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Ross And Phil Talk Movies

Phil Hobden & Ross Boyask

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Award winning Filmmaker Ross Boyask and blogger/writer/former filmmaker Phil Hobden have known each other for over 20 years. They've written scripts together. They've made films together. They even fought in a war together (okay they didn't really but the rest is true.) And now they podcast together. Two friends talking about film, television, comics and the film industry. From the makers of the mostly forgotten but still very excellant Filmsploitation podcast. Review us! RateThisPodcast.com ...
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Just The Thing

Joel Jessup and Chris Regan

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Writers Joel Jessup and Chris Regan reimagine cult and classic movies by adding John Carpenter's The Thing into the story. Not even the two hosts understand why they are doing this but they'll figure it out, one movie at a time.
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On this episode of this the podcast, Ross and Phil talk about our picks of the remaining releases of 2024 as well as looking at Sting, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare and Under Paris. Oh and we bicker about Marvel films... again! Hosted by Award winning filmmaker Ross Boyask and blogger/writer/former filmmaker Phil Hobden. Discussed: A Quiet …
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On this episode of this the podcast, Ross and Phil talk about two of the past few weeks biggest releases. We both agree that Bad Boys Ride Or Die is a total pile of shite BUT as for the other one it's very much a take of two opinions as we present the case for and against Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. We also quick catch up on Ross' recent trip to the C…
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On this episode of this the podcast, Ross and Phil talk about recent release Kingdom of The Planet Of The Apes as well as recent sweat fest Challengers, biker gang drama Gassed Up and more! Also Ross touches on three films he didn't make it through... Cash Out, Breathe & Jade. Also RIP to the legend that is Roger Corman. Hosted by Award winning fil…
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On this episode of this the podcast, Ross and Phil catch up big screen update of 80's TV classic The Fall Guy, we talk about our favourite memories of the Cannes film festival and Ross once again shares his feelings about long movies. Hosted by Award winning filmmaker Ross Boyask and blogger/writer/former filmmaker Phil Hobden. Discussed: The Fall …
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On this episode of this the podcast, Ross and Phil catch up on some of the films they have been watching over the last few weeks or so, including revisiting one of the best non-action films ever... CON AIR! Hosted by Award winning filmmaker Ross Boyask and blogger/writer/former filmmaker Phil Hobden. Discussed: Abigail, Con Air, Monkey Man, Back To…
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On this episode of this the podcast, Ross and Phil do their first look at the best and worst film of 2024 (hint: Argyle tops one of the lists!), as well as catch up on the best from MARCHialArts, discuss Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire & Phil gets in a kerfuffle around his composers! Hosted by Award winning filmmaker Ross Boyask and blogger/writer/form…
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Joel and Chris are joined by filmmaker Ross Boyask (I Am Vengeance: Retaliation) to help put The Thing into the Fast and Furious universe. Why did they come in at number 7? Family. And because it's the first one Kurt Russell is in! But they dip into the whole franchise and come to some amazing, baffling conclusions! Joel compares the franchise to M…
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On this episode of this the podcast, Ross and Phil catch up on some of the films they have been watching over the last few weeks or so. The highs (Dune 2) and the lows (Roadhouse 2024). We also discuss the Brandon Lee dick scale (you really do have to listen) and more... Hosted by Award winning filmmaker Ross Boyask and blogger/writer/former filmma…
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Joel and Chris continue their Kurt Russell season by putting the creature from John Carpenter's The Thing into the 1993 western, Tombstone! Is this a revisionist or reconstructionist Western? Why does it have such an amazing cast list? Who has the only fake moustache in the movie? Two of those questions will be answered! Joel tries to grow a mousta…
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On this episode of the podcast Ross and Phil announce the 6th Annual Boyask Awards for action in cinema, as well as looking back over the recent awards season and chat about the big winners and losers! The Boyask's aim to fill the gap the Acadamy Awards still have when it comes to action cinema. The Boyask categories include: Best Blockbuster actio…
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On this episode of this the podcast, Ross and Phil talk about what may be a cinema first - two of the cinemas worst films being released in days of each other as we take a deep dive into Madame Web and ask which is worse... Web or Argyle? Hosted by Award winning filmmaker Ross Boyask and blogger/writer/former filmmaker Phil Hobden. Discussed: Madam…
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Joel and Chris have brought the brilliant Andrea Regan back to discuss the other film that Kurt Russell said every boat owner has on VHS: Overboard! And put The Thing into it. Cult misstep? Weird classic? Problematic flop? We throw this film into the water of discussion and see if it ends up with amnesia and will look after our kids. Joel loves Dr …
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On this episode of this VERY special episode of the podcast Ross and Phil talk to cult director Doug Campbell, director of Deadly Mile High Club and Deadly Garage Sale. We take a deep dive into his work and career to date! About Doug Campbell : Campbell is a graduate of the California Institute of the Arts, where he studied filmmaking under Alexand…
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On this episode of the podcast Ross and Phil talk about fucking Argylle, the latest turd (sorry film) with brit director and the once quite promising Matthew Vaughn with Ross declaring this could be the worst film he's EVER seen in the cinema and he may actually be right. We also pay 'brief' tribute to the late, great Carl Weathers and chat 'Teenag…
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Joel and Chris are back and it's time to talk about one of the two films that Kurt Russell said every boat owner has on VHS: Captain Ron! And put The Thing into it. Cult classic? Weird misstep? Secret early version of Fight Club? We dive deep into the film and maybe don't come back up for air. Joel has a new name for the Horror genre you're going t…
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On this episode of the podcast Ross and Phil talk about what we've been watching (including our latest journey into the Doug Campbell universe!), we catch up on the Golden Globes and we play a popular internet game as we have to pick between two movies! Warning: some of these choices may be painful! Hosted by Award winning filmmaker Ross Boyask and…
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On this episode of the podcast Ross and Phil talk about the movies heading our way through 2024, pick the ones we are really looking out for and maybe a few of those that we are not (yes Bad Boys 4 we are looking at you!). We also run down the Ross and Phil talk Movies & Friends essential list for 2023 and what the turd of the year was in this pack…
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On this episode of the podcast Ross and Phil deliver our definitive best and worst films of 2023... a year in which superhero films did NOT fair well overall! We also deliver our end of year awards, including a tribute to the one and only Doug Campbell.  We also pick our hero and villains of the year, choose our Movie Death of The Year, find out Wh…
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On this special episode of the podcast Phil takes us back to the days of the AMR Movie Show (the podcast that genetically is our great grandfather) when Ross and AMR co-host Andrew Mackay met two legends from Commando - Rae Dawn Chong & Vernon Wells. This episode hosted by Ross Boyask & Andrew MacKay, introduced by Phil Hobden Discussed: Commando F…
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On this episode of the podcast Ross and Phil talk GOJIRA as Godzilla Minus One stomps all the worlds box office and also touch on the trailer for Godzilla x Kong which unfortunately was screened beforehand. Also we yearn for a third The Three Musketeers film after the release of the rather good The Three Musketeers: Milady and touch on the current …
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Joel and Chris invite regular guests Alex and Matt to their 2023 Christmas special, and because it's Kurt Russell season they're all going to watch The Christmas Chronicles and put The Thing in there! Joel realises Die Hard and Home Alone are the same, Chris reveals what heartwarming Christmas musical gave him nightmares, Alex has kindly done some …
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On this episode of the podcast Ross and Phil catch up on some new releases as we talk about The Marvels, Saltburn, Look Whose Stalking and Thanksgiving. We also talk about The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan and some classic such as Casino and North By Northwest. Hosted by Award winning filmmaker Ross Boyask and blogger/writer/former filmmaker Phil Ho…
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Joel and Chris are joined by Quentin Tarantino buffs Alex and Katy to discuss how to put The Thing into Death Proof, Tarantino's grimily ironic grindhouse tribute. Joel pitches his UK version of Grindhouse, 'National Film Theatre'. Chris discusses his uncertainty about the film's foot footage. Alex likes Kurt Russell's unlikeability. And Katy revea…
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On this special episode of the podcast Phil gives his hot take on the latest Marvel big screen film The Marvels... Hosted by blogger/writer/failed former filmmaker Phil Hobden. Discussed: Marvel, The Marvels, MCU, Wandavision For more on Ross Boyask search @RossBoyask on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook. Also check out @EvoFilmsUK online. For more on…
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On this episode of the podcast Ross and Phil we catch up on Ross's trip through #31FilmsOfHalloweeen, talk Scorsese's Killers of The Flower Moon, Five Nights At Freddy's and play a game of 'Franchise's Best Film' including Mission: Impossible, Star Wars, Halloween, Friday The 13th and many others! Hosted by Award winning filmmaker Ross Boyask and b…
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Joel and Chris are joined by author Peter Regan to discuss Big Trouble in Little China! ...and put The Thing into it. For our 25th episode we look at the third part of the Russell/Carpenter collaboration pentagon. Is this film now underrated, overrated or correctly rated? What is its connection to The Golden Child? And do you really need to know Ja…
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On this episode of the podcast Ross and Phil talk about the continued evolving shit show of the MCU and DCU, talk about watching The Creator at the BFI Max and dig into a few scary(ish) films they have watched. Hosted by Award winning filmmaker Ross Boyask and blogger/writer/former filmmaker Phil Hobden. For more on Ross Boyask search @RossBoyask o…
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Joel and Chris are thrilled to be joined by Dan from the brilliant movie podcast Shoot the Hostage to discuss Dark Blue, an underseen, possibly underrated corrupt cop drama starring Kurt Russell. Then they put The Thing into it. Obviously! With a script by James Ellroy and David Ayer and directed by Ron Shelton, will this film be LA Confidential me…
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Oh god it finally happen... after over 150 episode I forgot to press record. So an hour of the podcast will be lost forever. Don't fret however... we re-recorded it. In a few minutes. What we originally spoke about in much greater depth: On this episode of the podcast we talk sequels with Expendables 4, Saw X (aka Saw 1.5) and A Haunting in Venice …
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Joel and Chris are joined by Matt O'Dwyer as they try to understand the ridiculous intensity of 1989's Tango & Cash! And then put The Thing into it. Kurt Russell and Sylvester Stallone wisecrack their way through the ultimate distillation of 1980s Buddy Cop nonsense. Parody? Sincere? Genuinely gritty cop drama? Probably not the last one. Chris drop…
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How has it taken Chris and Joel this long to tackle a Steven Seagal film? Of course, 1996's Executive Decision is really more of a Kurt Russell film, but there's plenty of Seagal talk to be had in this episode, just before they add The Thing to it in the best way possible! Seriously, how many podcasts cover Executive Decision? Give this a listen! J…
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On this episode of the podcast Ross and Phil talk Ross catch up on some films that they have watched, chat the current state of DC movies (and tax write offs) and catch up on some (mostly) stone cold classics! Hosted by Award winning filmmaker Ross Boyask and blogger/writer/former filmmaker Phil Hobden. For more on Ross Boyask search @RossBoyask on…
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Joel and Chris examine the first John Carpenter/Kurt Russell collaboration: the 1979 Elvis biopic! We discuss the controversies and ask the big questions: Did Elvis fake the moon landing? Did his mum die from being given a novelty Christmas decoration? And did Elvis get magical singing powers from his twin? Also we put the Thing in it. This episode…
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On this episode of the podcast Ross and Phil celebrate their 150th proper episode (ie actual episode rather than trailers, bonus episodes etc) but taking a look back at the BEST films from each year they have been alive! Yup that's a LOT of films and for some years not proves to be almost impossible (the 80's were just full of so many great films!)…
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On this special episode of the podcast Phil takes us back to 2010 when Matt Duddy, from our previous podcast Filmsploitation, met the legend that is TV and movie star Craig Fairbrass. To celebrate the upcoming release of Rise of the Footsoldier: Vengeance , we flash back to Matt's interview with Craig Fairbrass for the 2010 film - Dead Cert! This e…
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Chris and Joel start Season 3's Kurt Russell odyssey by discussing Escape From New York! And then putting The Thing into it. A cult classic, and the first non-Thing John Carpenter film they've covered, featuring Russell's star-making performance as Snake Plissken, not to forget Van Cleef, Borgnine, Pleasence, and Mr. Harry Dean Stanton! Joel goes h…
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On this episode of the podcast Ross and Phil talk Ross catch up on some films and TV shows that they have watched including Oppenheimer and Marvel's troubled (and a bit dull) Secret Invasion! Oh and we also quickly take a wonder into movie masterpieces where Coppola, Tarantino and Nolan all get a mention! Hosted by Award winning filmmaker Ross Boya…
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Joel and Chris discuss Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One! SPOILER WARNING as in this bonus episode before the next season we do our own stunts, and by stunts we mean talking about this surprisingly strange film. Want to see how it connects to spaghetti westerns, John Wick, Grant Morrison, JJ Abrams ... and The Thing? Then listen! Joel e…
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On this episode of the podcast Ross and Phil talk Ross catch up on two on 2023's BIGGEST films... Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One and Barbie! We also ask what could Tom possible do next to top his insane stunt work in this and was the film written by the AI its trying to kill? Oh and whilst Ross has been Oppenheimer Phil hasn't so we …
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On this special episode of the podcast Phil takes us back to 2011 when Matt Duddy, from our previous podcast Filmsploitation, met the legend that is Michael Biehn . To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Tombstone, we flash back to Matt's interview with Michael Biehn and Jenner Blanc for the 2011 film - The Victim. This episode hosted by Matt Duddy, …
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On this episode of the podcast Ross and Phil talk Ross talk the best and worst of the year 2023 so far in our mid-way half year 2023 catch up! We also take a deep dive into Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny, make some podcast recommendations and talk about the disposable nature of modern cinema (and why it's not a bad thing!) ... Hosted by Awar…
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On this episode of the podcast Ross and Phil talk Ross talk about three big major releases over the past couple of weeks - The Flash, Extraction 2 & Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts and reflect on how stale and dull the CGI blockbusters have become! Hosted by Award winning filmmaker Ross Boyask and blogger/writer/former filmmaker Phil Hobden. For m…
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On this episode of the podcast Ross and Phil talk Ross catch up on some of the films they have been watching of late, chat about mid-budget movies and talk the return of splatter to the cinema. Oh and we break some gossip around Fast X... Hosted by Award winning filmmaker Ross Boyask and blogger/writer/former filmmaker Phil Hobden. For more on Ross…
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On this episode of the podcast Ross and Phil talk Ross And Phil Talk… Cannes and the subtle art of the standing ovation! We also catch up at length about the divisive work of art that is Fast X....Vin Diesel's own personal Lord Of The Rings! Hosted by Award winning filmmaker Ross Boyask and blogger/writer/former filmmaker Phil Hobden. For more on R…
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Joel and Chris celebrate their one-year podcast anniversary with a discussion on all they've learned from the movies of 1982! Do we deliver an incisive definitive answer as to why The Thing flopped in that year? Maybe? Do we take a look at the 1982 films we watched and also somehow end up talking about the 2001 film Swordfish? Yes! Chris remembers …
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On this special episode of the podcast Phil gives his hot take on the big summer blockbuster that is Fast X Hosted by blogger/writer/failed former filmmaker Phil Hobden. Discussed: The Fast & The Furious, Fast 5, Fast X For more on Ross Boyask search @RossBoyask on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook. Also check out @EvoFilmsUK online. For more on Phil …
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On this special episode of the podcast we flashback to episode Filmsploitation #122 (the podcast Phil hosted before Ross & Phil Talk Movies) where Phil looses his shit over Talk Talk, Andrew looses his shit over Ghostbusters 3 and Drew looses his shit over Damien McPhilips. We also cover off Craig Fairbrass, Top 5... Birthday Films, Stephen King & …
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On this episode of the podcast Ross and Phil talk Ross And Phil Talk… Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 3... does the latest MCU film break the recent run of less than stellar Marvel films? Be warned SOME spoilers! We also catch up on what we've been watching (including, oddly, the Kings coronation) and... nope... still no Avatar! Hosted by Award winning…
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On this episode of the podcast Ross and Phil talk all things Evil Dead as Phil tries is best to stop it deciding into chaos around Ross' opinion that Rise isn't very good (it is). We rate our favourite Evil Dead films as and there is no Avatar Way Of Water yet we also talk about Polite Society and the genius that is Never Too Young To Die. Hosted b…
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