199 - GoldenEye (with Calvin Dyson)

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Guest: Calvin Dyson

Films covered in this episode:
GoldenEye
Allen: ✰ ✰ ✰ ½
Calvin: ✰ ✰ ✰ ✰ ✰
Sol: ✰ ✰ ✰
Overall score: 77%

In an unprecedented Diminishing Returns move, we're bringing you a second James Bond episode, the week after the first, all in anticipation of No Time to Die which, as far as we're aware, is released on the 3rd of April 2020! Calvin Dyson joins us, as always, as we enter the Pierce Brosnan era.

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198 - Licence to Kill (with Calvin Dyson)

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Guest: Calvin Dyson

Films covered in this episode:
Licence to Kill
Allen: ✰ ✰ ✰
Calvin: ✰ ✰ ✰ ½
Sol: ✰ ✰ ✰
Overall score: 64%

Bond is back, just in time for the upcoming release of No Time to Die! (No one tell Calvin).

This time, we tackle the second half of Timothy Dalton's tenure with the character. Licence to Kill was, at one time, Calvin Dyson's least favourite film in the entire franchise - has he come round to it, now? Did he and Allen comically underestimate the impact Coronavirus was just about to have? Possibly. Listen and find out!

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197 - Mulan (with Emily Slade)

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Guest: Emily Slade

Films covered in this episode:
Mulan
Allen: ✰ ✰ ✰ ✰
Emily: ✰ ✰ ✰ ✰ ✰
Sol: ✰ ✰ ✰ ½
Overall score: 84%

Mulan II
Allen: n/s
Emily: ✰
Sol: ✰ ✰ ½
Overall score: 35%

What? Another live-action Disney remake already? Yeah, they're just pumping these out. It's Mulan, this time. Starring Eddie Murphy! (You know what that means...)

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196 - A Quiet Place (with Conor Murray)

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Guest: Conor Murray

Films covered in this episode:
A Quiet Place
Allen: ✰ ✰ ✰ ½
Conor: ✰ ✰ ✰
Sol: ✰ ✰ ✰ ½
Overall score: 67%

If you listen really carefully, you might hear our A Quiet Place episode, taking on John Krasinski's breakout project as director which became a surprise hit, earning so much money, A Quiet Place: Part II was put almost immediately into production so that it could come out later this week.

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195 - The Big Lebowski

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Films covered in this episode:
The Big Lebowski
Allen: ✰ ✰ ✰ ✰ ½
Sol: ✰ ✰ ½
Overall score: 70%

It may seem completely out of left field that, this week, we're covering The Big Lebowksi, but there's actually a spin-off being released (in the US, at least) where The Jesus remakes an old French movie - written and directed by John Turturro, himself. Don't feel bad that you didn't know it was coming out. Pretty much no one did. We didn't realise until the last minute, hence this ramshackle production.

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194 - The Living Daylights (with Calvin Dyson)

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Guest: Calvin Dyson

Films covered in this episode:
The Living Daylights
Allen: ✰ ✰ ✰
Calvin: ✰ ✰ ✰ ½
Sol: ✰ ½
Overall score: 54%

We're back on Bond - but, this time, Roger Moore is nowhere to be seen! We're finally onto a new actor in the role as we kick off with the first of Timothy Dalton's two times playing the character. As always, James Bond expert, Calvin Dyson, is on hand to offer his thoughts alongside Sol and Allen.

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193 - Valentine's Day Special: Boogie Nights (with Calvin Dyson)

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Guest: Calvin Dyson

Films covered in this episode:
Boogie Nights
Allen: ✰ ✰ ✰ ✰
Calvin: ✰ ✰ ½
Sol: ✰ ✰ ✰ ✰
Overall score: 70%

Diminishing Returns forges somewhat new ground, this week. Over the past three years, we've brought you a trilogy of dare-we-say hilarious and insightful "sex episodes", supposedly covering The Fifty Shades of Grey Trilogy. This is year four and we're out of Fifty Shades crap to talk about, so instead, he's fictional pornstar biopic Boogie Nights, as voted for by our Patreon subscribers!.

Does covering a good film ruin the fun? No... Surprisingly, this episode is sexy as hell.

192 - Oscars 2020

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Films covered in this episode:
Little Women (2019)
Allen: ✰ ✰ ½
Sol: ✰ ✰ ✰ ½
Overall score: 60%

1917
Allen: ✰ ✰ ✰ ✰
Sol: ✰ ✰ ✰ ✰
Overall score: 80%

Jojo Rabbit
Allen: ✰ ✰ ✰ ½
Sol: ✰ ✰ ✰
Overall score: 65%

The Irishman
Allen: ✰ ✰ ✰
Sol: ✰ ✰ ✰ ½
Overall score: 65%

Ford v Ferrari (aka Le Mans ‘66)
Allen: ✰ ✰ ✰
Sol: ✰ ✰ ✰ ✰
Overall score: 70%

Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood
Allen: ✰ ½
Sol: ✰ ✰ ✰ ✰
Overall score: 55%

Joker
Allen: ✰ ✰ ✰ ½
Sol: ✰ ✰ ✰
Overall score: 65%

Parasite
Allen: ✰ ✰ ✰ ½
Sol: ✰ ✰ ✰ ½
Overall score: 70%

Marriage Story
Allen: ✰ ✰ ✰ ½
Sol: ✰ ✰ ✰ ✰
Overall score: 75%

I Lost My Body
Allen: ✰ ✰ ✰
Sol: ✰ ✰ ✰ ✰
Overall score: 70%

It's Oscar season, for the fourth time at Diminishing Returns! We take a time-travelling romp through this year's Best Picture nominees, in chronological order, starting with Little Women and ending with Marriage Story, but making stops at 1917, Ford v Ferrari, The Irishman, Jojo Rabbit, Joker, Parasite and even some movies not nominated for Best Picture (or anything in Uncut Gems' case). Also featuring the return of fan-favourite characters Joker and Randy Newman!

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191 - Sonic the Hedgehog (with Conor Murray)

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Guest: Conor Murray

Films covered in this episode:
Sonic the Hedgehog: The Movie (1996)
Allen: n/s
Conor: n/s
Sol: ✰ ✰ ½
Overall score: 50%

In a rare turn for Diminishing Returns, we're not only discussing a video game franchise this week, but one that hasn't (really) been adapted into a movie before. Ahead of the coming Jim Carrey vehicle, Sonic the Hedgehog, we're looking back at the franchise's roots (as well as Carrey's career).

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190 - Dimini On the Edge of Forever (with Calvin Dyson)

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Guest: Calvin Dyson

It's that time again: it's the 6th Diminishing Returns outtakes episode, featuring previously unheard clips and material from as far back as 2018 when we were talking about the likes of Jumanji, Captain America, Labyrinth and drinking enough water.

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189 - Doctor Dolittle (with Calvin Dyson)

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Guest: Calvin Dyson

Films covered in this episode:
Doctor Dolittle (1967)
Allen: ✰ ✰
Calvin: ✰ ½
Sol: ✰ ✰ ½
Overall score: 40%

Doctor Dolittle (1998)
Allen: ✰ ✰ ½
Calvin: ✰ ✰ ✰
Sol: ✰ ✰ ½
Overall score: 54%

Dr. Dolittle 2
Allen: ✰ ✰ ✰
Calvin: ✰ ✰ ½
Sol: ✰ ✰
Overall score: 50%

Dr. Dolittle 3
Allen: ✰ ✰ ½
Calvin: n/s
Sol: n/s
Overall score: 50%

Doctor Dolittle: Tail to the Chief
Allen: ✰ ✰
Calvin: n/s
Sol: n/s
Overall score: 40%

Doctor Dolittle: Million Dollar Mutts
Allen: ✰ ½
Calvin: n/s
Sol: n/s
Overall score: 30%

Shitting all over the 1967, 1998 and 2020 versions of Doctor Dolittle (not to mention the four sequels to that middle version) makes for a surprisingly good episode of Diminishing Returns - you've never seen anything like it!

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188 - Bad Boys (with Emily Slade)

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Guest: Emily Slade

Films covered in this episode:
Bad Boys
Allen: ✰ ✰ ✰ ✰
Emily: ✰ ✰ ✰
Sol: ✰ ✰ ✰
Overall score: 67%

Bad Boys II
Allen: ✰ ✰ ✰
Emily: ✰ ✰ ✰ ½
Sol: ✰ ✰ ✰ ½
Overall score: 64%

Bad boys, bad boys, whatyagonnado? 2020 kicks off in style (over substance) with a look at Will Smith/Martin Lawrence vehicles Bad Boys and Bad Boys II ahead of the upcoming Bad Boys for Life.

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