For the Love of Fiction

With the upcoming release of the Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Gav and Marc review the TRUE Mario Bros. movie. Ahem. As well as talk about their favourite Mario games of all time Chapters - 00:00 - Intro, history of and with Mario 27:19 - Super Mario Bros. (1993) Discussion 01:07:05 - Gav's Top Ten Mario games of all time Music - ReMix: Super Metroid ‘Brinstar Bondai Garden’ by Red TailedFox '...

Can you believe The Dark Knight Returns is 40 years old? Neither can Gav and Marc, and so, they deep dive this classic comic as they only know how. I've added a bunch of tracks from the animated movie to this episode so please give it a listen! Gav has a good time talking about how much he loves the soundtrack to the film! Music - ReMix: Super Metroid ‘Brinstar Bondai Garden’ by Red TailedFox...

Join Marc and Gav as they count down their top ten favourite movies, books, tv shows, and comics released in the year of 1984, as well as a few honourable mentions Another year, another best of top ten. A fair amount of crossover in this one, as it was a banger year for comedies and other 80's classics! Chapters - 00:00 - Intro and the year that was 1984 29:10- Top Ten Countdown 58:42 - Top Ten Co...

Unfortunately a recording snafu means that this ep was not quite what it was planned to be, however, Marc and Gav still have time to talk about their love for the cult classic Masters of Universe (1987) starring Frank Langella. And Dolph Lungren. Ahem Chapters 00:00 – Intro and an apology 02:57 – Masters of the Universe (1987) Discussion 18:54 – Character Discussion 52:04 – Soundtrack and Film Rev...

A much less positive and more critical episode this week as Gav and Marc recap seasons 2-4 of Stranger Things before taking a look at season 5. Quite a bit of Max-hate so be prepared. Pretty sure Gav was broken by this one! Chapters - 00:00 - Intro and Stranger Things Season 2-4 00:39:27 - Season 5 Volume 1 01:05:49 - Season 5 Volume 2 01:29:53 - Season 5 Finale Music - ReMix: Super Metroid ‘Brins...

Another Post Christmas Catchup, another mishmash conversation: Weapons Metroid Prime 4 On The Way To Meet Mom The Fellowship of the Ring Also featuring: Terrifier The Conjuring Batman Arkham Asylum More rants against social media platforms like X Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and the yellow paint Mansplaining in video games Critical Thinking Worldbuilding vs character Reading philosophy Critical Thinkin...

For their third annual Holiday special, Marc and Gav discusswhat actually is a Christmas movie (and is it Die Hard?) before counting down their top five Christmas movies. There are some brutal takes in this one, and some rage! Check out my socials and website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://decapvada.wixsite.com/gmgroves⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/writergmgroves⁠⁠⁠...

Rather fittingly, GW interferes with the sound in this episode, and Marc and Gav, your AI overlord hosts, start to go a bit wonky. They even promise to NOT get political or social when discussing Metal Gear Solid 2, but then, how can you not? It’s one of the maddest, most prophetic games ever made.   And guess what, just like how the game is full of chatter, this ep is a big one! Check out my soci...

Marc and Gav review Stranger Things Season 1, the best season as far as they are concerned. Also, the revelation that the Byers family are all serial killers and Will grows up to become Anton Sugar from No Country for Old Men. You know it makes sense. Check out my socials and website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://decapvada.wixsite.com/gmgroves⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.co...

Trigger Warning – Since we’re talking about The Exorcist, expect descriptions of scenes of gore, religious and sexual imagery, and harm to a minor. With that being said, we are back! Finally, Marc has watched the horror movie classic The Exorcist, Gav’s favourite horror movie and novel! Check out my socials and website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://decapvada.wixsite.com/gmgroves⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

A year in the making, Marc and Gav finally make good on their fiction swap choices and talk about their experiences and initial thoughts: The History of Time Travel (Mockumentary)The Boxer (Manwa)The Death of Stalin (Movie) Nausicaa Of The Valley Of The Wind (Manga) Hyperion (Novel) As this is the last episode of season 2, we'll be taking a break for a few weeks but we will be back in October...

Welcome to For The Love Of Fiction! Childhood trauma, nearly falling out over the greatest British comedies of all time, and awkwardly dancing around politically correct topics, parenting versus literature, complete disrespect toward classic Britishliterature, imagery vs expositional dialogue in modern film, all in a days work for Marc and Gav in their latest Best of Year Top ten, this time, 1983!...

Maybe its an apology for the audio of the last episode, but what I can safely say is that covering the Man of Steel in just one episode does not do him justice (pun intended) so to further pick co-host Marc's comic book-brain, here are ten of his personal favourite Superman comic book stories Check out my socials and website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://decapvada.wixsite.com/gmgroves⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Tons of audio issues in this one... Frustrating. With the incoming release of James Gunn's Superman movie what better time is there to chat about three of the Man heroes' of Steel's stories? Check out my socials and website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://decapvada.wixsite.com/gmgroves⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/writergmgroves⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Welcome to For The Love Of Fiction A return to literary conversation this week as Marcand Gav discuss the seminal feminist science fiction masterpiece The Left Hand of Darkness (1969) by Ursula K. Le Guin and her own critical essay, Is Gender Necessary? Due to how forward thinking this classic novel was about gender issues, there will be some discussion about the topic so if you are not that way i...

Welcome to For The Love Of Fiction! After a small break due to life, Marc and Gav return with a rough and ready review of WrestleMania 41. A quick and dirty episode to get us back on track, quite a bit of swearing in this one. Must have been the drink and how AWFUL some elements of WrestleMania 41 really were. Thanks for listening. Check out my socials and website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://...

Welcome to For The Love OF Fiction! Please rate and follow/subscribe us! This week we begin another new series and experimental idea, I wanted to have a go at a top ten of the year format but focusing on media that is fiction related which means the following mediums: Movies Games Novels Comics Songs Concept Albums TV Shows And probably more. Check out my socials and website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠...

Welcome to For the Love of Fiction! This week we gush and discuss the heroes in a half shell, starting with the classic comics, the 87 cartoon series, reminisce about the toys we did and didn't get, and the 1990 movie. Check out my socials and website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://decapvada.wixsite.com/gmgroves⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/writergmgroves⁠⁠...

Welcome to For the Love of Fiction In the first of our series looking at the classic British science fiction comedy series, Red Dwarf, we try something a bit different by having a female perspective on the show and welcome a special guest! Then, we have a chat about the core cast of characters and season 1 and 2 in FTLOF fashion! Check out my socials and website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://decap...

In the first of our ongoing series covering our favourite film composers, myself and Marc look into the life and work of one of the most prolific composers of the 20th century and likely the creator of a multitude of scores that you already know, not knowing they were created by him. And Star Trek of course! This episode is very much an experiment so give it a chance. Rather than running a top ten...

Welcome to For the Love of Fiction! This week Marc and Gav chat and celebrate the films and life of David Lynch. Until this episode, Marc had only seen Dune so for the good of the podcast he watched a whole bunch of his films to give some fresh takes. Then Gav ranks Lynch's 10 feature films. Spoilers are everywhere and generally warned. Check out my socials and website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://...

(Apologies for this one, some weird audio issues and cut outs) Welcome to For the Love of Fiction After a bit of time off, Marc and Gav have a catchup over the films, books and tv they have bee enjoying over the holiday period, starting with the body horror The Substance. Check out my socials and website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://decapvada.wixsite.com/gmgroves ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Welcome to the second annual For the Love of Fiction Holiday Special This year we are counting down our top ten 90's kids cartoons. With so many great shows, this was an extremely difficult list to manage. Happy holidays! Check out my socials and website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://decapvada.wixsite.com/gmgroves⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/writergmgroves⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Welcome to For the Love of Star Wars, the first of our ongoing series discussing the titular franchise. For such a special occasion, we decided to enlist our first ever special guest, Allen from CriticAL Reviews. Even more momentous is the length of this episode! It's a record breaker at 4 hours so please use the chapters when you need to. I almost feel bad. Actually, no I don't. As this was the f...

Welcome to For the Love of Fiction and our third video games themed episode where myself and Marc chat about two absolute classics, Portal and Bioshock. It turns out that both of these games have a lot of common in the way theytell their story, there is much discussion about video games as narrative devices, video games as movies, unreliable narrators and the place of exposition in the medium. Plu...