The Movie Defenders

One of our most requested shows ever! It's time for Wonder Woman 1984! SO much analysis went into this one, but don't worry, there's timestamps in the description if you need to jump around. Before we get into the film though, we have some huge announcements for our Patreon campaign, and a new social media hub to talk about. Then we discuss our Top 5 racing scenes in films, honoring the "Amazon Ol...

Welcome to a free edition of The Movie Defenders Backlot Tour!  A show normally reserved for Patreon Supporters is free... and we have a big announcement regarding Patreon as well!  Then we tackle a question asked by our good friend and listener Rose... why do people almost universally love The Mandalorian while the Sequel Trilogy is not enjoyed as much overall by fandom?  We go deep into the reas...

It's time to talk the second half of the second season of The Mandalorian! This time with our special guests and friends of the show, Alex, Associate Production Manager from Industrial Light and Magic and Alexis, Production Coordinator from Lucasfilm Animation! Alex has worked on the entire season of The Mandalorian so we re-live the last few episodes with them. We play several clips from the show...

It's time to re-live John Wick: Chapter 2 with The Movie Defenders! We play a lot of scenes from the film and discuss the fact that there is a LOT more here to discuss than just awesome gun play! But first we discuss the treasure trove of amazing goodness that Disney announced this week including Star Wars, Marvel, and Fox IPs! FINALLY GOOD 2020 MOVIE NEWS! After that we dive back into the Wick-ve...

It's time to discuss the glory that is the first half of the second season of The Mandalorian! Relive it with The Movie Defenders as we play several clips right from the show and talk about all the goodness within. Plus we have several special guests for this episode with a big d20 Radio reunion! GM Chris from The Order 66 and The Forge: A Genesys RPG Podcast, GM Hooly from The Forge, and GM Brev...

Did you love The Last of Us story? Re-live it with The Movie Defenders Podcast! We play a lot of scenes right from the game while we talk all about it! What makes two movie buffs who review films for a living stop to review a video game? Maybe the best story narrative for a game ever created! Amazing story, narratives, complex characters, and acting for days... this game exceeded any and all expec...

It's time to laugh with The Movie Defenders as we re-live Idiocracy and play a lot of clips right from the movie! In a world like 2020, Idiocracy is worthy of review for two reasons: 1) Of all years, we need a laugh! 2) It's becoming a little too real life! Before we start talking about the dumbness, we unfortunately have to start by eulogizing the late, great Sean Connery. We talk about our favor...

Today we have a LOT of fun on The Movie Defender Podcast finishing our examination of Kill Bill with Volume 2! We even have a great discussion breaking down the tools Tarantino employs to make long dialogue scenes work, keeping the audience engaged. First we talk about things we watched lately before we talk some new, exciting Spider-Man 3 news from the MCU. Then we talk the top 5 villain monologu...

It's time to dive back into the wild, glorious mind of Quentin Tarantino as we talk the first part of the Kill Bill saga, Volume 1! A film Donald saw for the very first time just this week, and one that Scott has seen many times, did Donald like it? It's time to find out! But first we talk about things we've seen lately including Tenet and The Social Dilemma, and we play a fun game of This or That...

It's a jam-packed Alien-filled episode as we examine one of the most underappreciated and understood of the Alien franchise, Alien 3! A film that has always caused discussion among movie and Alien fans everywhere, this movie has much more under the covers if one takes a closer look. To help, we've enlisted friend of the show, Brev Tanner (GM Brev for you d20 Radio fans) to break it down with us. (...

The 3rd Anniversary double-episode continues with Part 2! This time, Scott shows Donald two things he hasn't experienced: First, we review The Last of Us prologue as Donald starts his playthrough and we get his reaction. Then, Scott shares one of his favorite films with Donald and shows him Boogie Nights! How will Donald React to seeing this Paul Thomas Anderson classic that put Mark Wahlberg on t...

It's time to celebrate 3 years of loving movies! We start our first of a two-part special episode of The Movie Defenders podcast as Donald and Scott show each other films for the first time and record a reaction/review. First up, Donald shows Scott a Chris Nolan masterpiece... The Prestige! What will Scott think as he watches this flick for the very first time? So... come celebrate three years wit...

It's time for Turtle Power as the Movie Defenders re-examine an oft-forgotten piece of Ninja Turtle lore... 2007's animated TMNT. With many consider to be the best Ninja Turtle flick made yet, TMNT needs some bigger guns than just us... so friend of the show and Patreon supporter Mark Nattress joins us to break it down. But first, we had a week full of movie news, some good, some horrible. We star...

It's time to laugh our heads off as we talk one of the best comedies of the last 20 years, Tropic Thunder! Before we head for the funny we talk about the upcoming DC Fandome and the big schedule of DC news on the way. Then we quiz each other and make us pick our favorites in another round of This or That. Then, we talk about a film that makes us laugh until we hurt. This movie, requested by Patreo...

It's time to head back into the pre-MCU Marvel world with Blade 2! Re-live this classic with The Movie Defenders as we play clips right from the film and analyze every bit of it. First we talk about the (virtual) Comicon news coming out including DC, Bill & Ted, and New Mutants. Then we each reveal our Top 5 favorite Vampire films of all time before diving into Guillermo del Toro's sequel. So grab...

Has it been a minute since you've seen Better Off Dead? Re-live this great 80s classic with The Movie Defenders Podcast! We play a lot of scenes right from the film as we laugh and have a great time living through this hilarious comedy. But first we tackle some Marvel and DC News before trying out a new show segment where our hosts are forced to pick between their favorites called 'This or That'!...

It's time to hop in the wayback machine to a classic fantasy film... Willow! The Movie Defenders podcast reviews the movie like no other playing several scenes right from the film and looking under the covers of this 'oldie but goodie'. But this movie is far too big for two brains so we called in back-up! Friend of the show, Richard Cree, joins us to help us break this one down! Before that, we ta...

It's time the Movie Defenders got off their rear ends... we finally saw John Wick! We review the film to see what the fuss is about and see how we like it. But before we do that we discuss news about The Batman, Man of Steel 2, and WB moving some of their dates around. Then, in honor of John Wick, we give our top 5 movies about revenge in our 5X5 segment. Then we hoster-up and dive head first into...

It's time for fun as we talk about Pixar's latest masterpiece, Onward! A film lost in the shuffle due to the insanity of the world, this movie is one that regardless of your age or place in life, you'll love! We have both non-spoiler and spoiler reviews in case you haven't seen it, you can listen to a certain point. But this film is just too big for the two of us so we have help from friend and su...

It's time to go back in time to one of the FIRST true, real Marvel movies, 1998's Blade! While Scott gives it a recent re-watch, Donald watches for the very first time ever and we analyze the film and let you know our thoughts. First we have a discussion about the future of Star Wars content, and how it might, and should be presented. Should we get more series, or more films? Then because of Blade...

Time for warp speed as The Movie Defenders review the third installment of the new Star Trek films, Star Trek Beyond! Justin Lin's contribution to the trilogy is some people's favorite of the three so we see how it holds up under a fresh watch! Before we do that we have some fun and talk about the Top 5 moments in Star Trek movies! Which of the most epic moments made our lists? Listen and find out...

It's time to laugh! Life is wayyy too serious right now so The Movie Defenders podcast is heading in the way back machine to talk about, and play a lot of scenes from, one of the funniest films of all time: Ferris Bueller's Day off! But before we relive the magic of John Hughes, we talk about new details about Zack Snyder's cut of Justice League that have recently emerged. Then we talk about our t...

It's time to dive back into the Alien Universe with The Movie Defenders as we talk Alien: Covenant in a way you WILL NOT GET ANYWHERE ELSE! We not only play scenes from the film, but we read parts of scripts and play scenes removed from the movie which are hard to find that fill in many gaps. We will play things you likely have NEVER HEARD OR SEEN BEFORE! But first, Scott tests out his Aliens know...

Wish you liked the DCEU more than you do? Or do you already love the films? Join the hosts of Movie Defenders podcast as they examine the DC Extended Universe films and shed light on some very misunderstood parts of the DCEU, how and why their films look the way they do, and re-visit some of the movies and moments that many claim don't work. Are the movies as bad as people say? Why do they get vie...

It's time to jump into the Alien Universe for the first time as we review Prometheus! One of our hosts, Scott, is a huge fan of the universe and has read all sorts of supplemental material to fill in the gaps that Ridley Scott purposely left out. We think you'll find you'll learn a lot when you listen to the episode! Will it change your mind or help inform things? We shall see. But before we do th...