McYap and Fries Movie News and Review Podcast

Three actors and an Irishman walk into a bar

Mc — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 08:44:45 +0000

…at Chinese New Year…and a podcast happens! This week at we are very happy to be joined on the show by renowned thespians Charles Donnelly and Kingsley Judd, both of whom will be joining Gavin on stage soon at the Actors Studio KL in a production of Frank McGuinness’ “Someone to watch over me” , as well as “The Compleat Wrks of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged)“. More information on both shows can be found at the Actors Studio website http://www.theactorsstudio.com.my/

With our guests in tow, this week we review kitchen sink-come-hitman drama “Kill List”, as well as teenage hi-jinks on holiday in “The Inbetweeners”, Plus as part of our special Chinese New Year feature we discuss some of our favourite Chinese movies. GONG XI FA CAI!

As usual here are links to the more visual news items we discuss this week:

What’s YOUR status?

Mc — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 13:27:09 +0000

What's YOUR status baby? If it's unconcious then that's ok I can work with that...

This week we are very proud to present our review of “Relationship Status” the new Malaysian made movie starring a very talented young actor, Mr, Gavin Yap, (who even pops in to the show after the review to answer some questions!)

Also on this week’s show we have reviews of George Clooney’s latest directorial effort the “Ides of March”, as well as the directorial debut of Richard Ayoade (he who played big haired Moss in the “I.T. Crowd” TV series); “Submarine”.

All of this plus our new feature…GAVIN’S TOY OF THE WEEK!
As usually check the links below for everything we talk about on the show!

Show Notes:

Stick with the program!

Mc — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:08:11 +0000

Would you use an almost new spy-gadget from this man?

This week we are back on schedule and back to somewhat decent sound quality (I think, fingers crossed) with another great show featuring the usual news, including the casting of the new Q in the ext Bond movie “Skyfall” (that’s him over there) and reviews of “Larry Crowne”, directed by Tom Hanks and starring Julia Roberts amongst others; Ryan Gosling’s “Drive”; “The Trip” starring Steve Coogan (Alan Partridge and Phileas Fogg from the “Around the World in 80 Days” movie with Jackie Chan) and Rob Brydon (Uncle Bryn from Gavin and Stacey) as themselves as they argue and try out restaurants.

You’ll also finally get to hear Gavin’s thoughts on Tin Tin .
Here’s the show notes:

Finally, here’s Amy Smart’s..um acting ability in full force as referred to by Gavin in the podcast, enjoy!

Amy Smart ...um.. enjoying herself.

This podcast is BROKEN

Mc — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:45:59 +0000

Consider yourself warned.

Due to either the electromagnetic properties of Gavin’s farts, the fact that David Knight’s musical genius disrupts all known recording media, or because I screwed up the “refurbishment” of our “recording” “studio“(aka messed up the reinstallation of my laptop) this weeks’ podcast goodness is plagued by clicks and echo’s which I’m afraid no end of post processing and audio magick has been able to fix.

I’m putting it up as we had such a good time making it and we managed to get a guest star to join in, but the quality is, like, the worst. Consider this McYapandFries lost tape volume 1 (although that should really be the London-KL skype cast with 5 minutes delay between each end, but that’s really unlistenable).

Anyway if you can bear the rubbish sound quality this week’s cast features reviews of comedy Drama “Crazy, Stupid Love”, starring Steve Carrell, Ryan Gosling, Julianne Moore and Emma Stone; banking crisis drama “Margin Call” with a stellar cast featuring Kevin Spacey, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Irons and Zachary Quitno amongst others; body switch gross out comedy “The Change up“ starring Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman, and finally “Melancholia”, the latest from Danish nut job Lars von Trier.

As usual here’s all the trailers that we discuss in the show, the next show should be back to full audio quality once more (if not quality of content). Enjoy!

Trailer for Maggie Thatcher drama “The Iron Lady”
In the first of the competing Snow White trailers we have Kristen Stewart,Chris Hemsworth & Charlize Theron (as the Evil Queen) in “Snow white and the Huntsman”
Followed by an altogether differnet take with Julia Roberts hamming it up in “Mirror, Mirror”.
Trailer for Madonna’s directorial debut W.E.
(The “sizzle reel” for Liam Neeson’s “The Grey” has been taken down)

McHead and Fries

Mc — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 08:30:44 +0000

Yes, that subtle dig at Gavin in the title means that once again Geoff has stepped in to provide his thoughts on the latest movie news and reviews, and this time we’re taking it outside! Yes it’s our first McYapandFries outside broadcast at Overtime at the Pavilion shopping Centre in KL (Gavin’s house doesn’t really count as “outside”)

This week, over a pint or two naturally, we review “Tower Heist”,”The Adventures of TinTin”, “Real Steel” and “Immortals”. As bonus the show also guest stars the waiting staff from Overtime!

As usual here’s some links to some of the stuff that we discussed on the show, let us know what you thinkof us “doing it” outside!

Grand Geoff Tarkin’

Mc — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:09:12 +0000

aaaand we’re back, kinda. Gavin’s still away so I’ve roped in a very special stand in guest; Geoff, to at least try and keep some kind of regular schedule.

In this week’s show, Geoff and I review Irish Crime drama “The Guard”, starrring Brendan Gleeson (Bravehearts Flame haired mate) & Don Chealde (Iron Man’s army buddy MK 2); “Red State” by Kevin Smith, he of Clerks, Dogma & Mallrats fame, red-neck horror comedy “Tucker and Dale vs Evil” and the latest Jason Statham movie also starring ROBERT DE NIRO(!!!???) “Killer Elite” .

As usual we also cover all the latest movie news including news of a new electric DeLorean going on sale soon (heavy!), reviews of “The Thing” , talk of Top Gun 2, and chat about the trailers below, hope you enjoy!

Back to the 80′s

Mc — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 15:32:07 +0000

We’ve got the 80′s on our mind this week with news of remakes/sequels/reboots of “Point Break”, “Highlander” and “The Evil Dead”, news of “Top Gun” in 3D, along with a review of another 80′s remake; “Fright Night”, starring Colin Farell, Toni Collete, Checkov from Star Trek and McLovin’. Finishing off this week;s show we also review “Hesher” starring Joseph Gordon Levitt and Natalie Portman.

Here’s the show notes/links:

Hope you enjoy the podcast!

Show Notes/links:

Trailer for “The Darkest hour”

Surviving the Game

Mc — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 13:15:39 +0000

On this week’s podcast Gavin drinks down the Blue Kool aid and reviews “The Smurfs” along with a quick review of “Final destination 5″, while Iain takes trip to magical lands with the new “Conan the Barbarian” flick and ‘high’ fantasy (geddit?) “Your Highness”.

We also discuss the latest movie news that interests us (mostly free of “Superman” , “The Avengers”, and “The Dark Knight Rises” news; too many spoilers), reminisce about Ice T’s defining role in “Surviving the Game” , go though YOUR email’s and as our very FIRST on set report from Brad Pitt’s “World War Z”!!

Enjoy the show here’s the links we talked about this week

Show Notes/links:

And finally, here’s the podcast, enjoy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R95TeZ9jE0Y

Beware of Hot Sammiches

Mc — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:23:19 +0000

Seriously, hot sammiches is the cause of 90% of accidents in the home, can scar you for life AND leads to frivolous lawsuits, as we find out in this weeks cast which, has a lot of news and revews to cover seeing as we have been away for a while.

To make up for our break, this week we review “Never Let Me Go”, Mel Gibson’s planned comeback movie “The Beaver”, Brandon Routh starring “Dylan Dog:Dead of Night”; GI JOE and Billy Elliot go behind enemy lines in “The Eagle”, and Jon Favreau’s Sci-fi western “Cowboys and Aliens”.

We also dip a little into nostalgia with a quick summary of the new “Thundercats” TV show, talk about the the latest casting rumour for “Hong Kong Phooey”, discuss the latest updates on the new “Avengers” and “Dark Knight” movies, plus discuss which makes the better Judge Dredd, the replica costume or the one it looks like they are using for the movie.

Which...ahem,"helmet" do you prefer?

As usual, I’ve collected all the interesting links to trailers and pics below, take a look.

Show Notes/links:

The Pleasant Sounds Company presents Public Service Announcement: Beware of Women Called Philip (this has NOTHING to do with me, EVERYTHING to do with Gavin.. and what’s wrong with him )
First Trailer for “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance” (don’t call it “Ghost Rider 2″!)
Trailer for Roman Polanksi’s “Carnage” (starring Jodie Foster, John C Reilly, Christoph Waltz & Kate Winslet)
Trailer for “The Woman in Black” starring Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe)
Puncture Trailer starring Chris Evans.
JASON STATHAM HATES CHAIRS in the latest Trailer for “Killer Elite”
Latest trailer for the will it be shite or not “The Immortals“
Old now, but here’s the first official pic of Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle/Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises
Gerard Butler shouts in the trailer for Machine Gun Preacher

And finally, here’s the podcast, enjoy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxX02-KdsXM

Captain America & The Avengers disapprove of tardiness

Mc — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:48:49 +0000

Yes, yes we’re a little late this week, apologies if we messed up your schedule, hopefully this week’s review heavy, comic-con rounding up show will make it up to you.

"You've gotta be kiddin me with this happy horse "late" bullshit....verily"

In the cast this week Gav and I review “Captain America”,”Rise of the Planet of the Apes”, modern horror “Insidious”, 80′s nostalgia-fest “Take me Home Tonight”, “Hanna” with Saoirse Ronan, Eric Bana and Cate Blanchett and finally (in all senses of the word) “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2″.

As well as all this, we roundup everything that’s worth checking out from San Diego Comic Con this year, most of which you can check out yourselves below

Show Notes/links:

NEW Clips from Beavis and Butt-head’s return! CORNHOLIO!
First Trailer for “The Amazing Spider-man”
Andrew Garfields cute speech at “The Amazing Spider-man” panel at San Diego Comic-Con
What the F**K is going on in the “Battleship” trailer?
A tale of Two Harrisons: Slow talking “Stoned” Harrison Ford on Letterman and smooth Han Harrison Ford on Jimmy Kimmel
“Sushi Girl” Trailer with an almost unrecognizable Mark Hamill!
Very Cool Teaser for “Drive” plus the full Red Band Trailer.
Latest Videoblogisode from “The Hobbit” Squeee!!!!
Trailer for intriguing thriller “In Time” Starring Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried
New Stills of Karl Urban’s get up in Judge Dredd
For “Fringe” Fans: Pater Bishop Audition Video’s from Comic-Con 2011
“Pacey-Con” footage from Comic-Con 2010

And finally, I’ll leave you with a lucky snapshot of Justin Timberlake looking dumber than a bag of hammers in the trailer for “In Time”:

The video player just presented me with this image! I couldn't resist a screen grab. Look at his FACE!

Then Maybe you shouldn’t be LIVING HEEERREEE

Mc — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:22:41 +0000

THE Man

Ok, ok so we ripped this weeks sound file joke straight off another podcast (who listens to Adam and Joe on BBC Six music anyways, I didn’t even know the BBC’s went as high as 6 ) but it was soo good we had to share it with you.

Apart from Pierce Brosnan shouting, sorry I mean acting, this week Gavin reviews “Tracker” starring Ray Winstone and Temuera Morrsson while Iain reviews Cedar Rapids with Ed Helms, John C Reilly,Anne Heche and a big cuddly black dude (Isiah Whitlock Jr., pictured).

That’s right no Harry Potter review this week, you’ll have to wait until next week (it was booked out!)

As well as all this we talk about the latest news of a remake of “The Evil Dead”, the leaked Avengers trailer discuss a whole heap of other new trailers (below) and answer your emails and TWEETS!

Yes that’s right Tweet either of us on the day of the podcast (see the widget over there to the right) and we’re pretty much guaranteed to read it out.

Until next time enjoy the show….

Show Notes:

Top 5000

Midweek Madness

Mc — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 14:59:49 +0000

That’s right, no podcast at the weekend due to traffic problems* but we couldn’t let a week go by without a sitting together to waffle on about movies so we’re proud to present a special mid-week episode of the McYapandFries movie podcast. (bear with us for the first few seconds of this week’s cast , there is a point honest)

This week we’ve got a double whammy of reviews with creature feature “Attack the Block” (in cinemas now) and the film that inspired it’s title; South Korea’s “Attack the Gas Station”, followed up with a review of the tale of a psychotic, psychic, tyre called Robert in “Rubber”.

We’ve also got a raft of trailers to review (see links below), lots of news on Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit”, and all sorts of gossip on casting news.

If you enjoy the show join the fun by emailing us at podcast@mcyapandfries.com or using the form at the “contact us” link above.

Until next time…

*there weren’t really traffic problems, read the news will ya!

Show Notes:

Latest trailer for “The Adventures Of Tintin”
First pics of the Dwarves Nori, Ori and Dori from “The Hobbit”
More Dwarven pics from “The Hobbit” this time of Oin and Gloin
2nd Videoblogisode from “The Hobbit” (that’s enough Hobbit news for now )
Trailer for Cuba’s “Juan of the Dead”
Teaser Poster for “The Dark Knight Rises”
I shouldn’t really post this but… the first trailer for Adam Sandler’s “Jack and Jill”
Meryl Streep as Maggie Thatcher in the trailer for “the Iron Lady”
..and finally…the Russian poster for “Captain America”

Transformers 3: The Dark side of Matlock

Mc — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 07:12:38 +0000

Yup I said Matlock. The two most memorable items this podcast were our regular as clockwork review, (every 2 years so far), of the latest offering/insult from Michael Bay in the Transformers franchise, plus a bit where Gavin talked about Matlock for a bit, as is his wont.

We also chatted about a whole heap of trailers (links below if you want to “watch along” with Mc and Yap) news of the latest Thor sequel and who, reportedly, won’t be returning to Asgard, Robert Rodriguez’s interesting split personality, Aromascope, Chocolate bar movies, Vince Vaughan, and conceptual Transformers.

If you’d like to join in the fun, submit a question or comment via the “comments” section below or use the form available at the “Contact us” link above.

Til next time…

Putting the band back together….again

Mc — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 01:29:26 +0000

Pictured: NOT McYapandFries

Yes, we’re back after quite a break, again and no neither of us was in jail . At this point I think that we have more “welcome back” podcasts than regularly scheduled shows.

We’ve selected only the choicest cuts from all the news for discussion in the podcast this week, including: the gritty reboot no one expected (or wanted); news on Tarantino’s next project (and who has already bailed on it, allegedly) and more casting news on Superman’s Dad with some rampant speculation on his accent and hairstyle .

As it’s been over a month since ewe’ve had a chance to cast, we also catch up on all the movies that we’ve missed with reviews of “X-Men: First Class”, “The Hangover Part 2″, “Blitz”, “Green Lantern” (and a little bit on “Pirates of the Caribbean 4: On Stranger Tides”).

As usual you can find all the trailers and pics mentioned in this week’s show below for your perusal.

Until next time, enjoy!

Show Notes:

Thor Spoilercast

Mc — Wed, 04 May 2011 01:22:26 +0000

Milday, wouldst thou join me in listening to a podcast?

What madness is this!!? A second podcast within a single week!? Well Gavin and I couldn’t let Thor pass without having a no hold barred, cage match discussion of the film, the plot, the characters, the effects, character arcs, who lives, who dies, everything!

Hence we bring you our first separate SPOILERcast. If you’ve not seen Thor yet then we recommend that you DO NOT listen to this podcast until after you have seen it, lest you ruin your viewing pleasaure.

Once you have seen Thor relive the movie with us and let us know what you think of Asgard’s mightiest by emailing us at podcast@mcyapandfries.com or sending us your comments via the form available at the “contact us” link above (or click here )

Enjoy the show!

Behold the Mighty Thor Frog!

Mc — Mon, 02 May 2011 16:25:08 +0000

Seriously?

This week we review, what else, but “Thor”, the next Marvel hero to jump from the comic book page to the big screen. For those of you worried about such things, our review of Thor in THIS podcast will be completely spoiler free, as we have prepared a separate Thor spoiler-cast, where we discuss the movie, in detail covering plot details of the film, which I’ll put up in a day or too once everyone has had a chance to see the movie.

I think I can fairly say that it’s not a spoiler that Thor Frog over there there is NOT in the movie. He’s just an incredibly dumb thing that we wanted to share

As for the rest of the show we’ve got news of Bill and Ted 3, rumours that Arnie may be back again for “Terminator:Retirement”, tales of the the apparent rivalry between Steve McQueen and Bruce Lee and much much more. All the trailers and pics we mention should be covered by the show notes below, let me know if I’ve missed something, enjoy!

Show Notes:

Sucker Punch-ed

Mc — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:57:45 +0000

After last weeks review-a-thon we’re back this week with a little more focused show this week as we concentrate on reviewing Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch.

News wise we take a look at casting rumours for the remake of Akira, the next Batman film, what Hugh Jackman wants to do next and the supposed new director for the Robocop reboot now that Darren Araonofsky has left the project.

All this and more await!

ShowNotes:

The First proper Trailer for Captain America:

What do you think?

Who’s Next on Celebrity Breakdown?

Mc — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:53:09 +0000

A lot has happened since we last podcasted all those weeks ago but we’re finally back and this week we try to cover it all with reviews of Aaron Eckhart’ s gritty “Battle Los Angeles”, Oscar Winning boxing movie “The Fighter”, geeks and aliens road comedy “Paul”, sci-Fi romance “The Adjustment Bureau” and we finish off with a review of the quite frankly bizarre animated lizard western “Rango”.

On the news front we take a look at the latest “Winning “insanity to Come from Charlie Sheen; who we think will be next in the celebrity nut house; our take on the Wonder Woman costume for the new TV show and all the latest trailers including “The Smurfs”, “Conan The Barbarian” , “Super 8″, “Attack the Block” and Tom Hanks & Julia Roberts dramedy “Larry Crowne”, all of which are linked to below for your viewing pleasure.,

Enjoy

Show notes

Skin and Bones has a lot to offer

Mc — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 12:32:58 +0000

..according to our guest this week, one Mr. Paul Hasham, who joins Gavin and Iain in discussing the Superbowl trailers from last week, rumours of a Robocop statue in “old” Detroit, the emails we’ve received and in reviewing Oscar nominated “The King’s Speech”, and crazy anime “Summer Wars”.

Show notes

Let’s drive this show off the road!

Mc — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 04:25:46 +0000

Let’s roll Kato!
Yes we are back again, and this week we review the Green Hornet and 127 hours and discuss what we think of the new Superman (Henry Cavill) and the new Captain America Poster.
Disclaimer the podcast was recorded BEFORE the superbowl so we didn’t get to comment on the trailers in the cast but we will next week (and I’ll put up links to them over the next while)

Show Notes

THIS is your Captain America

Shoplifting your dreams

Mc — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 12:26:22 +0000

“Two podcasts in a single week after over a month of silence are you are you kidding me!!!?”
No, we’re not.

Gavin’s going top be away next week, so we thought we’d use what little time he has to have a few beers (and we ended up recording a podcast).

This week we’ve got news on what we can expect trailer wise from superbowl Sunday, updates on even more pictures from X-Men: First Class and Spider-man as well as Judge Dredd shooting in South Africa amongst others.
As for reviews, this week we review awards season darling “The Kids are Alright”, Bansky’s street art “documentary” (or is it?) “Exit through the Giftshop”, romantic comedy “Going the distance” starring Justin Long and Drew Barrymore, and quirky UK supernatural drama “Skeletons”.

Throw in some surreal talk of dreaming, shoplifting and great British sitcoms and you’ve got yourself quite a show. Enjoy!

Show Notes:

Erm..Happy New Year?

Mc — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 10:24:19 +0000

We’re back and starting our first podcast of 2011 with lashings of movie news, including our thoughts on the new set of pics from X-men First Class , the casting news from The Dark Knight Rises and what we think of the new Spider-man costume.This week’s show also features reviews of Tron:Legacy, recession drama The Company Men, high school comedy Easy A, and Darren Aronofsky’s Oscar bait (in a good way) Black Swan.

Also this week we’re introducing “Show Notes” for our podcast; links to the images and trailers that we frequently talk about but that you never get to see.

Let us know what YOU think about the new images and trailers by emailing us at podcast@mcyapandfries.com

Hope you enjoy our first podcast back and we look forward to another year of talking rubbish.

Show notes

The “Elephant” from Sesame Street and other Misdemeanors

Mc — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 13:50:33 +0000

After another wee break we’re back to full strength this week with reviews of The Social Network, Piranha, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Get Him to the Greek, The Town, Winter’s Bone, Jonah Hex and Despicable Me. It’s tiring me out just typing all that.

Cokehead Kermie

Mc — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 09:20:10 +0000

..and we are back. Sorry about the little break.We were down for..maintenance.Yeah that’s it. Maintentnce. Hmmm. After that short break however we’ve built up quite a bit of news for you on the latest Muppet movie, our take on the first pics of the Tintin movie and loads of casting rumours along with reviews of Will Ferrel and Tiny Fey in Dreamworks Megamind as well as Luc Besson’s latest Adele: Rise of the Mummy

Could Ryan Reynolds REALLY be the De Niro of his generation after all?

Mc — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 09:19:15 +0000

It was said on this very cast,many, many moons ago that Ryan Reynolds would one day live up to Bobbie De Niro’s acting standard and judging by the review of Buried by Gavin and guest reviewer the Beauty Queen from Mars, that day may just have come. So while they review a movie with just one actor on screen for the whole piece, Iain reviews RED, the oldie actioner with an overabundance of talent with Bruce Willis, Morgan Freemen , Helen Mirren John Malkovich and Richard Dreyfus all turning up. For what we thought you’ll have to listen to the cast. Until next time.

Enter the Matrixcccsssh

Mc — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 09:18:27 +0000

An eclectic mix we have for you this week with reviews of surreal animated toy feature A Town Called Panic, morose Viking Epic Valhalla Rising and Irish crime drama Perrier’s Bounty. All this and the usual news from around the movie world.

Snyderman

Mc — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 09:17:36 +0000

Wow who’d a thunk it, Zack Snyder, slow mo king of 300 and watchmen fame is going to direct Chris Nolan’s Superman. Consider our minds blown. Along with out reaction to this news this week we review Centurion, The legend of the Guardians The Owls of Ga’hoole,A solitary Man, Batman under the red hood and Justice League Crisis ohttp://www.mcyapandfries.com/casts/mcyapandfries23092010.mp3n two earths

So then Jonah Hex kills Perry White but Sam Whitwicky doesn’t know…

Mc — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 09:16:44 +0000

This week’s show could contain the weirdest, most confusing review we have either done. Let us know which one you think it is, as we take a look at The Other Guys and Wall Street 2 : money never sleeps along with a mini Halo Reach review.http://www.mcyapandfries.com/casts/mcyapandfries23092010.mp3

If I give you this watch….

Mc — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 08:47:27 +0000

This week Gavin and Iain discuss their reactions to the leaked online Captain America costume pictures as well as the first pictures of January Jones as Emma Frost in X-men first class. We also talk creepy Nick Cage and what he’d give a watch for, as well as reviewing David Duchovny and Demi Moore starring The Joneses, British terrorism comedy Four Lions, and Gavin explains the reasons why he loves Aussie western The Proposition (an Austern?)

Enter Sandman

Mc — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:46:11 +0000

The Autumn comedown after the Summer blockbuster season really bites hard this week as we turn an eye towards TV news for a while, with news of a “Sandman” tv show coming our way Also this week’s reviews feature Prince Of Persia and Avatar:Special Edition

Definitely not upper or lower “Decco” then

Mc — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:45:21 +0000

This week’s show brings you an update on our casting call from last week, a Bacon flavored email, the usual news and reviews of Vampire’s Suck, Tekken, The Informant and Repo Men.

You can play tennis with a Gay Person?

Mc — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 08:39:27 +0000

Now the summer blockbuster season has come to an end it’s a bit of a slow news and review week here at McYapandFries but we still manage to crank out a full show with news on the new X-men movie and reviews of Splice, Operation: End Game, Ghost Writer, and Iain re-reviews The Losers. Also we revisit the casting for McYapandFries THE MOVIE.

Benders and Merlinians ain’t no match for The Expendables

Mc — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 08:36:14 +0000

Benders and Merlinians. That’s the kind of gobbledegook that we have in the multiplexes this Summer. Thank god for Sly Stallone and his rough and tumble Expendables for saving us from us these monstrosities. Get the full low down on what we thought of this slice of 80′s action pie along with The Last Airbender and The Sorcerer’s Apprentice in this weeks podcast along with the news of who’s confirmed to play Judge Dredd

McYap and Fries vs Scott Pilgrim vs San Diego Comic Con 2010

Mc — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 08:04:00 +0000

The San Diego Comic Con is becoming a major event in the marketing arsenals of movie studios pushing their next event movies on the public.
In some cases this is a match made in heaven, spreading good worth of mouth (Tron, Scott Pilgrim vs the World), while in others not so much (Salt).

This year Iain joined Gavin to sample the sights, sounds, costumes and UTTER BAT-SHIT INSANITY that takes over the Gaslamp Quarter of San Diego for four and a half days each year, and report back to you, with news on Megamind, Battle Los Angeles, Simon Pegg and Nick Frosts latest movie “Paul” “Captain America” “Thor” “Tron” “Red” “The Expendables” and many more.
As part of this comic con cavalcade we are also proud to present our review of Scott Pilgrim vs the World which we managed to catch at a free screening and finally we get around to reviewing Chris Nolan’s latest masterpiece Inception

Predators Review

Mc — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:08:00 +0000

This week we bring you a special early review of Nimrod Antal and Robert Rodriguez’s Predators. Stick Around.

We also discuss Lindsey Lohan’s latest court escapades, our favourite soundtracks and movie scores, thriller Triangle and what freaked Gavin out as a kid.

Knightfall

Mc — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:02:00 +0000

This week we Double team the new Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz starring action-romantic-comedy THING “Knight and Day” and are joined by friend of the show Chi Ren for a trip to the 80′s in Hot Tub Time Machine.
All this plus the latest movie news and gossip await you in this weeks podcast goodness.

What the YEMP?

Mc — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 23:09:00 +0000

What is the YEMP you ,may ask? The Yap Emotional Manipulation Point measures exactly how manipulated Gavin feels during a Pixar movie.
How does Toy Story 3 fare on this scale? You’ll need to listen to the podcast to find out.
Also this week you can find out what issues, if any, we had with the Karate Kid remake starring Jackie Chan plus we make a big announcement (it’s in there somewhere, honestly)

Dancing with the Gods

Mc — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 00:02:00 +0000

So will Thor be dirty dancing next year?
Why would he, well you’ll have to listen to the podcast to find out. In between joking around about Norse dance steps this week we review the AWESOME A-Team as well as fit in a mini review of John Travolta’s From Paris with Love.

Brett Ratners presents WTF “the movie”

Mc — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 14:53:00 +0000

Lots more news this week about the Thor and Captain America, plus we discuss our reactions to Guillermo del Toro’s exit from the Hobbit along with Gavin’s review of Michael Cera’s Youth in Revolt and Iain’s review of Robin Hood.

Brett Ratners presents WTF “the movie"

Mc — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 22:53:00 +0000

Samuel L Jesus

Mc — Sun, 30 May 2010 16:47:00 +0000

Prepare for your regular dose of podcast goodness.This week Gavin took a look at Shrek Ever After while Iain trawled through the back cupboard to watch 80′s klassic Krull, political farce In The Loop, and also shares his thoughts on the the end of Lost on TV.

The Not so fantastic Ms fox

Mc — Sun, 23 May 2010 00:39:00 +0000

That’s two casts in a row for the first time in months. This week Gavin and Iain review Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Coco before Chanel and dig deep into the history of Megan Fox’s exit from Transformers 3 and all the other news in movieland.

Return of the podcast that would not die

Mc — Mon, 17 May 2010 11:53:00 +0000

Once again Gavin and Iain are back, and this time it (should) be for keeps.
Returning to our regular schedule this week gets you reviews of Iron Man 2 and Shutter Island, Gavin’s thoughts on the first 2 Twilight movies, a quick instant retrospective on Kick Ass, and Iain’s reports on the showings of Hunter, Prey and Drones at the Sci Fi London Film Festival.

One Night Stand

Mc — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 07:48:00 +0000

Due to a strange planetary alignment we actually managed to get Mc and Yap in the same room, on the same continent, at the same time this week and can provide you with a podcast!
We take a look at the big news we missed while we were away as well as share our thoughts on Clash of the Titans, Kick-Ass, Alice in Wonderland Crazy Heart and An Education.

You’ll nevah amount tah nahthan Ian Beale

Mc — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 12:44:00 +0000

Woah this week’s cast goes a little off the rails as Iain and Gavin exorcise the sins of the past discussing the evils at the heart of British TV soaps, going through the usual movie news and providing reviews of The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call – New Orleans, Sukiyaki Western Django and a mini review of Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation.

Could these be the longest titles ever reviewed in one cast?

You'll nevah amount tah nahthan Ian Beale

Mc — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:44:00 +0000

Could these be the longest titles ever reviewed in one cast?

Conan, What is best in life?

Mc — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:05:00 +0000

This week we’ve got news of the new Conan (allegedly), the new Spider-man director, as well as reviews of Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes and Up in the Air starring George Clooney.

Movies …OF THE DECADE

Mc — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 13:42:00 +0000

It’s time once again to take a look back at the year that was, as Gavin and Iain select their top 5 movies for 2009 and run down through their top 10 movies of the 2000′s.
I think you’ll find some surprises in there, including one that doesn’t belong at all, can you guess which?

Don’t agree with us? Feel free to email us at podcast@mcyapandfries.com to have your say.

2010 The Year We Make Contact

Mc — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:26:00 +0000

A new year, a new decade, a new podcast.
This week we take a look at Where The Wild Things Are, Paranormal Activity, run through some capsule reviews and decide which two movie characters we’d put in the same room, just to see what would happen.

AVATAR

Mc — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 11:37:00 +0000

At last Gavin, Iain and Special guest Chi Ren review Jim Cameron’s Avatar in this special round table discussion podcast.

I loved you in wall street

Mc — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:24:00 +0000

After our unplanned hiatus this week on the show Gavin and Iain catch up on all the news that’s been happening in our absence, look back on what we think are the best cameos in movies, as well as review Public Enemies and Zombieland

Feckin’ Zeist

Mc — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:36:00 +0000

This week Iain and Gavin let you know which sequels they’d rather live without in response to listener mail, and provide their takes on “(500) days of Summer” and Norwegian Nazi Zombie fest “Dead Snow” in this weeks reviews.

Feckin' Zeist

Mc — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:36:00 +0000

Roti Canai anyone?

Mc — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:04:00 +0000

Plenty of news this week as we discuss Anthony Hopkins latest role, lots of news old and new about Dune and the next Mad max and review “Coraline” Michael Jackson’s swansong “This is it” and Pixar’s “Up”.

Listener Mail!

Mc — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:24:00 +0000

After weeks of bitching about it we finally have some listener email to respond to and its a doozy. You too can join in by mailing us at podcast@mcyapandfries.com.
On the review front Gavin reviews Jack Black and Michael Cera’s performances in Year Zero, while Iain reviews Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Topher Grace: Alpha Predator?

Mc — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:41:00 +0000

This weeks show features reviews of Bruce Willis actioner Surrogates, Kevin Spacey comedy drama Shrink and Iain turns his eye to the small screen for a review of new Battlestar Galactica wannabe Stargate Universe

Re-make love

Mc — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 23:51:00 +0000

We give out a lot about remakes here at mcyapandfries so this week Gavin reviews a remake that compliments rather than shames the original, Assault on Precinct 13.
Meanwhile Iain reviews indie afterlife road movie Wristcutters, a love story and DC comics latest animated movie Superman and Batman, Public Enemies

Cut the President some slack

Mc — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:44:00 +0000

This week Gavin goes on reconnaissance with Quentin Tarantino’s Inglorious Basterds, Iain loads up a review of Gamer and we discuss all the recent news including Disney’s buy out of Marvel, and Malaysian censorship in the wake of the banning of Rob Zombie’s Halloween 2.

Shat happens..

Mc — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:21:00 +0000

This week we discuss Delgo-gate, Green Lanterns greenback issues and review The Boat That Rocked, Fanboys, and Confessions of a Shopaholic. We also discuss reasons to avoid the movie Hooking Up and have a special appearance by William Shatner.
Oh and you’re not missing any of the podcast. We just have no theme this week.

Awesome Turtle Orgasm

Mc — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 01:51:00 +0000

Don’t ask about that headline, just listen and be amazed. This week Gavin reviews documentary Sharkwater (he’ll never eat sharkfin soup again apparently) while Iain reviews Iraqi war drama The Hurt Locker (I’ll never attempt to defuse another bomb).
All this plus the usual news and chat.

McYap and Fries: Year 1

Mc — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 23:17:00 +0000

It’s been a whole year since our first podcast and there’s no sign of us stopping yet!
This week Gavin provides capsule reviews of Observe and Report, Bruno and The Hangover while Iain visits Neil Blomkamp and Peter Jackson’s District 9.

Yo Joe – cast

Mc — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:02:00 +0000

This week we get back to our regular schedule and go through the weeks news and team up to take on GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra.

Drag me to Pelham 1,2,3…

Mc — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:20:00 +0000

Due to other concerns (life, work, drink) we present a slightly delayed podcast this week with the latest news, reviews of this weeks trailers and “The taking of Pelham 1 2 3″ “Los CronoCrimenes (TimeCrimes)” and “Drag me to Hell”.

Comic Con Cast

Mc — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 23:07:00 +0000

In a McYapandFries exclusive roving reporter Gavin Yap regales us with his memories of the San Diego Comic Con 2009, the show, the sights the EXPERIENCE!

Iain reviews Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. I think someone got screwed on the assignments this week.

Ice age 3D Knowing the Dinosaurs

Mc — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:03:00 +0000

Yes superhero news is back with news of Green lantern casting and set pics fro Iron man 2 out this week.

Iain and Gavin also do the review thing for Alex Proyases “Knowing” and “Ice Age 3D Dawn of the dinosaurs”.

Review of the Fallen

Mc — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:55:00 +0000

THE blockbuster of the summer is finally here, as Optimus Prime and pals roll out on screen worldwide in Transformers Revenge of the Fallen.

Is it a pile of Junkion or is there more to this movie than meets the eye.

Tune in to find out

2D vs 3D

Mc — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:49:00 +0000

Back for a week before Iain goes on vacation, the guys review Monsters vs Aliens in 3D, trixy Peter O’Toole starring Dean Spanley, and go through the news we missed while Gav was away.

Judgment Day

Mc — Sat, 30 May 2009 23:51:00 +0000

At last Iain and Gavin sit in Judgment on Terminator Salvation and Da Vinci Code sequel Angels and Demons, and introduce a 5 minute spoiler zone so we won’t ruin salvation for you.

The Cranky Escapist

Mc — Sat, 23 May 2009 23:45:00 +0000

Finally Iain gets around to reviewing the demented Jason Statham actioner Crank 2, while Gavin drops 2 reviews, that’s right 2 reviews of Brian Cox starring prison break The Escapist, and Kevin Bacon drama Taking Chance.

Push it

Mc — Sun, 17 May 2009 00:21:00 +0000

Mc and Yap catch up on some recent-ish movies as they review Push, animated Watchmen tie in Tales of the Black Freighter, and Charlie Kaufman’s Synecdoche New York while waiting patiently for Terminator to come out

Attack of the Colons

Mc — Sun, 10 May 2009 01:09:00 +0000

This week it’s unnecessary punctuation ahoy as Mc and Yap review X-men Origins: Wolverine and hidden gem Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon.

Season2: Watchmen and Star Trek!!

Mc — Sun, 03 May 2009 22:10:00 +0000

After an extended hiatus we’re back! Kicking off “season 2″ of mcyapandfries with reviews of Watchmen and the new Star Trek movie!
All the usual news is included along with the US and Malaysian top 10′s.

A comma, not a full stop

Mc — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 12:14:00 +0000

Due to foreseen, highly publicized circumstances, (in some parts of the world) this will be the last mcyapandfries podcast for a while.
Gavin’s off out of the country for work for about a month, so enjoy this weeks movie news and reviews of Doubt and Michael Moore’s Sicko as we go on hiatus.

Chi-riffic

Mc — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:32:00 +0000

Chi Ren tries to catch up on Jonny’s DOMINATING lead in the number of podcasts participated in, by ably assisting Iain and Gav in reviewing Nick and Nora’a Infinite Playlist, Punisher War Zone, and Changeling.

Liam Neeson vs. Paris

Mc — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 00:35:00 +0000

Another delivery of news, gossip and opinion along with Gavin’s review of Taken, starring Liam Neeson.
Iain got drunk and forgot to review anything.

The Last Broadcast

Mc — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 20:18:00 +0000

It’s not OUR last broadcast, but it is for one of our irregular guest stars.
Jonny joins us for one last podcast, before departing these shores reviewing Sex Drive and discussing this week’s news, as Gavin gives us his thoughts on TV Anime Cowboy Bebop and Iain reviews City of Ember.

The best part of the Superbowl

Mc — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 23:17:00 +0000

The Superbowl’s over, which means it’s … time to check out the trailers for summer 2009′s Blockbusters.
Gavin and Iain discuss the Superbowl spots for GI Joe, Transformers 2 and Star Trek and we also manage to squeeze in reviews of Australia and Pineapple Express.

Cole Hauser, The Man, The Legend

Mc — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 21:53:00 +0000

It’s back to our normal format for this weeks news, and reviews of ”Outlander” “W.” and “Underworld: rise of the Lycans”

Ryan Reynolds is the De Niro of his generation!

Mc — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 23:11:00 +0000

In between the Western New Year and Chinese New Year is the perfect time for a round up of 2008′s best and worst movies.

No proper reviews this week as Gavin and Iain are joined by Chi and Jonny, for a very special look at the year past.
All four reviewers together at last…

Now FIGHT.

Go Ahead Punk, Steal my Car

Mc — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:14:00 +0000

This week Gavin takes Clint Eastwood’s “Gran Torino” for a spin while Iain’s “Dead Set” for the recent British Zombie mini series set in the big brother house.

They also talk nonsense for a good bit as well.

Xmas time

Mc — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:43:00 +0000

Don’t change that dial! You DO have the right podcast, its just that we now have a theme tune!Guess where it comes from, if you can.
Reunited at last Iain and Gavin discuss the fate of Watchmen …again, along with the rest of this week’s movie news.
We also discuss “Bad Santa” because of the week that’s in it and Gavin reviews new release “Ip Man”

Go Joe!

Mc — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:20:00 +0000

The new year begins with a slow enough news week so Mc and Yap discuss upcoming toy based movies and The Day The Earth Stood Still” and Frank Miller’s “The Spirit”

Jonny-cast 2 : The Quickening

Mc — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:43:00 +0000

Because YOU demanded it Jonny’s back in the guest presenter spot, (and becuase as Gavin’s away).

Jonny and Iain run through the movie news from the last week or so and review Transporter 3

The Return

Mc — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 10:58:00 +0000

this week Iain and Gavin review “Zak and Miri Make a Porno” “Maddagascar 2 Escape to Africa” and hidden gem “The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension”

Guest starring….

Mc — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:42:00 +0000

Gav’s away so new-guy Jonny steps up to the plate to discuss this weeks news and review “Quantum of Solace” (again) along with high school noir “Brick”

Saturday the 14th

Mc — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:36:00 +0000

Gav and Iain try to keep the podcast to a reasonable length this week discussing the new trailers for “Star Trek” and “Friday the 13th” Heroes star Milo Ventimiglia’s latest movie “Pathology” get a quick plug in for Johnny Lee Miller starring US TV show “Eli Stone” and of course the almost weekly “Ratner Rant”

13 Ghosts

Mc — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 23:18:00 +0000

Don’t try to listenin’ to this week’s podcast all in one chunk!
Mc and Yap go long, debriefing after 007′s latest adventure ”Quantum of Solace” taking a ride on Clive Barker’s “Midnight Meat Train” and discussing the finer points of hidden classic “The Monster Squad”

12 Monkeys

Mc — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 23:03:00 +0000

The guys revert to doing one review each as Iain and Gavin discuss Morgan Spurlock’s “Where is the World is Osama Bin Laden” (spoiler…he doesn’t find him oh and the titanic hits the iceberg by the way) and Billy Connoly’s Zombie turn as “Fido”

All the way to 11…

Mc — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:27:00 +0000

Gavin has a look in Kiefer Sutherland’s “Mirrors” and listens to the distant sound of “Tropic Thunder” while Iain..um ..exclaims “Mamma Mia” oh…er…. “Son of Rambow” why dontcha come home!!??

Episode 10: Feel the width

Mc — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 01:30:00 +0000

Movie news along with the Mc & Yap's unique take on “Tropic thunder" "Mirrors" "Mamma Mia" and "Son of Rambow"

Episode 9: We're in a tight spot!

Mc — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:34:00 +0000

Mc and Yap run through a relatively quiet week’s news and discuss new release “Burn after reading” in detail along with half assed recollections of “BASEketball” and “Batteries Not Included”

Episode 9: We’re in a tight spot!

Mc — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:34:00 +0000

Episode #8: The Return of the King

Mc — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 23:16:00 +0000

After his absence over the last two weeks Mc returns along with some new reviews and chat.
This week the guys discuss the weeks movie news as usual,review “The Fall” and “In Bruges” and in our new feature Gavin shares his thoughts on one of his guilty pleasures and a movie he things is a hidden gem. This week it’s “Hudson Hawk” and “Before Sunrise”.

Episode #7: The banana chink edition

Mc — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 01:47:00 +0000

In Mc’s absence, Yap has enlisted trusted fellow movie geek Chi to assist in this week’s podcast. Putting general releases on hold for the week, Yap and Chi sob at Paul Newman’s passing , laugh at pointless prequels and screwed up sequels, violently curse unwanted remakes and of course, say something, anything about The Watchmen and offer up a couple of guilty pleasures (Riddick and Men At Work) and one very obscure gem (Zero Effect). So sit back, kick the woman out and get those headphones on this is gonna be a large one!

Episode #6: Weathering the Storm

Mc — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 23:29:00 +0000

Mc and Yap endure lightening strikes, power cuts and car alarms to bring you the latest movie news along with reviews of Autism: The Musical, Be Kind, Rewind, and Batman: Gotham night.

Episode #5 2008 Summer Movie Retrospective

Mc — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:11:00 +0000

Gavin and Iain look back at the Summer that brought us The Dark Knight, Iron Man Hulk, Wall-e, Kung Fu Panda, and many more as they wait for a few decent releases to appear on the horizon.

Episode 4: Fox ”baiting”

Mc — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 19:13:00 +0000

This week Mc and Yap join Hollywood in ragging on 20th Century Fox, review Liv Tyler horror “The Strangers” Vin Diesel’s actioner “Babylon A.D.” and Mike Myers’s “comedy” “The Love Guru” and generally talk rubbish for just under an hour for your listening pleasure

Episode 3: Third Time's the Charm

Mc — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:50:00 +0000

As the summer blockbuster season draws to a close Gavin and Iain discuss this weeks movie news including a heap of superhero related news, and review both ”Death Race” and “You don’t mess with the Zohan” and ponder the oddness of He-man’s buddies.

Episode 3: Third Time’s the Charm

Mc — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 08:50:00 +0000

Episode 2: License to Review

Mc — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:45:00 +0000

After a crazy week of work and mayhem the dynamic duo manage to fit in reviews of Crocodile movie ”Rogue” Star Wars wannabe Clone Wars Forgetting Sarah Marshall Pixar’s Wall-e and Eddie Murphy vehicle Meet Dave along with some juicy news