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This week on The Wasteland Retrospective, host Shane Conto (The Wasteland Reviewer) is joined by his wife, Jess Conto, for a double dose of Stephen Sommers’ action-packed takes on the Universal Monsters:

🎬 Films Discussed:

• The Mummy (1999): starring Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo, and Oded Fehr. This adventure-comedy reimagines the 1932 Boris Karloff classic as a rollicking romp through 1920s Egypt, with an Indiana Jones feel and a score by Jerry Goldsmith.
• Van Helsing (2004): starring Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale, Richard Roxburgh, and David Wenham. This monster mashup brings together Dracula, Frankenstein’s monster, the Wolf Man, and Mr. Hyde in one big-budget gothic action spectacle.

The Wasteland Retrospective is a weekly film podcast where Shane Conto and a guest each pick a related film to discuss together — spanning cult comedies, musical cinema, and hidden gems across every era of filmmaking.

Shane Conto — film critic, writer & YouTuber: 🌐 Website | ▶️ YouTube | 📸 Instagram | 🎵 TikTok | 🎥 Letterboxd

Also hosts Wasteland Watchlist, Wasteland Spotlight, and Cinematic Wasteland on the SPDM Crew network.

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The Cinematic Wasteland is where our passion for film leads you through cinema's history.

This episode focuses on the year 1945 with...

• Film History Lesson for 1945
• Box Office Breakdown for 1945
• Breakdown of The 18th Academy Awards
• The Cinematic Wasteland Award for Best Picture, 1945
• 1945 Watchlist
• Discussion of the classic Oscar winning drama/thriller acting as Joan Crawford return to the spotlight, Mildred Pierce (1945).

Shane Conto is a decorated movie critic, writer, and YouTuber! Check out his ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , his YouTube page ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, The Wasteland Reviewer⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and follow him on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Check out his other podcasts, Wasteland Retrospective, Wasteland Watchlist, and the Wasteland Spotlight on the SPDM Crew!

Luke is a seasoned movie lover with my movie blog, Lost In Movies (⁠⁠⁠lostinmovies.co.uk). I am also a contributor on SiftPop and appear on the ⁠⁠⁠SiftPop Writers' Room⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠The Wasteland Retrospective⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠The Cinematic Wasteland⁠⁠⁠ podcasts.

Adam Ritchie is the host of Screen Time with KerbRider podcast here on the SPDM Crew. Check out Adam's thoughts on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and check out his ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for movie updates!

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Welcome to Episode 115 of the Comix Corner Podcast with B-Lar and Danny P! This week the guys dive into a massive week for DC Comics, from the Joker in Absolute Batman #25 to a terrifying new Cheetah in Absolute Wonder Woman #25. They also preview Avengers #1, run through the weekly FOC report, and spotlight the new #1 issues hitting comic shops!

📚 What We’re Reading:

• 🦇 Absolute Batman #25: a monstrous showdown with the Joker in the Absolute Universe
• 🏺 Absolute Wonder Woman #25: Diana faces a terrifying new Cheetah
• 💍 Green Lantern #40
• ⚖️ Justice League Unlimited #24
• 🌑 Darkseid vs. The World #1

👀 What We’re Looking Forward To:

• 🦸 Avengers #1
• ⚡ Absolute Superman #25
• 🦇 Batgirl #25: David Cain returns
• 🃏 Gangs of Gotham #1: Anarky and an undercover Stephanie Brown

🏪 Comix Corner: Your Local Michigan Comic Shop Two locations: Fraser, MI and Rochester Hills, MI They ship anywhere in the US and offer a comic book subscription club! 📘 Follow on Facebook for store news and events.

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READ WELL, EVERYBODY! 📚

This week on the BTB Movie Club podcast, Tim Larsen picks Stand by Me (1986) for the group to watch and discuss. Rob Reiner’s beloved coming-of-age classic is based on Stephen King’s novella The Body, and follows four friends on a journey to find a missing boy’s body in 1959 Castle Rock, Oregon.

BTB Movie Club is a weekly movie podcast where Tim Larsen and friends (Ryan Malo, Dan Sears, Brian Larsen, Matt Smith, Mike Whildin, Aaron Lashbrook, and Mike Hilty) gather every Sunday night to review a movie they’ve each watched during the week. With nearly 200 films reviewed since 2020, there’s something for every kind of movie fan.

🎬 Film Discussed:

• Stand by Me (1986): directed by Rob Reiner
• Starring Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, and Jerry O’Connell, with Kiefer Sutherland and Richard Dreyfuss as the narrator
• Based on Stephen King’s novella The Body
• Features the classic title song by Ben E. King
• Academy Award nominee for Best Adapted Screenplay
• Picked by Tim Larsen
• Genre: Coming of Age / Drama / Adventure / 80s Classic
• One of the most acclaimed Stephen King adaptations and friendship movies ever made

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BTB Movie Club is part of the SPDM Crew podcast network. Have a movie suggestion or question? Email [email protected]

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This week on Mix CD, host Mike Hilty kicks off a brand new series — the ultimate deep dive into one-hit wonders! In Part 9, Mike defines exactly what makes a one-hit wonder, lays out his criteria, and then spotlights the best one-hit wonders of the 1990s (1990-1991) — we start our look at the 1990s, the first decade Mike was alive and started to shape his music tastes. It also has some of the most iconic songs, karaoke classics, and countless "I know this song but have no idea who it's by" moments

🎵 This Episode:

• What is a one-hit wonder? — Mike defines the criteria and settles the debate once and for all
• Best one-hit wonders of the 1990s — iconic hits from 1990-1991
• Part 9 of Mike's ongoing one-hit wonders through the decades series

🎧 Listen along with Mike's 90s One Hit Wonders (1990-1991) playlist on Apple Music

Mike Hilty — TV, film & music enthusiast and SPDM Crew podcaster:

• 📸 Instagram | 📺 Serializd | 🎥 Letterboxd | ✍️ SiftPop

Also hosts Family Movie Night, Sportsball, SPDM TV, and Geek Speak Louder Than Nerds on the SPDM Crew network.

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This week on The Wasteland Watchlist, host Shane Conto (The Wasteland Reviewer) is joined by filmmaker and writer Carl Kelsch to dive deep into East of Eden (1955), Elia Kazan’s sweeping adaptation of John Steinbeck’s novel and the film that made James Dean a star.

🎬 Film Discussed:

• East of Eden (1955): directed by Elia Kazan
• Starring James Dean (in his first major film role), Julie Harris, Raymond Massey, Jo Van Fleet, and Burl Ives
• Based on the second half of John Steinbeck’s 1952 novel
• Four Academy Award nominations, including Best Actor for James Dean and a Best Supporting Actress win for Jo Van Fleet
• A Cain and Abel story set in California’s Salinas Valley in 1917, shot in CinemaScope and Technicolor
• Genre: Classic Drama / Literary Adaptation / 1950s Hollywood

The Wasteland Watchlist is a film podcast where Shane Conto and a guest randomly select from his ever-growing watchlist for discussion, spanning cult classics, world cinema, and hidden gems across every era.

Shane Conto, film critic, writer & YouTuber: 🌐 Website | ▶️ YouTube | 📸 Instagram | 🎥 Letterboxd

Also hosts Wasteland Retrospective, Streaming Wasteland, Cinematic Wasteland, Wasteland Vintage Roadshow, and Ruthless Obsession on the SPDM Crew network.

Carl Kelsch, filmmaker & writer: 🌐 Website | 🎬 IMDb | 📸 Instagram

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This week on Movie Ticket Stub, host Mike Hilty sits down with May Honey, writer for Knock on Wood and Foster Harlfinger, co-host of Franchise Paradiso and Also See, about their love of Horror movies

🎬 Topics Covered:

• The current state of Horror Movies— what makes seeing a movie in cinemas irreplaceable
• Favorite Horror Movie Moments in Theaters — Favorite jump scares, theater experiences, and other moments that make horror unforgettable

May Honey— Letterboxd | Knock on Wood pieces

Foster Harlfinger - Franchise Paradiso | Also See | Letterboxd

Mike Hilty — TV and film enthusiast and SPDM Crew podcaster:

• 📸 Instagram | 📺 Serializd | 🎥 Letterboxd

Also hosts Family Movie Night, Sportsball, SPDM TV, Mix CD, and Geek Speak Louder Than Nerds.

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This week on The Wasteland Retrospective, host Shane Conto (The Wasteland Reviewer) is joined by podcaster and SPDM Crew member Adam Ritchie (KerbRider) for a double dose of Jim Jarmusch genre filmmaking

🎬 Films Discussed:

• Dead Man (1995): starring Johnny Depp and Gary Farmer, with Robert Mitchum, John Hurt, Crispin Glover, and Iggy Pop.
• Only Lovers Left Alive (2013): starring Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston as centuries-old vampires, with Mia Wasikowska, John Hurt, and Anton Yelchin.

The Wasteland Retrospective is a weekly film podcast where Shane Conto and a guest each pick a related film to discuss together — spanning cult classics, neo-noir, and hidden gems across every era of filmmaking.

Shane Conto — film critic, writer & YouTuber: 🌐 Website | ▶️ YouTube | 📸 Instagram | 🎥 Letterboxd

Also hosts Wasteland Watchlist, Wasteland Spotlight, and Cinematic Wasteland on the SPDM Crew network.

Adam Ritchie (KerbRider) — host of Screen Time with KerbRider and co-host of The Cinematic Wasteland: 📸 Instagram | 🎥 Letterboxd

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This week on the Comix Corner Podcast, B-Lar flies solo to dive into a loaded week of comics with Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #56, the series debut of ThunderCats #1, Wonder Woman #38, and Avengers: Armageddon #5. They also preview what’s coming next, run through the weekly FOC report, and spotlight the new #1 issues hitting comic shop shelves!

📚 What We’re Reading:

• 🦸 Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #56: DC’s biggest team-up continues
• 🐱 ThunderCats #1: the classic 80s cartoon franchise returns in a brand new comic series
• 🏺 Wonder Woman #38: Diana’s latest chapter
• ⚔️ Avengers: Armageddon #5: the Marvel event series continues

👀 What We’re Looking Forward To:

• 🌑 Darkseid vs. the World
• ⚖️ Justice League: The Dark Realm Special
• 💥 Lost Fantasy/Fireborn crossover

📋 FOC (Final Order Cutoff) Report: pre-order the books you don’t want to miss! 🆕 New #1 Issues: a fresh lineup hitting the racks this week!

🏪 Comix Corner: Your Local Michigan Comic Shop Two locations: Fraser, MI and Rochester Hills, MI They ship anywhere in the US and offer a comic book subscription club! 📘 Follow on Facebook for store news and events.

🛠️ Brought to you by the CLZ App, the ultimate tool for organizing your comic collection!

Connect with the Hosts: B-Lar: Facebook | Instagram Danny P: Facebook

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READ WELL, EVERYBODY! 📚

This week on Sportsball, Mike previews the NBA season starting today

Topics Covered:

• 🏀 NBA opening week
  • Fantasy Basketball team update
    • Yay for Walker Kessler, Yikes for Mikal Bridges
  • Undefeated Teams
    • Most surprising
  • Winless Teams
    • Most Concerning
  • Injuries to Jalen Williams and others

Mike Hilty — sports, TV & film enthusiast and SPDM Crew podcaster:

• 📸 Instagram | 📺 Serializd | 🎥 Letterboxd | ✍️ SiftPop

Also hosts Mix CD, SPDM TV, Family Movie Night, and Geek Speak Louder Than Nerds on the SPDM Crew network.

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