Make Me Watch It

The Brendans are delighted to once again welcome Trey Lawson to the podcast to talk mummies, mummies, and more mummies! We chat Karl Freund's 1932 original, the 1999 Stephen Sommers bisexually-awakening remake, the most recent effort from Evil Dead: Rise director Lee Cronin, and a few other incarnations worth a look. There's also Big Talk on Little Podcast with the continuing Carpenter Chronicles, discussion of James Cameron's Aliens in 4K, the merits of Primal Season 3, Marian's first Nolan joint, and more.Our Opening Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RAhttps://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hopeWeekly Recs:Trey's recommendation of Coriolanus is on Tubi.Foley's recommendation of Richard III is also on Tubi.Agnew's recommendation of "Love and Gold" is on YouTube, and Livescream is on Tubi, as is the sequel, Livescreamers.You can catch Trey on ⁠Blue Sky⁠ and check out his podcast (and some dope writing) on ⁠Cinepunx⁠. You can (and should) follow Foley on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and/or read his work on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and you can follow Agnew on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, writing at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ occasionally, and wherever you can bloody well find him.

The Brendans celebrate Animation Domination with a brief all-spoiler chat about the money-printing Super Mario Galaxy Movie before celebrating 40 years of Studio Ghibli by diving deep into the studio's first film: Castle in the Sky.There's also chat about showing spooky 9-year-olds One Cut of the Dead, the reappraisal of 2005's Constantine, emotional pro-shots of live theater, and a surprisingly large dose of Scooby-Doo.Our Opening/Closing Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RAhttps://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hopeYou can follow Foley on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and/or read his work on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and you can follow Agnew on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, writing at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ occasionally, and wherever you can bloody well find him.

The Brendans are amaze amaze amazed by a returning special guest and a brace of hope-punk sci-fi adventures this week as A.J. Wilden climbs aboard to talk Shinji Higuchi's Shin Ultraman and Phil Lord & Chris Miller's Project Hail Mary. There's also trailer talk about recent teasers for the likes of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Dune: Part Three, and The Furious, discussion of the lasting power of Christopher Nolan, hot takes about how Arnold Schwarzenegger's Commando is secretly woke.Look, it's been a weird year and we're feeling punchy, but we have fun here.Our Opening/Closing Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RAhttps://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hopeRecommendations:Magica RiotKamen Rider ZeztzA.J. Wilden is on ⁠BlueSky⁠ and ⁠Letterboxd⁠, you can follow Foley on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and/or read his work on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and you can follow Agnew on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, writing at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ occasionally, and wherever you can bloody well find him.

The Brendans are once again joined by the inimitable Lindsay Wilkins of the Schock and Awe Podcast to talk monsters, gangsters, true love, and other miracles. After chatting Oscar hopes, folk horror, and Once Piece, we dive into a spoiler-filled discussion on Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride! alongside one of the formative gangster pictures of the 1930's, The Public Enemy. We also talk Disney's underwhelming 2020's, the seeming impossibility of the upcoming Highlander remake, and more.Our Opening/Closing Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RAhttps://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hopeLindsay's Schlock and Awe Podcast can be found wherever you get your shows, and you can also follow her on Bluesky. You can follow Foley on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and/or read his work on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (particularly his piece on Mary Shelly's cameo in The Bride!), and you can follow Agnew on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, writing at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ occasionally, and wherever you can bloody well find him.

The lads are joined by special guest Devindra Hardawar of Endgadget and The Filmcast to talk All The Weeb Stuff. Agnew and Devindra have a spoiler-free discussion of the merits and shortcomings of Mamoru Hosada's new film Scarlet, and then we all celebrate the 20th anniversary of his breakout original hit The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. We also talk who has the juice to succeed Studio Ghibli, career highlights of the late Robert Duvall, and why Foley is wrong about Excalibur.After Devindra's segment, there's more on the Carpenter Chronicles, reactions to Wuthering Heights and Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die, and we even make time for Oscar nominee catchup and Wrecking Crew follow-up.Devindra's work can all be found at his website, on The Filmcast and at Endgadget, and on Bluesky.Our Opening/Closing Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RAhttps://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hopeYou can follow Foley on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and/or read his work on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (like his recent piece on Christ Hemsworth in Michael Mann Mode, and you can follow Agnew on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, writing at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ occasionally (like the Arrow 4K review where he sings the praises of Excalibur), and wherever you can bloody well find him.And remember: No Wars of Aggression, Black Lives Matter, Trans Rights, Nazis suck, fuck ICE, we are a country of immigrants, and no one is "illegal" on stolen land.

The Brendan are catching castaways and travelling to faraway lands for this show, as we dive into a full-spoiler discussion of Sam Raimi's new thriller Send Help and how it plays to his strengths and those of his two very game leads. We also go on a Rogers and Clark redemption tour for Elaine May's Ishtar, a longtime punchline for over-budget disasters that's actually really damn funny and worth a look. Along our travels, we make room to talk finishing journeys with Stranger Things and the continuing saga of the Carpenter Chronicles, sing the praises of the new The Muppet Show Special, and bid a fond farewell to Catherine O'Hara.And once again: Minnesota strong, Black Lives Matter, Trans Rights, Nazis suck, fuck ICE, we are a country of immigrants, and there are no illegal residents on stolen land. Our Opening/Closing Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RAhttps://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hopeYou can follow Foley on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and/or read his work on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and you can follow Agnew on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, writing at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ occasionally, and wherever you can bloody well find him.

The Brendans celebrate the potential gold for a buncha good movies from 2025 before diving into a full-spoiler (ahem) dissection of Nia DaCosta's 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple. Is it as awesome as Danny Boyle's 28 Years Later? Will we get another 28... movie with this one sinking at the box office? How on Earth did Foley convince Agnew to watch Ishtar? All this, plus an update on the Carpenter Chronicles and Foley's reaction the Baby Assassins Trilogy.And remember: Minnesota strong, Black Lives Matter, Trans Rights, fuck ICE, we are a country of immigrants, and there are no illegal residents on stolen land. Our Opening/Closing Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RAhttps://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hopeYou can follow Foley on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and/or read his work on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (especially his dope piece on Guillermo del Toro's ⁠⁠Frankenstein⁠⁠), and you can follow Agnew on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, writing at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ occasionally, and wherever you can bloody well find him.

The Brendans count down their heaviest hitters of the 2025 cinematic experience, from disappointments to surprises to choices that call into question if they aren't just variants of the same guy from different timelines. There's also a spoiler-free report on the new horror film Primate, discussion on why Cate Blanchett is hottest at her most terrifying, and a look ahead to 2026's Most Wanted.Our Opening/Closing Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RAhttps://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hopeYou can follow Foley on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and/or read his work on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (especially his dope piece on Guillermo del Toro's ⁠Frankenstein⁠), and you can follow Agnew on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, writing at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ occasionally, and wherever you can bloody well find him.

The lads welcome John Nicholson back to the show to celebrate the return of Big Jim Cameron to theaters with the hotly-anticipated Avatar: Fire and Ash. We talk first Cameron experiences and the cultural landscape at the time of the original Avatar's release, how Way of Water and Fire and Ash have cemented it as the sci-fi-saga of the 21st century, and why Oona Chaplin's Varang is Mommy. There's also spoiler-free discussion of Stranger Things Season 5, Agnew reflecting on his completed 2025 George A. Romero odyssey, 2026 Movie Resolutions, and more.Our Opening/Closing Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RAhttps://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hopeYou can follow John Nicholson on ⁠BlueSky⁠ and ⁠Letterboxd⁠, you can catch Foley on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and/or read his work on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and you can follow Agnew on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, writing at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ occasionally, and wherever you can bloody well find him.

The lads celebrate the season by connecting with each other and all of you through time and space to suggest good stuff you should watch, because good stuff is dope. We try for a few lesser-known entries into the holiday canon, films that mean something to us personally, so if you need something in your ears in between Die Hard or The Muppet Christmas Carol, we got you covered. Happy trails.Our Opening/Closing Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RAhttps://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hopeYou can follow Foley on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and/or read his work on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and you can follow Agnew on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, writing at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ occasionally, and wherever you can bloody well find him.

The Brendans are shaken and stirred by the linear passage of time and ostensible miracles of resurrection this week as the lads talk Pierce Brosnan's inaugural adventure as 007 in 1995's Goldeneye, reminisce about Wes Anderson's The Royal Tenenbaums, and go six feet under the spoiler-filled foundations of Wake Up Dead Man. There's also chat about Supergirl's new trailer, the long-awaited Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair, Marian's reaction to Violent Night (I'm a great dad), and a few recommendations from the catalog of the lamentably late Rob Reiner.Our Opening/Closing Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RAhttps://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hopeYou can follow Foley on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and/or read his work on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (especially his dope piece on Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein), and you can follow Agnew on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, writing at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ occasionally, and wherever you can bloody well find him.

The Brendans are solving mysteries and defying gravities, but not alone! Two very special guests - returning ringer Austin Wilden and longtime friend the show John Nicholson - are on deck to examine why movies like Knives Out, Glass Onion, and Wake Up Dead Man are so consistently electrifying. Then for the main course, we go full spoilers on this year's much-awaited musical follow-up Wicked For Good. Our Opening/Closing Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RAhttps://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hopeRecommendations:Yellow Brick RambleTwisted: The Untold Story of a Royal VizierCome From AwayAustin Wilden is on BlueSky and Letterboxd, and John Nicholson is also on BlueSky and Letterboxd - both are dope reads. You can follow Foley on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and/or read his work on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and you can follow Agnew on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, writing at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ occasionally, and wherever you can bloody well find him.

The Brendans are thrilled to be joined in the hunt by Producer Max of the Action for Everyone Podcast (as well as numerous prestigious outlets like Fangoria) to talk monster madness. The lads chew over whether or not Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein was worth the wait and then go on the prowl with Dan Trachtenberg's new blockbuster Predator: Badlands. There's also talk about the new Ethan Coen joint, Predator franchise rankings, and showing your kids John Carpenter's Halloween.Our Opening/Closing Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RAhttps://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hopeYou can find Max on Twitter and Bluesky, as well as on Polygon and the always-great Action For Everyone podcast. follow Foley on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and/or read his work on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and you can follow Agnew on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, writing at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ occasionally, and wherever you can bloody well find him.

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains discussions of suicide, primarily in relation to horror/fantasy fiction. Be advised.The Brendans are pleased to welcome Chris Finik, longtime online chap and fellow student of the "School of Movies" podcast, to chat some tasty tasty horror. We talk scary movie sequels that made Big Choices, and go long and spoiler-heavy on Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill's Black Phone 2, as well as some spooky season recommendations for the runup to Halloween.Our Opening/Closing Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RAhttps://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hopeYou can (and should) find Chris on Bluesky and School of Movies podcast episodes like "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves." You can follow Foley on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and/or read his work on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and you can follow Agnew on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, writing at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ occasionally, and wherever you can bloody well find him.

The Brendans are hip-deep in Halloween shenanigans as we dive into a double-helping of Guillermo del Toro in prep for Frankenstein. Agnew watches Cronos for the first time (spoilers: it's good), and we chew over Crimson Peak for its 10th Anniversary - as well as chatting George Romero's Monkey Shines, the original Amityville Horror, and more.Our Opening/Closing Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RAhttps://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hopeYou can follow Foley on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and/or read his work on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and you can follow Agnew on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, writing at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ occasionally, and wherever you can bloody well find him.

The Brendans convene to join Paul Thomas Anderson in saying "fuck you" to Donald Trump and ICE as we talk One Battle After Another and how it both is and is not the movie the trailers have been selling. We also pay our respects to recently departed film icon Robert Redford by looking how both George A. Romero's Knightriders and Redford's work in Barry Levinson's The Natural recontextualize the legend of King Arthur through 20th century American sports culture. Becuase we're big fucking nerds.Our Opening/Closing Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RAhttps://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hopeYou can follow Foley on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and/or read his work on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and you can follow Agnew on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, writing at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ occasionally, and wherever you can bloody well find him.

The lads are once again graced by the presence of EIC of Cinapse Ed Travis to talk end of summer highlights, beloved classics, and new hotness. Ed and Foley sing the praises of both Akira Kurosawa's High and Low and how Spike Lee makes it his own in this year's Highest 2 Lowest, and Ed talks about why MJ Bassett's Red Sonja spoke to him so strongly. We also chat Jaws, which as old now as King Kong was when Jurassic Park came out, in case you wanted to feel old as hell.Our Opening Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RA: https://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hopeEd is on ⁠Bluesky⁠ and ⁠Letterboxd⁠, and read his work on Cinapse. Foley's piece on Highest To Lowest is there as well⁠⁠⁠, you can follow Foley on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Blusky⁠⁠⁠⁠, and you can follow Agnew on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠, and wherever you can bloody well find him.

Agnew is joined by his daughter, Marian, to guess each other's Top Picks for movies they saw in the theater this summer, from new releases to repertory favorites. Did we both like Superman? How high does Kpop Demon Hunters rank on our lists? We also make a couple predictions about what are sure to be two of the biggest movies of the holiday season - Wicked For Good and Avatar: Fire and Ash.Our Opening/Closing Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RAhttps://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hopeYou can follow Foley on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and/or read his work on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and you can follow Agnew on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, writing at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ occasionally, and wherever you can bloody well find him.

The Brendans mark the anniversary of Foley's birth and the finale of yet another season of "Make Me Watch It" with a feature-length commentary on the next film of the Cornetto Trilogy - 2007's Hot Fuzz. They also do a lightning round of stuff they've watched, from this year's The Naked Gun reboot to the re-release of 2009's The Boy and the Beast and a few other sweet treats in between.(If you want to skip straight to commentary, it starts at 14:03.)Our Opening/Closing Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RAhttps://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hopeYou can follow Foley on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and/or read his work on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and you can follow Agnew on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, writing at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ occasionally, and wherever you can bloody well find him.

The Brendans say "Excelsior!" as we blast off to wax poetic about how much we still love James Gunn's Superman (we don't have a problem, you have a problem) and the impressive merits of Marvel's First Family in their first MCU outing. We also talk previous Fantastic Four incarnations (they're bad), exciting new trailers (they're good), and Foley goes on a rant on the absolutely unhinged Happy Gilmore 2 (it's complicated).Our Opening/Closing Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RAhttps://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hopeYou can follow Foley on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and/or read his work on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and you can follow Agnew on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, writing at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ occasionally, and wherever you can bloody well find him.

The Brendans don their Hypno-glasses to talk caped crusaders and last sons of Krypton with a fabulous special guest. Zaki Hasan of IGN, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the MovieFilm Podcast joins us to talk Batman Forever at 30, Batman Begins at 20, and a deep dive into James Gunn's Superman.We also chat the new Jurassic World: Rebirth, Agnew's reaction to 28 Years Later, and Marian's observations on superheroes from Big Blue to the Governator.Our Opening/Closing Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RAhttps://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hopeYou can also find Zaki Hasan on his website, you can follow Foley on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and/or read his work on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and you can follow Agnew on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, writing at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ occasionally, and wherever you can bloody well find him.

The Brendans gather to jaw over a lot of catchup on the big and small screen, from One of Them Days, Elio & 28 Years Later to introducing Wes Anderson and George A. Romero classics to the young and old. We also talk Netflix's new streaming hit KPop Demon Hunters and the new sports drama from the Top Gun: Maverick team, F1 (or F1: The Movie, if you're nasty).Our Opening/Closing Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RAhttps://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hopeYou can follow Foley on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and/or read his work on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and you can follow Agnew on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, writing at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ occasionally, and wherever you can bloody well find him.

The Brendans are in Live-Action Remake Town as Agnew talks taking the kiddo the the new How to Train Your Dragon and both Foley and Agnew celebrate the 10th anniversary of S.S. Rajamouli's epic Baahubali (which isn't actually a remake of The Lion King, but kinda is). We also talk the new Wes Anderson caper, the new animated Predator: Killer of Killers, and watching Friday the 13th on Jason's Birthday.Our Opening/Closing Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RAhttps://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hopeYou can follow Foley on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and/or read his work on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and you can follow Agnew on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, writing at ⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ occasionally, and wherever you can bloody well find him.

The Brendans choose to accept the mission of chatting everything from the original Star Wars Trilogy to 1980's Ninjasploitation cinema, the live-action Lilo & Stitch remake, and the big finale (?) of the Mission: Impossible series. There's also talk of some new spooky trailers, debates on the merits of the original Karate Kid, and why Jason Mantzoukas is magic on Taskmaster.Our Opening/Closing Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RAhttps://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hopeYou can follow Foley on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and/or read his work on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and you can follow Agnew on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, writing at ⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠ occasionally, and wherever you can bloody well find him.

The Brendans bring special guest Austin Wilden back to talk old blood and new superheroes with a big ol' meal on Marvel's Thunderbolts*, the Lost Bullet films (especially the trilogy-concluding Last Bullet) and why they're delightful. We also take a detour into Horror Town with a discussion on breakout franchise revival Final Destination: Bloodlines in between dropping hot takes on everything from the new Superman trailer to Andor to Mission: Impossible.Our Opening Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RAhttps://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hopeListen to Austin on the School of Movies epside on I Saw the TV Glow and follow them on Bluesky and Letterboxd. You can follow Foley on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and/or read his work on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and you can follow Agnew on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, writing at ⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠ occasionally, and wherever you can bloody well find him.

The Brendans are joined by yet another legendary guest for a very special show on one of the best releaes of the year. Producer Max of the "Action For Everyone" podcast joins us to talk about Ryan Coogler's new pop art masterpiece Sinners along with its place in the history of black vampire movies alongside works like Ganja & Hess. We also talk exciting new Predator stuff, introducing loved ones to spooky movies, and why you should never trust the Irish.Our Opening Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RAhttps://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hopeRead Max's fantastic piece on Polygon, follow him on the socials at @ODSTSpartan, and listen to him on Action For Everyone. You can follow Foley on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and/or read his work on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and you can follow Agnew on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, writing at Cinapse⁠⁠ occasionally, and wherever you can bloody well find him.

The Brendans commemorate the late, great Val Kilmer with - among a broader retrospective - a look at his first starring role in 1984's Zucker/Abrams/Zucker comedy Top Secret and 2004's (yes, Agnew - it's 2004) Spartan. We also talk Predator stuff, dinosaur stuff, Marvel trailers, video game malarkey, and even offer a taste of our excitement for Ryan Coogler's upcoming Sinners.Our Opening Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RAhttps://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hopeYou can follow Foley on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and/or read his work on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and you can follow Agnew on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠reviewing movies on Cinapse⁠ occasionally, and wherever you can bloody well find him.

Well, A Minecraft Movie is just around the corner, so the Brendans chew over the past 20-plus years of video game movie adaptations - what works, what doesn't, why some films like As Above, So Below and Prey seems to crack the "feel" in spite of being otherwise unrelated, and if TV is the smarter way to go.We also do a lot of catchup, from the cast announcement for Avengers: Doomsday to Netflix's The Residence, and wandering the wilds of Picnic at Hanging Rock to the taut sensuality of Black Bag.Our Opening Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RAhttps://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hopeYou can follow Foley on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and/or read his work on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠, and you can follow Agnew on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, reviewing movies on Cinapse occasionally, and wherever you can bloody well find him.

The Brendans are joined for a giant-size episode by the inimitable Lindsay Wilkins of the Schlock and Awe podcast to sift through our favorite movies of the (now half-over) decade. We also chat why 2024's The Count of Monte Cristo is both a great Mission: Impossibe and Batman movie, the merits of subtext (or lack thereof) in Mickey 17, and why you should go see The Day the Earth Blew Up asap.Our Opening Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RAhttps://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hopeLindsay is on Bluesky and Letterboxd, you can follow Foley on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and/or read his work on ⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠ (including a review of the newest Die Hard-alike, ⁠⁠Cleaner⁠⁠), and you can follow Agnew on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and wherever you can bloody well find him.

For March Madness, the Brendans team up with our crew at Cinapse to celebrate possibly our favorite sub-genre - the romantic swashbuckling adventure! Here we have a three-course feast of options, from 1935's Captain Blood, 2014's The Pirates, and - one of the best to ever do it - 1987's The Princess Bride. We also pay respects to departed actors Michelle Trachtenberg and Gene Hackman, ponder what's to become of Bond under Bezos's guiding hand, and the shocking "redesign" of Shrek and Donkey.Our Opening Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RAhttps://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hopeYou can follow Foley on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and/or read his work on ⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠ (including a review of the newest Die Hard-alike, ⁠Cleaner⁠), and you can follow Agnew on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and wherever you can bloody well find him.

The Brendans mark the release of Captain America: Brave New World by filling in a presidential blind spot in the hallowed "Die Hard on a ____" subgenre, Wolfgang Peterson's Air Force One. Agnew also gives spoiler-free impressions on the newest MCU entry, Foley sings the praises of last year's The Count of Monte Cristo, and we celebrate the success of new horror genre mashup Heart Eyes.Our Opening Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RAhttps://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hopeYou can follow Foley on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Blusky⁠⁠⁠⁠ and/or read his work on ⁠Cinapse⁠ (including a review of the newest Die Hard-alike, Cleaner), and you can follow Agnew on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and wherever you can bloody well find him.

The Brendans reflect on the 2025 Oscar Nominations, talk The Brutalist and Dog Man, and then take a deep dive into the twisted suburbs of David Lynch's 1986 noir classic Blue Velvet. We also make time for hidden gems like the Eye for an Eye films and Jentry Chau vs. The Underworld. Our Opening Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RA https://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hope You can follow Foley on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Blusky⁠⁠⁠ and/or read his work on Cinapse, and you can follow Agnew on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠, and wherever you can bloody well find him.

The Brendans are joined by their comrade in the world of Cinapse, fearless leader and EIC Ed Travis, to talk our most anticipated films of 2025. We rundown our biggies, our honorable mentions, and the movies we just have our fingers crossed for. Ed also talks effusively about his love for The Brutalist, Foley takes us through his journey from hating the first Den of Thieves to loving the sequel, and Agnew does a Mark Hamill's The Joker impression. We have fun here. Our Opening Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RA https://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hope Ed is on Bluesky and Letterboxd, and read his work on Cinapse. Foley's piece on the Den of Theives films is there as well⁠, you can follow Foley on ⁠⁠⁠Blusky⁠⁠⁠, and you can follow Agnew on ⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠, and wherever you can bloody well find him.

The Brendans ring in the new year with a special anniversary commentary - only, the anniversary doesn't belong to a film, but to one of us! Since Agnew is turning 40, we celebrate with a real-time discussion of 1938's The Adventures of Robin Hood. The lads also do a short spoiler piece on the big horror hit of the season Nosferatu, because we contain multitudes. If you want to skip right to the commentary, it begins at 39:29. Our Opening Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RA https://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hope Read Foley's reviews on ⁠Cinapse⁠, follow him on ⁠⁠Blusky⁠⁠, and follow Agnew on ⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠ and wherever you can bloody well find him.

The Brendans gather around the holiday hearth to reflect on the Year of Cinema 2024, looking at favorites, surprises, disappointments, and everything in between. We also get some chat about Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Lord of the Rings: War of the Rohirrim as well as that handsome new Superman trailer, and give even more holiday movie recommendations for those in need. Also, Krampus and slapping is mentioned. Blame Foley. Our Opening Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RA https://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hope Read Foley's reviews on Cinapse, follow him on ⁠Blusky⁠, and follow Agnew on ⁠Letterboxd⁠, ⁠Bluesky⁠ and wherever you can bloody well find him.

The Brendans are once again joined by musical theater guru Austin Wilden to chat the big musical blockbusters ruling the box office. We chew on the middling Moana 2 and contemplate how it exemplifies Disney's relenquishing of the animation domination crown even as they rake in record profits, and marvel at how John M. Chu and crew accomplish the impossible with the first installment of their 2-part adaptation of Wicked. We also have a few holiday recommendations for anyone needing some extra festivus about now. Our Opening Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RA https://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hope Follow Austin on Bluesky, Letterboxd, and Tumblr, follow Foley on Blusky and Cinapse, and follow Agnew on Letterboxd, Bluesky and wherever you can bloody well find him.

The Brendans travel back in time to ancient Rome to talk 2000's GLADIATOR and 2024's GLADIIATOR (not our fault, but we'll happily misuse this) and what does and doesn't come together in this massive lagacyquel. We also chat Season 2 of Netflix's Arcane, introducing a new generation to Back to the Future, and even make time for a little video game nonsense. Our Opening Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RA https://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hope Read Brendan Foley's review of The Piano Lesson on Cinapse. And follow Brendan Agnew and Brendan Foley on the socials.

The Brendans convene for a good old-fashioned bloodlust episode - because if 2024 is done with horror, neither are we. The lads talk Chuck Russell's dynamite remake of The Blob and 1997's creature feature The Relic, as well as singing the praises of perhaps John Carpenter's most terrifying film. There's also spoiler-free chat on the recently-wrapped Agatha All Along, impressions of Noroi: The Curse, and copious respectful admiration of talented actresses. Our Opening Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RA https://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hope Follow our work on Cinapse, and take care of yourselves.

It's a Halloween musical extravaganza as the Brendans welcome Trey Lawson of the "Tomb of Ideas" podcast to talk Brian De Palma's Phantom of the Paradise as well as Allan Arkush and Joe Dante's Rock 'N' Roll High School. We also have spoiler free thoughts on The Shadow Strays and The Wild Robot, as well as recommendations for anyone looking to close out Spooky Season with a bang. Our Opening Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RA https://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hope Catch Trey on Blue Sky and check out his podcast (and some dope writing) on Cinepunx. Read Brendan Foley's Timo Tjahjanto-approved (no, really) review of The Shadow Strays on Cinapse, and check out Noroi: The Curse while you're there.

It's time for swords, sorcery, and bloodsucking as the Brendans chat why The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is such a good show, and why recent vampire outings Abigail and Salem's Lot - while enjoyable - aren't the best versions of themselves. We also get Agnew's report on Megalopolis and The Wild Robot, and a description of Ranma 1/2 that we promise you is not just us trying to make you think you're tripping balls. Our Opening Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RA https://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hope Check out our work on Cinapse.

The Brendans welcome special guest and longtime online pal Ryan B to talk John Woo's seminal 1989 heroic bloodshed opus The Killer and the remake of the same name from this year. We also talk some of Woo's American work and how the legendary Hong Kong director has changed over the years. Ryan even gives us a report on both Megalopolis and The Substance, now in theaters! Our Opening Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RA https://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hope Follow our work on Cinapse and check out Ryan's reviews on letterboxd.

The lads celebrate a full year of the show and a full 20 years since they were introduced to the comedic genre-blending stylings of Edgar Wright with a full-length commentary on Shaun of the Dead. There's also catch-up, including Agnew finally watching indie sensation Hundreds of Beavers and an update on a newbie's journey through the Friday the 13th series. Commentary: 20:06-2:06:28 Our Opening Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RA https://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hope Read Foley's piece on Hundreds of Beavers at Cinapse, or check out the Two Cents Crew gushing over John Woo's Red Cliff.

We're impatient to start Spooky Season, so we celebrate the 15th anniversary of the new classic Coraline as well as Fede Alvarez's brand-new Alien: Romulus. We also give our thoughts on Amazon Prime streaming shows Batman: Caped Crusader and Fallout, and throw out some recommendations for what may have flown under the radar. Our Opening Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RA https://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hope Check out Brendan Foley's review of indie sensation Hundreds of Beavers on Cinapse.

It's all X-mens all the way down, babes. The Brendans dive deep into the fantastic X-men '97 revival of the classic 1990s cartoon series as well as get into our unexpectedly complicated feelings on recent Marvel castings, the state of the superhero movie genre, and the MCU "comeback" that is Deadpool & Wolverine. Spoilers and bad puns abound. Our Opening Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RA https://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hope Follow our work on Cinapse, and remember - keep your dogs on a damn leash.

It's Legacyquel time as the Brendans chat everything from horror breakout Longlegs and Kevin Costner's Horizon: An American Saga to Netflix's Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F and the whirlwind box office smash Twisters. We also dig into the new trailer for Deadpool & Wolverine, do a spoiler-filled discussion on Season 2 of My Adventures With Superman, and gush about the filmography of Michael Mann. Our Opening Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RA https://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hope Read our work on Cinapse, hear Brendan Agnew on the Matinee Heroes episode on Dan Trachtenberg's Prey, and remember: IF YOU FEEL IT -

It's an animation domination extravaganza as the Brendans are joined by tokusatsu scholar and gentlethem Austin Wilden of Wit's Writing to talk the new Netflix film Ultraman: Rising and how it functions as both a great intro to the character and a faithful outing for longtime fans. We also check in on Marian's first viewing of The Fellowship of the Ring, talk non-spoiler thoughts on Inside Out 2 and our overall opinions on Pixar, and recommend some quality Gay Shit to watch even though it's no longer Pride Month. Read our work on Cinapse, listen to Brendan on the recent The Departed episode of Matinee Heroes, and check out Austin on the recent School of Movies episode on Season 2 of Netflix's live-action One Piece.

Whatcha gonna do? The Brendans reflect on the franchise that made Will Smith the biggest star on the planet, and that's grown unbelievably reflective and (relatively) emotionally mature in its old age as we roll through the Bad Boys series. We also look at the '90s action classic Speed on its 30th anniversary, share experiences with the recent theatrical release of the Lord of the Rings films, opine on which Die Hard-a-likes are the best, and get a surprise Marian report on Inside Out 2. Read Brendan Foley's work on Cinapse (especially this piece) and/or follow us on the socials.

The Brendans ring in June with an in-depth look at Wes Ball's Kingom of the Planet of the Apes and George Miller's Furiosa. We also catch up on My Adventures With Superman, go off on odd Muppet tangents, and raise a glass to Fangoria and The Kingcast's sadly departed Scott Wampler. Follow our work on Cinapse, and happy trails.

Brendan and Brendan celebrate their love of the human body as the ultimate special effect with the police action series The Roundup and this summer's new action comedy The Fall Guy, as well as celebrating the other kind of special effects. From Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes to Challengers, from Satoshi Kon to the Fallout series, we range far and wide to chew the fat while still keeping things under 2 1/2 hours...for once. Follow our work on Cinapse.

The Brendans go extra long as we talk Alien and The Mummy this recent May the 4th, as well as a first-timer's impressions of 1973's The Wicker Man, spooky movie catch-up, and some big Part 2s that recently dropped - along with much more. Read our work at Cinapse, and live long and prosper.