Podcasts by My Mum Has Seen a Movie

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny + Asteroid City + Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One from 2023-07-14T09:23

This is it: the last episode of My Mum Has Seen a Movie. After reviewing 690 movies over six years of podcasting, we're hanging up our mics. But we go out with a bang by passing judgement on the...

Immersion (2023) + Extraction 2 + Mountain Woman from 2023-07-07T04:00

This week mum and Rob are in Japan for a long-awaited holiday. While there they see two new Japanese films: tame horror Immersion (忌怪島), and gripping period drama Mountain Woman (山女). Mum has al...

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts + Plan 75 + Tokyo Stories from 2023-06-30T04:00

This week mum has seen Transformers: Rise of the Beasts ("I think Liam Neeson plays the big red truck, but they've put his voice through a boom box"). She has also prepared for her imminent Japa...

The Little Mermaid (2023) + Chevalier (2022) from 2023-06-23T04:00

This week mum has seen the live action remake of Disney's The Little Mermaid starring Halle Bailey ("Javier Bardem plays Trident: the feller with the magic fork"). She also reviews Chevalier, a ...

Big George Foreman + Sisu from 2023-06-16T04:00

This week Rob returns to the UK and he and mum see boxing biopic Big George Foreman ("As a kid he was a little tinker. Well, a gobshite"). Mum also reviews Finnish stab-fest Sisu ("Sisu rams a k...

Fast X + Beau is Afraid + Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret from 2023-06-09T04:00

This week Vin Diesel is back in Fast X ("We all know family is important but get over yourself"). Mum also reviews Ari Aster's Beau is Afraid, starring Joaquin Phoenix ("It was weird but I loved...

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 + Love Again from 2023-06-02T04:00

This week the Twig and the Rat are back for one final hurrah in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 ("The main guardian has had enough"). Mum also reviews phone-based romcom Love Again, starring Priy...

The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry + Polite Society from 2023-05-26T04:00

This week mum has seen Jim Broadbent walking in The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry ("I suppose old people want to see an old person doing something"). She also reviews British coming-of-age d...

The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan + Evil Dead Rise from 2023-05-19T04:00

This week mum has seen The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan ("This is a French film so I felt a little bit high-brow"). She also reviews horror sequel Evil Dead Rise ("I didn't know anything about i...

The Pope's Exorcist + Missing (2023) from 2023-05-12T04:00

This week mum sees more evidence of Russell Crowe's continuing decline into Nicolas Cage schlock territory in The Pope's Exorcist ("It's not horrendous"). She also reviews web-based thriller Mis...

Renfield + Dungeons&Dragons: Honour Among Thieves from 2023-05-05T17:03:08

This week mum has seen Nicolas Cage as Dracula and the boy from About a Boy as his reluctant servant in Renfield ("It's flipping amazing") She also reviews board-game cash-in Dungeons & Dragons:...

AIR + Beautiful Disaster + Land (2021) from 2023-04-28T13:52:26

This week mum has seen AIR, a film about Michael Jordan's business dealings with Nike ("Ben Affleck plays a tool"). She also reviews romcom Beautiful Disaster ("I don't want to talk about it"), ...

Shazam! Fury of the Gods + A Good Person from 2023-04-22T06:24:29

This week mum has seen (another) superhero sequel in Shazam: Fury of the Gods ("I stared at it blankly"). She also reviews A Good Person, starring Florence Pugh as a person who may or may not be...

John Wick: Chapter 4 + 80 for Brady from 2023-04-15T08:54:25

This week mum has seen Keanu Reeves action sequel John Wick: Chapter 4 ("I think he's a nice boy"). She also reviews 80 for Brady, a flick about a gang of old dears watching the Super Bowl for s...

Scream VI + Allelujah + Pearl (2022) from 2023-04-08T17:17:09

This week mum has seen slasher-sequel Scream VI ("If there's another one after this, you can fuck off"). She also reviews nursing-home-set drama Allelujah ("The cinema was full of doddery olds")...

65 + Champions (2023) from 2023-04-01T05:58:49

This week mum has seen Adam Driver in sci-fi dinosaur actioner 65 ("It's only 90 minutes long – maybe that's why it's good"). She also reviews Woody Harrelson as a hot-tempered basketball coach ...

Creed III + Cocaine Bear + Broker (2022) + Misha and the Wolves from 2023-03-24T14:31:40

This week mum has seen some more movies. That is the whole point of this podcast. First up, Rocky-spinoff-sequel Creed III ("You know what's going to happen"). She has also seen comedy-thriller ...

Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania + What's Love Got to Do With It? + Luther: The Fallen Sun from 2023-03-18T07:55:01

This week mum has seen Marvel miniaturisation movie Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania, starring Paul Rudd and the one who's married to Catherine Zeta-Jones ("Michelle Pfeiffer has got the most a...

Women Talking + Puss in Boots: The Last Wish + Enys Men from 2023-03-10T23:26:04

This week mum has seen Women Talking, starring Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, and Frances McDormand ("You should all go and see it. EVERYBODY"); Shrek-spinoff-sequel Puss in Boots: The Last Wish ("Shu...

Magic Mike: The Last Dance + The Son (2022) + Plane from 2023-03-03T05:00

This week mum has seen stripper threequel Magic Mike: The Last Dance ("I think even the actors knew it was a load of old shit"), starring Channing Tatum's abs. She also reviews Hugh Jackman in d...

The Whale (2022) + Knock at the Cabin from 2023-02-24T05:00

This week mum has seen comeback kid Brendan Fraser in The Whale ("He usually plays a dopey bastard"). She also reviews M. Night Shyamalan's mystery flick Knock at the Cabin, starring "Dave Baris...

The Fabelmans + Tár from 2023-02-17T05:00

This week mum has seen Steven Spielberg's autobiographical coming-of-age drama The Fabelmans ("Have you run out of stories now?"). She also reviews Cate Blanchett in Tár ("I can't tell you what ...

Babylon (2022) + Piggy from 2023-02-10T08:18:39

This week it's our 300th episode! Mum reviews another one of those "love letter to cinema" flicks, Babylon ("This is what I call a mega-movie"). She also reviews Spanish drama Piggy ("It's a for...

Till + M3GAN from 2023-02-03T05:00

This week mum has seen Till, about Mamie Till-Bradley's fight for justice for her murdered son, Emmett ("Absolutely brilliant"). She also reviews techno-horror M3GAN ("I found it funny").

Empire of Light + Aliens from 2023-01-28T09:32:06

This week mum has seen Olivia Colman is Sam Mendes' Empire of Light, the first of several "love letters to cinema" that she will be compelled to watch in the next few weeks ("It's a bit mixed up...

A Man Called Otto + Alien from 2023-01-21T18:14:19

This week mum has seen one of the famous Toms in comedy-drama A Man Called Otto ("He's a grumpy old fart, like me"). She has also seen Ridley Scott's Alien for the first time ("Pop goes the weas...

I Wanna Dance with Somebody + Aftersun (2022) + Corsage from 2023-01-14T09:11:52

This week it's a bleak special. Mum has seen Whitney Houston biopic I Wanna Dance with Somebody ("It's just so freaking sad"). She also reviews Britflick Aftersun ("It's so lovely, but sad too")...

Avatar: The Way of Water + White Noise (2022) from 2023-01-07T09:36:05

This week mum has seen belated sequel Avatar: The Way of Water ("It was about three hours of my life where I sat back and did nothing") and Noah Baumbach's White Noise starring Greta Gerwig and ...

Mum's top movies of 2022 from 2022-12-31T08:33:12

Spirited (2022) + It's a Wonderful Life (1946) + Violent Night (grandma episode) from 2022-12-23T05:00

This week mum has seen Spirited, a musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, starring Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell ("Ryan Reynolds has got quite a good singing voice, and so ha...

She Said + Matilda the Musical + Armageddon Time + Triangle of Sadness from 2022-12-16T05:00

This week it's a four-film extravaganza! Mum reviews She Said, in which journalists played by Carey Mulligan and Zoe Kazan investigate Harvey Weinstein's abuses. She's also seen Matilda the Musi...

The Good Nurse + All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) + Call Jane from 2022-12-09T05:00

This week we watch a load of bleak movies about murder, war, and abortion. Mum reviews The Good Nurse, starring Eddie Redmayne and Jessica Chastain; Great War flick All Quiet on the Western Fron...

The Menu (2022) + The Watcher (2022) from 2022-12-02T16:57:33

This week mum has seen haute cuisine horror The Menu, starring Ralph Fiennes, Anya Taylor-Joy, and the boy from About a Boy. She also reviews psychological thriller The Watcher, starring nobody....

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever + Living (2022) from 2022-11-25T11:40:50

This week mum has seen Black Panther: Wakanda Forever ("It did seem to go on for a frigging long time") and a remake of Akira Kurosawa's Ikiru, Living ("If I hadn't seen it, I wouldn't miss it")...

The Wonder (2022) + Bros (2022) from 2022-11-18T05:00

This week mum has seen Florence Pugh in historical drama The Wonder, about a girl who lives on manna from heaven ("It's a bit hard to swallow, literally"). She also reviews romcom Bros ("It's a ...

Black Adam + The Banshees of Inisherin + Barbarian (2022) from 2022-11-11T05:00

This week reviews The Rock in Black Adam. She has also seen comedy drama The Banshees of Inisherin and, on the recommendation of a listener, horror movie Barbarian.

Amsterdam (2022) + Emily (2022) from 2022-11-04T05:00

This week mum has seen David O. Russell's IMDB-rollcall Amsterdam. She also reviews Emily Brontë biopic Emily ("She got TB and kharked it").

Glass Onion + Halloween Ends from 2022-10-29T06:49:08

This week mum has attended the UK PREMIERE of comedy-whodunnit Glass Onion, starring her best mate Daniel Craig ("I can't spoil it because Netflix know my address"). She also reviews seasonal re...

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022) + The Lost King from 2022-10-21T13:12:22

This week mum has seen feel-good flick Mrs Harris Goes to Paris ("It's sentimental shite, but a good story"). She also reviews comedy-drama The Lost King ("I loved it on EVERY LEVEL").

Moonage Daydream + Smile (2022) from 2022-10-14T04:00

This week mum has seen David Bowie documentary Moonage Daydream ("I enjoyed the beginning"). She also reviews Smile ("It's supposed to be a horror film").

The Woman King + Don’t Worry Darling from 2022-10-08T10:06:57

This week mum reviews Viola Davis in The Woman King ("Go and see some Black women beat some White ass"). She has also seen 1950s-set Harry Styles vehicle Don’t Worry Darling ("He did well—he cam...

Ticket to Paradise (2022) + Fall (2022) from 2022-09-30T04:00

This week Julia Roberts and George Clooney have teamed up again in Ticket to Paradise ("Mamma Mia without the singing"). Mum also reviews climbing thriller Fall ("The budget must have been 5 pen...

Three Thousand Years of Longing + Bodies Bodies Bodies from 2022-09-23T07:46:59

This week mum has seen Three Thousand Years of Longing starring Tilda Swinton and Idris Elba ("He doesn't do too badly in this"). She also reviews teen horror Bodies Bodies Bodies ("I tried to g...

Beast (2022) + Orphan: First Kill from 2022-09-16T04:00

This week mum has seen Idris Elba in Beast ("It should have just been called 'The Big Cat'"). She also reviews horror sequel Orphan: First Kill ("It all gets a little bit silly, really").

Lightyear + Encanto from 2022-09-09T04:00

This week mum reviews a couple of duds from Disney: Toy Story spinoff, Lightyear ("We all love Tom Hanks"), and 2021's Encanto ("This is a little bit too long").

Prey (2022) + Rogue Agent (2022) from 2022-09-02T04:00

This week mum reviews Predator prequel, Prey ("Sorry, Arnie, times have changed"). She also reviews Rogue Agent, a true-crime caper about a creep pretending to be a spy ("It's a good one").

Nope + Fisherman's Friends: One and All from 2022-08-27T08:56:17

This week mum reviews Nope, Jordan Peele's latest horror flick ("I'm sorry, everybody, but it was shite"). She has also seen sea-shanty sequel Fisherman's Friends: One and All ("Yes to fish!").

Bullet Train (2022) + Joyride (2022) from 2022-08-19T04:00

This week mum has seen Brad Pitt as a wisecracking hitman "with dodgy hair" in cameo-riddled actioner Bullet Train. She also reviews Joyride, starring Olivia Colman ("It's twee and really friggi...

Where the Crawdads Sing + Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War from 2022-08-12T17:15:51

This week mum has seen swamp-set murder mystery Where the Crawdads Sing ("She gets off with this feller and it all goes tits up"). She also reviews war-artist doc Eric Ravilious: Drawn to War ("...

The Gray Man + The Railway Children Return from 2022-08-06T07:42:34

This week mum has seen "Ray Gosling" in Netflix's 007 knock-off The Gray Man ("cars blowing up, people getting killed: smashing"). She also reviews twee sequel The Railway Children Return ("it's...

You Are Not My Mother + The Ledge (2022) from 2022-07-30T07:21:57

This week mum has stayed in and watched a couple of Netflix films: You Are Not My Mother, and The Ledge.

Thor: Love and Thunder from 2022-07-22T14:51:34

This week mum reviews her recent bout of Covid ("Minus 10 out of 10") and Thor: Love and Thunder ("He goes bananas").

No episode thanks to Covid from 2022-07-15T04:00

There's no episode this week as mum has come down with Covid. Not to worry, she's over the worst of it. Your regular scheduled broadcast will resume as soon as possible.

Elvis (2022) + Spiderhead from 2022-07-08T04:00

This mum reviews Baz Luhrmann's Elvis biopic ("His manager was a smooth-talking arsehole"). She had also seen Netflix's Spiderhead starring Miles Teller and Thor.

Good Luck To You, Leo Grande + Interceptor (2022) from 2022-07-01T04:00

This week mum reviews Emma Thompson in Good Luck To You, Leo Grande ("If I want to see an old person naked I'll look in the mirror"). She's also seen forgettable Netflix actioner Interceptor ("M...

RRR + Men (2022) from 2022-06-24T04:00

This week mum reviews blockbuster RRR, set in pre-independence India ("We British are absolute arseholes"). She has also seen Alex Garland's latest freakfest, Men ("What the flipping heck is goi...

Jurassic World: Dominion + Police Story III: Supercop from 2022-06-17T04:00

This week mum reviews Jurassic World: Dominion ("They're gone, they're dead, who gives a shit?") and Jackie Chan classic Police Story III: Supercop ("It was absolutely superb").

Father Stu + Benediction from 2022-06-10T04:00

Mum reviews Marky Mark in Father Stu, a drama about a "down-and-out shit dickhead" who finds God. She has also seen Siegfried Sassoon biopic Benediction ("Brilliant, I loved it").

Top Gun: Maverick + Everything Everywhere All at Once from 2022-06-03T04:00

Little Tommy Cruise is back as flying sex-pest Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in Top Gun: Maverick. Mum also reviews Michelle Yeoh and comeback-kid Ke Huy Quan in Everything Everywhere All at Once.

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness + Firestarter (2022) from 2022-05-27T04:00

Mum has seen Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness ("Even if you're friggin' Einstein, there is no way you can follow this film"), and some other flick called Firestarter ("I went in blind...

Downton Abbey: A New Era + The Northman from 2022-05-20T04:00

This week mum spoils the heck out of Downton Abbey: A New Era, aka Posh People on Tour. She also reviews The Northman, a flick about sexy Vikings ("It was all codswallop as far as I'm concerned"...

The Lost City (2022) + Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore from 2022-05-13T04:00

This week mum has seen Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum in comedy adventure movie The Lost City ("it's better than Romancing the Stone because Magic Mike is in it"). She also reviews Fantastic ...

Operation Mincemeat + The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent from 2022-05-06T04:00

This week mum has seen Colin Firth in Second World War espionage thriller Operation Mincemeat ("he doesn't look like Mr Darcy anymore"). She also reviews Nicolas Cage as Nicolas Cage in The Unbe...

Coda + The Weekend Away from 2022-04-29T04:00

This week mum has seen Best Picture winner Coda ("the girl's an expert fish gutter") and Netflix thriller The Weekend Away ("it's just shit").

Morbius + Against the Ice from 2022-04-22T06:05

This week mum has seen Jared Leto as a vampire/superhero in Morbius ("I loved the CGI") and Netflix's Arctic disaster movie, Against the Ice ("I'll just tell you that in the end, they're saved")...

Ambulance (2022) + Windfall (2022) from 2022-04-15T04:00

This week mum has seen Jake Gyllenhaal play "a naughty boy" in Ambulance. She also reviews Windfall starring Jesse Plemons, "The feller from Argos" (she means Fargo).

The Phantom of the Open + The Power of the Dog from 2022-04-08T04:00

This week mum has seen The Phantom of the Open, a British comedy about golf. She also reviews Benedict "Cumbo" Cumberbatch in The Power of the Dog ("It's sweet and sour: like a Chinese meal").

Ali&Ava + Munich: The Edge of War from 2022-04-01T04:00

This week mum has seen British romcom Ali & Ava. She also reviews Netflix's Munich: The Edge of War.

The Batman + The Adam Project from 2022-03-25T07:27:51

This week mum reviews the new and very innovative dark take on everyone's favourite goth oligarch, The Batman ("It's 5 minutes off 3 hours"). She also reviews The Adam project, the latest action...

Marry Me (2022) + Bigbug from 2022-03-18T14:59:16

This week mum has seen Marry Me, a romcom starring J-Lo and that volleyball from Castaway. She also reviews her first Jean-Pierre Jeunet film and unfortunately it's his new stinker, Bigbug.

Death on the Nile (2022) + Dog (2022) from 2022-03-11T10:15:09

This week mum reviews Kenneth Branagh's moustache in Poirot 2: Cruise Control, aka Death on the Nile ("they've trimmed it"). She has also seen Dog, starring Channing Tatum and a dog.

Uncharted (2022) + The Duke (2020) from 2022-03-04T22:21:23

This week mum reviews video game adaptation Uncharted, starring Spiderman and Marky Mark ("I would rather watch this than Indiana Jones"). She has also seen pensioner art-heist flick The Duke ("...

Tokyo Story from 2022-02-25T14:27:49

It's the 250th episode of My Mum Has Seen a Movie, and to celebrate Rob and mum are watching the best film ever made about parents and children: Yasujiro Ozu's 1953 classic, Tokyo Story.

Jackass Forever + The Lost Daughter from 2022-02-20T10:58:04

This week mum has seen the fourth installment in the Jackass series, Jackass Forever ("When you're 50 odd, it's pathetic"). She also reviews Olivia Colman drama The Lost Daughter ("I've already ...

Moonfall + Leopoldstadt from 2022-02-11T05:00

This week mum has seen Roland Emmerich's latest disaster / movie: Moonfall. She also reviews Tom Stoppard's new play, Leopoldstadt, which is allowed because she saw it at her local cinema so it ...

Scream (2022) + Belfast (2021) from 2022-02-04T05:00

This week mum has seen the new Scream movie (number 5 in the series if you're counting: they're not). As usual, it stars "Cox, and another one who was a witch in something". She also reviews Ken...

Nightmare Alley + Licorice Pizza from 2022-01-28T05:00

Oh no, it's a Bradley Cooper special! Cooper, aka Default Actor Man, stars alongside Cate Blanchett in circus-set thriller, Nightmare Alley. He also pops up in Californian coming-of-age comedy, ...

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain + The 355 from 2022-01-22T12:00

Mum reviews Benedict Cumberbatch and Claire Foy in twee cat meme, The Electrical Life of Louis Wain. She also fails to remember underwhelming action thriller, The 355.

West Side Story (2021) + Boiling Point (2021) from 2022-01-14T16:14:35

This week mum has been to see "duh-d-duh-dUH-d-duh-MEH-ri-ca!" (Westside Story) and a British thriller starring Stephen Graham as a pressured chef about to pop a brain-vein (Boiling Point).

Don't Look Up + The King's Man from 2022-01-08T11:49:27

This week mum reviews Netflix doom-fest Don't Look Up, starring Leo DiCaprio and "Hummingbird" (Jennifer Lawrence). She has also seen spy-prequel The King's Man ("It's hard-hitting stuff – lots ...

The Matrix Resurrections + Spider-Man: No Way Home from 2022-01-01T10:36:11

Mum is ending 2021 with a right pair of blockbusters: The Matrix Resurrections ("my brain needs resurrecting") and Spider-Man: No Way Home ("there are lots of good kickassing moments").

Mum's top movies of 2021 from 2021-12-24T05:00

Spencer (2021) + Miracle on 34th Street (1994) + Boxing Day (grandma episode) from 2021-12-18T20:42:07

For this year's festive special, grandma has watched the 90s remake of Miracle on 34th Street, starring that cute one from Matilda and the old geezer what made the dinosaurs. Mum reviews Princes...

House of Gucci + King Richard from 2021-12-10T05:00

This week mum reviews House of Gucci, starring Adam Driver and Lady Gaga ("she plays an absolute friggin' nutball"). She's also seen King Richard, with Will Smith as Venus and Serena Williams' d...

Ghostbusters: Afterlife + Mothering Sunday from 2021-12-03T05:00

Mum has seen the Ghostbusters re-reboot, Ghostbusters: Afterlife ("some little dickhead kid opens the trap and all hell breaks loose") and a love story, Mothering Sunday, starring fellow Merseys...

Cry Macho + Harriet from 2021-11-26T22:30:32

Mum has seen the cowboy tortoise (Clint Eastwood) in his latest save-a-troubled-youngster flick, Cry Macho ("Christ, he can hardly stand"). She also reviews 2019's Harriet Tubman biopic starring...

Eternals + Red Notice from 2021-11-19T18:39:38

Mum has seen Marvel's Eternals, starring Salma Hayek and "Bone Face" (Angelina Jolie). She also reviews comedy heist movie Red Notice ("funny, funny, funny").

The French Dispatch + Last Night in Soho from 2021-11-13T15:35:19

Mum has seen Wes Anderson's latest sequence of colourful squares, The French Dispatch ("I think there's something wrong with this feller's brain"). She also reviews Edgar Wright's Last Night in ...

The Last Duel + Kate (2021) from 2021-11-05T17:23:46

Mum has seen Rashomon rip-off, The Last Duel, starring Matt Damon and his shit mate (Ben Affleck). She also reviews Kate, the hundredth "sexy assassin" flick of 2021.

Dune (2021) from 2021-10-29T15:50:57

Mum has finally seen Dune and, yes, she did fall asleep four times.

Venom: Let There Be Carnage + The Many Saints of Newark from 2021-10-22T12:33:20

Tom Hardy is back in the sequel to one of mum's favourite films of 2018: Venom. Mum also reviews The Sopranos prequel, The Many Saints of Newark, even though she never bothered with the TV show....

The Guilty (2021) + Respect (2021) from 2021-10-15T04:00

This week mum has seen The Guilty, a thriller starring Jake "Gillfoy" (Gyllenhaal). She also reviews the Aretha Franklin biopic, Respect ("She had a SHIT life").

No Time To Die + Gunpowder Milkshake from 2021-10-08T04:00

Mum has been waiting ages for Daniel Craig's last James Bond film, No Time to Die. It's finally arrived and so has mum's spoiler-free review. She's also seen Gunpowder Milkshake but nobody cares...

Malignant (2021) + Cop Shop from 2021-10-01T04:00

This week mum has seen weirdo horror flick Malignant. She also reviews Gerard Butler as a cop or perhaps a gangster (mum can't remember which) in action thriller Cop Shop.

Dune (2021) + Candyman (2021) + The Last Bus (2021) (Hannah episode) from 2021-09-24T04:00

This week Hannah joins me to discuss the new Dune movie, which came out this week in Germany ("There's some paprika in the sandpit"). Mum reviews the Candyman remake ("See the original: this was...

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings + Pig (2020) + Here Today from 2021-09-17T04:00

This week mum has seen Marvel's latest, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings ("They're all sort of CGI"). She also reviews Nicolas Cage in Pig ("He looks as rough as a bear's arse") and Bil...

The Courier (2020) + Snake Eyes (2021) from 2021-09-10T04:00

Mum reviews The Courier, starring Benedict Cumberbatch as a average schmo roped into the spy game ("It goes tits up, big time"). She's also seen G.I. Joe reboot, Snake Eyes ("If you're a 16 year...

Free Guy + Black Island (2021) + ’71 from 2021-09-03T04:00

Mum has seen Ryan Reynolds as a video game sprite in Free Guy ("He's very endearing"). She also reviews Netflix's new German drama, Black Island ("It was absolute dogshit and the acting was crud...

Spider-Man: No Way Home (trailer) + Stillwater + The Last Letter from Your Lover from 2021-08-27T04:00

Mum has seen Matt Damon in controversial crime drama, Stillwater. She also reviews tedious romance The Last Letter from Your Lover, and the recent trailer for Spider-Man: No Way Home.

The Suicide Squad + Jungle Cruise from 2021-08-20T04:00

This week mum has seen superhero reboot/rehash The Suicide Squad, starring Margot Robbie and a ferret. She also reviews Disney's latest adaptation of a theme park ride, Jungle Cruise.

Off the Rails (2021) + Old from 2021-08-13T04:00

This week mum has seen Kelly Preston in her final film, Off the Rails ("it's about arguing"). She also spoils the heck out of M. Night Shyamalan's latest pointless mystery, Old.

The Forever Purge + Army of the Dead from 2021-08-06T04:00

This week mum has seen action horror The Forever Purge ("there wasn't quite enough violence for me") and zombie shoot-em-up Army of the Dead ("all they're doing is killing zombies").

Black Widow (2021) + Freaky from 2021-07-30T04:00

Mum has seen ScoJo play everyone's fifth favourite Avenger, Black Widow. She also reviews horror/comedy Freaky, starring Vince Vaughn ("Hold on to your nappies, because you WILL be shitting your...

Cruella + Fatherhood (2021) from 2021-07-23T04:00

Mum has seen Cruella, a kids' movie that excuses a woman for making coats out of puppies. She also reviews Netflix's Fatherhood ("it was a bit bleuurgh").

Fast&Furious 9 + The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It from 2021-07-16T15:00:29

Mum has seen Fast & Furious 9 starring Van Diesel [sic]. She also reviews the latest installment in The Conjuring franchise, and we reminiscence about the time I had night terrors and mum almost...

Supernova (2020) + The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard from 2021-07-09T04:00

Mum has seen Supernova, a dementia weepy (again) starring Colin Firth "and an American". She also reviews The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard, a comedy that almost made her sick.

Nobody (2021) + Blue Miracle from 2021-07-02T04:00

Mum has seen Bob Odenkirk in violent comedy Nobody and she came out of the cinema "as the kids say, buzzing". She also reviews Netflix's Blue Miracle, in which Dennis Quaid tries to save an orph...

A Quiet Place: Part II + The Father (2020) from 2021-06-25T04:00

Mum comes up with ways to improve tedious sequel A Quiet Place: Part II, e.g. instead of the aliens tearing you limb from limb, they give you a foot rub. She also reviews dementia-flick The Fath...

Godzilla vs. Kong + Nomadland from 2021-06-18T04:00

This week mum has seen Godzilla vs. Kong, a sequel to one of the worst films she has ever seen. She also reviews Nomadland, starring Frances McDormand, and tells us about her new contact in the ...

Those Who Wish Me Dead + Dance of the 41 from 2021-06-11T04:00

The cinemas have reopened! Mum has been to see Those Who Wish Me Dead, starring Angelina Jolie as a firefighter, and Mexican drama Dance of the 41. She also updates us on her latest car crash an...

Monster (2018) + The Judge (2014) from 2021-06-04T04:00

It's a courtroom drama special this week, as mum reviews 2018's Monster, about a teenager on trial for murder, and 2014's The Judge, about Iron Man and that bald feller from The Godfather.

The Woman in the Window + The Fisherman's Diary from 2021-05-28T04:00

Mum reviews psychological thriller The Woman in the Window, starring Amy Adams. She has also seen her first ever Cameroonian film: The Fisherman's Diary is about a girl's quest for an education ...

Things Heard and Seen + Only Mine + Calibre from 2021-05-21T04:00

Mum has seen (and heard) Things Heard and Seen, starring Amanda Seyfried and the bloke from Grantchester ("you see his arse"). She also reviews Only Mine, a thriller about a "lying bastard" cop,...

Stowaway (2021) + Love and Monsters from 2021-05-14T04:00

Mum attempts to review Toni Collette in Stowaway, but accidentally re-reviews Adú (from episode 198). She has also seen Love and Monsters ("You've seen one monster, you've seen them all").

Jiu Jitsu + So My Grandma's a Lesbian! from 2021-05-07T04:00

Mum has seen Nicolas Cage grunting in a forest in Predator knock off Jiu Jitsu. She also reviews Spanish alleged comedy So My Grandma's a Lesbian!

Thunder Force + Beneath (2013) from 2021-04-30T09:49:01

This week mum has seen Octavia Spencer and Melissa McCarthy in "cod shit" superhero movie Thunder Force. She also reviews 2013's Beneath, about a rubber fish that likes to eat teenagers.

Escape from Pretoria + Run (2020) + Paper Lives + Brain on Fire from 2021-04-23T04:00

This week we spoil the heck out of four films. Mum has seen Run starring Sarah Paulson and Paper Lives, a thriller that has been described as "an over the top Turkish Oliver Twist". She also rev...

Concrete Cowboy + Penguin Bloom + The Skin of the Wolf from 2021-04-16T04:00

This week mum reviews Concrete Cowboy and is shocked to discover that Idris Elba has got old. She also reviews Penguin Bloom starring Naomi Watts, and Spanish drama The Skin of the Wolf. As well...

Deadly Illusions + The Sisters Brothers from 2021-04-09T04:00

Mum has seen new Netflix 'film' Deadly Illusions, starring the goodie-two-shoes from Sex and the City. She also reviews 2018 western The Sisters Brothers, with Joaquin Phoenix and John C. Reilly...

Yes Day + The Devil All the Time from 2021-04-02T04:00

Mum has seen parenting comedy Yes Day, and shares her own perspective on how to discipline unruly children, inadvertently triggering my PTSD. She also reviews Robert Pattinson crime drama The De...

Moxie + Bigfoot Family + The Place Beyond the Pines from 2021-03-26T05:00

Mum reviews new Netflix movie Moxie ("Shite almighty...") and the first two minutes of French/Belgian animation Bigfoot Family ("This is a load of poop"). She's also seen 2012's The Place Beyond...

Capone (2020) + The Stand at Paxton County from 2021-03-19T05:00

This week mum has seen Tom Hardy shit his pants in ganster/dementia flick Capone. She also reviews The Stand at Paxton County ("Erin Brockovich with horses").

Damsel + Arctic from 2021-03-12T05:00

We celebrate the 200th episode of My Mum Has Seen a Movie by reviewing two old flicks no one cares about. Damsel stars Robert Pattinson as a creep (obviously), and in Artic that feller what crie...

Red Dot + My Neighbour Totoro from 2021-03-05T05:00

This week mum has seen Studio Ghibli classic, My Neighbour Totoro. She also reviews Netflix's new Swedish thriller, Red Dot.

Adú + Mudbound from 2021-02-26T19:27:26

This week mum has seen Spanish drama Adú and 2017's Mudbound, starring loads of generic White people and Mary J. Blige. Also, she wanted me to let you know she's had her Corona jab.

News of The World + Nightcrawler from 2021-02-19T15:18:55

This week mum has seen Netflix's new Tom Hanks western, News of the World. She also reviews 2014's Nightcrawler, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Riz Ahmed.

Ma Rainey's Black Bottom + Lost Girls from 2021-02-12T21:41:55

Mum reviews blues era singalong Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, starring Viola Davis. She's also seen murder mystery Lost Girls. It's a film.

The Dig (2021) + Jungle (2017) from 2021-02-05T11:44:39

This week mum has seen Netflix's The Dig, in which James Bond's boss does a spot of treasure hunting. Also, Harry Potter has swapped his magic wand for a machete in tropical adventure flick, Jun...

The White Tiger + Outside the Wire + Prisoners from 2021-01-29T16:48:24

This week mum has seen two new Netflix movies: Bollywood thriller The White Tiger, and blatant Terminator knock-off Outside the Wire. She has reviews 2013's Prisoners, starring Hugh Jackman and ...

Pieces of a Woman + Amundsen from 2021-01-22T15:59:15

This week mum has seen Vanessa Kirby, Shia LaBeouf, and Ellen Burstyn do lots of acting in weepy drama Pieces of a Woman. She also reviews Amundsen, a biopic about the pioneering Norwegian explo...

The Raid (2011) + Ghost in the Shell (2017) from 2021-01-15T17:26:01

This week mum caught up on a pair of recent actioners: 2011's The Raid (she liked it when that guy got a knife in the noggin) and 2017's live action remake of Ghost in the Shell ("It's a bit too...

The Midnight Sky + Blue Ruin from 2021-01-08T05:00

Mum reviews George Clooney's end-of-the-world movie The Midnight Sky, which is reassuringly set in the future. She's also seen 2013's surprise indie hit Blue Ruin.

Let Him Go + Brooklyn from 2021-01-01T05:00

Mum's cinema has closed again but before it did she caught the last showing of Kevin Costner melodrama Let Him Go. She's also seen 2015's old-fashioned romantic drama Brooklyn, starring Saoirse ...

Mum's top movies of 2020 from 2020-12-25T05:00

Wonder Woman 1984 + Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (grandma episode) from 2020-12-18T05:00

In this year's festive special, Grandma reviews Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. Also, Wonder Woman 1984 is here to save cinemas! Mum has been to see it because I asked her nicely.

Like Father, Like Son (2013) + Cold Skin + Jack Reacher: Never Go Back from 2020-12-11T05:00

Mum reviews some films as per usual but the main thing is that she tells us about her jury service.

Shoplifters + Morvern Callar from 2020-12-04T05:00

Mum gets all arthouse this week, with a review of the winner of the 2018 Palme d'Or, Hirokazu Kore-eda's Shoplifters. She's also seen Lynne Ramsay's 2002 classic, Morvern Callar, starring Samant...

Bone Tomahawk + Make Up (2019) from 2020-11-27T05:00

Mum has seen terrifying western horror, Bone Tomahawk, and I am very glad to report she has not suffered a heart attack. She also reviews Make Up, which, like all the best films, is set in a Bri...

Max Winslow and the House of Secrets + What We Do in the Shadows from 2020-11-20T05:00

Before mum's cinema closed again, she went to see Max Winslow and the House of Secrets. Then, before we could record the podcast, she forgot everything about it, so instead we talk about grandma...

The Secret Garden (2020) + The Craft: Legacy + Edge of Tomorrow from 2020-11-13T05:00

Mum has seen the latest adaptation of The Secret Garden, which inevitably stars Colin Firth ("He's got house-munchkin by proxy"). She also reviews The Craft: Legacy ("The acting's shite") and To...

Pixie + Rebecca (2020) from 2020-11-06T05:00

This week mum has seen gangster caper, Pixie, which stars Alec Baldwin, Chief O'Brien from Deep Space 9, and lots of lovely Irish scenery. She also reviews the remake of Rebecca, in which Armie ...

Honest Thief + The Babadook from 2020-10-30T05:00

This week mum reviews Liam Neeson as another-man-with-a-gun in Honest Thief. In preparation for Halloween, she's also seen 2014 Australian horror, The Babadook.

On the Rocks (2020) + 23 Walks from 2020-10-23T16:07:11

This week mum has seen Sofia Coppola direct "The Ghostbuster from the 80s" (Bill Murray) in On the Rocks. She also reviews gentle romcom for the over 60s, 23 Walks, starring Alison Steadman and ...

The Trial of the Chicago 7 + Akira from 2020-10-16T19:17:59

This week mum has seen counterculture courtroom drama, The Trial of the Chicago 7 (Wuhoo! I'm an anarchist!"), and 80s anime classic, Akira ("The amount of blood they show is... AMAZING").

The New Mutants + Schemers from 2020-10-09T04:00

This week mum has seen The New Mutants, an X-Men film with no X-Men in it. She also reviews Schemers, a coming of age story set in the music industry of the 1960s. Or 70s. Or perhaps 80s. Mum ha...

The Roads Not Taken + After We Collided from 2020-10-02T04:00

This week mum has seen Javier Bardem in dementia weepie The Roads Not Taken, but instead of reviewing the movie she tells us about the time her Spanish boss had an operation on his todger. She's...

The Eight Hundred + (not seeing) Mulan (2020) from 2020-09-25T12:26:57

This week mum has been to see a subtitled Chinese war movie, because the feller in the poster had a bandage on his face and she thought there might be a lot of shooting and bleeding. She was rig...

Les Misérables (2019) + I See You (2019) + The Decline (2020) from 2020-09-18T07:51:06

This week, mum has seen Les Misérables, set in the modern day banlieues of Paris. She also reviews Netflix movies I See You and The Decline, and reveals what she wants Rob to do with her body if...

Hope Gap + Cargo (2017) + Z for Zachariah from 2020-09-11T04:00

Mum reviews Hope Gap, starring "the feller with the hand" (Bill Nighy). She's also seen a couple of films on Netflix: Cargo, starring "not Morgan Freeman" (Martin Freeman), and Z for Zachariah (...

Project Power + Unhinged + The Night Clerk (2020) from 2020-09-04T04:00

This week mum has returned to the cinema to see Russell Crowe in road rage thriller, Unhinged, and Tye Sheridan and Helen Hunt in murder mystery, The Night Clerk. She's also seen Jamie Foxx in N...

Tenet + The Wrong Missy + Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga from 2020-08-28T09:05:55

This week mum returned to the cinema after 20 long weeks to see Tenet, the latest movie by “cerebral” director Christopher Nolan ("I switched off"). She also saw a couple of alleged comedies on ...

The Old Guard (2020) + 4 Brothers + The Gunman + Hanna from 2020-08-21T04:00

This week mum reviews new Netflix fantasy film, The Old Guard, starring Charlize Theron. She's also seen 2005 Marky Mark thriller, 4 Brothers; Sean "Bugger my face, this is what I look like" Pen...

Fatal Affair (2020) + Extraction (2020) + Green Zone + The Nightingale from 2020-08-14T04:00

Mum has seen a couple more Netflix exclusives this week: sexy thriller, Fatal Affair; and soldier-for-hire actioner, Extraction, starring Chris Hemsworth ("Bloodshed!!!"). She also reviews Matt ...

Da 5 Bloods + Uncut Gems + 12 Strong from 2020-08-07T04:00

Mum has seen recent Netflix exclusives, Spike Lee's Da 5 Bloods and Adam Sandler's Uncut Gems. She also reviews Chris Hemsworth in right-wing propaganda flick, 12 Strong.

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation + The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel + American Sniper from 2020-07-31T04:00

This week mum has seen "little Tommy Cruise" cling to the outside of a plane in Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation; Dame Judi Dench and Celia Imrie prancing around India as if the British Raj ne...

The Courier (2019) + Shirley Valentine + Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri from 2020-07-24T10:13:54

This week, mum is house-sitting while my brother is away, which means she has access to Netflix for the first time in her life. What has she done with this immense new power? She's watched Gary ...

Skyfall + Spectre + Dr. No + For Your Eyes Only from 2020-07-17T07:14:07

It's a 007 special! Ahead of November's release of No Time to Die, mum has revisited the two most recent James Bond outings for Daniel Craig: 2012's Skyfall and 2015's Spectre. She has also seen...

Happy Death Day + Touching the Void + Passengers + This Beautiful Fantastic from 2020-07-10T04:00

Last week mum reviewed Happy Death Day but then accidentally deleted the recording of her review. This week she's reviewing it again, and it's a good job because Rob has already forgotten everyt...

War for the Planet of the Apes + Where Eagles Dare (grandma episode) from 2020-07-03T08:11:38

This week mum messed up her side of the recording, so Rob is scraping the cutting room floor to bring you something that vaguely resembles a podcast. There's a conversation about War for the Pla...

Goodbye Christopher Robin + Gothika + The Bank Job (2008) from 2020-06-26T04:00

This week mum has seen Goodbye Christopher Robin, which is less about a cuddly honey-loving teddy bear and more about childhood trauma and The Great War. She also reviews Halle Berry horror, Got...

Bridesmaids (2011) + The Take / Bastille Day + Mum's SeaBin Picks from 2020-06-19T07:38:18

This week mum has seen Paul Feig's 2011 comedy, Bridesmaids, and Idris Elba in shoot-em-up The Take / Bastille Day. And, because Rob recently guested on The SeaBin Podcast, mum picks three thing...

Young Adult + The Green Mile + A Walk in the Woods from 2020-06-12T04:00

This week mum reviews Charlize Theron in Young Adult. She's also seen The Green Mile ("there's a mouse in it") and A Walk in the Woods ("Robert Redford hasn't had anything lifted").

Jaws + Suburbicon + The Railway Man from 2020-06-05T04:00

Mum has seen Spielberg classic, Jaws ("it's about a killer whale"), and George Clooney's Suburbicon ("it's a bit weird"). She also reviews Colin Firth WWII prisoner of war drama, The Railway Man...

Heat (1995) + Split (2016) + Senna from 2020-05-29T04:00

This week mum is unimpressed with Al Pacino's acting in 1995's Heat. She's also seen James McAvoy playing 23 characters in M. Knight Shyamalan's Split, and Asif Kapadia's Ayrton Senna documentar...

Hidden Figures + Pawn Sacrifice + Moonlight from 2020-05-22T06:25:51

This week mum has seen the winner of the 2017 Oscar for best picture, Moonlight, and Hidden Figures, the best film ever made about maths (get knotted, Russell Crowe). She's also seen Bobby Fisch...

Van Helsing + Den of Thieves + City of Tiny Lights from 2020-05-15T04:00

This week it’s a bonanza of cheap schlock, as mum sees a too-young Hugh Jackman in Van Helsing and Gerard “Gladiator” Butler in Den of Thieves. She's also seen confusing Brit-flick City of Tiny ...

The Untouchables (1987) + Red Dragon + Jason Bourne from 2020-05-08T04:00

This week mum has stayed up till 2am to watch Al Capone flick, The Untouchables. She's also seen Hannibal Lecter prequel, Red Dragon ("refreshing"), and Matt Damon's most recent outing as Jason ...

The Deerhunter + Cold Mountain + The Road from 2020-05-01T04:00

This week mum relives her time in Vietnam (she did a tour with the 5th Saga Regiment in 2012) by watching 70s classic, The Deerhunter, starring Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, and Meryl Stre...

Effie Gray + I, Tonya + 47 Meters Down + True Grit (2010) from 2020-04-24T04:00

In this week's episode Rob's lockdown selections are Victorian love triangle drama, Effie Gray, and knee-busting skate-a-thon, I Tonya. Mum has seen Jaws knock off, 47 Meters Down, and the 2010 ...

Harriet (2019) + Allied (2013) + Raiders of the Lost Ark + The Commuter + The Grey + Inferno (2016) + Interstellar from 2020-04-17T10:17:07

We're still under lockdown, so here are this week's home viewing picks. Rob has seen Harriet Tubman biopic, Harriet (2019) and WWII spy drama, Allied (2013). Mum has seen Raiders of the Lost Ark...

The Peanut Butter Falcon + The Lunchbox + Atomic Blonde + Logan from 2020-04-10T11:39:12

Rob and mum are under lockdown and they're here with their streaming picks to help you survive the pandemic. This week Rob has seen The Peanut Butter Falcon starring Shia LaBeefy, and two films ...

Misbehaviour + My Spy + Bloodshot from 2020-04-03T04:00

Mum's local cinema finally closed! But before the doors were shuttered as a response to the coronavirus crisis, mum made sure to catch the latest movies. Now she wishes she hadn't. She reviews D...

Military Wives + True History of the Kelly Gang + Onward (Grandma episode) from 2020-03-27T11:00:57

We celebrate the 150th episode of the podcast with a family trip to the cinema to see Military Wives (Grandma chose the film). Mum also reviews animated pixie quest, Onward, and biopic of Austra...

The Invisible Man (2020) + Dark Waters (2019) + Like a Boss from 2020-03-20T05:00

Rob’s back in the UK and he and mum have seen The Invisible Man and Dark Waters. Mum also reviews Like a Boss (“dog shit”).

Sonic the Hedgehog + The Call of the Wild (2020) + Greed (2019) from 2020-03-13T05:00

Mum has endured Sonic the Hedgehog (“more like a porcupine”) and The Call of the Wild, starring a massive CG dog and “Luke Skywalker”. She also reviews Steve Coogan as an apparel-hawking scumbag...

Parasite (2019) + Emma (2020) + The Lighthouse (2019) from 2020-03-06T05:00

Mum has seen South Korean masterpiece, Parasite, and oddball wankfest, The Lighthouse. She also reviews the costumes and scenery in Jane Austen adaptation, Emma.

Birds of Prey (2020) + The Grudge (2020) + The Rhythm Section from 2020-02-28T05:00

Mum reviews Margot Robbie's return as Harley Quinn in Birds of Prey. She's also stayed up past her bedtime to see horror flick, The Grudge, and Bourne/Bond knock off, The Rhythm Section, starrin...

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood + Dolittle + Richard Jewell from 2020-02-21T05:00

Mum has seen Tom Hanks playing a good guy for a change in Mister Rogers biopic A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. She also reviews Robert Downey Jr in Dolittle, and Clint Eastwood's latest dir...

The Personal History of David Copperfield + The Irishman + Just Mercy from 2020-02-14T05:00

Mum reviews Armando Ianucci's adaptation of David Copperfield and death row drama, Just Mercy, starring Jamie Foxx. She's also finally got around to watching The Irishman.

Bad Boys for Life + The Tourist (listener's mum episode) from 2020-02-07T05:00

This week mum reviews Bad Boys for Life. We also hear from listener Kristyna Baczynski's mum, who reviews The Tourist, starring Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie. Kristyna is one of my favourite co...

1917 + Bombshell (2019) from 2020-01-31T05:00

Mum has seen Sam Mendes's Great War film, 1917, and Bombshell, starring "Carleese Thiren and that Australian one". She also lets us know what she would do with Roger Ailes if she had the opportu...

Jumanji: The Next Level + Little Women (2019) + Spies in Disguise from 2020-01-24T05:00

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is back in Jumanji: The Next Level. So are some other people, but mum doesn't care about them. She also reviews Greta Gerwig's Little Women (Pride and Prejudice with hu...

Cats (2019) + Jojo Rabbit + The Gentlemen (2020) from 2020-01-17T05:00

Mum has finally got around to seeing Cats. God help us all. She also reviews Taika Waititi's latest comedy set in Nazi Germany, Jojo Rabbit, and The Gentlemen, a Guy Richie 'film' starring Matth...

Knives Out + Ordinary Love + Charlie's Angels (2019) + Motherless Brooklyn from 2020-01-10T05:00

Mum reviews another batch of movies she saw at the end of 2019: Knives Out, Ordinary Love, Charlie's Angels (2019), and Motherless Brooklyn.

Frozen II + 21 Bridges + A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon + Black Christmas from 2020-01-03T05:00

In the first episode of 2020, we catch up on some of the movies mum saw at the end of 2019: Frozen II, 21 Bridges, Sean the Sheep: Farmageddon, and Black Christmas.

Mum’s top movies of 2019 from 2019-12-27T05:00

Home Alone + Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (spoiler free, grandma episode) from 2019-12-20T01:21:20

In this year's festive episode, Rob and grandma chat about Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. These film reviewers are very much not Les Incompétents. Mum also gives her first impres...

Ford vs Ferrari / Le Mans '66 + Last Christmas (2019) from 2019-12-13T05:00

Mum and Rob get into the festive spirit with Last Christmas, starring someone who looks a bit like that dragon lady from Throny Throny Game Game. Mum also reviews Matt Damon and The Batman in a ...

Midway (2019) + The Good Liar from 2019-12-06T05:00

Mum reviews Midway, the sequel to 2001's Pearl Harbor. She's also seen in The Good Liar, which may or may not star Sir Somebody and Miriam Stoppard.

The Aeronauts + Sorry We Missed You from 2019-11-29T05:00

Mum reviews The Aeronauts, the "true story" of pioneering balloonist James Glaisher, played by Eddie Redmayne, and his fictional chum, Amelia Rennes (Felicity "Genevieve Poshington" Jones). She ...

The Shining + Doctor Sleep from 2019-11-22T05:00

Mum has seen The Shining for the first time since 1980, when it scared her shitless. Does it hold up? She also reviews the sequel, Doctor Sleep.

Terminator: Dark Fate + The Addams Family (2019) from 2019-11-15T05:00

Mum reviews the return of "Ernie" Schwarzenegger and Linda Hamilton to the Terminator franchise in Terminator: Dark Fate. She's also seen the animated reboot of The Addams Family.

Maleficent: Mistress of Evil + Official Secrets from 2019-11-08T05:00

Mum reviews Angelina "Jolene" Jolie's cheekbones in Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, and Keira "Little Miss Pouty Mouth" Knightley's mouth in Official Secrets.

Gemini Man + The Day Shall Come from 2019-11-01T05:00

Mum reviews Will Smith vs. Will Smith in Gemini Man, the match up no one asked for. She also passes judgement on Chris Morris's second terrorist comedy, The Day Shall Come.

Joker (2019) + Abominable (2019) from 2019-10-25T04:00

Is mum an incel? We find out in her review of Joker, starring Joaquin "Max from SpaceCamp" Phoenix. She also reviews her third yeti movie in the last 12 months, Abominable.

The Goldfinch + Judy (2019) + Ad Astra from 2019-10-18T08:51:55

This week mum reviews that film based on the book everyone didn't get around to reading in 2013, The Goldfinch. She's also seen the Judy Garland biopic, Judy, and (despite Rob warning her to ste...

The Farewell + The Kitchen (2019) from 2019-10-11T04:00

Mum has been to see The Farewell, a feel-good movie about lies and bereavement. She also reviews the scene in The Kitchen where Elisabeth Moss dismembers a man in a bathtub. We also find out how...

Downton Abbey + Ready or Not (2019) from 2019-10-04T22:00:36

Mum has done her patriotic duty and been to see the Downton Abbey movie at her local cinema, even though it'll be aired on ITV this Christmas. She also reviews, Ready or Not, which appears to be...

It (2017) + It Chapter Two + Pain and Glory from 2019-09-27T04:00

Mum has gone to the cinema in the evening for possibly the first time ever, to enjoy a double bill of It and It Chapter Two. Rob also reviews the latest Pedro Almodóvar flick, Pain and Glory.

Angel Has Fallen + UglyDolls + Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood from 2019-09-20T04:00

Mum reviews Angel Has Fallen, starring Morgan Freeman and "Gladiator". She's also seen plush toy cash-in, UglyDolls. Finally, Rob and mum have got around to seeing Tarantino's Once Upon a Time.....

Mrs Lowry & Son + Dora and the Lost City of Gold + The Highwaymen (2019) from 2019-09-13T10:17:31

Mum has been to see Timothy Spall as a deflated balloon in the biopic Mrs Lowry & Son. She also passes judgement on jungle-based adventure flick, Dora and the Lost City of Gold. And Rob reviews ...

Ad Astra + The Truth (2019) + Marriage Story (2019) (Hannah episode) from 2019-09-06T04:00

Hannah and Rob are at the Venice Film Festival for the world premieres of Hirokazu Koreeda's The Truth, Noah Baumbach's Marriage Story, and Ad Astra, starring Brad Pitt. They left mum at home.

Blinded by the Light (2019) + The Angry Birds Movie 2 + Murder Mystery from 2019-08-30T04:00

This week, mum has seen Blinded by the Light, about a billy-no-mates who loves him some Springsteen. She also reviews The Angry Birds Movie 2, and Rob endures his first Adam Sandler flick: Netfl...

Fast & Furious: Hobbs & Shaw + Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood + Otherhood (Hannah episode) from 2019-08-23T04:00

On paper, Hobbs and Shaw should be mum's perfect movie (muscles, quips, speeding): in this week's episode, we find out how she rates the latest installment of the Fast and Furious saga. Rob also...

The Current War + Secret Obsession from 2019-08-16T04:00

Rob and mum see the latest Benedict Cumberbatch vehicle, The Current War, and don't expect much (they aren't disappointed). They also check out Netflix's latest cinematic dump, Secret Obsession....

The Lion King (2019) + Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans from 2019-08-09T04:00

This week, mum reviews the most redundant remake in cinema history: The Lion King 2019. She's also seen the Horrible Histories flick about Romans or summat.

Stuber + The Queen's Corgi from 2019-08-02T04:00

Mum reviews Stuber, starring Dave "The Pebble" Bautista as a man. More importantly, she has exposed her eyeballs to cheapo Brit-flick, The Queen's Corgi, because you bastards demanded it.

Midsommar + Yesterday (2019) from 2019-07-26T04:00

This week mum reviews Ari Aster's horror (and maybe comedy), Midsommar. She's also seen Yesterday, the latest Danny Boyle joint.

Spider-Man: Far From Home + Apollo 11 (2019) from 2019-07-19T04:00

Spider-Man is back and he's smashing up Europe in like the awesomest vacation ever you guys! We also celebrate the 50th anniversary of the moon landings by reviewing space doc, Apollo 11.

Toy Story 4 + Brightburn from 2019-07-12T04:00

Mum's been to see Toy Story 4 and Rob is worried it won't live up to Toy Story 3, the 3rd greatest film of all time. Mum also reviews Brightburn, a movie about what would happen if Clark Kent ha...

Men in Black: International + Late Night from 2019-07-05T04:00

It's an Emma "Thommo" Thompson double bill this week, as mum goes to see Men in Black reboot and Late Night. Give that woman a Bafta!

Godzilla: King of Monsters + Dark Phoenix from 2019-06-28T04:00

On this week's podcast, mum reviews the worst film she's ever seen. Will it be Godzilla: King of Monsters or Dark Phoenix? She also reports her latest road traffic accident, and her plans for ve...

Ma (2019) + The Secret Life of Pets 2 (niece episode) from 2019-06-21T04:00

Rob is back in the UK and makes a rare visit to the cinema to see Octavia Spencer in Ma. Rob's niece is also back to review charmless half-term fodder, The Secret Life of Pets 2.

Rocketman (2019) + Aladdin (2019) (niece episode) from 2019-06-14T04:00

Mum reviews Elton John biopic, Rocketman, and takes her granddaughter to see the live-action remake of Disney's Aladdin. Get ready for her "new fantastic point of view".

John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum + A Dog's Journey from 2019-06-07T06:00

Mum's seen the third John Wick movie ("grunting and breaking glass") and some weepie about a reincarnating canine, A Dog's Journey.

The Curse of La Llorona + The Hustle (2019) from 2019-05-31T06:00

Mum recounts her part in the death of Spanish dictator, General Franco, instead of reviewing The Curse of La Llorona. She also gives us the lowdown on tepid buddy comedy, The Hustle, starring Re...

Tolkien + Long Shot from 2019-05-24T07:41:53

This week mum reviews Tolkien, a biopic about an aspiring author exiled to the mythical land of Birmingham. She's also seen Long Shot, a Charlize Theron / Seth Rogan vehicle ("it's bearable").

Red Joan + Wild Rose + Greta from 2019-05-19T08:57:39

Mum has seen a triple bill of adequate films: Red Joan (Judi Dench is a pinko spy), Wild Rose (country music and child neglect), and Greta (Chloe Grace Moretz is stalked by a weirdo).

Avengers: Endgame + Little (2019) from 2019-05-10T08:00

Prepare yourself for mum's spoiler-filled review of Avengers: Endgame. Mum's also been to see Little: a comedy about an overbearing executive who becomes a child. Sort of like Benjamin Button, b...

Hellboy (2019) + Wonder Park from 2019-05-03T08:00

Mum reviews the new HellBoy movie, starring a potty-mouthed lobster with daddy issues. She's also been to see Wonder Park, which is about a little girl on her first LSD trip.

Pet Sematary (2019) + Missing Link (2019) from 2019-04-26T23:21

This week mum reviews Pet Sematary, a remake of that film about a book about a zombie cat. She's also seen animated sasquatch romp, Missing Link.

Shazam! + The White Crow from 2019-04-19T10:01:42

Holy bubblegum! DC have finally made a superhero movie that isn't as depressing as a fire in a orphanage: Shazam! Mum also reviews balletic biopic, The White Crow.

Five Feet Apart + Bird Box + Free Solo + A Good Year (2006) + Dumbo (2019) (listeners' mums episode) from 2019-04-12T08:00

It's the one hundredth episode of My Mum Has Seen a Movie, and mum and Rob are turning over their mics to the listeners. And their mums, obviously. Kate Rhoades' mom reviews A Good Year ("I love...

Us + What Men Want + Fisherman's Friends from 2019-04-05T12:11:27

Mum and Rob review Us, the latest horror movie from Jordan Peele. Mum has also seen What Men Want, the soft reboot of What Women Want that nobody asked for, and Fisherman's Friends, a true story...

Captain Marvel + Triple Frontier from 2019-03-29T07:00

Mum struggles to give a shit about Captain Marvel. And, because the cinemas are currently rammed with post-Oscars dross, Rob and mum stay home and watch Netflix's Triple Frontier, starring Poe D...

The Aftermath (2019) + Fighting With My Family from 2019-03-22T07:00

Mum reviews The Aftermath, starring Miss Pouty Mouth (Keira Knightley) and "a biggish feller with a big face" (Jason Clarke). Verdict: "the usual tripe". She's also seen Fighting With My Family....