Ex-Rental

We are temporarily back! Ash and Brad briefly return to discuss our favourite films of 2024. We talk stinkers, surprises and the brief future of the podcast. Art is courtesy of James Higgs - https://www.instagram.com/james_higgs Theme is courtesy of Tony Ware - https://tonyware.bandcamp.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the final episode of Season 2, Ash and Brad welcome actor, podcast host and all-round absolute legend Stevie Webb to the podcast. Stevie hosts Stevie's Brain Rot, has starred in The Inbetweeners, Miranda and most recently ended a long stint as part of the cast of The Book of Mormon. Stevie explains why Affleck was in fact, the bomb in PHANTOMS, the unique roll out to VHS in the UK and horror films let down by their creature reveal. You can check out Stevie's Brain Rot at all good podcast hosts and you can follow them on Twitter @SteviesBrainRot. Art is courtesy of James Higgs - https://www.instagram.com/james_higgs Theme is courtesy of Tony Ware - https://tonyware.bandcamp.com/ You can find Ash at the following: https://twitter.com/AshDigsFilms / https://letterboxd.com/Ashin35mm and Brad at: https://twitter.com/hadbranson / https://letterboxd.com/hadbranson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

HACK THE PLANET! Ash and Brad venture into cyberspace to tackle 1995's HACKERS. Find out why Brad had never sought the film out before this moment, why the guys are fully paid-up members of the Matthew Lillard fan club and the batshit insanity of the judge order. Art is courtesy of James Higgs - https://www.instagram.com/james_higgs Theme is courtesy of Tony Ware - https://tonyware.bandcamp.com/ You can find Ash at the following: https://twitter.com/AshDigsFilms / https://letterboxd.com/Ashin35mm and Brad at: https://twitter.com/hadbranson / https://letterboxd.com/hadbranson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ash and Brad return to the video store again to discuss a film that Brad had seen many a time but Ash had never seen before. Why hadn't Ash seen FALLEN? How would Azrael survive in Covid times and why Elias Koteas is a Poundland Robert De Niro. Art is courtesy of James Higgs - https://www.instagram.com/james_higgs Theme is courtesy of Tony Ware - https://tonyware.bandcamp.com/ You can find Ash at the following: https://twitter.com/AshDigsFilms / https://letterboxd.com/Ashin35mm and Brad at: https://twitter.com/hadbranson / https://letterboxd.com/hadbranson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this edition of Ex-Rental, Ash and Brad welcome former Great Cynics frontman and host of the 101 Part Time Jobs podcast, Giles Bidder into the video shop. Giles details why he picked 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU, the link to music and film and how YOU can be cast as the next Batman villain! You can check out 101 Part Time Jobs at all good podcast hosts and you can follow Giles on Twitter @101PartTimePod. Art is courtesy of James Higgs - https://www.instagram.com/james_higgs Theme is courtesy of Tony Ware - https://tonyware.bandcamp.com/ You can find Ash at the following: https://twitter.com/AshDigsFilms / https://letterboxd.com/Ashin35mm and Brad at: https://twitter.com/hadbranson / https://letterboxd.com/hadbranson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ash and Brad mosey on back to the video store to discuss a film that neither of them had seen before, as they take a trip down south to visit John Sayle's 1996 neo-western, LONE STAR. Find out how they found it, why expectations are key and whether Ash's brain is broken. Art is courtesy of James Higgs - https://www.instagram.com/james_higgs Theme is courtesy of Tony Ware - https://tonyware.bandcamp.com/ You can find Ash at the following: https://twitter.com/AshDigsFilms / https://letterboxd.com/Ashin35mm and Brad at: https://twitter.com/hadbranson / https://letterboxd.com/hadbranson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the first of a new feature for season 2, Ash and Brad take thematically linked films and discuss them in a bumper episode. Of course, when posed the question of which one to lead with, Brad decided to pick a weird one but somehow, we managed to find the crossing point of THE SANDLOT and KIDS. How do these films thematically align? Why didn't the Sandlot Kids just knock on the door? How many pieces of furniture has Brad broken during FIFA induced rage? Find out in this very odd episode of Ex-Rental. Art is courtesy of James Higgs - https://www.instagram.com/james_higgs Theme is courtesy of Tony Ware - https://tonyware.bandcamp.com/ You can find Ash at the following: https://twitter.com/AshDigsFilms / https://letterboxd.com/Ashin35mm and Brad at: https://twitter.com/hadbranson / https://letterboxd.com/hadbranson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this edition of Ex-Rental, Ash and Brad are joined by writer, creator and host of the What a Scream podcast and its accompanying website Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana. Ygraine explains why she picked Sir Peter Jackson's THE FRIGHTENERS, discover her VHS origins then Ash and Brad bicker about who starred in the bigger music video. You can check out What a Scream at all good podcast hosts and you can follow them on Twitter @what_scream. Also check out the recently launched website at https://www.whatascreampodcast.com/ Art is courtesy of James Higgs - https://www.instagram.com/james_higgs Theme is courtesy of Tony Ware - https://tonyware.bandcamp.com/ You can find Ash at the following: https://twitter.com/AshDigsFilms / https://letterboxd.com/Ashin35mm and Brad at: https://twitter.com/hadbranson / https://letterboxd.com/hadbranson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ash and Brad return to the video store again, reach back into 1996 and pull out Ash's choice, disaster-schmaltz wonder DAYLIGHT. Discover Brad's childhood trauma directly tied into the film, how long they would survive in a disaster film and where Stallone was in 1996. Art is courtesy of James Higgs - https://www.instagram.com/james_higgs Theme is courtesy of Tony Ware - https://tonyware.bandcamp.com/ You can find Ash at the following: https://twitter.com/AshDigsFilms / https://letterboxd.com/Ashin35mm and Brad at: https://twitter.com/hadbranson / https://letterboxd.com/hadbranson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this edition of Ex-Rental, Ash and Brad check out a film completely new to Ash but played a large part in Brad's early rental experiences, 1991's NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. Find out how Ash reacted to Dan Akroyd's twisted black comedy, it's Razzie performance and the appearance of Digital Underground and Tupac Shakur. Art is courtesy of James Higgs - https://www.instagram.com/james_higgs Theme is courtesy of Tony Ware - https://tonyware.bandcamp.com/ You can find Ash at the following: https://twitter.com/AshDigsFilms / https://letterboxd.com/Ashin35mm and Brad at: https://twitter.com/hadbranson / https://letterboxd.com/hadbranson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this edition of Ex-Rental, Ash and Brad are joined by actor Vincent Jerome, who you may recognise from roles in Wonder Woman 1984, Transformers: The Last Knight and more recently as deputy headmaster Lindon King in the recent revival of BBC's Waterloo Road. Find out why BAD BOYS played such an influential part of his life, what it was like being directed by Michael Bay and how wrong Brad can be when discussing Wesley Snipes! Art is courtesy of James Higgs - https://www.instagram.com/james_higgs Theme is courtesy of Tony Ware - https://tonyware.bandcamp.com/ You can find Ash at the following: https://twitter.com/AshDigsFilms / https://letterboxd.com/Ashin35mm and Brad at: https://twitter.com/hadbranson / https://letterboxd.com/hadbranson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ash and Brad return to the video store again to discuss a film that neither of them had seen before, as they go under the sea not in search of singing mermaids, but to witness two titans of acting collide in Tony Scott's 1995 submarine thriller, CRIMSON TIDE. Find out how they found it, why they hadn't seen it until now and whether they are team Tony or team Ridley. Art is courtesy of James Higgs - https://www.instagram.com/james_higgs Theme is courtesy of Tony Ware - https://tonyware.bandcamp.com/ You can find Ash at the following: https://twitter.com/AshDigsFilms / https://letterboxd.com/Ashin35mm and Brad at: https://twitter.com/hadbranson / https://letterboxd.com/hadbranson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the latest episode of of Ex-Rental, Ash and Brad head to Perfection to re-visit 1990's TREMORS. They discuss why the film still works today, why it may not work as a video game adaptation and how they would handle a graboid attack. Art is courtesy of James Higgs - https://www.instagram.com/james_higgs Theme is courtesy of Tony Ware - https://tonyware.bandcamp.com/ You can find Ash at the following: https://twitter.com/AshDigsFilms / https://letterboxd.com/Ashin35mm and Brad at: https://twitter.com/hadbranson / https://letterboxd.com/hadbranson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this edition of Ex-Rental, Ash and Brad are joined by Jed Shepherd, producer of modern horror belters such as Host and Dashcam as well as his own directorial debut, Flashback for Netflix. Jed has picked 1991's DROP DEAD FRED as his rental. Find out why he has such a connection to the Rik Mayall-starring comedy, the extent of his own VHS collection and just what the hell director Ate de Jong has been up to since! Art is courtesy of James Higgs - https://www.instagram.com/james_higgs Theme is courtesy of Tony Ware - https://tonyware.bandcamp.com/ You can find Ash at the following: https://twitter.com/AshDigsFilms / https://letterboxd.com/Ashin35mm and Brad at: https://twitter.com/hadbranson / https://letterboxd.com/hadbranson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the first episode of the second season of Ex-Rental, Ash and Brad discuss a true 90's classic, POINT BREAK. As revealed in season one, Brad had never seen the film before whilst Ash has spent the best part of 30 years waxing lyrical about it. Listen in to find out if Brad was catching the waves Kathryn Bigelow was sending and how Ash manages to clumsily link the film to Skid Row's sophomore record, 1991's 'Slave to the Grind'. Art is courtesy of James Higgs - https://www.instagram.com/james_higgs Theme is courtesy of Tony Ware - https://tonyware.bandcamp.com/ You can find Ash at the following: https://twitter.com/AshDigsFilms / https://letterboxd.com/Ashin35mm and Brad at: https://twitter.com/hadbranson / https://letterboxd.com/hadbranson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brad and Ash are back ahead of Season 2 with a special Best of 2023 episode! Only, it's not a best of, It's our favourite films of 2023 which yes, we get is against the ethos of the show but it's a bonus episode! Give us a goddamn break! Check out all of Brad's obviously sexual favourites and Ash's clear Dad-vibes shine through as always. Art is courtesy of James Higgs - https://www.instagram.com/james_higgs Theme is courtesy of Tony Ware - https://tonyware.bandcamp.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 8 - Titanic In this season finale, Brad and Ash are joined by writer, presenter and games master Louise Blain! To round-off the first season, of course we had to tackle the behemoth known as 'Titanic', the meeting of modern and classic cinema and Brad having a hangover cry. You can check out Louise's work at: https://linktr.ee/LouiseBlain Art is courtesy of James Higgs - https://www.instagram.com/james_higgs Theme is courtesy of Tony Ware - https://tonyware.bandcamp.com/ You can find Ash at the following: https://twitter.com/AshDigsFilms / https://letterboxd.com/Ashin35mm and Brad at: https://twitter.com/hadbranson / https://letterboxd.com/hadbranson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 9 - Ghost In our first ever community pick, the people have spoken and they want sexy poltergeists! We talk 1990's Ghost, the strange career of Patrick Swayze and how we'd spend our afterlife. Music Clip is courtesy of Creeper and the song 'Teenage Sacrifice' from the album 'Sanguivore' on Spinefarm Records. Art is courtesy of James Higgs - https://www.instagram.com/james_higgs Theme is courtesy of Tony Ware - https://tonyware.bandcamp.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 08 - Men in Black Grab a cup 'o' sugar water because Brad and Ash are joined by goth punk troubadour William Von Ghould! We talk the new Creeper record 'Sanguivore', erasing memories and prominent vaginas amongst other things. You can check out the latest Creeper record on all good streaming sites, you can buy it from all good record stores and you can follow Will at: https://twitter.com/willghould Music Clip is courtesy of Creeper and the song 'Teenage Sacrifice' from the album 'Sanguivore' on Spinefarm Records. Art is courtesy of James Higgs - https://www.instagram.com/james_higgs Theme is courtesy of Tony Ware - https://tonyware.bandcamp.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 7 - Braindead/Dead Alive Brad and Ash attempt to kick ass for the lord, as they discuss Peter Jackson's spatter debut 'Braindead' or as it is known in the US 'Dead Alive'. They talk about directors they would like to tackle splatter horror and West Ham footballers. Because of course they do. Art is courtesy of James Higgs - https://www.instagram.com/james_higgs Theme is courtesy of Tony Ware - https://tonyware.bandcamp.com/ You can find Ash at the following: https://twitter.com/AshDigsFilms / https://letterboxd.com/Ashin35mm and Brad at: https://twitter.com/hadbranson / https://letterboxd.com/hadbranson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.