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Happy fourth of July everyone! We're back with the next installment of our summer series, and this time we have the return of another icon that Lucasfilm is intent on destroying, the one and only Indiana Jones with "Indiana Jones & the Dial of Destiny." Taking place in 1969, Indiana Jones is facing retirement when someone from his past returns and whisks him away on another adventure to recover Archimedes' Dial of Destiny, which can supposedly transport its user through time. But of course, the Nazis are after it as well, this time led by Mads Mikkelson's Jurgen Voller. Dom & Luk break down all the ways in which this film compares to its predecessors, and what it gets so very wrong. Keep tuning in for more episodes every week on the #talkintvpodcast

We're halfway through 2023, and June was a massive month for content, specifically in the last two weeks. Dom & Dustin team back up to talk about the glut of content released in the last week, including but not limited to "Asteroid City" & "No Hard Feelings" in theaters, as well as "Black Mirror" Season 6 on Netflix, "The Bear" Season 2 on FX & Hulu, "I'm a Virgo" on Amazon Prime & "The Idol" airing weekly on Max. Then, they go over their top 10 favorite movies for the year of 2023 so far. Keep tuning in to new episodes of the #talkintvpodcast every Monday, on Spotify & Apple Podcasts.

It's arguably the most hyped up movie event of the summer. The true end of the DCEU as we know it. Dom is joined by Dontre James aka Tarantino & Unyolo Movie Blogs to break down arguably the most fascinating and most talked about superhero movie going into 2023: DC & Andres Muschetti's "The Flash." After years of going through different directors, problematic stars, shifting CEO's, Covid delays, the movie was finally released to mixed reactions and reviews, some of which seemed already prejudiced against star Ezra Miller due to his questionable antics outside of production; some of which seemed to praise the movie but acknowledge that with the pending reset that James Gunn & Peter Saffron plan on executing as the new heads of DC, the movie seemed rather pointless. The film follows Barry Allen after the events of Justice League discovering that he has the ability to travel through time, which would allow him to reset certain events from the past, including saving the life of his mother who was tragically murdered. He is able to do this, but discovers that his actions tampering with the past have caused significant changes to the present, including a different Batman played once again by legacy actor Michael Keaton, Supergirl rather than Superman, and the pending invasion of General Zod & the Kryptonian forces from "Man of Steel." Dom, Dontre & Unyolo break down everything with the movie, what the actual consensus is despite the hype, and whether it's worth watching at all. Then, Dom talks briefly about the new Pixar original film, Elemental, and how harsh critics are being with what is otherwise a very good film. Be sure to keep tuning in for more episodes every week on the #talkintvpodcast

We're back with the next installment of our summer series, and this time we're returning to one of our respective favorite settings. Dom is joined by Luk of Luk Reviews to break down the first live action Transformers installment since 2018's Bumblebee, "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts." Directed by Stephen Caples, Jr. of Creed II fame, this installment takes place in 1994 and sees the Autobots attempting to claim the Transwarp Key which would allow them to return home to Cybertron after they've been marooned on Earth. Along for the ride is disgraced former military operative turned car thief Noah Diaz (Anthony Ramos) and museum intern Elena Wallace (Dominique Fishback), as they help the Autobots interact with the Maximals, a separate race of Transformers that transform into animals rather than cars and trucks. Together, these two factions face off against the Terrorcons, who seek to claim the Transwarp key for their master, the planet devourer Unicron. The film features a voice cast that includes the likes of Peter Cullen, Ron Perlman, Pete Davidson, Michelle Yeoh, Peter Dinklage, Cristo Fernandez & Colman Domingo. Dom & Luk break down how this compares to the previous installments in the series, what this film lacks versus how it honors the Beast Wars cartoon, and where it ranks for them in the Transformers canon. All of this and more every week only on the #talkintvpodcast

The summer movie season's only just begun and we already may have the best movie of the year. Dom is joined by longetime collaborator Luk of Luk Reviews to discuss the much anticipated sequel to 2018's "Into the Spiderverse" with Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse. Picking up shortly after the events of the first film, Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) is once again sucked into the Multiverse when former ally Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld) visits him to recruit him to track down a new interdimensional villain known as the Spot (Jason Schwartzmann). Along for the ride, Miles reteams with fellow ally Peter B. Parker (Jake Johnson) as he is introduced to the infinite number of Spider-people within the interdimensional Spider Society, co-lead by Miguel O'Hara/Spider-Man 2099 (Oscar Isaac) & Jessica Drew (Issa Rae), where he discovers that there is much more at stake than just another villain of the week, which causes him to question his role as Spider-Man. It all makes for an animated film experience the likes of which nobody has ever seen, all of which we cover this week on the #talkintvpodcast

It's the end of an era, truly. Dustin "The Duster" Mason & Eli Holicky join Dom to break down not just one, but TWO series finales for arguably the two greatest shows of the last couple of years. Both HBO originals, both incredibly original, both took the world by storm the last few years, and both of which are the last of an incredible run of HBO, as it has now been dropped from the title of the new streaming service enacted by the recently merged Discovery & Time Warner streaming service "Max." The two shows both wrapped their fourth and final seasons respectively. The Roys are in a final battle to sway the board to crash the pending takeover by tech CEO Lukas Mattson, but final revelations and backroom dealings provide a twist that comes out of nowhere and leaves the Roys with a lot less than they thought. Barry meanwhile is hot on the trail of Fuches & Hank who have kidnapped Sally & John, while Gene Cousineau finally confronts how his relationship with Barry has changed his life. We will miss both of these shows a lot, they've both had a marked effect on our TV watching the last couple of years. Be sure to keep tuning in to new episodes of the #talkintvpodcast as we continue our summer series, continuing next week with Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse!

The second installment in the 2023 summer series concerns another long running franchise that we love, Fast & Furious. Back in 2021, Dom & Chris watched all 9 Fast & Furious movies leading up to the pending ninth installment. Little did they know what was on the horizon. Now, Dom is joined by Luk of Luk Reviews to break down the 10th installment in this 20 year running franchise, entitled Fast X, which was recently announced to be the first in a planned trilogy to supposedly conclude the franchise. Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) & the rest of the family are up against their most dangerous foe yet, in the form of Dante Reyes (Jason Momoa) the insane son of drug kingpin Hernan Reyes, their foe from their heist in Rio de Janeiro in the fifth movie. Reyes, seeking revenge, splits up the family across all corners of the globe, framing them for a series of crimes all with the intent of torturing Dominic before he delivers the killing blow. It allows for pretty much every member of the fast family to make an appearance here, including some faces that one thought had left, all to deliver an experience that may not be exactly what people are expecting. It's all covered here on the #talkintvpodcast

We had an off week in between episodes, so we're introducing the podcast audience to a new side of the Youtube channel. Dustin "the Duster" Mason & Dom the Movie Nerd Rizzi introduce their newest monthly series, Actor Hall of Fames, in which they compile top 10 lists for a respective actor of their choosing before combining said list into an official Hall of Fame. This month, in honor of both the success of his latest directorial effort "Air" as well as his lead role in the new Robert Rodriguez film "Hypnotic" we are doing Ben Affleck, an actor who's had a lot of ups and downs in his career. Happy Mother's Day to all, and be sure to keep tuning in for more great episodes of the #talkintvpodcast

The summer season is here people! We're kicking it off with probably the most hotly anticipated Marvel movie in literal years now, Guardians of the Galaxy, Volume 3! Dom is joined by John Maffeo to break down everything that happens in this anticipated threequel, all of the drama that has beset Marvel these last few Covid ruled years and how much time has passed since the last time we saw these characters. The Guardians are back and this time must go on one last adventure to save their friend Rocket Raccoon (Bradley Cooper), who is in danger involving his creator, the High Evolutionary (Chukwudi Iwuji). The returning cast members include Chris Pratt as Peter Quill/Star-Lord, Zoe Saldana as Gamora, Dave Bautista as Drax the Destroyer, Karen Gillan as Nebula, Pom Klementieff as Mantis, Vin Diesel as the voice of Groot, Sean Gunn as Kraglin, Elizabeth Debicki as Ayesha and Sylvester Stallone as Stakar Ogord, along with newcomers Will Poulter as Adam Warlock & Maria Bakalova as Cosmo the Space Dog! It's all covered here in another fun filled episode of the #talkintvpodcast

We're well into the spring, and due to the lack of content, Dom & his co-host Mac of Mac Movie Reviews & the M&K Productions Pod, break down a variety of topics ranging from a preview of the summer movie season to the recent clip drops from Cinemacon. They talk about the recent early reactions to the Flash & Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 as well as the trailer for the latest season of the Witcher, set for an end of June release. Some other topics include what constitutes a young movie star anymore, as well as the rough treatment of Henry Cavill by certain franchises recently, before they end with a quick run through of all the pending summer movies, including Fast X, Mission Impossible 7, Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer, and Greta Gerwig's Barbie. It's all covered on another episode of the #talkintvpodcast