Josiah and Ryan discuss the Vikings win in Carolina. Topics include:

An uninspiring effort from the offense

Some alarming stats

Harrison Smith's vintage performance

Will Taylor Swift be in town next week?

Josiah, Cam, and Jason discuss the latest in the movie industry!

(1:30) 2023 Box Office and reacting to the summer of Barbenheimer. Do moviegoers still prefer franchises or do they want something new?

(14:55) Dune 2 delay and most anticipated fall movies.

(24:45) Should theaters bring back intermission for long movies? What is the ideal runtime for a film?

(27:05) Has streaming gotten worse? Why owning physical media is important moving forward.

(42:00) Checking in on Marvel, DC, Star Wars, LOTR, and other franchises.

(1:08:20) What are the three best superhero movies since Endgame?

(1:27:10) Post credits: Aquaman preview and how Extraction 2 and The Bear are related.

Josiah and Ryan discuss another Vikings loss. Topics include:

- How the Vikings wasted 25 crucial seconds

- More turnovers

- Is establishing the run worth it?

- Defense giving up historic numbers

- Can the Vikings get back into the mix?

Josiah and Ryan discuss the Vikings loss on Thursday Night Football and the state of the NFC North.

Josiah and Ryan discuss the Vikings' week 1 loss to Tampa Bay. Topics include:

Why hasn't the offense improved?

Did Kirk have a good game?

First impressions of Brian Flores' defense

2 key mistakes that led to the loss

A ban on tanking talk (for now)

Throwback jersey takes

Josiah and Ryan react to some of the biggest Vikings headlines heading into the 2023 season. Then, a draft to determine which players will be considered "my guy" moving forward.

Topics include:

Bud Grant

NFC North expectations

Kirk's approval rating after the "Quarterback" documentary

Can Brian Flores fix this defense?

Our Guys Draft (31:45)

Josiah and Kjerstin share their experience at the Barbie and Oppenheimer double feature this weekend. Then, a Director's Club discussion on the films of Greta Gerwig.

The Barbenheimer experience: (1:02)

Oppenheimer review: (10:00)

Barbie review: (31:25)

Greta Gerwig Director's Club: (58:12)

Ryan Lundeen joins the show to discuss the films of Christopher Nolan. We start by breaking down Nolan's consistent themes and style before talking about each of his 11 feature films.

Director's Club is back and Spencer Bauer joins the show to talk about the career of Wes Anderson! We discuss all of Wes' films before previewing 'Asteroid City'.

Director's Club Categories:

Biography

Filmography

Themes and style

Pick the next project

There can only be one

The first guest in Pod Level Midnight history is back as we enjoy another LeBron James playoff run.

Topics include:

- The significance of beating the Warriors in 2023

- How the Lakers went from 2-10 to the conference finals

- LeBron's evolving game in year 20

- Why the Lakers role players keep stepping up

- Lakers vs Nuggets series preview