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Critique Revolve

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Critique Revolve is a show dedicated to film and media. From film and television reviews to media theory the hosts discuss, analyze and breakdown your favorite media with an aim to understanding not just the art but the trajectory of media itself.

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  1. Weird West Radio: Gunslingers [Review]

    Welcome to Weird West Radio—in this episode, we wrap up our discussions on Nicolas Cage Westerns with a look at Gunslingers (2025), directed by Brian Skiba and starring Nicolas Cage, Stephen Dorff, and Heather Graham. We break down the film’s premise, performances, narrative choices,...

  2. Weird West Radio: Butcher’s Crossing [Review]

    Welcome to Weird West Radio—in this episode, we examine Butcher’s Crossing, a bleak and philosophically charged Western where a young man’s frontier ambitions unravel into a meditation on violence, obsession, and the limits of human will. Anchored by a restrained and unsettling performance from...

  3. The 98th Academy Awards | 2026 [Coverage] – Part 3

    In Part 3 of our 2026 Oscars coverage, the hosts return after the Oscars’ ceremony to discuss winners and losers. Host(s) Thomas Cowley, Michael Flores, Dave Sabal

  4. The 98th Academy Awards | 2026 [Coverage] – Part 2

    In Part 2 of our 2026 Oscars coverage, the hosts return after watching the nominated films to break down the race for the 98th Academy Awards. With the viewing complete, the conversation shifts from speculation to evaluation: which films truly deserve the praise, which nominations feel misplaced,...

  5. Train Dreams, Smashing Machine and More [Oscar Bonus]

    In this episode, we offer a few thoughts on the Oscar-nominated Train Dreams and how it successfully achieves what so many films cannot. Also, a few quick thoughts on other Oscar-adjacent films. Host(s) Thomas Cowley, Michael Flores

  6. Weird West Radio: The Old Way [Review]

    past violence resurfaces after the murder of his wife. We dig into how the film subverts traditional revenge narratives, framing vengeance as moral regression, and explore themes of fragile redemption, inherited trauma, and the unsettling cost of survival in the Weird West. Host(s) Mike, Dave

  7. The 98th Academy Awards | 2026 [Coverage] – Part 1

    In this episode of Critique Revolve, the hosts break down the 2026 Academy Award nominations, focusing on first impressions, immediate points of contention, and the broader patterns that emerge from this year’s slate. As the first installment in a three-part Oscar special, this episode…

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  8. Bullet Time – 80s Action Rewind: Clash of the Titans (1981)

    A spinoff podcast hosted and curated by Ryan Denton. In this episode, Ryan leads a fan-driven discussion on the 1981 Clash of the Titans. This episode dives into the thrills, tropes, and lasting impact of the film, capturing the spirit of pure 80s action cinema. Host(s) Ryan, Dave, Mike

  9. Mercy [Review]

    This week, we discuss Mercy (2026), the new sci-fi thriller starring Chris Pratt, set in a near-future Los Angeles where an AI judge has replaced the human justice system. We unpack the film’s real-time, screen-driven structure and its engagement with AI, truth, and post-truth logic, asking…

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  10. Nostalgia as Innovation: Postmodernism, IP, and the Death of the “Original” Blockbuster

    Special bonus episode: Thomas’ Everything But the Kitchen Sink.In this episode, we look at what made ‘80s blockbusters like Indiana Jones, Ghostbusters, and Back to the Future feel “original”—and whether that really holds up. We also dive into how postmodern theory messes with the whole idea of...

  11. Bullet Time – 80s Action Rewind: Escape from New York

    A spinoff podcast hosted and curated by Ryan Denton. In this special, previously Patreon-exclusive episode, Ryan leads a fan-driven discussion on John Carpenter’s 1981 action film starring Kurt Russel. This episode dives into the thrills, tropes, and lasting impact of the film, capturing the…

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  12. Hollywood’s Counter-Narratives: Subversion or Style

    Special bonus episode: Thomas’ Everything But the Kitchen Sink. This episode interrogates Hollywood’s growing tendency to frame films around so-called “counter-narratives”—stories that challenge authority, sympathize with the outsider, and question dominant power structures. But are these films...

  13. Creature Commandos (Discussion/Review)

    Critique Revolve Presents: The House of Mystery — a John Constantine and Friends Podcast! A fan show where each episode is dedicated to discussing the infamous chain-smoking magician and his friends. In this episode: a review of James Gunn’s Creature Commandos. Please meet us at the Oblivion Bar...

  14. Star Trek: Section 31 [Review]

    Critique Revolve presents: From the Holodeck. In this episode, the hosts discuss, analyze, and breakdown Star Trek: Section 31.

  15. The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent [Review]

    In this episode: Bobby and Ryan review The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. RATING SCORE SYSTEM: 1 – 40% = Get Fisted (Thumbs Down) 41 – 70% = It’s a Movie (Thumb sideways like in Gladiator) 70 – 90% = Hell Yeah! (Thumbs Up) 90 – 100% = Kicks Ass (Horns)

  16. The Northman [Review]

    In this episode: Mike and Thomas review The Northman. RATING SCORE SYSTEM: 1 – 40% = Get Fisted (Thumbs Down) 41 – 70% = It’s a Movie (Thumb sideways like in Gladiator) 70 – 90% = Hell Yeah! (Thumbs Up) 90 – 100% = Kicks Ass (Horns)

  17. All the Old Knives [Review]

    In this episode: Mike and David review All the Old Knives. RATING SCORE SYSTEM: 1 – 40% = Get Fisted (Thumbs Down) 41 – 70% = It’s a Movie (Thumb sideways like in Gladiator) 70 – 90% = Hell Yeah! (Thumbs Up) 90 – 100% = Kicks Ass (Horns)

  18. Ambulance [Review]

    In this episode: Thomas and Mike review Michael Bay’s latest action-thriller Ambulance. RATING SCORE SYSTEM: 1 – 40% = Get Fisted (Thumbs Down) 41 – 70% = It’s a Movie (Thumb sideways like in Gladiator) 70 – 90% = Hell Yeah! (Thumbs Up) 90 – 100% = Kicks Ass (Horns)

  19. No Time To Die [Review]

    In this episode: Greg and Kasey review The Suicide Squad. RATING SCORE SYSTEM: 1 – 40% = Get Fisted (Thumbs Down) 41 – 70% = It’s a Movie (Thumb sideways like in Gladiator) 70 – 90% = Hell Yeah! (Thumbs Up) 90 – 100% = Kicks Ass (Horns)

  20. Addams Family 2 [Review]

    In this episode: Greg and Kasey review The Suicide Squad. RATING SCORE SYSTEM: 1 – 40% = Get Fisted (Thumbs Down) 41 – 70% = It’s a Movie (Thumb sideways like in Gladiator) 70 – 90% = Hell Yeah! (Thumbs Up) 90 – 100% = Kicks Ass (Horns)

  21. Critique Revolve: The Suicide Squad

    In this episode: Bobby, Ryan review The Suicide Squad. RATING SCORE SYSTEM: 1 – 40% = Get Fisted (Thumbs Down) 41 – 70% = It’s a Movie (Thumb sideways like in Gladiator) 70 – 90% = Hell Yeah! (Thumbs Up) 90 – 100% = Kicks Ass (Horns)

  22. Critique Revolve: Nine Days

    In this episode: Mike, David review Nine Days. RATING SCORE SYSTEM: 1 – 40% = Get Fisted (Thumbs Down) 41 – 70% = It’s a Movie (Thumb sideways like in Gladiator) 70 – 90% = Hell Yeah! (Thumbs Up) 90 – 100% = Kicks Ass (Horns)

  23. Critique Revolve: Fast & Furious 9

    In this episode: Bobby, Ryan review Fast & Furious 9. RATING SCORE SYSTEM: 1 – 40% = Get Fisted (Thumbs Down) 41 – 70% = It’s a Movie (Thumb sideways like in Gladiator) 70 – 90% = Hell Yeah! (Thumbs Up) 90 – 100% = Kicks Ass (Horns)

  24. Critique Revolve: Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse

    In this episode: Mike, Bobby, Ryan review Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse. RATING SCORE SYSTEM: 1 – 40% = Get Fisted (Thumbs Down) 41 – 70% = It’s a Movie (Thumb sideways like in Gladiator) 70 – 90% = Hell Yeah! (Thumbs Up) 90 – 100% = Kicks Ass (Horns)

  25. Critique Revolve: Godzilla vs. Kong

    In this episode: Paul and Lauren review Godzilla vs. Kong. RATING SCORE SYSTEM: 1 – 40% = Get Fisted (Thumbs Down) 41 – 70% = It’s a Movie (Thumb sideways like in Gladiator) 70 – 90% = Hell Yeah! (Thumbs Up) 90 – 100% = Kicks Ass (Horns)

  26. Critique Revolve: Zack Snyder’s Justice League

    In this episode: Bobby, Steve, Paul and Mike review Zack Snyder’s Justice League. RATING SCORE SYSTEM: 1 – 40% = Get Fisted (Thumbs Down) 41 – 70% = It’s a Movie (Thumb sideways like in Gladiator) 70 – 90% = Hell Yeah! (Thumbs Up) 90 – 100% = Kicks Ass (Horns)

  27. Critique Revolve: The Courier

    In this episode: Brian and Thomas discuss The Courier. RATING SCORE SYSTEM: 1 – 40% = Get Fisted (Thumbs Down) 41 – 70% = It’s a Movie (Thumb sideways like in Gladiator) 70 – 90% = Hell Yeah! (Thumbs Up) 90 – 100% = Kicks Ass (Horns)

  28. Critique Revolve: Color Out of Space

    In this episode: Mike and Thomas discuss Color Out of Space. RATING SCORE SYSTEM: 1 – 40% = Get Fisted (Thumbs Down) 41 – 70% = It’s a Movie (Thumb sideways like in Gladiator) 70 – 90% = Hell Yeah! (Thumbs Up) 90 – 100% = Kicks Ass (Horns)

  29. Critique Revolve: Coming 2 America

    In this episode: Bobby, Ryan and Steve discuss Coming 2 America. RATING SCORE SYSTEM: 1 – 40% = Get Fisted (Thumbs Down) 41 – 70% = It’s a Movie (Thumb sideways like in Gladiator) 70 – 90% = Hell Yeah! (Thumbs Up) 90 – 100% = Kicks Ass (Horns)

  30. Critique Revolve: The Last Vermeer

    In this episode, Mike and David discuss The Last Vermeer. RATING SCORE SYSTEM: 1 – 40% = Get Fisted (Thumbs Down) 41 – 70% = It’s a Movie (Thumb sideways like in Gladiator) 70 – 90% = Hell Yeah! (Thumbs Up) 90 – 100% = Kicks Ass (Horns)

  31. Critique Revolve: Come Play

    In this episode, Brian and Paul discuss Come Play. RATING SCORE SYSTEM: 1 – 40% = Get Fisted (Thumbs Down) 41 – 70% = It’s a Movie (Thumb sideways like in Gladiator) 70 – 90% = Hell Yeah! (Thumbs Up) 90 – 100% = Kicks Ass (Horns)

  32. Critique Revolve (One-Shot): Helstrom 1.01

    In this episode, Mike and Dave discuss Hulu’s Helstrom. RATING SCORE SYSTEM: 1 – 40% = Get Fisted (Thumbs Down) 41 – 70% = It’s a Movie (Thumb sideways like in Gladiator) 70 – 90% = Hell Yeah! (Thumbs Up) 90 – 100% = Kicks Ass (Horns)

  33. Critique Revolve (One-Shot): Hunters

    In this episode, Bobby, Angelica and Mike discuss Amazon’s Hunters. RATING SCORE SYSTEM: 1 – 40% = Get Fisted (Thumbs Down) 41 – 70% = It’s a Movie (Thumb sideways like in Gladiator) 70 – 90% = Hell Yeah! (Thumbs Up) 90 – 100% = Kicks Ass (Horns)

  34. Critique Revolve: Terminator: Dark Fate

    In this episode, Mike, Thomas, Greg and David Bobby, Tony, David discuss Terminator: Dark Fate. RATING SCORE SYSTEM: 1 – 40% = Get Fisted (Thumbs Down) 41 – 70% = It’s a Movie (Thumb sideways like in Gladiator) 70 – 90% = Hell Yeah! (Thumbs Up) 90 – 100% = Kicks Ass (Horns)

  35. Critique Revolve: The Last Dance

    In this episode, Bobby, Tony, David and Brian discuss the ESPN documentary ‘The Last Dance’. RATING SCORE SYSTEM: 1 – 40% = Get Fisted (Thumbs Down) 41 – 70% = It’s a Movie (Thumb sideways like in Gladiator) 70 – 90% = Hell Yeah! (Thumbs Up) 90 – 100% = Kicks Ass (Horns)

  36. Critique Revolve: Quarantine Recommendations

    In this episode, Bobby, Mike and Paul get into their COVID-19 Quarantine Recommendations. RATING SCORE SYSTEM: 1 – 40% = Get Fisted (Thumbs Down) 41 – 70% = It’s a Movie (Thumb sideways like in Gladiator) 70 – 90% = Hell Yeah! (Thumbs Up) 90 – 100% = Kicks Ass (Horns)

  37. Critique Revolve: Wrestlemania 36

    In this episode, Bobby, Ryan and Paul discuss and review Wrestlemania 36. RATING SCORE SYSTEM: 1 – 40% = Get Fisted (Thumbs Down) 41 – 70% = It’s a Movie (Thumb sideways like in Gladiator) 70 – 90% = Hell Yeah! (Thumbs Up) 90 – 100% = Kicks Ass (Horns)

  38. Critique Revolve: Bloodshot

    In this episode, Steve, David and Nichole review Bloodshot. RATING SCORE SYSTEM: 1 – 40% = Get Fisted (Thumbs Down) 41 – 70% = It’s a Movie (Thumb sideways like in Gladiator) 70 – 90% = Hell Yeah! (Thumbs Up) 90 – 100% = Kicks Ass (Horns)

  39. Critique Revolve: The Hunt

    In this episode, Brian and Paul review The Hunt. RATING SCORE SYSTEM: 1 – 40% = Get Fisted (Thumbs Down) 41 – 70% = It’s a Movie (Thumb sideways like in Gladiator) 70 – 90% = Hell Yeah! (Thumbs Up) 90 – 100% = Kicks Ass (Horns)

  40. Critique Revolve: The Invisible Man

    In this episode, Mike and Paul review The Invisible Man. RATING SCORE SYSTEM: 1 – 40% = Get Fisted (Thumbs Down) 41 – 70% = It’s a Movie (Thumb sideways like in Gladiator) 70 – 90% = Hell Yeah! (Thumbs Up) 90 – 100% = Kicks Ass (Horns)

  41. Critique Revolve (One-Shot): Briarpatch

    In this episode, Mike and Clint review Briarpatch. RATING SCORE SYSTEM: 1 – 40% = Get Fisted (Thumbs Down) 41 – 70% = It’s a Movie (Thumb sideways like in Gladiator) 70 – 90% = Hell Yeah! (Thumbs Up) 90 – 100% = Kicks Ass (Horns)

  42. Critique Revolve: Birds of Prey

    In this episode, Lauren and Paul review Birds of Prey. RATING SCORE SYSTEM: 1 – 40% = Get Fisted (Thumbs Down) 41 – 70% = It’s a Movie (Thumb sideways like in Gladiator) 70 – 90% = Hell Yeah! (Thumbs Up) 90 – 100% = Kicks Ass (Horns)

  43. Critique Revolve: Jett – Part 1

    In this episode, Mike and Brian review Cinemax’s Jett. RATING SCORE SYSTEM: 1 – 40% = Get Fisted (Thumbs Down) 41 – 70% = It’s a Movie (Thumb sideways like in Gladiator) 70 – 90% = Hell Yeah! (Thumbs Up) 90 – 100% = Kicks Ass (Horns)

  44. Critique Revolve: The Mandalorian

    Welcome to Critique Revolve! In this special Bacta Tank/Revolve review, Mike and David discuss The Mandalorian. The hosts for this discussion: Mike and David

  45. Critique Revolve: Joker

    Welcome to Critique Revolve! In this special DC on RMD/Revolve review, Angelica and Bobby discuss Todd Phillips’ Joker. The hosts for this discussion: Angelica, Bobby

  46. Critique Revolve: Avengers: Endgame [Blu-ray] Review

    Welcome to Marvel on RMD, Rain Man Digital’s exclusive Marvel fan show. In this episode, the hosts review the Avengers: Endgame Blu-ray/4K Release. The hosts for this discussion: Mike Flores, David Sabal.

  47. Critique Revolve: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

    In this episode, Lauren and Paul review Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. RATING SCORE SYSTEM: 1 – 40% = Get Fisted (Thumbs Down) 41 – 70% = It’s a Movie (Thumb sideways like in Gladiator) 70 – 90% = Hell Yeah! (Thumbs Up) 90 – 100% = Kicks Ass (Horns)

  48. Critique Revolve: Dark Phoenix

    In this episode, Mike, Thomas, Brian and David review Dark Phoenix. RATING SCORE SYSTEM: 1 – 40% = Get Fisted (Thumbs Down) 41 – 70% = It’s a Movie (Thumb sideways like in Gladiator) 70 – 90% = Hell Yeah! (Thumbs Up) 90 – 100% = Kicks Ass (Horns)

  49. Critique Revolve: Hobbs & Shaw

    In this episode, Brian and Greg review Hobbs & Shaw. Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (also known simply as Hobbs & Shaw) is a 2019 American action film directed by David Leitch and written by Chris Morgan and Drew Pearce, from a story by Morgan. RATING SCORE SYSTEM: 1 – 40% = Get Fisted...

  50. Critique Revolve: Lion King

    In this episode, Brian and Greg review Lion King. The Lion King is a 2019 American photorealistic computer-animated musical drama film directed and produced by Jon Favreau, with a screenplay written by Jeff Nathanson, and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. RATING SCORE SYSTEM: 1 – 40% = Get Fisted...

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Critique Revolve is a show dedicated to film and media. From film and television reviews to media theory the hosts discuss, analyze and breakdown your favorite media with an aim to understanding not just the art but the trajectory of media itself.

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