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April 13, 2023 Episode 35: The Super Mario Bros. Movie
The Boys enter uncharted waters for Watch/Skip+ this week,
as they review an animated film targeted primarily towards children. That film
being “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” the latest from Illumination and the first
adaptation of the hit gaming franchise since the infamous live-action
adaptation from thirty years ago. As our resident big kid, Red, put it, the
secondary target market for this movie is lifelong fans such as himself, hence
the coverage on this show. How did it fare for a series nerd such as himself
and an outsider such as Cupcake?

Before those questions are answered, Jose pluses a helpful
dental accessory for better oral hygiene, while Justin pluses a topical video
game from the Mario family.

LET’S A-GO!

Timestamps:
(0:00) Intro
(0:50) Show Open
(5:03) Jose’s Plus
(12:00) Justin’s Plus
(19:00) Animation Rambling
(24:05) Cast & Crew
(41:50) Spoiler Free
(1:18:17) Spoilers
(2:01:00) Wrap-up
2 hr 4 min
April 06, 2023 Episode 34: Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
The Watch/Skip'ers are back with a new episode that's HALF the length of our Oscar episode...LOL....a massive 5 member critical analysis of Paramount/Hasbro-eOne's epic adaptation of the famous OG RPG game "Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves". Joining the Boys are Troy from "Not A Bomb" podcast and the father/son tag team of "The Gentleman's Guide to Midnite Cinema"s Sam U. Rai and his son Masaki (AKA Landon) of YouTube "Was It That Bad?" fame. As an appetizer, the Plus's just roll out: Troy starts with a rather on topic plus, Masaki plus's and answers the age old question "What is Mongolian Metal"?, Sammy's plus gets an assist from Justin and Cupcake (and Troy for that matter!), and Cupcake plus's an update of a previous fashion related plus. THEN strap in and get ready to aim for high experience points as the Gang talks OG RPG, DnD, the future of movie theatres, and if this film works even if you've never played or don't know what Dungeons and Dragons is. You will never guess who is the most critical of the Chris Pine-led ensemble CGI swords and sorcery new release!
GET US IN YOUR EARS....and then GO TO THE THEATRES and support exhibition!

Timestamps
(00.01.01) Intro/Welcome the Guests
(00.04.20) Troy's Plus
(00.06.17) Landon's Plus (assist by Sammy)
(00.08.11) Combined Plus (the gang's all HERE!)
(00.10.46) ANOTHER Plus?
(00.12.08) DnD, RPG's, and the 80's
(00.18.33) DnDHAT Below the Line...
(00.23.45) ..."in front of" the Line
(00.28.33) Spoiler-Free Sammy on DnD
(00.36.12) Landon uninterrupted....not really
(00.41.30) Troy's Spoiler Free turn + apologies
(00.47.01) Red's Spoiler Free review + Troy's passions ignite
(00.55.53) Cupcake has a preface...
(01.02.45) Troy's rebuttal + the future of exhibition
(01.14.19) Spoiler Free Verdict round-up
(01.16.40) Spoilers dwell here....Be warned and roll
(01.49.28) Final Verdicts
(01.52.39) Guest Outros
(01.58.02) WS+ Send Off
2 hr 1 min
March 30, 2023 Episode 33: John Wick Chapter 4
The Boys’ wild dreams come true as they welcome the brother podcasting duo of Daniel and David of the Wild Dream podcast onto the show! Sorry, we couldn’t resist that cheesy joke! Just like we couldn’t resist covering the fourth (and possibly final) installment into the “John Wick” franchise, “John Wick: Chapter 4!" Before tackling that beast, our guests introduce themselves through their pluses (David’s being a video game close to his heart, Daniel’s being a new show from an actor he’s a big stan for), while Jose pluses for both he and Justin by breaking down a monumental news story regarding a big film studio.
Make sure to check out not just the Wild Dream podcast, but Daniel and David’s hilarious (and thematically appropriate) short film, “Brock Shadow: The Reckoning: This Time It’s Personal!” Both are linked below.

Wild Dream podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wild-dream-podcast/
Brock Shadow: https://youtu.be/1XXOUH1fShA

Timestamps
(0:00) Show Intro
(1:04) Greetings
(2:46) Wild Dreams Breakdown
(10:02) David’s Plus
(16:18) Daniel’s Plus
(21:23) Jose’s Plus (Justin deferred his)
(25:25) Cast & Crew Breakdown
(45:28) The Spoiler Free Chapter
(1:08:17) The Spoilers Chapter
(2:07:12) Wrap-up
2 hr 10 min
March 23, 2023 Episode 32: DC's Shazam! Fury of the Gods
The Boys take on yet another superhero flick, DC's Shazam! Fury of the Gods, directed by David F. Sandberg. And while there are no ant men or dimensional portals, this one has flying superheroes, dragons and goddesses, and progressive parents. We are forbidden from reviewing anything comic book/superhero without Masaki, the Son of Sam U. Rai; check out the three of them as they decide whether this new Shazamily Sequel is a fun blast of genre mashup high voltage energy or if it's one of four last dying gasps of the DCEU after several course corrections and new leadership (later this year we get The Flash, Blue Beetle, and the long awaited Aquaman sequel). Meanwhile, Justin Plus's a frequent Bingo card square item, Masaki screams out about a new viewing of his, and Cupcake toasts the departure of a Baltimore actor extraordinaire.

SHAZAM YOUR EARS NOW!

Timestamps
(00:00:00) Intro / “Justin Headroom”
(00:02:29) Return of Masaki
(00:03:43) Justin’s Plus - A Shazamy Promo?
(00:07:12) Masaki screams out
(00:12:50) Jose Toasts the Passing of a Baltimore Actor
(00:16:03) Cast / Production Word Vomit
(00:33:15) Masaki’s Spoiler Free Thoughts
(00:37:37) Justin’s Spoiler Free Thoughts
(00:40:46) Jose’s Spoiler Free Thoughts / What Up with that DCEU?
(00:47:53) Shazam Opening Box Office report / Cast blunder / Who wanted this?
(00:53:33) Verdicts
(00:54:16) Spoilers AHEAD
(01:32:22) Shout Out to Stunt Coordinator Brian Smrz
(01:33:18) Final Verdicts / Are We Long winded?
(01:35:14) Guest Outro-Contact
(01:35:38) How to contact WS+ / Pod ROLL!!!! / Red’s Send Off
(01:37:30) Exit Music

1 hr 39 min
March 16, 2023 Episode 31: Scream VI
It’s the return of the normal-length episode this week, as The Boys review “Scream VI” in under two hours! No monstrosity of magnificence here like our Oscars episode. Just a lean, mean slasher discussion machine! Before the duo share their thoughts on the latest installment of the long-running franchise, Cupcake shares his thoughts on one of the Oscar-nominated short films, while the Cinemasochist highlights a very unique, cinematic video game he recently played.
GET US IN YOUR EARS!!!
(0:00) Show Opening
(0:58) Introduction
(2:48) Jose’s Plus
(6:59) Justin’s Plus
(15:14) Scream Franchise History (kind of)
(18:30) Cast & Crew
(41:56) Spoiler Free
(1:00:27) Ahh! Spoilers!
1 hr 53 min
March 09, 2023 Episode 30: The Red Cupcake Oscars Prediction Show
You'll excuse the Boys for the late release on this massive, "longest run time ever" episode. Welcome to the 1st Annual "Red Cupcake Oscars Prediction Show" - nearly FOUR hours of top flight Oscar analysis where the Cinemasochist and Cupcake run through each Oscar Category and make their predictions of "who they want to win" and "who they think will win". The Oscars Awards Show airs THIS Sunday March 12 at 800 PM EST. Listen to the episode and then tune in to see who made the right choices. If you love movies and the Oscars or even predicting awards shows, you are gonna EAT UP this episode like a Cocaine Bear!
If you want to play along, check out oscaround.com for a fillable prediction sheet.

Timestamps:
INTRO (00.00.54)
Mea Culpa - Last Episode (00.03.58)
Cupcake’s Marathon+Rant (00.06.57)
Cinemasochist’s Reminiscence / The Issue with Awards Shows (00.10.12)
Format for Discussion of Each Category / Play Along with Oscaround.com (00.16.52)
Best Original Screenplay (00.19.24)
Best Adapted Screenplay (00.28.37)
Best Visual Effects (00.44.59)
Best Sound (00.51.11)
Best Short Film (Live Action AND ANIMATION) (00.57.10)
Best Production Design (01.01.56)
Best Original Song (01.09.46)
Best Original Score (01.15.23)
Best Makeup and Hairstyling (01.23.34)
Best Editing (01.30.19)
Best Documentary Short Film (01.39.00)
Best Documentary Feature Film (01.40.35)
Costume Design (01.49.45)
Best Cinematography (01.54.55)
Best Director (02.03.28)
Best International Film (02.15.31)
Best Animated Feature Film (02.29.48)
Best Supporting Actor (02.39.32)
Best Supporting Actress (02.52.16)
Best Actor (03.09.13)
Best Actress (03.25.44)
Best Picture (03.44.46)
OUTRO (04.05.10)
4 hr 9 min
March 02, 2023 Episode 29: Cocaine Bear
The Boys head to the South (by way of Ireland) to review the viral sensation, “Cocaine Bear.” Did they feel the comedy lived up to the hype or was it too strung out (see what I did there)? Before finding that out, the duo break new ground by calling back prior pluses: Cupcake once again reps for a requel with ties to this week’s film, while the Cinemasochist gives his cheeky spin on a product review that Jose discussed a few episodes back.
GET US IN YOUR EARS!!!
Timestamps:
Brand New Show Intro (00.00.00)
Episode Intro (00.00.59)
Cupcake's Plus (00.02.50)
Cinemasochist's Plus (00.10.13)
Cocaine Bear Cast/Below the Line (00.14.11)
Spoiler-Free Thoughts/Verdicts (00.38.23)
To the Listeners Go the Spoilers (01.02.05)
Wrap Up/Pod-Roll (01.23.00)
1 hr 26 min
February 23, 2023 Episode 28: Marvel Studios' Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Phase yourself into this new episode as the Boys (with special guest Masaki, i.e. "Son of Sam U. Rai" of the Gentleman's Guide to Midnite Cinema) watch/skip the Phase 5 inaugural tentpole (albeit early in the year) event that is Marvel Studios' Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Hilarity, metaphors to rollercoasters, Red's (incessant) puns, and occasional Cupcake-driven expletives abound as the three decide whether this is quintessential, essential MCU or simply Phase-Filler spectacle that comes off like two other notable sci fi properties (hint: One's on Adult Swim and minus its creator at this point). Masaki reveals a new creative endeavor, The Cinemasochist toasts a rather unique law enforcement entity, and Cupcake live-reveals the winners of a certain, over-the-pond Oscars-like entity (with surprising results).
GET US IN YOUR EARS!
Timestamps
Guest and Movie Intro (00.02.00)
Masaki's Plus (00.04.20)
Cinemasochist's Plus (00.12.27)
Cupcake's Plus (00.16.42)
Ant-Man Cast/Below the Line (00.24.03)
Spoiler-Free Thoughts/Verdicts (00.44.41)
SPOILERS ALL UP IN HERE! (01.07.09)
Wrap Up (including just-in award winners) /Pod-Roll (01.30.32)

1 hr 36 min
February 21, 2023 Watch Skip Singular: Sundance Deep Dive Cupcake
On this super-special edition of Watch Skip Singular, Cupcake is joined by Mike the "Wilden-beast" to do a deep dive on the Sundance Film Festival. Listen as the two discuss the history of the famous Utah-based annual film festival, the format of Festival (what's in competition? Are there rules? What are the awards?), and his picks for this year's Best of the Sundance Film Festival 2023 (read: Keep an eye out for when these films release!).
Bonus? New theme music!
Timestamps
Meet the "Wilden-Beast" (00.01.44)
Mike's First Sundance Festival (00.04.35)
Sundance History (00.09.00)
Festival Format (00.25.13)
Mike's Past Sundance Film Screenings (00.32.16)
Mike's 2023 Film Viewings/Picks (00.41.27)
Mike's Tips for Attending Sundance (01.28.18)
1 hr 42 min
February 16, 2023 Episode 27: Magic Mike's Last Dance
It's finally happened! A Watch/Skip+ episode that is shorter than 90 minutes! Surprising that a Steven Soderbergh film was what did the trick, but there you go. The Boys wrestle with their feelings for the iconic director while reviewing the apparently final chapter in the male stripper trilogy, "Magic Mike's Last Dance." Was it worthy of the director's return (and of the classic Donna Summers song)? Before finding that out, Cupcake pluses an eco-friendly cleaning product, while the Cinemasochist discusses the announcement of a film very similar to "Skinamarink."

GET US IN YOUR EARS!!!

Time Stamps:
Intro (0.00.49)
Pluses (0.02.42)
Movie Intro (0.15.35)
Spoiler Free Thoughts (0.31.28)
Spoiler Alert! (0.49.35)

1 hr 21 min