Spoilers Intended

Spoiler free until 00:44:15! In this episode Andrew, Ryan, and Steven review HBO's Game of Thrones: House of the Dragon S1! Just how many childbirths does 1 season really need? Is time skipping the narrative answer? Who are we expected to root for in this show? Was the CGI and green screening up to the task of portraying dragon riding? What do we expect for S2? Just how good is the acting? We answ...

Spoiler free until 00:34:11! In this episode Andrew, Ryan, and Steven review Amazon Prime's Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power, Season 1. Just how much money did this all take? How close to the lore is it really? Can it stand on its own? Did we really need all these different plot lines? How good can the acting be with this dialogue and script? Was the whole thing just too ambitious? Or is it the b...

Spoiler free until 00:20:40! In this episode Andrew, Ryan, and Steven review Ridley Scott's Alien! Can Andrew and Ryan convince themselves to not give every score a 10? What other cats in media are our favorites? Is this a sci fi suspense thriller horror, or a sci fi horror suspense thriller? Who is this movie for? What are other movies to watch if you enjoyed Alien? We answer all these questions...

Spoiler free until 00:30:23! In this episode Andrew, Ryan, and Steven review Disney's Hocus Pocus 2! Can Disney recapture the magic of the originial? Will this join the list of must watch Halloween movies, or is Disney just mining your nostalgia for money? How accurate were our expectations? Did you even listen to our review on Hocus Pocus?! We answer all these questions and more in this episode!...

Spoiler free until 00:30:50! In this episode Andrew, Ryan, and Steven review 1993's Hocus Pocus! Is all the love just nostalgia, or did Disney earn this one? How well do the effects, both practial and otherwise, hold up 3 decades later? Do we just love fall weather or what? Just how hard is it to work with a cat on set? Just how thin can a plot be before it collapses? What are our hopes and expect...

Spoiler free until 00:37:15! In this episode Andrew, Ryan, and Steven review the first season of Spy x Family! It has generated a lot of hype in the anime world, but is it good enough for us? Just how do anime seasons work? What other found family stories have caught our interest in the past? Just how long will it be before the story moves forward? Is watching the dub worth it over the sub? Just h...

Spoiler free until 00:27:40! In this episode Andrew, Ryan, and Steven review Disney's Gravity Falls! It generated a cult following and has built a dedicated fanbase, but is it truly that great? How did Hirsch get permission to create this? Is this the perfect combination of action, comedy, and drama? Is it really worth all the hype? Could you only stop at just season 1? Are we really just going to...

Spoiler free until 00:26:00! In this episode Andrew, Ryan, and Steven review 2009's Redline! A project that took 7 years to make, and nearly bankrupted the studio in the process, but was it worth it? Just how good is the animation? Did they forget to give us a plot while hand animating everything? How well did the music hit? Does the effort in animation still stand out a decade later? Is the movie...

Spoiler free until 00:25:30! In this episode Andrew, Ryan, and Steven review 2022's Prey! How well do our main characters handle their first major roles? Does the dog die? Is this the best Predator in recent memory, or possibly the best period? Did the commitment to natural lighting and mostly practical effects pay off? Did the CGI still manage to let us down? Do we want a sequel, or just a new se...

Spoiler free until 00:19:55! In this episode Andrew, Ryan, and Steven review 2022's Prey! How well do our main characters handle their first major roles? Does the dog die? Is this the best Predator in recent memory, or possibly the best period? Did the commitment to natural lighting and mostly practical effects pay off? Did the CGI still manage to let us down? Do we want a sequel, or just a new se...

Spoiler free until 00:19:00! In this episode Andrew, Ryan, and Steven review 2022's Prey! How well do our main characters handle their first major roles? Does the dog die? Is this the best Predator in recent memory, or possibly the best period? Did the commitment to natural lighting and mostly practical effects pay off? Did the CGI still manage to let us down? Do we want a sequel, or just a new se...

Spoiler free until 00:25:25! In this episode Andrew, Ryan, and Steven review Disney's The Rocketeer! This 1991 comic book film came way before the MCU was even a glimmer in Disney's eye, but is it actually good? How much does nostalgia help or hinder this film decades later? Is Timothy Dalton the best Bond? Can 30 year old blue screening hold up? How well paced was this sub 2 hour film? Why can't...

Spoiler free until 00:27:44! In this episode Andrew, Ryan, and Steven review Pixar's Lightyear! Who was this movie made for? Is it good enough for sci fi, funny enough for kids, or some perfect blend in between? Should they have leaned harder into one or the other? Does it feel like something made in 1995? Can Pixar manage the existing canon of multiple movies and a tv show already about Buzz? We...

Spoiler free until 00:34:30! In this episode Andrew, Ryan, and Steven review Martin Scorsese's The Aviator. Is this his best work? Is this his weakest work? How much did Leo di Caprio and Cate Blanchett carry this movie? Did Howard Hughes really do all this? Does 2004 CGI hurt the feel of the film? Is Alan Alda the best heel actor in the business? Did we feel like it was the 20s, 30s, and 40s in t...

Thanks everyone for listening in to Season 1 of Spoilers Intended! We're both happy and sad to announce a few changes going forward. The biggest change is that we are sad to lose Joel as a host for the show. We had a lot of fun and entertaining moments but unfortunately the time constraints proved too much. However, we are excited to bring our prior guest, Ryan, on in his place. We're also excited...

Spoiler free until 00:23:08! In this episode Andrew, Joel, and Steven review Christopher Nolan's The Prestige. Is this his best work? How well do two power house actors like Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman work together? Is this Jackman's greatest dramatic performance? Just how obsessed is Nolan with the idea of using 3 timelines to tell a story? Does seeing the magic behind the curtain diminish t...

Spoiler free until 00:26:19! In this episode Andrew, Joel, and Steven review 2015's Creed! Is this one of the greatest sports movies ever made, or just a poor attempt to revive an 80s franchise? How well was an old favorite handled in Stallone's Rocky? Did this franchise successfully pass the torch where so many others failed? How good is the relationship between Rocky and Creed? Just how good is...

Spoiler free until 00:29:35! In this episode Andrew, Joel, and Steven discuss Thor Love & Thunder! Ryan joins us to discuss Marvel's fourth standalone Thor movie, and how does it fare? Better than Ragnarok? Or just better than Dark World? How much CGI is too much CGI? Will we ever have a multi movie villain again? Can smashing 2 stories into one movie work? How much humor do we really need? Ca...

Spoiler free until 00:24:00 In this episode Andrew, Joel, and Steven discuss Knives Out. A classic whodunnit style film, is this the genre for Rian Johnson? Does Daniel Craig's accent add or subtract for his performance? Does relying on a twist ruin this movie on rewatches? Are we ready for more movie's in this universe? Is there anything Jamie Lee Curtis can't do on screen? We attempt to answer a...

Spoiler free until 00:24:15! In this episode Andrew, Joel, and Steven discuss S1 of Obi Wan Kenobi. We are joined by our first guest, Ryan Denley, as we delve into all the choices that went into creating the newest Star Wars show. Can there truly be stakes when we know everyone's path already? Can the writers manage existing Star Wars canon while adding new stories? Was the bait and switch worth i...

Spoiler free until 00:35:20! In this episode Andrew, Joel, and Steven discuss 2018's Ready Player One! Did the sweeping changes from book to film help or hurt the story? Just how much CGI is too much CGI? Did we really need to know about the haptic feedback crotch? Will Ben Mendelsohn ever not be a bad guy? And just how stupid does Hollywood think modern gamers are? We attempt to answer all these...

Spoiler free until 00:28:15! In this episode Andrew, Joel, and Steven review The Emperor's New Groove! Viewed a commercial failure by Disney, has this movie gotten better with time? Does it deserve all the nostalgia and love? Were we all just wrong to skip on this back in 2000? Can a movie really have iconic performances when it barely made back its budget? Did all the production issues harm the f...

Spoiler free until 00:25:10! In this episode Andrew, Joel, and Steven take a look at 2022's Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers. When is nostalgia too much? When is nostalgia not enough? Are CGI heavy movies actor abuse? Is the plot the best joke the movie tells? How well can so many animation styles blend with real life? When you stare into the abyss of this universe, does it stare into you? Were we too...

Spoiler free until 00:36:35! In this episode Andrew, Joel, and Steven review Top Gun Maverick! Tom Cruise has a certified hit at the box office, but can it withstand our withering critique? Yes, yes it can. Is this one of the most respectful nostalgia baits of all time? Does Cruise still have that Maverick magic? How well does the new cast integrate with the old timers? Why haven't other franchise...

Spoiler free until 00:31:30! In this episode Andrew, Joel, and Steven review a true 80s classic in Top Gun. It drove Tom Cruise to stardom, it boosted Navy recruitment, and it cemented the F-14 in the hearts of kids everywhere. But how well has it aged? How much of the appreciation for it is just rose tinted glasses and nostalgia? Why does some of the aerial footage feel like stock footage? Just h...