The Weekly Planet

Aliens continue to be real on our journey through three very distinct War of the Worlds adaptations. This week it's the second collaboration between Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise after Minority Report, War of the Worlds 2005. Interesting premise and time, post 9/11, Tom Cruise in his weirdest (publicially) era and a director who'd made two exceptional extra terrestrial propeties prior to this. T...

The Boys are back in town. For their fifth and final season, we talk the first two episodes. Plus we review The Drama, the somewhat controversial A24 film starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson. And of course there's the news of the week including a shift in direction for Avatar 5 & 6, the surprising ratings for the Disney Plus She-Hulk series, the return of Luke Cage and Iron Fist for Daredevi...

ALIENS ARE REAL.  I mean, statistically the chances of there being life in an ever expanding universe is pretty much a lock.  And to celebrate that and the return of Steven Spielberg to making an alien movie with Disclosure Day in 2026 we're going to take a look at three adaptations of the War of the Worlds, starting with the 1953 classic.  An absolute astounding achievement in mode...

Nintendo and Illumination are back with their second animated feature, Super Mario Brothers 2 the Galaxy the movie. As with the last, this one looks to be a massive success despite an average reception. Plus we get into the Aragon recasting, a Dungeon Crawler Carl adaptation, the Scream 8 creative shake up and new trailers for Masters of the Universe and Supergirl. Thanks for listen...

In our final entry in our "movies about video games that aren't based on video games" we take a look at the be all and end all entry defined by those very specific parametres, 2018's Ready Player One. In a future bogged down in nostelgia to the detriment of a crumbling society it's up to a group of plucky internet savy individuals to unlock the mystery of the Oasis, a Virtual Reality space where y...

It’s a great week for remakes of things that we’re already beloved that are now back in a seemingly worse way. That’s right we’re taking a look at brand new trailers for Moana 2026 live action The Rock with hair and Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. We also talk two very similar movies in Ready or Not 2 and They Will Kill You, a new voice cast announcement for Super Mario Galaxy, more Lord...

Stop what you're doing everyone.  It's time to continue our look at videos about video games that aren't actually based on video games.  And you might be wondering what the movie Serenity for 2019 has to do with video games?  It seems like some kind of beach side noir murder mystery starring a cigarette smoking Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway.  And yes that is true but th...

This week we talk about the latest movie about a guy is trapped in space and he's lonely or whatever in Project Hail Mary, based on the book Project Hail Mary. We also talk the release of the first Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer and all the secrets within it, also a traielr for Dune: Park III, details of A Quiet Place Part 3, a reaction to the Oscars, release dates of The Incredibles 3 and Lilo...

It's time for another look at a movie about and featuring video games but not actually based on a video game. This time it's 2009's Gamer starring Gerard Butler, Logan Lerman, Michael C Hall and directed by Crank duo Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor. Set in the far distant future of 2034 in a world where the game Slayers (an online third person shooter) uses real life death-row prisoners in a real...

New podcast and big(?) movie! James and Maso review Glen Powell's new film How to Make a Killing (with Murder) plus some DCU casting news, the first reactions to Supergirl, some controversial cancelletions, a trailer for Disclosure Day, an Alien Romulus sequel update and more! Thanks for the support and also for listening James & Maso on The Most Upsetting Guessing Game OUT NOW: https://www.yo...

Video game movies are bigger than ever! But do you know what used to be bigger than video game movies? Movies about video games that aren't based on a real video game. We're taking a look at four starting with 1984's The Last Starfighter, on the surface a blatent Star Wars knock off (which it is) but a cut above all the other Star Wars crossovers. Thanks for watching our Caravan Of Garbage review...

Welcome one and all to a very important podcast! This week we discuss both The Bride! And also War Machine, a movie only one of us has seen. Plus we talk the first trailer for Lanterns, the DCU Green Lantern series, trailers for Scary Movie 6 and The Boys Season 5, a Game of Thrones movie in the works, a new Lord of the Rings Trilogy and more! Thanks for listening Get ready for Jam...

Sherlock Holmes is back and this time it's A Game of Shadows! In this highly anticipated 2011 sequel we seen Robert Downey Jr's and Jude Law return as both Holmes and Watson to take on the criminal mastermind Professor James Moriarty who has a dastardly plan to do a big World War I but early. There's drinking, dancing, explosions, mind chess, mind fights, falling off things and more! Thanks for wa...

In a disappointing turn of events Paramount, a company purchased by ghouls, has now squashed the Netflix deal to buy Warner Brothers. We get into all that this could mean for both companies and the industry in general. Plus we review Scre7m, talk the passing of sci-fi legend Rob Grant, two very different GI Joe movies in development, the first look at Amazon’s God of War live action series, a trai...

Like Batman, Sherlock adaptations are always and forever. And now that a new Young Sherlock series has debut in 2026 it's time to take a look back at the Guy Richie series beginning in 2009. Starring Robert Downey Jr hot off his return to hollywood as Iron Man in 08' and Jude Law this strips things back to basics whilst modernizing other elements (mostly the punching and hats). Thanks for watching...

It's been a while since a topic episode. And I blame the neverending barage of content QUITE FRANKLY. But this week we're discussion the best and worst crossovers of all time across movies, tv shows and comics books. Plus we talk the passing of Robert Duvall, a new synopsis for Spider-Man: Brand New Day Synopsis, plans for The Batman Trilogy, the Tom Cruise vs. Brad Pitt AI update,...

The anticipation for what was to be the final Star Wars film, Revenge/Return of the Jedi was at an absolute boiling point in 1983. What was to become of Han Solo? Would Luke Skywalker defeat Darth Vader and turn from the dark side? Will Princess Leia kill a giant peverted slug in a gold bikini? These questions and more were wrapped up at the end of the original trilogy which brings the Emperor of...

It was always an enevitability but a Star Wars vs Marvel crossover is on the horizan! According to some rumours but not other rumours. We tak that plus a release date for The Mummy 4, a sad update on the cancelled Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin movie, trailers for Spider-Noir and a John Wick video game, a synopsis for Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, we review Crime 101 plus we discuss the l...

It's time to talk what many still consider the pinacle of Star Wars media, The Empire Strikes Back. Released three years after the first movie in 1980 it also came at a time when sequels were almost always inferior to the original. With the original trio of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and Princess Leia returning and George Lucas not directing but putting it all on the line to make this happen Empire...

We’re back! Not only to talk about the most anticipated movies and tv shows on the back end of the year but also the wonderful commercials that have been released. We’re talking The Mandalorian VS Groglet, The Adventures of Cliff Booth, Hoppers, Minions & Monsters, Project Hail Mary, Disclosure Day, Master of the Universe and a new look at Supergirl. Plus we talk about the news of th...

To kick off Caravan Of Garbage in 2026 we've decided to celebrate the release of Star Wars' 49th anniversary. We're talking the original movie as it was first shown in May of 1977 with none of the Special Edition tweaks or even the addition of the title A New Hope which was added four years later. We're looking at the miracle of the movie that started it all, George Lucas' vision brought to life w...

Amazing news! The Weekly Planet is back for 2026 and we’re looking at the biggest releases for 2026. The first half at least because Mason has to go to real work. Plus we talk the tragic passing of Catherine O’Hara and all the news we missed over January. Including Deadpool 4 in the works, a Batman: The Brave & the Bold update, a Gundan movie in the works and people being mad at things includi...

It’s our yearly best of the year clip show episode! And in honour of all the BIG MOVIE that came out in 2025, we’ve got the biggest and longest episode ever. We’re in hell so we might as well. Hopefully including all your fave characters like Austin Powers, Groglet, Rogue Trooper and The Rookie. Plus some classic segments like H8 Mail, Star Wars News and Mr Sunday Movies doing a big rant about Bat...

Hello everybody and welcome to another free bonus thing while the main podcast is on break until Feb 2nd! This week, we're getting ready for another Avengers: Doomsday teaser by revisiting the first X-Men movie and debut of some specific actors/characters who may or may not be returning. You can also access heaps more movie commentary tracks over at bigsandwich.co plus hundreds of other bonus eps...

Welcome everyone to the final Weekly Planet episode for the year where we celebrate the best, worst and everything in between of the year when it comes to movies, tv shows, comics and more. We also talk about the tragic passing of Peter Greene and James Ransone, box office results for Avatar: Fire & Ash, Paramount's latest and even more desperate bid to buy Warner Brothers and trailers for Ave...