Moderate Fantasy Violence

By Nick Bryan & Alastair JR Ball

Welcome to Moderate Fantasy Violence, a fortnightly podcast about pop culture and the world around it, as discussed by Nick Bryan and Alastair JR Ball. Nick will probably launch into a tangent about c... more

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Moderate Fantasy Violence episodes:

March 28, 2019 MFV #85 - We’re worried our algorithm might be a Nazi
This fortnight, we watch all 18 episodes of Netflix's scifi anthology Love, Death & Robots and count down our respective top fives (8:24) and then ask: does Netflix know too much about you? (27:35)

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March 14, 2019 MFV #84 - It’s Patrick Troughton… or is it?
First cinematic superhero universe event of the year as we go see Captain Marvel (11:27), with a plunge into full spoilers from 22:20. And then, in light of Samuel L. Jackson's time-defying transformation in this film, we ask: what else could we do with this new digital technology? (37:54)

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February 28, 2019 MFV #83 - Ronald McDonald: The Movie
This fortnight, we've seen Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (8:53), which leads us to ask: can you imagine a movie involving more capitalism? (24:54)

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February 14, 2019 MFV #82 - Is amnesia a valid excuse to talk about S Club 7?
This fortnight, we chat about The Punisher season 2 (7:28) with FULL SPOILERS THROUGHOUT, and then ask related question: is amnesia a valid excuse? (33:42)

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52min
January 31, 2019 MFV #81 - The Seventh Sense
This fortnight, it's grounded superhero action time as we cover Glass (9:02), and then ask: what other films from 10-20 years ago need a belated sequel? (25:22)

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January 17, 2019 MFV #80 - Should I Run Away With This Serial Killer?
We hit one of Alastair's favourite shows this week - it's the new series of Idris Elba's grim cop show Luther (7:47), followed by the burning question: is Luther this generation's Poirot?

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42min
January 03, 2019 MFV #79 - #OscarsSoNoOneGivesAS**t
It's the annual MFV year in review episode, and by now you know what that means: a discussion about 2018 in film (6:01), followed by our top five releases! (17:43) And then the same for TV: chat (37:38) and then chart (47:07).

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1h 8min
December 20, 2018 MFV #78 - I’ve Put The Avengers In The Punch Bowl!
Back on schedule for the festive period, we review shiny new DC movie Aquaman (9:24), and then ask our seasonal question: who would throw a better Christmas party - the Avengers or the Justice League? (32:22)

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50min
December 14, 2018 MFV #77 - No Audience Would Care About This
A week late due to computer trouble, but it's time for us to review Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (10:33) and then ask, revealingly: what does it take to make the fandom turn on a franchise? (27:47)

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46min
November 22, 2018 MFV #76 - Here’s Witches, Here’s Satan, Here’s a Goat!
In a belated Halloween special, we tackle Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (11:55) with quite a lot of spoilers throughout, including during our backup question: where is the line between fun Halloween horror and the really disturbing stuff? (35:31)

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52min

FAQs about Moderate Fantasy Violence:

How many episodes does Moderate Fantasy Violence have?

The podcast currently has 265 episodes available.