Flooping The Pig – Episode 18: Drama Bomb 2

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Original Air Date: May 18, 2014

The Cool Kids take on the beginning of the Simon Petrikov epic. They also talk life and death, experimental episodes of Adventure Time, prestigious awards, and the dark hell that is a juice cleanse. Giddy up! Continue reading Flooping The Pig – Episode 18: Drama Bomb 2

Jerome Ranks 2019 Movies (104-70)

I see a lot of movies thanks to AMC A-List and working at a job that allows me to go to Friday matinees. It is a personal challenge to try and rank these films, but I think it’s fun to see 100 or more movies in a given year and challenge myself in this way. Every fictional narrative film is ranked. I do not count documentaries, partially because this hasn’t been a great year for them, and I think it’s difficult to include them. What I’ve realized in organizing this list is there’s a lot of mediocrity among big blockbusters and major franchises, but I think the basement for major studio releases is also a bit higher. Without any further adieu…

104. Hellboy (2/10) Continue reading Jerome Ranks 2019 Movies (104-70)

Mars Investigated: Episode 5

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In what may be the final episode of this podcast series, Jerome and Kevin discuss what may be the final season (or first season if you look at the packaging for the DVD) of Veronica Mars.

They begin by discussing the controversial ending before diving into the plot mechanics and characters. Two guest stars really elevated this season and brought a lot of nuance to the proceedings.

While this is the last episode of this series, Jerome and Kevin will shift their attention to another show. Find out which one at the end. Continue reading Mars Investigated: Episode 5

Flooping The Pig – Episode 17: So Hot It’s Stupid

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Original Air Date: May 11, 2014

This weeks episode sees the Cool Kids debate the heritage of Susan Strong, the prospects of Me-Mow returning to the show, comic books, a spot of wrestling jargon, and a whole bunch of Season 3 Adventure Time quality episodes. It’s so hot it’s stupid. Continue reading Flooping The Pig – Episode 17: So Hot It’s Stupid

Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker Podcast Review

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Christmas Specials aren’t the only annual Reel World tradition; we also cover Star Wars movies, and boy howdy do we have one to discuss here…

We re-litigate The Last Jedi, discuss where we were at after The Force Awakens, speculate on the future of the franchise and weigh in on some things that we actually liked about this movie we mostly hated. Enjoy! Continue reading Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker Podcast Review

There Will Be Movies – Episode 25: The Hurt Locker

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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.

Our final episode of Volume 1 is finally here, so it’s about time for us to ship out, much like Bravo Company and their tour of Iraq. Celebrate the impending New Year with your fun time pals, James, Sanborn and Eldridge, and of course your loveable hosts as Matt has to watch ANOTHER war movie! Continue reading There Will Be Movies – Episode 25: The Hurt Locker

Flooping The Pig – Episode 16: Controversial

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Original Air Date: May 6, 2014

The Cool Kids are joined by Tamarah Balasz as they delve into the mid-season 3 controversial episode “What Was Missing.” They give their thoughts on homophobia, the recap show Mathematical, and gender swapping. They run a bit longer this week, but the conversation makes it well worth it.

Continue reading Flooping The Pig – Episode 16: Controversial