Claude-Marc from https://cinecm.com/ joins the podcast to review 'One Battle After Another,' directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and starring Leonardo DiCaprio. An early Oscar contender for sure.

We also do rapid-fire reviews of:

Tron: Ares Demon Slayer: Infiniti Castle HIM The long walk Conjuring: Last Rites Caught Stealing Black Phone 2

You can follow Claude-Marc on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cinecmgo/

Steph Dumais, publisher of Bloody Gore Comix (https://bloodygorecomix.com/) joins the podcast to recap his summer conventions and talk about his new crowd-funding campaign for Bloody Gore Anthology Volume 4. To back this project: (deadline Oct 15)

https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/bloody-gore-comix/bloody-gore-comix-anthology-4

We also talk about some musical collaborations:

Soundtrack for Zombie Commandos From Hell: Sonic Assault! https://zcfh.bandcamp.com/album/zombie-commandos-from-hell-sonic-assault

Renegade XL900

https://protosynthesisrecords.bandcamp.com/track/deadfunk-renegade-xl-900

12" Vinyl cover art by Steph Dumais: https://nwvic.bandcamp.com/album/endless-meaningless-unhelpful-and-uncalled-for-drivel

Claude-Marc (https://www.instagram.com/cinecmgo/ ) joins us to review all the summer movies this year, including F1, Superman, Fantastic Four, Weapons, and ten other films. He's obviously taken some happy pills, because he's given an '8' or higher rating to multiple movies. Thanks for listening!

We interview DC Horn, Founder/Creator of XanCon Entertainment, an indie comic book publisher (https://www.xancononline.com/ ). We talk about the early days of the company, comic book collecting in the 1990s, the Kubert School of Art, and the current titles published by XanCon Entertainment.

Catch up on their flagship title (Once Upon a Time in Xanatopia) here:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/xanatopia1/once-upon-a-time-in-xanatopia-issues-1-5

Check out the online courses available at the Kubert School:

https://kubertschool.edu/art-programs/online-studies

Preview XanCon titles here:

https://www.xancononline.com/

Claude-Marc (https://cinecm.com/reviews/ ) joins the podcast to review three of the hottest films this summer has to offer: Mission Impossible - Final Reckoning, Ballerina (from the world of John Wick), and Sinners (by Ryan Coogler). We also preview the upcoming summer movies: F1, Fantastic Four, Alien Earth (series), Superman, Megan 2, and 28 Years Later (Danny Boyle).

Greg Trahan, VP Business Development for the Montreal Alliance, joins the podcast to preview the upcoming season. We talk about the new coach, incoming players, new improvements and Eclipse - Canada's first ever outdoor professional 5-on-5 basketball game. For information and tickets:

https://www.alliancemontreal.ca/eclipse

Film expert Stephen Cooke (host of "Lens me your ears" podcast) joins the podcast to discuss two great "indie" films - The Brutalist and Anora. Both were front-runners in the Oscar race, with one film coming out on top. We discuss the merits of both films.

Claude-Marc from CineCM.com joins us to do a spoiler free, deep dive of Ridley Scott's epic sequel, Gladiator II. We discuss everything from the cast to the music score and the direction. Then we do some very rapid fire reviews of Alien: Romulus, Wicked, Arcane season 2, and Smile 2.

Comic book artist and publisher Steph Dumais (https://bloodygorecomix.com/ ) joins the podcast to give a recap of his busy summer: many convention appearances (including Denmark) and projects on the go. We discuss the upcoming Kickstarter campaign for Renegade XL 900 issue 3, featuring a brief cameo appearance by Ken and G. We also talk about his collaborations with fellow artists Jeik Dion and Mike Wasion.

Ken and G catch up after the summer break, and review the most popular series, including The Penguin (HBO), Monsters (Netflix), The Bear (Hulu), Bad Monkey (Apple), and Wild Robot (film).