Josh went and saw Zootopia 2, while Alex saw the brand new Five Nights at Freddy's 2. Intro (0:00) Five Nights at Freddy's 2 w/Slade providing context (1:29) I Have Some Notes promo (23:13) Zootopia 2 (24:29) WB/Netflix merger, Goodbyes and social media plugs (59:49) Please remember to check out I Have Some Notes, join our Discord!…

Josh and Alex take a moment to talk with Stephen from the Nerd Ranks podcast about everything under the sun, including their podcast, and what makes their nerd heart sing. Intro (0:00) The shared love for Zombies Ate My Neighbors (4:48) Stephen, what'cha doin'? (7:27) What inspired the creation of Nerd Ranks? (8:36) Where is Stephen's happy nerd pl…

Josh and Alex reunite with Justin from the Movie Wire to review Wicked For Good Intro (0:00) gaming Views promo (2:59) Wicked For Good review (3:37) Goodbyes and social media plugs (57:22) Please remember to check out Gaming Views, join our Discord and check out our merch store!द्वारा Talking SMAC: Superheroes, Movies, Animation & Comics

Josh flies solo this week to discuss the biggest news and trailers announced in the last few weeks. Intro (0:00) Game Club Pod promo (0:55) Disney planning to introduce generative ai into the Disney+ platform (2:48) Alien: Earth got a renewal?! (6:44) Gremlins 3 announced (9:48) Avengers: Doomsday trailer confirmed to play in front of Avatar: Fire …

It's a special all-guest episode of Talking SMAC! Antonio (the Josh for this week) and Justin (the Alex for this week) from Back 2 the Balcony fill in to give a full-SPOILER review Predator Badlands! Don't forget to support Antonio and Justin's respective solo podcasts, as well. Click here to check out the Cultworthy and the Movie Wire. Please join…

Josh, Alex & Matt come together to answer our favorite question: What'cha Doin'? Intro (0:00) Cultworthy promo (3:06) Matt: Star Trek Strange New Worlds season 3 (4:50) Alex: Blair Witch franchise deep dive (22:26) Josh: Nobody Wants This (35:56) Alex: Chad Powers (41:27) Matt: Pokémon Legends Z-A (54:16) Alex goes nuclear (1:01:39) Josh: Alien: Ea…

Josh is joined by Slade from Driveway Beers Studios (and eventually Luis, too,) to discuss the newly released Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc. The next chapter in the Chainsaw Man anime, as previously discussed on the pod. Disclaimer - Harsh editing (0:00) Intro/Welcome back, Slade (1:04) Previously on Talking SMAC... (4:59) Chainsaw Man - The M…

Josh and Alex are joined by Elliot and Lewis from the That's Not How It Went Down podcast. Intro (0:00) What is "That's Not How It Went Down" about? (5:29) Alex and Josh pitch future TNHIWD episode topics (18:26) Alex disallows a couple movies, Josh disagrees (23:23) How do they come up with movies for their podcast? (27:19) Comfort watch movies/ge…

Return to the grid and escape the grid! Alex & Justin take on the Programs and review Tron Ares Daft Punk vs NIN! They also touch on John Candy documentary: I like me, and 2025 legasequel-boots Final Destination: Bloodlines, M3gan 2.0, and The Naked Gun Please remember to check out the Casting Views podcast, join our Discord and check out our merch…

The Nostalgiathon closes out with Josh and Alex celebrating the 35th anniversary of the first live-action adaptation of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Intro/Josh's big announcement (0:00) 2 Blokes from Blighty promo (3:05) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) conversation (3:57) Social media plugs, goodbyes and a special message (1:04:34) Please r…

Josh and Alex hail a cab to save the day and watch the divisive 'Die Hard with a Vengeance' Intro (0:00) Super Familiar with the Wilsons promo (2:19) Die Hard with a Vengeance discussion (2:48) Social media plugs and goodbyes (54:33) Please remember to check out the Super Familiar with the Wilsons podcast, join our Discord and check out our merch s…

It's time to uphold the law and watch 'Judge Dredd' Intro/preamble (0:00) Sugar Coated Murder podcast (6:42) Judge Dredd (1995) conversation (7:19) Goodbyes and social media plugs (1:04:28) Please remember to check out the Sugar Coated Murder podcast, and don't forget to join our Discord and check out our merch store!…

It's time to roll the dice and play the game! Josh and Alex get absorbed into the original 'Jumanji', starring Robin Williams. Intro (0:00) No On 15! Allcast promo (2:13) Luis and Wembembo need to tell us how to feel about the Street Fighter movie cast (3:23) Josh loses his train of thought to tell a story about accents (6:55) Titanic movie tie-ins…

Josh and Alex revisit the high-octane, action-packed, Ang Lee directed... 'Sense and Sensibility'..? Okay. This is different. Let's see what they have in store for us this week. Intro (0:00) The Movie Wire promo (3:09) Sense and Sensibility discussion (3:25) Directed by Ang Lee, but doesn't feel like an Ang Lee movie (6:58) Emma Thompson's script/p…

The nostalgia train is rolling along. This week, Josh and Alex rediscover the first appearance of Pierce Brosnan as James Bond in 'GoldenEye' (not the video game, but it is referenced several times in the episode.) Intro (0:00) I Have Some Notes promo (3:04) GoldenEye discussion (3:35) Social media plugs and goodbyes (1:12:05) Please remember to ch…

Josh and Alex continue their trip back to the 90s for Nostalgiathon. This week, they discuss the divisive Joel Schumacher film; Batman Forever Intro (0:00) Gaming Views promo (2:55) Batman Forever Discussion (3:29) Tommy Lee Jones Cannot Sanction Jim Carrey's Buffoonery Goodbyes and social media plugs (57:26) Please remember to check out Gaming Vie…

Josh and Alex talk over 'The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - The Movie' for you to enjoy! Game Club Pod Promo (0:00) Intro & The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - The Movie Commentary (0:55) Social media plugs and goodbyes (1:42:25) Please remember to check out the Game Club Pod podcast, join our Discord and check out our merch store!…

Josh sits down with the co-writers for the upcoming Kickstarter project; Nebulon: Knight of Justice - James Santana and Hunter Van Lierop. If you are able, please help out the Kickstarter when it goes live on September 1st at 12pm EDT, and don't forget to join our Discord and check out our merch store!…

Josh and Matt (the true star of the show,) discuss the movies, shows, games and other nerd things they're doing away from the pod Intro (0:00) Cultworthy Promo (3:58) Shrinking (4:38) Balatro (14:53) Check out the Game Club Pod's Balatro Episode Clair Obscur Expedition 33 (19:48) If you've finished COE33, check out our review episode HERE Apothecar…

The Marvel train keeps rolling. Have they set up Avengers: Doomsday in a satisfactory way? Does Fantastic Four: First Steps stand well enough on its own? Or has Marvel truly lost its way and we're watching their reign of box office dominance come crashing down? Intro (0:00) Ain't nobody got time for banter. Casting Views promo (2:05) We've got a li…

Josh and Alex are joined by returning guest Gary H. Lee - the Head of Cinematography Layout at Sony Pictures Animation for K-Pop Demon Hunters - to discuss the making of the phenomenon that is K-Pop Demon Hunters, exclusively on Netflix. Please join our Discord and check out our merch store!द्वारा Talking SMAC: Superheroes, Movies, Animation & Comics

The DCU launches its first theatrically released entry. Has James Gunn captured the Superman magic we've been longing for? Or has Gunn missed the mark? Intro/Josh's grown up purchases (0:00) Josh's war with Comcast update (3:53) 2 Blokes from Blighty promo (5:55) The sass is strong with Matt (star of the show) and Alex (6:51) Non-spoiler Superman t…

*Sigh* It's another Jurassic Park/World movie. Does it recapture the magic of the first movie? Does it hit the action movie highs of Jurassic World? Or is it just another gash in the legacy that is the original film? Josh and Alex debate. Intro/Alex Re-writes history (0:00) Josh's deal with the devil (aka Comcast) (2:30) Super Familiar with the Wil…

Josh and Alex discuss their favorite movies that help them relive that summer blockbuster feeling Intro (0:00) John Stamos and the Beach Boys (2:19) Sugar Coated Murder Promo (4:29) M3GAN 2.0 blind review (5:25) Feels-Like-Summer Movies honorable mentions (6:02) Jaws (7:27) What About Bob? (9:11) Armageddon (11:23) Happy Gilmore (15:02) Pirates of …

Josh and Alex are joined by the Lovely Dan from Casting Views and Gaming Views to discuss the sleeper hit game; Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 *SPOILERS AHEAD* Intro (0:00) Alex, meet The Lovely Dan. The Lovely Dan, meet Alex (2:27) No On 15! Allcast promo (7:15) Alex's mistake in the Blockbuster Fantasy Draft resurfaces (8:28) Clair Obscur Expedition…

Josh & Alex review the latest entry in the Predator franchise; the animated feature Predator: Killer of Killers Intro (0:00) Father's Day for Josh (0:54) Sports: Steelers, Banana ball, playoff hockey (1:34) How to Train Your Dragon (8:34) The Movie Wire podcast promo (11:21) Our 2025 Box Office predictions are terrible, allegedly (11:37) Predator: …

Alex & Justin from The Movie Wire discuss From The World of John Wick: Ballerina (0:01) Intro (3:05) Ballerina first impressions (7:43) Gaming Views promo (8:22) Non-spoiler review (20:09) SMAC rating (23:18) Spoiler discussion w/ things only Alex observes (48:16) Wrap up Don't forget to support Dan & Dan at Gaming Views! Join our Discord and check…

Ricki and Josh take you on a journey of their thoughts for the soon-to-be-adapted, smash hit novel Fourth Wing, by Rebecca Yarros. Join in on the conversation with Josh and Ricki on the Talking BAK discord subchannel and follow Ricki on Tomeद्वारा Talking BAK: Books of All Kind

Josh is joined by Gregg Beever; 1/3 of the I Have Some Notes crew, to review and discuss the themes from season 2 of the Star Wars spin-off series from Tony Gilroy; Andor *SPOILERS AHEAD! Intro and chit chat with Gregg (0:00) Game Club Pod promo (6:02) Josh challenges the Game Club pod (6:46) Andor season 2 discussion begins (8:18) Andor introduces…

Josh pulled a Stitchion Impossible and did a double feature of Lilo & Stitch, as well as Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (Alex only saw the later.) Intro (0:00) Lilo & Stitch (6:15) Cultworthy promo (24:58) Alex is mad and then we go down a bad Smurfs rabbit hole (25:40) Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (32:54) Goodbyes and socia…

We celebrate 200 episodes of Talking SMAC with a special live recording at our favorite hometown nerd shop: Cataclysm Games and Collectibles! Intro (0:00) Let's meet Doug from Cataclysm Games & Collectibles! (1:32) Hemanstarfox joins the group! (5:14) Kicking things off with an AMA question (6:20) Rocket Racoon vs Legolas (7:01) Marvel Rivals tange…

Josh and Alex bring dream pitches for projects they'd love to bring to life if they had the means Intro (0:00) Casting Views Promo (7:13) *Pitch Meeting disclaimer (8:05) Josh forgot a big nitpick from last week’s review (10:25) Alex pitches a ‘House of Leaves’ adaptation (11:37) Josh has questions about Alex's pitch (24:58) Casting options? (27:50…

The MCU machine churns on. Now it's time to see what Marvel's reinterpretation of the Thunderbolts team looks like within their connected universe. Intro (0:00) 2 Blokes from Blighty promo (7:28) The trailers in front of Thunderbolts* are all over the place (9:19) I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025) looks dumb for all the wrong reasons (10:04) B…

Josh and Alex talk about the stuff they're doing away from the pod! Intro (0:00) WrestleMania 41 thoughts (4:17) Alex Hates Movie Runtimes (11:35) Super Familiar with the Wilsons Promo (26:01) What'cha doin? (26:29) Until Dawn movie (27:25) Inheritance Cycle (37:01) Path of Exile 2 (43:47) Frieren: Beyond Journeys End (50:22) Ghosts season 4 (58:05…

Josh & Alex have had a lot of stuff they wanted to cover for the pod, so we're gonna blitz review five of them! Intro (0:22) Sugar Coated Murder Promo (4:10) Accents and good dialects in movies (4:33) Sinners (8:14) I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I’ll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out On Time (19:46) Solo Leveling (25:31) The Pitt (33:18) Has Alex wat…

Josh and Alex are joined by the incredible Hemanstarfox to preview the upcoming WrestleMania event from WWE pitting the heel John Cena against the American Nightmare, Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE championship as the main event for the two-night wrestling extravaganza! Intro (0:00) Hemanstarfox is in the house! (0:54) How'd we find ourselves e…

Josh & Alex are joined by the dynamic duo from the Balcony; Antonio & Justin from Back 2 the Balcony (and The Cultworthy and The Movie Wire) to talk about their impressions of the documentary centered around the creation of A Goofy Movie; Not Just a Goof You can find Back 2 the Balcony on YouTube here You can listen to the Movie Wire and The Cultwo…

Josh is joined by Matt to discuss the implications of the Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse and upcoming MCU Spider-Man movie news announced during CinemaCon. They also discuss the Switch 2 announcement. Intro (0:00) 'Beyond the Spider-Verse' has a release date! (1:30) The next MCU Spider-Man movie has a title and release date! (7:46) The Movie W…

Alex and Justin examine the Russo brothers' filmography post-Avengers Endgame to try to figure out if they're true auteurs, or if they just fit really well into the MCU machine. Intro/Josh and the blustery day (0:00) The Popeye slasher film that Justin's already seen (0:53) The Russo brothers pre-MCU filmography (3:46) Game Club Pod promo (9:34) Ju…

Marvel showed off some chairs with names on them. We discuss and speculate on the upcoming tentpole movie for Marvel Studios. Please, join our Discord and check out our merch store!द्वारा Talking SMAC: Superheroes, Movies, Animation & Comics

With the release of the Happy Gilmore 2 trailer, Josh and Alex look into some notable comedy legasequels that failed to capture the spirit and humor of their predecessors. Intro (0:00) March Madness tidings be upon thee (0:31) Episode 200 live recording confirmed at Cataclysm Games & Collectibles! (5:56) Josh is on the 'Goon' episode of I Have Some…

Josh and Alex celebrate International Women's day by talking about the lastest game from the award-winning Hazelight Studios; Split Fiction Intro/"Lousy Smarch weather" (0:00) Josh clarifies his Mickey 17 review (2:34) Director's Cuts/Streaming services and subscriptions w/ads (4:24) Josh is on the 'Goon' episode of I Have Some Notes! (13:07) Happy…

Josh & Alex are back again to discuss the newest Bong Joon Ho allegory for class warfare; Mickey 17, starring Robert Pattinson! Intro/stories about Daylight Savings Time (0:00) Exciting news for the upcoming 200th episode! (5:48) Josh saw his buddy CJ & wrestling talk (8:56) Check out Josh on the Game Club Pod twitch channel playing Split Fiction (…

Josh, Alex & Justin draft their top blockbuster prospects for 2025 in the hopes of winning the first-ever Talking SMAC Blockbuster Fantasy Draft Intro(0:00) The 007 franchise sale (2:30) Sugar Coated Murder promo (22:08) THE BLOCKBUSTER FANTASY DRAFT Rules (23:10) Round 1 (26:10) Round 2 (33:18) Round 3 (42:21) Round 4 (54:42) Draft Recap (1:03:21)…

Josh & Alex had the privilege to speak with writer, Kelli Fitzpatrick about her new book Captain Marvel: Carol Danvers Declassified, as well as Kelli's love of Star Trek and Tabletop RPGs and more! Intro (0:00) Kelli Fitzpatrick, what'cha doin'? (0:57) How did Kelli come to write this book? (3:35) Keeping the book on point with Carol's adventures a…

After years of delays, strikes and rewrites, we finally get to see Sam Wilson in action on the big screen as Captain America in Captain America: Brave New World. Intro (0:00) Josh was on The Cultworthy to discuss the movie About Time (1:39) Corrections: Josh mixed up Hyperion and The Sentry (5:09) Bob is Bob in Top Gun: Maverick. But Bob is also Bo…

The commercial breaks in the Superb Owl offer us a chance to see what's coming down the pipeline for blockbusters. Join Josh as he watches the trailers in real-time and give his impressions. Intro (0:00) Movie Wire Promo (2:27) Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2:42) Jurassic World: Rebirth (4:55) How to Train Your Dragon remake (12:35) Th…

Josh, Alex & Matt join up with Section 31 to take on the unenviable task of making sense of the Michelle Yeoh vehicle (star craft?) set in the Star Trek universe. Intro (0:00) Game Club Pod promo (4:33) Why did we decide to review this movie? (It's Matt's fault) (5:38) Philippa Georgiou's Star Trek backstory shenanigans (7:35) Alex's feelings on Se…

Josh, Alex & Matt do their favorite thing; talk about all the fun nerd things they're doing away from the pod! Intro! (0:00) Super Familiar w/the Wilsons promo (4:53) Josh can math (5:21) Josh speedruns his first batch of What'cha Doin's (6:31) Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir season 6 (7:23) Indiana Jones & the Great Circle (8:13) That Time…

Josh is joined by the star of the pod, Matt, along with the Lovely Dan from Casting Views to celebrate 15 years of Mass Effect 2 Greetings, Commander (0:00) What is Casting Views? (2:52) How hyped were we for ME2 upon original release? (4:37) The story of Mass Effect 2 (11:47) Preferred ME2 classes and play styles (18:55) The main plot of the game …