Victims and Villains

We're all in this together, right? When Disney+ launched in November 2019, many of us had our eyes on The Mandolarian but our eyes were elsewhere. We were getting nostalgic with another launch title, High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. I know quite the title. Throughout its ten episode first season, the series manages to reinvent the classic Disney Channel trilogy, while also penning a l...

Do you remember when movies were big events? When blockbusters were reserved exclusively for the summer time? Arnold Schwarzenegger is one of the biggest stars in the action genre! With franchises like Terminator and Predator, Arnold has seen more action than most stars. Sometimes those stars can shine bright enough to blind us from their other works. The year is 1993 and the movie is Last Action...

Just how talented is Matt Damon’s Tom Ripley? Is he talented enough to fool Jude Law? He is certainly talented enough to get his own episode dedicated to his 1999 movie, The Talented Mr. Ripley. In this jazz-fueled journey, we’re traveling back to the 1950’s, where a simple con grows into a state-sized crime spree. Experience the evolution of Tom Ripley’s obsession with wealth and his sociopathic...

For the first time ever WrestleMania was presented over 2 nights because it was simply “too big for one night” but was it too big for one podcast? Find out as Brandon and Jacob take over the feed on this episode and discuss WrestleMania 35! They talk about the match card, the atmosphere of there being no fans, and cinematic wrestling? Hmmmm sounds interesting right? Listen in on the conversation n...

The question on everyone’s mind is: did Carol Baskins kill her husband? Or just how fantastical can the life of Joe Exotic really be? In this supersized episode, we are breaking down the biggest, the weirdest and the down right insane moments, character and conspiracy making up the Netflix miniseries, Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem & Madness. A true crime story that is based in tigers, cults, suicide,...

She could feel it in the air that night and no she wasn't fearing Phil Collins or a killer drum solo impression from Mike Tyson. Though, it's still in the 1980s! We're talking about The New Mutants on this episode of Victims and Villains. While our guest for this episode has been a lifelong fan of New Mutants. Our own, Captain Nostalgia, is fresh to the mythos - but not to X-Men. 1984's The Demon...

Grief can bring us into some interesting places, develop questionable choices and above all have some bizarre effects to our mental health. While some viewers won't see themes of grief for the 2018 independent film, Starfish. We want to challenge you to look past the bizarre elements of the film and listen closely to what it has to say. We're sitting down with writer, director and composer, Al Whi...

Did you miss part one? Check out it here: https://bit.ly/vicep282 We didn't lie that we had a lot to say about the third season of the Netflix anime, Castlevania. Welcome to part two of our Retro Gamers discussion on the season. In this episode, we are breaking down the religious nature that continues to plague the series. While continuing our discussions on the arcs of the characters throughout....

When Netflix dropped the third season of Castlevania, we knew that we had A LOT to say. Throw in our pod brothers, The Retro Gamers, and you can expect an in-depth discussion on characters, arcs, histories and more. In fact, we had so much to say that we had to split the conversation into two episodes. Join us as we break down the controversial, vulnerable, and action-pulsing moments of the Netfli...

Last September, a series of school shootings warranted Universal Pictures to postpone, The Hunt. Six months later, we’ve entered into the insane world of The Hunt. While this film will be extraordinarily divisive, as you’ll hear in this episode, we’re breaking down the parody that’s not so much a parody. Join as we breakdown the film dubbed “The Room meets The Hunger Games.” Promo for this episode...

Happy Friday the 13th! We are continuing our episodic journey throughout the Friday the 13th franchise. Though this one should come with a disclaimer. The final chapter? I think not. Though, I do think that the filmmakers have every intention of ending it here. However, that clearly didn't happen. Anyways, Jason is back as is our Friday corespondent, Anthony Ripo from the Retro Gamers. Join us as...

We live in a culture where divorce feels as normal as the air we breathe. It is believed that nearly 42%, at minimum, of first marriages will end in divorce. Throughout his semi-autobiographical movie, Marriage Story, writer-director Noah Baumbach depicted the very raw and real emotional stakes of such a process. How does something like divorce affect mental health? How does it affect self-worth?...

Movies are meant to be for conversation. Marriage Story is a movie that opens up the conversation wide. They say that life can imitate art. For writer-director, Noah Baumbach, the journey and therapy that made 2019’s Marriage Story possible – had to have been incredibly difficult. Noah isn’t the only one who can be inspired. The movie, Marriage Story, left me with a question – what is the correlat...

Can sharks really be the cure to Alzheimer’s Disease? What happens when you enlarge their brains? Do sharks stop being dangerous and bloodthirsty? All of these hard-hitting questions get answered and more on this episode. We’re facing off against sharks in 1999’s Deep Blue Sea. Thanks to each and everyone that voted on our Twitter poll to make this happen. This episode is dedicated to you guys! If...

Once upon a time ago, we weren’t the podcast that you know today. We were just a couple of guys talking about news in the world of fandom. Then, we rebooted our show to talk more openly about mental health. Over 200 episodes later, we haven’t looked back. Reboots are all the craze nowadays, though. We’re sitting down with Mister Crowley artist, CJ Oechsle, to talk about his book and Jay and Silent...

Watchmen is filled with history long forgotten. The saddest portion of that fact is the history in question is our own. While history has tried hard to hide the blood stains of The 1921 Tulsa Massacre and the optimistic spirits of Black Wall Street – their importance finds new life in the famed DC Comics heroes. Equally, as forgotten, is the place where Angela and Cal find their last name from. In...

The optimistic of prosperity broken. Racial tensions at an all time high and the fall which broke the promised land. The 1921 Tulsa Massacre was one of the largest tragedies that has ever befall the United States. For nearly 100 years, our history has attempted to hide the blood of those men and women. Innocent families and legacies forever changed. In this episode, we are sitting down with Scott...

While we have been heavily focusing on social justice, racism and our history's relation with the two - we interrupt such justice to bring you the podcast noone asked for. An episode entirely on musicals and 1955's Oklahoma! Within the opening act to Watchmen's pilot, Judd Crawford (Don Johnson), and his wife are watching a production of Oklahoma. Later within the episode, Judd and the Abars (Regi...

This is the story of Greenwood. A story that thrives on hope, prosperity but ends in tragedy. In its inception, Greenwood’s business district thrived. What makes Greenwood such an important story – isn’t its wealth but to whom those who received the wealth. Only a few years after the abolishment of slavery, African Americans found their way out west & oil found its way to Oklahoma. When the two me...

When Doctor Manhattan entered into our atmosphere, he made a few changes along the way. Which included not only a brand new Patreon-exclusive* podcast series & a set of fun size Victims and Villains episode called Coffee & Conversations. Welcome to episode one, where we are looking at Doctor Sleep: Director's Cut. Major spoilers will abound and if you would like more Doctor Sleep, check out our fu...

Are you in every moment? Or do you just like to get through life as quietly as possible? Life is full of reasons for conversations and HBO’s Watchmen gave us more than enough. In the second part of our conversation on the HBO series, we’ll take a look at not only the themes but why this show was truly good entertainment – not just important. Joined once again by Caless Davis of the Feelin Film Pod...

It is 1985 and Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons are about to completely challenge the medium of comics with a little book called Watchmen. It is 2019 and Damon Lindelof is about to do for television, what Alan and Dave did 35 years ago for comics. Watchmen brought forth some of our history’s ugliest events and dared to shine a light on them. Events that we dared to sweep under the rug. This is the firs...

What did you mama tell you, anyways? Did she tell you that podcasting was the devil? Or that water sucked? Well, we promise that water will always hydrate you and that this podcast is anything BUT the devil. We are a podcast that focuses on hope, value and mental health awareness. Oh yeah! We talk about movies too. We’re gearing up for the big game by talking about one of the best football movies...

Stop me if you've heard this one before. Nicolas Cage meets H.P.Lovecraft and the two merge over a meteoroid that completely changes the atmosphere around Cage's home. You would call that Color Out of Space. The famous Lovecraftian story is being brought to the big screen and thanks to the glorious return of Richard Stanley - prepare yourself for a wild trip. This is the first Richard Stanley film...

What are you gonna do when they come for? It’s been a long wait but the Bad Boys trilogy finally has a proper conclusion – or new beginning depending on what you read. Regardless, we pod together, we die together because we’re joined by Dan “The Movie Man” Rockwood to talk about the Bad Boys trilogy. A conversation that features a life long fan and a first time viewer. We’re breaking down everythi...