HooperCast Movie Hour

0:00 - How would Indy handle Crohn’s Disease? 9:15 - But other than that, this is just a freewheeling discussion about what the Indy films mean to us personally, what they did for moviemaking, for pop culture, and why they remain unique, even from their lesser-quality sequels. ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weldon Produced & Engineered by Conner...

0:00 - Some quick housekeeping: one one annual staple, I QUIT. 3:50 -  RECOMMENDATION - “Obsession” (2026) 15:07 - “Obsession is also a cologne. A quick discussion regarding cologne. 16:47 - RECOMMENDATION - “Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie” (2026). 27:35 - We’re in favor of these YouTubers making movies. 29:12 - RECOMMENDATION - “How to Train Your Dragon” (2025). 49:41 - Fun story about Chri...

0:00 - Remember our Toy Story 6 pitch? Pepperidge Farm remembers. 5:30 - REVIEW - “Coyote vs. Acme” (2026). The long-awaited, nearly-erased film is finally in theaters, and we done saw it. 24:24 - Financially, was Warner Brothers right to shelf this film? Take a look at the box office. ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weldon Produced & Engineered...

0:00 - I did something! I took my kids to the beach! 2:40 - REVIEW - “Remarkably Bright Creatures” (2026). Popular book adaptation for Netflix, one of many. 18:00 - What are our thoughts on baby-friendly screenings? This kicks off a big discussion about the variety of offerings that perhaps should or should not be available to the moviegoing audience. ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Du...

0:00 - REPRIMAND - “Beware the Slenderman” (2017). On a rewatch of this doc, plus a reading of Kathleen Hale’s book, I now believe this doc is just as slimy and opportunistic as the narrative horror films produced around the time of the stabbing, even though it acted as if it were above such things. 16:51 - RECOMMENDATION - “An Innocent Man” (2018). Get ready to be enraged. 25:51 - RECOMMENDATION...

0:00 - The new airport and the MCU’s hack writing as of late. 3:00 - Dustin and I both went antiquing over the weekend! 14:45 - REVIEW - “The End of Oak Street” (2026). Non-spoilers! Should you see this in theaters? 36:30 - SPOILERS BEGIN - Let’s get deeper into the story, the ending, the character conflict, and the mechanics of what they tried to accomplish with this plot. (This is also the fun p...

0:00 - REVIEW - “The Goonies” (1985). I finally watched The goddamn Goonies, now please leave me alone. 14:23 - The people who read spoilers instead of watching stuff. https://okayzoomer.substack.com/p/the-people-who-love-having-tv-and ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weldon Produced & Engineered by Conner Dempsey Powered by Zoom, QuickTime, Adobe...

0:00 - “The Rescuers Down Under” remains one of the best of all movies. 1:40 - REVIEW - “Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender” (2026). No spoilers! ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weldon Produced & Engineered by Conner Dempsey Powered by Zoom, QuickTime, Adobe Audition, & Adobe Premiere Pro Special Thanks to Anchor FM (or “Spotify for Podcasters”,...

0:00 - Perfect Yogurt vs Fro-Yo vs Ice Cream. 5:00 - REVIEW - “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” (2026). No spoilers yet! Just our general thoughts and reactions to the movie! 33:00 - SPOILER TIME! We’re talking about plot details, secret characters, the ending, and the future of this franchise, the future of the MCU, Doomsday, and Endgame Encore as well. 1:17:47 - The future of the Spider-Man franchise....

0:00 - Conner would like to explain himself. We make pledges, and we intend to keep them, but life happens. 8:30 - DISCUSSION - “Willow” (1988). I recently saw this movie for the first time, and as an adult man. We discuss why life experience and cultural context matters when you are first exposed to a movie, and how to have tempered expectations based on its intended audience. 32:08 - Hey, did yo...

0:00 - Hey, our 600th episode is going to be Spider-Man! 2:15 - Cats and John Cleese. 4:15 - Conner pledges to watch “Avatar: The Last Airbender”, the original series.  12:10 - REVIEW - “Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die” (2026). No spoilers yet. This is equal parts complaining about Hulu. 25:40 - SPOILERS for the film, but we want to talk about the ending. ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey •...

0:00 - For some reason, we decide to discuss superpowers. 11:00 - REVIEW - “The Odyssey” (2026). The hype, the filmmaking, the literary history, the “authenticity” conversation, and the recommendation. 46:40 - SPOILERS for the film (and this centuries-old story). 1:18:00 - What should Christopher Nolan do next? ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weldon...

0:00 - Conner learned about “Red Door, Yellow Door” and is now dealing with preteen hypnotism. 10:37 - REVIEW - “Good Boy” (2025) 24:35 - SPOILERS begin. ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weldon Produced & Engineered by Conner Dempsey Powered by Zoom, QuickTime, Adobe Audition, & Adobe Premiere Pro Special Thanks to Anchor FM (or “Spotify for P...

0:00 - Baseball Shirts! 2:00 - Update on Dustin’s Leg! 4:50 - How was your 4th of July? 6:00 - REVIEW - “Supergirl” (2026). No spoilers yet, but Dustin gives his thoughts on this film, and on the source material it draws from. ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weldon Produced & Engineered by Conner Dempsey Powered by Zoom, QuickTime, Adobe Audition...

0:00 - Conner has one cat, then a kitten, finds two more kittens, then finds acceptance. Why don’t people want to adopt cats? 5:35 - RECOMMENDATION - “Flow” (2024). 13:54 - CRITIQUE - “Greenland 2: Migration (2026).37:02 - RECOMMENDATION - “Keeper” (2025).-----Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin WeldonTheme Music by Dustin WeldonProduced & Engineered by Conner DempseyPowered by Zoom,...

0:00 - Dustin’s Physical Therapy adventures. 8:30 - REVIEW - “Toy Story 5” (2026). We give some quick thoughts on the 4th film, for context, and then our spoiler-free thoughts on this movie. 26:00 - BEGIN SPOILERS. We discuss the plot in detail.  43:00 - We decide to write the 6th film…and boy do we. First, we get out all our bad ideas. 59:40 - But seriously, here we go. Anything short of this ide...

REVIEW - “Masters of the Universe” (2026) ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weldon Produced & Engineered by Conner Dempsey Powered by Zoom, QuickTime, Adobe Audition, & Adobe Premiere Pro Special Thanks to Anchor FM (or “Spotify for Podcasters”, whatever) FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. This is critique, protected under Fair Use. I DO NOT OWN...

0:00 - Loud Noises and Alien Trap Music. 3:45 - REVIEW - “Disclosure Day” (2026). No spoilers, don’t worry. 45:50 - The movie fails to go all-in on what could have been its big theme. Here’s what we would have done instead. How do you think humanity would respond if presented with proof of alien life? How do you think people of faith would react to this? ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey •...

0:00 - Conner’s AC is fixed and I stopped myself from getting scammed! Jump to the next timecode if you’d like to not hear home repair stories. 6:05 - Dustin had a great fall. (Not that kind. It’s June). 26:28 - RECOMMENDATION - “Man on the Run” (2025). 48:30 - Conner has brief complaints about Amazon. ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weldon Produced...

0:00 - Conner’s hellish life without air conditioning in Alabama. 5:30 - Dustin’s one-sentence summary of the film, before we recklessly address spoilers. 6:30 - CRITIQUE - “The Mandalorian and Grogu” (2026). We discuss why this film wasn’t simply made into a season of the existing television show, why talented people can still produce garbage, and as always, we come up with a much better story on...

We don’t do this as much anymore, but here’s several things in one episode! 1:00 - We’re getting older, so today’s chatter is about calories! Also we seemingly look down on accountants? 7:41 - THOUGHTS - “Daredevil: Born Again, Season 2” (2026). 12:55 - THOUGHTS - “Punisher: One Last Kill” (2026). It’s odd to have a bottle episode of Marvel inside of this MCU, but maybe they’re just open to experi...

1:00 - I think it’s fun when books are adapted into documentaries. 3:30 - REVIEW - “Mercy” (2026).  31:22 - Chris Pratt’s team’s choices lately. ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weldon Produced & Engineered by Conner Dempsey Powered by Zoom, QuickTime, Adobe Audition, & Adobe Premiere Pro Special Thanks to Anchor FM (or “Spotify for Podcasters...

REVIEW - “Tuner” (2026).  The reason many films feel familiar after a while, it’s just the way art is. It’s supposed to feel familiar enough while also feeling new. ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weldon Produced & Engineered by Conner Dempsey Powered by Zoom, QuickTime, Adobe Audition, & Adobe Premiere Pro Special Thanks to Anchor FM (or “Sp...

0:00 - Conner’s trip to Gatlinburg.  15:00 - REVIEW: “Apex” (2026). ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weldon Produced & Engineered by Conner Dempsey Powered by Zoom, QuickTime, Adobe Audition, & Adobe Premiere Pro Special Thanks to Anchor FM (or “Spotify for Podcasters”, whatever) FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. This is critique, protected und...

0:00 - Man, 90s Nickelodeon, TOny Hawk, Skate Cultre, Hobie Da Cat. 12:09 - First we quickly discuss the first film, (“Ready or Not” (2019)) which we have both seen.  20:45 - SPOILERS for Film 1 27:09 - REVIEW - “Ready or Not 2: Here I Come” (2026) 40:35  - Get your shit together, Hulu. ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weldon Produced & Engineered...