Sure Look, Sure Listen

Mick and Ben are joined by Brian of Brian's Action Figure Reviews and the Culture Cast to talk about why Optimus Prime is sometimes a Gorilla. 2:45 RIP Ray Stephenson and Tina Turner. 9:00 Kong Skull Island 15:00 Does Barbie still look good? 30:00 The Start of Transformers Talk! Check Brian out here: https://www.youtube.com/@BriansActionFigureReviews Music by: https://soundcloud.com/furimmerfurimm...

This week, to both counter the controversy and to celebrate the release of the Little Mermaid, the lads talk a look at the history of mermaids in popular culture. 3:30 Five Nights at Freddy’s 8:30 Nick Cage is dead by daylight 12:30 Secret Invasion 18:15 Mission Impossible is Back 23:00 What’s your favourite movie about protecting a little robot boy? 34:00 Where do mermaids even come from?  M...

Mick and Ben are on strike! 2:30 Did AI write Meg 2: The Trench? 9:00 Mrs. Davis is surprisingly weird 22:00 Ben Spoils Guardians of the Galaxy 3 30:30 The 2023 Writer’s Strike  Music by: https://soundcloud.com/furimmerfurimmer/ Hop up on that Discord, baby! https://discord.gg/RmVkFqauzF Check out our website: www.seomrabeag.com/surelooksurelisten Contact us by these means: Twitter: @ListenSu...

What makes the Space Western such a popular genre? 4:00 Dune Part 2 7:30 Gran Turismo! For real, it’s a movie! 13:35 Oppenheimer 19:00 Ben has seen Star Wars Visions 2 30:00 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Spoiler free review 40:30 GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY SPOILERS!! 46:30 The Ballad of the Space Cowboy? Music by: https://soundcloud.com/furimmerfurimmer/ Hop up on that Discord, baby! https://discord...

With Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 fever pitch taking over, the lads look at the curse of the tricky trilogy. 3:10 Is The Flash Batman 3? 7:10 Who asked for a Hunger Games prequel? Was it you? 11:30 Do Hasbro remember The Last Knight? 16:00 Netflix would love it if you would just watch the Witcher and not complain. 20:00 Twisted Metal is one of Mick’s favourites 28:00 John Wick is a teenage gir...

This week Mick and Ben are joined in the Tiny Room by the very voice of Irish Retro Gaming, Naoise O’Hare, to talk about the stunning increase in the popularity of Retro Video gaming and nostalgia. Check out Press Any Button to Continue: https://open.spotify.com/show/328r3PAjULAmovt9yHq6hl?si=cee7c70b8ffa4cc9 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pressanybuttonpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PABT...

With Star Wars celebration last weekend, Mick and Ben take a look at the eternal question; Is Dracula actually sexy? 2:20 Why is Simu Liu in Simulant? 9:00 Is Ashoka just live action Rebels? 15:30 Star Wars Visions, too! 21:15 Indiana Jones and the Deaged Star 25:00 Is Barbie going to be a deep postmodern deconstruction? 34:15 Is Dracula even sexy? Music by: https://soundcloud.com/furimmerfurimmer...

Why would you abandon everything about your game that made it popular? 2:00 Asteroid City from Wes Anderson 6:30 Marvel’s Secret British Invasion 11:00 Unicorn: Warriors of Gennedy 14:00 Did we enjoy Extraction?  17:15 Did you know there was a Blue Beetle Film coming out? 23:45 Why can’t we have even more live action Disney remakes? 29:45 Ben has been watching the Madalorian again 39:00 Are D...

Four films in one week? It must be the start of blockbuster season? 3:15 Final trailer for Renfield 8:15 Power Rangers Once and Always looks a lot like Power Rangers 12:30 Major Problems for Marvel 22:00 Mick remembered to see Shazam 2! 28:00 John Wick 4 47:00 Dungeons and Dragons: Honour Among Thieves 53:00 2000’s Dungeons and Dragons: Exhumed! Music by: https://soundcloud.com/furimmerfurimmer/ H...

The lads take a look at the best and worst of fight scenes in recent years. 2:30 RIP Lance Reddick 8:00 Bad news for Shazam 2 13:50 A slew of new American born Asian movies and shows 19:30 American Born Chinese 22:10 Is Beef part of our remit? 26:00 AI is coming to get us in Mrs. Davis 31:30 The best of recent fight scenes Music by: https://soundcloud.com/furimmerfurimmer/ Hop up on that Discord,...

In honour of St. Patrick’s Day and Seachtain na Gaeilge, MIck and Ben take a look at the growth of the Irish Gothic. 2:15 The Portable Door 6:50 Is Silo just more Cloverfields? 9:30 Chris Evans and Ana de Armas are back? 17:00 The Little Mermaid isn’t going to upset anyone, we swear 21:30 The Oscars were Everywhere All at Once 38:00 What Even is Irish Gothic? Music by: https://soundcloud.com/furim...

Did the Victorians invent March Madness or did Ben get mixed up?2:40 Glorious looks, well, glorious.8:05 The Haunted Mansion, another Disney hit.16:52 Peter Pan and Wendy is wearing its politics on its sleeve.18:40 TMNT looks great though!24:04 Ben watches the Mandalorian Episode 134:22 Mick has seen Knock at the Cabin41:00 What did the Victorians have against women? Music by: https://soundcloud.c...

This week, Mick and Ben take a look at one of the spookiest tropes in horror, possession and exorcism. And Italian accents.2:18 New The Lord of the Rings movies are coming, for some reason.7:17 Is The Machine a return to comedy hits?13:30 What if Women had The Power?20:45 The Pope’s Exorcist27:30 Possession in the cinemaMusic by: https://soundcloud.com/furimmerfurimmer/Hop up on that Discord, baby...

In honour of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Mick and Ben exhumed Honey, I Shrunk the Kids from its grave.1:40 Is there anyone who is not in Extrapolations?6:10 Who’s going to get Tetris out of Russia?12:10 John Wick 4: The Dog’s Revenger16:22 Shadow and Bone: Ben is the Youngest Adult that Mick Knows21:45 The Last of Us Spoilers28:30 Quantumania Review and Spoilers52:20 What’s the best shrinky...

Happy Love Day everyone! Mick and Ben take a look at some toxic tropes in romance.3:30 Indiana Jones and the Number 56:40 Mick is annoyed at Transformers again13:00 Ridick and Fast X20:30 Flash28:55 Teamwork, Camaraderie and Classic Rock35:00 Special Valentine’s Day Content42:00 Vox Machina does have gratuitous nudity, Ben!47:00 Dragging down Valentine’s Day by complaining about Toxic Romance Trop...

Mick and Ben are joined by Dr. Stephen J. Cadwell to discuss how the circus is often represented, and misrepresented, in pop culture.4:00 Is Picard Season 3 a bridge too far?10:00 Mick watched Slinamarink instead of Knock at the Cabin19:00 James Gunn announces the DCU36:60 Spoilers for the Last of Us 3 and 443:00 Circus in Pop CultureCheck out some of these resources if you found this episode inte...

With Knock at the Cabin coming soon, Mick and Ben take a look at Ben’s favourite M. Knight Shyamalan film, Lady in the Water.2:45 Might Nein getting a show too!4:30 Netflix has a ghost8:25 Infinity Pool and Boogeyman make it a good week for horror.17:30 Look, it’s Shazam 2!24:15 The Last of Us Episode 2 Spoilers27:30 What is Lockwood and Co.?33:30 Mick did not like Extraordinary41:30 Is Lady in th...

Inspired by the release of the last of us, the lads take a look at the terrifying power of fungus in modern sci-fi.2:00 Jenna Ortega is Back! In Scream, if it matters.6:20 Is OGL going to hurt Honour Among Thieves12:00 Is Quantumania going to be any use?16:00 What is Power Rangers up to?22:00 Ben deleted Invincible Season 2 from the running order!22:45 Is Mandalorian Season 3 not just Boba Fett Se...

Inspired by the release of the last of us, the lads take a look at the terrifying power of fungus in modern sci-fi.2:00 Jenna Ortega is Back! In Scream, if it matters.6:20 Is OGL going to hurt Honour Among Thieves12:00 Is Quantumania going to be any use?16:00 What is Power Rangers up to?22:00 Ben deleted Invincible Season 2 from the running order!22:45 Is Mandalorian Season 3 not just Boba Fett Se...

Inspired by the release of the last of us, the lads take a look at the terrifying power of fungus in modern sci-fi.2:00 Jenna Ortega is Back! In Scream, if it matters.6:20 Is OGL going to hurt Honour Among Thieves12:00 Is Quantumania going to be any use?16:00 What is Power Rangers up to?22:00 Ben deleted Invincible Season 2 from the running order!22:45 Is Mandalorian Season 3 not just Boba Fett Se...

We’re back after our short Christmas break! But are we as back as the Goth scene?2:10 Ben’s hero Justin Roiland is in deep water.4:30 Ben tries to skip over Gotham Knights.12:00 Velma is inexplicable20:00 A great week for the Irish!23:45 What is Beau afraid of?28:20 A Wednesday Retrospective40:30 Is Goth back? A review and analysis. Music by: https://soundcloud.com/furimmerfurimmer/Hop up on that...

Mick and Ben are about to take their Christmas break, so it’s time for 2022’s most prestigious awards, the Mickeys.1:30 Mick has seen Wednesday10:50 And Smile! The 2022 Mickeys!17:45 Our Favourite Film of the Year 30:30 Our Favourite Comic Book Film of the Year37:30 The Most Disappointing Film of the Year42:30 Our Favourite TV Show of the Year50:00 The Most Disappointing TV Show of the Year54:30 B...

Ben has a theory that Deadpool has been even more influential on genre cinema than we ever realised.1:55 Itsame Mario!7:50 Transformers: Return of the Beastie Boys15:30 The Last of Us20:30 The Witcher Fan Fiction has a trailer25:32 Indiana Jones 531:25 Is Michelle Yeoh in Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3.39:20 The Influence of Deadpool on MoviesMusic by: https://soundcloud.com/furimmerfurimmer/Hop...

Mick and Ben take a look at some modern reimaginings of good old fashioned myths.2:38 What the Heck is White Noise?7:08 Brendan Fraser for Life!9:50 RIP Jason David Frank19:00 Guardians of the Galaxy Christmas Special24:00 Who’s the Boldie in Thunderbolts?36:27 Ben has a soft spot for Mythology. Music by: https://soundcloud.com/furimmerfurimmer/Hop up on that Discord, baby!https://discord.gg/mxQEA...

It’s a slow Pop Culture news week, so Mick and Ben review some stuff they’ve missed ans chat about the terrifying future of AI.2:00 Magic Mike 37:30 Exciting first looks at Indiana Jones11:30 Inside Job Season 222:20 Mick and Ben get into DnD!28:00 The School of/for Good and/or Evil38:20 Is AI coming to get us all? Music by: https://soundcloud.com/furimmerfurimmer/Hop up on that Discord, baby!http...