Video Village
Film, TV & Pop Culture
About
Civilisation is under assault from all sides. Join us (Sam and Jordan of Jordan and Sam fame) as we self-deploy to the battleground for which we were uniquely trained - film and television. You are now entering Video Village, a podcast on which we scale the heights of praise, plumb the depths of disgust and walk wobbly on all terrains betwixt.
Episodes
- Vol. 42 - "A Mortal Niggle"
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) Lilliput THE MINIATURE WIFE under the microscope, tuoba klat UNDERTONE, determine the OUTCOME of ←, take the temp of JURY DUTY PRESENTS: COMPANY RETREAT, bring our toxic coupling to BEEF - SEASON 2, suffer the…
- Vol. 41 - "Crystal Beef"
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) bring up BABIES (like a couple of Paapas), hungrily eye FORBIDDEN FRUITS, add some porridge with WASTEMAN, load PIZZA MOVIE into the oven, wedlock onto SOMETHING VERY BAD IS GOING TO HAPPEN, conduct an LAPDebr…
- Vol. 40 - "Apricot Pomp"
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) make (air)waves with ONE PIECE: INTO THE GRAND LINE, determine whether Murphy’s Law applies to LOVE STORY: JOHN F. KENNEDY JR. & CAROLYN BESSETTE, Quaker before THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE, go wild over HOPPERS,…
- Vol. 39 - "Kaiju of a Puss"
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) interconnect IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE, Egg on A KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS, have fun-gus with COLD STORAGE, face the franchise Ghost of SCREAM 7, consider HOW TO MAKE A KILLING via broadcasting, conduct a ther…
- Vol. 38 - "Ungodly Socket"
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) middle-classify THE ‘BURBS, get on tropic for LORD OF THE FLIES, study the alchemy of SMALL PROPHETS, take a stab at swillogy terminus THE STRANGERS: CHAPTER 3, get back on tropic for SEND HELP, Roper off THE…
- Vol. 37 - "Monsters and Effluvia"
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) stand up for IS THIS THING ON?, get canty Semitic with MEL BROOKS: THE 99 YEAR OLD MAN!, pool our thoughts on THE PLAGUE, get Gaza gritty with shockudrama THE VOICE OF HIND RAJAB, beg for MERCY... from itself,…
- Best and Worst of 2025 (Top 10)
A curious year was 2025. And I refer not to the Twelve-Day War, nor the ugly terror of AI, nor the dances with Putin, nor the new pope, nor Tariffgate, nor 6-7. No, I’m talking about the essence of being itself that outstays the transience…
- Vol. 36 - "You Are Now Leaving..."
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) say never see Na’vi again in AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH, bearly endure FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S 2, get Salty about THE WAR BETWEEN THE LAND AND THE SEA, ping-pongtificate upon MARTY SUPREME, reach a meeting of the mi…
- Vol. 35 - "Admittedly Gelded"
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) say Norway or Yesway to SENTIMENTAL VALUE, say Noah or Yesah to JAY KELLY, see the saw of CHAIN REACTIONS, host the PD (podcast discussion) for ZOOTROPOLIS 2, mash up the bumbaclots behind JAFAICAN, consider t…
- Vol. 34 - "Tortoise Geometry"
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) ask “what the devil?” of CHAINSAW MAN - THE MOVIE: REZE ARC and “does KEEPER take the cake?”, check URCHIN off the itinerantry, behold the friends of Dorothy in the Oztentatious WICKED: FOR GOOD, revisit the m…
- Vol. 33 - "The Irrepressible Johnson"
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) come out to queer-y FAIRYLAND, carry ON FALLING into total isolation, put NUREMBERG on trial, tell-all about THE BEAST IN ME, seize the Day-Lewis with ANEMONE, ignore the news of the world to focus on THE HACK…
- Vol. 32 - "Terrorbrella"
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) lay our cards on the table re: ALICE IN BORDERLAND, keep up the pace for THE LONG WALK, get organizized with MR. SCORSESE, revoke critical immunity from THE DIPLOMAT - SEASON 3, question the supremacy of GEN V…
- Vol. 31 - "Goofy Metal Nobodies"
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) follow the first rule of FILM CLUB, get our Spex on to X-Ray RIOT WOMEN, visit Manchester with ROOFMAN, wrestle the bore of THE STRANGERS: CHAPTER 2, revive ourselves for SPINAL TAP II: THE END CONTINUES, go r…
- Vol. 30 - "Those Chops Are Considerable"
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) hop to with BLACK RABBIT, find the Wright-Cooke for THE GIRLFRIEND, graduate from ENGLISH TEACHER - SEASON 2 to enter a class of our own with WEAPONS, Swiss roll through a LATE SHIFT, plead HONEY DON’T!... don…
- Vol. 29 - "Pilfered Nugget"
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) press record on HIGHEST 2 LOWEST, begin automatic transmission for TWISTED METAL - SEASON 2 as we nevertheless stay INSIDE, woe with the flow from WEDNESDAY - SEASONS 1 & 2 until THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB for s…
- Vol. 28 - "Hideous Idiom"
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) charge with great Hastings through KING & CONQUEROR, throw a hook at I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER, turn up the Heat on THE BAD GUYS 2, get taken HOSTAGE by FIXED (to make a LONG STORY SHORT), mask up for ED…
- Vol. 27 - "The Whiff of Abraham"
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) make contact with RESIDENT ALIEN, break (down) the CODE OF SILENCE, flirt with MATERIALISTS, smurf the smurfing SMURFS, hold space for ELIO, decide if there’s fire where there’s SMOKE, pick up THE PICKUP... TO…
- Vol. 26 - "Visage of Demagoguery"
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) contemplate the UNFORGIVABLE as we get chummy for DANGEROUS ANIMALS, thread our way through SEW TORN, stand our SOVEREIGN ground, get TOO MUCH of too little, go extramentional with RICK AND MORTY - SEASON 8, s…
- Vol. 25 - "Manprimp"
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) tune up our autos for DUSTER, auto up our tunes for KPOP DEMON HUNTERS, bullsh*t our way through POKER FACE - SEASON 2, weather TORNADO, triumph over SQUID GAME - SEASON 3, wax on about KARATE KID: LEGENDS, ge…
- Vol. 24 - "Litany of Crud"
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) go Hindi indie with SISTER MIDNIGHT, coast through THE SURFER, attempt to escape the CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD’s maize, exorcise THE RITUAL, consider the cheerful symmetry of THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME, ask LILO & STITC…
- Vol. 23 - "Dynamically Vituperative"
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) dig deep into DEPT. Q, 'ave a butcher's at MOBLAND, find the FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH (wanting), assess the Labour of CLARKSON'S FARM - SEASON 4, gently folk about with THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND, activate Cruise co…
- Vol. 22 - "Big They Pants"
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) 🗣💬🗨️ LOVE DEATH + ROBOTS - SEASON 4, consider the Pride of OVERCOMPENSATING, give voice to BAD THOUGHTS, distract ourselves from the inevitable with FINAL DESTINATION BLOODLINES, survive UNTIL DAWN, develop…
- Vol. 21 - "Neurotypicalsplaining"
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) mourn the DEATH OF A UNICORN, compose notes for THE FOUR SEASONS, undergo THE ASSESSMENT, issue a fat wah against #1 HAPPY FAMILY USA, prune the climbing Daisy of CLEANER, reveal whether ELSBETH - SEASON 2 get…
- Vol. 20 - "Hearing Faster than Sound"
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) stare ponderously into BLACK MIRROR - SEASON 7, cut the tension of CLOUD and DEAD MAIL, assemblé a position on ÉTOILE, ana-log some FREAKY TALES, go Hardy on HAVOC, remain LOCKED in and autoimmobile, remove th…
- Vol. 19 - "All Harrumphing"
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) plumb the infernal conflict of DEVIL MAY CRY, question the (M)MO of SIDE QUEST, double up on THE ALTO KNIGHTS, debate whether to bail on THE BONDSMAN, litigate MATLOCK, wonder if BLACK BAG belongs in the bin,…
- Vol. 18 - "Wink Wink Nudge Nudge Honk"
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) scorch earth IN THE LOST LANDS, set up camp for MID-CENTURY MODERN, assess the wellness of THE WHITE LOTUS - SEASON 3, report on COMMON SIDE EFFECTS, consider whether DELI BOYS Is(lama)bad, drift through REACH…
- Vol. 17 - "No Zhuzh"
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) put the gloves on for DAY OF THE FIGHT, skip to THE END, do a deep-dive on LAST BREATH, investigate THE RESIDENCE, keep rollin' through Y2K, get to the Bikini Bottom of PLANKTON: THE MOVIE, natter amour with H…
- Vol. 16 - "Chock-a wiv 'Ard Nuts"
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) sling a critical web around YOUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN, get in the ring for A THOUSAND BLOWS (be mature, please), Tóth our skills for thankless labour like THE BRUTALIST, leaf through MEMOIR OF A SN…
- Vol. 15 - "The Sky Isn't Real"
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) emerge from desolation row for A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, preside over PARADISE, manage our franchise with RUNNING POINT, hop in the cruiser to get ON CALL, get forensic about DEXTER: ORIGINAL SIN, hover unseen for P…
- Vol. 14 - "What's Happening, Mildred?!"
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) contend with BEAST GAMES, take a holistic approach to APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, chronicle the Renée-sance of BRIDGET JONES: MAD ABOUT THE BOY, bridge THE GORGE between us, face the HARD TRUTHS of... well, assess th…
- Vol. 13 - "Taffsploitation"
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) give you the lowdown on ELEVATION as we get BACK IN ACTION, lurch baldly and boldly through FLIGHT RISK, stay HERE for some time(s), analyse the manoeuvres of THE NIGHT AGENT - SEASON 2, mynd OUT THERE gyda Ma…
- Vol. 12 - "Stimulated Complacency"
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) submit a review of BABYGIRL, traffic in BLOOD FOR DUST, retain frigid desolation for THE DAMNED, get Callas about MARIA(?), comment asocially upon the social commentary of NICKEL BOYS, acknowledge that WE LIVE…
- Best and Worst of 2024 (Top 10)
An interesting year was 2024. And I refer not to the reinstatement of Trump, nor the advancements of AI, nor the rise of autocracy, nor the fall of Assad, nor Palestine, nor hawk tuah. No, I’m talking about the fundament of being itself th…
- Vol. 11 - "A Revenge on Normal People"
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) “Feel” our way through BETTER MAN (where “Angels” fear to tread), allot time and hold space for DOCTOR WHO: JOY TO THE WORLD, check what’s occurrin’ with GAVIN & STACEY: THE FINALE, stop motion to wallow in WA…
- Vol. 10 - "Goat Racism"
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) defy the gravity of musical expertise for WICKED, strive for august patricianship as we Rome about GLADIATOR II, get rhetorical and wax philosophical about HERETIC, aim for accuracy re: THE DAY OF THE JACKAL,…
- Vol. 9 - "My Hand Feels Ill"
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) inaugurate Cohnversation on the real (e)state of THE APPRENTICE, evacuate our brains and bombard the London of you for BLITZ, get Pacific and manganimus in our MSG about THE CONTESTANT and assemble a woman-fre…
- Vol. 8 - "A Pound-Shop Iteration of Itself"
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) communicate with you animals about THE WILD ROBOT, foster good-will and adopt a Christian ear for SOUND OF HOPE: THE STORY OF POSSUM TROT, decide whether TRANSFORMERS ONE is cause for prime optimism or screami…
- Vol. 7 - "If He's Only Dead, Why Isn't He Alive?"
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) sweep on with threshing oar to the TWILIGHT OF THE GODS, face the trials of the Critics' Road with AGATHA ALL ALONG, sneak into THE 4:30 MOVIE, schlep our schmucky selves through a NOBODY WANTS THIS schmooze,…
- Vol. 6 - "The Dwarf-Tossing Days"
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) beware lest we become monstrous as we fight MONSTERS: THE LYLE AND ERIK MENENDEZ STORY, occupy space where no one will hear us with ALIEN: ROMULUS, go for a Burton to meet BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE, maintain a f…
- Vol. 5 - "Zambian Sour Candies"
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) word-search and cross words over LUDWIG, become a pair of chiacchierones for WISE GUY: DAVID CHASE AND THE SOPRANOS (don’t fuhgeddaboudit), peel the bananas banana of CHIMP CRAZY, forfeit no ground on REBEL RI…
- Vol. 4 - "Stop! In the Neigh of Love"
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) go Pretty under the skin with UGLIES, chaperone KAOS on a voyage too close to the Sun, cast doubt on the resurrection of THE CROW, create a chat room irl re: RED ROOMS, bring our odd coupling to bear on COLIN…
- Vol. 3 - "Putrid Potpourri"
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) conduct our typically Doughy 101 in decidedly unhushed tones regarding QUIET ON SET: THE DARK SIDE OF KIDS TV, chart the outer reaches of vexation with BORDERLANDS, swing by THE LAST STOP IN YUMA COUNTY for a…
- Vol. 2 - "Kitchen Sink Homicide"
This week, Jordan and I (Sam) whirl fatly around the throwback vortex with TWISTERS, scrutinise the blazing Boredchurch of THE JETTY from our displeasure vessel, trail the glossy MAXXXINE along Hollywood Boulevard in a non-criminal fashion…
- Vol. 1 - "You Are Now Entering..."
Reviews of A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE, KINDS OF KINDNESS, BATMAN: CAPED CRUSADER S1, THELMA and LONGLEGS. You are now entering Video Village. Well, at the moment, you're plonked outside the limits, staring at the welcome sign. It's uncommon fo…
- Funfiltered Episode #080 - "Guileless, Spineless and Treasonous Dogs"
From the Shorthand Effusions of Jeremy Kettle, Date Unknown, Motives Inscrutable: "All things must pass. Yet, lest you sustain a dogged certitude in a Great Unknown*, 'tis a common failing to mistake passage for passing, especially if you'…
- Funfiltered Episode #079 - "NASApeemapetilon"
Jordan and I find ourselves in what was once a forest, framed by the charred corpses of organia. Before us looms our Oak erection which, yielding to precedent, is in acute decline. The Moirai schlep our porcine persons t'ward the wilted tr…
- Funfiltered Episode #078 - "National Fruit & Veg Month"
Today, I have been GRIPPED by the urge to talk about cereal. Coincidentally, cereal is the focus of one of the films we review (it's not a coincidence). In an attempt to curb option paralysis, I am gustatorially unadventurous. But when I c…
- Funfiltered Episode #077 - "The Lord of Straw Men"
This is a true story. In the year 2000, my parents took me and my cousin on holiday to Magaluf. I was five. By that time, I was already a voracious reader, as far as voracity can apply to the habits of a nipper. Thus, in the breaks between…
- Funfiltered Episode #076 - "A Precedent for Colons"
There are advantages to being late to a party. People are likelier to take notice of you, if you're into that sort of thing. It is easier to avoid falling into a maelstrom of sloshed groupthink and social inducement, sidestepping behaviour…
- Funfiltered Episode #075 - "The Bear Promised Me Something"
Around two hours ago (at the time of typing), I sat down to rollick in the glorious Providence of Inspiration, invoking Its sacred hover with a can of zero-caffeine Coke Zero, a bit of a headache and the apparent disinclination to do anyth…