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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 one of the most iconic rock films ever made — Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982), the legendary concept album film directed by Alan Parker with animation by Gerald Scarfe!

🎬 Film Discussed:

• Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982) — Starring Bob Geldof
• Based on Pink Floyd's legendary 1979 double album The Wall
• Genre: Rock Film / Music Cinema / Psychedelic / Cult Classic

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 The Wasteland Retrospective, host Shane Conto (The Wasteland Reviewer) is joined by writer, reviewer, and filmmaker Jeff Alan for a deep dive into two standout mumblecore and indie drama collaborations between director Joe Swanberg and actor Jake Johnson:

🎬 Films Discussed:

• Drinking Buddies (2013) — starring Jake Johnson, Olivia Wilde & Anna Kendrick
• Digging for Fire (2015) — starring Jake Johnson, Rosemarie DeWitt & Orlando Bloom

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

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

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

Jeff Alan — photographer, filmmaker & film/TV reviewer: 🌐 Portfolio & Contact Available for photography and videography — check out his portfolio!

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Welcome to Issue 100 of the Comix Corner Podcast with B-Lar and Danny P! This week, the guys break down what they're reading and upcoming releases

📦 This Week's Topics:

• Reflecting on 100 issues of the podcast
• FOC (Final Order Cutoff) report
• What we're currently reading and enjoying
• Upcoming comics we're excited about
• New #1 issues out today — July 22nd

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

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This week on Popcorn & Perspective, Chantal and Chris (The Hazel Eyed Movie Guy) revisit two of the biggest Best Picture winners of the 1990s — Forrest Gump (1994) and Titanic (1997) — and ask the question every film fan has debated: do they still hold up?

🎬 Films Discussed:

• Forrest Gump (1994) — directed by Robert Zemeckis, starring Tom Hanks
  • Academy Award Best Picture winner, 1995
• Titanic (1997) — directed by James Cameron, starring Leonardo DiCaprio & Kate Winslet
  • Academy Award Best Picture winner, 1998
  • Still one of the highest-grossing films of all time

Chantal — cinephile and film writer:

• 🐦 X | 📸 Instagram | 🎥 Letterboxd | ✍️ SiftPop

Chris (The Hazel Eyed Movie Guy) — avid film lover:

• 🎵 TikTok | 🐦 X | 🎥 Letterboxd

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This week on Screen Time with KerbRider, host Adam Ritchie sits down with Steve Clark — the creator behind Ten Good Things on YouTube and Steve's Home Cinema on Instagram — to talk about his physical media collection and the four films that made him fall in love with movies. Plus, Steve has an exciting project in the works — a documentary all about Jaws!

🎬 Topics Covered:

• Steve Clark's physical media collection — Blu-ray, 4K UHD, and the art of collecting discs
• The four films that made Steve fall in love with movies — a personal origin story every film fan will relate to
• Jaws Explored — Steve's upcoming Jaws documentary and how to pre-order it

🎥 Pre-order Jaws Explored — the documentary → jawsexplored.com

Steve Clark (Steve's Home Cinema) — physical media collector, YouTuber & filmmaker:

• 📸 Instagram – Steve's Home Cinema
• ▶️ YouTube – Ten Good Things
• 🎥 Letterboxd

Adam Ritchie — host of Screen Time with KerbRider, co-host of The Super Fun Happy Horror Hour and The Cinematic Wasteland on the SPDM Crew:

• 📸 Instagram | 🎥 Letterboxd

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This week on Sportsball, Mike Hilty talks about the World Cup and tells a story about the power of the event

Topics Covered:

• General Thoughts on the World Cup
• The US continues to struggle
• A Rant about Video Assist Ref/Replay
• Amazing matches
• A quick story about the power of the World Cup

Mike Hilty is a sports, TV, and film enthusiast and fellow SPDM Crew podcaster. Find him here:

• 📸 Instagram
• 📺 Serializd
• 🎥 Letterboxd
• ✍️ Articles on SiftPop

Mike also hosts and co-hosts several podcasts in the SPDM Crew family — Mix CD, SPDM TV, and Family Movie Night — plus the pop culture podcast Geek Speak Louder Than Nerds.

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This week on SPDM TV, host Mike Hilty is joined by fellow TV enthusiasts Alice-Ginevra Micheli and Shane Conto (The Wasteland Reviewer) to break down the current state of television in 2026 — and reveal their highly anticipated Top 10 TV Shows of 2026 So Far!

Alice-Ginevra Micheli — SiftPop writer, film & TV fanatic: 📸 Instagram | 🎥 Letterboxd | ✍️ SiftPop

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

Mike Hilty — TV, film & music enthusiast and SPDM Crew podcaster: 📸 Instagram | 📺 Serializd | 🎥 Letterboxd

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This week on Flix and Chill, hosts Luke Burian and Shane Conto (The Wasteland Reviewer) cover three very different topics — the NHS, their first reactions to Ari Aster's new film Scapegoat, and a deep dive into the world of western films!

🎬 Topics Covered:

• The NHS — a conversation about the National Health Service and its cultural impact
• Scapegoat — first thoughts on Ari Aster's highly anticipated new movie from the director of Hereditary and Midsommar
• Western films — the best westerns of all time, hidden gems, and what makes the genre so enduring

Luke Burian — film lover, writer & podcaster:

• 🎥 Letterboxd – inMoviesLost
• ✍️ SiftPop
• 🎙️ The Wasteland Retrospective | The Cinematic Wasteland | SiftPop Writers' Room

Shane Conto — film critic, writer & YouTuber:

• 🌿 Linktree – The Wasteland Reviewer
• 🎥 Letterboxd – wastelandshane

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

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Welcome to the rock history class you actually want to take!

In this electrifying 52nd installment, Mike and Michael tackle one of the most intense, rewarding, and structurally mind-bending musical contrasts they've ever attempted on the show.

We jumpstart the episode with The Art of Discovery, highlighting three groundbreaking independent acts carving out brilliant spaces in the underground scene:

- Nantes, France's emotional, cinematic post-rock outfit We Left In June

-The mythical, atmosphere-drenched melodic black metal force Eveale hailing from the depths of The Woodland Realm

- The crushing, introspective nu-gaze soundscapes of Kansas City, MO’s very own Endrid.

From there, we brace ourselves for our main feature: an extensive, track-by-track dissection of Protest The Hero’s 2008 progressive metal masterpiece, "Fortress.” Together, we analyze the absolute controlled chaos of this record, breaking down how the dizzying, high-speed mathematical precision of guitarists Luke Hoskin and Tim Millar is anchored flawlessly by the not so secret sauce rhythm section of drummer Moe Carlson and funk-influenced bassist Arif Mirabdolbaghi.

Finally, we pivot to Michael’s Journey to explore the legendary grit of Pat Benatar's 1979 hard rock classic, "Heartbreaker." We dive into the song’s origins as the heavy, driving blueprint that defined Benatar's career and celebrate guitarist Neil Giraldo's fiery, career-launching solo.

(00:00:00) - Intro/What Have You Been Listening to this Week?

(00:15:02) - The Art of Discovery

(00:15:29) - We Left In June "Spirals"

(00:22:54) - Eveale "The Final Quest"

(00:28:28) - Endrid "Corruptor"

(00:34:41) - Main Topic: Breaking Down Protest The Hero's 2008 release, "Fortress"

(01:20:40) - Question for the Audience

(01:20:51) - Can't Wait

(01:22:16) - Michael's Journey: Discussing Pat Benatar's "Heartbreaker"

(01:28:24) - On the Next Episode

(01:28:35) - Contact Info/Outro THE ART OF DISCOVERY:

· We Left In June – “Spirals” (from the EP: “Hidden Place”)

· Eveale – “The Final Quest” (from the album: “Enter the Woodland Realm”)

· Endrid – “Corruptor” (from the EP: “Corruptor”)

OTHER BAND MENTIONS:

· DevilDriver, If These Trees Could Talk, Eva Under Fire, God Is An Astronaut, Metallica, Black Sabbath, Nova Twins, Spiritbox, Evanescence, Loathe, Haken, Nonpoint, Cartoon Theory

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Recorded on 07/12/2026

This week on the BTB Movie Club podcast, Tim Larsen picks High Fidelity (2000) for the group to watch and discuss — the beloved John Cusack romantic comedy based on Nick Hornby's classic novel about music obsession, top five lists, and the ones that got away. What are YOUR top five breakup records?

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:

• High Fidelity (2000) — directed by Stephen Frears
• Starring John Cusack, Jack Black & Iben Hjejle
• Based on the novel by Nick Hornby
• Picked by Tim Larsen
• Genre: Romantic Comedy / Music Drama / Indie Film
• One of the greatest music lover movies ever made

🎥 Follow the group's Letterboxd — nearly 200 films and counting!

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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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