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This month on The Wasteland Spotlight , host Shane Conto (The Wasteland Reviewer) is joined by Patrice Downing — SPDM Crew member and SiftPop contributor — to explore the theme "Let's Go Camping" through four films about outdoor adventure and hijinx: 🎬 Films Discussed: Camping Out (1934) The Parent Trap (1961) The Great Outdoors (1988) Moonrise Kingdom (2012) Shane Conto is a film critic, writer,...

Welcome to Issue 99 of the Comix Corner Podcast with B-Lar and Danny P ! This week, the guys break down what they're reading and upcoming releases 📦 This Week's Topics: Variant Cover Madness! FOC (Final Order Cutoff) report What we're currently reading and enjoying Upcoming comics we're excited about New #1 issues out today — July 15th 🏪 Comix Corner — Your Local Michigan Comic Shop Two location...

This week on SPDM TV , Mike Hilty goes over what he's watching and his reaction to the Emmy nominations 🎬 Continues Watching: House of the Dragon Season 3, Episodes 2, 3, and 4 🎬 Just Finished: Your Friends and Neighbors Season 2 Spider-Noir Season 1 🎬 Other topic Emmy Nomations, Reactions, Surprises, and what else he needs to watch to catch up Predictions coming soon Mike Hilty is a TV and fil...

This week on Sportsball , Mike Hilty talks about the winners and losers of the NBA offseason so far 🏀 Topics Covered: 10-ish losers of the NBA Off-Season, including teams that haven't done much, individual players, and one big loser 10 winners of the NBA Off-Season, including one player who is now out of NBA Hell, team culture (but maybe not their win total), and the NBAPA...sort of Mike Hilty is...

This week on the BTB Movie Club podcast, Brian Larsen picks A Good Person (2023) for the group to watch and discuss — the emotional drama written and directed by Zach Braff , starring Florence Pugh and Morgan Freeman in a powerful story about grief, addiction, and second chances. BTB Movie Club is a weekly movie podcast where Tim Larsen and friends — Ryan Malo, Dan Sears, Brian Larsen, Matt Smith,...

This week on Family Movie Night , Mike Hilty revisits the ultimate alien invasion blockbuster — Independence Day (1996) — and reflects on a milestone moment: watching it with his daughter as she grows up and their family movie-watching habits evolve together. Plus, nearly 30 years later, this movie still absolutely slaps. 🎬 Film Discussed: Independence Day (1996) — directed by Roland Emmerich Sta...

This week on Mix CD , hosts Mike Hilty and Shane Conto (The Wasteland Reviewer) make Mix CD history with the podcast's very first band-specific playlist episode — and they're kicking it off with Nickelback ! 🎧 Listen along with the joint Nickelback playlist on Apple Music Shane Conto — film critic, writer, YouTuber: 🌐 Website | ▶️ YouTube | 📸 Instagram | 🎥 Letterboxd Also hosts Wasteland Retro...

This week on The Wasteland Watchlist , host Shane Conto (The Wasteland Reviewer) is joined by podcaster Bubbawheat to dig into one of the greatest horror anthologies ever made — Creepshow (1982) , the beloved collaboration between legendary filmmaker George A. Romero and Stephen King ! 🎬 Film Discussed: Creepshow (1982) — directed by George A. Romero , written by Stephen King Starring Hal Holbroo...

This week on The Wasteland Retrospective , host Shane Conto (The Wasteland Reviewer) is joined by SPDM Crew podcaster Mike Hilty for a double dose of military comedy classics : 🎬 Films Discussed: Stripes (1981) & M*A*S*H (1970) The Wasteland Retrospective is a weekly film podcast where Shane Conto and a guest each pick a related film to discuss together — spanning cult classics, comedy cinema...

Welcome to Episode 98 of the Comix Corner Podcast with B-Lar and Danny P ! This week, the guys break down what they're reading and upcoming releases 📦 This Week's Topics: FOC (Final Order Cutoff) report What we're currently reading and enjoying Upcoming comics we're excited about New #1 issues out today — July 8th 🏪 Comix Corner — Your Local Michigan Comic Shop Two locations: Fraser, MI and Roch...

This week on Screen Time with KerbRider , host Adam Ritchie is joined by Shane Hoffmann (Blu Relic Hunter) for the latest physical media industry news , hot releases, and a deep dive into Shane's personal Blu-ray and 4K UHD collection updates for July 2026 ! 🎬 Topics Covered: Physical media industry news — June 2026 Latest Blu-ray and 4K UHD releases worth picking up Adam and Shane's personal col...

This week on SPDM TV , Mike Hilty talks with friend and fellow SiftPop writer John Tillyard to recap some over the last few months 🎬 Shows we talk about: SNL UK The Bear the final season Daredevil Born Again season 2 Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair Scrubs season 10 The Boys season 5 The Pitt Ted Lasso season 4 preview Find John on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ and his movie and TV show reviews can be...

Welcome to the rock history class you actually want to take! In this installment, Mike and Michael dive deep into a masterclass of musical evolution, bridging the gap between the sludgy, rain-drenched bayous of classic roots-rock and the driving, neon-tinted heights of arena-pop perfection. We kick things off with The Art of Discovery , our mission to find your next favorite musical obsession, hig...

This week on the BTB Movie Club podcast, Mike Hilty picks Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) for the group to watch and discuss — the critically acclaimed fantasy adventure that finally gave D&D fans the movie they deserved. Does the group roll a natural 20 or a critical fail? BTB Movie Club is a weekly movie podcast where Tim Larsen and friends — Ryan Malo, Dan Sears, Brian La...

This week on The Wasteland Watchlist , host Shane Conto (The Wasteland Reviewer) is joined by Griff Montferrante of The Movie Club for a deep dive into one of the greatest classic Hollywood westerns ever made — Red River (1948) , directed by Howard Hawks and starring John Wayne and Montgomery Clift ! 🎬 Film Discussed: Red River (1948) — directed by Howard Hawks Starring John Wayne & Montgomer...

In this episode, Chris Bakker ( chrisbatkinson on Letterboxd), Shane ( wastelandshane on Letterboxd) and I ( ⁠inMoviesLost⁠ on Letterboxd) discuss WNBA, Obsession breaking all kinds of records and then they talk about best character/creature design! I am a seasoned movie lover, who can talk about films for hours. I am also a contributor on SiftPop ( ⁠ https://www.siftpop.com/?s=luke+burian⁠ ) and...

This week on Mix CD , host Mike Hilty marks Independence Day in the US with a look at the complicated feelings about what it's like to live in America right now. 🎵 This Episode: Why living in America today is so complicated Going through the stages of grief Processing anger and loss Where do we go from here 🎧 List to the This is America Part 1 Mix CD playlist Mike Hilty — TV, film & music en...

Episode Description: This week on The Wasteland Retrospective , host Shane Conto (The Wasteland Reviewer) is joined by Jess Conto for a double dose of one of sci-fi horror's most iconic stories — two film adaptations of Jack Finney's classic novel The Body Snatchers : 🎬 Films Discussed: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) — directed by Philip Kaufman , starring Donald Sutherland Invasion of the...

The Cinematic Wasteland is where our passion for film leads you through cinema's history. This episode focuses on the year 1941 with... Film History Lesson for 1941 Box Office Breakdown for 1941 Breakdown of The 14th Academy Awards The Cinematic Wasteland Award for Best Picture, 1941 1941 Watchlist Discussion of the classic Bogart-led noir film, High Sierra (1941) Shane Conto is a decorated movie...

Welcome to Episode 97 of the Comix Corner Podcast with B-Lar and Danny P ! This week the guys break down DC's latest movie Supergirl — plus all the usual pulls, new releases, and comic shop talk for July 1st ! 🎆 Special Event — July 4th at Comix Corner! Heading to Fraser or Rochester Hills this Independence Day? Stop by Comix Corner — the guys will be handing out popsicles and free comic books !...

This week on Family Movie Night , GG and Mike Hilty talk Harry Potter stuff! 🎬 What We Discussed: Opening Topic: Harry Potter TV show Breakdown Full reaction of the Harry Potter TV show trailer What is GG looking forward to with the TV adaptation Movie: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) GG tries to tell us the whole story What did she like, not like, and learned from the movie? One...

This week on Mix CD , host Mike Hilty is joined by Heath Lynch of the Franchise Paradiso podcast to finish their series on the best Academy Award Best Original Song nominees that never won — the snubbed songs that didn't win the Oscar but won their hearts! Yes, I understand that I released this at a weird time..... 📖 Check out Heath's ongoing SiftPop series: Oscars What If Heath Lynch — film fan,...

This week on The Wasteland Watchlist , host Shane Conto (The Wasteland Reviewer) is joined by film blogger and SPDM Crew podcaster Luke Burian to dive deep into the classic Disney live-action adventure 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) — based on Jules Verne's legendary novel and starring Kirk Douglas and James Mason ! 🎬 Film Discussed: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) — directed by Richard...

This week on The Wasteland Retrospective , host Shane Conto (The Wasteland Reviewer) is joined by writer, reviewer, and filmmaker Jeff Alan for a look at two historical epics released in the mid-2000s 🎬 Films Discussed: Troy (2005) Kingdom of Heaven (2004) The Wasteland Retrospective is a weekly film podcast where Shane Conto and a guest each pick a related film to discuss together — spanning cul...

Welcome to Episode 96 of the Comix Corner Podcast with B-Lar and Danny P ! This week, the guys talk about people in Hollywood writing comics, plus all the usual pulls & new releases 📦 This Week's Topics: Who in Hollywood created and writes comic books? What we're currently reading and enjoying Upcoming comics we're excited about FOC (Final Order Cutoff) report New #1 issues out today — June 2...