Plot Devices

On Ep. 53 of Plot Devices, we talk about: TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 – Imogen(s). As you do. 0:21 – Intro, wherein Brandon decides to talk about drums 4:58 – Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ WILL go to theaters // https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/netflix-guillermo-del-toros-frankenstein-theaters-1236346938/ 8:31 – Zack Snyder will direct ‘The Photograph’ // https://deadline.com/2025/08...

On Ep. 52 of Plot Devices, we talk about: TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Brandon has some explaining to do... :40 - Intro 2:15 - First trailer for Josh Safdie's 'Marty Supreme' starring Timothee Chalamet and Tyler the Creator 6:13 - 'Star Trek' movies on deck at Paramount after Skydance merger 14:13 - 'Shrek 5' pushed back six months to June 2027 20:00 - 'Freakier Friday' Film Review 29:02 - 'Fixed' Film Revi...

On Ep. 51 of Plot Devices, we talk about: TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - The return of Plot Devices, what's going on? 5:20 - Intro 7:00 - 'Saw X' review with Leah Zweig 20:00 - 'Killers of the Flower Moon' review with Dylan Roth 47:14 - ;The Marvels' review with Danielle Boekankamp 1:11:00 - 'The Killer' review with Koki Riley 1:34:17 - 'The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes' review with Daniel...

On Ep. 50 of Plot Devices, we talk about: TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 – Intro 1:14 - Some special nonsense for Episode 50 tee-hee ha-ha 9:05 - Update on the Writer's Strike: SAG-AFTRA show solidarity and will vote on strike in June 15:36 - First trailer for 'Five Nights at Freddy's Movie,' set for release this Halloween 20:55 - David Corenswet and Emma Mackey top of reported casting choices for 'Superman: Le...

On this Plot Devices minisode (or whatever we call these), we spoil everything (and we do mean EVERYTHING) regarding 'Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 3,' whether it be the emphasis on Rocket's grim struggles as a character, the comradery we've come to expect from James Gunn's pack of intergalactic weirdos, and is there even a next for said weirdos? Follow the show: Search for PLOT DEVICES on Spotify...

On Ep. 49 of Plot Devices, we talk about: TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 – Intro 2:09 - The Writer's Guild of America is on strike, reasons cited include rampant mistreatment and concerns over A.I-enhanced scripts. 20:29 - Trailer Round-Up! Includes first trailers for 'Dune Part II' and 'The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes' 32:27 - Quick Hits! Dakota Fanning and Georgina Campbell to lead Ishana Night Shyamalan's...

On Ep. 48 of Plot Devices, we talk about: TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 – Intro 2:32 - Star Wars Celebration 2023 Recap, including first 'Ahsoka' footage and three new movie announcements 16:39 - Trailer Round-Up! New trailers for 'The Marvels,' 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,' and 'The Last Voyage of the Demeter' 25:50 - Quick Hits! Angelina Jolie and Halle Berry team up for 'Maude vs. Maude' action m...

On Ep. 47 of Plot Devices (with special guest Skye Merida), we talk about: TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 – Intro 2:24 - Trailer Round-Up! New trailers for 'Barbie' and 'Across the Spider-Verse,' First trailers for 'Blue Beetle' and Wes Anderson's 'Asteroid City' 15:22 - Victoria Alonso and Ike Perlmutter separately fired from Marvel amid Bob Iger shakeups. 22:249 - Quick Hits! 'I Am Legend 2' details revealed...

On Ep. 46 of Plot Devices (with special guest Leah Zweig), we talk about: TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 – Intro 1:25 - A brief pivot into concert talk 4:41 - Recap of the 95th Academy Awards ('Everything Everywhere' sweeps, 'Elvis' and 'Banshees of Inisherin' walk away empty-handed) 19:28 - Questions about 'A League of Their Own' Season 2 after Hollywood Reporter article 24:38 - Quick Hits! Anne Hathaway to st...

On Ep. 45 of Plot Devices, we talk about: TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 – Intro 3:02 - Funko to throw away $30 million worth of Pop! Vinyl figures 10:32 - Guillermo del Toro continuing stop-motion streak with Netflix's 'The Buried Giant' 16:00 - Quick Hits! New 'Alien' movie directed by Fede Alvarez goes into production, 'Detective Pikachu' sequel to be directed by 'Portlandia' showrunner, Jonathan Krisel 19:4...

On Ep. 44 of Plot Devices, we talk about: TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 – Intro 3:56 - Disney shareholders call reveals new movie titles amid company downsizing 12:55 - 'How To Train Your Dragon' getting a live-action version with original film's director 20:35 - Quick Hits! 'White Lotus' Sydney Sweeney and Simona Tabasco teaming up for new horror project, M. Night Shyamalan and daughter Ishana both have new m...

On Ep. 43 of Plot Devices, we talk about: TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 – Intro 2:48 - James Gunn announces new DC Film slate, including 'Superman: Legacy' and 'Green Lantern' series 15:56 - The 95th Oscar nominees are three weeks away, what do we think of the nominees? 27:21 - Quick Hits! Screambox to release 30 original horror feature films in 2023, Viola Davis is officially an EGOT winner 31:34 - The crew r...

On this Plot Devices minisode (or whatever we call these), we run down our Top 5 Most Anticipated Movies of 2023! * our apologies on the audio issues, hopefully since the episode is short it won't be too jarring. TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 – Intro 1:21 – Honorable Mentions (John Wick Chapter 4, Oppenheimer, etc.) 6:43 - Noah's No. 1 (Evil Dead Rise, April 21st) 8:52 - Brandon's No. 1 (Spider-Man: Across the...

On this Plot Devices minisode (or whatever we call these), we run down our Top 10 Films of 2021! TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 – Intro 1:03 – A brief word on the state of movies in 2022 9:07 – Favorite TV shows of 2022 (Andor, Our Flag Means Death, Stranger Things etc.) 17:33 – Noah’s Honorable Mentions (Cha Cha Real Smooth, Top Gun: Maverick etc.) 14:06 – Brandon’s Honorable Mentions (KIMI, Glass Onion, etc.)...

On Ep. 42 of Plot Devices, we talk about: TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 – Intro 2:09 - The crew review 'Spirited' (Apple TV+) 15:51 - The crew review 'Petite Maman' (Hulu) [Skip to 26:28 for ratings and no spoilers] 28:25 - The crew review 'After Yang' (Showtime/VOD) 46:41 - The crew review 'Morbius' (Netflix) 1:07:13 - The crew reviews 'Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio' (Netflix) Follow the show: Search for PLO...

On Ep. 41 of Plot Devices (with special guest Carlos Aguilar), we talk about: TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 – Intro 2:22 - Awards Season Update: The nominees for the 2023 Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards are out 13:09 - Trailer Roundup! First teaser for Greta Gerwig's 'Barbie' starring Margot Robbie' released, first trailer for 'The Legend of Vox Machina' S2 released 24:11 - Quick Hits! 'Five Nights at...

On Ep. 40 of Plot Devices, we talk about: TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 – Intro 2:26 - Trailer Round-Up! First looks at 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,' 'Transformers: Rise of the Beasts,' and 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny' 11:54 - Horror maestros James Wan and Jason Blum to combine their production companies under deal with Universal 14:34 - Awards season is kicking off, including a Best Director wi...

On Ep. 39 of Plot Devices, we talk about: TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 – Intro 2:35 – First trailer for ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ released 10:20 – Jimmy Kimmel will host the 95th Oscars in March 14:57 – Quick Hits! ‘Westworld’ cancelled after four seasons, ‘Apollo 10 1/2’ and ‘Marcel the Shell with Shoes On’ among films eligible for Best Animated Feature 19:49 – The crew review ‘Black Panther: Wakan...

On this Plot Devices minisode (or whatever we call these), we spoil everything (and we do mean EVERYTHING) regarding 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever,' whether it be the expansions to the world of Wakanda, the dark strokes it takes its characters, or the heartfelt tributes to the late Chadwick Boseman Follow the show: Search for PLOT DEVICES on Spotify and Apple Podcasts Twitter/IG/Facebook @PlotDe...

On Ep. 38 of Plot Devices, we talk about: TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 – Intro 1:11 – Streaming news! Netflix keeping binge-watching and Peacock keeping hybrid releases, are those good things? 10:44 - Kenneth Branagh directing a third Poirot film, 'A Haunting in Venice,' for next year 14:46 - Quick Hits! 'Spencer's Pablo Larrain's next project will star Angelina Jolie as opera singer Maria Callas, first trail...

On Ep. 37 of Plot Devices, we talk about: TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 – Intro 3:13 – Lots of Marvel news, including Hugh Jackman returning as Wolverine in ‘Deadpool 3’ and new ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ trailer drops 12:34 – First trailer for Illumination’s ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ released 18:18 – ‘RRR’ getting full For Your Consideration campaign for the 2023 Academy Awards 22:26 – Quick Hits! ‘...

On Ep. 36 of Plot Devices, with special guest, Danielle Boekankamp, we talk about: TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 – Intro 1:47 - Netflix's TUDUM conference brings new trailers and first looks, including 'Enola Holmes 2' and 'The Watcher' 10:07 - 'Constantine' getting a sequel, Keanu Reeves and director Francis Lawrence returning 15:08 - Fourth 'Cloverfield' movie in development from director Babak Anvari ('I Ca...

On Ep. 35 of Plot Devices, we talk about: TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 – Intro 1:32 - D23 Disney News: 'Inside Out 2' confirmed for 2024, First teaser released for live-action 'The Little Mermaid' 8:32 - D23 Star Wars News: First teaser released for 'The Mandalorian' S3, 'The Bad Batch' S2 pushed back to January 13:13 - D23 Marvel News: First trailer for 'Secret Invasion' series released, no 'Fantastic Four'...

On Ep. 34 of Plot Devices, we talk about: TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 – Intro 2:00 - Noah reviews 'Bodies, Bodies, Bodies' (Theaters) 8:42 - Brandon reviews 'The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent' (VOD) 15:41 - The crew reviews 'Marcel the Shell with Shoes On' 29:56 - The crew reviews 'Apollo 10 1/2' (Netflix) 44:27 - The crew reviews 'RRR' (Netflix) 57:16 - 'Only Murders in the Building' S2 Ep.4-10 (Hulu)...

Plot Devices is officially 1 YEAR OLD, thanks to everyone for supporting the show this long! On this minisode, Samantha Incorvaia and Skye Merida join the show to answer your questions on our first ever Q&A!! 0:00 - Intro 2:30 - How did Plot Devices get started? 5:49 - What is your favorite episode of Plot Devices recorded so far? 9:29 - What is your favorite/least favorite movie/show you've r...