Pete and Trevor watched Spike Lee’s new movie Highest 2 Lowest, a bold reimagining of Kurosawa’s classic High and Low. Starring Denzel Washington, Jeffrey Wright, and A$AP Rocky, we’re asking the question: will this remake be worth it?

We’re also continuing our ongoing project Last Action Heroes, where we track the big guns of action cinema one film at a time. This week we’re riding shotgun with Sly Stallone, diving into the neon-soaked, leather-jacketed, pizza scissor cutting chaos of Cobra.

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Intro (00:00)

Cobra Review (16:17)

Spoiler-free review of Highest 2 Lowest (46:27)

Spoiler-talk (59:00)

Pete and Trevor lace up their shoes and step onto the endless road for this week’s feature: The Long Walk. Adapted from one of Stephen King’s earliest and most enduring stories, the film stars Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Garrett Wareing, Tut Nyuot, Charlie Plummer, Ben Wang, Roman Griffin Davis, Judy Greer, and Mark Hamill.

As a coincidence, we’re also kicking off our new series, Project: The Last Action Heroes, beginning with Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Running Man—another King tale adapted for the big screen, though with a very different kind of energy. 

Next week we will be talking Sylvester Stallone. Comment below or write to [email protected] to suggest what movie best sums up Sly’s action career. 

Intro (00:00)

The Running Man (04:40)

Spoiler-free review of The Long Walk (43:40)

Spoiler-talk (01:04:54)

Pete and Trevor step through the looking glass and into the shadows of the Conjuring Universe for the grand finale: The Conjuring: Last Rites. With Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga returning as the Warrens, does this send-off stick the landing for one of horror’s biggest franchises, or does it creak under the weight of its own lore?

As prep for the finale, we are bringing Project Conjuring to a close. We watched The Nun II and The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It to get the full picture before diving into Last Rites.

Intro (0:00)

Review of The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (3:10)

Review of The Nun II (22:34)

Spoiler-free review of Last Rites (39:17)

Spoiler talk (56:45)

Next project (1:17:05)

Pete and Trevor are back from their career ending injuries to see Darren Aronofsky’s Caught Stealing, his pivot into comedy-crime-thriller territory starring Austin Butler, Regina King, Zoë Kravitz, Matt Smith, Liev Schreiber, Vincent D’Onofrio (and Bad Bunny apparently?). How does this film fits into Aronofsky’s unpredictable career? Is it a calculated retreat, or is he just cutting loose with something pulpy and violent?

Meanwhile, Project Conjuring continues. This week we discuss The Curse of La Llorona and Annabelle Comes Home, and next week we’ll close things out with The Nun II and The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, all leading up to the feature of the series, The Conjuring: Last Rites.

Intro and history with Aronofsky (0:00)

Review of The Curse of La Llorona (15:13)

Review of Annabelle Comes Home (26:40)

Spoiler free review of Caught Stealing (39:38)

Spoiler-talk (55:00)

Pete and Trevor dive into one of the buzziest films of 2025: Relay, the stylish new crime thriller from David Mackenzie (Hell or High Water), starring Riz Ahmed, Lily James, Sam Worthington, and Ariyon Bakare.

We’re also pushing forward with Project Conjuring, our deep dive through every film in the Conjuring universe. This week we’re covering The Nun (2018), Corin Hardy’s gothic horror that expands the mythology of Valak. Next week, we’ll be tackling The Curse of La Llorona (2019) and Annabelle Comes Home (2019).

Intro (0:00)

Review of The Nun (2018) (9:20)

Spoiler-free review of Relay (34:27)

Spoiler talk (49:21)

Pete and Trevor get swept up in one of the most talked-about films of the year: Weapons, the new ensemble horror-drama from Zach Cregger (Barbarian), starring Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich, and Benedict Wong.

We’re also continuing Project Conjuring, our journey through every film in the Conjuring universe. This week we tackle The Conjuring 2 (2016), with James Wan reuniting Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson as the Warrens in one of the franchise’s most chilling cases, and Annabelle: Creation (2017), David F. Sandberg’s prequel that gives the infamous doll her dark origin story.

Intro and our history with Zach Cregger (0:00)

Review of The Conjuring 2 (2016) (12:15)

Review of Annabelle: Creation (2017) (25:45)

Spoiler-free review of Weapons (40:18)

Spoiler talk (58:05)

Pete and Trevor fire up the ol’ Fantasticar and blast off to see The Fantastic Four: First Steps. Will this one launch Phase 6 into greatness—or should it have stayed in the Negative Zone? Unfortunately, a dose of cosmic rays knocked Trevor out of commission, so Pete is joined by a surprise guest for the review section instead.

Meanwhile, the Conjuring project lurches forward with Annabelle. Did Pete make it through the spooky doll chaos, or did he nope out before the third jump scare?

Intro and our history with The Fantastic Four (0:00)

Review of Annabelle (2014) (26:00)

Spoiler-free review of The Fantastic Four: First Steps (52:34)

Spoiler talk (1:03:00)

Pete and Trevor drove straight into some political controversy with Ari Aster’s new Covid-era black comedy western Eddington, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal and Emma Stone. Note: one of us did not like this at all and another one loved it.

This episode also marks the start of Project Conjuring, where we review every movie in the expanded conjuring universe. This week we talk James Wan’s megahit The Conjuring, starring Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Ron Livingston, Lili Taylor, and that loveable scamp Annabelle.

Intro and our history with Ari Aster (0:00)

Review of The Conjuring (2013) (8:45)

Spoiler-free review of Eddington (35:14)

Spoiler talk (53:50)

Superman is here. And we’re not going to be coy, WE LOVED THIS MOVIE. As the conclusion of our project to watch every live action Superman film, we were given the movie we have been waiting for.

Listen for our immediate spoiler-free reactions after leaving the theatre, before giving lots of warning before heading into spoiler-talk.

This episode we welcome Wil and Katelyn from the Marvelous Marathon podcast. Check out their episode on Superman (2025): https://open.spotify.com/episode/2wIuvNp4ASvSmAtdkBuviF?si=DeAufa5qRTmolyGOMYCIRg

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Intro, summary of Project Superman, All-Star Superman and some of our favourite comics, James Gunn’s vision for DCU (0:00)

Spoiler-free reactions to Superman (2025) (43:00)

Spoiler-talk (1:05:10)

Segment with guests Wil and Katelyn (1:27:35)

Goodbye, Superman (2:05:27)

About Superman (2025):

The man known as Clark Kent, Superman, and Kal-El grapples with who he is.

Clark Kent / Superman / Karl-El: David Corenswet

Lois Lane: Rachel Brosnahan

Lex Luthor: Nicholas Hoult

Jimmy Olsen: Skyler Gisondo

Perry White: Wendell Pierce

The Engineer: María Gabriela de Faría

Guy Gardner / Green Lantern: Nathan Fillion

Metamorpho: Anthony Carrigan

Hawkgirl: Isabela Merced

Mister Terrific: Edi Gathegi

Director: James Gunn

Writer: James Gunn

Executive Producer: Peter Safran

Cinematographer: Henry Braham

Composer: John Murphy and David Fleming

Editor: Craig Alpert and William Hoy

Hold onto your butts, Pete and Trevor spared no expense in seeing Jurassic World Rebirth. Can this ScarJo vehicle fill in the holes to complete the code and reboot this long-in-the-tooth franchise? Listen to our immediate reactions after leaving the theatre to find out.

This also makes the 10th (10th!) episode of Project Superman, wherein we review every single live action Superman film. This week we talk Justice League, primarily the Zack Synder version, with Pete pointing out the prime differences between the cuts. Next week is the conclusion of the project, with James Gunn’s Superman, and the official reset of the DC universe.

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Intro and our history with Jurassic Park (0:00)

Review of Zack Synder’s Justice League (13:18)

Spoiler-free review of Jurassic World (40:50)

Spoiler-talk (1:02:05)

About Jurassic World Rebirth:

Scarlett Johansson stars as Zora Bennett, a covert-ops expert sent to retrieve rare dinosaur DNA from a remote island. When her mission collides with a shipwrecked family and a dangerous hidden agenda, survival becomes more than just escaping the island.

Scarlett Johansson as Zora Bennett

Jonathan Bailey as Dr. Levi Calder

Mahershala Ali as Commander Rourke

Luna Blaise as Camila Reyes

Manuel Garcia-Rulfo as Diego Navarro

Rupert Friend as Felix Maddox

David Iacono as Eric Voss

Directed by Gareth Edwards

Written by David Koepp

Produced by Frank Marshall, Patrick Crowley

Executive Producers Steven Spielberg, Alexandra Derbyshire

Music by Alexandre Desplat

Cinematography by John Mathieson

About Justice League:

Batman and Wonder Woman assemble a team of metahumans—Aquaman, Cyborg, and The Flash—to face a looming threat following Superman’s death. As an ancient force seeks to plunge the world into darkness, the newly formed Justice League must overcome their differences to stand as Earth’s last line of defense.

Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne / Batman

Gal Gadot as Diana Prince / Wonder Woman

Henry Cavill as Clark Kent / Superman

Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry / Aquaman

Ezra Miller as Barry Allen / The Flash

Ray Fisher as Victor Stone / Cyborg

Amy Adams as Lois Lane

Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth

Ciarán Hinds as Steppenwolf

Directed by Zack Snyder (original vision and Synder Cut), Joss Whedon (2017 theatrical reshoots and completion)

Written by Chris Terrio and Joss Whedon (theatrical), Chris Terrio (Snyder Cut)

Story by Zack Snyder and Chris Terrio

Produced by Charles Roven and Deborah Snyder

Music by Danny Elfman (2017), Tom Holkenborg aka Junkie XL (Snyder Cut)

Cinematography by Fabian Wagner

Edited by David Brenner, Richard Pearson, and Martin Walsh (2017); David Brenner (Snyder Cut)