The Grund

We're watching the 1995 classic Batman Forever for its 30th anniversary. We count you down to watch the film along with us. Hope you all enjoy this experience watching one of our favourite films! Please contact us at thegrundpodcast@gmail.com for future interviews, discussions, etc!

New episode! We discuss the current state of the MCU a great deal, before our main event of Tom Cruise’s new scary adventure. Enjoy! (00:03:35) Thunderbolts* and Avengers: Doomsday discussion (00:33:40) Psycho Therapy (00:36:35) The Last of Us season 2 (00:44:33) Final Destination Bloodlines (00:45:58) Another Simple Favour (00:49:58) Lilo & Stitch (01:01:20) Superman trailer (01:07:35) Missio...

A new type of episode for us, where we interview filmmaker Marcus Alqueres after discussing a ton of recent films and television. Enjoy! (00:00:56) Daredevil: Born Again (00:16:57) Severance (00:22:28) DC Absolute Universe (00:32:32) Warfare (00:36:33) Sinners (00:49:52) new era of nostalgia in film (00:56:48) interview with Warden director Marcus Alqueres. Please contact us at thegrundpodcast@gma...

As we begin to approach the summer of films for 2025, we talk about a bunch of smaller films that haven’t made any money. Hooray! Absolute Cinema! (00:00:46) Novocaine (00:11:58) The Monkey (00:16:57) The Day The Earth Blew Up (00:23:50) Kraven The Hunter (00:29:27) Black Bag (00:33:48) I’m Still Here (00:37:00) Mickey 17.

A new episode where we talk about a lot of films and the potential death of a cinema legend. (00:00:52) Companion (00:15:18) Sing Sing (00:19:00) The Rocketeer and Uncle Buck (00:26:26) Inside (00:30:01) Amazon now owns James Bond (00:45:55) Captain America: Brave New World.

New year. New films. New awards season. Enjoy!  (00:01:56) awards season introduction; (00:07:23) A Different Man; (00:13:18) Nosferatu; (00:17:03) audiences in cinemas being loud; (00:20:25) online discussions of Better Man; (00:25:59) A Complete Unknown; (00:27:12) Flow; (00:30:18) Ghostlight; (00:34:52) Academy Award for Best Director; (00:37:52) Academy Award for Best Animated Film; (00:40:01)...

Happy holidays, everyone. We hope you all had a great time over this Christmas week. Anthony plays Santa. Kirk has a cold. Enjoy!  (00:00:28) The Penguin; (00:09:28) Creature Commandos; (00:11:28) Wicked; (00:14:44) Sonic The Hedgehog 3; (00:19:44) We Live in Time; (00:22:04) A Real Pain; (00:28:05) Heretic; (00:34:40) Juror #2; (00:38:42) Anora; (00:42:01) Carry-On; (00:46:30) Superman teaser tra...

This episode is a bit delayed and was recorded not long after the election, hence why we sound like we want to be deceased. We talk about a lot of films. Some big, some small. We then end on a film released this year that shows off the horrible nature of the guy just re-elected Mr. President. Enjoy! - (00:00:45) Conclave; - (00:04:05) The Omen films; - (00:09:51) Late Night with the Devil; - (00:1...

This week, we discuss a bunch of recent films and shows, including the Joker sequel, The Wild Robot and many more. Enjoy! - (00:00:30) The Wild Robot; - (00:11:21) animated Robin film announcement; - (00:15:01) Wolfs; - (00:21:04) Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story; - (00:27:17) Rebel Ridge; - (00:29:16) some Lantern TV series casting news; - (00:30:43) His Three Daughters; - (00:33:14) Transf...

Oh my god, we're back again. No timestamps. We kinda just chat for a long time. We discuss Longlegs, Hal Jordan casting, Twisters, Maxxxine, Deadpool & Wolverine, The Crow, David Fincher films, tent-pole films and more! Enjoy!

This week, it’s a bit of an Australian heavy episode as we dive into the Wasteland with Furiosa, as Kirk also attended the Sydney Film Festival and saw many films. Enjoy! - (00:01:23) The Bikeriders; - (00:11:23) A Different Man; - (00:15:12) I Saw The TV Glow; - (00:18:08) Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story; - (00:23:33) Kinds of Kindness; - (00:25:54) Anthony plays Metal Gear Solid; - (00:29...

We’re back to our regular formatting here. We discuss a bunch of films we've seen and then have a deep discussion that requires visuals about the history of fashion. That's how the show normally goes, I think. Enjoy! - (00:01:12) The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare; - (00:05:33) Paracute; - (00:08:44) Civil War; - (00:12:51) Free Comic Book Day 2024; - (00:20:05) Immaculate, The First Om...

This week, we discuss the final two episode of this season of X-Men '97. Enjoy! X-Men 8-Bit Theme by Bulby. Linked below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCJSuC3LlOQ

This week on X-Men '97, Cyclops drives a Porsche. Enjoy! X-Men 8-Bit Theme by Bulby. Linked below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCJSuC3LlOQ

This week, we discuss the 6th and 7th episodes of X-Men '97, where Storm gets her wings, Charles gets his legs, Cyclops gets his son, and Captain America gets his shield thrown into the sun. Enjoy! X-Men 8-Bit Theme by Bulby. Linked below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCJSuC3LlOQ

Recorded one week ago while Kirk was in Anthony’s home! Kirk discusses what he attended during his time at CinemaCon, where many major studios presented previews for their upcoming films over the next 12 months. Kirk and Anthony also briefly rundown the films they recently saw. Enjoy! - (00:00:00) Kirk’s time in Las Vegas and a rundown of CinemaCon 2024; - (01:10:58) a brief discussion of Godzilla...

We cover two episodes this week, including the game changing 5th episode in which we appear to say goodbye to many characters. Enjoy! X-Men 8-Bit Theme by Bulby. Linked below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCJSuC3LlOQ

Won’t you please join us for our second episode of our X-Men '97 discussion, where we review the third episode of X-Men '97. Hope that made sense. Enjoy! X-Men 8-Bit Theme by Bulby. Linked below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCJSuC3LlOQ

As promised, we are discussing the first two episodes of X-Men '97. This is the beginning of a regular sub-series where we’ll dive into new episodes of the show on a mostly weekly basis. Enjoy! Opening X-Men 8-Bit Theme by Bulby. See the below link for the full theme. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCJSuC3LlOQ

From “Long live the fighters” to “To me, my X-Men”. There is a lot to discuss on today’s episode. We talk about several new films and media, discuss the last films to watch before the Oscars this weekend, and then dive into some superhero talk with new trailers, announcements and an absolutely terrible film from Sony. Enjoy! Timestamps: - (00:00:00) Kirk’s dislike of The Departed’s poster; - (00:0...

This week, we give our predictions for the upcoming Oscars ceremony, as well as giving our opinions on some other recent films and… comic books. Enjoy! (00:00:00) Intro to Oscars talk; (00:02:11) American Fiction; (00:10:32) Poor Things; (00:10:47) Force of Nature: The Dry 2; (00:18:01) Cobweb; (00:20:11) Geiger; (00:25:48) Where The Body Was; (00:28:48) Society of the Snow; (00:30:21) Academy Awa...

This week, we discuss several recent releases as well as dip our toes into the begins of the 2024 awards season. Enjoy! (00:00:42) Golden Globes 2024; (00:05:49) Anthony’s “near movie experience”; (00:11:18) Anyone But You; (00:16:20) The Royal Hotel; (00:19:43) Maestro; (00:27:06) May December; (00:29:46) Poor Things; (00:33:43) Ferrari; (00:39:14) All of Us Strangers; (00:42:46) Monster; (00:44:...

In the final episode of 2023, we discuss Christmas season films and a bunch of new films with smaller mainstream attention than the new Hunger Game. This episode features a cameo from Orson Welles. Enjoy! (00:03:40) Looking back at How The Grinch Stole Christmas; (00:10:49) Kirk’s first time viewings of The Holdovers, Home Alone 2 and Gremlins; (00:15:34) Dream Scenario; (00:23:56) Anatomy of a Fa...

The strike is over. Everything’s back to normal. Except that an MCU movie isn’t making money. That’s not normal. Enjoy! Timestamps: (00:00:47) The Killer; (00:13:37) Five Nights At Freddy’s; (00:19:47) The Holdovers; (00:26:35) The Marvels; (00:38:43) The state of the MCU in 2023; (01:08:24) Madame Web trailer.

We’re back and we’re talking about many movies. Enjoy! Timestamps: (00:01:23) Dumb Money; (00:10:54) Past Lives; (00:13:00) Pan’s Labyrinth; (00:18:52) The Haunting of Hill House; (00:21:53) Theater Camp; (00:23:48) Haunted Mansion; (00:36:23) Talk To Me; (00:39:01) horror directors making superhero movies and remembering Channing Tatum’s Gambit; (00:44:35) McFarlane’s Batman Movie Collection figu...