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In this episode we discuss Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One. It is a 2023 American spy action film directed by Christopher McQuarrie from a screenplay he co-wrote with Erik Jendresen. It is the sequel to Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018) and the seventh installment in the Mission: Impossible film series. Dead Reckoning Part One sees Tom Cruise return as Ethan Hunt, whose IMF team m...

In this episode The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003). Directed by Peter Jackson from a screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Jackson. It is based on 1955's The Return of the King, the third volume of the novel The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien. The sequel to 2002's The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, the film is the final instalment in The Lord of the Rings tril...

In this episode we discuss Air (2023). Directed by Ben Affleck and written by Alex Convery. The film is based on true events about the origin of Air Jordan, a basketball shoeline, of which a Nike employee seeks to strike a business deal with rookie player Michael Jordan. It stars Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Jason Bateman, Marlon Wayans, Chris Messina, Chris Tucker and Viola Davis.

In this episode we discuss The Flash (2023). The film is directed by Andy Muschietti from a screenplay by Christina Hodson and stars Ezra Miller as Barry Allen / The Flash alongside Sasha Calle, Michael Shannon, Ron Livingston, Maribel Verdú, Kiersey Clemons, Antje Traue, and Michael Keaton. In the film, Barry travels back in time to prevent his mother's death, which brings unintended consequences...

In this episode we discuss Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023). The sequel to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018), it is set in a shared multiverse of alternate universes called the Spider-Verse. The film is directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson, from a screenplay written by Phil Lord, Christopher Miller (who both also produce) and David Callaham. Shameik M...

In this episode we discuss Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018). Directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman (in Persichetti and Rothman's feature directorial debuts) from a screenplay by Phil Lord and Rothman from a story by Lord, it stars Shameik Moore as Morales, alongside the voices of Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld, Mahershala Ali, Brian Tyree Henry, Lily Tomlin, Luna La...

In this episode we discuss Fast X (2023), it is an American action film directed by Louis Leterrier from a screenplay written by Dan Mazeau and Justin Lin, who also co-wrote the story with Zach Dean. It is the sequel to F9 (2021), the tenth main installment, and the eleventh installment overall in the Fast & Furious franchise. It stars Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto alongside an ensemble cast i...

In this episode we discuss The Incredibles (2004). Written and directed by Brad Bird, it stars the voices of Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Sarah Vowell, Spencer Fox, Jason Lee, Samuel L. Jackson, and Elizabeth Peña.

In this episode we discuss Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023). The film was written and directed by James Gunn, and features an ensemble cast including Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Will Poulter, Sean Gunn, Chukwudi Iwuji, Linda Cardellini, Nathan Fillion, and Sylvester Stallone.

In this episode we discuss Rye Lane (2023). Directed by Raine Allen-Miller in her feature directorial debut from a screenplay by Nathan Bryon and Tom Melia. It stars David Jonsson and Vivian Oparah.

In this episode we discuss The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023). It was directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic from a screenplay written by Matthew Fogel. The ensemble voice cast includes Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, Seth Rogen, and Fred Armisen.

In this episode we discuss John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023). Directed by Chad Stahelski and written by Shay Hatten and Michael Finch. The sequel to John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019) and the fourth installment in the John Wick franchise, it stars Keanu Reeves as the title character, alongside an ensemble supporting cast including Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgård, Laurence Fishburne, Hiroyuki Sanada, Sh...

In this episode we discuss Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023). The film was directed by David F. Sandberg, produced by Peter Safran, and written by Henry Gayden and Chris Morgan, and stars Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Rachel Zegler, Grace Caroline Currey, Adam Brody, Ross Butler, Meagan Good, Lucy Liu, Djimon Hounsou, and Helen Mirren.

In this episode we discuss Babylon (2022). Directed by Damien Chazelle. It features an ensemble cast including Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Diego Calva, Jean Smart, Jovan Adepo, and Li Jun Li.

In this episode we discuss The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002). Directed by Peter Jackson, it features an ensemble cast including Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Bernard Hill, Christopher Lee, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Hugo Weaving, Miranda Otto, David Wenham, Brad Dourif, Karl Urban, and Andy Serkis.

In this episode we discuss Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023). The film was directed by Peyton Reed, written by Jeff Loveness, and stars Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly alongside Jonathan Majors, Kathryn Newton, David Dastmalchian, Katy O'Brian, William Jackson Harper, Bill Murray, Michelle Pfeiffer, Corey Stoll, and Michael Douglas.

In this episode we discuss The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001). Directed by Peter Jackson. It features an ensemble cast including Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Sean Bean, Ian Holm, and Andy Serkis.

In this episode we discuss M3GAN (2022). Directed by Gerard Johnstone, starring Allison Williams, Amie Donald, Jenna Davis, Violet McGraw and Ronny Chieng.

In this episode we discuss The Menu (2022). Directed by Mark Mylod, it features an ensemble cast that includes Ralph Fiennes, Hong Chau, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult, Janet McTeer, Reed Birney, Judith Light, and John Leguizamo.

In this episode we discuss our most anticipated films for the year 2023

In this episode we discuss Avatar: The Way of Water (2022). Directed by James Cameron. Starring Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Stephen Lang, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Giovanni Ribisi, Dileep Rao, and Matt Gerald with Sigourney Weaver returning in a different role. New cast members include Kate Winslet, Cliff Curtis, Edie Falco, and Jemaine Clement.

In this episode we joined by Jamal and Shaq to discuss Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022). Directed by Ryan Coogler. The film stars Letitia Wright, Angela Bassett, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke, Florence Kasumba, Dominique Thorne, Michaela Coel, Tenoch Huerta, Martin Freeman and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

In this episode we discuss House of the Dragon (2022) Season 1

In this episode we discuss The Woman King (2022) and She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022). ~~~ Timestamp (05:19) ~~~ The Woman King was directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood and stars Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch, Sheila Atim, and John Boyega. ~~~ Timestamp (33:25) ~~~ She-Hulk: Attorney at Law was created by Jessica Gao and stars Tatiana Maslany alongside Jameela Jamil, Ginger Gonzaga, Mark Ru...

In this episode we are joined by Ally to discuss the works of Ari Aster including Hereditary (2018) starring Toni Collette, Alex Wolff, Milly Shapiro and Gabriel Byrne and Midsommar (2019) Florence Pugh, Jack Reynor, William Jackson Harper, Vilhelm Blomgren, Ellora Torchia, Archie Madekwe and Will Poulter.