Monkey Off My Backlog

No Time To Die

Episode  |  October 20th, 2021  |  37 mins 20 secs

007, bond, daniel craig, eon productions, film recap, james bond, no time to die, recap

Bonus Bond! Elyse, Tessa, and Sam reunite to review and discuss the most recent addition to the James Bond franchise: No Time to Die.

Tessa Watches LOST - Episode 4

Episode  |  October 19th, 2021  |  21 mins 5 secs

bad robot, carlton cuse, damon lindelof, jj abrams, lost, recap, rewatch, tv

Continuing our journey through Season 2. This week: "The Long Con," "One of Them, "Maternity Leave," and "The Whole Truth."

Bride of Spooktober, Episode 2

Episode  |  October 18th, 2021  |  52 mins 37 secs

Sam decides to talk about a Tim Burton film that surely wouldn't have Johnny Depp in it.
Andy tries to get his cohosts to reveal what kind of horror scares them and fails.
He then goes to talk about Thailand Horror-Comedy Pee Mak
Tessa dives into a book. Another book. A scary book. That's right Tananarive Due's The Good House

Tessa Watches LOST - Episode 3

Episode  |  October 12th, 2021  |  24 mins 55 secs

bad robot, carlton cuse, damon lindelof, jj abrams, lost, recap, rewatch, tv

Continuing our journey through Season 2. This week: "The Long Con," "One of Them, "Maternity Leave," and "The Whole Truth."

Bride of Spooktober, Episode 1

Episode  |  October 11th, 2021  |  50 mins 4 secs

joel schumacher, movies, something is killing the children, the invisible man, the lost boys, universal horror

It's the beginning of Spooktober! This week, we're doing vampires, things that go bump in the night, and invisibility!

Bond, James Bond (Part 5)

Episode  |  October 7th, 2021  |  1 hr 10 mins

bond, casino royale, daniel craig, eon production, george lazenby, goldfinger, james bond, no time to die, on her majesty's secret service, pierce brosnan, roger moore, sean connery, the spy who loved me, thunderball, timothy dalton

It’s Bond week! Join Sam, Tessa, Nigel, and Elyse for part three of their epic, five-part journey toward objectively deciding which James Bond film is the best James Bond film. Nobody does it better than us!

Bond, James Bond (Part 4)

Episode  |  October 6th, 2021  |  57 mins 51 secs

bond, daniel craig, eon production, george lazenby, james bond, license to kill, pierce brosnan, roger moore, sean connery, skyfall, spectre, the living daylights, the world is not enough, timothy dalton

It’s Bond week! Join Sam, Tessa, Nigel, and Elyse for part three of their epic, five-part journey toward objectively deciding which James Bond film is the best James Bond film. Nobody does it better than us!

Tessa Watches LOST - Episode 2

Episode  |  October 5th, 2021  |  17 mins 38 secs

bad robot, carlton cuse, damon lindelof, jj abrams, lost, recap, rewatch, tv

This week, more Season 2: Tailies! Others!

Bond, James Bond (Part 3)

Episode  |  October 4th, 2021  |  53 mins 58 secs

It’s Bond week! Join Sam, Tessa, Nigel, and Elyse for part three of their epic, five-part journey toward objectively deciding which James Bond film is the best James Bond film. Nobody does it better than us!

Bond, James Bond (Part 2)

Episode  |  September 30th, 2021  |  54 mins 6 secs

daniel craig, diamonds are forever, die another day, eon productions, goldeneye, james bond, madonna, moonraker, movies, no time to die, quantum of solace

Sam, Tessa, Nigel, and Elyse are back with part two of their five-part journey toward objectively deciding which James Bond film is the best James Bond film. Nobody does it better than us!

Tessa Watches LOST - Episode 1

Episode  |  September 28th, 2021  |  25 mins 33 secs

lost

A podcast devoted to Tessa watching 'LOST'

Nanny Ogg's Book Club Episode 0: Introduction

Episode  |  September 27th, 2021  |  22 mins 25 secs

book club, discworld, terry pratchett

Welcome to Nanny Ogg's Book Club: A Discworld Podcast! Join us as we read through all 41 of the fantastical and outrageous Discworld novels! In this, our introduction episode, Episode 0, we discuss Terry Pratchett's Discworld series and the method to our madness when it comes to reading or re-reading his books.

Bond, James Bond (Part 1)

Episode  |  September 27th, 2021  |  46 mins 7 secs

adele, chris cornell, christopher lee, duran duran, eon productions, for your eyes only, james bond, live and let die, movies, no time to die, paul mccartney, roger moore, sean connery, the man with the golden gun, you only live twice

Join Sam, Tessa, Nigel, and Elyse as they begin their epic, five-part journey toward objectively deciding which James Bond film is the best James Bond film. Nobody does it better than us!

Ep. 68 - The Philadelphia Story, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, Castle in the Sky

Episode  |  September 20th, 2021  |  48 mins 53 secs

Tessa talks about the old movie The Philadelphia Story (Not the Tom Hanks/ Neverending Story Crossover)
Sam talks about deep breath High School Musical: The Musical: The Series
Andy discusses the difficult to describe beauty of Miyazaki's Castle in the Sky

The World of Wong Kar Wai

Episode  |  September 13th, 2021  |  52 mins 39 secs

2046, as tears go by, berlin, criterion, criterion collection, hong kong, hong kong cinema, in the mood for love, movies, music, shang chi, take my breathe away, tony leung, top gun, wong kar wai

Longtime friend of the pod but first-time guest Jack is with us as we dedicate an entire episode to the brilliant and unconventional Wong Kar Wai, a master of Hong Kong cinema.

Ep. 66 - The Sparks Brothers, Whip It, Mother 3

Episode  |  September 6th, 2021  |  53 mins 19 secs

alia shawkat, documentaries, drew barrymore, earthbound, edgar wright, elliot page, jimmy fallon, kristen wiig, mother 3, movies, nintendo, sparks, the sparks brothers, video games, whip it

Things get real this week as Sam talks about 'The Sparks Brothers,' Tessa reflects on 'Whip It,' and Andy tells us about 'Mother 3' and ('EarthBound'). Remember, this podcast is a judgment-free zone, Andy.