That Film Stew Podcast

There are no heroes. Only rebels. Directed by Zack Snyder, Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire is the epic space opera film based on a story conceived by Snyder himself. When a peaceful colony on the edge of a galaxy finds itself threatened by the armies of a tyrannical ruling force, Kora (Sofia Boutella), a mysterious stranger living among the villagers, becomes their best hope for survival. T...

Every good thing in this world started with a dream... Directed by Paul King, Wonka is the musical fantasy film starring Timothée Chalamet in the title role. It tells the origin story of Willy Wonka, a character in the 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. With dreams of opening a shop in a city renowned for its chocolate, a young and poor Willy Wonka discovers that the indus...

Co-produced by Marvel Productions and distributed by Hasbro's subsidiary Claster Television, Bucky O'Hare is the animated series based on the cult comic Bucky O'Hare, which was created by writer Larry Hama and artist Michael Golden. Luke and Nathan party like it's 1991 when they revisit this 13-episode show that was made with the intention of promoting the new Bucky O'Hare themed toy line. Galacti...

Produced by Entertainment One (Hasbro Entertainment), Power Rangers Cosmic Fury is the thirtieth season of the American television series Power Rangers and the third and final season of Power Rangers Dino Fury. Luke and Jason bid farewell to Power Rangers franchise as we know it - which is part of the franchise's 30th anniversary celebration. When Lord Zedd returns more powerful than ever, Team Co...

Directed by Jon Favreau and written by David Berenbaum, Elf stars Will Ferrell as Buddy the elf. Rob and Jason rewind to the year 2003 to discover their inner elves and celebrate the 20th anniversary of this Christmas comedy film. Buddy was accidentally transported to the North Pole as a toddler and raised to adulthood among Santa's elves. Unable to shake the feeling that he doesn't fit in, the ad...

Two dads, one toy, no prisoners. Directed by Brian Levant, Jingle All The Way is the Christmas family comedy film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sinbad. Luke and Jae revisit this classic holiday romp from 1996 which was inspired by real-life Christmas toy sell-outs for hot items such as Cabbage Patch Kids. Workaholic Howard Langston (Arnold Schwarzenegger) wants to make things up to his son, J...

Jingle bells, Little Batman smells... Directed by Mike Roth, Merry Little Batman is the animated superhero film based on DC Comics featuring the characters Batman and his son Damian Wayne. Luke and Jae get their comic book Christmas on as they check out this new Amazon Original movie. This Christmas, Damian Wayne (Yonas Kibreab) wants to be a superhero like his dad - the one and only Batman (Luke...

This time they're breaking in! Directed by Sam Fell, Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget is the stop motion animated comedy film produced by Aardman Animations. It is the sequel to Chicken Run (2000) and is out now on Netflix. Having escaped from the farm, Ginger (Thandiwe Newton) and Rocky (Zachary Levi) welcome a new little adventurer into their lives (Bella Ramsey). Back on the mainland, the whole...

Directed by Henry Selick in his feature directorial debut and produced and conceived by Tim Burton, The Nightmare Before Christmas tells the story of Jack Skellington, the King of “Halloween Town”. Jason and Rob rewind to the year 1993 to look at a stop-motion animated musical dark fantasy film which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year in 2023. After becoming bored with the same annual routi...

Take a stand! Directed by Brett Ratner, X-Men: The Last stand is the superhero film based on the X-Men comic books published by Marvel. Luke and Nathan return to the mutant world to revisit the 2006 sequel to X-Men 2 (2003), and third installment in the X-Men film series. The discovery of a cure for mutations leads to a turning point for Mutants (Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen, Anna Paqu...

Directed by Ron Howard, How the Grinch Stole Christmas is the Christmas fantasy comedy film starring Jim Carrey in the title role. Luke and Nathan re-enter the world of Dr. Seuss to take on the first of only two live-action Dr. Seuss films, and the first live-action adaption of the 1957 children book of the same name, following the 1966 animated TV sepcial of the same name. The reclusive green Gri...

Action speaks louder than words... Directed by John Woo, Silent Night is the action thriller film starring Joel Kinnaman which features almost no dialogue. A father is tormented after witnessing his young son die when caught in a gang’s crossfire on Christmas Eve. While recovering from a wound that costs him his voice, he makes vengeance his life’s mission and embarks on a punishing training regim...

The latest Christmas movie lands on Amazon Prime! Directed by Reginald Hudlin, Candy Cane Lane is the Christmas comedy film starring Eddie Murphy. Chris Carver (Eddie Murphey) is on a mission to win his neighbourhood’s annual Christmas home decoration contest. After Chris inadvertently makes a deal with a mischievous elf named Pepper (Jillian Bell) to better his chances of winning, she casts a mag...

Written and directed by Steven E. de Souza, Street Fighter is the action film based on the video game series of the same name produced by Capcon. Luke and Jae select their fighters and return to 1994 to re-live the experience that is the first Street Fighter movie - the second of which was also released the same year - Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie. A one shot comic book adaptation of the...

Jimmy Olsen, Lex Luthor, and Miss TESCHMACHER! There has been more casting for Superman Legacy. Sony has dropped the first trailer for Madame Web, we have the announcement of a new Karate Kid movie, and Scream VII loses it's two leads. Pedro Pascal might be a bit stretched, Willem Dafoe seems to be in the afterlife, and Dave Filoni gets a new Star Wars gig.

Netflix takes Adam Sandler back to school! Directed by Robert Marianetti, Robert Smigel, and David Wachtenheim, Leo is the animated musical comedy film starring the voice of Adam Sandler. It is the second animated feature from Sandler's production company Happy Madison Productions. Jaded 74-year-old lizard Leo (Adam Sandler) has been stuck in the same Florida classroom for decades with his terrari...

It's the story of a man, a woman, and a rabbit in a triangle of trouble. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, Who Framed Roger Rabbit is the fantasy comedy film loosely based on the 1981 novel Who Censored Roger Rabbit? by Gary K. Wolf. Rewind to 1988 to celebrate the 35th anniversary of this live-action and animation hybrid where humans and cartoon characters (referred to as "toons") co-exist in an alter...

Directed by Marco Brambilla, Demolition Man is the science fiction action film starring Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes. Luke and Jae return to 1993 to review and celebrate the 30th anniversary of this futuristic flick which had a four-part limited-series comic adaption published by DC Comics, written by Gary Cohn. With innocent victims caught in the crossfire in Los Angeles' intensifying war...

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Find your glorious purpose... Produced by Marvel Studios, with Eric Martin serving as head writer and Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead leading the directing team, the second season of the television series Loki is based on Marvel Comics featuring the character of the same name. Luke and Jason return to the time-boggling world of the TVA for the next six episodes of this Disney+ series set in the M...

The strike is over! Things in the movie world can start moving again, but what is the aftermath of the damage that has already been done? Only one MCU movie in 2024!? The next Ghostbusters movie look really COOL, Nintendo have announced their next movie, and Pixar's next movie is riddled with anxiety. The trailer for Kingpin... we mean Echo, actually looks pretty good, Doctor Who goes back to Seas...

Higher. Further. Faster. Together. Directed by Nia DaCosta, The Marvels is the superhero film based on the Marvel Comics characters Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel, Monica Rambeau, and Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel. It is the sequel to Captain Marvel (2018), a continuation of the television series Ms. Marvel (2022), and the 33rd film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel (Brie...

Developed by Craig Rosenberg, Evan Goldberg, and Eric Kripke, Gen V is the superhero television series which serves as a spin-off of The Boys and is based on The Boys comic book story arc "We Gotta Go Now" by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson. Luke and Jae re-enter the world of The Boys with this 8-episode first season which premiered on Amazon Prime in September 2023. At the Godolkin University Sc...

Shift into TURBO! Directed by David Winning and Shuki Levy, Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie is the second installment in the Power Rangers film series after Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995). Luke and Jason re-experience this epic low-budget theatrical blockbuster which used concepts and costumes from the Japanese Super Sentai series Gekisou Sentai Carranger. When Divatox, an evil space...

Stronger than before, powered up for more, and Rangers at the core... Based on the 19th Super Sentai series Chouriki Sentai Ohranger, Power Rangers Zeo is the fourth season of the Power Rangers franchise and a continuation of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993 - 1995). Luke and Jason tap into the Morphin Grid to revisit their childhood years of 1996 and experience the Saban Entertainment live-acti...