into Agatha Christie’s eccentric Belgian detective as he directs & stars as Poirot in Murder on the Orient Express. Laurie chalked up another sequel no one asked for in A Bad Moms Christmas with Mila Kunis & Susan Sarandon, and WWBW returns with Phil’s views on Natalie Portman … Continue reading Murder on the Orient Express, Bad Moms Christmas, Jackie, Surrogates & Mystic Pizza →

We’re back with 3 blockbusting cinematic adventures! Laurie & Phil both saw Thor’s 3rd solo outing boasting a slightly new direction from the much-buzzed-about Taika Waititi. Laurie saw emotional true story Breathe with Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy, while Phil caught Happy Death Day in time for Halloween. We also chat a little about the … Continue reading Thor: Ragnarok, Breathe, Happy Death Day & The Matrix Remake →

We’re off on hollygols until next week but here are some previews and bonus bits to keep your ears happy! We preview the current big releases, including Dave Franco & Olivia Munn in the LEGO Ninjago Movie, Michael Fassbender & Rebecca Ferguson in The Snowman, and Armando Iannucci’s The Death of Stalin with Jason Isaacs … Continue reading Previews: LEGO Ninjago Movie, The Snowman, Death of Stalin →

Denis Villeneuve’s hugely anticipated sequel is here, and so far the critical consensus looks promising – what did Phil & Laurie make of it? Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford, Sylvia Hoeks, Robin Wright, Jared Leto and Dave Bautista star in this futuristic sort-of-mystery set 30 years after the events of Ridley Scott’s 1982 seminal sci-fi classic. … Continue reading Blade Runner 2049 →

Are videogame adaptations the next big studio cash cow? We take a look at the state of the videogame film genre, covering box office winners & losers over the last 20 years and trying to figure out why none of them have so far avoided a ‘Rotten’ critical reception. Featuring detailed looks at Milla Jovovich … Continue reading Videogame Movie Special – Resident Evil, Tomb Raider, Warcraft, Assassin’s Creed, Max Payne & Super Mario Bros. →

We both saw Kingsman: The Golden Circle, reuniting most of the original cast for Matthew Vaughn’s sequel and hopeful franchise starter; how does it hold up? Phil managed to catch Shia LaBeouf in sports docu-drama Borg McEnroe, and WWBW features Milla Jovovich in Ultraviolet, Josh Hartnett & Lucy Liu in Lucky Number Slevin, and Will … Continue reading Borg McEnroe, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Lucky Number Slevin, Stranger Than Fiction, Ultraviolet & Movie Theme Songs →

Has Netflix scored a hit with sports doping documentary Icarus? Phil tells all, while Laurie catches up with Judi Dench and Ali Fazal in historical drama Victoria & Abdul and Dylan O’Brien and Michael Keaton in ‘espionage thriller’ American Assassin. Pixar’s Ratatouille also joins the pack for WWBW, with Phil and Laurie on opposite sides … Continue reading Icarus, Victoria & Abdul, American Assassin & Ratatouille →

Phil pulled his socks up and tried not to scream (too much) watching the new take on Stephen King’s horror classic It with Bill Skarsgård, while Laurie watched Jeremy Renner try to out craggy-face Daniel Craig in Taylor Sheridan’s chilly crime drama Wind River. We also dip into the news that J. J. Abrams will return … Continue reading It, Wind River, J. J. Abrams Directing Star Wars IX, Fearless & Eastern Promises →

Six older films to watch or avoid this week in a WWBW special. Laurie tackles Mark Wahlberg’s Shooter (2007), Paul Verhoeven’s original RoboCop (1987) & bizarre Brendan Fraser rocker/slacker comedy Airheads (1994). Phil covers Quentin Taratino’s True Romance (1993), Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002) with Beyoncé Knowles & indie sci-fi flick Circle (2015). We also … Continue reading True Romance, RoboCop (1987), Circle, Shooter, Austin Powers in Goldmember, Airheads & Colin Trevorrow dropped from Star Wars →

Phil saw Kathryn Bigelow’s latest heavy-hitting drama Detroit, with John Boyega and Will Poulter, and also caught Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey in The Dark Tower, adapting Stephen King’s hugely popular series for the big screen. Laurie saw Bill Nighy and Olivia Cooke prance about in Jane Goldman’s adaptation of Stephen Ackroyd’s novel, The Limehouse … Continue reading Detroit, The Limehouse Golem, The Dark Tower, Road House & Rewatch: Colossal →

Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk is soaking up critical praise and box office receipts, but is all of the acclaim well-deserved? We spent so long talking about it and reading out all your correspondence that we had to make it a stand-alone special episode! Did Harry Styles ruing everything? Listen to find out, and let us know … Continue reading Dunkirk Special →

Steven Soderbergh returns from a 4-year retirement to direct his self-admitted ‘anti-glam’ Ocean’s 11 in Logan Lucky, with Channing Tatum, Adam Driver & Daniel Craig – is it worth a watch? Laurie went to see it, and also caught Tom Cruise trying something a little different in Doug Liman’s based-on-real-events drug story American Made. We … Continue reading Logan Lucky, American Made, Ewan McGregor and Julie & Julia →

Is the pairing of Ryan Reynolds & Samuel L. Jackson buddy comedy lightning-in-a-bottle? Find out what Phil and Laurie thought of The Hitman’s Bodyguard. We also chat about Daniel Craig’s recent confirmation that he will be returning as James Bond, after much tedious speculation that Tom Hiddleston might take up the mantle, which let’s be … Continue reading The Hitman’s Bodyguard, Daniel Craig back as Bond, A Scanner Darkly & Rewatching Paterson, Captain Fantastic & Finding Dory →

Can Charlize Theron convince as an action hero in David Leitch’s cold war spy adaptation? Laurie saw Atomic Blonde and has the answer. Phil took a bullet for us all this week and went along to The Emoji Movie with T.J. Miller, Patrick Stewart and James ‘here I am again!’ Corden – enjoy his inevitable … Continue reading Atomic Blonde, The Emoji Movie, Game of Thrones & Movie Clinic: A Knight’s Tale →

Luc Besson’s record-breaking independent production landed in cinemas earlier this week with Dane DeHaan and Cara Delevingne – is it good enough to justify its enormous budget? Phil saw Kumail Nanjiani’s real-life romcom The Big Sick & caught up with Andy Serkis and Woody Harrelson in War for the Planet of the Apes. Laurie also … Continue reading Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, The Big Sick, War for the Planet of the Apes & The Beguiled →

Join the hype train! Laurie is flying solo this week and has put his spare time to good use – listen to his plan to persuade Adam Buxton (from Adam & Joe) to join us on the Super Bailey Bros show, and how you can play a part! Phil is back next week, when we’ll … Continue reading A Very Special Guest…? (back next week!) →

Phil & Laurie are still away but briefly preview Christopher Nolan’s new war film Dunkirk, featuring Harry Styles – we still can’t believe that last part. Tell us if you’ve seen it, we want to hear your reactions! Send them to superbaileybros@gmail.com and @superbaileybros and we’ll feature them on our back-to-school show. Thanks for listening!