Folks, it's probably fair to say that nobody has been clamouring for an unpacking of the first three Insidious movies, including comparisons with turn-of-the-millennium Australian techno-thriller The Bank and yet that is precisely what you are

Episode 416: Mission Insomnibird

Jul 24th, 2023 28m 6s

We have a chat about that hot cinema property Mission Impossible 2 - as well as another impossible mission, successfully holding the Commonwealth Games.

Episode 415: Later Or Sooner We All Stop Lating

Jul 17th, 2023 41m 23s

Not with a bang but with a podcast we finish our journey into the Queensland hinterland courtesty of Libby's synopsisizing skills.

Episode 414: Sooner Or Later We All Stop Podding

Jul 9th, 2023 48m 43s

It's episode 414 in a series of 1000 pods from your friends at Gather Around Me Inc. In this episode, we return to a series that I think we abandoned pre-Covid thanks to listener (and reader) Libby.

Episode 413: Gacy House 90210

Dec 11th, 2022 40m 55s

This week we're talking about a very bad movie.

Episode 412: Halloween Ends Tonight

Nov 7th, 2022 1h 4m

This week we are talking in great detail, scene-by-scene- about the film Halloween Ends. This approach to film reviewing seems to come as a surprise to some!

Episode 411: Murder Dolls Need Souls

Oct 15th, 2022 41m 47s

This week we're talking about 2021's Baby Oopsie, a film which surprised and delighted us in equal measure.

Episode 410: Everygam, Gammywhere, All At GAM

Sep 26th, 2022 30m 42s

Cam tricked Ben into seeing Everything, Everywhere, All At Once. Continued discussion of the ever-expanding RCU. Ben wants to be like Jordan Peterson but not politically, just completely off chops on benzos and steak.

Episode 409: Mate Against Mate, Escape Against Escape

Jul 18th, 2022 43m 9s

In this, episode four hundred and nine out of one thousand, we discuss the State of Origin (2022) and Escape Room (2017) but not Escape Room (2019).

Episode 408: Beep Boop Beep

Jul 3rd, 2022 33m 26s

This week your friends BenTron 3.0 and Cambot 6000 take over the pod for some AI shenanigans.

Episode 407: An Election Is A Long Time In Politics

May 26th, 2022 33m 3s

It's your pals Cam and Ben with Episode 407 in a series of 1000 podchats about affairs of state and culture and such. This week we recorded the Monday after the election for fresh takes on the ascendant Albanese government and the Rebel Wilson

Episode 406: The One Poll That Counts

May 15th, 2022 36m 39s

This week we have some grievances to share. Plus a spoiler alert for Dr Strange and The Northman.

Episode 405: Bayme95

May 2nd, 2022 40m 50s

We discuss the election campaign and the film Ambulance (spoiler alert: both of them are careening out of control through the streets of LA). We have absolutely no proof that Michael Bay is not doing Dogme95 films on the side.

Episode 404: A Week Is A Long Time In A Week Is A Long Time In A Week

Apr 20th, 2022 35m 50s

Is A Long Time In Politics. A day can happen in a year and a year can happen in a month.

Episode 403: The Bellingcatman

Apr 11th, 2022 42m 19s

This week Ben & Cam discuss (with spoilers) the films The Batman, Morbius and RRR. Cam is not impressed with The Batman's refusal to do even the most simple geolocation.

Episode 402: Content Warning: Racist Prime Ministers

Apr 5th, 2022 34m 29s

Folks, huge content warning on this one: the Prime Minister is racist. And Ben saw Morbius.

Episode 401: Oscars So Fight

Mar 28th, 2022 32m 10s

Gather Around Me is back with our hot takes on the Academy Awards, Mark Latham, etc.

Episode 400: Paul On The Road To Cowes

Dec 6th, 2021 27m 3s

A very special episode for Ep 400! Not really! Cam reads Ben some terrible stuff. At one point he says it's Friday afternoon, but actually this was recorded on a Monday. Says it all.