Talking SMAC: Superheroes, Movies, Animation & Comics

Josh & Alex kick off Nostalgiathon 2026 by celebrating 40 years of the comedy classic; Three Amigos! How do they celebrate, you ask? By talking over the movie so you can watch along with them whenever you like, of course! It's Talking Commentaries! Please remember to check out the 2 Blokes from Blighty podcast, join our Discord

Josh and Alex go over the big releases coming in 2026 for TV/Streaming, video games and movies. Intro/Josh doesn't know how to carry a conversation/Alex has technical difficulties/Extra slash, because you're not reading this (0:00) Super Familiar with the Wilsons promo (3:58) TV/Streaming shows (6:00) Quick correction from the SMACademy Awards (12:09) Back to TV/streaming (12:51) Video games (18:0...

Josh and Alex breakdown the year 2025 in pop culture with our favorite movies, comics, games, and more! Intro (0:00) Sugar Coated Murder promo (4:11) Best Movie (5:21) Best Animated Feature (12:33) Best TV/Streaming Show (14:42) Best Video Game (23:37) Favorite Comic (31:05) Favorite Live-Action Movie Character (35:04) Favorite Video Game Character (41:11) Favorite Live-Action TV Character (45:02)...

Josh & Alex return to Pandora and review the latest installment in James Cameron's sci-fi epic and first trilogy. Intro (0:00) No On 15! Allcast promo (1:53) Non-spoiler Avatar Fire & Ash review (3:16) Spoilers for Avatar Fire & Ash (23:04) Avengers: Doomsday teaser trailer campaign (1:00:05) Goodbyes & social media plugs (1:04:39) Please remember to check out the No On 15! Allcast...

Josh and Alex break out their magnifying glasses to try and deduce the latest Benoit Blanc mystery in Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery Intro (0:00) Why no Star Wars sequel trilogy conversation? (1:07) Why Josh doesn't like the Packers all-white uniforms (6:23) Movie Wire Promo (10:00) Our Instagram is gone! (10:15) Wake Up Dead Man review (13:00) Josh hates 4k and high frame rates (46:58) Go...

Josh went and saw Zootopia 2, while Alex saw the brand new Five Nights at Freddy's 2. Intro (0:00) Five Nights at Freddy's 2 w/Slade providing context (1:29) I Have Some Notes promo (23:13) Zootopia 2 (24:29) WB/Netflix merger, Goodbyes and social media plugs (59:49) Please remember to check out I Have Some Notes , join our Discord ! 

Josh and Alex take a moment to talk with Stephen from the Nerd Ranks podcast about everything under the sun, including their podcast, and what makes their nerd heart sing.  Intro (0:00) The shared love for Zombies Ate My Neighbors (4:48) Stephen, what'cha doin'? (7:27) What inspired the creation of Nerd Ranks? (8:36) Where is Stephen's happy nerd place? (10:03) Alex confuses Christopher Lee with V...

Josh and Alex reunite with Justin from the Movie Wire to review Wicked For Good Intro (0:00) gaming Views promo (2:59) Wicked For Good review (3:37) Goodbyes and social media plugs (57:22) Please remember to check out Gaming Views , join our Discord and check out our merch store ! 

Josh flies solo this week to discuss the biggest news and trailers announced in the last few weeks.  Intro (0:00) Game Club Pod promo (0:55) Disney planning to introduce generative ai into the Disney+ platform (2:48) Alien: Earth got a renewal?! (6:44) Gremlins 3 announced (9:48) Avengers: Doomsday trailer confirmed to play in front of Avatar: Fire & Ash (11:51) The Super Mario Galaxy trailer...

It's a special all-guest episode of Talking SMAC! Antonio (the Josh for this week) and Justin (the Alex for this week) from Back 2 the Balcony fill in to give a full-SPOILER review Predator Badlands! Don't forget to support Antonio and Justin's respective solo podcasts, as well. Click here to check out the Cultworthy and the Movie Wire .  Please join our Discord and check out our merch store !

Josh, Alex & Matt come together to answer our favorite question: What'cha Doin'?  Intro (0:00) Cultworthy promo (3:06) Matt: Star Trek Strange New Worlds season 3 (4:50) Alex: Blair Witch franchise deep dive (22:26) Josh: Nobody Wants This (35:56) Alex: Chad Powers (41:27) Matt: Pokémon Legends Z-A (54:16) Alex goes nuclear (1:01:39) Josh: Alien: Earth (1:13:00) Goodbyes and social media plugs...

Josh is joined by Slade from Driveway Beers Studios (and eventually Luis, too,) to discuss the newly released Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc . The next chapter in the Chainsaw Man anime, as previously discussed on the pod . Disclaimer - Harsh editing (0:00) Intro/Welcome back, Slade (1:04) Previously on Talking SMAC... (4:59) Chainsaw Man - The Movie thoughts and spoilers (6:24) MAPPA doesn't...

Josh and Alex are joined by Elliot and Lewis from the That's Not How It Went Down podcast.  Intro (0:00) What is "That's Not How It Went Down" about? (5:29) Alex and Josh pitch future TNHIWD episode topics (18:26) Alex disallows a couple movies, Josh disagrees (23:23) How do they come up with movies for their podcast? (27:19) Comfort watch movies/genres? (28:46) The last great adventure film (33:1...

Return to the grid and escape the grid! Alex & Justin take on the Programs and review Tron Ares Daft Punk vs NIN! They also touch on John Candy documentary: I like me, and 2025 legasequel-boots Final Destination: Bloodlines, M3gan 2.0, and The Naked Gun Please remember to check out the Casting Views  podcast, join our Discord and check out our merch store !  Introduction (0:12) Casting Views p...

The Nostalgiathon closes out with Josh and Alex celebrating the 35th anniversary of the first live-action adaptation of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Intro/Josh's big announcement (0:00) 2 Blokes from Blighty promo (3:05) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) conversation (3:57) Social media plugs, goodbyes and a special message (1:04:34) Please remember to check out the 2 Blokes from Blighty pod...

Josh and Alex hail a cab to save the day and watch the divisive ' Die Hard with a Vengeance ' Intro (0:00) Super Familiar with the Wilsons promo (2:19) Die Hard with a Vengeance discussion (2:48) Social media plugs and goodbyes (54:33) Please remember to check out the Super Familiar with the Wilsons podcast, join our Discord and check out our merch store ! 

It's time to uphold the law and watch ' Judge Dredd ' Intro/preamble (0:00) Sugar Coated Murder podcast (6:42) Judge Dredd (1995) conversation (7:19) Goodbyes and social media plugs (1:04:28) Please remember to check out the Sugar Coated Murder podcast, and don't forget to join our Discord and check out our merch store ! 

It's time to roll the dice and play the game! Josh and Alex get absorbed into the original ' Jumanji ', starring Robin Williams.  Intro (0:00) No On 15! Allcast promo (2:13) Luis and Wembembo need to tell us how to feel about the Street Fighter movie cast (3:23) Josh loses his train of thought to tell a story about accents (6:55) Titanic movie tie-ins with back-to-back movies (8:43) Diving into Ju...

Josh and Alex revisit the high-octane, action-packed, Ang Lee directed... ' Sense and Sensibility '..? Okay. This is different. Let's see what they have in store for us this week.  Intro (0:00) The Movie Wire promo (3:09) Sense and Sensibility discussion (3:25) Directed by Ang Lee, but doesn't feel like an Ang Lee movie (6:58) Emma Thompson's script/plot of the movie (9:49) Jane Austen making high...

The nostalgia train is rolling along. This week, Josh and Alex rediscover the first appearance of Pierce Brosnan as James Bond in ' GoldenEye ' (not the video game, but it is referenced several times in the episode.) Intro (0:00) I Have Some Notes promo (3:04) GoldenEye discussion (3:35) Social media plugs and goodbyes (1:12:05) Please remember to check out I Have Some Notes , join our Discord and...

Josh and Alex continue their trip back to the 90s for Nostalgiathon. This week, they discuss the divisive Joel Schumacher film; Batman Forever Intro (0:00) Gaming Views promo (2:55) Batman Forever Discussion (3:29) Tommy Lee Jones Cannot Sanction Jim Carrey's Buffoonery Goodbyes and social media plugs (57:26) Please remember to check out Gaming Views , join our Discord and check out our merch stor...

Josh and Alex talk over ' The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - The Movie ' for you to enjoy! Game Club Pod Promo (0:00) Intro & The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - The Movie Commentary (0:55) Social media plugs and goodbyes (1:42:25) Please remember to check out the Game Club Pod podcast, join our Discord and check out our merch store ! 

Josh sits down with the co-writers for the upcoming Kickstarter project; Nebulon: Knight of Justice - James Santana and Hunter Van Lierop .  If you are able, please help out the Kickstarter when it goes live on September 1st at 12pm EDT, and don't forget to join our Discord and check out our merch store !

Josh and Matt (the true star of the show,) discuss the movies, shows, games and other nerd things they're doing away from the pod Intro (0:00) Cultworthy Promo (3:58) Shrinking (4:38) Balatro (14:53) Check out the Game Club Pod's Balatro Episode Clair Obscur Expedition 33 (19:48) If you've finished COE33, check out our review episode HERE Apothecary Diaries  & My Dress Up Darling season 2 (29:...

The Marvel train keeps rolling. Have they set up Avengers: Doomsday in a satisfactory way? Does Fantastic Four: First Steps stand well enough on its own? Or has Marvel truly lost its way and we're watching their reign of box office dominance come crashing down? Intro (0:00) Ain't nobody got time for banter. Casting Views promo (2:05) We've got a little time for banter. Alex's car story (2:48) Fant...