Podcast Episode · The Peggy Mount Calamity Hour · 15/02/2025 · 41m

This entire series of The Peggy Mount Calamity Hour focuses on the more macabre facets of the magic lantern partly in a bid to help clear the supernatural backlog, and because sometimes a Halloween-themed programme crops up that's just too good to leave until Spooky-Season! (or is just too awful to

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This week we review and discuss the action romantic comedy The Fall Guy directed by David Leitch, starring Ryan Gosling, Emily Blunt and Aaron Taylor-Johnson about a stuntman working on his ex-girlfriend's directorial debut action film, only to find himself involved in a conspiracy surrounding the film's lead actor. We talk about the movie's action that makes use of its protagonist's background as a stuntman, how that ties into themes of status and society appreciating the wrong people as well as risking your health and safety to benefit others, whether the romance and why Jodie is an awful person, and much more.

This entire series of The Peggy Mount Calamity Hour focuses on the more macabre facets of the magic lantern partly in a bid to help clear the supernatural backlog, and because sometimes a Halloween-themed programme crops up that's just too good to leave until Spooky-Season! (or is just too awful to take that coveted slot in the review-schedule, but let's try to be optimistic) Worlds collide at Mountpeg Towers this week when Ozzy Bognops drops round, and explosions meet ectoplasm for The Fall Guy on 'October The 31st', the textbook snapshot of a celebrated 1980s TV show having a mid-life crisis. Yes, whether you're raising a cold beer to The Unknown Stuntman or a smouldering absinthe to The Mistress Of The Dark, the level of For-The-Dads™ televisual entertainment here is positively off the scale... How many litres of water does it take to extinguish Sally Field? How many litres of whiskey does it take to incapacitate Colt Seavers? And how many members of the incidental cast are changing their surname to Carradine to ensure they get a screen-credit? Grab the coroner, unearth the casket, press the Play button, and find out... The Peggy Mount Calamity Hour is a free podcast from iPorle Media, which holds production copyright. Opinions and recollections expressed are not to be taken as fact. The title and credit music is by Doctor Velvet, with additional accompaniments from Ozzy Bognops. Audio segments from television programmes are presented for review and informational purposes only under fair use, and no ownership of these is claimed or implied by this show. Email enquiries to [email protected]

Girls Trip, Without Remorse, and The Fall Guy make up our list of the best movies to watch on Prime Video the weekend of September 19th, 2025.

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Podcast Episode · The Peggy Mount Calamity Hour · 15/02/2025 · 41m

Fun flick.  Great stunts and fun performances.  It’s what was sold and it delivered.