The Talking Back Podcast

This week on Talking Back we're following up our recent episode on El Mariachi with the more famous sequel Desperado! Desperado made a major impact in 95' when it was released, with it's super stylized filming approach and over the top gun violence and gore. While the movie's action packed, it still finds time to slow down and lighten the mood with softer heartfelt, and funny moments.  Join us as...

This week on Talking Back we're re-visiting the Superman franchise with Superman 3!! This wild movie starts to lean away from the vibe of the first two but that's not necessarily a bad thing. While at times you might wonder what in the hell is going on, Superman 3 turns out to be a really fun and rewarding experience. Join us as we walk through the film and touch on all the weird and wackiness thi...

This week on Talking Back we're covering a lesser known crime/drama from 1997, "Suicide Kings"! This movie centre's around a group of friends who are desperate and out of options, who decide to kidnap a mob boss in hopes of getting his help.  The cast is very strong, as are the performances they put in. The movie has the right amount of heart, drama, comedy, and twists to make it a very memorable...

This week on Talking Back we continue our franchise walkthrough of Star Wars with Episode 4: A New Hope! We're very happy to be joined by Tony and Jeremy from the Remote Takes podcast as we navigate this iconic film that started more than just a franchise.  Join us as we walk through the film discussing why it's as good today as it was back then, why Darth Vader is so damn cool, and generally reli...

This week on Talking Back we're covering the Paul Verhoeven war against the bugs movie classic Starship Troopers! This movie has action, violence, humour, heart, and more! As he sometimes does, Verhoeven really digs into the undertones in this one. With an interesting take on war and the propaganda behind it, Starship Troopers ends up being a really heart felt but ultra violent space war movie tha...

This week we're digging into the first movie in the Robert Rodriguez "Mexico Trilogy" with El Mariachi! If you haven't seen this movie, you must! It's a super fun action movie, and how Rodriguez made this movie on the budget he had is nothing short of astounding! Tune in now to find out what the budget was, what's so great about the story, and all of the other things that have us loving this movie...

This week on Talking Back we're digging into another Arny movie with the cardio inspired classic The Running Man! This movie is nothing short of spectacular! The overall concept is a ton of fun, the characters pop off the screen, the action is exactly what you want, and it's even got a little bit of heart. What else could you ask for?! We hope you enjoy our review of The Running Man!  If you'd lik...

This week on Talking Back we're joined by the guys from Remote Takes to cover the second volume of Saga! We had a great time with Jeremy and Tony when we covered Saga Volume 1 so we thought we'd bring them back for Volume 2. Join us as we break down the volume talking about all the things we liked, and also what makes this book and series so special.  We hope you enjoy our review of Saga Volume 2!...

This week on Talking Back we continue our walkthrough of the Star Wars Franchise with Rogue One! For a movie that seemed like it might not have what it takes to be one of the Star Wars greats, Rogue One certainly surprised! This movie has everything you'd want out of not only a Star Wars film but any type of film! With great production, incredible performances, an air tight story, and all the hear...

This week we're celebrating Alien Day by covering the novella "Aliens: Tribes" with our friends Corey and Zak from Podcasting After Dark!! Aliens: Tribes is a fantastic story, following a high end group of Colonial Marines as they work to find, and eliminate an Alien Queen and her hive. While the premise is simple, the story itself delivers deep lore, great characters, and a very deep story. We ho...

This week on Talking Back we're covering a classic Arnold-Smash movie, Commando! One of the earlier Arny films, Commando is a really fun, well paced action movie with over the top action sequences. Even though the plot reminds us of Swiss cheese, the characters are fun, and the performances seem to fit.  If you're looking for a fun way to kill 90 minutes, Commando is a great way to do it. We hope...

This week on Talking Back we're continuing with Star Trek films and we've landed on the sixth instalment in the franchise, The Undiscovered Country! You never really know what your going to get with a Star Trek movie, but they do all seem to have a certain level of charm and fun. The Undiscovered Country takes a bit of a different route with their choice of story, but the performances are on point...

This week on Talking Back we're continuing our Star Wars Franchise walkthrough with Solo: A Star Wars Story!  Joining us to break it down is friend of the podcast, and multiple time guest Alex Rupp!! We had a great time with Alex walking through Solo and chatting the highs and lows. So join us now and find out what makes this movie tick, what we thought of the story, performances, it's place in th...

This week on Talking Back it's a spooky video game 2-pack with Ghost and Goblins from 1985, and Super Ghouls and Ghosts from from 1991! These are a couple of classic games known for incredible soundtracks and near impossible levels of difficulty. These games are likely responsible for the destruction of thousands of controllers, smashed in frustration by poor unsuspecting children and grownups ali...

This week on Talking Back we're reviewing the first 6 issues from the 2014 Moon Knight comic book run!! This run is a great collection of anthology stories about one of Marvel's most underrated characters. The storylines, art, and colours, were all extremely well done, imaginative, and most of all fun! Whether you know a lot about Moon Knight or nothing at all, this series is a winner! We hope you...

This week on Talking Back we practice our jumping round house kick with the cult classic "Bloodsport"!! This marks our first movie from action mega star Jean Claude Van Damme but it definitely won't be our last. What Bloodsport lacks in quality it makes up for with pure fun. Join us as we walk through the film touching on all the fun and not so fun parts.  We hope you enjoy our review of Bloodspor...

This week on Talking Back we continue our franchise walkthrough of Star Wars with Revenge of the Sith!! Another polarizing movie in the franchise, Revenge of the Sith seems to be equally loved and hated. We fall in the loved column. With Anakin's fall to the Dark Side playing out before our eyes this movie pays off many plot lines that have been set up in the previous movies. It also delivers some...

This week on Talking Back we're discussing Batman and Robin from 1997 with our special guest Christo! Batman and Robin is a movie co-host Tim said would never make it onto Talking Back, so what went wrong? Tune in to find out! Regardless of the quality of the movie we had an absolute blast this week chatting with Christo, our buddy from across the Ocean, about the film. Whether you like it or hate...

This week on Talking Back we're covering the movie The Punisher from 1989! It's one of the earliest comic book movies ever made, and a fantastic example of plucking a character right out of the comics and into a movie. It's the earliest, and in our opinion the best version of this character onscreen!  Join us as we go from the sewers to the penthouse and walk through this gritty take of a beloved...

This week on Talking Back we're digging into Superman 2! We really enjoyed covering the original Superman and wanted to continue with the franchise, so here we are! This movie was a real treat to re-visit! It's aged extremely well and gave us everything we were hoping for out of a sequel. Join us as we walkthrough Superman 2 and relive all the fun it has to offer! If you'd like to unlock bonus epi...

This week on Talking Back we continue our franchise walk through of Star Wars with Episode 2 - Attack of the Clones!! Many people feel this movie is one of the weakest entries in the franchise, they might be right but we still think it's a really good movie! Joining us as a guest for this walkthrough is our brother in podcasting Corey Stevenson! Corey's a huge Star Wars fan, and he chose Attack of...

This week on Talking Back we're giving you another 4-Pack episode, this time on the topic of Batman!! That's right Movies, Comics, Video Games, and More all in the same episode! We'll be discussing all of the topics below: Movie: Batman Forever Comic: Detective Comics #439 - "Night of the Stalker" Video Games: Batman (NES) and Batman Returns (Super NES) More: Batman 66' - Season 1 Episode 1 - "Hi...

This week on Talking Back we're digging back into Deadly Class! We've been walking through this comic book series for a while and this week we bring you Volume 8! We're excited to get back into this comic because of it's excellent story, it's amazing characters, all of the beautiful art, and the well thought out themes that it brings! We hope you enjoy this weeks episode Deadly Class Volume 8! If...

This week on Talking Back we cover our second consecutive film from director Tony Scott with his memorable action, drama, spy-thriller, "Spy Game"!!  If you're a fan of spy movies make sure that you've seen this one! This movie has great performances from leads Robert Redford, and Brad Pitt, it has a really fun and intelligent story, and is a real gritty take on the spy genre.  We hope you enjoy t...

This week we're covering one of the movies that came up in our recent Top Ten Saturday Afternoon movies episode, the Denzel Washington, Chris Pine, and Rosario Dawson action/drama "Unstoppable"!! Directed by Tony Scott, this movie delivers a fast paced, and fun story of a run-away train. Join us as we walk through the film touching on our likes, and dislikes, and try to figure out how this "based...