Hanks Bank

We bring on special guest and Ella Enchanted super fan Ellen to talk about a cult classic. Jamie feels under absolutely no obligation to like this movie and there is no tension or pressure at all coming from his friends, his girlfriend or his co-host. 

Cor Blimey Guv' - when you think of the name 'Anne Hathaway', you think of one famous English writer alone - Dickens! Anne goes back in time to Victorian England, while the team talk about the aesthetics of dick picks and Al's pitch for a Christmas movie. 

Christmas may be cancelled but Blanks Bank isn't! That's right, it's time for Polar Express 2! The boys desperately try to find the Christmas cheer amongst 2004 motion captured demon spawn. 

Who would have thought that Anne Hathaway starring in a Studio Ghibli movie about talking cats would have resulted in our most contentious episode yet? Al and Jamie have wildly differing opinions about this story of adventure, conquering your fears and... well... Cats. But one thing they can agree on is that raccoons are the one true enemy in the post apocalypse! 

Did you know, immediately after her breakout role in The Princess Diaries, Anne Hathaway starred in Mormon propaganda about missionaries in the 50s? Strap in for what might be honestly the most god awful film we have ever reviewed on this podcast. 

It's time for the HATHAWAY STASHAWAY. That's right we're starting on a new adventure and a lot has changed around here. Hanks is out and Hathaway is in! Also the aliens are out, but what's this coming towards us? Listen in to find out what's happened to us (and the world) in between seasons. And also we talk about probably one of the most famous Anne Hathaway roles for a bit too. 

Due to an error in the previous uploads audio, this episode has been reuploaded with the fixed present. Please redownload the episode if necessary.    Tom Hanks just had to screw us over one last time. Between last week's episode and today, a sneaky new entry on to Tom Hanks IMDB has had to appear and it's ruined our plans for the final Hanks Bank. But we will still discuss why Tom Hanks is even in this film, and then we will look back on Tom Hanks' entire career and discuss our collective Hanks Banks. Also, in classic Hanks Bank style we have one last parody song and one last letter. We will be returning with Season 2 of the newly branded BLANKS BANK: The Hathaway Stashaway on December 1st.Check out the Hanks Banks Over Music Video here: https://youtu.be/YyYrlv9Zkk0

It's all been building up to this. The last Tom Hanks film on his IMDB (for now), and the boys are so excited to review the most Dad film of all time. That's right, Tom Hanks finally got to make the nitty gritty naval war documentary drama of his dreams! Next week, we look back on Tom Hanks' entire career and see how far we've come. 

It's our penultimate Tom Hanks episode and things are getting a little too sincere for Al and Jamie's British sensibilities. Asking the important questions like, does Fred Rogers sound like Michael Jackson, and is he from the south, we bumble our way through a film we probably should have invited an American to review. 

It's all been building up to this. Toy Story 3 is highest reviewed film in Hanks Bank history, can Pixar possibly follow it up with what many considered to be an unnecessary sequel? Speaking of unnecessary sequels, we also finally reveal the identity of who we are going to be reviewing after Tom Hanks! 

It's Spooky Season and what's scarier than Governmental corruption? That's right Spielberg and Hanks are back together again for another political thriller and this time Hellen Mirren is along for the ride! Also we get our final clues for the Hanks Banks Sequel, whose identity will be finally revealed next week! 

Is this perhaps the worst Tom Hanks film ever made? It's certainly the most confusing. Dive in to a techno-babble parable, a techno-parababble if you will, about how technology and social media may slowly erode our privacy. Is Emma Watson a good actress? Could Karen Gillan one day play Gollum? And did Tom Hanks do anything wrong? We answer all this on this weeks episode about The Circle. 

It's the third film in the Dan Brown series and the boys couldn't be less excited. Get ready for bad plot twists, horrible dialogue and a villain so cartoonishly evil that he puts Thanos to shame! 

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Yes, it's a plane. Crashing. Over and over again for 90 minutes. But don't worry, the boys won't be repeating themselves for this 90 minutes, as this episode is chock full with spicy takes, new clues and another controversial ratings segment. 

Apology letters, disagreements and theme songs! It's a classic Hanks Bank ep as Tom Hanks ventures to Saudi Arabia to try and fix his life and find love (and also sell a holographic teleconferencing system to the Saudi King.) Listen all the way to the end as we have a very controversial ratings section and Al might have finally gone crazy! 

Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks Reunited? Another WWII film? Could this be the best Tom Hanks movie ever?    No, no it is not.   Al commits to selling out, and fills the podcast with a variety of official and suspicious sponsors.   Next Week - A Hologram for The King!

The Cold War is heating up this week with a Spielberg-Hanks political thriller! Also Jamie responds to Al with his own parody song, we drop more hints about the future of Hanks Bank, and Jamie once again gets exposed for his absolutely horrible historical knowledge. 

Did you know it's Christmas time? Well it is at least in the Toy Story Christmas Special! Al treats us with a parody song, there is a complete role reversal between the boys, and they also discuss the weird sexual undertones of this kids movie. 

We dive back into the "real" story of the making of Mary Poppins with Tom Hanks playing Walt Disney. Is this a heartwarming tale of the creation of a film that touched millions of children for decades to come? Or is it a symbol of the epitome of corporate greed and capitalism and perhaps the most evil film ever made? Listen in to find out! 

With a strong Minisode-Vibe we are back reviewing one of the Toy Story Short Films! Jamie does a squat for 3 minutes and Al promises to get his revenge! All that and more on this weeks Hanks Bank