Send us a text Firstly...we are sorry Christmas should be a time for joy on earth and good will to well everyone, it should not degenerate into a sweary shouting match and that wasn't our intention with this Christmas episode, however David our quizmaster had other ideas! So buckle in and play along at home and let us know if you beat our score in …

Send us a text How often do we think of the Roman Empire? Well, at lot it turns out in our new episode as Marie delves into the how did they get sharks in the Coliseum in Gladiator 2 as we go full spoiler into Ridley Scotts legacy sequel. We stay in Rome with Ralph Fiennes in pulpy papal thriller Conclave and finally we waddle through the sewers of…

Send us a text In this episode I talk to filmmaker Jed Shepherd (writer of Host & Dashcam) about his new feature length documentary on Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez's found footage classic The Blair Witch Project. Jed was lucky enough to see every minute of footage that was shot for the film and all the behind the scenes content. From that he h…

Send us a text In our new episode Neil, Marie & Jose are joined by a first time guest to the show film critic Cassie Hager as they talk all things TV & Film. In the What we've been watching section - Cassie - Here/Fraiser Reboot S2 Part 2 Neil - The Devils Hour S2/The Penguin/Heretic Jose - Uglies/Altered Carbon S2 Reviews 25:31 - Rivals S1 37:05 -…

Send us a text In our new episode Neil, Marie & Jose are joined by a first time guest to the show film critic Cassie Hager as they talk all things TV & Film In the What we've been watching section - Cassie - Here/Fraiser Reboot S2 Part 2 Neil - The Devils Hour S2/The Penguin/Heretic Jose - Uglies/Altered Carbon S2 Reviews 25.31 - Rivals S1 37.05 - …

Send us a text Feel free to play along with Colin Robinson, Wednesday Adams, some kind of Man-With Bat lights on him and a man who might be a magician or some kind of pimp! Yes, our resident horror fan David has devised a horror movie quiz episode for Neil (who has a good knowledge of horror) and Jose and Marie who do not and rarely watch horror fi…

Send us a text Join Neil & Marie for an episode that is finally under 2 hours as they discuss the following 00.00 - 05.50 - Intro 05.50 - 07.29 - Invincible Season 3 Teaser Trailer Review 07.29 - 09.16 - Silo thoughts 09.16 - 15.46 - Star Trek Lower Decks/General Trek Chat! 15.46 - 17.41 - The Orville chat 17.41 - 20.05 - The Rings of Power Season …

Send us a text Strap in, go to the bathroom and get the snacks folks as we spend almost 3 hours going through a veritable treasure trove of wrongly (and occasionally rightly) cancelled TV shows. Neil is joined by Ben, David, Jose & Marie as we read out listeners comments from Twitter, give our honourable mentions and then delve into our combined To…

Send us a text It's our historic first VIDEO episode of We Needed Roads that definitely wasn't planned but as it was the first time we were able to assemble the full We Needed Roads crew of myself (Neil), David, Ben, Jose & Marie, and it was a genuinely funny episode we thought why not make it into our first Video episode! Here are the timestamps C…

Send us a text I'm joined by Jose & Marie as we talk the recent round of period fantasy cancellations including My Lady Jane & Renegade Nell We catch up what we've been watching including Time Bandits, Promising Young Woman, Abbot Elementary, Bad Monkey & Unstable A non-spoiler review of The Decameron on Netflix And in our spoiler section we throug…

Send us a text In this episode I'm joined by our very our J-train Jose Lopez and our own Victoria Neuman Marie Stanza who will make your head explode if you don't recycle as we take a belated but spoiler filled dive deep into The Boys Season 4 and give our predictions on where we think the final season will end. Will it follow along with the graphi…

Send us a text On this packed episode of the We Needed Roads podcast I'm joined by Jose & first time guest Aaron Gillingham as we do a summer movie round up with non-spoiler reviews of Irelands best International language entry for the 2025 Oscars Kneecap, Eli Roths video game adaptation Borderlands, M Night Shyamalan's Trap, Daisy Ridleys The Youn…

Send us a text YES JEFF!!! In this episode I'm joined by Chefs Jose & Marie as we serve up a full menu run through of all things The Bear S3, from an episode by episode run through, to where we predicted S3 would go in from our S2 special, to where we think S4 will go and how the show will ultimately end! Support the show Interact with us on our so…

Send us a text Do or do not there is no trying as Neil, Ben & Jose dive into all things The Acolyte Support the show Interact with us on our socials Subscribe to our Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzjUgHJLyR4UL5SHcMx0GYw Follow us on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/0E31ucDQy7Ha5PRdtahAjb https://bsky.app/profile/neilg78.bsky…

Send us a text Hi and welcome to episode 104 of The We Needed Roads Podcast where we dive baby knife first into one of the years biggest films Deadpool & Wolverine! For such a big film we assemble our own podcast Avengers as Neil is joined by Ben-Pool, David 'Llongerine', our very own sugar bear Peter AKA Jose Lopez Jr and our special guest Marvel …

Send us a text In a somewhat chaotic episode Neil is joined by Ben, Jose and our guest punk rock filmmaker Josh Roush as they took a look at the Gladiator 2, Captain America:Brave New World & Bando Stone & The New World trailers. Only one of those trailers doesn't have a rhino in it!!! In our reviews we chat... MaXXXine Atlas Axel F The Holdovers H…

Send us a text In a bumper mostly TV (and two film) catch up Neil, Jose and Marie talk Snack Shack (to buy on streaming) Ghosts concert movie Rite Here Rite Now (in cinemas) Bodkin (Netflix) Obitaury (Netflix) Kin (BBC/RTE) The Regime (Apple TV+) Manhunt (Apple TV+) Spoiler Section The Artful Dodger (Disney+) House of the Dragon S2 EP 1 (Sky Atlant…

Send us a text What better way to start our 2nd century of episodes than a Season 2 spoiler special on Disney+ Superhero comedy Extraordinary as Neil, Jose & Marie breakdown Season 2 of the show and we have our first actor interview on the We Needed Roads Podcast as Neil chats to Magnet Girl Megan herself Olivia Marcus who takes us through her care…

Send us a text Great Scott!!! Yes, we overran a little bit on our 100th episode recording (on the greatest film of all time) as we realised 4 and a half hours might be a little much for one episode! So this episode continues from midway through our rewatch before we then get onto the legacy of the film and look at some of the best pop culture refer…

Send us a text Well it's finally here! Somehow we've made it too 100 episodes of We Needed Roads and I'm Neil & I'm joined by the full We Needed Roads team of David, Jose & Ben as we take a dive so deep into Neil & Bens favourite film Back to the Future that just like the VHS release of the film the episode says 'to be continued' because we talked …

Send us a text Hi and welcome to Vault 99 for a special spoiler episode on one of my favourite shows of the year so far Prime Videos Fallout. My names Neil and I will be your vault overseer today and I’m joined by everyones favourite wasteland wanderer Ben-Ghoul. From the brotherhood of evil goatees we have initiate Lopez! We have child of the atom…

Send us a text Join Neil, David & Jose for all the roundhouse kicks to the face (yet, sadly no throat ripping!) as we delve into all the spoilerly goodness for Doug Limans reboot of the 80s Swayze starrer Roadhouse, then because we had to roundhouse kick Jose in the face (okay, he hadn't seen it!) a very tired Neil & David make the mistake of tryin…

Send us a text In another bumper episode Neil, Jose & David talk Dunk and Egg casting news, and Trailer reactions to MaXXXine, Joker 2, Speak No Evil, Hitman, Hundreds of Beavers & Trap and in what we've been watching the guys review Renegade Nell, Civil War, The First Omen, Monkey Man, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare & Immaculate 03.04 - Dun…

Send us a text In a seemingly packed but actually quite short episode for a change the WNR crew catch each other up on what they've been watching in a spoiler free roundup with Neil rewatching Community & Netflix's fantasy film Damsel on TV, and catching Drive Away Dolls & Godzilla X Kong at the cinema! Jose talks Blown Away/Car Masters:Rags to Ric…

Send us a text In a bumper episode Neil, Jose, Ben & David round up all the latest casting and trailer reaction news! 00.00 - 04.10 - Intro 04.10 - 17.30 - Aaron Taylor Johnson Bond rumours, how do they restart the franchise & who will the new director & bond girls be? 17.30 - 18.22 - Jose's Marvel minute as he expresses his love for Captain Americ…

Send us a text Neil & Ben are joined by two special guests Sarah from Popcorn Chat & Marie from 2 Girls 1 Reusable Cup Podcast as they delve into a breakdown of Netflix's 14 episode adaptation of David Nicholls 2009 novel One Day starring Leo Woodhall as Dexter and Ambika Mod as Emma. We talk about THAT spoiler in depth, the shows amazing soundtrac…

Send us a text In a very special episode Neil and Ben are joined by Punk Rock filmmaker Josh Roush all the way from SmodCastle cinemas in New Jersey. We talk about how we all got into the punk scene and what came first punk rock or filmmaking? We talk films that have the punk ethos about them like Clerks, El Mariachi, Trainspotting, Fight Club, Riv…

Send us a text Put on your still suits and drink your own bodily fluids with the We Needed Roads crew as Neil, Jose, David & Ben go riding off into the desert with a spoiler filled trawl through Denis Villeneuve's Dune Part 2 Support the show Interact with us on our socials Subscribe to our Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzjUgHJLy…

Send us a text In a bumper packed new episode Neil, Ben, Jose & David round up the news and talk the Oscar nominations, Casting news for the new Karate Kid film, Our excitement for Fallout on Prime Video, Reactions to the new images from The Crow Reboot and Liam Neeson is Leslie Nielsen in a Naked Gun Reboot. In what we've been watching, Neil discu…

Send us a text In a bumper new episode Neil, Ben, Jose & David talk News Fantastic Four casting news Dune 2 excitement Do Madame Webs bad reviews damage the MCU because does the causal fan know the difference between Sony's Marvel films and Marvels studios own? What we've been watching Ben - The Bad Batch final season / Ted Jose - Masters of the Ai…

Send us a text In our new episode Neil, Ben, Jose & David give you their top 10 shows they are most excited about in 2024 before the final We Needed Roads combined Top 10 shows to see in 2024 list With thanks to... Marie from 2 Girls 1 Reusable Cup Podcast Hayley from @hayley_films The Gentledorks Podcast Nick Van Dijik Turn of Phrase@exceptionalpo…

Send us a text The full WNR crew is assembled as Neil, Ben, David & Jose each give their own personal top 10 films they want to see in 2024 before we give you our overall Top 10 films to see in 2024 list. Episode highlights include - Most manly thing you can do - Fight a bear Chase a tornado Lift WeightsBeing a great father So the Fall Guy is Drive…

Send us a text We're back with our first short bonus episode of 2024 as Neil, David & Jose recap what they've been watching since Christmas Neil and David get ranty about ITV drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office Neil reviews Emma Stone in Yorgos Lanthimos Poor Things David reviews Hayao Miyazakis The Boy & The Heron Jose reviews Natalie Portman & Juil…

Send us a text Join Neil, David, Ben & Jose as they rundown their respective top 10 favourite TV shows of 2023 and then at the end of an increasingly frantic pod using the power of MATH we give you our overall We Needed Roads Podcast Top 10 TV Shows of 2023 Support the show Interact with us on our socials Subscribe to our Youtube Channel https://ww…

Send us a text Join Neil 'Greggors' Gregory, David 'I Don't Know Whats Happening Long?' Long, 'Ho Ho' Jose Lopez Jr & Ben "Lord' Davis as this fearless foursome give you their top 10 films of 2023 before using the power of MATHS we give you our combined We Needed Roads official Top 10 of 2023. Strap in folks, it is a long episode! Support the show …

Send us a text Welcome to the party pals as We Needed Roads has its first ever 4 person episode and Christmas special as we delve into the Christmas classic (no, its not up for debate!) John McTiernans Die Hard. 00.00 - 12.00 - When did you first see Die Hard? 12.00 - 19.14 - Joses fun facts 19.14 - Alternate castings 32.48 - Rewatch notes 1.42.52 …

Send us a text Neil is joined by his original co-host David Llong who has spent the last 4 month solely playing Baldurs Gate 3 and watching horror films & shows! In this episode they get into full spoilers for... Talk To Me Totally Killer Evil Dead Rise Lake Mungo The Fall of the House of Usher And a classic Neil rant on David Gordon Green's The Ex…

Send us a text Well it is a super packed episode today which will be split in two the first part will be non-spoiler reviews where we’ll be reviewing Justine Triets oscar tipped courtroom drama Anatomy of a Fall, then we have Barry Keoghan in Emerald Fennels sophomore effort Saltburn andNicholas Cage stars in a A24 film called Dream Scenario Then w…

Send us a text As we say farewell to Laurie Nunn's Sex Education after 4 seasons myself & Ben-Lord are joined by a big fan of the show Marie from the 2 Girls 1 Reusable Cup podcast as we breakdown all the twists and turns of S4 and wildly speculate about where we think all the key characters end up Highlights include - Is Otis a dick? Do we know wh…

Send us a text Oh God! Oh Jesus Christ!!! Yes, its time for our Halloween special where Neil & guest Nik Huggins delve into Robin Hardys 1973 classic The Wicker Man. Nik is an entertainment copywriter who has an extensive career in TV & Film and we find out what film we discuss that he renamed!!! 05.27 - History of the Wickerman 05.27 - 42.07 - Gen…

Send us a text Alright, alright, alright we're back with a new episode where Neil & special guest Sarah from Popcornchat break down their respective Richard Linklater Top 10 lists and look at his overall career. Popcornchat Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0Pmi4h-Gr5G7c-323o7J7Q Support the show Interact with us on our socials Subscribe to…

Send us a text YES JEFF, Join Neil (not Fak) & cousins Ben & Jose as they tuck into both courses of Christopher Storers sublime The Bear. This will be a full spoiler discussion of all episodes. Highlights include - A Breakdown of all the major character arcs Jose finds a link to 1993 Superhero movie The Meteor Man Ben revokes Neils musical licence …

Send us a text Join Neil and Jose as Neil recounts his theatre days in Joseph as we review Theater Camp, Celine Songs Past Lives, the first 3 episodes of Season 2 of The Wheel of Time, Aussie comedy Fisk on Netflix and we get into some spoiler Trek talk as Jose begins his Strange New Worlds journey and we breakdown episodes 1+2 of Lower Decks S4 0.…

Send us a text Join Neil & Jose as they delve into... 00.00 - Intro 02.04 - The Meg 2 10.57 - Talk to Me 19.05 - The Blackening 27.13 - Scrapper 34.20 - Blue Beetle 46.29 - Dead Loch S1 53.56 - Blackbird 57.54 - Platonic Spoiler Special Support the show Interact with us on our socials Subscribe to our Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel…

Send us a text Join Neil, David & Jose for there 75th episode as they delve into all the films that are most definitely still coming out this year (at time of recording) 00.00 - 02.28 - Intro 02.28 - 07.19 - Killers of the Flower Moon 07.19 - 12.06 - Dune Part 2 (delayed today as we post this!) 12.06 - 21.06 - The Creator 21.06 - 25.47 - Poor Thing…

Send us a text Join Neil & the returning David as they deep delve into the other half of the Barbenheimer phenomenon as they review Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer and talk the threat of nuclear annhilation Support the show Interact with us on our socials Subscribe to our Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzjUgHJLyR4UL5SHcMx0GYw Foll…

Send us a text Join me and Jose in our mojo dojo casa house as ride horses and espouse patriarchy as we review one of the biggest films of the year in Greta Gerwigs Barbie Support the show Interact with us on our socials Subscribe to our Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzjUgHJLyR4UL5SHcMx0GYw Follow us on Spotify https://open.spoti…

Send us a text This podcast will explode in 5 seconds... Actually it won't because then you won't have time to listen to it!! Join Neil & Jose as they delve into the 7th instalment in Tom Cruise's Mission Impossible franchise for a spoiler filled look at all the highs and lows of Dead Reckoning Part 1 Support the show Interact with us on our social…

Send us a text In a rather sombre episode join Neil & Jose as they debate the various issues surrounding the current writers and actors strike that has effectively shut down Hollywood. We'll talk execs being dicks, Ron Perlman threatening execs, the threat of AI in all our jobs & what happens to already struggling cinemas if they have no new films …

Send us a text This episode me & Jose review Transformers:Rise of the Beasts, The National Theatre Cinema screening of Phoebe Waller-Bridges Fleabag, a very special guest reviewer for The Little Mermaid, a Secret Screening of Pixars new film Elemental, Jennifer Lawrence's new adult comedy No Hard Feelings before we round off with a spoiler filled l…