The Infamous Podcast

10 Years and 500 Peaks and Valleys of Pop Culture This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl celebrate the Infamous Podcast’s most Infamous Milestone yet… 500 Episodes. Here, they will discuss how the pop culture landscape has changed since July 2015. Episode Index Intro: 0:07 Nostalgia: 5:00 The Rise and Fall of Pop Culture Five hundred episodes in, Brian and Darryl have seen some thi...

Families at War are Peak Comedy This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl are reviewing two very different family movies… one where the whole family works to fight the “King of the North”. The other was an all-out brawl with Mom and Dad for all the flowers. Episode Index Intro: 0:07 The Family Plan 2: 6:15 The Roses: 15:29 The Family Plan 2 (Apple TV) Rating Out of 10 Short Hair...

It’s a Movie Review, but in a Car This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl get together to revive the Instant Reaction Review for SISU: Road to Revenge. Episode Index Intro: 0:07 SISU 2: 2:00 SISU Road to Revenge (2025) Ratings Out of 10 How Could There Possibly be Any Blood Left in His Body Because it All Pumped Out onto the Floor of the Train Darryl: 6.5/10 Brian: 6.3/10 Summary SISU: Ro...

This Predator Looks Like He’s One Shoulder Cannon Away from Being a Warhammer Mini This week on The Infamous Podcast, Brian and Darryl dive into a stacked slate of reviews — including The Running Man starring Glenn Powell, Predator: Badlands, and Guillermo del Toro’s haunting Netflix adaptation of Frankenstein. Plus, we break down John Cena’s emotional final appearance at Madison Square Garden. In...

Subtitle This week on The Infamous Podcast , Brian and Darryl break down the Hulu original series Chad Powers, the sports comedy nobody saw coming but everyone’s talking about. Also, they talk about the frantic trade deadline in the NFL. Episode Index Intro: 0:07 Supergirl Reshoots: 2:40 Saturday Night’s Main Event: 13:24 NFL Trade Deadline: 24:33 Chad Powers: 38:11 New Bites Supergirl Resho...

When Did Blood Powers Get So Cool? Trick question, they were always cool. This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl review the 2025 Cincinnati Comic Expo, Netflix Hypocrisy, The Hunt for Ben Solo, and Gen V season 2. Episode Index Intro: 0:07 Stranger Things: 7:43 2025 Cincinnati Comic Expo: 12:09 The Hunt for Ben Solo: 20:31 Gen V: 30:00 Stranger Things in Theaters Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’ Se...

It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane… No, It’s Just Failing Numbers This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl have some News Bites, preview the 2025 Cincinnati Comic Expo, Superman 2025 hits another low, and other random fun. Episode Index Intro: 0:07 News Bites: 6:47 Cincinnati Comic Expo: Superman Streaming: Randomcast: News Bites Despite ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ B.O. Success, Ted Sarandos Says Strategy Remai...

The Return of the Show This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl are talking about the finales of Alien: Earth and The Terminal List: Dark Wolf (remember those shows?). Then delve into a baby pool of Gen V season 2. Finally… Tron: Ares. Episode Index Intro: 0:07 Tron: Ares: 5:26 The Terminal List: 14:33 Alien Earth: 28:18 Tron: Ares (2025) Tron: Ares Release date: October 10, 2025 (theatric...

When the enemy is inside you — or beside you. This week on the podcast, We’re talking Alien: Earth eps 6 & 7 (flies, hybrids, and chestbursters) and Dark Wolf eps 5 & 6 (betrayals & Shepherd reveals). Episode Index Intro: 0:07 Alien: Earth: 5:31 The Terminal List: Dark Wolf: 51:00 Alien: Earth (FX/Hulu) Episode 6 — “The Fly” Writer(s): Noah Hawley & Lisa Long Director: Ugla Hauksdó...

RIP Charlie Kirk, Thanks for the Debates and Discourse. This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl celebrate the life of Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk. Episode Index Intro: 0:07 Charlie Kirk: 0:10 Comic Book/Video Game Firings Drew Harrison – game dev, Sucker Punch – Blizzard Hazel Monforton – Sr Writer & Narrative Designer Catherynne M Valente – WoW novelist L...

What If the CIA and Weyland-Yutani Merged? (Spoiler: Everyone Dies) This week on the podcast, Alien: Earth Episode 5 and Episodes 3 & 4 of The Terminal List: Dark Wolf reviews. Episode Index Intro: 0:07 Alien Earth: The Terminal List: Alien: Earth (FX/Hulu) Episode 5 – “In Space, No One…” Summary: A flashback shows the events that occurred on the Maginot starting seventeen days before it reach...

SEAL Tears and Eyeball Fears This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl are talking about The Terminal List: Dark Wolf (episodes 1 & 2) and Alien: Earth (episode 4). Episode Index Intro: 0:07 Alien: Earth: 14:40 Dark Wolf: 29:53 Alien: Earth (FX/Hulu) Alien: Earth Episode 4 – “Observation” Summary (Spoiler-Free): Wendy gains the ability to communicate with Xenomorphs via human-audible frequenc...

Disney Turned All Their Boy Brands Into Girl Brands and Doesn’t Know How To Fix Them This week on the podcast, Alien: Earth episode 3, and how Disney got rid of half the audience of their acquired brands (Marvel and Star Wars). Episode Index Intro: 0:07 K-Pop Demon Hunters: 3:00 Disney’s Boy Problems: 9:00 Alien Earth: 40:36 Disney’s Boy Trouble: Studio Seeks Original IP to Win Back Ge...

We’ll Never Get Tired of Watching CM Punk’s Head Get Stomped Into the Mat This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl are talking 2025 Summer Slam New Jersey. Episode Index Intro: 0:07 Summer Slam: Summer Slam: New Jersey (2025) SummerSlam: New Jersey took place as a two-night event on Saturday, August 2, and Sunday, August 3, 2025. Rating: Out of 10 Seriously, We Love Watching Seth Sto...

Because Apparently We’ve All Had Enough Capes and Spandex This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl are talking Fantastic Four: First Steps, Happy Gilmore 2, Movies we want to catch at the theater for the rest of 2025, and the latest Superhero Showdown at the Box Office. Episode Index Intro: 0:07 Box Office Showdown: 10:49 Movie in the Back Half of 2025: 20:45 Happy Gilmore 2: 33:27 Fantastic Fou...

From Fortress of Solitude to Box Office Silence This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl are talking about the SuperMeh Box Office stumbles, the first Mortal Kombat II trailer, and then they return to Jurassic Park to review Jurassic World Rebirth. Episode Index Intro: 0:07 Superman Box Office: 6:07 Mortal Kombat 2 Trailer: 25:33 Jurassic World Rebirth: 33:44 Superman Box Office Woes James Gunn...

Looks Like Antarctica Wasn’t the Only Place Superman Crashed This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl are talking about the Super(Meh) Opening Weekend Box Office, the last 3 episodes of Murderbot season 1, and they review F1. Episode Index Intro: 0:07 Superman Box Office: 7:17 Murderbot: 17:00 F1: 35:55 Superman (2025) Box Office Opening weekend performance: Domestic 3‑day sitting at ~$100...

This is Truly a Soy Latte Drinking Superman This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl are joined by the one and only Cousin Kenny to talk about the 2025 DC Studios film Superman: Legacy. Episode Index Intro: 0:07 Superman: 5:35 Superman: Legacy (2025) Summary James Gunn reboots the Man of Steel with David Corenswet as Superman/Clark Kent—not an origin story, but a story of an established hero dea...

Post-Apocalyptic Parenting Is the Real Horror This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl take a long, LONG hike through the post-apocalypse with 28 Years Later — a movie that proves the rage virus still hits hard, especially when it’s your kid in danger. Then we check in on Murderbot episode 7, where things get personal, kaiju get frisky, and the crew gets real about trust issues. Plus, Mahershala...

No Script, No Mercy, No Spoilers James Gunn says the quiet part out loud about Marvel’s mess, Murderbot unravels in episode 6, and we talk Mobland and Flora & Son in our “What We’re Watching” segment. Episode Index Intro: 0:07 James Gunn: 9:11 Murderbot: 31:40 What We’re Watching: 41:57 James Gunn Talks Movies Gunn warns the movie industry is “dying” because studios are ditching finished...

MCU tries to reset, Murderbot tries to escape emotional damage. This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl break down Captain America: Brave New World, where Sam Wilson’s shield meets political paranoia and a very red, very angry Hulk. Then it’s back into the soap-operatic arms of Murderbot, as Episode 5 serves up sabotage, sass, and an unexpected anatomy lesson. One’s trying to save the world, th...

Murderbot Is Fine, Everyone Else Is Screwed This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl dig into episode 4 of Murderbot, where everyone’s favorite emotionally repressed robot finally snaps—soap opera hallucinations included. Then it’s time to kick off Movie Summer 2025 with early buzz (and warning signs) around Superman and Fantastic Four, plus some movie messiness that smells like panic reshoots....

Don’t Trust the App, the AI, or the Alchemy This week on the podcast, we review Companion, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, and Fountain of Youth, plus episode 3 of Murderbot. Killer apps, aging spies, mythical water, and a snarky robot—just another week of Infamous. Episode Index Intro: 0:07 Murderbot:5:38 Companion: 21:21 Fountain of Youth: 38:25 Mission Impossible: 56:42 Murderbot – E...

Rated R for Romance and Robots This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl kick things off with a live trailer watch of Ironheart—because nothing says excitement like corporate-mandated teen genius content. Then it’s a double feature of cinematic chaos with reviews of Love Hurts (aka “What if John Wick cried more?”) and Novocaine (the feel-nothing action movie we didn’t know we needed). Finally, we...

From Xenomorphs to ETs: Which Alien Species is the Best? This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl boldly go into the sci-fi vault to debate the most creative alien species in the galaxy. Think Na’vi spirituality meets Xenomorph acid vomit. From hive-minded cybernetic zombies to fire-based art snobs, it’s time to crown the weirdest, wildest, most wonderful extraterrestrials in fiction. Episode In...