Movie Punditry

In this episode, Mike and Randell hit a few topics, including the HBO series "Lanterns," the state of the MCU leading up to Avengers: Doomsday, including reactions to Spiderman: Brand New Day, D23 Ghostrider revelation, the state of Xbox gaming in general and GamePass in particular and the main discussion on personal AI bots, focusing on Gemini and ChatGPT. Note: this is a SPOILER HEAVY...

Season 3 of House of the Dragon is officially over with this episode "The Treasons at Tumbleton." As we settle in for the Long Night until there are new episodes, Mike and Justin recap this finale and the season in general. The Socials: YouTube: YouTube: https://youtube.com/@moviepunditrypodcast7930 Twitter: @movie_punditry @mikeymo1741 @RDellBurns Threads: @mikeymo1741 @rdell47 Facebook...

Dracarys!!! Mike and Justin break down this dragon - heavy episode of The House of the Dragon, aptly called "The Dragon in Winter." We have dragon fights, dragon awakenings and dragon dreams. Plus the most awkward mother/girlfriend dinner in Westeros. The Socials: YouTube: YouTube: https://youtube.com/@moviepunditrypodcast7930 Twitter: @movie_punditry @mikeymo1741 @RDellBurns Threads: @m...

Daemon is on the hunt, Ulf is annoyed, Aegon is contemplating, Gwayne is proving his worth, and Cole is at his end, all while Rhaenyra sends Alicent to Harrenhall to... do what? This is our discussion of House of the Dragon Season 3 Episode 6, titled "Faceless Men." (No, not those faceless men.) The Socials: YouTube: YouTube: https://youtube.com/@moviepunditrypodcast7930 Twitter: @movie_...

Welcome back to Westeros, where Daeron takes Ormond's king with his dragon, Aegon insists upon being addressed properly, and we have a surprise winner in the "Swimming with Armor" competition. Mike and Justin break down the whole House of the Dragon episode "Unbowed and Unbent." The Socials: YouTube: YouTube: https://youtube.com/@moviepunditrypodcast7930 Twitter: @movie_pun...

You wanna live forever? This episode takes on Paul Verhoeven's masterpiece satire of jingoism and fascism, Starship Troopers. A film often misunderstood, dismissed as campy or supporting militarization, Starship Troopers is often deeply misunderstood. On the surface, it looks like a massive, big-budget, brain-dead action movie populated by incredibly beautiful, shiny people from daytime soap o...

We are halfway through the fourth season of our House of the Dragon season 3 coverage, and Mike and Justin are recapping episode 4, "Tumbleton." We have questions like "Is Sunfyre alive?" "Is Alys hiding Aemond?" and "Who's that baby daddy?" Come with us as we explore the possibilities. The Socials: YouTube: YouTube: https://youtube.com/@moviepunditrypod...

Rhaenyra Targaryen now sits the Iron Throne, and discovers that it might not be all she's dreamed of these many years. Justin and Mike break down this latest episode, "Rhaenyra Triumphant" - which more resembled the West Wing than Game of Thrones. Watch out for the rats - in the halls, the Small Council, and on your dinner plate. The Socials: YouTube: YouTube: https://youtube.com/@mo...

Season 3 of House of the Dragon continues to roll along - Daemon leaves the Riverlands to return to Dragonstone, Baela and Alyn bond while looking for Corlys, and King's Landing is taken. Mike and Justin break it all down. The Socials: YouTube: YouTube: https://youtube.com/@moviepunditrypodcast7930 Twitter: @movie_punditry @mikeymo1741 @RDellBurns Threads: @mikeymo1741 @rdell47 Facebook: https...

Welcome back to Westeros and another episode of HBO's "House of the Dragon." This is Season 3, Episode 1, titled "Salt and Sea, Fire and Blood." Mike and Justin will be recapping and discussing this episode, and all of Season 3. The Socials: YouTube: YouTube: https://youtube.com/@moviepunditrypodcast7930 Twitter: @movie_punditry @mikeymo1741 @RDellBurns Threads: @mikeymo174...

Mike and Randell look ahead to the rest of 2026, including Avengers: Doomsday and Supergirl. What did the Xbox Showcase tell us about Microsoft's plans for the Xbox console and gaming studios, plus a first look at Forza Horizon 6. The Socials:YouTube: YouTube: https://youtube.com/@moviepunditrypodcast7930Twitter: @movie_punditry@mikeymo1741@RDellBurnsThreads:@mikeymo1741@rdell47Facebook: https...

Tom Cruise is running again, this time it's from aliens. Join us as we go through Steven Spielberg's 2005 alien invasion movie, War of the Worlds, also starring Dakota Fanning and Tim Robbins. MOVIE PUNDITRY MERCH STORE: https://movie-punditry-podcast.printify.me/ The Socials: YouTube: YouTube: https://youtube.com/@moviepunditrypodcast7930 Twitter: @movie_punditry @mikeymo1741 @RDellBurns...

The aliens are coming! The aliens are coming! We're kicking off our series of "Alien Invasion" movies with this classic 90s blockbuster, Roland Emmerich's Independence Day, starring Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum and Bill Pullman. Welcome to Earth!! [Reposted with 15 seconds of background music stripped out] MOVIE PUNDITRY MERCH STORE: https://movie-punditry-podcast.printify.me/ The S...

Who is the best movie antagonist of the 2000s and why is it Miranda Priestly? Meryl Streep gives a tour-de-force performance in this episodes film, along with strong contributions by Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci. Find out why The Devil Wears Prada is a multi-layered and complex look at power dynamics and women in the business world. MOVIE PUNDITRY MERCH STORE: https://movie-punditr...

Join us as we journey to Mars to try and avoid an ecological disaster on Earth. Starring Val Kilmer, Carrie-Ann Moss, Tom Sizemore and Terrance Stamp, this film should have been massive. Was it? MOVIE PUNDITRY MERCH STORE: https://movie-punditry-podcast.printify.me/ The Socials: YouTube: YouTube: https://youtube.com/@moviepunditrypodcast7930 Twitter: @movie_punditry @mikeymo1741 @RDellBurns Thread...

In this episode, Mike and Randell debate the good, the bad and the ugly of the Paradise Season 2 finale, "Exodus" as well as season 2 at large. Also discussed is the Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer, will we have "Dunesday" in December or will the Mouse House bling, the new Moana trailer (and is the Rock coming to the end of his 15 minutes) and the upcoming Forza Horizon 6 rel...

This episode, we celebrate the great Robert Duvall, as well as the Oscar win for Sean Penn with a look at their 1988 collaboration, the Dennis Hopper film Colors. MOVIE PUNDITRY MERCH STORE: https://movie-punditry-podcast.printify.me/ The Socials: YouTube: YouTube: https://youtube.com/@moviepunditrypodcast7930 Twitter: @movie_punditry @mikeymo1741 @RDellBurns Threads: @mikeymo1741 @rdell47 Faceboo...

This episode, we’re talking about a movie that, for many of us, is the definitive film about childhood. It’s a movie about a bridge, a body, and the four boys who went looking for it. We’re diving deep into the 1986 classic, Stand By Me . MOVIE PUNDITRY MERCH STORE: https://movie-punditry-podcast.printify.me/ The Socials: YouTube: YouTube: https://youtube.com/@moviepunditrypodcast7930 Twitter: @mo...

Here we are back in Westeros in the aftermath of the Tourney at Ashford and the Trial of the Seven. Join Mike and Justin as they break down the final episode of season 1. MOVIE PUNDITRY MERCH STORE: https://movie-punditry-podcast.printify.me/ The Socials: YouTube: YouTube: https://youtube.com/@moviepunditrypodcast7930 Twitter: @movie_punditry @mikeymo1741 @RDellBurns Threads: @mikeymo1741 @rdell47...

Valar Morghoulis! Welcome to another special episode of Movie Punditry's Green & Black, where Mike and Justin recap A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms episode 5, In the Name of the Mother. MOVIE PUNDITRY MERCH STORE: https://movie-punditry-podcast.printify.me/ The Socials: YouTube: YouTube: https://youtube.com/@moviepunditrypodcast7930 Twitter: @movie_punditry @mikeymo1741 @RDellBurns Threads:...

This week, we are really starting to feel those Game of Thrones vibes! Join Ser Mike and Ser Justin as we dive into the third and fourth episodes of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, "The Squire" and "Seven. " MOVIE PUNDITRY MERCH STORE: https://movie-punditry-podcast.printify.me/ The Socials:YouTube: YouTube: https://youtube.com/@moviepunditrypodcast7930Twitter: @movie_punditry@...

As we officially close the books on 1980, Mike looks back on five films that didn't make the Rewatch cut, but still deserve recognition: The Final Countdown, The Blues Brothers, Airplane!, Kagamusha and Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, MOVIE PUNDITRY MERCH STORE: https://movie-punditry-podcast.printify.me/ The Socials: YouTube: YouTube: https://youtube.com/@moviepunditrypodcast7930 Twitter:...

Our Green & Black team of Mike and Justing get together to recap A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms on HBO. This time we are doing Episode 1, The Hedge Knight and Episode 2, Hard Salt Beef. MOVIE PUNDITRY MERCH STORE: https://movie-punditry-podcast.printify.me/ The Socials: YouTube: YouTube: https://youtube.com/@moviepunditrypodcast7930 Twitter: @movie_punditry @mikeymo1741 @RDellBurns Threads: @m...

To Boldly Go... where this podcast has gone before. Not only are we talking Trek, but this episode is ALL Trek. Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Picard, Star Trek Strange New Worlds, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy... plus the original series, Next Gen, DS9, the Kelvin Universe movies and more! Head to your favorite transporter room (which is transporter room 3, of course) and come aboard for our nex...

Happy New Year and welcome to Season 8 of the Movie Punditry Podcast. We kick off 2026 with a look back at 2025 - the highs, the lows, the hits and misses. Mike and Randell go over their favorite movies and TV from last year and look ahead at what we can expect in 2026. MOVIE PUNDITRY MERCH STORE: https://movie-punditry-podcast.printify.me/ The Socials: YouTube: YouTube: https://youtube.com/@movie...