The Movie Mull

In a special mini-episode this week, our mulls Richard and Neil bring you two more brand-new and fresh reviews... 

First, Richard tells us all about the third film in the 'Now You See Me' franchise which sees the return of the Four Horsemen, the magician/thief/vigilante group who are pack for this latest instalment... which finally corrects the sub-title that was missed from film two; it's Now You See Me, Now You Don't!

Then, Neil reviews yet another franchise that's added a further chapter. While there's no doubting the impact and legacy of the first three Toy Story movies (a perfect trilogy??), the fourth had a more mixed reception... However, they are now back in cinemas again for a much heralded fifth story.  Woody, Buzz, Jessie and the whole gang are back in Toy Story 5, but is this a must-see? Neil lets us know...

This week (as world cup dreams fade!) Justin returns with another of our movie championship competition - this time to decide on the sequel that we wish they would make... 

We've spent previous episodes talking about the greatest sequels of all time as well as the sequels that we wish they had never made!  But what about the films that feel like they really deserved a sequel... and then never got one?

The films competing for the sequel championship are a pretty varied bunch.  They are: The Nice Guys, Labyrinth, True Lies, The Adventures of Tintin, Dracula Untold, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Lone Ranger, and Dungeons and Dragons: Honour Among Thieves!  

Which of these do you wish had a sequel? Are there are any other stand alone films that you would love to see turned into a longer franchise?

Listen in to find out the film that - after three rounds of competition - was the one we decided most deserved a sequel.  Do you agree?  Let us know...

This week, it's another epic What We've Been Watching episode - with our four Mulls bringing you another quartet of reviews discussing the films that you can watch now at home or at your local cinema.

First, Richard takes us back to his childhood heroes as another 80s cartoon classic comes to the big screen in director Travis Knight's take on Masters of the Universe.

Then, Darren gets a chance to catch up writer/director James Sweeney's Twinless - it was tricky to catch at the cinema at the start of the year, but is now available to stream online for those that want to see this twisty comedy/drama. 

After that, Justin shares his thoughts on the first big screen outing for the Star Wars universe in 7 years as the Disney+ streaming hit - and Baby Yoda himself - gets their chance at movie glory in Mandalorian & Grogu.

And finally, our host Neil reviews Over Your Dead Body - available to watch now on Prime Video, this action-comedy-thriller sees scream queen Samara Weaving partner up with Jason Segal alongside Timothy Olyphant and Juliette Lewis for a violent showdown in a cabin by a lake!

That's what we've been watching... Listen in and then get in touch to tell us your thoughts about any of these movies, as well as what you've been watching recently.

That's right, for this week's returning host - Richard - one set of confessions just wasn't enough!

On last week's episode, he had each mull confess to the truly great movies that they just hadn't seen.... This week, he asks us about those widely admired, beloved films within the cinematic community, in which we just can't see the greatness.  

Controversial opinions abound in this episode in which each mull confesses to the films that everyone else seems to love - but we just don't get!

Listen in and then let us know your own controversial film views.  What are the brilliantly reviewed, generally adored movies that you just can't stand?

For this week's pod, our host Richard wanted to elicit some true confessions from his fellow mulls!  The first confession being: what movies that are considered truly great, haven't we seen?

Yes, we must confess, that - despite our love of movies - there are far too many great movies out there that we've never got around to watching.  For those of you who have previously listened to episodes and thought, "But, why on Earth haven't they mentioned ________?" - this show may well answer that question.

To help get us thinking, we looked at the list of 100 movies that Empire Readers voted as the very best earlier in 2026.  Surely, if the readers of the 'world's greatest movie magazine' think that they are great, we should have seen them! So, why haven't we?  Listen in, and find out....

You can find the article with all 100 movies to compare with your own watchlist, here: https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/best-movies-2/