Mirror Movie Universe

🕰️ Fire up the time machine — the Mirror Movie Universe brothers are back, and this time we're landing in 1971 to revisit the bold, bizarre, and surprisingly emotional third entry in the legendary sci-fi saga: Escape from the Planet of the Apes . In this episode, we dive into everything that made this movie a cult classic: 🐒 Cornelius and Zira steal the show 🍼 Ape pregnancy becomes a politic...

🚨Warning: psychic mutants ahead! The Mirror Movie Universe brothers are back in the time-traveling director’s chair — this time landing in 1970 to fix the wild, weird, and surprisingly dark sequel: Beneath the Planet of the Apes . In this episode, we recap the insane plot, salute the bold choices, and ask: Why kill off Taylor so early? Were the underground mutants too much... or not enough? Did t...

Strap in for a wild ride through time as the Mirror Movie Universe brothers "travel" back to 1968 to revisit one of the most iconic sci-fi films of all time — Planet of the Apes. In this cinematic time capsule episode, we break down what makes the original Planet of the Apes an enduring masterpiece — from Charlton Heston’s commanding presence to the groundbreaking prosthetics and that un...

Is Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull really the worst Indy film—or is there something salvageable beneath the CGI monkeys and aliens? In this episode of Mirror Movie Universe , I'm joined by author Ryan Borchers (his new novel Rook drops July 1! https://www.amazon.com/Rook-Novel-Ryan-Borchers/dp/B0F42BQVKW) to dig into the most controversial film in the Indiana Jones franchise. We...

In this episode of Mirror Movie Universe , we dive deep into the world of Harry Potter with fantasy creator and guest Brian Keenan . Together, we tackle the biggest questions in the Wizarding World: Should Harry have stayed dead to fulfill his Christ-like arc? Was Snape a true hero—or something darker? Did the movies honor the books, or stray too far? Why did Harry Potter succeed where Divergent a...

🔥 64 ENTER. ONLY ONESURVIVES. Welcome to the most epic Marvel showdown on Spotify — where two brothersgo head-to-head in a full-on March Madness-style bracket to decide thegreatest Marvel film or TV show of all time! This long-form battle is packed with twists, debates, hottakes, nostalgia, arguments, betrayals , and a final winner that may breakthe internet (or at least the comment section). 🕷️...

🧙‍♂️ Is this the perfect ending to the Harry Potter saga… or just one spell away? In this magical episode of Mirror Movie Universe, your favorite time-traveling movie producers (aka two mischievous brothers with strong opinions and zero chill) return to 2011 to catch an early screening of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 — before the rest of the world sees it.⚡ They recap the epic sho...

In this episode of the Mirror Movie Universe, Dan and Brian tackle the beginning of the end... of the Harry Potter movies. Does the Deathly Hallows (Part 1) get it right? What needs to be fixed?00:00 - Intro04:37 - Movie Recap16:55 - What Dan Loves22:23 - What Brian Loves28:49 - Dan's Fix30:55 - Brian's FixWelcome to our latest podcast episode, where we dive deep into the wizarding world w...

Brian and Dan travel through time back to 2009! The last Harry Book's been released, and they're anxiously awaiting the sixth installment of the film franchise! What will they meddle with in the past? Only one way to find out!00:00 - Intro02:34 - Movie Recap07:31 - What Brian Loves14:43 - What Dan Loves19:29 - Debate the Burrows being burned24:36 - Brian's Fix30:56 - Dan's Fix Welcome back, Potter...

Merry Christmas everyone! Dan welcomes back Ty to celebrate the holidays with this perennial favorite, Elf!. As always, we will talk about what we love and what we would do to "fix" this cult comedy holiday classic. Enjoy! 00:00 - Intro 03:40 - Movie Recap 10:17 - What Ty Loves 14:20 - What Dan Loves 19:45 - Ty's Fix 24:24 - Dan's Fix Welcome to our in-depth video review of the beloved holiday fil...

Dan and Brian are well on their way through the Harry Potter-verse. This time they are tackling the shortest movie made from the longest book. What was done well, and if they had the chance, what would they fix?00:00 - Intro02:07 - Movie Recap15:03 - What Dan Loves18:44 - What Brian Loves24:50 - Dan's Fix29:47 - Brian's FixIn this video review of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, we’ll ex...

Wooooaaah, we're halfway there! Dan and Brian have successfully fixed the first three films in the Harry Potter franchise and are blazing forward headlong into the Goblet of Fire. The furthest deviation from the book so far, what will they add in, what will the remove, and why or why does Brian hate high school dances so much! All this and more in the next installment of Fix it! 00:00 - Intro 02:0...

Brian and Dan are back at it again, this time joined by a member of the target demographic, Brian's daughter Grace! Can the three of them fix this third Harry Potter film? 00:00 - Intro01:17 - Movie Recap8:04 - What Brian Loves12:43 - What Grace Loves14:14 - What Dan Loves17:00 - Brian's Fix21:36 - Grace's Fix24:36 - Dan's FixHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) stands as a transformati...

Brian is back to help Dan review and revise the second Harry Potter film, "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets". With the longest running time, and the lowest rating from fans, will they cut it to shreds, or add in even more, to fix it? 00:00 - Intro 02:47 - Movie Recap 12:52 - What Dan Loves 18:46 - What Brian Loves 21:47 - Dan's Fix 25:02 - Brian's Fix In this in-depth video review of Harry...

Dan welcomes back the resident fantasy film expert Brian to discuss the Harry Potter series. Kicking things off with the Sorcerer's Stone (or Philosopher's Stone if you're in good ole England) they celebrate the good in the first Harry Potter film, and then talk about what could have been done to make it better. It's not a hard concept to grasp, they're going to "fix it&qu...

Being the big Weird Al fans that we are, it was only a matter of time before we turned our attention to that Roku movie based on a fake trailer from Funny or Die. Yeah man, deep cuts. Join us as we celebrate the man, myth, and legend and try to "Fix" this absolute gem of a movie. It's WEIRD: The Al Yankovic story. Enjoy. 00:00 - Intro 01:46 - Movie Recap 09:14 - What Dan Loves 13:11...

It's time to get WEIRD. Nate and Dan take on this cult classic from the late 80s, starring the one and only "Weird Al" Yankovic. They have so much love for this film, but they both want to fix it! 00:00 - Intro 01:40 - Movie Recap 07:42 - What Dan Loves 11:47 - What Nate Loves 16:18 - Dan's Fix 19:21 - Nate's Fix "UHF," a cult classic comedy film from 1989, stands o...

We've pitched movies before, but this time we give each other a title to a movie and make the other brother pitch it! They are wild and crazy and not at all what we expected. Nate comes up with the sixth Planet of the Apes move in the 70's "Houses of the Holy of the Planet of the Apes" featuring 3 amazing classic rock songs. Dan's title for Nate is "Ticket 2 Ride: In Spa...

After fixing Episode I through III, Nate and Dan decide to pitch another theatrical Star Wars prequel film, separate from the Skywalker saga. Are they going to be better than the prequels? Who knows, since these will never be made, but enjoy the pitches! 00:00 - Intro 01:50 - Dan's Pitch "Star Wars: Order 66" 14:00 - Nate's Pitch "Star Wars: Rise of the Emperor" The Sta...

Rounding out the Prequel trilogy it's time to fix the third installment in the Star Wars franchise, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. What will the time travelling movie producers change this time? Who has the high ground? Stay tuned to find out. 00:00 - Intro 01:56 - Movie Recap 10:13 - What Dan Loves 12:05 - What Nate Loves 17:03 - Dan's Fix 22:28 - Nate's Fix "Star Wa...

The Prequels can't escape our gaze forever. So once more we take a trip back in time to fix up Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. It's Dan's favorite Star Wars Prequel, does that mean that our intrepid heroes will go easy on it? Not likely. They have a solemn duty to fix it!00:00 - Intro01:13 - Movie Recap07:08 - What Dan Loves11:55 - What Nate Loves14:18 - Dan's Fix19:57...

Dan's been wanting to take on the MCU for a while now, and seized the opportunity to work with his friend, colleague, author, podcaster, and all around great guy Joshua Howell on Avengers: Age of Ultron. The most derided Avengers movie to date, it seemed the perfect place to start because it definitely needs some fixing. Check Joshua out at https://www.fierceliterature.com/and see his podcast...

Not that long ago, in a galaxy very very near Dan and Nate got to meet in person to tackle the first of the Star Wars prequels. Universally debated among Star Wars fans, is it good, is it bad? Either way, they are going to make it better! If they were movie producers in 1999 that had seen the film, this is what they would do to fix it! 00:00 - Intro 00:58 - Movie Recap 07:10 - What Dan Loves 10:35...

In our second part of celebrating all things Star Trek, Dan and Nate are again joined by Graham. If you love Star Trek and you've seen all 800+ hours of it, then we've got some recommendations for you! Building on everything that Star Trek does well, we talk about other movies or shows that we love and that are somewhat similar to Star Trek. If you're looking for something new to watch, then watch...

We love everything about Star Trek! We've fixed and pitched our way through the movies and we had so much more to say. We also invited our cousin Graham back to help us cover it all. With so many series, movies and everything else it's hard to know where to start. It's also very easy for certain series and films to get lost in the shuffle. We celebrate all things Star Trek by debating the best pla...