HooperCast Movie Hour

We don’t do this as much anymore, but here’s several things in one episode!

1:00 - We’re getting older, so today’s chatter is about calories! Also we seemingly look down on accountants?

7:41 - THOUGHTS - “Daredevil: Born Again, Season 2” (2026).

12:55 - THOUGHTS - “Punisher: One Last Kill” (2026). It’s odd to have a bottle episode of Marvel inside of this MCU, but maybe they’re just open to experimenting these days.

23:27 - THOUGHTS - “Gary” (2026). The surprise drop of a bottle episode of “The Bear”.

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Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon

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1:00 - I think it’s fun when books are adapted into documentaries.

3:30 - REVIEW - “Mercy” (2026). 

31:22 - Chris Pratt’s team’s choices lately.

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REVIEW - “Tuner” (2026). 

The reason many films feel familiar after a while, it’s just the way art is. It’s supposed to feel familiar enough while also feeling new.

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Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon

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0:00 - Conner’s trip to Gatlinburg. 

15:00 - REVIEW: “Apex” (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.

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0:00 - Man, 90s Nickelodeon, TOny Hawk, Skate Cultre, Hobie Da Cat.

12:09 - First we quickly discuss the first film, (“Ready or Not” (2019)) which we have both seen. 

20:45 - SPOILERS for Film 1

27:09 - REVIEW - “Ready or Not 2: Here I Come” (2026)

40:35  - Get your shit together, Hulu.

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0:00 - Are we the video game-to-film-adaptation apologists now?

3:47 - This title, like what the fuck?

7:30 - REVIEW: “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” (2026). We get into why a simple story is fine, the difference between Memberberries and Adapting the Source Material.

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0:00 - REVIEW - “Normal” (2026).

11:20 -  SPOILERS and DISCUSSION - things that should have been done differently.

30:34 - We get into the muddy subject of why there are so many “passable but not memorable” films out there, the ethics of choosing not to support independent films that aren’t appealing, and at what point in life we begin to not finish movies we aren’t enjoying.

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0:00 - Tattoo ink is rebelling against Conner, and we discuss our very very strange clothing habits.

13:23 - Did anyone see any of the Oscars? I know it was like 2 months ago, bite me. 

21:00 - REVIEW/DEFENSE: “Gran Turismo” (2023). Conner has little to say about the film, but plenty to say to opportunistic critics.

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Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon

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0:00 - “Thundercats” outtakes, plus will Kellan die during this recording? Stay tuned to find out!1:30 - Saving your beard is always a mistake.

3:08 - REVIEW - “Project Hail Mary” (2026). We give our general thoughts on the movie, but quickly veer into discussions about the book as well, and we get into spoilers..somewhere. I’ll try to mark the timecode. 

48:55 - SPOILERS BEGIN - I think I’ve decided this is the point at which we start spoiling major plot elements.

1:18:13 - The review is over at this point. Stick around for jokes and silliness, because it was very late at night at this point.

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Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon

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1:30 - Conner Boiled his hand.

4:38 - Conner’s Seaside Trip.

9:00 - Dustin saw “Project Hail Mary” quite a while ago, and would like to give it a recommendation before we review it on an upcoming episode.

13:13 - REVIEW - “Wake Up Dead Man”(2025). 

31:52 - SPOILERS BEGIN!!!!

Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon

Theme Music by Dustin Weldon

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