Midnight Grappler Animals

America has (unfortunately) turned 250, and to "celebrate", Lan, Keigen, and Salt look at 1776, Marvel's "comic" created in commemoration of this "achievement". Did J. Michael Straczynski, Sean Damien Hill, and Ron Lim actually deliver something worth reading, or will this be forgotten to the annuls of time, like the American Empire eventually will? Want to support the show and get exclusive bonus...

This was frankly the only way we could've ended off this month. Lan, Keigen, and Salt delve into arguably the most evil movie we've covered for Video Maym, with Eli Roth's disasterpiece Borderlands (2024). Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.pa...

Salt pulls a reverse end-of-Furious-7 and rejoins the crew to talk about a very fast, but not so furious take on the racing genre. Does Need for Speed (2014) have... anything resembling an identity? Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.patreon.c...

Ok, so maybe Uncharted (2022) wasn't our cup of tea, but perhaps this more British take will suit our fancy? Lan and Keigen enter their British era. Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠ Questions, comments,...

Lan and Keigen delve into the woefully-miscast Uncharted (2022) to see if there's a good movie hiding under all that Wahlberg. Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.patreon.com/MidnightGrapplerAnimals⁠⁠ Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email...

Get ready to recite the vows and receive your enlightenment, Assassin; and I don't mean the Shahada. Join Lan and Keigen as they journey back to a very Islamic time in Spain's history for this episode of Video Maym. Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ http...

This week, Midnight Grappler Animals answers the most important question of our modern times: Who is the White Woman of the 2020s? Well, more specifically, we look at Prince of Persia , the 2010 movie starring very few actual Persians. Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog of bonus content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

What better way to celebrate the month of May than another themed month? We thought long and hard about where to take this month (i.e. 5 minutes after a one-off joke during a recording), and decided that we ought to take a look at the video game movie adaptations of the 2010s and 2020s, to see how far the concept of the "Video Game Movie" has gone. This week, a very opportune first movie, as we lo...

It's the spinoff to the spinoff, as Keigen puts Lan and Salt in his sidecar on this Absolute DC ride-along! Which books did Lan and Salt pick to continue on with? How much duress was Lan under? Tough to say, tough to say. But if you really want the saucy details, we simultaneously dropped the first followup to this episode where we cover the first volume of Absolute Batman on Patreon! Want to supp...

In what some are calling the episode with the most discombobulating start to an episode of MGA, Keigen and Lan take a dive into Chinese cinema, but not with a movie that anyone would call good by any stretch of the imagination. We took a look at The Battle at Lake Changjin to investigate the various claims of propaganda lobbed at this movie. It didn't take us long to find something in here worse t...

It's playoff season, and it's up to us to fix the NBA before things get any worse. Keigen enlisted the help of lifelong Knicks fan Dave Shevlin and lifelong Raptors test subject Lan to talk about the various ways in which the current NBA system is broken, and what we could do to fix it. Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as ou...

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then Daredevil: Guardian Devil is a comic that'll give you too much bang for your buck. Lan, Keigen and Salt sat their sighted asses down to slog through Kevin Smith's "masterpiece" and figure out if it lives up to normie hype. Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog...

For our Month of Zorro we’ve reached our last episode for the main feed. Today we look at Zorro The Gay Blade , a 1981 comedic vehicle for actor George Hamilton. While maligned by critics of its own time, we find plenty to laugh at and enjoy in this silly spoof of our sassy swashbuckler. Plus, a brief look at George Hamilton the guy, and his dalliances with some international financial chicanery....

Hola, senõr Salt here for more Zorroary, aka the Month of Zorro. Keigen also joins, but Lan is absent this round, probably doing caballero stuff. For our third installment of our Zorro series we’re going back to the very beginning of Zorro, and even before. We’re taking a look at Johnston McCulley’s 1919 book “The Mark of Zorro”. Originally titled The Curse of Capistrano, the book was retitled The...

We’re back with more movie Zorro for Zorroary. It’s not the first Zorro movie, not even the first Zorro talkie, so while it’s no first, The Mark of Zorro (1940) is a reel good time at el cine (“the cinema” for you non-Spanish speakers). Mark of Zorro was the 4th Zorro adaptation, 6th if you count the serials, so we also get into the notion of superhero fatigue, which we learn is a phenomenon nearl...

Bienvenidos luchadores. Zorroary, our month-long deep dive into the various adaptations and adventures of Zorro, begins. We kick things off with 1998 blockbuster The Mask of Zorro. And who better to join us than fellow Zorro buff, and comics creator Ibrahim Moustafa. We also briefly look at a few other Zorro adaptations and our exposure to those versions; somehow Keigen never saw a Zorro before th...

We've reached the end of our 2025 catch-up, and we decided to throw everything but the kitchen sink at this last round of things to catch up on. We did movies, shows, and comics already, so we rounded it out with anime (which doesn't count as a show, I swear), a YouTube series (which doesn't count as a show, I swear), and music. Join us as we finally say goodbye to 2025 and start our new 11-month...

We're still catching up on 2025 things! Listen, so much stuff comes out in any given year, so can you really blame us? It's a lot, it's a lot. This week, we talk shows! We've got Alien: Earth, The Chair Company, and Heated Rivalry. You can probably guess who suggested what. Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive b...

We're picking up the stuff we missed from 2025! Lan, Keigen, and Salt have each given each other homework to read, watch, and engage with, and we sit down to discuss our thoughts. This week, we talk comics! We've got Mothra: Queen of the Monsters, Spider-Man '94, and Assorted Crisis Events vol. 1. Who assigned which comic? Who didn't realize that their comic still isn't done? Want to support the s...

It's January, and while everyone's adjusting their budgets, habits, and wardrobes, we're looking back at the year just ended! Lan, Keigen, and Salt gave each other homework for the next month, making each other read, watch, and listen to things from 2025 that they might've missed. This week, we talk movies! We've got 28 Years Later, Weapons, and One of Them Days on the docket. Who assigned which m...

We couldn't let 2025 go without one last episode to round things out. With Marvel's Ultimate Endgame #1 dropping today, Lan and Keigen went through the trials and tribulations of reading every Ultimate Marvel comic released since Ultimate Universe #1 (2023). We cover Ultimate Wolverine, Ultimate X-Men, Ultimate Black Panther, Ultimate Spider-Man, the Ultimates, and even Ultimate Spider-Man: Incurs...

Merry Christmas! The year's almost over, so why not celebrate with a look back at things that happened this year? Lan puts contestants Gui, Salt, and Keigen to the test in a battle of wits and memory as they get quizzed on things that happened in 2025, Jeopardy-style. Want to support the show and get exclusive bonuses? Head over to our Patreon to find new episodes, as well as our extensive backlog...

We're back with the time-honored tradition of the yearly Tastebreaker's Grab Bag, where we DON'T recommend you check out the things we talk about. We did this year's as a live show, where viewers and members of our Discord channel got to chime in on our takes. Our next episode will also be a live show, going live at 5pm PST on Sunday, December 21st, 2025! Join us at the link below if you want to s...

We're trying something new this week with Midnight Grappler Animals: An episode that doubles as a commentary track. We sat down to watch the 2012 Dredd movie starring Karl Urban and recorded our live reactions to it, while also having a conversation on top of it. Whether you watch this alongside the movie, or as a standalone, there's something special here for you!

We're trying something new this week with Midnight Grappler Animals: An episode that doubles as a commentary track. We sat down to watch the 1995 Judge Dredd movie starring Sylvester Stallone and recorded our live reactions to it, while also having a conversation on top of it. Whether you watch this alongside the movie, or as a standalone, there's something special here for you! Want to support th...