MonoRants @The Movies

We're back after a good while off and ready to get theological. We're taking a much delayed listener request and looking at 2024's Heretic. So grab your favourite iteration of Monopoly and join us for a rant about the general lack of Catholic cults, how to be a good missionary, what myths actually ARE, wanting a source and a film with fantastic performances, obvious revelations & a disappointing ending. Follow us on our new YouTube channel:https://youtube.com/@monorants?si=b7zLmCZWSxbW-FsXAnd also BlueSky @monorants, Twitter @rantsmono, Instagram: MonoRants_The_Boys or send your own rants to [email protected]

We'll be taking a bit of a break from movies for a while. An explanation as to why and a replacement podcast are here all in one place for your convenience. DethRants will be on a separate feed going forward so be sure to follow it and the Bluesky account @DethRants. We will be back intermittently with movie podcasts so stay subscribed here too!

We're back to that early 2000's sweet spot of Action/Fantasy/Horror that we love so much with 2004's critically panned (unless you're Roger Ebert) "Van Helsing". So grab your stake gun and join us for a rant about the film taking itself way more seriously than we do, so much CGI (but it's still no Spawn), an overly dramatic Dracula, a more philosophical Adam, cool little Boggart dudes and a Werewolf with some serious Fabio hair  Follow us on BlueSky @monorants, Twitter @rantsmono, Instagram: MonoRants_The_Boys or send your own rants to [email protected]

It's time to live, (laugh at Tom Cruise)die and repeat with 2014's action sci-fi "Edge of Tomorrow. So on you feet maggots and join us for a rant about excellent chaos, entertaining deaths, exploiting your gimmick, expendable J Squad, exactly what the mimics are and just generally being a great all rounder. Follow us on BlueSky @monorants, Twitter @rantsmono, Instagram: MonoRants_The_Boys or send your own rants to [email protected]

We're back to movies (and, you know, in general) this week and Mono needed a palette cleanser so we watched a bunch of teens get murdered in elaborate ways in 1998's "Urban Legend". So grab one of the many available parkas and join us for a rant about getting the most out of your character actors, punishing the wrong person, some timely hating on Jared Leto, defending goths, respecting fairies, and the problem with urban legends these days. Follow us on BlueSky @monorants, Twitter @rantsmono, Instagram: MonoRants_The_Boys or send your own rants to [email protected]

Well we made it to the end of Teen Drama Month and Mono has had his fill, with the final straw being the Pretty Little Liars Pilot episode. So join us for a rant about confusing openings, unlikeable characters, dodgy relationships, A's unbelievable omniscience, a not fat fat girl, Ciara overloading Mono with info and Mono being made feel nostalgic for Twilight Follow us on BlueSky @monorants, Twitter @rantsmono, Instagram: MonoRants_The_Boys or send your own rants to [email protected]

Week 3 of teen drama torture for Mono and things aren't going to plan. We couldn't find the show we planned and then Monzo really enjoyed the back up show. So find out what got mono interested in the Shadowhunters pilot in this rant about trying too hard, being both camp and dark & gritty, some solid world building, a bunch incredibly beautiful & highly skilled loose cannons all under 20 and Ciara trying to spoil everything for Mono. Follow us on BlueSky @monorants, Twitter @rantsmono, Instagram: MonoRants_The_Boys or send your own rants to [email protected]

It's week two of Mono's unwilling journey into teen drama. This week is a little more his flavour because it involves vampires (yay) that fall in love with teenagers (oh no). It's the pilot episode of The Vampire Diaries and a rant about the scale of annoyance, meeting vampires outside toilets, updating Buffy, why Stefan is marginally better than Edward and mono shattering any illusion of enjoyment on the second watch. Follow us on BlueSky @monorants, Twitter @rantsmono, Instagram: MonoRants_The_Boys or send your own rants to [email protected]

It's March, and March means Ciara gets to punish Mono with trash films, or this year; trash TV shows. So join us for the first of Mono's journey into teen drama TV. We're kicking things off with a rant about the Gossip Girl pilot and why Ciara loves it, whether it's dated, why everything revolves around Serena, Gossip Girl herself being insufferable, the shows "poor" kids and Mono not having anything to hate. Follow us on BlueSky @monorants, Twitter @rantsmono, Instagram: MonoRants_The_Boys or send your own rants to [email protected]

For our last in the time travel films we've got a real treat for you. So much so that we went No Spoilers to talk obscure Czech comedy/sci-fi "I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen". So don't shave that beard and join us for a rant about Cleo the cat, more horse and carriage rescues, easy to pronounce names, a stupidly short Wikipedia page, a ridiculously satisfying ending and futuristic Selfie Sticks from the past. Follow us on BlueSky @monorants, Twitter @rantsmono, Instagram: MonoRants_The_Boys or send your own rants to [email protected]