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Before jumping into Alien, Matt and Garrett get some M Night Shyamalan out of the way as they bring Mike Guarnieri on to discuss the auteur’s new film, Trap.

Listen to the boys discuss the film as only they can. And in true Three Men and a Retrospective Podcast fashion, things get testy. Though it’s not the two you’d expect.

Is this really the catastrophe some critics are saying? Listen I. To find out. And as a reminder, come back next week as Adam returns to talk about one of Garrett’s favorite franchises. Alien.

Time to conclude not only the Disney era of Star Wars (as of now), but the entire Skywalker saga. How do the boys feel about this last installment? Tune in for not only that, but our definitive rankings of the whole Star Wars series!

Because The Last Jedi caused such fervor upon its release, the Mouse House thought they were back in safe waters with an origin story about one of the franchise’s most beloved characters. But after Kathleen Kennedy gave the ax to original directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller (The Lego Movie), Disney and Lucasfilm felt like they had a cinematic crisis on their hands.

Join The Three Men and a Retrospective Podcast as they continue their non paved road of the Disney movies and side stories with this review of Solo: A Star Wars Story. Find out what Matt thought when Ron Howard, one of his favorite targets, took over the reigns and if noted Han Solo fan Adam can break his streak of bad Star Wars experiences.

Following the release of Rogue One, the second installment in Disney's sequel trilogy was set to come out one year later. Instead of JJ Abrams at the helm, Rian Johnson was the man in charge both directing the installment and earning a sole writing credit. Episode VIII was marketed as you would expect and made well over one billion at the box office, again to no one's surprise.

What was a surprise was the actual film itself. Despite a large critical consensus and a 91% on Rotten Tomatoes, audiences and fans were left divided. Divided is an undersell as the internet was set ablaze in fervent discussions between defenders and detractors.

How do we fall in the spectrum? Is this the show that will cause the largest fights ever heard on our airwaves? Enjoy and join us next week as we delve into Solo: A Star Wars Story.

Accompanying the announcement of Disney purchasing Lucasfilm came two developments on the future of Star Wars. The first was that a new trilogy would be released in theaters every two years. The second, a far more interesting story, was that each off year would see a new spinoff type of film be released. Disney had it and was set to ensure we'd see a galaxy far far away in multiplexes every year.

The first of these offshoot films was Rogue One. Detailing the events of how an offshoot of the Rebel Alliance obtained the Death Star plans, it was set to come out in 2016. What followed was shall we say some interesting production notes. Those definitely didn't deter moviegoers as it cleaned up nicely in the Winter of 2016.

How do the boys feel about this first entry in the "stories" sidefilms of Star Wars? Tune in and come back next week for Episode VIII.

After ten years and many Clones Wars episodes, the time for a new Star Wars had finally come. Being crafted by director JJ Abrams and co-written by Empire scribe Jonathan Kasdan, as well as funded by the Mouse House itself, Disney, 2015’s The Force Awakens opened and made over $2 billion upon release. With promises […]

Before Disney took over for the galaxy located far far away and Dave Filoni was producing Disney Plus shows based on popular characters, creator George Lucas and Filoni himself put together Clone Wars. Beginning with this splicing of three different episodes, Star Wars The Clone Wars ran on the Cartoon Network for seven seasons.

Listen to Garrett, Matt, and Adam as they go back to the Star Wars universe, starting with the 2008 theatrical release Star Wars The Clone Wars. And be sure to keep coming back, as next week they dive right into Disney’s first Star Wars feature, 2015’s Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens.

With Mad Max Fury Road unexpectedly taking the world by storm in 2015 by garnering huge box office receipts, critical acclaim, and 10 Oscar nominations, it would have seemed only a matter of time before George Miller once again returned to the Wasteland. And 9 years later, the 79 year old Miller did exactly that.

This time, he has the Edgar Wright recommended Anya Taylor Joy as the near iconic title character, and a prop nosed Chris Hemsworth as her adversary. But the film was released almost two months ago to disappointing box office and a mixed reception.

And now, the Three Men and a Retrospective Podcast has finally gotten to it. Listen to Garrett, Matt, and Mik as they dissect the (final?) film and talk about any and all points related to how Joy does in a role that Matt wasn’t too keen on her taking.

And be sure to continue your listen as Matt talks about the next series they are covering. To say those podcasts have been explosive would be an understatement.

It took over twenty years to make. Its set was rife with confrontation as the two leads spent the majority of the shoot hating each other. But in the end, Mad Max Fury Road ended up shattering all box office and critical expectations to the point where it’s been called one of the best action films ever made. And that does not even scratch the surface.

Is that enough meat on this bone? Join Garrett, Matt, and Mik as they get to the movie that after three films and almost thirty years, would seem to be the epitome of the at that time 70 year old George Miller. What exactly happened on this set? Is the hype of best action film ever a little too hyperbolic.

Listen to the podcast that Matt originally wanted to lead to way back when he first tried getting Garrett to do this series. And be sure to come back next week as they finally get to the most recent Mad Max film, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

After a week of returning to Bad Boys country, it is time to return to the Wasteland. Contained within that Wasteland is of course our buddy Mad Max. But joining him on this journey Beyond Thunderdome is a civilization that contains a group of kids. Oh, and did we mention Tina Turner’s Auntie?

Join Garrett, Matt, and Mik as they talk nearly two hours about 1985’s Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. They take some detours along the way, as Mik divulges things such as rumors of Steven Spielberg’s involvement, and Matt and Garrett talk about similarities between Thunderdome and some wrestling gimmicks which were developed around that time.

Most importantly, the boys divulge where they stand on a movie that is among the most looked down upon of the entire Mad Max series. Keep coming back, as slowly but surely we are leading up to a review of the newly released Furiosa. Next week? 2015’s Mad Max Fury Road.