26: The Village (2004)

“I don't feel a lot of joy.” - Mark "Sexual, gloopy horror..." - Bradley Hosted by writer/director/idiot Bradley Freeman and his co-host, Mark Tasker, it's the Halloween 2026 episode! (They totally forgot they didn't do one last year, and thus, they treat it like it's round two) Mark tells some frankly fascinating stories that charm and excite Bradley Bradley talks about a formative horror that everyoneeeee saw coming Anyone else remember Nightmare/ Atmosfear? Jump on Instagram and tell the guys about YOUR formative horror experience at the cinema! --------- Wanna recommend a film? Need to get something meh off your chest? Get to it on Instagram HERE! Who is this Bradley guy FFS?! Have a look! Momo & Matsu: Director's Cut: Available on Amazon Thank you for listening. It means more than you know. 🍕Grab a slice and we'll catch you for the next one!🍕

“The action flops out like a panda hitting every branch on the way down" - Bradley Hosted by writer/director/idiot Bradley Freeman and his co-host, Mark Tasker, this ep sees the arrival of the oft-talked-about, oft-threatened discussion of 2022's JURASSIC PARK DOMINION! Butts, be held onto. Directed by Colin Trevorrow. Screenplay by Emily Carmichael and Colin Trevorrow. Story by Derek Connolly and Colin Trevorrow. Mark loves the Freddy Krueger dinosaur Bradley makes a valid iHop analogy, which Mark makes way grosser with a Black Pudding reference Listen to their multiple attempts to work out why this movie decided not to focus on the dinos. WE STILL DON'T KNOW FFS Mates, grab some popcorn and settle in for another episode of Written Off! --------- Wanna recommend a film? Need to get something meh off your chest? Get to it on Instagram HERE! Who is this Bradley guy FFS?! Have a look! Momo & Matsu: Director's Cut: Available on Amazon Thank you for listening. It means more than you know. 🍕Grab a slice and we'll catch you for the next one!🍕

“Went into this movie with teethy smirks and dripping disdain" - Bradley Hosted by writer/director/idiot Bradley Freeman and his co-host, Mark Tasker, this ep has them pleasantly surprised and twisted up (ooof) by 2004's THE VILLAGE. Written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. Bradley unloads about his strong distaste for films set in the American Colonial years Mark makes a case for Bradley confusing his children about which year they are living in A complete lack of impressions and 'funny' voices in this one! Mates, grab some popcorn and settle in for another episode of Written Off! --------- Wanna recommend a film? Need to get something meh off your chest? Get to it on Instagram HERE! Who is this Bradley guy FFS?! Have a look! Momo & Matsu: Director's Cut: Available on Amazon Thank you for listening. It means more than you know. 🍕Grab a slice and we'll catch you for the next one!🍕

“I like a slog.” - Mark Hosted by writer/director/idiot Bradley Freeman and his co-host, Mark Tasker, this ep has them laughing it up as they celebrate their 1st anniversary while also discussing the banger year it's been for horror at the cinema! Yayyyy! Bradley drinks a weizen beer and falls in love (he's single, ladies) Sneaky Masters of the Universe review from Mark The guys like wearing tight pants First confirmed threat of Bradley's wish to do a live podcast recording One year, mates! Thank you soooooo much! Here's to another year - and more - of Written Off! --------- Wanna recommend a film? Need to get something meh off your chest? Get to it on Instagram HERE! Who is this Bradley guy FFS?! Have a look! Momo & Matsu: Director's Cut: Available on Amazon Thank you for listening. It means more than you know. 🍕Grab a slice and we'll catch you for the next one!🍕

“God, can you imagine reading the script?” - Mark Hosted by writer/director/idiot Bradley Freeman and his co-host, Mark Tasker, this ep has them happily buzzing about non-threatening magma and Tommy Lee Jones unable to cook in 1997's VOLCANO. Screenplay by Jerome Armstrong and Billy Ray. Story by Jerome Armstrong. Directed by Mick Jackson. Bradley feels that disaster films are the perfect encapsulation of 'popcorn movies' Mark sits in a cinema with a famous person! Multiple Dante's Peak VS Volcano comparisons within Spoiler: they both dig this merry meh film! Jump into some lava, be woefully uneducated on all things volcanic... and tune in for another fun episode of Written Off! --------- Wanna recommend a film? Need to get something meh off your chest? Get to it on Instagram HERE! Who is this Bradley guy FFS?! Have a look! Momo & Matsu: Director's Cut: Available on Amazon Thank you for listening. It means more than you know. 🍕Grab a slice and we'll catch you for the next one!🍕

“What's the bad guy's name again?” - Mark Hosted by writer/director/idiot Bradley Freeman and his co-host, Mark Tasker, this ep has Mark and Bradley hit new lows of exasperation as they discuss 2019's TERMINATOR: DARK FATE. Screenplay by David Goyer, Justin Rhodes, and Billy Ray. Story by James Cameron, Charles H. Eglee, Josh Friedman, David Goyer, Justin Rhodes. Directed by Tim Miller. Was it a bold choice or woefully misguided to kill a certain character at the very beginning? (both can be true) What's with every character hating Sarah Connor? Is this film tied with Army of the Dead for 'worst Written Off film' yet? Rhyme police coming in HARD. Grab a shotgun, shoot something, then sit down and tune in for another episode of Written Off! --------- Wanna recommend a film? Need to get something meh off your chest? Get to it on Instagram HERE! Who is this Bradley guy FFS?! Have a look! Momo & Matsu: Director's Cut: Available on Amazon Thank you for listening. It means more than you know. 🍕Grab a slice and we'll catch you for the next one!🍕

“You've got no time for popcorn, you're focused on herpes!” - Bradley Hosted by writer/director/idiot Bradley Freeman and his co-host, Mark Tasker, this ep has Mark mostly happy (wow!) while Bradley kinda shrugs as they both discuss 1998's ENEMY OF THE STATE. Screenplay by David Marconi. Directed by Tony Scott. GENE HACKMAN! Wooooooooooo! How can two men escape from the government by casually walking between two trains? Anybody else have trouble buying Will Smith as a lawyer? Ah, the '90s. What cinematic delights they offered! Get a fitting at a lingerie store, sit back, and enjoy another quality episode of Written Offffffff! --------- Wanna recommend a film? Need to get something meh off your chest? Get to it on Instagram HERE! Who is this Bradley guy FFS?! Have a look! Momo & Matsu: Director's Cut: Available on Amazon Thank you for listening. It means more than you know. 🍕Grab a slice and we'll catch you for the next one!🍕

“Mark, this is a movie where a demon punches Kiefer Sutherland through a brick wall.” - Bradley Hosted by writer/director/idiot Bradley Freeman and his co-host, Mark Tasker, this ep has them grinding their teeth (but not ripping open their jaws) over the frustratingly limp horror movie that is 2008's MIRRORS. Screenplay by Alexandre Aja and Gregory Levasseur. Directed by Alexandre Aja. Mark refuses to follow the Written Off flow, and thus, this episode is all over the place Come for the Sutherland, stay for the discussion on writing horror What is with the awful demon hag at the end of this movie?! We promise the next ep will be back to the usual flow, but for this one? Nope. Uh-uh. Hold on tight mates! --------- Wanna recommend a film? Need to get something meh off your chest? Get to it on Instagram HERE! Who is this Bradley guy FFS?! Have a look! Momo & Matsu: Director's Cut: Available on Amazon Thank you for listening. It means more than you know. 🍕Grab a slice and we'll catch you for the next one!🍕

“It's an abomination of a film!” - Mark Hold tight, mates! By popular demand (seriously, you mates love these eps!), it's another roulette episode! Writer/director/idiot Bradley Freeman and his co-host, Mark Tasker share their thoughts, joys, and disappointments on the 30+ films they've seen in 2026 so far. What's Bradley's worst film of the year (so far)? What director does Mark think 'hasn't made a bad film yet?' So so soooo much more! Here. We. Go! --------- Wanna recommend a film? Need to get something meh off your chest? Get to it on Instagram HERE! Who is this Bradley guy FFS?! Have a look! Momo & Matsu: Director's Cut: Available on Amazon Thank you for listening. It means more than you know. 🍕Grab a slice and we'll catch you for the next one!🍕

“It's all foreplay and no actual shagging!” - Mark Hosted by writer/director/idiot Bradley Freeman and his co-host, Mark Tasker, this ep has them enjoying but wanting more from 2006's Night at the Museum. Screenplay by Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon, based on the book by Milan Trenc. Directed by Shawn Levy. Mickey Rooney struggles not to swear in this kid's film! Mark squeezes in a Ryan Reynolds dig (+5 to EXP)! Bradley gives an update about the films (two of them!) he's been working on! Snuggle in and get ready, mates. It's time for a trip to the museum! --------- Wanna recommend a film? Need to get something meh off your chest? Get to it on Instagram HERE! Who is this Bradley guy FFS?! Have a look! Momo & Matsu: Director's Cut: Available on Amazon Thank you for listening. It means more than you know. 🍕Grab a slice and we'll catch you for the next one!🍕