The High Ground

In the first of a new series, we take a film that has widely been panned by either audiences or critics (or both!) and try and see it from a non-biased perspective; seeing if there are any hidden glimpses of greatness within, or if it is just the turkey everyone says it is. In the inaugural episode we look at 2011's GREEN LANTERN, a film deemed so bad that Ryan Reynolds even mocks it himself in the DEADPOOL films. Is it really as awful as everyone remembers, though? Let's find out...and hope we don't regret it! Spoilers for various films.

In today's Indy special, we dissect the best exposition scene in the history of cinema: the chalkboard scene, in which Indy, Marcus, and the two Army intelligence guys fill us in on the backstory of the Ark, the villains, and the consequences of failure. Spoilers.

Today we look at the huge legacy left behind by Christopher Nolan's critically acclaimed superhero epic, THE DARK KNIGHT. But was it really the greatest thing ever (we didn't say that, everyone else did at the time!)? Or was it over-hyped? Was the same year's IRON MAN the more influential superhero film? Either way it is a film that continues to amaze, entertain, frustrate, and influence to this day, and we look at the reasons why. Spoilers.

In today's special leading up to this year's 40th anniversary of RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK we look at the sequels of the franchise. Well, one of them is technically a prequel. You know what we mean! Spoilers.

We pay tribute to Pierce Brosnan's first outing as James Bond as GOLDENEYE reaches its 25 years on the big screen. We look at the stand-out scenes, the great direction by Martin Campbell-who would go on to re-invent Ian Fleming's superspy not just in this film but again 11 years later in CASINO ROYALE-and our fondest memories of first watching the film. Spoilers for various films.

So we're going to try something a little different here: this year represents the 40th anniversary of the debut of one Henry Jones, Jr-Indiana Jones, as I'm sure he prefers (he has a lot of fond memories of that dog!)-and so every week leading up to the actual anniversary in July, we will be doing special episodes on the topic of Indy. To kick off, we look at the first memories we have of watching an Indy movie (not an Indie movie; that's a different podcast in itself!). Spoilers.

We wrap up Mando Watch with the final episode of Season 2, The Rescue. We give our thoughts on this season as a whole, as well as this episode...and THAT ending! Spoilers.

It's nearly over, folks! Join us for the penultimate episode of this season's Mando Watch, in which Bill Burr returns, the ladies kick ass, and...no Grogu? What is this sorcery? Spoilers.

Before we wrap up Mando Watch for this season, we pay tribute to the OG Boba Fett himself, Mr Jeremy Bulloch, who sadly passed away just as the final episode was streamed. There is no cooler bounty hunter than this guy, so strap into Slave I, don the armour, put Captain Solo in the cargo hold, and remember: no disintegrations! Goodbye Jeremy, you will be missed. Spoilers for various films.

Okay, so this isn't technically a traditional Franchise Wars episode, but hey, we all like change right? In today's instalment we take a look at and discuss the differences between the original 1992 Theatrical Cut and the 2003 Assembly Cut of ALIEN 3, included in the still-perfect Alien Quadrilogy boxset. We look at the film in general as well as give our opinions on which cut we prefer. Spoilers for various films.