Category: Film

Mars Investigated: Episode 4

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This month, we’re bridging the gap between Seasons 3 and 4 of Veronica Mars. We discuss Rob Thomas’ hail mary pitch for the potential Season 4 back when Season 3 was on the air, the overwhelmingly successful Kickstarter for the Veronica Mars movie, the movie itself, the two novels that pick up where the movie left off, and the spin-off mini series “Play It Again, Dick.” Jerome and Kevin give their opinions on all items, how crucial they are before watching Season 4, and a look into Rob Thomas’ mindset as a writer. Continue reading Mars Investigated: Episode 4

The Superhero Pantheon: Volume 2, Episode 41: Ant-Man and the Wasp

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It’s the third sequel in a row as Jerome and Brian look at Infinity War’s chaser to discuss its true value and whether or not this movie even needed a villain. Listen to an MCU movie you likely forgot about from last year. Continue reading The Superhero Pantheon: Volume 2, Episode 41: Ant-Man and the Wasp

There Will Be Movies – Episode 22: The Wrestler

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Ben Phillips & Matt Waters present 25 of their favourite movies from a given decade, kicking things off with Volume 1: 2000 – 2009.

Mickey freakin’ Rourke got an Oscar nomination, Matt has a confession to make and to the surprise of absolutely nobody, Ben can’t discuss an Aronofsky movie in less than an hour. Superkick, Ram Jam, go get a beer. Repeat. Continue reading There Will Be Movies – Episode 22: The Wrestler

The Superhero Pantheon: Volume 2, Episode 40: Deadpool 2

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Jerome and Brian discuss Deadpool 2. Although very popular, there is a split in their feelings about this movie. There’s continuing conversation about fridging, and Jerome discusses the sometimes complicated nature of false binaries. A good episode this week as the duo attempts to figure out what will happen next in this franchise.  Continue reading The Superhero Pantheon: Volume 2, Episode 40: Deadpool 2

There Will Be Movies – Episode 21: In Bruges

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Ben Phillips & Matt Waters present 25 of their favourite movies from a given decade, kicking things off with Volume 1: 2000 – 2009.

Everybody grab your passports and some dumdums and gather around to listen to a pair of liberals try and explain why they’re celebrating a film jam-packed with EXTREMELY problematic dialogue rather than calling for its cancellation. Continue reading There Will Be Movies – Episode 21: In Bruges

The Superhero Pantheon: Volume 2, Episode 39: The Incredibles 2

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We go all the way back to 2018 to re-evaluate Incredibles 2, a movie that had a lot of expectations to live up to after 14 years. Jerome and Brian may have been disappointed, but that doesn’t mean it was all bad. Find out what worked and what didn’t about the sequel 14 years in the making. Continue reading The Superhero Pantheon: Volume 2, Episode 39: The Incredibles 2

There Will Be Movies – Episode 20: There Will Be Blood

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Ben Phillips & Matt Waters present 25 of their favourite movies from a given decade, kicking things off with Volume 1: 2000 – 2009.

Can you believe Matt let Ben name this entire podcast after a film he hadn’t even seen? Grab a milkshake and come on over to Little Boston for some discussion of method acting, gun control and toxic masculinity. Continue reading There Will Be Movies – Episode 20: There Will Be Blood

The Superhero Pantheon: Volume 2, Episode 38: Dredd

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Karl Urban decided not to show his face. Lena Hedley gets to steal the show as the primary villain. Perhaps most importantly, the Barksdale gang (at least one member) gets to ride again. Listen to find out why this Dredd movie became a cult hit and probably deserves more love (and possibly a sequel or streaming show). Continue reading The Superhero Pantheon: Volume 2, Episode 38: Dredd

There Will Be Movies – Episode 19: Juno

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Ben Phillips & Matt Waters present 25 of their favourite movies from a given decade, kicking things off with Volume 1: 2000 – 2009.

This week your dynamic duo find themselves in some heady waters as they wade into the pro-life vs pro-choice debate, break down middle-aged malaise and of course find the time to call Brett Ratner an asshole. Continue reading There Will Be Movies – Episode 19: Juno