Ali Talks

By Ali Abdullah Motamed

A Biweekly Podcast where Ali & Manny talk about anime (and other stuff). Spoilers for everything in the title of the episode.... more

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How many episodes does Ali Talks have?

The podcast currently has 45 episodes available.

Ali Talks episodes:

July 26, 2025 Ali Talks...#44: SUMMER CATCH-UP 2025 - Sinners, MI:8, F1, Superman, and MORE
Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/AliMotamed20
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheAliMotamedTwitter for Podcast: https://twitter.com/AliTalksAnimeMyAnimeList: https://myanimelist.net/profile/AliMotamedHowlongToBeat: https://howlongtobeat.com/user?n=AliMotamedIMDB: https://www.imdb.com/user/ur129184675/?ref_=nv_usr_prof_2
Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/alimotamed/

TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
3:32 - What has Ali been Watching?
8:18 - What has Manny been Watching?
9:23 - Man on a Ledge
9:48 - Dunkirk
11:00 - Raw Deal
12:16 - Mission Impossible 1
15:44 - Lucky Number Slevin
16:42 - Mission Impossible 3
18:04 - Beekeeper
18:12 - Mission Impossible 4: Ghost Protocal
20:27 - Mission Impossible 5: Rogue Nation
23:41 - The Amatuer
27:20 - Enemy of the State
29:04 - Honest Thief
30:39 - Mission Impossible 6: Fallout
34:55 - The Accountant 1 & 2
37:27 - Thunderbolts
41:13 - Lilo & Stitch (2002) 10/10
41:45 - Space Jam
43:48 - Lilo & Stitch (2025)
48:14 - Mission Impossible 7: Dead Reckoning
58:27 - Lord of War, LIMITLESS, and others
1:02:10 - Final Destination 5
1:12:42 - The Graduate
1:14:30 - Top Gun
1:23:08 - The Phoenician Scheme
1:23:44 - Paid In Full
1:30:43 - How High, Mississipi Burning, etc
1:34:43 - The Menu
1:37:12 - Stand By Me, Knives Out, etc
1:39:33 - Jurrasic Park Franchise
1:49:50 - SiSi Reviews Superman, F1, and Lilo and Stitch!
1:52:09 - Sinners
2:17:32 - Mission Impossible 8: The Final Reckoning
3:01:26 - F1
3:17:34 - Superman
4:21:05 - Outro, Dark Souls 3

Anime for Next Episode:

*This video was recorded on July 19th, 2025*
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4h 44min
April 04, 2025 Ali Talks...#43: California!!!, Harry Potter, Invincible S3, SWITCH 2
Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/AliMotamed20Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheAliMotamedTwitter for Podcast: https://twitter.com/AliTalksAnimeMyAnimeList: https://myanimelist.net/profile/AliMotamedHowlongToBeat: https://howlongtobeat.com/user?n=AliMotamedIMDB: https://www.imdb.com/user/ur129184675/?ref_=nv_usr_prof_2Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/alimotamed/TIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Intro3:15 - California!!!16:15 - What have we watched?18:49 - Tropic Thunder27:24 - My friends hate my takes29:15 - Ali's games played35:35 - Monster Hunter Wilds and Bleach Rebirth of Souls41:40 - Harry Potter Franchise1:24:18 - Ali's Movie Watches - UNION1:25:42 - The Monkey1:26:26 - Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning1:30:08 - Black Bag1:31:46 - Mickey171:36:48 - EEPHUS Premiere!1:38:37 - Boston Underground Film Festival1:41:16 - Invincible Season 32:14:00 - Ali's 10/10 Rewatches2:18:46 - OSCARS movie watches2:21:00 - SWITCH 2 Pricing2:26:45 - Mario Kart World Trailer2:44:45 - Duskbloods, Kirby Air Riders, and Donkey Kong Bananza3:02:55 - Wrapping Up *This video was recorded on April 2nd, 2025*
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3h 14min
April 02, 2025 Ali Talks...#42: Catch-Up 2025
Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/AliMotamed20Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheAliMotamedTwitter for Podcast: https://twitter.com/AliTalksAnimeMyAnimeList: https://myanimelist.net/profile/AliMotamedHowlongToBeat: https://howlongtobeat.com/user?n=AliMotamedIMDB: https://www.imdb.com/user/ur129184675/?ref_=nv_usr_prof_2Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/alimotamed/TIMESTAMPS:0:00 - Intro1:36 - Modern News (POTUS, LA Fires)7:45 - Ali Life Update11:01 - Games I wanna play17:20 - The VU18:44 - Manny's Platinum Trophy Run39:33 - Ali's Video Game Update51:43 - Nintendo Switch 257:52 - Elden Ring NightRein1:02:42 - Sparking ZERO!1:04:24 - More Ali Video Games Update1:07:00 - More Upcoming Games1:20:44 - Mononoke: The Phantom in the Rain 1:37:11 - Joker 21:40:12 - The King of Comedy2:00:48 - Dragonball Z: Fusion Reborn2:04:35 - Raging Bull2:12:20 - Manny Movie Update2:16:15 - Small things Like These & Christmas Eve at miller's point2:26:49 - Interstellar2:35:33 - Inception *This video was recorded on January 22, 2025*
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5h 6min
August 12, 2024 Ali Talks...#41: Challengers, Twilight, Deadpool & Wolverine (Feat. SiSi)
Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/AliMotamed20
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheAliMotamed
Twitter for Podcast: https://twitter.com/AliTalksAnime
MyAnimeList: https://myanimelist.net/profile/AliMotamed
HowlongToBeat: https://howlongtobeat.com/user?n=AliMotamed
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/user/ur129184675/?ref_=nv_usr_prof_2
Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/alimotamed/
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 -
Anime for Next Episode:
*This video was recorded on August 4th, 2024*
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4h 9min
April 15, 2024 Ali Talks...#40: Invincible S2, The Iron Claw, Hard Boiled
*This video was recorded on April 12th, 2024*

Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/AliMotamed20
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheAliMotamed
Twitter for Podcast: https://twitter.com/AliTalksAnime
MyAnimeList: https://myanimelist.net/profile/AliMotamed
HowlongToBeat: https://howlongtobeat.com/user?n=AliMotamed
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/user/ur129184675/?ref_=nv_usr_prof_2
Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/alimotamed/
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
1:11 - Super Bowl
4:05 - Akira Toriyama & Sparking Zero
7:24 - April 8th, Solar Eclipse
10:24 - Anime Boston
21:16 - Oscars
25:11 - Joker Trailer
25:58 - Wcdonalds
27:48 - New Trailers
29:27 - Remaining Topics
30:15 - J. Cole vs. Kendrick Lamar
45:39 - Invincible S2
1:49:18 - The iron Claw
2:18:33 - Hard Boiled
2:38:28 - Achievement/Trophy Hunting

Next Episode:
Nothing Planned at the moment! Will tweet and update community tab, if we decide on movies to discuss! i know I didn't do hat last time Im sorry, promise I'll do it this time
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3h 11min
March 04, 2024 Ali Talks...#39: Ex Machina, Angel's Egg, Gattaca
Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/AliMotamed20
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheAliMotamed
Twitter for Podcast: https://twitter.com/AliTalksAnime
MyAnimeList: https://myanimelist.net/profile/AliMotamed
HowlongToBeat: https://howlongtobeat.com/user?n=AliMotamed
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/user/ur129184675/?ref_=nv_usr_prof_2
Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/alimotamed/
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
3:07 - A Clockwork Orange
06:19 - Back to the Future
09:25 - Casablanca
12:00 - L.A. Confidential
16:46 - Golden Time
19:55 - Ali Watches...
1:14:27 - Elden Ring DLC Trailer
1:16:29 - Ex Machima
1:30:06 - Angel's Egg
2:11:55 - Gattaca
2:39:10 - Manny's List/Closer
Next Episode:
Nothing Planned at the moment! Will tweet and update Youtube community tab, if we decide on movies to discuss!
*This video was recorded on February 24th, 2024*
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2h 49min
March 04, 2024 Ali Talks...#38: The Truman Show, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Belladonna of Sadness
Have had major hand issues that prevented me from editing and uploading this episode. For the delay! Will release the next one some other time this week point it's much more recent than this one thanks for watching!
Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/AliMotamed20
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheAliMotamed
Twitter for Podcast: https://twitter.com/AliTalksAnime
MyAnimeList: https://myanimelist.net/profile/AliMotamed
HowlongToBeat: https://howlongtobeat.com/user?n=AliMotamed
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/user/ur129184675/?ref_=nv_usr_prof_2
Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/alimotamed/
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro, GTA V
5:09 - Manny Watches (JJK Season 2, Solo Leveling, etc.)
24:54 - Camp Rock
36:40 - Robocop
42:23 - Fargo & The Big Lebowski
1:11:25 - The Truman Show
1:28:49 - Ali Watches
2:33:30 - Ferris Bueller's Day Off
2:53:48 - Belladonna fo Sadness
3:20:50 - Closer
Next Episode:
Angel's Egg, Gattaca, and Ex Machina
*This video was recorded on January 15th, 2024*
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3h 24min
November 16, 2023 Ali Talks...#37: Attack on Titan, The Killer, Mulholland Drive
Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/AliMotamed20
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheAliMotamed
Twitter for Podcast: https://twitter.com/AliTalksAnime
MyAnimeList: https://myanimelist.net/profile/AliMotamed
HowlongToBeat: https://howlongtobeat.com/user?n=AliMotamed
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/user/ur129184675/?ref_=nv_usr_prof_2
Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/alimotamed/

TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
4:21 - my romantic comedy snafu
5:45 - 8 Mile
7:01- The Wolf of Wall Street
10:14 - Dallas Buyers Club
16:38 - Terminator 1+2
31:00 - Dog Day Afternoon
35:02 - There Will Be Blood
39:48 - Killers of the Flower Moon
47:46 - Monster
1:09:22 - What has Ali been Watching?
1:12:01 - Attack on Titan
2:06:20 - The Killer
2:40:26 - Mulholland Drive
3:33:53 - Closing Ramble
Anime for Next Episode: Barry Lyndon, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, Pluto
*This video was recorded on November 15th, 2023*
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4h 41min
September 05, 2023 Ali Talks...#36: Barbie, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, Oldboy
Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/AliMotamed20 Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheAliMotamed Twitter for Podcast: https://twitter.com/AliTalksAnime MyAnimeList: https://myanimelist.net/profile/AliMotamed HowlongToBeat: https://howlongtobeat.com/user?n=AliMotamed IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/user/ur129184675/?ref_=nv_usr_prof_2 Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/alimotamed/ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 1:43 - Barbie 35:26 - Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust 1:18:00 - Oldboy 2:15:00 - What has Ali been doing? 2:38:03 - Anime News 2:44:09 - Closer Convo Anime for Next Episode: We're both gonna be busy so no planned next episode for the time being. Will let you guys know what movies we'll talk about when we decide to record another episode! Thanks for listening :) This video was recorded on September 4th, 2023
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3h 39min
August 14, 2023 Ali Talks...#35: Oppenheimer, July 2023 Catch-Up
Main Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/AliMotamed20
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheAliMotamed
Twitter for Podcast: https://twitter.com/AliTalksAnime
MyAnimeList: https://myanimelist.net/profile/AliMotamed
HowlongToBeat: https://howlongtobeat.com/user?n=AliMotamed
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/user/ur129184675/?ref_=nv_usr_prof_2
Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/alimotamed/
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro
1:29 - Oppenheimer
1:06:42 - Barefoot Gen
1:17:06 - Ali's July 2023 Catch-Up
1:35:02 - Manny's July Catch-Up
1:35:40 - Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
1:40:43 - Manny's Anime Ctach-Up (Demon Slayer S3 Spoilers)
1:45:37 - Star Wars Sequel Trilogy
2:11:09 - Requim for a Dream
2:14:40 - The Shawshank Redemption
2:16:22 - Prisoners
2:18:00 - Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2:24:01 - The Silence of the Lambs
2:28:06 - Alien
2:32:56 - Texas Chainsaw Massacre
2:40:02 - Rambo Trilogy
2:54:28 - Young Justice
3:53:11 - UTOPIA
3:54:13 - Banshees of inishireen
4:16:11 - Synechdoche , New York
5:04:52 - What are we watching next episode?
5:13:15 - Closing Convo
Anime for Next Episode: Barbie, Oldboy, and Terminator 1 & 2
This video was recorded on August 12th, 2023
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6h 44min

FAQs about Ali Talks:

How many episodes does Ali Talks have?

The podcast currently has 45 episodes available.