The Movie Defenders

Time for a new comic book movie review, this time a bit different with V for Vendetta! A very deep character study and examination of everything from the news to politics and religion, this movie doesn't hold back with the messages it's trying to convey. Before we dive into this fantastic movie we break down our Top 5 Political Thriller movies of all time. So grab your knives, your capes and Guy F...

It's Halloween time! To celebrate we continue our scary movie reviews and visit one of the best modern horror films around... It Follows! A low budget film filled with no-name young cast members, this wildly intelligently written film keeps you on the edge the entire time. Most who see this film think it's simply an STD metaphor, but as we will discuss at length, there is SO much more here! Before...

It's time to visit the long-awaited sequel to one of the greatest horror films of all time... Dr. Sleep! This sequel to the Shining was long awaited, so how does the movie hold up!? This time, we examine the Director's Cut for the definitive version and vision of the film. But before we dive into Dr. Sleep, we start a new segment introducing Donald to horror films... Horrifying Donald! So hide you...

Our Patrons have voted and handed us The Untouchables to review and boy are we excited! This 1987 Brian De Palma classic has one of the finest casts in history, with Sean Connery winning Best Supporting Actor for his performance. This is a timeless classic and we play several scenes right from the film, along with interviews and more! Oh... and that score, yo! So grab your trench coats, hide the l...

It's time to celebrate 6 years of The Movie Defenders podcast! We return today to our tradition of showing the hosts movies they've never seen. Brev had never seen Jumper, an underrated sci-fi flick, and Scott and Donald had never seen Sing Street, a modern musical that flew criminally under the radar. We review both films in a double episode to celebrate our show with all of you! So chase after t...

In a very special double episode of The Movie Defenders, we are joined this episode by friend of the show, Amy Cass! Amy is currently a Senior Assistant Production Manager at Warner Brothers Animation and has studied recently with the immortal Don Bluth! We spend the first half of our episode talking to Amy about animation... the past, present, and future. We also talk some about something she mig...

It's time to talk The Flash! A movie that all three hosts LOVED very much, and one in which we each went into with different levels of expectations and excitement. In the hosts' humble opinion, this film deserves to rest near the top of the DCEU. We examine every moment and play the big moments from the movie while we break it all down. But before we get started with The Flash we reveal a new segm...

Today we return to one of the classic dark comedies ever... Death Becomes Her! With the help of our great friend, Megan Bush, we go back and revisit this Robert Zemeckis gem and are reminded how awesome this oft-forgotten film are. In fact, for our hosts, this was basically a first-time watch. Before we dive into the movie though we reveal our Top 5 Dark Comedies of all time. So get out your #9 ac...

Ridley Scott is one of the GOATs and we revisit one of his more recent works, The Martian! Along with friend of the show, Mark Martin, we head back to Mars and dissect this film and play a dozen scenes from the movie to talk about. A film nominated for many Academy Awards we see how it holds up today. Also as part of our discussion we review our top 5 movies about survival before getting into the...

It's time to let three Generation Xers relive one of the movies that cut the cloth from which the Movie Defenders were cut... The Goonies! An absolute perfect family film, and one that makes us laugh and smile every time we see it, is a movie we haven't yet taken a deep dive analysis into yet... so today we remedy that! Before we talk about the film today we all give our Top 5 treasure hunting mov...

On this Father's Day we re-visit one of the best drama films ever from the 1980s, Stand By Me. A film that launched many careers, it is considered by many to be Rob Reiner's best film, and the best Stephen King film adaptation. Our hosts were the exact same age as these kids when the movie dropped. How did it land with us then, compared to how did it land with us now? Find out on the show today! B...

The wait is over! After 4 years of waiting, we finally get to watch and discuss Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse! In late 2018, The Movie Defenders saw, and then reviewed, one of the best movies they had ever seen in their lives: "Into the Spider-Verse", and then that show changed our format forever. Now we finally get to dive into the film and peel back the layers of the sequel. We play clips...

It's time to talk about a surprise hit of the early 2023 movie season... Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves! A movie we nerds had our eyes on and knew it looked fun... but we had no idea what kind of treat we were in for. A hilariously smart movie that paid homage to everything we love about D&D. First, we have an RPG 5x5 as we each choose our top 5 movie characters we want to play in RPGs! S...

It's time to revisit a movie that many sci-fi fans have forgotten... the hidden treasure that is The Black Hole from 1979. Capitalizing on the newfound success of Star Wars and Star Trek at the box office, The Black Hole was one of the great sci-fi space adventures during a time in which they were exceedingly rare. But before we talk about this great movie, we break down our top 5 movie henchmen o...

It's time to get back to what we do around here and talk about a movie that gets more grief that, in our humble opinions, it deserves... The Dark Knight Rises. A much anticipated ending to a fantastic trilogy, but one that had to follow one of the greatest movies ever, The Dark Knight Rises regularly catches crap from critics and fans alike. Is it earned? There's way more here than many see. Befor...

After reviewing both games as if they were a movie, it's time to review the actual show... The Last of Us! A show that broke many records at HBO and took the world by storm gets the Movie Defenders treatment. Joining us as well this time is Scott's daughter, the TLOU encyclopedia, Alyssa to ensure she chimed in after joining us on the first three shows. Also, a special guest interviewer who... wel...

It's time to do what we do best... re-visit a film that deserves way more love than it gets... 10 Cloverfield Lane! A film that isn't long, only has 3 characters basically, and was directed by a man who, at the time, had barely director experience. Despite that, it turned out to be one of the most intelligently written horror/thrillers in modern times! But before we dive into the movie, we honor t...

Today on The Movie Defenders we revisit a forgotten classic which got lost in the shuffle of the time... Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World! This Peter Weir gem is one of the best movies ever made in our humble opinion, and we're going to tell you all about why! But first, we unpack and discuss our Top 5 Historical Dramas of all time. So prepare the batten down the hatches, run out th...

It's time to travel back to 2019 to a film lauded during awards time... Jojo Rabbit! A movie we consider to be Taika Waititi's best work, a story about the battle for a young boy's soul wrapped in satire, humor, and excellent writing. Before we analyze the film however, we break down our Top 5 Satire films of all time! Which made our list? Listen and check it out! Then, we dive into the masterful...

It's time to celebrate the movies from 2022 in an award show like none other... the Defender Awards! Better movies, more fun categories, and fun hosts! Speaking of hosts, this is our first show where we welcome our newest host Brev Tanner to the podcast! So kick up your feet and enjoy a show the Oscars only wishes it was! We play a lot of scenes, hand out the same awards, and we even have an In Me...

It's time to revisit a film that despite stellar reviews and reputation has become a bit lost today as we talk 2012's Dredd! What a fantastic movie this is as we are joined by long-time friend of the show, Mark Nattress to help us break it down. We discuss what makes this film so great and why it possibly has been forgotten by so many or never given the chance. Before we talk the movie though, we...

It's time to head back to 1995 and unearth a Katherine Bigelow/James Cameron forgotten gem... Strange Days! With the help of our great friend Brett Bowen, we have so much fun reaching back for this one which was so underrated when it came out, and forgotten by many. Strange Days is a strong sci-fi entry and one we unpack and play many scenes from. To lead into our discussion, first we break down t...

Happy New Year from The Movie Defenders as we punctuate the holiday season reviewing and laughing our butts off at Chevy Chase and Christmas Vacation! We play lots of scenes from the movie and listen and laugh while we relive all the greatness! Before we jump into the movie, we break down our top 5 Chevy Chase movie moments of all time. So make sure you check all 25,000 imported Italian twinkle li...

After a decade in the making it's finally time to head back to Pandora with Avatar: The Way of Water. We have a full NON-Spoiler discussion so you can listen to it before you go over the holidays. Can James Cameron re-capture part of the magic of the first one? We'll find out as we play many scenes right from the movie and dissect this long, giant of a film in ways only we do. Before heading back...

It's time to head to the Oasis and tackle Ready Player One with our great friend, Daryl Ewry! We get in the DeLorean and head back a few years to visit Spielberg's sci-fi gem and see how it holds up! But before we get started we each break down our top 5 movies that have a riddle/test/challenge in them. Find out which we picked! Then, we get our X1 Boot Suits on and respawn in the Oasis! So grab y...