Talking SMAC: Superheroes, Movies, Animation & Comics

Alex and Justin of The Movie Wire and Back to the Balcony fame discuss hope for Smile 2, Terrifier 3, Hugh Grant's Heretic, the Nosferatu remake, and aggressive kangaroo's in Rippy. (00:14) Movies that got moved: Saw, Exorcist, Friday the 13th (00:54) Justin loved 2024 for horror (4:28) Timecut and Y2k (8:12) Smile 2 and the issue with stretching Youtube shorts into full length movies (17:12) Nosf...

Josh & Alex go over some recently seen shows/movies with Daniel Kotnik of Pack-A-Day & Game on Wisconsin  Football talk with Dan (0:40)  Bears double-doink & The Ohio State Buckeyes (6:02)  I Hate It. Let's Watch It promo (8:11) Star Wars: The Acolyte breakdown (8:51) The sexiness of Manny Jacinto and other good things about The Acolyte (21:51) Twister, Twisters, Glen Powell appreciati...

Antonio of The Cultworthy & Back to the Balcony join Josh and Alex to review Alien: Romulus and discuss the Alien Franchise. They learn so much lore from Antonio! Lastly, somehow Alex forgets to deep dive the Alien RPG which is fantastic. Spaceballs references (0:01) Game Club Pod promo (2:18) Non-spoiler review: thoughts/impressions (3:03) Some thoughts on Prey (17:58) Box Office numbers (24:...

Justin and Alex talk Netflix's: Hate to Love: Nickelback, Sly, and Arnold documentaries, as well as Hulu's Arnold & Sly: Rivals, Friends, Icons Non-Spoiler Ratings/Thoughts (2:44) Super Familiar with the Wilson's Promo (10:04) Nickelback Spoiler review (10:48) Arnold & Sly documentaries review (21:59) Dealing with trauma (32:12) Ending with melancholy (43:23) Justin's dark secret (49:41) W...

Josh and Alex speed run the big announcements from D23 2024 Alex did the homework? (1:17) Moana 2 trailer (2:48) Monster Jam (4:24) The Mandalorian & Grogu (6:28) Skeleton Crew (8:38) Frozen on Broadway coming to Disney+ in 2025 (10:37) Hercules on Broadway (16:29) Josh rants 'The Greatest Showman' (16:55) Disney Parks expansions and additions (17:53) All the sequels (25:26) Avatar: Fire &...

Josh & Matt discuss all the movie news, teases, and comic announcements from this year's San Diego Comic Con We play Pokemon Go! (0:01) Super Familiar with the Wilsons promo (2:13) Marvel announcements (2:42) Harrison Ford is having fun/Captain America: Brave New World (3:11) Fantastic Four: First Steps (12:10) Avengers: Doomsday aka Robert Downey Jr's Victor Von Doom (24:48) DC Comics: Pengui...

Josh and Alex give their reactions to season 2 of the Game of Thrones prequel series; House of the Dragon If you'd like a watch-a-long podcast to listen to that focuses on House of the Dragon, check out Arya Talking to Me? Get in on the conversation and join our Discord and check out our merch store ! 

Josh and Alex experience Deadpool & Wolverine, plus discuss cameos and future events NSYNC love (0:01) We made friends! Remake Hot Take Podcast (4:08) Sugar Coated Murder promo (6:03) Non-spoiler thoughts (6:48) Non-spoiler Josh defines what a cameo is (18:27) Non-spoiler ratings (19:55) Spoiler review (22:32) The plot, cameos, and more (36:07) Where do they go from here and other musing (1:07...

Michael Hirsh is interviewed about his biography: Animation Nation: How We Built A Cartoon Empire We experience nervousness (0:01) No on 15 promo (2:16) Meeting Michael Hirsch (3:27) The Caillou question! (5:10) Career beginnings/Star Wars Holiday Special (7:08) Creating vs acquiring a show (16:08) Care Bears love & Important of libraries (17:43) Working with George Lucas (21:06) Tales from th...

Josh, Alex, and Bekkie talk life, movies, and tropes as they interview author Douglas A. Burton about his novel: The Heroine's Labyrinth: Archetypal Designs in Heroine-Led Fiction The Movie Wire podcast promo (1:47) Introductions (2:02) Whatca doing? (2:47) Female driven story design in culture (7:55) Tamara Pierce & Royal Diaries (18:42) Villains (23:37) Our heroine personality test results (...

Josh, Alex, and Justin's continued thoughts on streaming, theatrical experience and what is left of Hollywood movie stars. Tina Turner and annoying Justin (0:40) I Hate It. Let's Watch it promo (4:11) Sequels dominate & Supersized streaming budgets (5:02) Tossing movies into the void (18:18) Mocking past movie/tv roles (26:48) The Flintstones appreciation & old school merchandise (36:13) J...

Josh and Alex put on their quiet caps and review A Quiet Place: Day One. Quinn-Quinn is the new Captain America (0:56) Why do aliens hate water? (2:08) Josh is on Between 2 Pods (2:50) Game Club Pod promo (3:35) Alex tries to get on Game Club Pod (4:08) Non-Spoiler Feelings (4:55) Non-Spoiler Ratings & A Quiet Place franchise rankings (11:24) Spoilers (18:22) Wrap up (46:48) Please remember to...

The boys welcome back comic writer, and all-around good guy; Adam Rose to talk about his upcoming comic: Huge Detective.  Intro shenanigans (0:09) Promo (1:47) Adam Rose Interview (2:24) Huge Detective inspiration (4:21) Worldbuilding (8:01) Magenta artwork praise (10:28) Non-Spoilers plot teases (14:31) Variant Covers and emotion core (18:33) A doll in a giant's world (19:57) San Diego Comic Con...

Josh and Alex review the latest Pixar entry: Inside Out 2. Does it hold up as a sequel? Does it meet the Pixar standard? Is Pixar a studio doomed to be shuttered sooner than later?  House of the Dragon came out 2 years ago!? (1:16) Zachery Levi moment: Shazam 2 and Harold and the Purple Crayon (3:18) Where is our short, Pixar!? (7:31) Cultworthy Promo (10:14) Inside Out 2 non-spoiler review (10:32...

Josh and Alex are joined by Justin Henson to discuss the issues plaguing Hollywood from plummeting box office returns, bloated movie budgets and the streaming bubble bursting.  Alex pitches their new format (0:36) It does not go well (1:34) Super Familiar with the Wilsons (4:34) Hollywood since 2019 (5:34) Pandemic? (9:14) Hollywood 2023 Strikes (11:41) 2024 Box Office (13:23) Marketing issues? (1...

It's Talking SMAC for the 150th time and we're celebrating by breaking down over 30 SMACdown listener submissions! Fightcard: The Muppets vs Looney Tunes (2:09) The Mandalorian vs The Witcher (3:55) The Bad Batch vs The Penguins of Madagascar (6:40)  Special Event: 1-On-1 Football Drill - Forrest Gump vs Bobby Boucher (12:39) 4-way Super Spy Fight: James Bond vs Ethan Hunt vs Jason Bourne vs Napol...

Josh is joined by Antonio from the Cultworthy Podcasting Network to review Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.  Please remember to check out the No On 15! All-Cast podcast, join our Discord and check out our merch store ! 

Josh is joined by the fabulous Joey from the Game Club Pod to discuss some big movie and TV trailers that were released this week, as well as some big announcements in the superhero genre. Special Intro Music (00:00 - 1:36) Intro/Josh & Joey Love Fest (1:36) Joey plugs the Game Club Pod channel (3:31) The Movie Wire promo (6:34) Tangent 1: Dominic Littlewood bit from 2 Blokes from Blighty (7:0...

Josh is joined by the Lovely Dan from Casting Views to rank character portrayals in comic book-inspired movies, along with some other news from the week.  Nintendo Announces Next Gen System Announcement Window (2:14) David Corenswet Superman costume reveal (6:31) I Hate It. Let's Watch It promo (11:43) Comic Book Character Portrayal Tier List (12:28) The Rules of the Game (12:54)  Aaron Taylor Joh...

Josh and Alex talk about some of the things from the 90s that still hold a special place in their hearts.  Intro/Celebrating May the Fourth (0:00) Cats owning Cats/Mr Potato Head Sells Out (3:30) Game Club Pod Promo (4:24) Josh's extended love for Game Club Pod (5:44) 90s Nostalgia Bait begins: The Star Wars Original Trilogy Special Edition (6:53) Dinosaurs (18:32) Did you know what TGIF really me...

Josh, Alex & Matt follow up on the Fallout episode now that Alex has finished the season, along with other things they've been enjoying away from the pod. Including; Shogun, Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth and more! Not a Sponsor, but Could Be... (1:16) Fu*k My Whole Life Promo (5:09) I Always Feel Like Sombody's Watchin' Me! (6:09) Fallout series recap pt 2 *FULL SPOILERS* (7:36) Halo series tange...

Join the SMAC team as they treat themselves to a double feature with Spy x Family - Code: White and Rebel Moon - Part 2: The Scargiver Intro (0:19) Spy x Family (1:52) Spy x Family Code: White soft spoilers review (5:19) Spy x Family musings/Q&A (10:56) Must see or Pass (14:32) Random anime discussion (14:54) My Dress Up Darling, Fruits Basket, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (19:23) C...

Josh and Alex are joined by Talking SMAC semi-regular co-host, Matt, to review what they were able to watch of the new Amazon Prime series: Fallout.  Preamble Rudeness (0:00) Fallout Game Experiences (3:35) Fallout Show Cast (11:16) No Spoilers review/Why binge this? (20:25) Story praise (33:01) Episode 2 Trigger warning (35:09) CX404 is a good dog (36:23) Hating super binge-ers (37:31) Continued...

Josh and Alex discuss fast food criminals and recent Disney news. Fast Food Criminals (3:41) The Cultworthy/Patrick H Willems adaptations episode (9:24) Disney Board Vote results & park expansion (13:01) Spielberg is genius (22:05) Julia Garner: A female Silver Surfer!? (24:14) Tron: Ares (30:17) Moana 2 (35:38) Margot Robbie's Avengelyne (43:23) Quantum Leap canceled (48:53) Toy Story 5 (52:2...

Josh and Alex review Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire and debate how you can compare this movie to previous Godzilla entries Review: (8:05) Actual review: (12:09) Full Spoilers (20:00) Please remember to check out the No On 15! All-Cast podcast, join our Discord and check out our merch store !  Email your Talking SMACdowns suggestions to TSMACpod@gmail.com or either @ us @TalkingSMACpod or use the...