Episodes
Reading the feed…
Reading the feed…
Lanterns (HBO) This episode, we fly into the first two episodes of Lanterns, HBO’s ambitious new DC mystery series that takes one of comics’ oldest cosmic institutions and creates the construct of: “What if intergalactic space cops were dropped into the middle of True Detective?” Starring Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan and Aaron Pierre as John Stewart, Lanterns follows the veteran Green Lantern and his new recruit partner as they investigate a mystery that may be bigger, stranger, and more alien than it first appears. Whether the series is destined to join the ranks of great comic book adaptation
The End of Oak Street This week, we’re taking a trip back in time to The End of Oak Street, the new sci-fi adventure from David Robert Mitchell starring Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor, Maisy Stella, and Christian Convery. What begins as life on a seemingly ordinary suburban street quickly becomes something far stranger, with mysterious events, survival challenges, and the unexpected dangers of moving house… Like REALLY moving house. Is it a nostalgic genre throwback? A family adventure? A cautionary tale about keeping up with the neighbours? Well… you’ll have to listen to hear what we made of it
Ride or Die Friendship, espionage, and the age-old question: How well do you really know your best mate? This week we’re taking a high-speed detour into Ride or Die (2026), Amazon Prime Video’s action-comedy adventure that proves some friendships can survive anything… even international assassins. Created by Tessa Coates and starring Octavia Spencer, Hannah Waddingham, Ed Skrein, and Bill Nighy, Ride or Die follows two lifelong friends whose relationship is put through the sort of stress test most were never designed to handle. Part globe-trotting thriller, part buddy comedy, and part celebrat
Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) With great power comes great podcasting responsibility… and this week, we web-sling into Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the latest chapter in the ever-expanding adventures of everyone’s favourite friendly neighbourhood wall-crawler. Following the reality-bending fallout of No Way Home, Peter Parker is swinging into a genuinely brand-new era, carrying plenty of emotional baggage, mysterious threats, and the sort of comic-book complications that would make even a Daily Bugle editor take a sick day. The film stars Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Sadie Sink, Jon B
X-Men ’97 Season 2 Since first blasting onto TV screens in 1992, the X-Men animated universe has been teaching us that being a mutant is hard, saving the world is harder, and finding a quiet weekend is apparently impossible. Fast-forward to 2026, and the beloved revival X-Men ’97 has continued the adventure for Season 2. This season sees the X-Men scattered across different eras as they attempt to find their way home while new threats emerge back in the 1990s. Dion, Jill and Quinny dive headfirst into X-Men ’97’s nostalgia mining mastery, featuring the voices of Ross Marquand, Jennifer Hale, A
Widow’s Bay Apple TV+’s Widow’s Bay (2026) arrives with a siren song of small-town mystery and supernatural scares, firmly planting itself in that eerie territory somewhere between Stephen King‘s entire back catalogue and “Parks and Rec”(Not that Quinny would know)… Created by Katie Dippold and starring Matthew Rhys alongside Kate O’Flynn and Stephen Root, The series follows a skeptical small town mayor trying to revitalise a struggling island community… while said community politely insists that no… it is, in fact, extremely cursed. It’s seaside charm, folklore that refuses to stay folklore,
Evil Dead Burn Welcome back to the podcast where long-running franchises are lovingly dismembered, reanimated, and occasionally set on fire… This week, we’re diving chainsaw first? into Evil Dead Burn (2026), the sixth entry in Sam Raimi’s gloriously gooey horror legacy. What began in 1981 as the original scrappy, cabin-in-the-woods nightmare has since morphed into a full-blown franchise of splatter, slapstick, and increasingly unfunny trauma. Directed by Sébastien Vaniček and starring Souheila Yacoub, Hunter Doohan, and Luciane Buchanan, this latest instalment swaps out “groovy” one-liners fo
Supergirl This week we rocket headfirst into the second film of the new-ish DC Cinematic Universe; Supergirl, a character who’s been orbiting the DC universe since the Silver Age, occasionally stepping out from Superman’s shadow to remind everyone that capes aren’t a boys-only club. Directed by Craig Gillespie and starring Milly Alcock alongside Eve Ridley, Matthias Schoenaerts, and Jason Momoa desperately trying to wash off the fishy smell of Aquaman. We find Kara Zor-El trading Metropolis for the far reaches of space and her colourful costume for a pair of sunnies with a tan duster. There’s
Obsession & Backrooms This episode we bravely wander into dimly lit corridors so you don’t have to (you’re welcome). This week, we’re diving headfirst into the ever-growing creepypasta-to-big-screen pipeline with Obsession (2025) and Backrooms (2026)—two films that prove the internet’s “what if this goes horribly wrong?” energy is alive, well, and making a serious dent in our sleep schedule. First up, Obsession, directed by Curry Barker, takes the classic “be careful what you wish for” trope and gives it a thoroughly modern, deeply uncomfortable twist; Starring Michael Johnston and Inde Navarr
Disclosure Day This week we are participating in riding the hype train for the new Steven Spielberg cultural touchstone “Disclosure Day“. Following on from his classic alien encounter stories of Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T. and War of the Worlds this new film asks a different question entirely. And guess what? It’s or turn to disclose something to all of our lovely listeners… We really didn’t like it. AT ALL. Quinny and Jill are the lucky buggers who saw it in the cinema and they are giving the spoiler filled low-down on what went right, what went wrong and what exactly are we disc
Masters of the Universe (2026) 450!!! Holy crap people!!! This is our 450th episode! and its about Masters of the Universe! Thats a whole lot of Podcasting… For this momentous milestone we are doing what we do best: diving headlong in and compounding some Elements of Awesome into something great: this is us mixing in a half tonne of “‘80s nostalgia” a few cups of “sweet ass toy-line”and then filtering it through the lens of “Summer blockbuster movie” with just a dash of “music by Queen”! We are heading to Eternia and checking out The Masters of The Universe movie from director Travis Knight! (
Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu The Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal) has taken the rocket powered leap from the small screen to the big screen and he’s brought his little green pal, baby Yod…. Ahem.. sorry… Grogu with him. It’s been 7 long years since Star Wars was in cinemas last, so here we are, finding out if this latest offering is worthy of being in “the movies” or if it’s actually just five TV show episodes in a trenchcoat. In this podcast you will find out if… this is the way. Or if it’s more “wrong way, go back”. Fire up the hyperdrive with New Republic Commander Jill, badass bounty hunte
Remarkably Bright Creatures This week’s pick isn’t a loud franchise sequel or a cinematic universe tentpole. Instead, it drifts in on quieter currents. Remarkably Bright Creatures began life as a much‑loved novel, the kind that lives on bedside tables, book clubs, and “you should really read this” conversations. Its screen adaptation arrives via Netflix. It leans into reflective storytelling rather than spectacle. At its heart is a gently unfolding story about unlikely connections, emotional repair, and the strange ways people – and creatures, help each other survive. It’s the sort of film tha
Mortal Kombat 2 It’s been 5 years since the last Mortal Kombat film was almost apologetically released onto our screens in a mid-covid streaming-first market. It was a moderate success at the time and folks were generally taken with the humour, the action beats and the relatively lore-accurate storyline. They were less interested in the new lead character Cole, who had never appeared in any MK story up to that point and whose main power seemed to be getting the seven shades of shit kicked out of him. Director Simon McQuoid has taken his licks on that one and has made the smart decision to foll
Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord Star Wars has become an increasingly Televisual universe and who would have thought so many years ago, that animation would actually give us some of the most epic and anticipated match-ups the fandom has ever wanted. Maul: Shadow Lord is the latest animated offering from Lucasfilm this time exploring a part of the history we know very little about. And the machinations of one of the coolest and most intimidating villains: Dryden Vos. Also Maul is in there too jumping around and being all mopey and shit. Will this show align into a unified Solo inclusive Timeline?
April TV Roundup April is nearly finished and that means it’s time to check out what shows have come back onto our screens and see if they are kicking ass or limping over the finish line. We are looking into Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (Season 2) Daredevil: Born Again (Season 2) and For All Mankind (Season 5!!!?) Jill, Dion and Quinny are glued to the couch for this episode and they are living by the old maxim “we watch it, so you don’t have to…” https://youtu.be/l8eVL7WPJnw A huge shout out to our regular Russels, (Wyatt or Kurt) and friendly Vigilante’s and space-explorers who keep us compan
Deadloch Season 2 Instead of a return to the sleepy seaside Tasmanian village of Deadloch, Season 2 of the hit show takes us right up the top end! With a cast of wonderfully weird characters, both new and old, crocodiles, bogans, dismemberment and a million creative ways to say “it’s fuckin hot“, Deadloch proves that “The Kates” are a creative force to be reckoned with. Who would have thought that chaos lesbian cop dramedy would be right at top of the “most anticipated” list for 2026!? The whole team is in for this review and be aware it is VERY VERY full of swearing…. moreso than usual! That
One Piece S2 Yo ho yo ho, a pirates life for me!! Are you ready return to the Grand Line with the Straw Hat Pirates as we set sail for Season 2 of One Piece: the hugely popular live action Netflix Anime adaptation. now It’s time for this podcast crew to see if the sophomore season is full speed ahead, more of the same, or a huge sucking whirlpool of crapola. Captain Jill is sailing away and is ably crewed by first mate Quinny… and we are avoiding the tired old homophobic joke of Roger, the cabin-boy… this time our most able seamen is Dion. Tune in to find the ultimate treasure and become KING
March Film and TV Roundup March is more than midway through so we thought it was time to check in on what folks have been watching! Whether it’s TV shows like Scarpetta, DTF St Louis or Young Sherlock, or the film “If I had Legs I would Kick You“…we have given it our attention, so you can make an informed choice on if you give it yours. The whole team is here for this roundup and the themes and styles of shows are wildly varied. So tune in to us as we tune in to them! Featuring: Young Sherlock – Amazon Prime Scarpetta – Amazon Prime DTF St Louis – HBO Max Shrinking Season 3 – Apple TV If I Had
Project Hail Mary Dion and Jill are the two team members who had braved the big dark scary abyss of space for our review of Project Hail Mary, so this one is very much a spoiler free look at the film and a whole bunch of “why you should definitely go see it!” Project Hail Mary is the new film based on the book of the same name by Andy Weir; the author of the other wildly popular space science romp, The Martian. In this new film Ryan Gosling is our resident space smart-guy (this Ken does Space) and the scale of the drama is galactically large! We also talk a bit about what else we have been wat
War Machine Join us for your government mandated propaganda film featuring giant robots and US Ranger training procedures aplenty. It’s War Machine on Netflix, not to be confused with War Machine (2017) on Netflix… (or War Machine, not on Netflix) in THIS ONE… During the final stage of US Army Ranger selection, an elite team‘s training exercise turns into a fight for survival against an unimaginable threat. It’s propaganda, make no mistake about that folks. it’s flag waving jingoistic, “Hoo-Rah America saves the world” propaganda, but with its blend of Predator and Metal Gear, and a hint of Al
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy In this new entry to the Star Trek canon we are boldly going, once again, to the far flung future and this time we are heading to the strange new world that is… high school? In a beguiling move for the Star Trek franchise we have shifted focus from exploring the stars with highly competent adults to exploring the interpersonal drama of teenagers. Is it “Skins in space”? Or is it “Beverly Hills: Star-date 90210”? Live long and prosper fellow kids! Your faculty for this semester are PE teacher Dion, combo Maths and Science maven Jill, and cool, acessible, student cou
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms HBO and George R.R. Martin aren’t done with us yet. We’re heading back to Westeros to follow a new kind of story. Gone are the multi-generational tales of Kings, Queens, Empires and Dragons; this time we’re focusing on a single Hedgeknight and the little boy who wants to be his squire. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms adapts the first of the novellas that introduced these characters, and is a different direction for the whole Game of Thrones Behemoth. In this episode Dion is our Hedgeknight dujour, and Jill and Peta both show no interest at all of being his squire.
Wonder Man In this episode we are getting our thesp on and flexing our character actor muscles with the latest slightly rehearsed and barely directed dramatic reading from the beloved theatrical powerhouse that is Marvel Studios. Wonder Man (which is in no way connected to Wonder Woman) takes a sharp left turn in style and attitude from the usual Marvel fare. We follow two actors, desperate to get the role of a lifetime in a world where not only is superhero fatigue a real thing, but it’s also legally controlled; especially on film sets. Will this super powered Simon get his role that he has b
Send Help We love Sam Raimi, whether he’s making the best Spider-man Movies, the best Dr Strange Movies, or the best damn Evil Dead Movies ever! Well now he’s turning his talents to a new story, something a little different from anything we have seen from him before. In Send Help, Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien are co-workers stranded on a deserted island after a horrific plane crash. Things do not go well for either. Dion, Quinny and Jill are stranded on this desert island podcast, and as usual Jill is the one voted most likely to survive. Synopsis A woman and her overbearing boss become st
