The Men who Stare at Movies Podcast

The Men who Stare at Movies are stuck at their respective homes and all the cinemas have closed, leaving only the movies studios have dumped on streaming to watch for entertainment. In their long-delayed latest episode, the Men review Onward, the latest Pixar film about fantasy creatures and family.

The spoiler section begins at 19:00 on the time code if you are mindful of that.

This episode sees the Men who Stare at Movies take on the movie adaptation of 'Sonic the Hedgehog'. Does the blue blur's film debut finish in first place? Will we ever see any more of the original design from last year's trailer? Listen and find out!

For spoiler discussion, skip to 21:00.

In this episode, the Men check out 'Birds of Prey: and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn'. It's DC's second attempt at a feminist empowerment superhero film. Will these Birds of Prey soar, or will they crash and burn?

For those who have seen the film already and just want the spoiler talk, spoiler discuss begins at 18:30

It's the January dead zone. There's not much on. Quirky and Jack are starting the year by looking back on the decade. They will discuss some of the films that have had the most significant impact on movie culture, and the film industry over the past ten years.

Full Spoilers for:

•Avenger's Infinity War

•Avenger's Endgame

•Spotlight (2015)

•Mad Max Fury Road

•Star Wars - The Last Jedi

•Star Wars - The Rise of Skywalker

•Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald

•Marriage Story

•The Irishman

•Get Out

•Velvet Buzzsaw (like you were going to watch it anyway).

•Darkest Hour

In the final episode of the year, Quirky and Jack review a Boxing Day latecomer, Taika Waititi's quirky comedy about Nazi Germany, Jojo Rabbit.

No references to Jojo's Bizarre Adventure are made. Still, it is a story about the life of a young boy in the waning days of the second world war with all the horrid and beautiful things that happen.

For the spoiler section of the review, listeners can skip to 15:55 if they like.

In a galaxy far, far away, QUIRKY and JACK team up as THE MEN WHO STARE AT MOVIES to review the final film in the SKYWALKER SAGA, STAR WARS EPISODE IX: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER. Does the final adventure of FINN, POE DAMERON and REY end in triumph or will the sequel trilogy's fall to the DARK SIDE be complete?24:56 - For spoiler talk.

This episode, The Men review Knives Out directed by The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson. It is his take on the whodunnit detective mystery genre as we explore the murder of murder-mystery author Harlen Thromby, played by Christopher Plummer, with Detective Blanc, played by Daniel Craig. Let's hope the internet doesn't explode at Johnson like it did last time he made a movie.If you have already seen it and want to skip to the spoiler-filled discussion, skip to 13:39.

The Men Who Stare at Movies return to review 'The King', Netflix's semi-biographical film about King Henry V starring Timothee Chalamet. Has Netflix produced the historical blockbuster to put Hollywood to shame? Listen to the review and find out!For those who have seen the film and don't mind spoilers, the spoiler discussion section begins at 22:50.

The Men Who Stare at Movies return with a new recording studio and mic setup. This episode, our 50th, we review Joker, DC's dark and gritty reimagining of the classic Batman villain that may not be as smart as it thinks it is.Spoiler discussion begins at 17:56, folks!

The Men Who Stare at Movies are back once again to dive into the two-part adaptation to Stephen King's famous 1986 novel IT. Andy Muschietti is bringing back Coulrophobia to the masses in a big way. Is IT: Chapter Two, a worthy follow-up to the fantastic first chapter? Listen and find out!The first chapter from 2017 will be discussed in full spoilers, but there will be a non-spoiler section for IT: Chapter 2 starting at 7:50, and a spoiler-filled review starting at 19:21.