
Films Are Better Than People
Arts & Culture Podcasts
London based Norwich ex-pats don't know what they're doing but talk about films.
Location:
United States
Genres:
Arts & Culture Podcasts
Description:
London based Norwich ex-pats don't know what they're doing but talk about films.
Language:
English
Episodes
Sister Midnight/Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song
3/22/2025
This week, Laurence is joined by his better half Marie to review rebellious feminist comedy Sister Midnight and cult classic Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song.
Duración:01:00:38
Mickey 17/Shrek & Shrek 2
3/15/2025
This week, me and my sister Cath review clone based sci fi satire Mickey 17 and take a look back at the first two Shrek films.
Duración:01:01:48
The Last Showgirl/Green Room
3/8/2025
We're back! Glitzier and more glamorous than ever, we're heading to Vegas with our special guest Sam to review THE LAST SHOWGIRL and heading to a punk show gone wrong rewatching GREEN ROOM.
Duración:00:49:15
Barbie Review
7/26/2023
How's your Ken-ergy CELLOUTS? You can't avoid it, it's the summer of BARBIE and that's what Sam and Laurence are reviewing in this brand new episode. Is it in the pink or feeling a bit plastic? Only one way to find out... FILMS REFERENCED: Toy Story Lady Bird Little Women The Nice Guys Enchanted Disenchanted The Truman Show Mr Poppers Penguins
Duración:00:39:32
The Fabelmans Review
2/16/2023
The Fabelmans Review by Films Are Better Than People
Duración:00:47:25
Worst Films of 2022
1/14/2023
You know what this is and why we made it, hunker down and listen to us crap all over trash, it's funny...we hope.
Duración:00:46:27
Best Films of 2022
1/7/2023
New year, new you...same weirdos that spend too much time at the cinema. Luckily, some of those trips paid off and Sam and Laurence have got three excellent films a piece to tell you about in the first of FABTPs 2022 roundup podcasts. HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Duración:00:50:45
Chris Mills...Who's Your Favourite Monster?
11/1/2022
To be an explorer in the further regions of experience...or just to have experience? To work in film and tv; is that to be protected from its horrors or just make you a pretentious arse? Well our subject Chris Mills handles that balance excellently in our latest Horror special. Get to know the gruesome side of film from someone with time behind the camera, Chris has been working more than a decade in the industry but has been a Horror fan even longer! Does that make him less scare-able? Find out if you dare...
Duración:01:05:12
Cath Langan...Who's Your Favourite Monster?
10/18/2022
Cath Langan...Who's Your Favourite Monster? by Films Are Better Than People
Duración:00:59:15
Nope Spoiler Review
8/24/2022
Watch the skies, CELLOUTS, the truth is out there! Don't watch too hard though. as Jordan Peeles new genre splicing film NOPE proves. We review that in our first ever SPOILER REVIEW so if you haven't watched it yet then beam back up when you have. Films referenced below: Us Get Out Independence Day The Hunter Monsters Star Wars: Rogue One Tenet
Duración:00:40:21
The Gray Man Review
7/26/2022
Batman Vs. Superman, Archer Vs. Troy, Tom Vs. Jerry...the great (or not so great) cinematic face offs and conflicts continue as two deadly spies/assassins blow up £200 million dollars of Netflix's cash in production value (as well as each other) in new streaming action spectacular THE GRAY MAN But is it 00Heaven or mission impossibHELL? Listen to SAM and LAURENCE to find out. Films Referenced: Commando Cherry Captain America: The Winter Soldier Killer Elite Mission Impossible: Fallout Ronin Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi Die Hard John Wick Kingsman: The Secret Service The Raid
Duración:00:44:27
Elvis Review
7/2/2022
I mean who would actually wear blue suede shoes, one British summer and they're ruined...OH HI CELLOUTS! Sorry, didn't see you there. So this week from the kings of film podcasts to the king of rock and...sorry my lawyers have told me we have to tell you we're just a film podcast and not kings of anything but ELVIS was and the new movie about his life is what we're reviewing this week! Films referenced below: Amadeus Romeo + Juliet Moulin Rouge Bohemian Rhapsody Rocketman Walk the Line Frank
Duración:00:45:30
Men Review
6/8/2022
Ahhhhh the patriarchy. It needs smashing and what better place to do it than in a creepy rural town filled with eldritch horrors? Sam and Laurence discuss sexism, gore and even a bit of Tom Cruise in their review of MEN films referenced below: Mad Max: Fury Road Dredd The Beach Ex Machina Annihilation 28 Days Later Top Gun Maverick The Invisible Man Prevenge
Duración:00:32:59
Everything Everywhere All At Once Review
5/20/2022
What could you do? What could you be? Somewhere out there maybe you're fighting a great evil monster, curing a deadly disease or maybe you're scoring the winning goal in the World Cup! Well, unfortunately CELLOUTS you're in this universe, listening to a film podcast by two weirdos in their 30s. Could be worse, you could have hot dogs for fingers. Anyway, Sam and Laurence are reviewing dimension hopping existential comedy Everything Everywhere All At Once, references below: The Matrix Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon The Fifth Element Inception
Duración:00:41:06
The Northman Review
4/23/2022
Grab your axe and beard oil, CELLOUTS, Sam and Laurence are going on a Norse adventure as they review The Northman. Mead will be drank, blood will be spilt and vaguely homoerotic interests in abs will be explored. Movies referenced below: The 13th Warrior The Lighthouse The Witch Drive Gladiator Valhalla Rising
Duración:00:36:58
Ambulance Review
4/2/2022
Michael Bay: a Hollywood monster or a great American auteur? Your intrepid heroes Sam and Laurence wrestle with this and other questions all while trying to not get distracted by all the explosions in the review of his latest relentless action noise-fest AMBULANCE films referenced below: Speed Bad Boys The Rock Transformers Candyman Us Clerks Hell or High Water Heat Den of Thieves
Duración:00:35:22
The Batman Review
3/17/2022
Nananananananananananananananana, BAT...I forget how the rest goes. Ah, CELLOUTS once again the dynamic duo of Sam and Laurence come to save you from going to see bad films, this week they're toe to toe with ol' pointy ears himself, THE BATMAN! Will it be nipples on a bat-suit bad or will the Dark Knight Return? Only one way to find out. Movies referenced: Batman Forever Batman and Robin Batman (1966) The Dark Knight The Crow Spider-Man into the Spiderverse
Duración:00:36:13
The Summit of the Gods Review
2/19/2022
I hope you're not afraid of heights because this week we're climbing mountains and the human condition as Sam and Laurence review existential mountain climbing animation The Summit of the Gods. Films referenced below: Free Solo Touching the Void The Dawn Wall Everest Cliffhanger First Man 14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible
Duración:00:26:40
Worst Films of 2021
2/5/2022
See, you can't have the sun without the shadow, the thunder without the rain and other horrible clichés. Come and enjoy our pain as we recount the films we hated and why from 2021.
Duración:00:43:00
Best Films of 2021
1/30/2022
Sam and Laurence each run down their three favourite films of the year. What got in? What didn't make the cut? What did they just not get round to watching? They're not going to admit the last one.
Duración:00:49:24