Miniature things, RIP Diane Keating and Delicious Fictional Food
Welcome back to Films With Benefits, the podcast where we imagine film festivals that don’t exist (but totally should). We’ve kicked off with three themes - Diane Keaton tributes, food on film, and most importantly, miniature things (finally!). Each episode, we program three mini-festivals around a single theme. First theme? Miniature things.
12 Jul 2023
Films You'd Always Seen On A Shelf In A VHS Rental Shop, The Rainforest Is Dying And Steve Martin Films
Welcome back to “Films with… Benefits” with your favourite British Father/Wife duo, Marianne MacRae and Richard Hanrahan of Me3Comedy! Each week, Marianne and Richard curate three unique film seasons - from heartwarming classics to hidden gems, squirming through tangents like they’re going out of fashion.
This week, we take a nostalgic trip down memory lane with “Films you’d always see on a shelf in a VHS rental Shop.” Remember spending ages picking a film you’d all watch that night? After that, we plunge ankle deep into “The Rainforest Is Dying” season, which my AI assisted copy insists we want to”shed light on the urgent need for environmental awareness and preservation”. And finally, we look at the comedic genius of Steve Martin in our attempt to curate the essential “Steve Martin Films”.
So, grab your popcorn, settle in, and join us as we curate imaginary film festivals none of us will ever be bothered enough to watch. With humour, charm, and a touch of nostalgia, we’ll take you on a cinematic journey you won’t want to miss. Lights, camera, banter—let’s ask the AI to regenerate this cringe copy!
22 Jun 2023
Films with Benefits, Films with Lil' Pals and 6ix Word Titles
Told you we would be back! As promised, many moons ago, the internet’s favourite Father/Wife pair Marianne MacRae and Richard Hanrahan (aka Me3Comedy) have returned with a slightly reformatted podcast. No longer ‘Seasons’, we are now ‘Films with… Benefits’, much more searchable I’m sure you will agree.
Each week, Marianne and Richard curate three unique film seasons in each episode - from heartwarming classics to hidden gems, all the way to Mrs Doubtfire, again…
In this episode we discuss the charms of our namesake, “Films with Benefits”, and explain why we’ve changed our podcast name. Then, we discuss the cute adventures of “Films with Lil’ Pals,” and unpick this week’s community voted theme: “6ix Word Titles”. So grab a bag of popcorn and get ready as we dive into curating imaginary film festivals that no one will ever see! As our AI assisted copy suggests: Lights, camera, banter!
19 Dec 2022
Christmas, Not Christmas Films
Our Christmas special! We dedicate our time to exploring the best not Christmas films to watch at Christmas, the quintessential experience that do not feature a tree or a santa or a mince pie. We also take some time to explore some AI generated alternative podcast titles, just to settle the mood
PLEASE NOTE: This originally appeared under a different podcast feed as ‘Seasons’. In July 2023 we re-branded to ‘Films with… Benefits’.
14 Dec 2022
High School Movies with a Twist, and Pinocchio Films with various sub categories
Today we feature requests from a special guest, the immaculate comedian with a knowledge of film Chris Thorburn, adapted slightly and expanded. We go on for a while about high school movies and films that are kind of pinocchio vibed. Meaty!
PLEASE NOTE: This originally appeared under a different podcast feed as ‘Seasons’. In July 2023 we re-branded to ‘Films with… Benefits’.
2 Dec 2022
Tearjerkers, Live-Action Animation Crossovers, Films Not Like Films and Arthouse Nonsense
Bookended with some heavy films, we kick off with Tearjerks, navigate the topic of cartoon/live-action crossovers, and then delve into the mailbag for some films not like films, and films where nothing really happens for 9 hours
PLEASE NOTE: This originally appeared under a different podcast feed as ‘Seasons’. In July 2023 we re-branded to ‘Films with… Benefits’.
18 Nov 2022
Movies With Movies In, Movies In Movies With Movies In And Films That The 8,000,000,000th Baby Should See
This week we work through ‘Movies where someone sits down and watches a movie’, ‘Movies that are seen in other movies that we should see’, as well as Films that the 8 Billionth Baby Should See (before they die?). A good one, if I say so myself.
PLEASE NOTE: This originally appeared under a different podcast feed as ‘Seasons’. In July 2023 we re-branded to ‘Films with… Benefits’.
12 Nov 2022
Comedy Commentators, FRIENDS References And What We Thought Were Great Aged 17 & 7
Still searching for a theme tune, we unpack the difficult ‘comedy commentators’ category, enjoy a leisurely stroll through a much loved TV sitcom as we define ‘Films referenced in FRIENDS’, and finally we delve into our past with an audience suggestion ‘ Films we thought were great when we were 7 and 17’.
PLEASE NOTE: This originally appeared under a different podcast feed as ‘Seasons’. In July 2023 we re-branded to ‘Films with… Benefits’.
4 Nov 2022
Frank Sinatra Songs and Woman as Weapons
This week, we explore films with Frank Sinatra films in them (but not Frank Sinatra films) and films where women are a weapon (but more nuanced than that).
Featuring Marianne MacRae and Richard Hanrahan, the married sketch duo unleash their movie madness onto the world.
PLEASE NOTE: This originally appeared under a different podcast feed as ‘Seasons’. In July 2023 we re-branded to ‘Films with… Benefits’.
30 Sept 2022
Meg Ryan, Cozy Films, Films Where Someone Dies in Pedal Bike Accidents
What are we doing? From podcast to published in 24 hours, the Me3 gang return to podcasts with a new format - our mini film festival ideas.
PLEASE NOTE: This originally appeared under a different podcast feed as ‘Seasons’. In July 2023 we re-branded to ‘Films with… Benefits’.
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