Mid-Credit Scene Podcast

Today, Clark closes the loop and reads a listicle he wrote in the early 2010s on a semi-successful blog, which was a thing you could do back then! We present Mid Credit Minute - 9 Innocent Bystanders Whose Day Was Ruined By James Bond.  Audio note, there is a knocking throughout that could not be exorcised in the edit. Apologies in advance.  Newsletter:  https://midcreditscene.substack.com/ . Emai...

That's right, the Mikes are finally talking about Bond films! We talk our faves, the regrettables, and why Pereira can't seem to remember anything about the Craig era.  So hop into our audio Aston Martin and let's take down some super villains!!  Newsletter:  https://midcreditscene.substack.com/ . Email:  midcreditscenepod@gmail.com Show theme: The Show Must Be Go by Kevin MacLeod L...

The Mikes are joined by poet, board game aficionado, host of Free Wizard Radio, and owner of the Adventurers Guild Board Game and Video Game Café to talk about games and their film adaptations!  From Clue to Mario, Battleship to Dungeons & Dragons, we dive into some of the best and the ... rest... of game adaptations. Regrettably we did not record three different endings for this episode.  New...

In this episode, the Mikes reflect on 2026 kicking our butts with the sudden, unexpected, and heartbreaking loss of three giants of the film industry: Rob Reiner, Catherin O'Hara, and Robert Duvall. We talk about the impact these three careers have had one the two of us, diving into some of our favourite films and performances from their filmographies, and generally pay tribute to titans. New...

The Mikes returned home for the holidays! Back in Dec. we joined our old friends at Midtown Radio for their 7th Annual Holiday Variety Show, which was recorded and broadcast live from the AOK Craft Beer + Arcade Bar on a wintery night in Downtown Kitchener.  Our little corner of the show contained a guessing game about holiday releases, and a Hallmark challenge, where we re-wrote the plot of movie...

This past October renowned  primatologist, anthropologist, and animal advocate Jane Goodall passed away at the age of 91. This got us thinking about primates - and of course, more specifically primates in the movies! Of course, in talking about it, we did what every normal person does - we made a bracket!!  We've got your Kongs, your Outbreak monkeys, your Rafikis, your weeping statue of Caes...

Scott Williams tells us about which films he feels he inherited, and which films he wants to pass on to the next generation (which isn't a Star Trek reference, but after two hours of recording, we finally give in to the pressure and talk Trek for a bit here).  Scott's Double Take from his previous appearance is available in our back catalogue wherever you are listening to this!  Newslett...

The Mikes and Scott talk George Lucas' attempt to do for fantasy what he did for sci-fi with Star Wars. Yes, it's Willow, the movie that inspired a show that Disney took off its platform to avoid paying writers a livable wage. And we discuss the late and missed Val Kilmer.  Newsletter:  https://midcreditscene.substack.com/ . Email:  midcreditscenepod@gmail.com Show theme: The Show Must B...

The Mikes and Scott Williams turn their attention to the cell-shaded elephant in the room, the fantasy animation of the 1980s. Why did Disney struggle and Don Bluth succeed, only to switch roles once the 90s hit? Was it the sincerity, or was it the emotional trauma? Newsletter:  https://midcreditscene.substack.com/ . Email:  midcreditscenepod@gmail.com Show theme: The Show Must Be Go by Kevin MacL...

The Mikes and Scott Williams continue their conversation about 80s fantasy with a detour through the sewers into High and Low fantasy, and take a moment to consider Conan the Barbarian on page and screen. Newsletter:  https://midcreditscene.substack.com/ . Email:  midcreditscenepod@gmail.com Show theme: The Show Must Be Go by Kevin MacLeod Logo design: Jon Johnson

By the Power of Greyskull, Scott Williams returns to the show! Perhaps the only person that can nerd talk as long as either of the Mikes, when we asked Scott what he wanted to talk about, There Can Be Only One answer: 80s Fantasy. So strap on your loincloths, grab your best dragon cleaver, watch your horse drown in a bog, and lets go visit the Gnome King in this far ranging conversation about the...

"Death stalks you at every turn... of this podcast!" One of our very first guests and the designer of the Mid-Credit Scene logo, beloved local designer Jon Johnson returns to the pod to talk about death in cinema. Don't worry - this isn't some dark conversation, it's actually quite a heartwarming, sometimes joyous, and enlightening conversation.  We took a deep dive into I...

Mikes Pereira and Clark sit down with local communicator and avid movie-not-watcher Charlotte Prong and see if she is able to guess what a movie is about from the title alone. This episode we discuss one of Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning's double-handers, and Tony Scott's fifth-from-last film, Man on Fire. Newsletter:  https://midcreditscene.substack.com/ . Email:  midcreditscenepo...

In this extended Mid-Credit Minute (some might call it a Mid-Credit Hour), the Mikes run through the major categories of the Academy Awards for 2025, and come to the sickening feeling that they are really quite boring this year. Is that the Academy's fault, or the movies? Come for the Awards talk, stay for the late 80s Oxbridge wonderkins! Newsletter:  https://midcreditscene.substack.com/ . E...

It's just the Mikes this month, in what turned out to be a long digression about movie comedies, and the possible death of the comedy franchise. We spend a lot of time in the 2010s, but also touch on Austin Powers, the 1980s, and Bill Murray's worst role ever? Join us for a conversation even we didn't expect to have. Newsletter:  https://midcreditscene.substack.com/ . Email:  midcre...

When you love movies as much as Conway Fraser dies, it seems downright cruel to ask him to pick just one he feels he inherited from the past and just one to leave to the future. But we didn't claim we weren't cruel, so we asked him anyway. What did he pick for the Give and Take? Listen and find out - their classics and probably not ones you'd expect. Newsletter:  https://midcreditsc...

Following our main interview with Conway Fraser, The Mikes talk to the veteran journalist and communications pro about his perfect Double Feature and whether he'd rather be picked up in a taxi by Al Pacino or Robert de Niro's characters in the classic film Heat. Newsletter:  https://midcreditscene.substack.com/ . Email:  midcreditscenepod@gmail.com Show theme: The Show Must Be Go by Kevi...

The Mikes we honoured and delighted to join all our amazing friends for the Midtown Radio Annual Holiday Broadcast, live from Midnight Run in Uptown Waterloo! The show featured musical guests, comedy, poetry, and more! Your two hosts took to the mics for some year-end film wrap-ups and a fun little game we call “Directed or Developed” in which Pereira challenged Clark with a list of project titles...

The Mikes are joined by veteran journalist and communications pro Conway Fraser to talk about... well a lot really. We hit on everything from whether "mining films" constitute a genre, Pereira and Conway's nearly decade-long debate on whether Blazing Saddles or Young Frankenstein is the best Mel Brooks film, and, how true to life is Wag the Dog to a real-life "spin doctor"...

You gotta work pretty hard to find a movie that Clark hasn't heard of, but Joel Rubinoff pulls it off with an absolutely fascinating pick for a film he inherited from the past! Plus, he continues messing with time, when it comes to what he wants to leave for the future!  Newsletter:  https://midcreditscene.substack.com/ . Email:  midcreditscenepod@gmail.com Show theme: The Show Must Be Go by...

A great little bonus episode with Veteran culture journalist Joel Rubinoff who couldn't resist the temptation to choose not just one, but three possible double features. It's like we got stuck in a time loop! (which might just be a theme here folks).  And P.S. Joel is hosting a mini-film festival at the Princess Cinemas with five absolute classics! Details, showtimes and tickets can be f...

Veteran culture journalist Joel Rubinoff sits down  to talk about “Joel Rubinoff: The Rock n Roll Years” – a throwback film festival featuring five legendary classics hosted at Princess Cinemas. Joel will introduce each film and discuss post-show with a unique special guest for each screening! Joel joins us to talk about each of his selections, the near-and-dear films that heartbreakingly didn&apo...

In our final episode with Anna Beard, she considers our new question of inheriting and passing along films, and gives some beautiful responses. And, she gives us an opportunity to remember the career of Dame Maggie Smith, which Clark ruins by once again obsessing over a chicken leg. Anna's Instagram @ Thready. To. Sew KW Garment Sewist Guild Newsletter:  https://midcreditscene.substack.com/ ....

We took a detour on our discussion of soft spooky films with Anna Beard to talk about the supposed King of Spook, Tim Burton. Are his films spoopy, spooky, or none of the above? The answer may SURPRISE... you. Anna's Instagram @ Thready. To. Sew KW Garment Sewist Guild Newsletter:  https://midcreditscene.substack.com/ . Email:  midcreditscenepod@gmail.com Show theme: The Show Must Be Go by Ke...

Anna tackles a holiday themed double feature, and comes up with some Friendly recommendations. Don't light the black flame candle under these choices, their a boooooooost of entertainment.  Anna's Instagram @ Thready. To. Sew KW Garment Sewist Guild Newsletter:  https://midcreditscene.substack.com/ . Email:  midcreditscenepod@gmail.com Show theme: The Show Must Be Go by Kevin MacLeod Log...