Épisodes

  • Our Favorite Fight Scenes
    Sep 1 2025

    Mark and John review and compare their favorite fight scenes and discuss what it is that makes a fight scene really stick with you (hint: it's not just choreography).

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    1 h et 26 min
  • Why does the Right hate Superman (the movie AND the character)?
    Aug 18 2025

    With James Gunn's Superman still in theaters, Mark and John try to understand why the modern Right hates it so much - not just the movie, but the character. Why do they fixate on words like "refugee" in their anti-"woke" hysteria and why is Superman just not Homelander enough for them?

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    1 h et 8 min
  • 20 Films to get you through the Trump Era
    Aug 4 2025

    Mark and John go through a whopping and eclectic list of movies to help you deal with these dark times. They deliver catharsis, escape, inspiration, education and more. It's a long one for sure, but worth it.

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    1 h et 27 min
  • The Sounds of the Movies
    Jul 21 2025

    Mark and John are joined by Reinhard Denke, co-founder of RNDM ORDR and founder of award-winning commercial sound-design studio firm Stimmüng to discuss sound in film; what's good, what's bad, and why it's so important.

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    49 min
  • Jim Shooter: Superhero or Supervillain?
    Jul 7 2025

    On the passing of legendary writer and former Marvel Editor-in-Chief, John and Mark discuss his complicated legacy in the 70s, 80s, and beyond. While his impact on comics is unquestionable, some of his decisions, both creatively and editorially, may not have been so noble. We have a no-holds-barred conversation about this well-loved and well-hated leader.... genius or jerk (or both)?

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    45 min
  • Identity in Sci Fi: Who Am I Really?
    Jun 21 2025

    From the mindbending epiphany to the hero's journey, knowing or finding out who you really are (AI? Hero? Simulation?) has always been a big part of genre fiction and Mark and John touch on what could easily be the topic of its own ongoing podcast all by itself. Amazingly we don't mention The Matrix. Oh well. The Matrix too.

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    1 h et 5 min
  • The best bits from film soundtracks
    Jun 9 2025

    Mark and John share their personal favorite, if not the "best" per se, songs from film soundtracks and why. Lots of fun!!

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    1 h et 10 min
  • Cursed productions: figuratively and..... literally?
    May 26 2025

    Mark and John go through the disappointingly large list of films consigned to production hell (and maybe a couple where - so they say - Satan himself joined the production team). Wanta know what the hell (haha) that might mean? Give a listen!

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    1 h et 4 min