The Sub-Beacon Podcast

JVL watches The Matrix Resurrections from inside The Matrix. Sonny loses his shit. Vic has a religious experience.

When to pee and when to eat. Plus: Spider-Man: No Way Home . Sure, it's the biggest hit in years. But does it ace the quadrants?

This week JVL gets front office powers. Sonny wants to kill someone. Vic enters the most dangerous time of the year. And the guys review Netflix's disappointing revisionist western, The Harder They Fall . Plus: Dong talk?

On this week's episode, the guys discuss the Iliad. Or is it the Aeneid? Christmas decorations are going up. And lots of tennis talk! About King Richard and other stuff. 

John Podhoretz sits in for JVL. He fills Sonny in Sondheim. The gang discusses House of Gucci . Sump pumps are mentioned! All that and more on this week's episode. 

On this week's special, early, non-kids-friendly (sorry, we tried!) episode of The Sub-Beacon, the guys talk pizza, reflector lights, and the new Ghostbusters flick. Does bustin' make US feel good? (Phrasing.)

On this week's show, JVL has a decision to make. Sonny's on a buying spree. Vic's doing some editing! And the guys talk Red Notice , which is definitely #content. 

On this week's episode the gang tackles Marvel's first bad movie! Well, first bad MCU movie. Let's not forget about Elektra .

On this week's episode there is Halloween joy. And three old magazine hands exult in the tribute to magazines that is The French Dispatch . You kind of had to be there to get it, and by "there" I mean "an employee of a journal of ideas for some stretch of time." But if you were there, well, you get it.

JVL makes a discovery. Sonny loses something. Vic badmouths Halloween. And how does Dune play in a theater, on a TV, and on a laptop? All that and more on this week's episode, which again reinforces the idea that the quadrants are a fraud.

This week the guys discuss tires. A throwback bit! Box office chatter. And a half hour on the fifth-highest-grossing movie of last week, The Last Duel . Does Ben Affleck give the performance of the year? Did the marketing team do this movie any favors? All that and more on this week's episode.

JVL buys a car. Vic starts a podcast. Sonny goes to REI. And the gang talks No Time to Die and Daniel Craig's run of films as Bond. Oddly, this is the first Bond movie to come out during the Substandard/Sub-Beacon's run, so there's lots to discuss.  And remember: Bonus Squid Game episode coming Monday! But only at the Patreon. Sign up there if you haven't already!

Sonny navigates Downtown Dallas. Vic steals a kid's food. And the gang talks The Many Saints of Newark ! Some surprising likes and dislikes on this one. And make sure to check out the Patreon at SubBeacon.com to see the special bonus episodes of SQUID GAME.

Hey, if you want to listen to the bonus episodes on Squid Game , Netflix's hit new show, you'll have to sign up for the Patreon. They're going to live there forever. Sign up now! This week, JVL is a septic skeptic. Vic can relate to Nicolas Cage. And the guys discuss LuLaRich . Is it a pyramid scheme? Or something better?

The guys talk about their student council memories. Gout watch! Garage door follies. And the gang broaches a sensitive subject about Clint Eastwood's age. All that and so much more on this week's episode!

This week: the return of Gout Watch! JVL talks about talking to people. Sonny talks about Norm Macdonald. Vic and Sonny talk about Malignant (currently on HBO Max and in theaters) while JVL makes the case for The Mysterious Benedict Society (streaming on Disney+) since he doesn't do horror.

On this week's episode, Sonny struggles to hold it together. JVL's kid learns the truth about baseball. Vic does some composting! And the gang talks about the new MCU flick Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Lots to discuss!

This week Sonny's getting upset! A big poop. Adventures in class with Vic. And an in-depth discussion of the truly terrible new documentary on Netflix about Bob Ross. Why does this exist? What does it say about us that we've made it a hit? And a Val Kilmer draft results update!

On this week's episode Sonny fixes something. Vic puts something in his mouth. The guys review Reminiscence (in theaters and on HBO Max). And Sonny and JVL took their kids to see Paw Patrol (which is also streaming on Paramount Plus). How are the pups of Adventure Bay saving movie theaters?

On this week's episode, Vic has a recycling problem. And a water problem. And a storefront problem. Lotta worries on Vic's mind. And the gang discusses the new documentary Val on Amazon Prime, a poignant look at the actor's career that uses footage he himself shot for decades as the backbone of the story. Make sure to check back on Monday for our special bonus episode: a Val Kilmer draft! 

This week on the show, there's some big 4K news. The guys discuss which animals they could beat up. Something called 1010 WINS exists? And The Suicide Squad is out now on HBO Max and in theaters. 

Special guest Ryan Kinney of the SSEU podcast joins Sonny and JVL to talk about poop knives, Legos, and Jungle Cruise . Truly a wealth of topics to discuss!

Sonny explains pizza to Vic and JVL. Vic and Sonny explain Pig to JVL. JVL explains Snake Eyes to Vic and Sonny. All that and more on this week's episode.

This week the guys talk about Netflix's Gunpowder Milkshake . Sonny has thoughts on the Predator movies. Vic goes on a quest to find something to eat his family can't stand. Plus: space penises! All that and more on this week's episode of the Sub-Beacon.

This week, Sonny has a tax problem. Was the shark in JAWS framed ? And what did the guys think of BLACK WIDOW? All that and more on the latest Sub-Beacon!  And, coming Monday: a special bonus episode! What's it about? You'll have to listen all the way until the end. It'll be a subscriber-exclusive forever, and we think you'll enjoy it.