The Variant Cast

Welcome back to The Variant Cast for our Second Annual Oscar Preview! 🏆🎥 We are diving deep into the Best Picture nominees for this year’s Academy Awards, ranking all ten films and giving our brutally honest takes. From Wicked to The Brutalist, from Dune: Part Two to A Complete Unknown, we discuss what deserves the gold and what left us disappointed. Is this year's lineup stronger than last year...

This episode of The Variant Cast kicks off 2025 with our annual bingo card predictions. Trent and each filled out half of the card, covering everything from industry controversies to box office surprises. Will Superman break records? Will Thunderbolts get critical acclaim? And what bizarre headline will The Rock give us this year? Tune in as we make our boldest calls for the year ahead.

In this episode of Trent's Rec Tent, I revisit National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, a beloved holiday classic, and dive into its unexpected sequel, Christmas Vacation 2: Cousin Eddie’s Island Adventure. From family traditions to a deep critique of the sequel’s chaotic storytelling, join me as I explore what makes the original timeless and why the sequel fell flat. Listen to new episodes every we...

Dive into the Mystic Arts and Dark Magic as Ty and Trent explore the Spooky, supernatural side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and discuss where it can go next.

Join Ty and Trent as they give their reviews of the first half of both Agatha all Along and The Penguin. We also discuss new updates around Avengers: Doomsday, and Trent gives reviews of Amber Alert, and Blink Twice.

Join Trent and Ty and preview the upcoming movies that are coming out in October 2024! Ty and Trent share their thoughts on which films will shine and which might flop. Leave a comment below or you can call us and leave a voicemail at (551)299-7525 0:00 Intro 04:19 Venom: The Last Dance 10:33 Piece by Piece 13:35 Brothers 16:50 Saturday Night 20:27 Joker: Folie à Deux 30:08 Rings of Power Season 2

In this episode of The Variant Cast , Ty and Trent tackle the news about the new Spider-Man 4 director, Destin Daniel Cretton, and what that could mean for the future of the MCU. From rumors about Venom 3 to Marvel’s potential plans for the Sinister Six , Ty and Trent break it all down with their signature wit. They also cover the latest in Marvel TV news, including Agatha , and drop hints about s...

Welcome to a special edition of The Variant Cast, where Ty and Trent tackle the monumental task of ranking all the MCU trilogies! From Iron Man to Guardians of the Galaxy, we dive deep into each series, discussing their highs and lows and where they stand in our ultimate MCU trilogy ranking. Check us out on YouTube for the video episodes!

Join Trent and Ty and preview the upcoming movies that are coming out in August 2024! Ty and Trent share their thoughts on which films will shine and which might flop. 0:00 Intro 3:54 Borderlands 9:35 The Crow 12:57 Cuckoo 16:55 You Gotta Believe 22:18 Blink Twice 26:21 Trap 30:54 Avengers: Kang Dynasty Leaked Script 37:59 Deadpool & Wolverine Review

Welcome back to another episode of The Variant Cast! In this episode, Ty and Trent dive deep into the latest superhero projects from both the MCU and DCU. We also break down the Captain America: A Brave New World Trailer.

Join Trent and Ty and preview the movies that are coming out in July 2024! Ty and Trent share their thoughts on which films will shine and which might flop. Don't miss their trailer reactions and predictions, including some unexpected picks and a few laughs! Stick around until the end to hear our thoughts about The Bear Season 3. 0:00 Intro 3:06 Twisters 8:18 Space Cadet 10:54 Boneyard 14:39 D...

Join Ty and Trent as they talk about the first 3 episodes of The Boys season 3. They talk about Homelander, Sister Sage, The Deep and more in this look ahead to season 3. Ty and Trent also breakdown a Variety article detailing the long and winded production history of the MCU Blade movie.

Join Trent and Ty and preview the movies that are coming out in June 2024! Stick around until the end to hear our thoughts about A24's Civil War movie and Ryan Gosling's The Fall Guy. 0:00 Intro 2:49 Inside Out 2 6:58 A Quiet Place: Day One 10:41 Horizon: An American Saga 15:54 The Bikeriders 20:07 Bad Boys: Ride or Die 24:19 Kinds of Sadness 28:46 Civil War Review 43:54 The Fall Guy Revie...

Ty and Trent go back to the 2010's and revisit a trilogy of movies that is one of Trent's favorite. Ty gives his first reactions to the Planet of the Apes trilogy ahead of the newest installment in theaters. Also listen to is talk about the new Jerry Seinfeld movie Unfrosted. 00:00 Intro 01:05 Planet of the Apes Retrospective 32:56 News 47:23 Unfrosted is bad

Join Trent and Ty and preview the movies that are coming out this month! 00:00 Intro 01:10 Rot or Tot 02:06 Kingdom of Planet of the Apes 06:23 Unfrosted 10:33 If 14:13 I Saw the TV Glow 17:25 Tarot 21:04 Furiosa 24:15 The Fall Guy 27:47 Back to Black 32:56 Rumors & News 49:56 Trent Finishes The Sopranos

Listen to our review of the Fallout series on Prime Video. We take a look back at the games that the show is based off of. We also review the Joker 2 Trailer and give a recap of the things that dropped at CinemaCon last week. 00:00 Fallout Season 1 Review 55:37 Joker 2 Trailer Review 01:04:45 CinemaCon Recap

"This guy looks like if Jake Gyllenhaal was a YouTuber" 00:00 Intro 01:58 Rot or Tot 07:05 Monkey Man 11:51 A24's Civil War 15:05 Rebel Moon pt 2 19:35 Sweet Dreams 22:34 Sasquatch Sunset 24:44 Model House 26:52 Parachute 28:42 Damaged 32:58 Bag of Lies 36:28 The Long Game 38:39 Strictly Confidential 42:59 Abigail 46:23 Draft Recap 48:18 Rumors & News

"I'm just going to tell you, we're going to Cottage Grove" 00:00 Intro 01:35 The Iron Claw 10:37 Ricky Stanicky 31:30 Rumors & News 38:22 Fresh (2022) Review 44:04 Vice Review

"I think you had a fever dream Trent" 00:00 Intro 01:35 Oppenheimer 07:50 Poor Things 11:33 American Fiction 14:00 Anatomy of a fall 17:10 Zone of Interest 20:20 The Holdovers 22:50 Killers of the Flower Moon 26:10 Barbie 29:39 Maestro 35:25 Past Lives 38:27 Rot or Tot March Results 40:43 News & Rumors

"We've been Duned" 0:00 Intro 1:00 R.I.P. Nicole Kidman AMC Ad 2:10 Dune Part Two Review 21:45 Avatar The Last Airbender Review 36:20 Rumors & News 49:15 No Negotiation Recommendation

"There were two Wolverine movies while Obama was in office"

"S.J. Clarkson really had no shot" 0:00 Fantastic Four Casting is Official 11:55 Deadpool Trailer Breakdown 30:58 Bullet Train 40:40 Madame Web Reactions 50:20 Rumors & News 1:03:50 Rot or Tot March Predictions 1:16:15 No Negotiation Recomomendation 1:18:28 Eighth Grade Review

On this episode of the Variant Cast Trent and Ty take a look ahead about what to expect from Dune: Part Two and take a look back the Creed trilogy, since Trent had never watched it. If you want to follow along with our No Negotiation Recommendations, here is a list of past films we've done: https://letterboxd.com/trenttent/list/the-variant-cast-watchlist/ 0:00 Intro 1:36 Dune 16:43 Creed 41:05...

On this episode of the Variant Cast Trent and Ty go into their spoiler thoughts on Wonka and take a look at the early reactions of Argylle. 0:00 Intro 1:14 Wonka 23:55 News 49:17 No Negotiation Recommendation 51:45 Argylle Reactions 54:40 Mr. & Mrs. Smith + Amazon Prime 58:00 Reality TV 52:40 What If Non spoiler