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- Episode 68: "Sickos Triumphant" - Popstar 10th Anniversary / The Mandalorian and Grogu
The Brendans celebrate Connor4real's debut (and only) motion picture Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping and then travel to a galaxy far, far away for the adventures of a bounty hunter and a baby Yoda with Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu. Along the way, we chat the success of Obsession and Backrooms, recommend reality-bending anarchic comedies like I Love Boosters and Pizza Movie, and look at the tail end of John Carpenter's legendary Oops, All Bangers run with They Live. Agnew also whips out some more muppet voices, so have fun with that.
Our Opening/Closing Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RA
https://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hope
Recs of the Week:
Pizza Movie
Horror in the High Desert
This Ends At Prom (Bring It On Edition)
You can follow Foley on Bluesky and/or read his work on Cinapse, and you can follow Agnew on Letterboxd, Bluesky, writing at Cinapse occasionally, and wherever you can bloody well find him.
1 hr 54 min - Episode 67: "Let's Get Sacrilegious" - Hokum / Mortal Kombat II / The Sheep Detectives
The Brendans are back - like in some sort of sequel to a previous installment - with a triple threat main show to make up for lost time. To celebrate the return of Summer Blockbuster Season, the lads dive spoiler-deep into Hokum, Mortal Kombat II, and The Sheep Detectives (one of the best movies of the year*). We also chat catchup on news and trailers - like Ken Russell's The Devils' new 4K Director's Cut and LAIKA's mesmerizing Wildwood trailer - and talk viewings from Obsession to Humint to the 1986Top Gun in IMAX.
Our Opening/Closing Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RA
https://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hope
You can follow Foley on Bluesky and/or read his work on Cinapse (like his piece on Adam Scott's performance in Hokum), and you can follow Agnew on Letterboxd, Bluesky, writing at Cinapse occasionally, and wherever you can bloody well find him.
(*No horseshit, Jack.)
2 hr 39 min - Episode 66: "Mummies Dearest" - 1932's The Mummy/ 2026's Lee Cronin's The Mummy
The Brendans are delighted to once again welcome Trey Lawson to the podcast to talk mummies, mummies, and more mummies! We chat Karl Freund's 1932 original, the 1999 Stephen Sommers bisexually-awakening remake, the most recent effort from Evil Dead: Rise director Lee Cronin, and a few other incarnations worth a look. There's also Big Talk on Little Podcast with the continuing Carpenter Chronicles, discussion of James Cameron's Aliens in 4K, the merits of Primal Season 3, Marian's first Nolan joint, and more.
Our Opening Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RA
https://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hope
Weekly Recs:
Trey's recommendation of Coriolanus is on Tubi.
Foley's recommendation of Richard III is also on Tubi.
Agnew's recommendation of "Love and Gold" is on YouTube, and Livescream is on Tubi, as is the sequel, Livescreamers.
You can catch Trey on Blue Sky and check out his podcast (and some dope writing) on Cinepunx. You can (and should) follow Foley on Bluesky and/or read his work on Cinapse, and you can follow Agnew on Letterboxd, Bluesky, writing at Cinapse occasionally, and wherever you can bloody well find him.
2 hr 32 min - Episode 65: "Cat Balls and Buttholes" - The Super Mario Galaxy Movie / Castle in the Sky 40th Anniversary
The Brendans celebrate Animation Domination with a brief all-spoiler chat about the money-printing Super Mario Galaxy Movie before celebrating 40 years of Studio Ghibli by diving deep into the studio's first film: Castle in the Sky.
There's also chat about showing spooky 9-year-olds One Cut of the Dead, the reappraisal of 2005's Constantine, emotional pro-shots of live theater, and a surprisingly large dose of Scooby-Doo.
Our Opening/Closing Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RA
https://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hope
You can follow Foley on Bluesky and/or read his work on Cinapse, and you can follow Agnew on Letterboxd, Bluesky, writing at Cinapse occasionally, and wherever you can bloody well find him.
1 hr 48 min - Episode 64: "Jim Henson Was Right." - Shin Ultraman / Project Hail Mary
The Brendans are amaze amaze amazed by a returning special guest and a brace of hope-punk sci-fi adventures this week as A.J. Wilden climbs aboard to talk Shinji Higuchi's Shin Ultraman and Phil Lord & Chris Miller's Project Hail Mary. There's also trailer talk about recent teasers for the likes of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Dune: Part Three, and The Furious, discussion of the lasting power of Christopher Nolan, hot takes about how Arnold Schwarzenegger's Commando is secretly woke.
Look, it's been a weird year and we're feeling punchy, but we have fun here.
Our Opening/Closing Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RA
https://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hope
Recommendations:
Magica Riot
Kamen Rider Zeztz
A.J. Wilden is on BlueSky and Letterboxd, you can follow Foley on Bluesky and/or read his work on Cinapse, and you can follow Agnew on Letterboxd, Bluesky, writing at Cinapse occasionally, and wherever you can bloody well find him.
2 hr 12 min - Episode 63: "The Face of a Batman Villain" - The Bride! / The Public Enemy
The Brendans are once again joined by the inimitable Lindsay Wilkins of the Schock and Awe Podcast to talk monsters, gangsters, true love, and other miracles. After chatting Oscar hopes, folk horror, and Once Piece, we dive into a spoiler-filled discussion on Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride! alongside one of the formative gangster pictures of the 1930's, The Public Enemy. We also talk Disney's underwhelming 2020's, the seeming impossibility of the upcoming Highlander remake, and more.
Our Opening/Closing Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RA
https://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hope
Lindsay's Schlock and Awe Podcast can be found wherever you get your shows, and you can also follow her on Bluesky. You can follow Foley on Bluesky and/or read his work on Cinapse (particularly his piece on Mary Shelly's cameo in The Bride!), and you can follow Agnew on Letterboxd, Bluesky, writing at Cinapse occasionally, and wherever you can bloody well find him.
2 hr 9 min - Episode 62: "Uh Oh, SpaghettiOs - Time Travel!" - Scarlet / The Girl Who Leapt Through Time at 20 Years
The lads are joined by special guest Devindra Hardawar of Endgadget and The Filmcast to talk All The Weeb Stuff. Agnew and Devindra have a spoiler-free discussion of the merits and shortcomings of Mamoru Hosada's new film Scarlet, and then we all celebrate the 20th anniversary of his breakout original hit The Girl Who Leapt Through Time. We also talk who has the juice to succeed Studio Ghibli, career highlights of the late Robert Duvall, and why Foley is wrong about Excalibur.
After Devindra's segment, there's more on the Carpenter Chronicles, reactions to Wuthering Heights and Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die, and we even make time for Oscar nominee catchup and Wrecking Crew follow-up.
Devindra's work can all be found at his website, on The Filmcast and at Endgadget, and on Bluesky.
Our Opening/Closing Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RA
https://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hope
You can follow Foley on Bluesky and/or read his work on Cinapse (like his recent piece on Christ Hemsworth in Michael Mann Mode, and you can follow Agnew on Letterboxd, Bluesky, writing at Cinapse occasionally (like the Arrow 4K review where he sings the praises of Excalibur), and wherever you can bloody well find him.
And remember: No Wars of Aggression, Black Lives Matter, Trans Rights, Nazis suck, fuck ICE, we are a country of immigrants, and no one is "illegal" on stolen land.
2 hr 1 min - Episode 61: "Very Dumb Souls" - Send Help / Ishtar
The Brendan are catching castaways and travelling to faraway lands for this show, as we dive into a full-spoiler discussion of Sam Raimi's new thriller Send Help and how it plays to his strengths and those of his two very game leads. We also go on a Rogers and Clark redemption tour for Elaine May's Ishtar, a longtime punchline for over-budget disasters that's actually really damn funny and worth a look. Along our travels, we make room to talk finishing journeys with Stranger Things and the continuing saga of the Carpenter Chronicles, sing the praises of the new The Muppet Show Special, and bid a fond farewell to Catherine O'Hara.
And once again: Minnesota strong, Black Lives Matter, Trans Rights, Nazis suck, fuck ICE, we are a country of immigrants, and there are no illegal residents on stolen land.
Our Opening/Closing Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RA
https://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hope
You can follow Foley on Bluesky and/or read his work on Cinapse, and you can follow Agnew on Letterboxd, Bluesky, writing at Cinapse occasionally, and wherever you can bloody well find him.
2 hr 33 min - Episode 60: "Look, Oppenheimer's Here!" - Oscar Nominations / 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
The Brendans celebrate the potential gold for a buncha good movies from 2025 before diving into a full-spoiler (ahem) dissection of Nia DaCosta's 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple. Is it as awesome as Danny Boyle's 28 Years Later? Will we get another 28... movie with this one sinking at the box office? How on Earth did Foley convince Agnew to watch Ishtar? All this, plus an update on the Carpenter Chronicles and Foley's reaction the Baby Assassins Trilogy.
And remember: Minnesota strong, Black Lives Matter, Trans Rights, fuck ICE, we are a country of immigrants, and there are no illegal residents on stolen land.
Our Opening/Closing Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RA
https://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hope
You can follow Foley on Bluesky and/or read his work on Cinapse (especially his dope piece on Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein), and you can follow Agnew on Letterboxd, Bluesky, writing at Cinapse occasionally, and wherever you can bloody well find him.
2 hr 19 min - Episode 59: "Air Bud will return in AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY" - Fantastic Films of 2025
The Brendans count down their heaviest hitters of the 2025 cinematic experience, from disappointments to surprises to choices that call into question if they aren't just variants of the same guy from different timelines. There's also a spoiler-free report on the new horror film Primate, discussion on why Cate Blanchett is hottest at her most terrifying, and a look ahead to 2026's Most Wanted.
Our Opening/Closing Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): "Skies of Hope" by RA
https://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hope
You can follow Foley on Bluesky and/or read his work on Cinapse (especially his dope piece on Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein), and you can follow Agnew on Letterboxd, Bluesky, writing at Cinapse occasionally, and wherever you can bloody well find him.
2 hr 33 min
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