The Villain Was Right

To celebrate the release of the sequel, this week we're talking about THE ACCOUNTANT. We're defending a man who is doing financial crimes to provide children with prosthetics, criticizing Ben Affleck's protagonist for being an accountant to the mob and identifying the true villain of the movie - a horribly abusive father that turns his sons into ruthless killing machines.  Produced by ⁠Andrew Ivim...

This week on the podcast we're discussing the 2001 live action cartoon CATS AND DOGS. We're defending the shockingly compelling feline villain, Mr. Tinkles and doing a deep dive into the dog-world order. Plus Craig pretends to know anything about allergies other than having them. Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes Network. Visit www. FromSuperheroes.com for more podcasts, ar...

It's Audience Choice time so this week we're talking about the iconic Sandra Bullock movie MISS CONGENIALITY. We're defending her boss at the FBI for sidelining her after she gets a co-worker shot, criticizing their awful investigation and making a weak attempt to defend a homicidal former beauty queen. Plus, a surprisingly deep conversation on how feminism means showing up for all women. Produced...

This week it's Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt over and over and over again as we talk about EDGE OF TOMORROW. We're defending the time loop creating Mimics - a species whose power of foresight has revealed humans to be a serious galactic problem - and talking about the worst part of living the same day over and over again: cardio. Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes Network. Visi...

This week we're talking about the iconically mismatched duo of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito in TWINS. We're debating nature vs nurture, defending the criminal enterprise with the best business model and end up scratching our heads at the world's worst middleman. Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes Network. Visit www. FromSuperheroes.com for more podcasts, articles,...

This week on the podcast we're talking about the 2025 Best Picture winner ANORA. We're cataloging the long list of red flags raised by her husband Ivan and arguing that the trio of goons/babysitters forcing her to get a divorce actually have her best interest in mind. Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes Network. Visit www. FromSuperheroes.com for more podcasts, articles, YouT...

This week on the podcast we're covering our MOST requested TV show, the children's cartoon PHINEAS AND FERB. We're siding with the perpetually gas-lit Candace - who really just wants her brothers to be safe - and defending Dr. Doofenshmirtiz whose "evil" plots range from harmless to largely practical. Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes Network. Visit www. FromSuperheroes.com...

For this month's Audience Choice episode we're going all the way back to 2002 and talking about the original live action SPIDER-MAN. We're talking about THAT kiss (almost immediately), defending the mentally ill Norman Osborne and agreeing with J. Jonah Jameson that a masked boy swinging through the city like a wrecking ball, leaving his goo everywhere, is in fact a "menace." Produced by Andrew Iv...

This week we're joined by special guest Luke Gordon Field from The Beaverton (@TheBeaverton) to talk about THE USUAL SUSPECTS. We talk about the iconic twist and try to piece together what actually happened all to answer the question: Was Keyser Soze really all that bad? Or was he just maintaining order in the chaotic and violent criminal underworld? Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From S...

This week we discuss Disney's very first animated feature SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS. We're discussing the still impressive animation, the strangely modern symbolism of the magic mirror and defending the actions of a character literally named "The Evil Queen". Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes Network. Visit www. FromSuperheroes.com for more podcasts, articles, YouTube...

We're wrapping up our "Kinda Romantic Movie Month" with one of the most iconic romance movies of all time - TITANIC. We're discussing how Rose is an unreliable narrator and defending Billy Zane's character who mostly seems angry that Rose won't get on the !@/&ing lifeboat. Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes Network. Visit www. FromSuperheroes.com for more podcasts, articles,...

"Kinda Romantic Movie Month" continues with the classic 90's rom-com THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY. We're debating which of Mary's obsessive suitors deserves her the least and debating the morality of looking up someone from your past. Plus the whole 'hair-gel' thing. Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes Network. Visit www. FromSuperheroes.com for more podcasts, articles, YouTu...

It's time for the "Audience Choice" portion of "Kinda Romantic Movie Month" - our Patreon supporters voted and so this week we're discussing the Patrick Dempsey led rom-com MADE OF HONOR. We talk about the largely nonsensical spelling of the title, the film's narrow view of gender roles and of course defend Colin - the unquestionably perfect Scottish Duke and liquor baron who has his wedding ruine...

We're kicking off "Kinda Romantic Movie Month" with the highly requested animated movie -THE SWAN PRINCESS. We're defending Rothbart - a soft spoken magician, dedicated to overthrowing a corrupt monarchy, and ripping into one of the most idiotic princes ever to grace the screen. Plus why being turned into a swan wouldn't be all that bad. Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes Ne...

This week on the podcast we're talking about the 2000's ballet-school drama CENTER STAGE with special guest, and host of 'I Hate It But I Love It' Podcast, Kat Angus (@KatAngus)! We're defending the eyebrow-endowed head of the American Ballet Academy who is honest, upfront and reasonable despite provocations from his cringe-worthy rival and the insane personal drama of his students. Produced by An...

This week on the podcast we're talking about the classic Christopher Guest mockumentary BEST IN SHOW. We're defending unhinged dog show commentators, spouses with wide ranging romantic proclivities and going on a deep dive on humanity's deep-seated but ultimately futile desire to categorize things.  Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes Network. Visit www. FromSuperheroes.com f...

We're joined by special guest John Mostyn (@JMostynComedy) who is here to spread the gospel of PADDINGTON 2. We're discussing the movie's charming, fuzzy and cozy protagonist and defending the out-of-work actor who just wants funding for the arts. Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes Network. Visit www. FromSuperheroes.com for more podcasts, articles, YouTube series, web comic...

This week on the podcast we're discussing the classic Jim Carrey/ Kate Winslet sci-fi romance(?!?) ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND. We discuss why you probably shouldn't forget your exes, and argue for our two protagonists to never-ever-ever get back together. Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes Network. Visit www. FromSuperheroes.com for more podcasts, articles, YouTub...

We're kicking off the New Year with the classic 90s action flick DEMOLITION MAN. We're talking about how the 21st century's most ruthless criminal is a product of society and a flawed justice system, supporting police accountability and getting into the whole Taco Bell vs. Pizza Hut issue.  Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes Network. Visit www. FromSuperheroes.com for more p...

It's that weird week between Christmas and New Years where nothing is really happening and so you sit around watching Hilary Duff movies. That's right! This week we're talking about RAISE YOUR VOICE. We're defending her perfectly reasonable father - who does not want his 16 year old daughter to move to LA for a month without any adult supervision mere weeks after her brother died in a car crash -...

It's time for our Audience Choice portion of "Kinda Christmas Movie" month so this week we're talking SCROOGED. We discuss the Bill Murray take on the classic Christmas Carol story and defend the people brought in by a caring boss to help a man in the middle of a mental breakdown. Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes Network. Visit www. FromSuperheroes.com for more podcasts, a...

We continue our Kinda Christmas Movie month with a movie we both swear was set during Christmas but is apparently not - SMALL SOLDIERS! We're defending the Globotech CEO - who wants truth in advertising and takes immediate and full responsibility for his mistakes - and the eponymous small soldier toys who are just doing what they were programmed to do. Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From...

We're kicking off Kinda Christmas Movie month with special guest, and "Hallmark" movie expert, Rachel Manson (@rmansella). We're discussing the year's most talked about Holiday flick - HOT FROSTY. We're defending the small town sheriff who is rightly suspicious of the naked vagrant with no confirmable identity, running around with school children claiming to be a snowman. Produced by Andrew Ivimey...

This week on the podcast we're discussing Robin Williams' turn as the "absent minded professor" in the 1997 family film FLUBBER. We're rooting for romantic rivals who don't forget their own wedding, defending scientists who can actually commercialize important breakthroughs and criticizing the professor's sloppy and dangerous methodology. Plus Craig gets into the "Flubber" of it all. Produced by A...

This week we're joined by author of SEX LIVES OF SUPERHEROES Diana McCallum (@PicsofDiana) to talk about the HBO series THE PENGUIN. We discuss the amazing performances, the absence and ineffectiveness of Batman, and debate whether the villain of a villain is a villain. SEX LIVES OF SUPERHEROES is available now wherever you get your books. Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes...