• Intro (0:00)
• promo
• Movie Wire promo (1:59)
• Justin refuses to buy us gifts we ask for (2:15)
• Josh: My Adventures with Superman season 3 (3:27)
• Matt and his adventures at Gen Con (8:28)
• Alex: Palia (22:37)
• Matt: Splatoon Raiders (31:11)
• Josh: Ghost of Tsushima (37:28)
• Alex: More documentaries (55:58)
• Goodbyes and social media plugs (1:05:25)

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Be sure to check out Antonio's other podcasts The Cultworthy and The Cultworthy Classic at his website here

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This time, we're... celebrating..? 25 years of 'Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.' You can watch Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001,) too and suffer with us. Please...

Or you can listen and laugh at our pain. *This is the recommended method

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• Intro (0:00)
• Five Nights at Freddy's 2 w/Slade providing context (1:29)
• I Have Some Notes promo (23:13)
• Zootopia 2 (24:29)
• WB/Netflix merger, Goodbyes and social media plugs (59:49)

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• Disclaimer - Harsh editing (0:00)
• Intro/Welcome back, Slade (1:04)
• Previously on Talking SMAC... (4:59)
• Chainsaw Man - The Movie thoughts and spoilers (6:24)
• MAPPA doesn't miss (16:50)
• Slade gets the Big D (19:51)
• Does Josh remember the [spoiler]? (23:36)
• What's the deal with Miss Makima?! (27:52)
• What does Reze bring to the Chainsaw Man table? (31:16)
• Josh embarrasses himself again (36:59)
• Josh's standout moments (41:01)
• How would Josh recommend Chainsaw Man - The Movie to people? (43:11)
• Slade needs to know Josh's thoughts on My Dress Up Darling season 2 (53:54)
• Slade would like to know Josh's feelings on Frieren: Beyond Journey's End and The Apothecary Diaries (58:37)
• Slade challenges Josh to watch My Hero Academia (1:03:52)
• Josh is surprised Slade doesn't like a popular anime (1:06:56)
• **Luis enters the chat (1:10:30)
• Slade and Luis fight (1:11:54)
• Did Luis have any foreknowledge into Chainsaw Man - The Movie? (1:12:35)
• Chainsaw Man pt 2 of the Manga gets confusing (1:17:05)
• Luis and Slade reconnect over the score for Chainsaw Man - The Movie (1:23:20)
• Luis surprised at the Chainsaw Man timeline (1:29:35)
• Josh gives kudos to the Anime Boys; Luis & Slade (1:34:00)
• Luis's prediction for Miss Makima (1:37:57)
• Goodbyes and social media plugs (1:43:47)

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• Intro (0:00)
• Super Familiar with the Wilsons promo (0:38)
• 2025 Comics (1:06)
• 2025 Video Games (4:18)
• TV/Streaming shows (8:43)
• 2025 Movies (14:24)
• Game Club Pod thoughts on A Minecraft Movies (21:13)
• 2025 Moves cont'd (28:03)
• Social media plugs (35:58)

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You can find the YouTube version of this episode here

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Also! Josh did another tour of podcasts that released in the last week, so don't forget to check out his appearance on:

Quest Me (video podcast)

Video Game Club

Multiverse of Badness

Sub-Zero vs Zuko

The Iron Gian vs King Kong

• Intro/We're recording early! (0:00)
• Game Club Pod promo (5:23)
• Not The Odyssey review (7:08)
• The Odyssey review (16:02)
• Goodbyes and social media plugs (1:11:52)

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• Hey there, hi there, hello there A quick intro? Is this going to be a short episode? (0:00)
• Movie Wire promo (1:23)
• Initial thoughts and feelings on The Mandalorian & Grogu (1:48)
• How do we feel about face actors being cast in Star Wars properties? (19:24)
• Josh pivots to vent about Dave Filoni inserting himself via cameos (21:25)
• Sigourney Weaver as Col. Ward (25:44)
• Jeremy Allen White as Rotta the Hutt (31:59)
• Plot breakdown (34:26)
• One of the best easter eggs in the film (37:27)
• More plot summary (39:39)
• More praise for the VFX team (45:42)
• The voice for the Anzelians is Moaning Myrtle (47:39)
• The low point of the film (49:39)
• Are we okay with the New Republic committing war crimes? (58:40)
• A cut plot thread from the trailers (1:00:12)
• The future of Star Wars projects? (1:06:07)
• Goodbyes and social media plugs (1:12:02)

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*The sound clip at the end of the episode is from The Bad Lip Reading YouTube channel. We do not own the rights to this song and we do not receive any monetary compensation for this episode. 

• Intro/Josh's new dream guest for the podcast/Josh & Alex workshop a bad sports comedy (0:00)
• Cultworthy promo  (7:53)
• Street Fighter (11:33)
• Dune: Part Three (18:27)
• Coyote vs Acme (29:31)
• Spider Noir (37:25)
• Clayface (43:57)
• Spider-Man: Brand New Day (52:12)
• Goodbyes and social media plugs (1:06:06)

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• Intro/weather/Olympic discussion (0:00)
• I Have Some Notes promo (5:01)
• Don't trust the USPS with your poutine delivery (5:33)
• Fallout season 2 discussion (7:49)
• Josh gripes for a looooooong time (11:40)
• Alex disagrees (16:52)
• Who the hell is Justin Theroux: the sequel (34:10)
• Alex stops paying attention (37:32)
• Fallout season 2; must-see or pass? (39:22)
• BIG-TIME SPOILERS (43:05)
• Social media plugs and goodbyes (1:10:51)

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How do they celebrate, you ask? By talking over the movie so you can watch along with them whenever you like, of course! It's Talking Commentaries!

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Antonio (the Josh for this week) and Justin (the Alex for this week) from Back 2 the Balcony fill in to give a full-SPOILER review Predator Badlands!

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• Intro (0:00)
• Let's meet Doug from Cataclysm Games & Collectibles! (1:32)
• Hemanstarfox joins the group! (5:14)
• Kicking things off with an AMA question (6:20)
• Rocket Racoon vs Legolas (7:01)
• Marvel Rivals tangent about Jeff the Landshark (8:29)
• Back to Rocket Racoon vs Legolas (10:50)
• Lara Croft vs Aloy - One Bow, One Shot battle (15:20)
• AMA: Joey Fitz question (19:06)
• Goku vs Omni Man (23:49)*
• Homer Simpson vs Fred Flintston vs Peter Griffin (27:00)
• Dennis Nedry (Jurassic Park) vs Boris Grishenko (GoldenEye) - Hacker off (28:18)
• Engineer-Xeno Hybrid from Alien Romulus vs Human-Xeno Hybrid from Alien Resurrection (32:42)
• AMA: Slade question (36:11)
• The Rookie vs Malcolm Reynolds vs Rick Castle vs Guy Gardner - Nathan Fillion character fight (43:10)
• Xenomorph vs The Death Angel from A Quiet Place (45:27)
• Stuart Little vs Remy (52:40)
• Purrgil vs Chitauri Leviathans (Space Whale battle) (55:46)
• Batman (from Batman Begins) vs V (V for Vendetta movie) (1:04:28)
• Heel John Cena vs Ruthless Aggression Era John Cena (1:10:21)
• Did Hemanstarfox lied about his backstory?! (1:13:26)
• Goodbyes and social media plugs (1:15:38)

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Special thank yous to Ricki for running our mixer for the live recording. 

Also, special shoutouts to our friends who have supported us and teamed up with us throughout the years:

• Luis, Scotti, Matt and Bepbo (Talking SMAC OGs who helped kick off the podcast)
• Derek, the creator of our original logo
• Dan at Casting Views
• Antonio at The Cultworthy
• Joey, Tim & Alex at the Game Club Pod
• Justin at the Movie Wire
• Cesar at the No on 15 All-Cast
• Karen and Ann at the Sugar Coated Murder
• Josh and Amanda at Super Familiar with The Wilsons
• Liam, Scott and Gregg at I Have Some Notes
• Slade at Driveway Studios

We truly could not have made it this far without your support and friendship. Thank you all, so much! 

*Omni Man vs Thanos was suggested in Episode 150, Goku vs Invincible was suggested in episode 74

• Intro (0:00)
• Casting Views Promo (7:13)
• *Pitch Meeting disclaimer (8:05)
• Josh forgot a big nitpick from last week’s review (10:25)
• Alex pitches a ‘House of Leaves’ adaptation (11:37)
• Josh has questions about Alex's pitch (24:58)
• Casting options? (27:50)
• Josh pitches his 'Inheritance Cycle' adaptation (32:36)
• Who would Josh want to animate his series? (42:39)
• Josh pitches his showrunner if it's not him (46:16)
• Josh lays out his dream casting (46:58)
• Social media plugs and good byes (1:07:16)

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• Intro/Josh and the blustery day (0:00)
• The Popeye slasher film that Justin's already seen (0:53)
• The Russo brothers pre-MCU filmography (3:46)
• Game Club Pod promo (9:34)
• Justin's take on the Russo's MCU entries so far (11:05)
• Post-Marvel Russo bros projects (13:51)
• The Russo's blank check return to the MCU (26:07)
• Do the Russo's really only work within the MCU structure of film-making? (28:14)
• Goodbyes and social plugs (45:08)

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• Intro (0:00)
• Kelli Fitzpatrick, what'cha doin'? (0:57)
• How did Kelli come to write this book? (3:35)
• Keeping the book on point with Carol's adventures and not skewing into fan fiction (5:52)
• The framing device of the book; Ripley Ryan aka Star (8:36)
• Did Kelli get to go to the Marvel archives? (10:00)
• What was Kelli's process in keeping the continuity straight? (11:37)
• Capturing the voices of our interview subjects (14:52)
• Alex gets Carol Danvers now (17:30)
• Josh learned something new about Carol Danvers (22:39)
• How the book makes a Superman-like character relatable (25:46)
• Let's learn more about Kelli! (28:55)
• Maybe the most important question of the night (31:45)
• Kelli's role in the Star Trek Adventures TTRPG (36:00)
• Kelli's favorite convention(s) to attend (39:37)
• Back on topic with Carol Danvers' time with Alpha Flight (42:57)
• Kelli's favorite look for Carol (44:00)
• Creating social media posts for the book (46:54)
• Carol's journey and resilient history with abuse (49:02)
• One final Trek question (52:04)
• Josh anoints Kelli into the Captain Marvel/Carol Danvers "Writers who understand Carol Danvers" club (53:48)
• Was there something in Carol's history that surprised Kelli? (55:23)
• Alex learns about age gaps (56:22)
• Kelli's take on Carol's position in Marvel's Civil War II (57:34)
• Social media plugs and good byes (59:09)

Captain Marvel: Carol Danvers Declassified releases on March 4, 2025. You can order the book by clicking here

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• (0:22) Alex's Kraven cameo revealed
• (2:51) No on 15 promo
• (4:17) Kraven: what were they thinking + 28 Years Later trailer
• (8:22) What does Avi Arad actually do
• (20:20) Has Sony made a good film in the last five years? a breakdown of no, no they have not
• (28:03) Apple + is great
• (31:35) Morbius and the 90s Spider-Man the Animated Series
• (43:25) Not understanding Spider-man's journey or motto
• (51:16) Smac-Rating on Kraven the Hunter
• (52:25) The unmade Sony Spider-verse movies
• (1:01:07) wrap up

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• (0:27) Welcome to Diana
• (1:55) What'cha doin', Diana? Fanfiction of 9-1-1 franchise, Bones, and more
• (6:13) 'Sex lives of superheroes' inspiration and research
• (15:24) What stays in, what gets left out of the book and personal opinions on Captain America's virginity
• (29:35) Wolverine's immortal sperm body horror and Loki gives birth to a horse
• (36:10) What in the MCU do we not want to see adapted? Marvel Zombies, The Ultimates, Spider-Man: Reign, Hydra-Steve/Secret Empire, and vending machines
• (46:42) Surprises & fun while writing the book
• (52:22) DC comic/movie speculation, our love of Batman and which Robins we don't like. 
• (1:05:53) Wrap up

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• (00:14) Movies that got moved: Saw, Exorcist, Friday the 13th
• (00:54) Justin loved 2024 for horror
• (4:28) Timecut and Y2k
• (8:12) Smile 2 and the issue with stretching Youtube shorts into full length movies
• (17:12) Nosferatu vs Bram Stoker's Dracula and Shadow Of the Vampire
• (27:08) Terrifier 3
• (34:31) Heretic w/ Hugh Grant
• (39:44) Rippy - Evil Kanagroo!
• (43:51) Love of bad horror and good horror

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• Football talk with Dan (0:40) 
• Bears double-doink & The Ohio State Buckeyes (6:02) 
• I Hate It. Let's Watch It promo (8:11)
• Star Wars: The Acolyte breakdown (8:51)
• The sexiness of Manny Jacinto and other good things about The Acolyte (21:51)
• Twister, Twisters, Glen Powell appreciation! (Sorry, Justin) (28:17)
• Alex's love of bad movies: Super Icyclone, Santa Jaws, Deep Blue Sea, Sharknado (31:43)
• Rebel Moon: The Director's Cut (39:14)
• The Three Amigos: One of the greatest movies ever made (44:39)
• The Drew Carey Show is finally streaming (49:36)
• Those About to Die (Peacock exclusive; not a sponsor, but could be ;) ) (53:48)
• Iwan Rheon and Alan Rickman appreciation (57:35)
• The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (59:40)
• Wrap up (1:09:08) 

Check out Dan's work on Pack-A-Day & Game On Wisconsin

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• We experience nervousness (0:01)
• No on 15 promo (2:16)
• Meeting Michael Hirsch (3:27)
• The Caillou question! (5:10)
• Career beginnings/Star Wars Holiday Special (7:08)
• Creating vs acquiring a show (16:08)
• Care Bears love & Important of libraries (17:43)
• Working with George Lucas (21:06)
• Tales from the Crypt show, cartoon, and comic (24:31)
• Hand drawn vs computer animation (26:49)
• Making 'mature' cartoons and evolving animation (29:10)
• What drew Michael Hirsch to animation & comic history: comic books and Canadian superheroes: Nelvana, Captain Canuck (37:16)
• Personal histories (42:18)
• End of interview chatting (47:21)
• Watch Star Trek (51:05)
• Wrap up (52:00)

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• Tina Turner and annoying Justin (0:40)
• I Hate It. Let's Watch it promo (4:11)
• Sequels dominate & Supersized streaming budgets (5:02)
• Tossing movies into the void (18:18)
• Mocking past movie/tv roles (26:48)
• The Flintstones appreciation & old school merchandise (36:13)
• Justin's grindhouse theater love and other theatrical memories (41:17)
• Take risks studios: Paranormal Activity, Cloverfield, smaller budgets hit big (49:50)
• Creators being protective of their creation (1:11:39)
• Wrap up (1:24:49)

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Does it hold up as a sequel? Does it meet the Pixar standard? Is Pixar a studio doomed to be shuttered sooner than later? 

• House of the Dragon came out 2 years ago!? (1:16)
• Zachery Levi moment: Shazam 2 and Harold and the Purple Crayon (3:18)
• Where is our short, Pixar!? (7:31)
• Cultworthy Promo (10:14)
• Inside Out 2 non-spoiler review (10:32)
• Box Office weekend numbers (23:31)
• SMAC Rating: Must See or Pass? (29:05)
• Spoilers/review (30:09)
• Josh's Pride & continued spoilers (37:56)
• Wrap-up and a SMAC fan review after the credits (52:59)

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Fightcard:

• The Muppets vs Looney Tunes (2:09)
• The Mandalorian vs The Witcher (3:55)
• The Bad Batch vs The Penguins of Madagascar (6:40) 
• Special Event: 1-On-1 Football Drill - Forrest Gump vs Bobby Boucher (12:39)
• 4-way Super Spy Fight: James Bond vs Ethan Hunt vs Jason Bourne vs Napoleon Solo (14:45)
• DCU Assassin Fight: Deadshot vs Deathstroke vs Bloodsport vs Black Manta (18:01)
• Tyler Rake vs John Wick (21:05)
• 4-way fight: Leon Kennedy vs Solid Snake vs Archer vs The Punisher (23:58)
• Wolverine vs Taz (28:28)
• Monsterverse Godzilla vs Mew Two (29:51)
• Reptar vs Trogdor the Burninator (32:54)
• The Shoveler vs Micraft Steve w/ a Shovel (35:24)
• Dance Battle: Reed Richards vs Baron Zemo vs Peter Parker vs The Joker (38:21)
• Colonial Marines (Aliens) vs Helldivers vs Starship Troopers (41:42)
• Heist-Off: Ocean's 11 vs The Toretto Crime Family vs The Italian Job (45:13)
• Stuart Little vs Remy (47:57) 
• Cecil (Invincible) vs Nick Fury (Marvel) vs Amanda Waller (DC) (48:42)
• Batman vs Rick Sanchez (50:41)
• MCU Not-Captain America Battle: The Red Guardian vs US Agent (52:58)
• Black Krrsantan vs Jake Sulley (55:04)
• Friendship Battle: Keanu Reeves vs Brenden Fraser (58:51)
• Peter Parker vs Bruce Wayne (1:00:47)
• The Juggernaut vs The Blob (1:02:58)
• Phoenix Wright vs Dwight Schrute (1:04:16)
• Thanos vs Omni Man (1:07:36)
• Pennywise vs The Joker (1:11:02)
• 3 on 4 Fight: 3 Vin Diesels (Riddick/Dom Toretto/XXX) vs 4 The Rocks (Rampage/Jungle Cruise/Jumanji/Journey 2 The Mysterious Island) (1:12:50)
• The Predator vs Ewok Village (1:14:49)
• The Cat in the Hat vs The Grinch (1:17:35)
• Deadpool vs Freakazoid (1:20:07)
• Ladybug & Cat Noir vs Sailor Moon & Tuxedo Mask (1:22:53)
• Raffle Drawing (1:27:46)

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• Nintendo Announces Next Gen System Announcement Window (2:14)
• David Corenswet Superman costume reveal (6:31)
• I Hate It. Let's Watch It promo (11:43)
• Comic Book Character Portrayal Tier List (12:28)
  • The Rules of the Game (12:54)
  •  Aaron Taylor Johnson as Quicksilver (13:41)
  • Adam West as Batman (15:18)
  • Alan Cumming as Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler (15:46)
  • Alfred Molina as Dr. Otto Octavious/Doc Ock (16:47)
  • Alicia Silverstone as Barbara Wilson/Batgirl (17:46)
  • Amy Adams as Lois Lane (19:05)
  • Andrew Garfield as The Amazing Spider-Man (19:55)
  • Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/The Falcon/Captain America (20:59)
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger as Mr Freeze (21:45)
  • Ben Afleck as Bruce Wayne/Batman (23:26)
  • Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange (25:42)
  • Brie Larson as Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel (26:56)
  • Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa/Black Panther (28:33)
  • Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America (28:47)
  • Chris Evans as Johnny Storm/The Human Torch (29:03)
  • Chris O'Donnel as Dick Grayson/Robin (30:21)
  • Chris Pratt as Peter Quill/Star-Lord (30:55)
  • Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman (33:04)
  • Christopher Reeve as Clark Kent/Superman (34:21)
  • Cillian Murphy as Dr Johnathan Crane/Scarecrow (35:00)
  • Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill (35:19)
  • Colin Farrell as Bullseye (36:24)
  • Dane DeHaan as Harry Osborn (37:26)
  • Danny DeVito as Oswald Cobblepot/The Penguin (38:09)
• Lightning Round (41:15)
  • Michael Clarke Duncan as Wilson Fisk/The Kingpin (41:25)
  • Heath Ledger as The Joker & Gary Oldman as Com. Jim Gordon (42:27)
  • Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow (42:50)
  • Jennifer Garner as Elektra (43:38)
  • Grant Gustin as Barry Alan/The Flash (44:37)
  • James McAvoy as Charles Xavier/Professor X (46:01)
  • Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn (47:53)
  • F-Tier Performances + Other Notables on the list (50:12)
• Dan plugs Casting Views (54:09)
• Enter to win a Steam copy of Marvel's Midnight Suns (55:18)

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• Intro/Celebrating May the Fourth (0:00)
• Cats owning Cats/Mr Potato Head Sells Out (3:30)
• Game Club Pod Promo (4:24)
• Josh's extended love for Game Club Pod (5:44)
• 90s Nostalgia Bait begins: The Star Wars Original Trilogy Special Edition (6:53)
• Dinosaurs (18:32)
• Did you know what TGIF really meant? (36:56)
• Boy Meets World (39:33)
  • Tangent/Plug: Christy Carlson Romano interviews Maitland Ward
  • Tangent/Plug: I Hear Voices with Will Friedle and Christy Carlson Romano
  • Tangent/Plug: Pod Meets World
• Batman Beyond (1:06:25)
• First Wave (1:16:04)
• Midnight Suns/Episode 150 drawing (1:22:22)
• Thank you and Good Night (1:24:26)

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Review: (8:05) Actual review: (12:09) Full Spoilers (20:00)

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Josh’s appearance on The Cultworthy: https://youtu.be/uSslsKoyWTA?si=l151xRInPc-pIfoi

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Email your Talking SMACdowns suggestions to TSMACpod@gmail.com or either @ us @TalkingSMACpod or use the hashtag: #TalkingSMACdowns for social media submissions to enter for a chance to win a Steam edition of Marvel's Midnight Suns. Intro music "Spooky Shadows" by Alexi Action Outro music "The Paranormal is real" by Leonell Cassio

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Josh and Joey break it all down for you this week on TalkingLASSO!

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Please remember to check out the Movie Wire podcast with Justin Henson, join our Discord and check out our merch store!

And please check out Josh's appearance on I Have Some Notes, where they tackle Thor: Love & Thunder

If you want up-to-date movie reviews, it'd be hard to pass up on the Movie Wire with Justin Hensen.

We also have our merch store open at Tee Spring

Join our Discord!

Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out

My Dress-Up Darling

Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro

And don't forget to check out Antonio on the Cultworthy Podcast and Cultworthy Classic

They play fast and loose with the rules to the point where it makes no sense.

Do you agree with their ranking? Want to make your own? You can do so here

Checkout Leo Allen and his podcast, Voluntary Input, on your favorite pod player here

Please check out one of our favorite true crime podcasts: Sugar Coated Murder

Thank you to Leo Allen from the Voluntary Input podcast for our new musical intro and transitions!

Don't forget to check out the Fuck My Work Life podcast and you can find Josh's recent appearance on their Afternoon Break segment here

And don't forget to check out our friends at UnChefed for some fantastic podcasting content.

The Voluntary Input charity drive for the National Kidney Foundation is still ongoing. Please donate if you are able here

What are his pros? What are his cons?

We are also participating in the upcoming Live Stream for the Cure benefit event. Please feel free to donate before the event here: https://fundraise.cancerresearch.org/fundraiser/3744472

Don't forget to join our Discord and join in on the SMAC talk. 

Don't forget to join our Discord and join in on the SMAC talk. 

• Intro (0:00)
• Sugar Coated Murder promo (4:11)
• Best Movie (5:21)
• Best Animated Feature (12:33)
• Best TV/Streaming Show (14:42)
• Best Video Game (23:37)
• Favorite Comic (31:05)
• Favorite Live-Action Movie Character (35:04)
• Favorite Video Game Character (41:11)
• Favorite Live-Action TV Character (45:02)
• Favorite Documentary (49:28)
• That was This Year?! (1:01:52)
• Biggest Disappointment (1:03:52)
• Favorite Episode of Talking SMAC (1:10:39)
• Goodbyes and social media plugs (1:18:10)

Have a happy new year, SMAC heads!

Please remember to check out the Sugar Coated Murder podcast, and don't forget to join our Discord

Josh and Alex talk about this week's news, including:  Disney's inevitable acquisition of 21st Century Fox assets.  Quinten Tarantino directing a R-rated Star Trek film.  Jon Hamm possibly replacing Ben Affleck as The Batman.  Rian Johnson's quote about his new Star Wars Trilogy Alita: Battle Angel trailer Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom trailer The guys also discuss their feelings about The Force Awakens two years later and on the eve of The Last Jedi releasing. 

Don't forget to give Dan & Lou your support and subscribe and listen to Casting Views on your podcast player of choice. 

Pre-order the full Corollary collection here: Corollary Collected Edition | Source Point Press

Spoiler discussion starts at 18:23

Don't forget, we are participating in the Livestream for the Cure benefit event, starting on May 19th at 9am EST. Please donate here if you are able and tune into the stream from 9am-11am EST on May 20th to watch Josh and Bekkie discuss their Controversial Gaming Takes.

You can watch the stream starting at 9am EDT May 19th through the end of the event here

And if you've ever had a bad day at work, check out the F**k My Worklife podcast here

• Intro (0:00)
• Josh Reviews Moana (2026) (0:35)
• Cultworthy promo (17:53)
• Hello, Alex & Justin! (18:12)
• Justin drinks coffee before a movie (18:55)
• Evil Dead, Army of Darkness, Ash vs Evil Dead franchise memories (20:24)
• Evil Dead Rise Evil Dead Burn initial thoughts (30:30)
• Evil Dead Burn weaknesses & strengths (38:47)
• Addiction, Motherhood, Broken Families (43:09)
• Must See or Pass (48:50)
• Justin proves he is a professional critic and sways Alex (49:12)
• Goodbyes (1:00:14)

Please remember to check out the Cultworthy podcast, join our Discord

• Game Club Pod Promo (0:00)
• Intro & The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - The Movie Commentary (0:55)
• Social media plugs and goodbyes (1:42:25)

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• Intro (0:00)
• John Stamos and the Beach Boys (2:19)
• Sugar Coated Murder Promo (4:29)
• M3GAN 2.0 blind review (5:25)
• Feels-Like-Summer Movies honorable mentions (6:02)
• Jaws (7:27)
• What About Bob? (9:11)
• Armageddon (11:23)
• Happy Gilmore (15:02)
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (17:15)
• Jurassic Park (20:22)
• Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (24:19)
• The Sandlot (28:59)
• The Crow (36:32)
• The Rocketeer (40:01)
• National Treasure (51:38)
• Spider-Man 2 (59:23)
• Independence Day (1:09:27)
• Social media plugs and goodbyes (1:21:27)
• Post credits shenanigans (1:23:32)

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• Intro (0:00)
• Lilo & Stitch (6:15)
• Cultworthy promo (24:58)
• Alex is mad and then we go down a bad Smurfs rabbit hole (25:40)
• Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (32:54)
• Goodbyes and social media plugs (1:04:56)

Please remember to check out the Cultworthy podcast, join our Discord and check out our merch store! 

Please remember to check out the Sugar Coated Murder podcast, join our Discord and check out our merch store! 

Feel free to join our Discord to join in on the Ted Lasso conversation and check out our merch store!

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Don't forget to join our Discord and join in on the SMAC talk. 

• Intro Josh's struggles with solo hosting duties (0:00)
• Super Familiar with the Wilsons Promo (4:03)
• The Spin Doctors being the butt end of jokes (4:32)
• Supergirl review *SPOILERS AHEAD!* (6:38)
• Initial Thoughts, who is Supergirl (2026) intended for? (7:00)
• The villain's plot is a stock "woman action hero" trope (12:00)
• Kara's trauma and lack of character growth (26:05)
• Positive takeaways (34:25)
• Talking SMAC ratings (54:19)
• Social media plugs and goodbyes (57:14)

Please remember to check out the Super Familiar with the Wilsons podcast, and join our Discord!

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Want to submit a SMACdown matchup for our next Talking SMACdowns? Email us at TSMACpod@gmail.com with the subject line SMACdowns and the name you'd like to have appear with your suggestion. You can also tweet #TalkingSMACdowns on Twitter.

Don't forget to check out our friends at Decayin' with the Boys on your favorite podcast platform and social media websites (https://linktr.ee/decayinwtb).

• Justin's Planes, Trains, and Automobiles rant (0:01)
• Sugar Coated Murder promo (3:16)
• Disclosure Day, Spielberg's legacy, and feeling 'meh' about cinema (3:47)
• Nostalgia and expectations from cinema, and the Amblin affect (9:21)
• Gene Shalit, Siskel & Ebert and the power of critics (17:51)
• Justin sells Alex on why Disclosure Day is worth seeing (no spoilers) (21:31)
• Death of a Unicorn discussion (26:09)
• Netflix's Thrash (34:01)
• Thank you, goodbyes, and credits (40:34)

Please remember to check out the Sugar Coated Murder podcast, and don't forget to join our Discord. You can also check out our website for past episodes and our blogs: tsmacpod.com

Please remember to check out the Game Club Pod podcast, join our Discord and check out our merch store! 

Please remember to check out our friend Leo Allen at the Voluntary Input podcast, and join our Discord and check out our merch store!

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Intro music "Spooky Shadows" by Alexi Action Outro music "The Paranormal is real" by Leonell Cassio

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The Beasts We Bury and The Beasts We Raise

• Intro (0:00)
• How Alex met DL Taylor (2:27)
• DL Taylor, what'cha doin'? (5:32)
• How does DL read 7 different books at a time?! (6:57)
• *Spoilers for the IT novel (13:03)
• Are there plans for future installments of the Beasts books? (18:28)
• What are the lengths DL will go to immerse the fantasy world? (23:54)
• Alex has a bad friend (27:19)
• Does the author of the book get to have input on the audiobook narrator(s)? (38:26)
• What was the journey from pitch to publishing the book? (49:10)
• Josh get’s lawyer’d by a lawyer about Phoenix Wright (58:29)
• Was there a push to make the books more adult? (59:58)
• A crash course in the Sex Criminals comic (1:02:09)
•  What sequel plans came were pre-planned? (1:04:07)
• Do fantasy stories have to have British accents? (1:11:00)
• How does DL acknowledge tropes in her writing? (1:13:13)
• Goodbyes and social media plugs (1:22:17)

Be sure to check out D.L.'s books using the links above. And please remember to join our Discord!

If you'd like a watch-a-long podcast to listen to that focuses on House of the Dragon, check out Arya Talking to Me?

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Josh and Alex are back and they are here to discuss the tragic death of Halyna Hutchins, the rumors surrounding a World War Hulk movie, the Uncharted movie trailer and they review the long-awaited Dune (2021) Don't forget to subscribe and review the podcast on GoodPods.com and/or your podcast app of choice. You can follow Talking SMAC on Twitter @TalkingSMACpod and you can follow Josh @Josh_Skaar

Don't forget to check out our friends over at Video Game Club, join our Discord and check out our merch store!

Chadwick Boseman soundbite taken from SiriusXM YouTube channel. I do not own this clip and am not profiting from it

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Main card:

Dobby vs Scrappy Doo

Hell in a Cell: Stan Smith vs Peter Griffin

Power Puff Girls vs My Little Pony

Black Cat vs Domino

Don't forget to check out Voluntary Input and donate to the National Kidney Foundation

You can also follow us on Twitch here

• Intro (0:00)
• Gaming Views promo (2:55)
• Batman Forever Discussion (3:29)
• Tommy Lee Jones Cannot Sanction Jim Carrey's Buffoonery
• Goodbyes and social media plugs (57:26)

Please remember to check out Gaming Views, join our Discord and check out our merch store! 

As always, please check out our friends at the UnChefed podcast for some great discussions surrounding the origins and politics behind the food we eat. 

You can find the full episode of Josh's recent guest appearance on the Video Game Club podcast here

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• Intro (0:00)
• What is "That's Not How It Went Down" about? (5:29)
• Alex and Josh pitch future TNHIWD episode topics (18:26)
• Alex disallows a couple movies, Josh disagrees (23:23)
• How do they come up with movies for their podcast? (27:19)
• Comfort watch movies/genres? (28:46)
• The last great adventure film (33:12)
• Josh needs to know if Elliot is a Power Rangers fan! (40:29)
• What is the research process like for TNHIWD (47:55)
• Elliot, Lewis, what'cha doin'? (1:01:35)
• The F1 movie is bad..? (1:05:25)
• What makes a good musical biopic? (1:10:45)
• Have Lewis and Elliot seen "Kpop Demon Hunters" yet? (1:13:39)
• Social media plugs and goodbyes (1:16:36)

Don't forget to join our Discord and check out our merch store!

Don't forget to check out Decayin' with the Boys for some top-notch brewing and combat fighting discussions. 

Please remember to check out our friends at Doom Generation, join our Discord and check out our merch store!

What happens when Roy Kent returns to the team and stadium that made him a superstar footballer?

What happens when Keeley tries to help someone from her past? 

What happens when the team discovers that Royley is no more? What will Jamie do with this news? 

But most importantly of all this week, what will happen when Richmond tries to recruit a superstar footballer with a problematic past? 

Josh and Joey will discuss and answer these questions to the best of their abilities

Feel free to join our Discord to join in on the Ted Lasso conversation and check out our merch store!

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• Intro (0:00)
• Super Familiar with the Wilsons promo (2:38)
• Josh Skaar disappointed Winthrop Wilson (3:32)
• Project Hail Mary non-spoiler thoughts (5:41)
• Spoiler review- and Josh rants about the book (10:19)
• Goodbyes and social media plugs (1:03:55)

Please remember to check out the Super Familiar with the Wilsons podcast, and join our Discord!

If you are able, please help out the Kickstarter when it goes live on September 1st at 12pm EDT, and don't forget to join our Discord and check out our merch store!

Please remember to check out the Fuck My Work Life podcast, join our Discord and check out our merch store! 

You can listen to Justin's full review of Black Adam, as well as reviews for Amsterdam and V/H/S 99 here

Then the boys discuss season one of the Game of Thrones prequel series; House of the Dragon

Don't forget to check out our friends over at Super Familiar with the Wilsons, join our Discord and check out our merch store!

Please remember to check out the Fuck My Work Life podcast, join our Discord and check out our merch store! 

Email your Talking SMACdowns suggestions to TSMACpod@gmail.com or either @ us @TalkingSMACpod or use the hashtag: #TalkingSMACdowns for social media submissions to enter for a chance to win a Steam edition of Marvel's Midnight Suns.

Please remember to check out our friends Brendan and Matt over at the UnChefed podcast, and join our Discord and check out our merch store!

Check out Josh's guest appearance on UnChefed where they talk about the movie Good Burger

Please remember to check out the Game Club Pod podcast, join our Discord and check out our merch store! 

Email your Talking SMACdowns suggestions to TSMACpod@gmail.com or either @ us @TalkingSMACpod or use the hashtag: #TalkingSMACdowns for social media submissions to enter for a chance to win a Steam edition of Marvel's Midnight Suns.

• Hey there, hi there, hello there (0:00)
• I Have Some Notes promo (3:17)
• Innocuous Bond conversations (3:48)
• Innocuous The Batman 2 casting conversation (8:37)
• Alex: Balatro (11:44)
• Matt: Vampire Crawlers (19:10)
• Josh: Maul: Shadow Lord (28:09)
• Alex: Hulk Hogan: American Made (37:56)
• Matt: Mixtape (47:33)
• Josh: Off Campus (52:33) *TRIGGER WARNING FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
• Alex: The Boys (57:41)
• Goodbyes and social media plugs (1:09:09)

Please remember to check out I Have Some Notes, join our Discord! 

• Intro (0:00)
• Super Familiar with the Wilsons promo (2:19)
• Die Hard with a Vengeance discussion (2:48)
• Social media plugs and goodbyes (54:33)

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additional musical themes Intro: Award Ceremony Nomination - solemn winner triumphant victory - by SoundGallery

Best movie music: Circus March - by Sergei Chetvertnykh

Under Josh's speech: Awards Ceremony Nomination-heroic adventure epic cinematic by Dmitry Taras 

All crowd noises from Pixabay

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Find highlights of the Battle of Nuremburg

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Don't forget to check out Matt & Adam from Decayin' with the Boys for your combat fighting and brewing needs!

The largest SMAC host gathering in an age debates epic matchups, from Marvel to indie heroes, villains and anti-heroes. Expect heated discussions, intense deliberations, and an unforgettable celebration of all things super powered. Don't miss this ultimate SMACdown!

Thanks to everyone who sent us a congratulations message and please remember to check out the join our Discord and check out our merch store!

• 2 Blokes from Blighty promo (0:00)
• Intro (1:01)
• The commentary begins! (2:03)
• Shared memories of the Inheritance books and seeing the Eragon movie in theaters (1:40:55)
• Goodbyes and social media plugs (1:51:00)

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• Intro/stories about Daylight Savings Time (0:00)
•  Exciting news for the upcoming 200th episode! (5:48)
• Josh saw his buddy CJ & wrestling talk (8:56)
• Check out Josh on the Game Club Pod twitch channel playing Split Fiction (17:18)
• 2 Blokes from Blighty promo (20:46)
• Mickey 17 non-spoiler review (21:38)
• Is Mickey 17 a must-see or a pass? (33:46)
• Spoiler review (40:34)
• Talking SMAC's new clickbait endeavor (55:07)
• Social media plugs and goodbyes! (1:01:35)

Please remember to check out the 2 Blokes from Blighty podcast, join our Discord and check out our merch store! 

Don't forget to enter the Nerd Initiative giveaway for your chance to win the ashcan IGR comic. And you can find Marty's regular comic reviews over at the Nerd Initiative. 

• Intro (0:00)
• gaming Views promo (2:59)
• Wicked For Good review (3:37)
• Goodbyes and social media plugs (57:22)

Please remember to check out Gaming Views, join our Discord and check out our merch store! 

Join in on the conversation in our Discord and check out our merch store! 

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Don't forget to join our Discord and join in on the SMAC talk. 

• Intro shenanigans (0:09)
• Promo (1:47)
• Adam Rose Interview (2:24)
• Huge Detective inspiration (4:21)
• Worldbuilding (8:01)
• Magenta artwork praise (10:28)
• Non-Spoilers plot teases (14:31)
• Variant Covers and emotion core (18:33)
• A doll in a giant's world (19:57)
• San Diego Comic Con & future stories! (24:50)
• Comics and manga discussion (27:00)
• Manga recommendations (32:00)
• Huge Detective touches & Aldous Huxley (36:21)
• Writing a noire (40:22)
• Columbo or Jessica Fletcher (43:45)
• Final question: Whatca Doing? (45:16)
• Wrap up and goodbyes (47:23)

Please remember to check out the Fuck My Work Life podcast, join our Discord and check out our merch store! 

• (0:01) Intro
• (3:05) Ballerina first impressions
• (7:43) Gaming Views promo
• (8:22) Non-spoiler review
• (20:09) SMAC rating
• (23:18) Spoiler discussion w/ things only Alex observes
• (48:16) Wrap up

Don't forget to support Dan & Dan at Gaming Views!

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• Intro (0:00)
• I Have Some Notes promo (3:04)
• GoldenEye discussion (3:35)
• Social media plugs and goodbyes (1:12:05)

Please remember to check out I Have Some Notes, join our Discord and check out our merch store! 

• Quinn-Quinn is the new Captain America (0:56)
• Why do aliens hate water? (2:08)
• Josh is on Between 2 Pods (2:50)
• Game Club Pod promo (3:35)
• Alex tries to get on Game Club Pod (4:08)
• Non-Spoiler Feelings (4:55)
• Non-Spoiler Ratings & A Quiet Place franchise rankings (11:24)
• Spoilers (18:22)
• Wrap up (46:48)

Please remember to check out the Game Club Pod podcast, join our Discord and check out our merch store! 

You can find more information about the Livestream for the Cure and donate here: https://allmylinks.com/livestreamforthecure

And don't forget to support Dan and Lou from Casting Views

• Intro (0:00)
• Ain't nobody got time for banter. Casting Views promo (2:05)
• We've got a little time for banter. Alex's car story (2:48)
• Fantastic Four non-spoiler thoughts (4:53)
• Talking SMAC rating (13:54)
• Fantastic Four: First Steps spoiler discussion (15:19)
• Are we hyped for Avengers: Doomsday? (57:50)
• Social media plugs and goodbye (1:01:10)

Please remember to check out the Casting Views podcast, join our Discord and check out our merch store! 

Please remember to check out our friends at the Fuck My Work Life podcast, join our Discord and check out our merch store!

And please check out Josh's appearance on I Have Some Notes, where they tackle Thor: Love & Thunder

Please remember to check out the Cultworthy podcast, join our Discord and check out our merch store!

• Intro (0:00)
• Movie Wire Promo (2:27)
• Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2:42)
• Jurassic World: Rebirth (4:55)
• How to Train Your Dragon remake (12:35)
• Thunderbolts* (14:42)
• Fantastic Four: First Steps (20:02)
• Socials and goodbyes (25:49)

Please remember to check out the Movie Wire podcast, join our Discord and check out our merch store! 

• Intro/Josh's weird day/Josh's dream for a video podcast/Our weird talents (0:00)
• I Have Some Notes promo (5:53)
• Spider-Man: Brand New Day non-spoiler discussion (6:24)
• Must-see or Pass? (31:26)
• SPOILERS! (34:14)
• Goodbyes and social media plugs (1:19:32)
• Post credits?! (1:21:37)

Please remember to check out I Have Some Notes, join our Discord! 

• Intro/Josh's grown up purchases (0:00)
• Josh's war with Comcast update (3:53)
• 2 Blokes from Blighty promo (5:55)
• The sass is strong with Matt (star of the show) and Alex (6:51)
• Non-spoiler Superman thoughts (8:35)
• Is Superman a Must-See or Pass? (19:19)
• Spoiler review of Superman (20:58)
• Socials and goodbyes (1:23:52)

Please remember to check out the 2 Blokes from Blighty podcast, join our Discord and check out our merch store! 

• (1:38) War of the Rohirrim & animation styles
• (4:57) Gandalf was in the Desolation of Smaug, oh right.
• (7:22) I Hate It, Let's Watch it promo
• (8:12) Smaug smaugs the city and the good parts
• (9:50) Tonal whiplash, war flicks, and too much horror in The Hobbit
• (12:50) Josh hates the word 'Da' 
• (18:05) Drunk Galadriel
• (27:11) Thorin Oakenshield: Face-heel-face-heel-heel-face turn
• (34:00) The Hobbit is more hardcore than Lord of the Rings
• (41:04) Thranduil is a bad father
• (46:01) The good moments
• (54:11) final thoughts
• (1:01:00) Josh is proud of himself
• (1:04:39) Smac-rating and wrap up

Please remember to check out the I Hate It. Let's Watch It. podcast, join our Discord and check out our merch store! 

• Intro/Alex Re-writes history (0:00)
• Josh's deal with the devil (aka Comcast) (2:30)
• Super Familiar with the Wilsons promo (9:51)
• Jurassic World Rebirth full spoilers (10:19)
• Social Media Plugs and Goodbyes (1:18:40)

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Please join our Discord and check out our merch store!

Check out the I Have Some Notes team on their website here

Please remember to check out our friends Karen & Anne over at the Sugar Coated Murder podcast, and join our Discord and check out our merch store!

Josh and Joey would like to apologize for the lack of a spoiler warning in this episode. We will notify listeners at the start of each episode going forward. 

Feel free to join our Discord to join in on the Ted Lasso conversation and check out our merch store!

• Intro (0:00)
• Cultworthy Promo (3:58)
• Shrinking (4:38)
• Balatro (14:53)
  • Check out the Game Club Pod's Balatro Episode
• Clair Obscur Expedition 33 (19:48)
  • If you've finished COE33, check out our review episode HERE
• Apothecary Diaries  & My Dress Up Darling season 2 (29:02)
• Donkey Kong Bananza/Switch 2/Mario Kart World (40:10)
• Star Trek Strange New Worlds season 3 (57:44)
• Social Media Plugs & Good byes (1:07:53)

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8:17 Boom! Studios Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers 9:33 SUPERMASSIVE 2023/Massive-verse 10:15 Amazing Spider-Man 12:30 VTM: Winter's Teeth 15:18 Velvet 16:01 Quantum Leap 20:40 Not Dead Yet 22:46 FNAF/Willy's Wonderland 28:47 Ghosted 31:25 Ghosts (tv) 36:30 Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores 41:25 Skaar Wars: 4k Ultra HD/Higher FPS 47:55 Marvelous Mrs., Maisel 48:52 Shrinking Check out Josh's recent appearance on The Cultworthy Cinema Podcast: THE CULTWORTHY EP #95 - CULTWORTHY ANIME!! on Apple Podcasts Please remember to check out the F**k My Work Life on Apple Podcasts podcast, join our Discord and check out our merch store! 

• Intro/Josh doesn't know how to carry a conversation/Alex has technical difficulties/Extra slash, because you're not reading this (0:00)
• Super Familiar with the Wilsons promo (3:58)
• TV/Streaming shows (6:00)
• Quick correction from the SMACademy Awards (12:09)
• Back to TV/streaming (12:51)
• Video games (18:08)
• Movies (45:41)
• Social media plugs and goodbyes (1:17:54)

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Justin joins Alex to discuss the latest legasequel Harrison Ford has to offer the world; the last ride of Indiana Jones in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.

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Venom: Let There Be Carnage. (0:06:19) Ambulance (0:11:41) Ghostbusters: Afterlife (0:22:27) Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (0:26:19) Elvis (0:31:08) Jurassic World: Dominion (0:45:08) Everything Everywhere All at Once (0:51:50)*  The Outfit (0:55:30) The Adam Project (0:59:39) The Northman (1:07:55)

And don't forget to find our friends over at the Doom Generation for some nostalgia shenanigans!

*Ke Huy Quan has been cast in Loki season 2, not Star Wars Acolyte

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You can also find Josh's guest appearance on Quest Me from the Twist My Arm Network here: https://youtu.be/Jn5XdaG1Mqs

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*SPOILERS AHEAD*

• Intro (0:00)
• Alex, meet The Lovely Dan. The Lovely Dan, meet Alex (2:27)
• No On 15! Allcast promo (7:15)
• Alex's mistake in the Blockbuster Fantasy Draft resurfaces (8:28)
• Clair Obscur Expedition 33 talk begins (9:40)
• How did Alex learn about the game? (12:02)
• Expedition 33 has very French storytelling (13:41)
• How did The Lovely Dan learn about the game? (14:59)
• Expedition 33's realism in their animation (16:22)
• Back to the misery and balance of action and humor within the game (18:43)
• What difficulty did we play the game on? (22:18)
• The music. (29:03)
• Praising the cast and crew (31:18)
• Who was our core party group and how did we build our characters? (33:40)
• Josh breaks down the story (badly) (42:48)
• *Trigger warning* Endings and the overall theme of the game (1:06:40)
• Josh's lack of experience with French media (1:19:11)
• Josh has a revelation about some world building in the game (1:22:23)
• Is Expedition 33 a Must-Play or a Pass? (1:23:21)
• The Expeditoin 33 Waifu Tier List (1:28:05)
• Goodbyes and social media plugs (1:32:57)

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• Josh is off to Pittsburgh! (0:00)
• Nerd Ranks promo (1:36)
• The rise of YouTube horror directors: Parker Finn, Mike Flanagan, Kane Parsons, Curry Barker (2:40)
• Praise for Obsession (mild spoilers, no ending spoilers) (6:29)
• Character motivations and what we see versus what we don't (11:45)
• Story beats, dating pains and love, hope, lust and failures (16:14)
• What is love.... baby don't hurt me... (29:00)
• The one issue Justin has with the movie & dating sucks (32:40)
• Our hope for the horror genre going forward (43:45) 
• Thank you and goodbye (49:00)

Please remember to check out the Nerd Ranks podcast, and join our Discord!

Don't forget to check out Dan and Lou's podcast, Casting Views (where Josh recently guested).

You can find Josh's latest guest episodes here:

The Cultworthy, Father's Day episode here

The No On 15 All Cast, MCU Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase 3, Phase 4

Casting Views, "Unusual" Suspects

*At the time of recording, it had been noted that 14 children had been killed along with one teacher. Now we know that 19 children and two teachers were killed in the senseless shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, TX.

If you are able, please consider giving to the GoFundMe that will donate to verified school shooting fundraisers (it's sick we need these kind of fundraisers and organizations) https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/donate-to-texas-elementary-school-shooting-relief

Your AFC Richmond Greyhounds head to Manchester - Jamie's former team and hometown.

Join us for a discussion packed with comedy, heart, and the magic that makes Ted Lasso a beloved show.

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• Special Intro Music (00:00 - 1:36)
• Intro/Josh & Joey Love Fest (1:36)
• Joey plugs the Game Club Pod channel (3:31)
• The Movie Wire promo (6:34)
• Tangent 1: Dominic Littlewood bit from 2 Blokes from Blighty (7:00)
• Wicked trailer (12:02)
• Tangent 2: Influencers can f*ck right off (17:01)
• Back to Wicked trailer (18:56)
• Spider-Man: Noir Prime series announcement (23:29)
• Tangent 3: Sony's tenuous relationship with Spider-Man (27:16)
• A Quiet Place Day One trailer 2 (29:28)
• Tangent 4: Josh's coping anime shows of 2024 (35:03)
• House of the Dragon season 2 trailer 2 (37:16)
• Tangent 5: Paddy Considine is a treasure (40:23)
• Rings of Power season 2 trailer (42:35)
• Twisters trailer 2 (45:47)
• Talking SMACdowns Vol 5 Midnight Suns raffle (59:28)
• Outro socials and call to action! (1:00:44)

Please remember to check out the The Movie Wire podcast, join our Discord and check out our merch store! 

You have one more week to enter for a chance to win a Steam copy of Marvel's Midnight Suns. Email your Talking SMACdowns suggestions to TSMACpod@gmail.com or either @ us @TalkingSMACpod or use the hashtag: #TalkingSMACdowns for social media submissions to enter for a chance to win a Steam edition of Marvel's Midnight Suns.

There's till time to donate to Livestream for the Cure before the stream event kicks off on May 19th here: https://allmylinks.com/livestreamforthecure

And don't forget to check out the Decayin' With the Boys podcast and give them a follow/subscribe.

• Intro (0:00)
• No On 15! Allcast promo (2:13)
• Luis and Wembembo need to tell us how to feel about the Street Fighter movie cast (3:23)
• Josh loses his train of thought to tell a story about accents (6:55)
• Titanic movie tie-ins with back-to-back movies (8:43)
• Diving into Jumanji (11:27)
• Does Joe Johnston hate kids? (12:07)
• What are the rules of the game world? (16:44)
• Jumanji timestamps
• David Alan Greer carries the funny for Jumanji (25:00)
• Alan’s story is his father’s emotional arc (26.50)
• The characters are ancillary to the chaos of the game (29:49)
• The gun shop owner got what they deserved (33:27)
• The movie does a great job of not exposition too much (36:49)
• How the game presents itself (40:06)
• The game feels like a bigger threat in Jumanji (45:52)
• The ending is an odd duck (48:09)
• Where does Jumanji rank in Joe Johnston’s filmography? (50:49)
• Spoiler for next week's Nostalgiathon movie (1:00:28)
• Buyer's remorse with the streaming era (1:03:21)
• Paramount/Skydance trying to buy Warner Bros?! How?! Why?! (1:04:50)
• Social media plugs and goodbyes (1:18:54)

Please remember to check out the No On 15! Allcast, join our Discord and check out our merch store! 

Join us as we dissect the latest installment of this wildly unbalanced movie franchise, exploring the battles between Autobots and Decepticons, as well as how crazy and homicidal is Optimus Prime in this installment?

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• Intro (0:00)
• Game Club Pod promo (0:55)
• Disney planning to introduce generative ai into the Disney+ platform (2:48)
• Alien: Earth got a renewal?! (6:44)
• Gremlins 3 announced (9:48)
• Avengers: Doomsday trailer confirmed to play in front of Avatar: Fire & Ash (11:51)
• The Super Mario Galaxy trailer (14:27)
• The Devil Wears Prada 2 trailer (18:01)
• Five Nights at Freddy's 2 trailer (19:29)
• Toy Story 5 trailer (21:17)
• Moana (2026) trailer (26:11)
• Goodbyes and social media plugs (28:28)

Please remember to check out the Game Club Pod podcast, join our Discord and check out our merch store! 

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Email your Talking SMACdowns suggestions to TSMACpod@gmail.com or either @ us @TalkingSMACpod or use the hashtag: #TalkingSMACdowns for social media submissions to enter for a chance to win a Steam edition of Marvel's Midnight Suns.

You can find Josh's guest appearance on The Cultworthy here:https://youtu.be/uSslsKoyWTA?si=h7477UiJwM015MqL

You can find more about the Justin Time podcast here

This is our last episode before the Livestream for the Cure benefit. Please donate here if you are able and tune into the stream from 10am-11am/EST on May 20th to watch Josh and Bekkie discuss their Controversial Gaming Takes.

You can watch the stream starting at 9am EST May 19th through the end of the event here

• Happy New Year! (0:00)
• Sugar Coated Murder Promo (3:02)
• Best Movie (4:31)
• Best Animated Feature (10:25)
• Best TV/Streaming Show (15:22)
• Best Video Game (19:40)
• Favorite Comic (26:08)
• Favorite Live-Action Movie Character (29:32)
• Favorite Video Game Character (34:34)
• Favorite Live-Action TV Character (35:36)
• That was this year?! (40:38)
• Biggest Disappointment (43:14)
• Favorite episode of Talking SMAC (48:08)
• Listener Comments (53:51)
• Social media plugs (

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Assassin's Creed: Mirage (3:52) Found: Zack Morris Gets What He Deserves (9:42) Barbie (12:55) Horizon: Burning Shores & Saints Row (2022) (22:06) Dead Space (2023) (29:52) Lessons in Chemistry (43:17) Super Mario Wonder (46:52) Mary Roach (author) appreciation (49:47) Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (54:24)

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If you are able, please consider donating to the National Kidney Foundation to help support our friend Leo's fundraiser here

Tim, brings his love of lore and fighting games to this episode. Prepare to be enthralled as they analyze the game's impact on the fighting game genre and Tim gives Josh and Alex a proverbial TED talk on the Guilty Gear franchise.

Please remember to check out Dawn and Lisa at I Hate It, Let's Watch It podcast, join our Discord and check out our merch store! 

We explore how studios have focused on replicating the stylized violence and action, while overlooking the importance of world-building, character depth, and storytelling that made the John Wick movies stand out. 

• (0:01) 3-year return of TalkingSmac!
• (1:38) Cultworthy promo
• (1:58) Hollywood's history of copycat success: The Matrix, buddy comedies, rom-coms, superheroes, Jason Bourne
• (4:04) Marvel didn't copy the action, but Extraction, Nobody, Violent Night, and others did.
• (10:14) Needing emotional connections; Jackie Chan's method of building a fight scene
• (14:08) Relatability of heroes and losing that connection: Die Hard, etc
• (21:49) John McTiernan, Shane Black: letting writers have passion for a project
• (26:00) We need heroes that fail: suffer injuries, lose battles, have problems, and feel vulnerable
• (33:56) Hopes for Ballerina: Ana De Armas and future movies

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Josh is joined by long-time friend Matt to discuss the Image Comics series Radiant Black, written by Kyle Higgins.

After the break, Josh sits down for a one-on-three interview with the writing team for the upcoming Image Comics event comic SUPERMASSIVE. Speaking with Kyle Higgins, Ryan Parrott and Mat Groom about the event comic that sees Radiant Black team up with newcomers to the Radiant Universe, Inferno Girl Red and Rogue Sun, find out more about the origins of the comic, as well as some noteworthy trivia surrounding these characters.

Don't forget to check out our friends at Breakup Gaming Society at their website https://www.breakupgamingsociety.com/ and on your favorite podcast apps, as well as UnChefed: https://linktr.ee/UnChefed, along with our friend Sean at Review It Yourself: https://anchor.fm/review-it-yourself

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Projects discussed (in no particular order):

The Muppets Christmas Carrol

Captain America & Black Panther WWII video game

Hocus Pocus 2

Disenchanted

Mufasa: The Lion King

Peter Pan & Wendy

The Little Mermaid (2023)

Inside Out 2

Wish

Andor

Willow

Tales of the Jedi

The Mandalorian season 3

Werewolf by Night

Secret Invasion

Armor Wars

Fantastic 4

The Marvels

Thunderbolts

Daredevil: Born Again

Spoilers for Avengers: Infinity War start at 0:00:44 and end at 0:04:40

Spoilers for Black Panther begins at 0:40:57

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You can also email us your questions and feedback at TSMACPod@gmail.com

(Rest in Power, Chadwick Boseman)

This week's storylines include:

Rebecca Sam Keeley Roy The Team

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*Spoiler discussion starts at 00:25:30 

Don't forget to check out our friends at Super Familiar with the Wilsons for some fun podcasting times!

Additionally, be sure to give our ever-present friends at the Video Game Club a listen on your favorite podcast player. PODCAST!

Thanks again to Leo Allen from the Voluntary Input podcast for our musical themes. 

• NSYNC love (0:01)
• We made friends! Remake Hot Take Podcast (4:08)
• Sugar Coated Murder promo (6:03)
• Non-spoiler thoughts (6:48)
• Non-spoiler Josh defines what a cameo is (18:27)
• Non-spoiler ratings (19:55)
• Spoiler review (22:32)
• The plot, cameos, and more (36:07)
• Where do they go from here and other musing (1:07:08)
• Wrap up (1:20:33)

Please remember to check out the Sugar Coated Murder podcast, join our Discord and check out our merch store! 

Don't forget to join our Discord and check out our merch store!

• Intro (0:01): AI, gambling, and baldness
• Game Club Pod promo (3:11)
• NFL hates kickers/special teams rant (3:47)
• Jurassic Park's Xfinity horror (11:47)
• Good Will Dunkin (14:39)
• Will Shat for Raisin Bran (16:12)
• Scream 7 (19:36)
• Masters of the Universe (22:38)
• Supergirl (27:42)
• Mando and Baby Yoda (29:43)
• Disclosure Day (33:17)
• John Williams musings & War of the Worlds (38:53)
• Brad Pitt's Quentin Tarantino's David Fincher's Netflix's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood spinoff: The Adventures of Cliff Booth (41:49)
• Minions & Monsters (45:53)
• Project Hail Mary aka The Martian 2 (49:05)
• Wrap up: Join the Discord (53:55)

Please remember to check out the Game Club Pod podcast, join our Discord

• Intro/Josh's big announcement (0:00)
• 2 Blokes from Blighty promo (3:05)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) conversation (3:57)
• Social media plugs, goodbyes and a special message (1:04:34)

Please remember to check out the 2 Blokes from Blighty podcast, join our Discord and check out our merch store! 

• Intro (0:00)
• Hoppers non-spoiler review (2:15)
• Is Hoppers a Must-See or Pass? (24:54)
• Hoppers spoiler review (27:09)
• Has Pixar really been on a downswing? (45:32)
• Goodbyes and social media plugs (54:29)

You can find Josh’s appearance on I Have Some Notes here

Please remember to check out our Discord

The boys discuss the Spider-Men and Women of the Spider-Verse. The winding storyline, iconic new characters - like Spider-Gwen and Sp//dr - and the impact this event had on the Spider-Man mythos and future media.

Please remember to check out the No On 15! All-Cast podcast, join our Discord and check out our merch store! 

And a surprise appearance by Justin Henson from the Movie Wire to discuss the new Peacock exclusive mini-series, Ted

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• Intro (0:00)
• Game Club Pod promo (6:37)
• Why no SMACdowns?! / Devil Wears Prada 2 review (8:16)
• Thank you for your support through 250 episodes, Goodbyes and social media plugs (1:02:04)

Please remember to check out the Game Club Pod podcast, join our Discord

• Intro (0:00)
• WrestleMania 41 thoughts (4:17)
• Alex Hates Movie Runtimes (11:35)
• Super Familiar with the Wilsons Promo (26:01)
• What'cha doin? (26:29)
• Until Dawn movie (27:25)
• Inheritance Cycle (37:01)
• Path of Exile 2 (43:47)
• Frieren: Beyond Journeys End (50:22)
• Ghosts season 4 (58:05)
• Goodbyes (1:10:34)

Please remember to check out the Super Familiar with the Wilsons podcast, join our Discord and check out our merch store! 

• Intro/Avatar confusion (0:00)
• Marvel Studios SDCC news (1:57)
• Gaming Views promo (17:22)
• Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender review (18:01)
• Social media plugs and goodbyes (49:38)

Please remember to check out Gaming Views, join our Discord and check out our merch store! 

• Hey there. Hi there. Hello There (0:00)
• No On 15! All-Cast promo (4:32)
• Did you like Masters of the Universe (2026)? (6:10)
• Where did the money for this movie go? (14:35)
• Spoiler discussion (22:07)
• Does the messaging from the film hit or miss? (28:57)
• Favorite joke in the movie (41:45)
• Does Nicholas Galitzine pull off the He-Man/Adam dual role? (45:40)
• Post credits scenes (50:58)
• Goodbyes and social media plugs (58:37)

You can find Josh's appearance on the Game Club Pod and their review of Mixtape here

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Josh and Alex review John Wick: Chapter 4

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Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (0:03:39)

Cocaine Bear (0:13:52)

The Last of Us (0:18:41)

Gen V (0:24:39)

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (0:28:09)

John Wick 4 (0:34:07)

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (0:40:29)

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (0:46:36)

The Super Mario Bros. Movie (0:56:12)

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Get your copy of Click Click Click: From the Say My Name Series 

• Intro (0:00)
• No On 15! Allcast promo (1:53)
• Non-spoiler Avatar Fire & Ash review (3:16)
• Spoilers for Avatar Fire & Ash (23:04)
• Avengers: Doomsday teaser trailer campaign (1:00:05)
• Goodbyes & social media plugs (1:04:39)

Please remember to check out the No On 15! Allcast, join our Discord

Daft Punk vs NIN! They also touch on John Candy documentary: I like me, and 2025 legasequel-boots Final Destination: Bloodlines, M3gan 2.0, and The Naked Gun

Please remember to check out the Casting Views podcast, join our Discord and check out our merch store! 

• Introduction (0:12)
• Casting Views promo (3:13) 
• Can we get a Dan white noise machine? (3:46)
• Tron franchise experiences and thoughts (4:33)
• Tron Ares thoughts: NIN! & music as a vibe (13:23)
• The story is the story & needing Bruce Campbell (22:07)
• John Candy: I like me (29:03)
• Spoiler talk (30:54)
• Our heroes are aging (33:50)
• Must See or Pass (41:41)
• Quick catch-up: Final Destination Bloodlines, M3gan 2.0 & The Naked Gun
• Wrap up and goodbyes (50:23)

• Intro (0:00)
• 2 Blokes from Blighty promo (7:28)
• The trailers in front of Thunderbolts* are all over the place (9:19)
• I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025) looks dumb for all the wrong reasons (10:04)
• Back to the trailers (13:14)
• Non-spoiler 'Thunderbolts*' time! (15:08)
• Josh's issues with US Agent (24:31)
• Non-spoiler resolution (26:20)
• Is 'Thunderbolts*' a Must-See or Pass? (27:40)
• Spoiler Discussion (31:42)
• Jeremy Renner's revelation about why no Hawkeye season 2 (1:10:48)
• Goodbyes and social media plugs (1:17:45)

Please remember to check out the 2 Blokes from Blighty podcast, join our Discord and check out our merch store! 

• Intro (0:00)
• Father's Day for Josh (0:54)
• Sports: Steelers, Banana ball, playoff hockey (1:34)
• How to Train Your Dragon (8:34)
• The Movie Wire podcast promo (11:21)
• Our 2025 Box Office predictions are terrible, allegedly (11:37)
• Predator: Killer of Killers review (16:30)
• The Shield: VIKINGS! (18:20)
• The Shield: Samurai! (26:50)
• Predator concept of honor is... off (32:14)
• The Bullet: WW2 Dogfights! (38:02)
• The finale: (41:58)
• A lot of allegedly (50:50)
• Terrible impressions (55:40)
• SMAC-ratings (1:01:01)
• Wrap up (1:05:44)

Please remember to check out the Movie Wire podcast, join our Discord and check out our merch store! 

• Sonic 3 vs Mufasa (1:20)
• Matt longs for a good parasocial relationship in his life (join the discord) (2:02)
• The Movie Wire Show podcast promo (6:59) 
• Ah Christmas. Such as The Star Wars Holiday Special (7:15) 
• 28 Years Later trailer + props to Boots by Kudyard Kipling as performer by Taylor Holmes (11:26) 
• Superman 2025 trailer + what does Superman mean to us (22:07) 
• Anthony Carrigan as Metamorpho (43:34) 
• Superman portrayals in other films and shows and Matt gives us homework (47:57) 
• Wrap up (1:04:57)

Please remember to check out the Movie Wire podcast, join our Discord and check out our merch store! 

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• Intro (0:00)
• Josh was on The Cultworthy to discuss the movie About Time (1:39)
• Corrections: Josh mixed up Hyperion and The Sentry (5:09)
• Bob is Bob in Top Gun: Maverick. But Bob is also Bob in Thunderbolts* (7:42)
• No on 15 All-Cast promo (11:25)
• *Spoiler Review* of Captain America: Brave New World (12:37)
• Carl Lumbly is a treasure! (13:41)
• Did Marvel Studios skip viewing Madame Web? (19:57)
• Joaquin Torres' Marvel Comics history (24:17)
• Thoughts on the overall movie before critical analysis (25:38)
• The movie's not great, but it has a good heart (28:56)
• What is the ripple effect within the MCU from this movie? (31:27)
• Giancarlo Esposito's in the movie?! (38:10)
• Where the movie's pretty thin and repetitive (40:49)
• Does Sam get his Captain America moment? (44:32)
• Can Secret Service shoot the Pres, even if he's a Hulk? (48:40)
• Alex has questions about the cast (49:25)
• Marvel's lack of post-credit scene payoffs (54:26)
• Josh reiterates his post-Endgame MCU failings (58:28)
• Social plugs and goodbyes (1:07:16)

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• Intro (0:00)
• The shared love for Zombies Ate My Neighbors (4:48)
• Stephen, what'cha doin'? (7:27)
• What inspired the creation of Nerd Ranks? (8:36)
• Where is Stephen's happy nerd place? (10:03)
• Alex confuses Christopher Lee with Vincent Price (27:54)
• Horror movies, Rob Zombie and horror tropes (31:41)
• What kind of horror movies does Josh like? (37:13)
• We share our love of Jim Varney (39:01)
• Does Stephen have any upcoming Nerd Ranks episodes he's excited for? (40:38)
• Alex forgets Sam Niell's name (44:44)
• The Last of Us video game conversation leads to obligatory Expedition 33 mention (46:12)
• Physical media and Super Princess Peach on DS (49:28)
• Favorite Mario Game? (50:59)
• Crash Bandicoot & Assassin's Creed franchises (57:21)
• Games with companion apps (1:01:09)
• Exceptions to the rules for game genres we don't like (1:04:07)
• Stephen's music (1:12:08)
• Donkey Kong Country music history lesson (1:16:21)
• Goodbyes and social media plugs (1:18:27)

Don't forget to join our Discord and join in on the SMAC talk. 

First on the menu is inarguably the best of the Hobbit Trilogy: An Unexpected Journey.

• We feel older (1:09)
• Casting Views promo (5:15)
• How we felt about An Unexpected Journey in 2012 (5:45)
• How do we feel about An Unexpected Journey now? (16:20)
• The Prologue: The Fall of Erebor (19:03)
• Josh takes the Dwarf name quiz (19:25)
• The Shire prologue (21:00)
• The tonal whiplash (24:23)
• Radagast the Brown (29:12)
• Is Thorin likable? (39:09)
• Set ups and punchlines/When are prophecies made? (42:23)
• An Unexpected thesis statement (45:01)
• Gandalf’s bad at scheming (54:29)

Please remember to check out the Casting Views podcast, join our Discord and check out our merch store! 

• Intro (0:22)
• Sugar Coated Murder Promo (4:10)
• Accents and good dialects in movies (4:33)
• Sinners (8:14)
• I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I’ll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out On Time (19:46)
• Solo Leveling (25:31)
• The Pitt (33:18)
• Has Alex watched Wicked yet?! (44:34)
• Daredevil: Born Again (45:13)
• Tangent: Superman Behind-the-Scenes (46:25)
• Back to Daredevil: Born Again (52:12)
• Star Wars Celebration 2025 Discussion (1:04:25)
• Good byes and social plugs (1:10:08)

Please remember to check out the Sugar Coated Murder podcast, and don't forget to join our Discord and check out our merch store! 

• Intro (0:00)
• Why no Star Wars sequel trilogy conversation? (1:07)
• Why Josh doesn't like the Packers all-white uniforms (6:23)
• Movie Wire Promo (10:00)
• Our Instagram is gone! (10:15)
• Wake Up Dead Man review (13:00)
• Josh hates 4k and high frame rates (46:58)
• Goodbyes and social media plugs (53:07)

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• Intro/shenanigans and a rebrand..? (0:00)
• Cultworthy promo (4:22)
• Romantic movies we don't recommend (4:40)
• Sweet November (5:04)
• Tangent: (500) Days of Summer (16:24)
• Tangent: Scott Pilgrim vs the World (17:15)
• Love Actually (19:44)
• Me Before You (32:49) 
• Goodbyes and social media plugs (45:24)
• Jack SMACley returns! (47:16)

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• Intro (0:00)
• 2025 results & winner (9:49)
• 2026 draft order and rules (13:35)
• Round 1 (14:08)
• Round 2 (25:33)
• Round 3 (38:42)
• Round 4 (53:09)
• *Alex's supplemental pick (1:13:24)
• Draft recap (1:18:33)
• Goodbyes & social media plugs (1:19:41)

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• The ravages of time (1:10)
• 2 Blokes from Blighty promo (3:49)
• The brilliance of Joey & Tim (4:40)
• What is time?! (5:31)
• Josh's tangents within tangents being! (6:45)
• Was the theatrical release the right call? (8:19)
• How was the animation? (9:14)
• Is Moana 2 a must-see or pass? (11:11)
• Spoiler talk: Alex asks the big questions (11:42)
• What role do the Kakamora play? (13:03)
• What's the plot of Moana 2? (14:03)
• Where's Tamatoa?! (16:22)
• Where does the movie's story seams break? (16:46)
• Are there any good songs in Moana 2? (20:00)
• The Rock does 'Hamilton' (21:47)
• Is there sequel bait for a Moana 3? (24:49)
• How does it compare to Inside Out 2 as an unplanned and unexpected sequel? (26:27)
• The biggest spoiler for Moana 2 (27:07)
• Moana's parents still got it! (30:18)
• Final thoughts (31:13)
• Let's plug the socials! (33:10)

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• (0:01) Spiders!
• (3:32) Cultworthy promo
• (3:52) 2013: Our lives when Smaug came
• (7:42) A deep dive into Smaug's smaugness
• (13:45) Broody Legolas
• (26:16) Pandering and callbacks
• (30:44) Are Orlando Bloom and Luke Evans the same person
• (39:15) Downer endings
• (41:51) Smac-rating and wrap up

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• Where's Josh? (0:00)
• Intro (1:45)
• Chris, Dr. K, what'cha doin'? (3:37): Silent Hill, Pink Foam Brigade, teaching and more
• Inspirations and the anthology format (9:25)
• Constraints of small publishing (23:28)
• What is Dr. K's role as the editor? (30:22)
• Dr. K writes smut?! (48:48)
• Josh didn't edit this out, Alex ;) (54:08)
• Chris, what is the meaning of The Transcription?! (59:14)
• What's the plan for the remainder of 2026? (1:10:05)
• Goodbyes and social media plugs (1:16:02)

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• Not a Sponsor, but Could Be... (1:16)
• Fu*k My Whole Life Promo (5:09)
• I Always Feel Like Sombody's Watchin' Me! (6:09)
• Fallout series recap pt 2 *FULL SPOILERS* (7:36)
• Halo series tangent (22:20)
• Early-2000s and Multi-media storytelling (30:41)
  • Star Wars Forgotten Sequel (33:28) 
  • Dungeons & Dragons (35:47)
• Hasbro's Failings w/Power Rangers and D&D brands (37:14)
• Disney's fumbling of the Star Wars video game license (39:19)
• Disney's fumbling of the Muppets IP (40:26)
• Back to Fallout (45:10)
• Shogun (51:39)
• Knuckles (54:24)
• Scooby Doo Tangent (1:00:11)
• Studios licensing out their larger IPs (1:01:21)
• The Sopranos (1:05:28)
  • Lucifer/Hannibal tangent (1:05:49)
• Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth (1:06:47)

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The guys discuss the the franchise as a whole, the impact of Knull in the movie and the fan service moments that stood out most. Is Venom 3 a must-see or pass? Hit that play button and find out! 

• Intro (0:00)
• I Hate It. Let's Watch It promo (3:58)
• Matt likes Riverdale and Josh's most useless fact (4:27)
• Thoughts and opinions on Venom as a character (6:24)
• What the Venom franchise means to Talking SMAC (11:29)
• Venom: The Last Dance Non-Spoiler Review (14:22)
• Spoiler Review (16:35)
• Eddie's Bare Foot Subplot (22:13)
• Juno Temple's in this movie! (25:24)
• How the Studios Interfere with the Storytelling of the Venom Movies (32:03)
• Venom 3 is Loaded with Borrowed/Stolen Ideas (33:37)
• Josh's Theory About Where Sony's Non-Spider-Man Movies are Going (40:11)
• Josh gets his mind blown by the weekend box office (48:58)
• There are how many symbiotes in this movie!? (51:57)
• We finally talk about the hippy family (57:34)
• That time Venom said "Fu*k it. I gotta dance!" (1:02:15)
•  The plot is weightless (1:05:26)
• The finale of Venom 3 (1:07:44)
• Was Venom: The Last Dance fun? (1:09:46)
• The SMAC rating: Must-See or Pass? (1:15:31)
• Let's Get Outta Here! (1:17:01)

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We dive into its innovative action sequences, time-loop concept, and how the fanbase of the film has grown over the decade. Plus, we discuss the manga that influenced the movie and the possibility of a sequel.

• (1:36) Emily Blunt love and celebrities that suddenly 'pop' for you
• (5:05) Sugar Coated Murders podcast promo
• (5:42) Is it 'Edge of Tomorrow' or 'Live. Die. Repeat.'?
• (7:19) Somehow 'Skyfall' and Adele emerge
• (13:46) The movies it was up against: Godzilla, X-Men: Day of Future Past, Maleficent, The Fault in our Stars
• (18:18) Does it need a sequel and story speculation
• (20:13) Tom Cruise acting against type works best
• (22:23) Groundhog Day differences and how to learn skills in a time loop
• (24:24) Josh's one issue with the movie
• (30:58) Powerful scenes and strong female agency
• (40:02) Constantine 2 is coming!?
• (44:53) How do 'resets' work?
• (47:00) The mimic design. What is it?
• (52:26) Could a Live.Die.Repeat aka Edge of Tomorrow video game work?

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Josh and Alex discuss their favorite and most surprising trailers to premier during the game. 

• A Quiet Place: Day One (4:15)
• Wicked (10:29)
• IF (20:31)
• Twisters ( 23:48)
• Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (30:03)
• Deadpool & Wolverine (36:03)
• Sweepstakes announcement (49:41)

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Hear Josh and Alex guest on the I Have Some Notes Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania episode

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• Intro (0:00)
• Josh forgot his water bottle! (1:22)
• The real reason why Josh missed last week's episode (2:34)
• Mario & Luigi look weird without their gloves and hats (5:51)
• Sugar Coated Murder promo (7:24)
• A bad & unpaid plug for Riverside.FM (7:55)
• The Super Mario Galaxy Movie review *Full Spoilers (8:57)
• The good and the bad of the new voice cast (17:48)
• But is there a story? (22:37)
• How's Bowser in the movie? (29:03)
• What do we think the ripple effect of the very safe Mario movies will be? (43:50)
• Goodbyes and social media plugs (55:52)

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• Alex - The Last of Us Part II Remastered (7:44)
• Matt - Final Fantasy VII Remake (17:11)
• Josh - Mass Effect: Legendary Edition (24:59)
• Matt - Golden Sun (34:36)
• Alex - Nobody Saves the World (38:29)
• Josh - Hue (42:22)
• Alex - Expedition Unknown (47:12)
• Matt - Alan Wake II (50:53)
• Josh - Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir (58:19)
• Matt - The Sopranos (1:04:46)
• Alex - True Detective: Night Country (1:11:32)
• Josh - Spy x Family (1:14:32)
• Josh & Matt - Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) (1:20:17)

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Watchin' Stuff

• Josh gets a scam call (0:25)
• The tangents begin: Inside Man, an underrated heist movie (3:44)
• Introductions to the episode finally happen (4:48)
• Movie Wire promo (5:42)
• Agatha All Along; the show we didn't know we wanted (5:59)
• Skaar Wars (15:02)
• Kristen Anderson & Robert Lopez filmography and achievements (17:14)
• *SPOILERS* How does Agatha All Along fit into the MCU?  (21:11)

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• Intro (0:00)
• Cultworthy promo (3:06)
• Matt: Star Trek Strange New Worlds season 3 (4:50)
• Alex: Blair Witch franchise deep dive (22:26)
• Josh: Nobody Wants This (35:56)
• Alex: Chad Powers (41:27)
• Matt: Pokémon Legends Z-A (54:16)
• Alex goes nuclear (1:01:39)
• Josh: Alien: Earth (1:13:00)
• Goodbyes and social media plugs (1:32:50)

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Okay. This is different. Let's see what they have in store for us this week. 

• Intro (0:00)
• The Movie Wire promo (3:09)
• Sense and Sensibility discussion (3:25)
• Directed by Ang Lee, but doesn't feel like an Ang Lee movie (6:58)
• Emma Thompson's script/plot of the movie (9:49)
• Jane Austen making high-class seem approachable (11:20)
• Josh's biggest issue with Jane Austen stories (17:09)
• Josh's first exposure to the film (18:30)
• God bless Kate Winslet (22:01)
• Hugh Laurie steals the show (26:57)
• Ang Lee nails the posh humor of the script (28:46)
• Jena Malone is not in this movie (31:10)
• Alex's take on the emotional resolution of the story (31:57)
• The Alan Rickman "problem" (36:53)
• Three Amigos tangent (37:35)
• 1995 is a problematic year for award winners not named Emma Thompson (40:53)
• Final thoughts on the film (43:42)
• The "British" invasion of Talking SMAC begins (50:29)
• Goodbyes and social media plugs (52:17)

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• Intro (0:00)
• March Madness tidings be upon thee (0:31)
•  Episode 200 live recording confirmed at Cataclysm Games & Collectibles! (5:56)
• Josh is on the 'Goon' episode of I Have Some Notes! (7:12)
• Casting Views promo (7:51)
• Support our friend, Cat Stark, and buy her books! (9:25)
• Happy Gilmore 2 feelings and forecast (10:28)
• Dumb & Dumber To (18:50)
• Coming 2 America (21:16)
• Zoolander 2 (26:02)
• American Reunion (32:25)
• Anchorman 2 (33:58)
• Meet the Parents/Josh doesn't like Ben Stiller (35:58)
• Talking SMAC's get-rich-quick scheme! (40:53)
• Spaceballs 2 is coming (42:28)
• Josh's rivalry with Charlie Berens (56:00)
• A good comedy legasequel; Bill & Ted Face the Music (59:15)
• Goodbyes and social media plugs (1:04:42)

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• Intro/"Lousy Smarch weather" (0:00)
• Josh clarifies his Mickey 17 review (2:34)
• Director's Cuts/Streaming services and subscriptions w/ads (4:24)
• Josh is on the 'Goon' episode of I Have Some Notes! (13:07)
• Happy belated International Women's Day and strong women in entertainment! (13:57)
• Cultworthy promo (30:38)
• Split Fiction review (30:55)
• Goodbyes and social media plugs (58:57)

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Spoilers start at 6:25 Outro music is Leonell Cassio's "The Paranormal is real"

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Keeley is feeling a bit overwhelmed by Jack's generosity.

Nate takes a big step outside his comfort zone.

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Gary is an award-winning short film director and pre-vis artist who has worked on projects such as Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, Star Wars Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, Over the Hedge, Kung Fu Panda and much more! 

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Creature Commandos (8:31) Waller (13:06) Superman: Legacy (16:54) Lanterns (24:30) The Authority (29:45) Paradise Lost (32:59) Brave and the Bold (39:40) The Batman Part II (47:05) Booster Gold (51:03) Supergirl (55:13) Swamp Thing (1:04:10) Closing call to action (1:15:54)

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We break down the film's intense choreography, its world-building, and the legacy it created in action cinema. Tune in as we revisit the birth of an iconic franchise

• (0:01) John Wick returns to theaters, because of Josh
• (1:49) Casting Views promo
• (2:22) First impressions of John Wick and Keanu's career between Matrix and John Wick, including Key & Peele's 2016 'Keanu'
• (8:17) Wick's impressive cast: Michael Nyqvist, Lance Reddick, Willem Dafoe, John Leguizamo, Adrianne Palicki, Alfie Allen, Bridget Moynahan, Dean winters
• (13:17) In which we agree with John Wick, how dare you harm a puppy
• (20:12) Dean Winter's Mayhem, Flo from Progressive & the Geico Cavemen
• (23:44) Action sequences galore & world building
• (33:30) Keanu's speech and 'Something's Got to Give' acting praise
• (44:00) Does the High Table offer retirement plans?
• (47:19) Wrap up

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• (00:19) Welcome to the show
• (03:55) Josh will be on Back 2 the Balcony!
• (05:58) No On 15 promo
• (07:11) Non-spoilers, plot outline and feelings
• (08:15) Who is Justin Theroux?
• (09:54) Non-spoiler deeper impressions
• (32:20) SMAC-Ratings
• (36:12) Spoilers
• (37:55) Josh and Alex go off the deep end while Justin try to walk them back
• (47:58) In which we try to make sense of the senselessness
• (49:05) Mike the Headless Chicken 
• (50:22) Josh tries to steer us back on track
• (51:48) Musical choices and themes or the lack thereof
• (1:06:13) Alex and Justin enjoyed the movie
• (1:15:21) Wrap-up
• (1:17:46) Justin tempts fate

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You can find Josh's appearance on Back 2 the Balcony

• Intro/Josh has started reading Fellowship of the Ring thanks to Stephen (0:00)
• Josh and Stephen are on the same page with segues (4:06)
• Jim Henson's legacy (5:21)
• Labyrinth 40th anniversary discussion (27:28)
• Jim Henson's lasting legacy on our lives (1:00:03)
• Social media plugs and goodbyes (1:04:52)

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Intro (0:19) Spy x Family (1:52) Spy x Family Code: White soft spoilers review (5:19) Spy x Family musings/Q&A (10:56) Must see or Pass (14:32) Random anime discussion (14:54) My Dress Up Darling, Fruits Basket, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (19:23) Cultworthy ad break (22:57) Rebel Moon part 2: critical/audience reactions (23:17) Can Josh predict the movie? (25:38) Rebel Moon full spoilers (30:30) The good, the bad, and the ugly of rebel moon (41:47) Rebel Moon Q&A (47:00) Must see or Pass (50:56) Star Wars in an age of Rebel Moon (51:06) Winding down (1:04:40)

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Josh and Alex find out after viewing Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. Theater Experience (4:13) The review (15:21)

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Alex also brings back his “Lazdins Lashes” segment when talking about the Super Mario Bros. trailer

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• Intro (0:00)
• Mat Groom, what'cha doin'? (1:55)
• Mat's transition from podcaster to comic writer (5:49)
• How'd they get Christina Vee to be the voice of Inferno Girl Red? (13:49)
• Prepping for kids/all-ages programming in the household (15:50)
• Immortal Legend Batman (21:58)
• Inferno Girl Red Book 2 *spoilers ahead* (32:27)
• Why the bracelet/gauntlet for the "morpher?" (36:35)
• Crafting a good villain (43:40)
• Josh stumps Mat (48:49)
• Josh is media literate! (53:03)
• Compliments to the chefs (55:54)
• Teasing/paying off teases from other Massive-verse stories (58:33)
• Multimedia plans for IGR or other Massive-verse properties? (1:05:50)
• Goodbyes and social media plugs (1:11:33)

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• Intro(0:00)
• The 007 franchise sale (2:30)
• Sugar Coated Murder promo (22:08)
• THE BLOCKBUSTER FANTASY DRAFT Rules (23:10)
• Round 1 (26:10)
• Round 2 (33:18)
• Round 3 (42:21)
• Round 4 (54:42)
• Draft Recap (1:03:21)
• Social Plugs and Goodbyes (1:04:43)

Did you catch all of Alex's James Bond references?

• "No Time to Die" (0:00:42)
• "Goldeneye" (26:18)
• "A View to a Kill" (39:51)
• "Skyfall" (44:00)
• "For (Josh's) Eyes Only" (59:33) 
• "You Only Live Twice" (1:01:10)
• "Thunderball" (1:03:16)
• "Quantum of Solace" (1:05:08)
• "Goldfinger" (1:05:29)
• "Live and Let Die" (1:06:35)
• "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1:07:06)

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• Intro/opening conversation on regional accents (0:00)
• Game Club Pod promo (8:10)
• Romantic movies we love (9:09)
• Baz Luhrmann's William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (10:48)
• Moulin Rouge (17:48)
• Romancing the Stone (29:13)
• Unconventional Recs (35:20)
  • Double feature rec: George of the Jungle & The Mummy (1999) (35:39)
  • The Mask of Zorro (38:02)
  • Spy Kids (40:07)
  • Son-in-Law (41:16)
• Your Name (42:13) Cultworthy Episode featuring Your Name
• Howl's Moving Castle (43:48)
• Something's Gotta Give (47:57)
• Honorable mention: Atonement (54:16)
• About Time (58:07) Cultworthy episode About Time
• Honorable mention: A Walk to Remember (1:08:31)
• 10 Things I Hate About You (1:10:31)
• Goodbyes and social media plugs (1:19:38)

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Voltron/The Dragon Prince (03:13) Star Trek Comics (20:48) Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir Movie (34:13) Nostalgia Kick (39:32) Nimona (47:59) Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (56:44)

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*SPOILERS AHEAD!

• Intro and chit chat with Gregg (0:00)
• Game Club Pod promo (6:02)
• Josh challenges the Game Club pod (6:46)
• Andor season 2 discussion begins (8:18)
• Andor introduces the BBY system to general audiences (10:49)
• How did we feel about the four 3-episode arcs for the season? (12:30)
• Favorite moments in the first 3 episodes (21:50)
• The Ghorman occupation (26:40)
• The Syrill and Dedra relationship (28:06)
• So much great acting (34:08)
• Did Bix and Cassian need to be in a romantic relationship? (36:13)
• Star Wars canon is always subject to change (42:58)
• The Emperor's presence and lack thereof (44:09)
•  The Bail Organa recast (44:09)
• Andor season 2 shows us how bad the Empire truly was prior to A New Hope (51:12)
• Fandoms and corporations promoting the bad guys is kinda gross (56:44)
• Can Star Wars expand beyond the Skywalker space opera stuff? (1:00:01)
• A quick dissection of the sequel trilogy (1:03:06)
• Give us the thing we didn't know we wanted (1:08:17)
• Goodbyes & social media plugs (1:14:08)

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• Intro (0:00)
• 'Beyond the Spider-Verse' has a release date! (1:30)
• The next MCU Spider-Man movie has a title and release date! (7:46)
• The Movie Wire promo (14:57)
• The biggest thing to remember with any new system announcement (16:10)
• The Switch 2 Announcement (17:37)
• Mario Kart World details and thoughts (20:11)
• Donkey Kong Bananza (24:56)
• Switch 2 Editions of games (27:23)
• Confusion surrounding game prices (33:16)
• Current events affecting pre-orders in the US (39:59)
• Matt's positive takeaways from the Switch 2 Direct (42:07)
• Metroid Prime 4 takeaways (51:14)
• We googled the name, don't worry: The Duskbloods (58:42)
• Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment (59:35)
• Additional announcements we missed (1:05:05)
• Goodbyes and social media plugs (1:12:23)

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Fight Card:

Harry Potter vs Eragon [suggested by Josh] (0:01:15)

Captain Kirk (Kelvin) vs Han Solo (Original Trilogy) [suggested by @TheReal7Ceez] (0:08:13)

Green Arrow & Speedy vs The Hawkeyes (Clint & Kate) [suggested by Josh] (0:12:18)

Paddington Bear vs Tom Nook [suggested by @ShrimpInSpace] (0:16:00)

Doctor Doom vs Rick Sanchez [suggested by Matt Martin from @Panel2PanelPod] (0:19:24)

He-Man vs Lion-O [suggested by Raphael @GeekyDadPodcast] (0:23:06)

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers vs Voltron [suggested by Raphael @GeekyDadPodcast] (0:28:11)

Grogu vs Baby Groot [suggested by Raphael @GeekyDadPodcast] (0:32:53)

Catwoman (Halle Berry) vs Moose (John Travolta) [suggested by Joey Fitzgerald @GameClubPod] (0:37:30)

Yuda vs John Wick [suggested by Antonio @TheCultworthy] (0:42:20)

Goku vs Invincible [suggested by Matt Martin from @Panel2PanelPod] (0:46:19)

The Grinch vs Krampus [suggested by @TheReal7Ceez] (0:50:23)

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We break down the film’s take on the rise of the Cybertron War, the voice performances, and visuals. Tune in for our thoughts on how it stacks up against previous Transformers movies and where it leaves the series moving forward.

• (2:19) Super Familiar with the Wilsons podcast promo
• (2:46) Our history with the Transformers
• (11:01) Positive thoughts on the movie
• (16:11) Further thoughts
• (21:17) Justin's four-minute rant - no edits 
• (26:36) Spoiler-filled thoughts
• (46:21) What do the fans want for sequels?
• (49:52) Praise for voicework and other things
• (55:35) SMAC-ratings revealed & a cute story
• (1:00:03) wrap up

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February 2023 Nintendo Direct (7:59) Silent Hill 2 (14:03) Super Princess Peach (21:48) No/One (28:41) Pedro Pascal/The Last of Us (33:40) The Back Rooms (44:23) GoldenEye 007 (50:50) That 90's Show (56:19) Bekkie Reads Books, recommends Skyward by Brandon Sanderson (1:04:03) Shrinking (1:08:13)  Detroiters (1:09:14) Call to action (1:14:50) Post-credits (1:19:15)

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Joey's recommendations:

Sunderland 'til I Die

The Price of Football

Welcome to Wrexham

Green Street Hooligans

All or Nothing Arsenal

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Preamble Rudeness (0:00) Fallout Game Experiences (3:35) Fallout Show Cast (11:16) No Spoilers review/Why binge this? (20:25) Story praise (33:01) Episode 2 Trigger warning (35:09) CX404 is a good dog (36:23) Hating super binge-ers (37:31) Continued non-spoiler review (41:10) Prop and world praise (52:50) Must Watch or Pass? (59:43) Matt has Alex predict episodes 5-8 (1:01:36) Matt's Final Thoughts: (1:05:43)

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• Spaceballs references (0:01)
• Game Club Pod promo (2:18)
• Non-spoiler review: thoughts/impressions (3:03)
• Some thoughts on Prey (17:58)
• Box Office numbers (24:34)
• SMAC rating (26:35)
• SPOILERS from here on out (28:14)
• The movie's set-up (34:25)
• Kay's no good, terrible, very bad day (48:51)
• Antonio's rant! (53:16)
• How many endings does a movie need (1:01:15)
• The rant/education continues about movie countdown clocks (1:05:06)
• They do like the movie/wrap up (1:14:01)

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• Alex pitches their new format (0:36)
• It does not go well (1:34)
• Super Familiar with the Wilsons (4:34)
• Hollywood since 2019 (5:34)
• Pandemic? (9:14)
• Hollywood 2023 Strikes (11:41)
• 2024 Box Office (13:23)
• Marketing issues? (17:02)
• Justin's Fall Guy take (17:57)
• Josh on streaming & Pixar releases (20:20)
• Does streaming have the same impact culturally? (24:27)
• The theater experience needs to change (27:04)
• Sharing the theater with your kids (33:17)
• Polite disagreements (38:15)
• Rotten Tomatoes (40:16)
• Josh was right (49:00)
• Doctor Who (51:29)
• It's about story (53:45)
• Making theaters relevant, movie budgets, etc (58:08)
• Big cast movies & animated movies (1:06:06)
• Do we care if theaters go away? (1:13:53)
• Wrap up and goodbyes (1:23:46)

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You can listen to the Movie Wire and The Cultworthy 

You can find the episode of The Cultworthy where a very tired Josh reviews A Goofy Movie with Antonio in a much more in-depth manner here

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In this bonus episode, Josh gives his thoughts and opinions on what may be one of 2023s most under appreciated filmas. From its stunning animation to heartwarming characters, Josh shares his thoughts and experience on this story about love, both familial and relational.

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Outro music "Toreador's March/Freddy Fazbear's Theme," from Five Nights at Freddy's composed by Leon Riskin and owned by ScottGames Clickteam Illumix.

*We do not own this music and do not profit from its use in this episode. 

• Intro (0:00)
• Hemanstarfox is in the house! (0:54)
• How'd we find ourselves enjoying pro wrestling? (6:00)
• No On 15! Allcast promo (20:25)
• Hemanstarfox's take on WrestleMania 41's significance to the pro wrestling industry (24:36)
• The specter of John Cena over Cody Rhodes (32:47)
• Does the WWE have an age problem with their superstars? (36:08)
• Matches that could steal the show at WrestleMania 41 (41:41)
• The biggest storylines heading into WrestleMania 41 (46:21)
• Jey Uso vs Gunther and the rise of Jey Uso into the main event picture (57:04)
• Josh doesn't understand the structure of the championships in WWE (1:01:00)
• The Anoa'i family could walk away from WrestleMania in great shape (1:02:21)
• The Women's Championship Triple Threat Match (1:05:26) 
• WWE Women's Tag Team Championship Match (1:09:00)
• Cody Rhodes defends the Universal Championship against a heel John Cena (1:12:22)
• Social plugs and goodbyes (1:31:19)

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• Josh flubs introducing Alex (0:00)
• When the regional accent comes out in local commercials (1:44)
• How is Josh still healthy and alive?! (8:59)
• Josh and Alex share some jokes (11:33)
• Josh's favorite joke (12:36)
• Sony's new video game movie announcements (14:34)
• Ghost of Tsushima anime (17:24)
• Helldivers movie (26:26)
• Horizon: Zero Dawn movie (41:23)
• Social media plugs (1:03:22)

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• Greetings, Commander (0:00)
• What is Casting Views? (2:52)
• How hyped were we for ME2 upon original release? (4:37)
• The story of Mass Effect 2 (11:47)
• Preferred ME2 classes and play styles (18:55)
• The main plot of the game and building your crew (25:33)
• Favorite ME2 crew member(s) (28:33)
• Mass Effect controversies (39:26)
• Bad romance endings? (42:05)
• Miranda the white whale? (46:05)
• The final mission (51:43)
• ME2 DLC (58:10)
• Social media plugs (1:11:54)

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• The Movie Wire podcast promo (1:47)
• Introductions (2:02)
• Whatca doing? (2:47)
• Female driven story design in culture (7:55)
• Tamara Pierce & Royal Diaries (18:42)
• Villains (23:37)
• Our heroine personality test results (28:51)
• Why would a man write a woman driven story (33:11)
• Favorite and least favorite tropes (38:04)
• The Blank Slate trope (41:08)
• What is the biggest joy of writing (48:22)
• Alex tries to contribute (51:15)
• Super heroes as wish fulfillment & anime recommendations (59:31)
• Star Trek emerges (1:09:21)
• Inspirations as a writer (1:12:03)
• John Wick and the 'rules' of the world (1:14:21)
• Wrap up (1:17:28)

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• We play Pokemon Go! (0:01)
• Super Familiar with the Wilsons promo (2:13)
• Marvel announcements (2:42)
• Harrison Ford is having fun/Captain America: Brave New World (3:11)
• Fantastic Four: First Steps (12:10)
• Avengers: Doomsday aka Robert Downey Jr's Victor Von Doom (24:48)
• DC Comics: Penguin, Superman & Lois (34:40)
• Cliffhangers in entertainment/Star Trek talk (47:49)
• Anne Rice's Immortal Universe: AMC's Interview with the Vampire & Mayfair Witches (55:48)
• Star Trek, again (56:46)
• The Boys (59:54)
• Massive-Verse No/One (1:06:24)
• Announcements/News Speedrun (1:11:11)
• Wrap up (1:19:48)

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• Alex did the homework? (1:17)
• Moana 2 trailer (2:48)
• Monster Jam (4:24)
• The Mandalorian & Grogu (6:28)
• Skeleton Crew (8:38)
• Frozen on Broadway coming to Disney+ in 2025 (10:37)
• Hercules on Broadway (16:29)
• Josh rants 'The Greatest Showman' (16:55)
• Disney Parks expansions and additions (17:53)
• All the sequels (25:26)
  • Avatar: Fire & Ash
  • Toy Story 5 (29:22) 
• Miscellaneous (31:43)
• Snow White trailer (36:13)
• Josh's live-action Cinderella rant (39:28)
• Goodbyes (41:31)

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• Non-Spoiler Ratings/Thoughts (2:44)
• Super Familiar with the Wilson's Promo (10:04)
• Nickelback Spoiler review (10:48)
• Arnold & Sly documentaries review (21:59)
• Dealing with trauma (32:12)
• Ending with melancholy (43:23)
• Justin's dark secret (49:41)
• Wrap up (50:36)

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We explore its stunning animation, story of a robot's journey to survive in the wild, and the emotional themes of nature, technology, and self-discovery. Is it a must-see or pass? Let's find out! 

• (0:01) Terrible impressions and compound words
• (3:22) 2 Blokes from Blighty promo discussion
• (5:39) The Wild Robot impressions and family friendliness in movies + Josh can't count to 4
• (13:53) Praise for Lupita Nyong'o, Pedro Pascal, Catherine O'Hara, Matt Berry & the rest of the voice cast (that includes you, Mark Hamill)
• (18:46) Where's The Wild Robot merch, Dreamworks? We need Brightbill plushies
• (22:12) Obligatory 'A Goofy Movie' and 'The Three Amigos' references
• (27:49) Buy physical media, please. SMAC-rating
• (30:24) Spoilers - while mild, there are spoilers. Love, death, grief in children's movies
• (36:52) If the Oscars were today.... and Josh hates Shrek
• (44:45) Alex's gallows humor wish
• (47:09) Wrap up + what is Tumblr?

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• (0:21) intro & theater experiences 
• (6:32) Super Familiar with the Wilson's promo 
• (7:02) Gladiator 2 & Padding in Peru teaser
• (9:21) Gladiator 2 full spoilers
• (13:02) God bless Denzel Washington
• (33:00) Smac-Rating
• (34:19) Wicked review! Praise and cheers for Jon M. Cho, Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande
• (1:00:32) Jeff Goldblum love
• (1:02:11) Act One song frontloaded plays
• (1:12:13) Smac-Rating

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• Intro! (0:00)
• Super Familiar w/the Wilsons promo (4:53)
• Josh can math (5:21)
• Josh speedruns his first batch of What'cha Doin's (6:31)
  • Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir season 6 (7:23)
  • Indiana Jones & the Great Circle (8:13)
  • That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (8:38)
• My Dress-Up Darling (13:28)
• Metaphor: ReFantazio (17:54)
• Alex loves (bad) competitive game shows! (24:21)
• Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5 (35:53)
• Severance season 2 (46:22)
• Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (56:30)
• What'cha Gonna Do? Nintendo Switch 2 announcement (1:11:47)
• Social media plugs and goodbyes! (1:17:23)

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• Intro (0:00)
• Game Club Pod promo (4:33)
• Why did we decide to review this movie? (It's Matt's fault) (5:38)
• Philippa Georgiou's Star Trek backstory shenanigans (7:35)
• Alex's feelings on Section 31 in the Star Trek universe (11:59)
• Let's talk the "movie" (18:18)
• Are we supposed to like Philippa Georgiou? (23:35)
• Josh doesn't know what Augments in Star Trek are (31:18)
• But Josh does know about Deltans! (36:27)
• Rachel Garrett's Star Trek heritage (40:56)
• The twist (spoilers!) (47:57)
• The guy who can change into anything only does it a few times (54:27)
• How much did (Cameo appearance) get paid? (1:03:38)
• What are the cutscenes about? (1:05:12)
• Is Section 31 a must-see or pass? (1:12:57)

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• Intro/preamble (0:00)
• Sugar Coated Murder podcast (6:42)
• Judge Dredd (1995) conversation (7:19)
• Goodbyes and social media plugs (1:04:28)

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• Intro (0:00)
• No On 15! All-Cast promo (3:04)
• Dispatch (4:56)
• FINAL FANTASY TACTICS - The Ivalice Chronicles (12:19)
• Darkhaven demo (19:44)
• Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/TMNT III (25:16)
• Starfleet Academy (33:11)
• Mel Brooks: The 99-Year-Old Man (39:27)
• Murtagh (book) (49:14)
• Frieren: Beyond Journey's End season 2 (51:38)
• Resident Evil Requiem (1:00:32)
• The Pitt season 2 & A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (1:10:55)
• Honorable Mention: Shrinking (1:28:15)
• Honorable Mention: Kumail Nanjiani 'Night Thoughts' (1:29:02)
• Goodbyes & social media plugs (1:31:24)

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• Hey there, hi there, hello there (0:00) 
• Swedish pancakes, Ope!, doggie collars, & kitty convict collars (1:25)
• Garfield and Friends, Peanuts and newspaper comics (7:25)
• Gaming Views promo (10:23)
• Mortal Kombat, Soulcalibur & fighting games as a genre (11:02)
• Opening weekend numbers, previous Mortal Kombat movies, The Hangover movies... (13:56)
• Did we like it? & Ludi Lin is jacked, and other story beats (21:50)
• Does fight choreography make a movie? (28:22)
• Yes, we figure out how to talk about Power Rangers in this (32:08)
• Hiroyuki Sanada returns as Hanzo Hasashi/Scorpion (34:46)
• Johnny Cage as the new lead, cheating in tournaments, and movie fanservice and easter eggs (36:21)
• Choosing the right release date... and Ryan George Pitch Meeting predictions (46:56)
• Final ratings and goodbyes (55:21)

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