First Look, Final Word

To those of you about to watch Gladiator II, we salute you! Pete and Trevor saw Ridley Scott’s new historical epic, starring Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, and Connie Nielsen. Before they provide their immediate, spoiler-free thoughts after leaving the meeting, the guys talk through their history with Gladiator, their anticipations for the sequel, and whether old Ridders still has the stuff.

Pete and Trevor took a trip to see Blitz, the new World War Two historical drama from Steve McQueen. Listen in for our immediate spoiler-free reactions after leaving the theatre before going into spoiler talk. On the way, the guys also discuss their favourite WW2 movies, discuss McQueen’s career, and try to pronounce Saoirse Ronan with confidence. 

Intro and Apple’s Streaming Strategy (0:00)

History with Steve McQueen (10:10)

Happy birthday to First Look, Final Word (14:10)

Favourite World War Two Movies (21:20)

Spoiler-free Review of Blitz (38:35)

Pee Report (54:19)

Spoilers for Blitz (56:06)

To cap off the spookiest October of all time, Pete and Trevor watched Tobe Hooper’s 1974 classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. It was Pete’s first introduction to the film and the chainsaw franchise. Listen in for our immediate reactions, Trevor’s thoughts on the franchise as a whole, and what we make of this guy Leatherface (spoiler, he’s a bit out there). We also received a lovely package from a dear friend of the pod. 

Grab your symbiotes and join Pete and Trevor on their trip to see Venom: The Last Dance. On the way there, they talk about their view of the Spider-Man Sony movies (aka SPUMC, aka Sony's Marvel Universe), their view of Venom, and their love of Tom Hardy and his weird voices. Listen in for our immediate spoiler-free reactions after leaving the theatre, before going into spoilers. 

Intro (0:00)

Spoiler-free review (40:43)

Pee Report (55:02)

Spoilers (58:20)

Submit your venom voice to [email protected] (1:26:20)

It’s Firstlooktober, which means it’s time to revisit a classic horror film. This week Pete and Trevor enter the realm of Freddy Krueger in Wes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street (Heather Langenkamp, Johnny Depp in his first film role, and Robert Englund as Freddy). The guys also discuss the Nightmare franchise, their favourite slashers, and movies that traumatized them as kids.

Intro, history with Nightmare franchise, and slasher films (0:00)

Review of A Nightmare on Elm Street (34:34)

The spotlight hits, the music swells, and Arthur Fleck “Joker” enters from stage right. He’s a murderer, he’s a clown, he’s a…song and dance man? Pete and Trevor went to see Joker: Folie à Deux, starring Joaquin Phoenix, as Fleck as he sits in Arkham Asylum. While waiting to go on trial for the murders he committed in the first film, he meets Harley “Lee” Quinn (Lady Gaga) and promptly falls in love and starts signing about it. Join Pete and Trevor on their trip and get their immediate spoiler free reactions to the film, before giving warning when heading into spoilers. The guys also talk about how this Joker fits into the greater Batman universe, their thoughts on Todd Phillips, and their favourite sequel titles of all time. 

Intro and history with Joker and Todd Phillips (0:00)

Our favourite ‘Sequel Titles’ (19:01)

Spoiler-free review of Joker: Folie à Deux (40:01)

Pee Report (1:04:48)

Spoiler-talk (1:06:10)

Welcome to the empire of New Rome. How do things work here? Unclear. Do things make sense? Next question. What is Megalon? It’s not Unobtainium, that’s for sure. Join Pete and Trevor on their journey to see Megalopolis, Francis Ford Coppola’s self-financed mega project, starring Adam Driver, Giancarlo Esposito, Nathalie Emmanuel, Aubrey Plaza, Shia LaBeaouf, Jon Voight, and the great Laurence Fishburne. We provide our immediate spoiler-free reactions to Megalopolis after leaving the theatre before going into spoiler-talk. 

Intro (0:00)

History with Francis Ford Coppola (4:00)

Directors with good movies made in their 80s (7:55)

Spoiler-free Review of Megalopolis (39:39)

Pee Report (58:44)

Spoiler Talk of Megalopolis (1:00:20)

Pete and Trevor took in the Toronto International Film Festival this week. In addition to talking about their TIFF experiences, the guys also delve into the newest David Cronenberg film The Shrouds, and their history with Cronenberg’s films and the body horror subgenre. Listen for our immediate spoiler-free reactions after having left the theatre before we head into spoiler-talk.

Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice! Actually, lose one of those. Pete and Trevor return to Winter River after 36 long years. Gone are Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis, but Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder and Catherine O’Hara are back, along with newcomers Jenna Ortega, Williem Dafoe, Justin Theroux and Monica Bellucci. On the way to the theatre the guys discuss their history with Beetlejuice and run through their favourite Tim Burton movies. On the way back, they share their immediate spoiler free reactions after leaving the theatre before heading into spoiler talk.

Intro (0:00)

History with Beetlejuice and Tim Burton (2:45)

Spoiler-free review of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (36:10)

Pee Report (48:40)

Spoiler talk of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (50:25)

Attention facehuggers, chestbursters, full grown xenomorphs, Weyland-Yutani employees, and synthetics with weird milk blood, Pete and Trevor went to see Alien: Romulus! In addition to providing their immediate reactions to Fede Alvarez’s latest instalment in the storied Alien franchise, the guys also talk about their favourite sci-fi horror movies, and play another classic game of Guess the Actor.