HooperCast Movie Hour

0:00 - Hey, our 600th episode is going to be Spider-Man!

2:15 - Cats and John Cleese.

4:15 - Conner pledges to watch “Avatar: The Last Airbender”, the original series. 

12:10 - REVIEW - “Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die” (2026). No spoilers yet. This is equal parts complaining about Hulu.

25:40 - SPOILERS for the film, but we want to talk about the ending.

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Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon

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0:00 - For some reason, we decide to discuss superpowers.

11:00 - REVIEW - “The Odyssey” (2026). The hype, the filmmaking, the literary history, the “authenticity” conversation, and the recommendation.

46:40 - SPOILERS for the film (and this centuries-old story).

1:18:00 - What should Christopher Nolan do next?

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Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon

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0:00 - Conner learned about “Red Door, Yellow Door” and is now dealing with preteen hypnotism.

10:37 - REVIEW - “Good Boy” (2025)

24:35 - SPOILERS begin.

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Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon

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0:00 - Baseball Shirts!

2:00 - Update on Dustin’s Leg!

4:50 - How was your 4th of July?

6:00 - REVIEW - “Supergirl” (2026). No spoilers yet, but Dustin gives his thoughts on this film, and on the source material it draws from.

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Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. 

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0:00 - Conner has one cat, then a kitten, finds two more kittens, then finds acceptance. Why don’t people want to adopt cats? 5:35 - RECOMMENDATION - “Flow” (2024). 13:54 - CRITIQUE - “Greenland 2: Migration (2026).37:02 - RECOMMENDATION - “Keeper” (2025).-----Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin WeldonTheme Music by Dustin WeldonProduced & Engineered by Conner DempseyPowered by Zoom, QuickTime, Adobe Audition, & Adobe Premiere ProSpecial Thanks to Anchor FM (or “Spotify for Podcasters”, whatever)FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. This is critique, protected under Fair Use.I DO NOT OWN THIS CONTENT. CONTENT IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

0:00 - Dustin’s Physical Therapy adventures.

8:30 - REVIEW - “Toy Story 5” (2026). We give some quick thoughts on the 4th film, for context, and then our spoiler-free thoughts on this movie.

26:00 - BEGIN SPOILERS. We discuss the plot in detail. 

43:00 - We decide to write the 6th film…and boy do we. First, we get out all our bad ideas.

59:40 - But seriously, here we go. Anything short of this idea is simply not good enough. We're cooking now.

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Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon

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Produced & Engineered by Conner Dempsey

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I DO NOT OWN THIS CONTENT. CONTENT IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.

Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. 

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REVIEW - “Masters of the Universe” (2026)

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Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon

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I DO NOT OWN THIS CONTENT. CONTENT IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.

Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. 

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0:00 - Loud Noises and Alien Trap Music.

3:45 - REVIEW - “Disclosure Day” (2026). No spoilers, don’t worry.

45:50 - The movie fails to go all-in on what could have been its big theme. Here’s what we would have done instead. How do you think humanity would respond if presented with proof of alien life? How do you think people of faith would react to this?
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Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon

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I DO NOT OWN THIS CONTENT. CONTENT IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.

Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. 

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0:00 - Conner’s AC is fixed and I stopped myself from getting scammed! Jump to the next timecode if you’d like to not hear home repair stories.

6:05 - Dustin had a great fall. (Not that kind. It’s June).

26:28 - RECOMMENDATION - “Man on the Run” (2025).

48:30 - Conner has brief complaints about Amazon.

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Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon

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0:00 - Conner’s hellish life without air conditioning in Alabama.

5:30 - Dustin’s one-sentence summary of the film, before we recklessly address spoilers.

6:30 - CRITIQUE - “The Mandalorian and Grogu” (2026). We discuss why this film wasn’t simply made into a season of the existing television show, why talented people can still produce garbage, and as always, we come up with a much better story on the fucking spot.

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Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon

Theme Music by Dustin Weldon

Produced & Engineered by Conner Dempsey

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I DO NOT OWN THIS CONTENT. CONTENT IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.

Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. 

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