The Sidetracked Podcast

On the 562nd episode of The Sidetracked Podcast, Sam Raimi officially puts on the cloak of levitation, nice guy Jim Lee is nice, the X-Men are a bunch of assholes, Larry Cohen plays to the beat of his own drum, Wolverine is his own worst enemy, Steven Seagal is the luckiest martial arts instructor in Hollywood and Kramer and Weird Al save the day.

On the 561st episode of The Sidetracked Podcast, Disney makes some bold moves with their upcoming film releases, the bottom of Marvel's barrel is in danger of being scraped, some comic writers won't let the art do the talking, the dead are resurrected for out entertainment, Saul Goodman's fateful drink isn't Kool-Aid, another zeitgeist obligation is fulfilled and Pixar's latest film is the definition of a very specific star rating.

On the 560th episode of The Sidetracked Podcast, video games get some play thanks to a slow news week, Warren Ellis rises to the top, the Jedi get a makeover, Christian Bale and Matthew McConaughey enjoy job security, Jesse embarks on a mini Michael Keaton movie marathon, Rian dips his toe into the best of the worst that Vinegar Syndrome has to offer and Adam Sandler calls in favors from every celebrity in Hollywood.

On the 559th episode of The Sidetracked Podcast, Covid-19 kills the comic industry, Rian eulogizes Stuart Gordon, Jesse discovers a new favorite comic book, Ryan Gosling makes out with Channing Tatum, Christopher Lee achieves a movie review hat trick, Bruce Lee knows best and graded on a curve an average film is an above average Adam Sandler film.

On the 558th episode of The Sidetracked Podcast, Jesse explains his absence, the Coronavirus takes its pound of flesh from Hollywood, Rian revisits some of his favorite Wildstorm comics, Nate Bellegarde makes his (triumphant?) return to comics, Jesse reviews a crummy movie, Rian reviews a bunch of crummy movies and A24 proves that they can make arthouse films in genres other than just horror.

Representing the second ever Sidetracked Side Project from March 28, 2009, Rian and his father Kurt discuss the Nicholas Cage film Knowing and it's coincidental similarities to a conversation they had on their way to the theater.

On the 65th episode of The Sidetracked Side Project, Rian's mother Kathy catches us all up on what she's been watching lately, including Leigh Whannell's The Invisible Man.

On the 557th episode of The Sidetracked Podcast, Henry Cavill flirts with the X-gene, Harrison Ford makes questionable career choices, Ant-Man befriends a Nazi, Jesse and Rian make themselves hungry while answering a listener question about food, Saul Goodman finally rears his head, the Impractical Jokers mess with their own recipe for success, Ben Schwartz makes you believe a blue hedgehog can run and Danny Glover takes great pleasure in stabbing people.

On the 556th episode of The Sidetracked Podcast, Rian throws shade at the consumer, Robert Pattinson shows off his chest, Sheriff Hopper joins the bald brotherhood, Rian gets a sneak peek at 154 pages of Samnee, a listener question reveals our low self esteem, Jesse and Jenny get their binge on, Rian rekindles his love of Ed Norton and Oliver Stone delivers a full frontal assault on our retinas.

On the 555th episode of The Sidetracked Podcast, the Oscars make an unusually good call in their attempt to stay relevant, Rick Moranis returns to the silver screen, Rian gets lost in a Black Cloud, the Man-Gull and Broken Legacy movies put out a call to the Director's Guild, the Locke & Key show gets off to a slow start, Alfred Hitchcock visits backwoods Canada and Brie Larson and Harley Quinn both leave something to be desired.