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Episode 115 - Captain Marvel!

March 5, 2019

We hope you’re as excited as we are to see the MCU’s upcoming Captain Marvel !!! Coming out this Friday, March 8th in theaters everywhere! So, for this episode, we take you through the history of the character, and the name “Captain Marvel” itself. It’s had a long history of changing companies, and changing the characters that used that name! So join us for all the info you need before you jump in the theater this weekend.

But that’s not all! We also cover tons of movie news, talk about other famous female superheroes, give some Radical Recommends, and review trailers for the upcoming Dark Phoenix and the Elton John bio-pic, Rocketman.

Intro music provided with permission by the awesome Jimmy Hinson of Big Giant Circles. Find him Bandcamp or iTunes!


In Trailer Reviews, Radical Recommends, Podcast, Nerdy News, Deep Dive Tags captain marvel, mcu, marvel, marvel cinematic universe, dark pheonix, rocketman, elton john, behind the curve
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Episode 113 - Top 50 Horror Films of All Time?

February 7, 2019

This week we take Film Reject’s list of the top 50 horror films of all time and do a rundown of each film, seeing if we agree with their choices along the way. For the most part, we think they did pretty well! Do you agree with our choices? Plus it’s just a great recap of all the great horror films we’ve seen over the years.

For Nerdy News we have the revelation that the musical Rent sucks, the death of Mr. Fudderman, and some exciting Marvel Cinematic Universe news.

Then ride along with us for some Would You Rather, Radical Recommends, and Trailer Reviews of the surreal horror flick, Braid and the enigmatic upcoming film, The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot. And… Doc Brown gets the Dungeons and Dragons character creation treatment he always deserved!

Intro music provided with permission by the awesome Jimmy Hinson of Big Giant Circles. Find him Bandcamp or iTunes!


In Trailer Reviews, Radical Recommends, Podcast, Nerdy News, Would You Rather, Dungeons and Dragons Tags horror, horror films, horror movies, film rejects, jason, freedy, freddy, michael myers, ash, evil dead, friday the 13th, nightmare on elm street, halloween, marvel, marvel cinematic universe, mcu, braid, bigfoot
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Episode 103 - Venom! And Spider-Man 3

September 29, 2018

In honor of the new Venom film coming out soon, we talk about the first appearance of Venom in cinemas, Spider-Man 3! In all its convoluted goodness.

We first discuss the history of Venom in comics, going over his entire history and all his hosts throughout the years.

Then Steve discusses simbiotes in real life. Nature is crazy!

Then join us for Would You Rather, Radical Recommends and Trailer Reviews of X-Men: Dark Phoenix and The Oath.

Intro music provided with permission by the awesome Jimmy Hinson of Big Giant Circles. Find him Bandcamp or iTunes!


In Film Review, Nerdy News, Podcast, Radical Recommends, Trailer Reviews, Would You Rather Tags venom, marvel, sony pictures, spiderman, spider-man 3, the oath, dark pheonix, x-men
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Episode 102 - Get to the Choppa!

September 20, 2018

In “honor” of the new film “The Predator” releasing in theaters, we bring you our in depth review of the 1987 Arnold Schwarzenegger classic, Predator! We’ll take you through every gunshot, explosion and cheesy one liner. We’ll also go over the timeline of the entire Predator film franchise. It’s a doozy.

For Nerdy News we cover the progress lab grown meat has made in the last couple of years, and the future of The Walking Dead franchise.

Then enjoy a short history lesson of a real hunter/predator from American history, Buffalo Bill!

We even made time for Would You Rather, Radical Recommends and Trailer Reviews of the horror comedy Killer Kate and the much anticipated Marvel flick, Captain Marvel!

Intro music provided with permission by the awesome Jimmy Hinson of Big Giant Circles. Find him Bandcamp or iTunes!


In Film Review, Nerdy News, Podcast, Radical Recommends, The Walking Dead, Trailer Reviews, Would You Rather Tags predator, the predator, killer kate, captain marvel, marvel, walking dead, the walking dead, arnold schwarzenegger
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Episode 90 - The Meteor Man and Movie Trailer Mania!

February 22, 2018

On today's episode of the podcast, we honor the great success of Marvel's Black Panther by going back to one of the first black superhero movies of the modern era: 1993's The Meteor Man! We review this film full of amazing stars and amazing missteps.

We also cover a little background for Black Panther from the comics. See how it compares to the film!

For Nerdy News, an AI has trouble with Valentine's Day, and cray-fish and ants are up to some amazing behaviors.

We have some brief Radical Recommends and then delve into a slew of new trailers, including: Venom, Deadpool 2, Solo, Mission Impossible: Fallout, Westworld Season 2, Jessica Jones Season 2, Ant Man and the Wasp, and the guaranteed gem: 7 Guardians of the Tomb!

Intro music provided with permission by the awesome Jimmy Hinson of Big Giant Circles. Find him Bandcamp or iTunes!


In Film Review, 5 Minute Afficianado, Nerdy News, Podcast, Radical Recommends, Trailer Reviews Tags the meteor man, black panther, marvel, venom, jessica jones, mission impossible, deadpool, ant man and the wasp, westworld, solo, han solo, star wars
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