The Awesome Village

Our conversation last week got us to thinking. Ben Stiller has had a huge career. We reviewed this in a past episode. With all these characters and the concept of severance…which of them would benefit the most from the procedure. We’ll talk through our bracket and decide. Let us know what you think.

Welcome back to the village. We hope you’re all well. In this episode, we bring you our thoughts on the end of Disney+’s Star Wars Skeleton Crew as well as the Season 2 premiere of AppleTV+’s Severance. We’ll also bring you a review of Fly Me To The Moon and crown this week’s Awesome Villager.

Welcome to 2025 and our first review show of the year. Sit back, relax and if you’re new to the podcast, make sure you subscribe.

It’s the end of the year. We owe you a show that recaps the past and share hopes for the next year.

In the wake of the James Gunn Superman trailer and the streaming release of the new, Christopher Reeve documentary on Max, we’ve sat down to talk about those and more as we bring you our thoughts on Dexter: Original Sin and Secret level along with series finales for Star Trek: Lower Decks and What We Do In The Shadows. You’ll also get reviews of Kraven and Sonic 3. You won’t want to deprive your e...

Bells have jingled. Cookies have been eaten. Presents have changed hands. Now you’re preparing to go exchange some of those gifts and what better to listen to while you do it then a visit to the Awesome Village. We’ve dressed Ryan like a really surly snowman and we’ve gathered around to talk about movies that are debatably Christmas movies.

We recently discussed Greg’s appearance on the game show, Last Fan Standing (episode 6 on Amazon Prime). This week, Glenn plays host and we compete in a game show of our own that you won’t want to miss. Give it a listen and tell us if you want to hear more of these in the future.

Welcome back for a self-contained adventure like Gene Roddenberry used to like. This week, we’ll talk about shows like Skeleton Crew on Disney+, Creature Commandos on Max, and we’ll visit Netflix for Man on the Inside and Cold Case Who Killed Jonbenet Ramsey. We’ll also give you a review of Moana 2. So relax and enjoy your visit to the village this week.

And we’re back , and so are you, for this thrilling conclusion to last week’s episode where the world is turned upside down and we review TV after film. How does physics allow this? This week, we’ll tell you what shows are worth your time or your apathy. We’ll discuss things like the newest segment of the final season of Cobra Kai. We’ll discuss Landman from Parmount+. We’ll take you to AppleTV+’s...

Up is down. Down is up as this week, we have another split episode but…this first segment will be our movie reviews and you’ll get our TV coverage next week. So join us as we review Gladiator 2, Wicked, Heretic and some movies Ryan finally caught up with polite society to see. We’ll also remember some people we lost. So get ready to dive into this week and then return here next week for part 2. Yo...

Some sequels come out quickly after the original and others take their sweet time to do so. Join us this week as we discuss sequels that have years between them and the original.

We’re back as promised with the thrilling conclusion of last week’s episode. What scores will we give our films this week? Will Ryan’s missing glasses make it impossible for him to see Greg to insult. All this and more as we review Conclave, Smile 2 and Woman of the Hour and we crown this week’s Awesome Villager.

Guess what time it is? It’s time for your weekly visit to the shores of the Awesome Village. In a stunning turn on events, this week’s episode is split into to two segments. This week, you’ll hear us dive into the television side of our viewing and we’ll remember some people we lost. Next week, we’ll bring you movie reviews and the crowning of the Awesome Villager.

**Attention Villagers: due to some unfortunate circumstances, we weren’t able to sit down & record an episode for you guys this week. So, sit back, get ready for Halloween & listen to this classic Halloween episode! **It’s a spooktacular episode of the village where we go through the recent Halloween related releases.

The thrilling conclusion of our analysis of the classic film, Twins. If you like the last episode, well, that’s why you’re even bothering with this one. What are you wanting for? Fire it up. Take a listen. Why are you still reading this? What’s wrong with you? Don’t you want to know what happens?

Not since Son In Law have we deemed a film worthy of a deep dive and in this and our next episode, we will be discussing the film Twins starring Danny Devito and Arnold Schwarzenegger in detail. You won’t want to miss the analysis, the bad Arnold impression, the copious research of Glenn. So sit back and enjoy this oddly specific episode of The Awesome Village.

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There is a reason for the title. Welcome back to the village. We have a lot to discuss. You’ll hear what we think of Grotesquerie, Only Murders in the Building and Colin From Accounts. We’ll also give you full reviews of Megalopolis, Walfs and Joker Folie a Deux.

Welcome back for part 2 of this episode. You’ll get our take on Max’s Penguin and Disney+’s Agatha All Along. We’ll also discuss an old movie Ryan saw recently and bring you a review of Will & Harper and Transformers One.

An eventful week at the Village ensures we have a lot to discuss. We’ll go over a recent outing we all had together. We’ll talk about food and we’ll discuss a few things we saw on streaming that may be worth your attention. We go to Hulu for American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez. Then we go over to Netflix for Monsters: The Lyle and Eric Menendez Story and Mr. McMahon. It’s such a good discussion...

The Joker is a character with over 80 years of history and versions. He’s got variations in comics, tv, and other forms of media like film. With the upcoming release of Joker: Folie a Deux, we wanted to decide through the Village’s patented, scientific methods, which movie Joker reigns supreme. So sit back and join us for a lively debate and maybe tell us if you agree or disagree with our assessme...

Welcome back. We’ve missed you so and we can’t wait to share with you our thoughts on a few things. We’ll tackle the trending Netflix Series, The Perfect Couple. We’ll check in with cults in The Way Down and we’ll see behind the curtain with the new Max documentary, Wiseguy: David Chase and the Sopranos. We’ll also bring you reviews of the 2016, low budget horror movie, The Terrifier, and have a p...

It’s Wednesday, and that means you get an invitation to the village. This week, we’ll discuss a bunch of stuff from Netflix including Worst Ex Ever, Terminator Zero, and Wyatt Earp and the Cowboy War. We’ll also bring you our full review of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. We’ll also take a moment to crown this week’s Awesome Villager. So grab a snack, but in those headphones and enjoy your stay in the Aw...

With this week’s release of the long-rumored sequel to the 1988 film, Beetlejuice, coming to theaters, we’re taking a look at the diversity of a career that Michael Keaton has had. We’ll go through his filmography and decide his win/loss record. Ryan will regale us with his impression of the ghost with the most and we’ll be shocked at what we find when we take a good look at the film choices Keato...

It’s a sad time here at the Village as Ryan remains inconsolable at the cancellation of his favorite Star Wars project ever. We cheer him up by talking about some television and movies. John and Glenn give their verdict on Vince Vaughn’s new series, Bad Monkey. Glenn and Ryan talk about the docuseries, In The Eye of the Storm. We bring you reviews of the ambitious, Kevin Costner directed Horizon:...