Josh & Alex are back again to discuss the newest Bong Joon Ho allegory for class warfare; Mickey 17, starring Robert Pattinson! Intro/stories about Daylight Savings Time (0:00) Exciting news for the upcoming 200th episode! (5:48) Josh saw his buddy CJ & wrestling talk (8:56) Check out Josh on the Game Club Pod twitch channel playing Split Fiction (17:18) 2 Blokes from Blighty promo (20:46) Mickey 17 non-spoiler review (21:38) Is Mickey 17 a must-see or a pass? (33:46) Spoiler review (40:34) Talking SMAC's new clickbait endeavor (55:07) Social media plugs and goodbyes! (1:01:35) Please remember to check out the 2 Blokes from Blighty podcast, join our Discord and check out our merch store !…

Josh, Alex & Justin draft their top blockbuster prospects for 2025 in the hopes of winning the first-ever Talking SMAC Blockbuster Fantasy Draft Intro(0:00) The 007 franchise sale (2:30) Sugar Coated Murder promo (22:08) THE BLOCKBUSTER FANTASY DRAFT Rules (23:10) Round 1 (26:10) Round 2 (33:18) Round 3 (42:21) Round 4 (54:42) Draft Recap (1:03:21) Social Plugs and Goodbyes (1:04:43) Did you catch all of Alex's James Bond references? "No Time to Die" (0:00:42) "Goldeneye" (26:18) "A View to a Kill" (39:51) "Skyfall" (44:00) "For (Josh's) Eyes Only" (59:33) "You Only Live Twice" (1:01:10) "Thunderball" (1:03:16) "Quantum of Solace" (1:05:08) "Goldfinger" (1:05:29) "Live and Let Die" (1:06:35) "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1:07:06) Please remember to check out the Sugar Coated Murder podcast, and let us know your favorite things from 2024 by joining our Discord and check out our merch store !…

Josh & Alex had the privilege to speak with writer, Kelli Fitzpatrick about her new book Captain Marvel: Carol Danvers Declassified , as well as Kelli's love of Star Trek and Tabletop RPGs and more! Intro (0:00) Kelli Fitzpatrick, what'cha doin'? (0:57) How did Kelli come to write this book? (3:35) Keeping the book on point with Carol's adventures and not skewing into fan fiction (5:52) The framing device of the book; Ripley Ryan aka Star (8:36) Did Kelli get to go to the Marvel archives? (10:00) What was Kelli's process in keeping the continuity straight? (11:37) Capturing the voices of our interview subjects (14:52) Alex gets Carol Danvers now (17:30) Josh learned something new about Carol Danvers (22:39) How the book makes a Superman-like character relatable (25:46) Let's learn more about Kelli! (28:55) Maybe the most important question of the night (31:45) Kelli's role in the Star Trek Adventures TTRPG (36:00) Kelli's favorite convention(s) to attend (39:37) Back on topic with Carol Danvers' time with Alpha Flight (42:57) Kelli's favorite look for Carol (44:00) Creating social media posts for the book (46:54) Carol's journey and resilient history with abuse (49:02) One final Trek question (52:04) Josh anoints Kelli into the Captain Marvel/Carol Danvers "Writers who understand Carol Danvers" club (53:48) Was there something in Carol's history that surprised Kelli? (55:23) Alex learns about age gaps (56:22) Kelli's take on Carol's position in Marvel's Civil War II (57:34) Social media plugs and good byes (59:09) Captain Marvel: Carol Danvers Declassified releases on March 4, 2025. You can order the book by clicking here Please remember to check out our Discord as well as our merch store !…

After years of delays, strikes and rewrites, we finally get to see Sam Wilson in action on the big screen as Captain America in Captain America: Brave New World . Intro (0:00) Josh was on The Cultworthy to discuss the movie About Time (1:39) Corrections: Josh mixed up Hyperion and The Sentry (5:09) Bob is Bob in Top Gun: Maverick. But Bob is also Bob in Thunderbolts* (7:42) No on 15 All-Cast promo (11:25) *Spoiler Review* of Captain America: Brave New World (12:37) Carl Lumbly is a treasure! (13:41) Did Marvel Studios skip viewing Madame Web? (19:57) Joaquin Torres' Marvel Comics history (24:17) Thoughts on the overall movie before critical analysis (25:38) The movie's not great, but it has a good heart (28:56) What is the ripple effect within the MCU from this movie? (31:27) Giancarlo Esposito's in the movie?! (38:10) Where the movie's pretty thin and repetitive (40:49) Does Sam get his Captain America moment? (44:32) Can Secret Service shoot the Pres, even if he's a Hulk? (48:40) Alex has questions about the cast (49:25) Marvel's lack of post-credit scene payoffs (54:26) Josh reiterates his post-Endgame MCU failings (58:28) Social plugs and goodbyes (1:07:16) Please remember to check out the No On 15! Allcast , join our Discord and check out our merch store !…

The commercial breaks in the Superb Owl offer us a chance to see what's coming down the pipeline for blockbusters. Join Josh as he watches the trailers in real-time and give his impressions. Intro (0:00) Movie Wire Promo (2:27) Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2:42) Jurassic World: Rebirth (4:55) How to Train Your Dragon remake (12:35) Thunderbolts* (14:42) Fantastic Four: First Steps (20:02) Socials and goodbyes (25:49) Please remember to check out the Movie Wire podcast, join our Discord and check out our merch store !…

Josh, Alex & Matt join up with Section 31 to take on the unenviable task of making sense of the Michelle Yeoh vehicle (star craft?) set in the Star Trek universe. Intro (0:00) Game Club Pod promo (4:33) Why did we decide to review this movie? (It's Matt's fault) (5:38) Philippa Georgiou's Star Trek backstory shenanigans (7:35) Alex's feelings on Section 31 in the Star Trek universe (11:59) Let's talk the "movie" (18:18) Are we supposed to like Philippa Georgiou? (23:35) Josh doesn't know what Augments in Star Trek are (31:18) But Josh does know about Deltans! (36:27) Rachel Garrett's Star Trek heritage (40:56) The twist (spoilers!) (47:57) The guy who can change into anything only does it a few times (54:27) How much did (Cameo appearance) get paid? (1:03:38) What are the cutscenes about? (1:05:12) Is Section 31 a must-see or pass? (1:12:57) Please remember to check out the Game Club Pod podcast, join our Discord and check out our merch store !…

Josh, Alex & Matt do their favorite thing; talk about all the fun nerd things they're doing away from the pod! Intro! (0:00) Super Familiar w/the Wilsons promo (4:53) Josh can math (5:21) Josh speedruns his first batch of What'cha Doin's (6:31) Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir season 6 (7:23) Indiana Jones & the Great Circle (8:13) That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (8:38) My Dress-Up Darling (13:28) Metaphor: ReFantazio (17:54) Alex loves (bad) competitive game shows! (24:21) Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5 (35:53) Severance season 2 (46:22) Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (56:30) What'cha Gonna Do? Nintendo Switch 2 announcement (1:11:47) Social media plugs and goodbyes! (1:17:23) Please remember to check out the Super Familiar with the Wilsons podcast, join our Discord and check out our merch store !…

Josh is joined by the star of the pod, Matt, along with the Lovely Dan from Casting Views to celebrate 15 years of Mass Effect 2 Greetings, Commander (0:00) What is Casting Views? (2:52) How hyped were we for ME2 upon original release? (4:37) The story of Mass Effect 2 (11:47) Preferred ME2 classes and play styles (18:55) The main plot of the game and building your crew (25:33) Favorite ME2 crew member(s) (28:33) Mass Effect controversies (39:26) Bad romance endings? (42:05) Miranda the white whale? (46:05) The final mission (51:43) ME2 DLC (58:10) Social media plugs (1:11:54) Please remember to check out the Casting Views podcast, join our Discord and check out our merch store !…

Josh and Alex discuss Sony's announcements for the Ghost of Tsushima anime, Helldivers and Horizon: Zero Dawn movies, along with trying to figure out how Sony will not understand the assignment, and pitching their own version of what Sony will produce as a final product, along with some casting and directing choices. Josh flubs introducing Alex (0:00) When the regional accent comes out in local commercials (1:44) How is Josh still healthy and alive?! (8:59) Josh and Alex share some jokes (11:33) Josh's favorite joke (12:36) Sony's new video game movie announcements (14:34) Ghost of Tsushima anime (17:24) Helldivers movie (26:26) Horizon: Zero Dawn movie (41:23) Social media plugs (1:03:22) Please remember to check out the 2 Blokes from Blighty podcast, join our Discord and check out our merch store !…

Josh flies solo as Alex is out sick, but we're looking ahead to our most notable movies, TV shows, video games, comics and more heading into 2025. Intro (0:00) Super Familiar with the Wilsons promo (0:38) 2025 Comics (1:06) 2025 Video Games (4:18) TV/Streaming shows (8:43) 2025 Movies (14:24) Game Club Pod thoughts on A Minecraft Movies (21:13) 2025 Moves cont'd (28:03) Social media plugs (35:58) Please remember to check out the Super Familiar with the Wilsons podcast, join our Discord and check out our merch store !…

Josh and Alex discuss their favorite and most disappointing movies, TV shows, games and performances of 2024 in our annual SMACademy Awards episode! Happy New Year! (0:00) Sugar Coated Murder Promo (3:02) Best Movie (4:31) Best Animated Feature (10:25) Best TV/Streaming Show (15:22) Best Video Game (19:40) Favorite Comic (26:08) Favorite Live-Action Movie Character (29:32) Favorite Video Game Character (34:34) Favorite Live-Action TV Character (35:36) That was this year?! (40:38) Biggest Disappointment (43:14) Favorite episode of Talking SMAC (48:08) Listener Comments (53:51) Social media plugs ( Please remember to check out the Sugar Coated Murder podcast, and let us know your favorite things from 2024 by joining our Discord and check out our merch store !…

Josh took the family to see Disney’s Moana 2, Alex—who hasn’t seen the movie—asks Josh's thoughts on the animation, story, and music. The ravages of time (1:10) 2 Blokes from Blighty promo (3:49) The brilliance of Joey & Tim (4:40) What is time?! (5:31) Josh's tangents within tangents being! (6:45) Was the theatrical release the right call? (8:19) How was the animation? (9:14) Is Moana 2 a must-see or pass? (11:11) Spoiler talk: Alex asks the big questions (11:42) What role do the Kakamora play? (13:03) What's the plot of Moana 2? (14:03) Where's Tamatoa?! (16:22) Where does the movie's story seams break? (16:46) Are there any good songs in Moana 2? (20:00) The Rock does 'Hamilton' (21:47) Is there sequel bait for a Moana 3? (24:49) How does it compare to Inside Out 2 as an unplanned and unexpected sequel? (26:27) The biggest spoiler for Moana 2 (27:07) Moana's parents still got it! (30:18) Final thoughts (31:13) Let's plug the socials! (33:10) Please remember to check out the 2 Blokes from Blighty podcast, join our Discord and check out our merch store !…

Josh, Alex and Matt discuss all the mysteries of the two biggest trailers of December. Are they hyped for a James Gunn Superman film? Do they like fast zombies? And what does Gremlins 2 have to do with this? Why does Alex bring up Planes, Trains & Automobiles? (1:20) Sonic 3 vs Mufasa (2:02) Matt longs for a good parasocial relationship in his life (join the discord) (6:59) The Movie Wire Show podcast promo (7:15) Ah Christmas. Such as The Star Wars Holiday Special (11:26) 28 Years Later trailer + props to Boots by Kudyard Kipling as performer by Taylor Holmes (22:07) Superman 2025 trailer + what does Superman mean to us (43:34) Anthony Carrigan as Metamorpho (47:57) Superman portrayals in other films and shows and Matt gives us homework (1:04:57) Wrap up Please remember to check out the Movie Wire podcast, join our Discord and check out our merch store !…

Josh and Alex breakdown their thoughts on Kraven the Hunter, and what was Sony thinking about a Spider-man free movie universe with Venom, Carnage, Morbin' time, Madame Web as their only hope. (0:22) Alex's Kraven cameo revealed (2:51) No on 15 promo (4:17) Kraven: what were they thinking + 28 Years Later trailer (8:22) What does Avi Arad actually do (20:20) Has Sony made a good film in the last five years? a breakdown of no, no they have not (28:03) Apple + is great (31:35) Morbius and the 90s Spider-Man the Animated Series (43:25) Not understanding Spider-man's journey or motto (51:16) Smac-Rating on Kraven the Hunter (52:25) The unmade Sony Spider-verse movies (1:01:07) wrap up Please remember to check out the No On 15! Allcast, join our Discord and check out our merch store !…

Josh and Alex's journey concludes. The Battle of the Five Armies closes out the Hobbit Trilogy and we will never have to talk about this again, right? Why did we do this to ourselves? (1:38) War of the Rohirrim & animation styles (4:57) Gandalf was in the Desolation of Smaug, oh right. (7:22) I Hate It, Let's Watch it promo (8:12) Smaug smaugs the city and the good parts (9:50) Tonal whiplash, war flicks, and too much horror in The Hobbit (12:50) Josh hates the word 'Da' (18:05) Drunk Galadriel (27:11) Thorin Oakenshield: Face-heel-face-heel-heel-face turn (34:00) The Hobbit is more hardcore than Lord of the Rings (41:04) Thranduil is a bad father (46:01) The good moments (54:11) final thoughts (1:01:00) Josh is proud of himself (1:04:39) Smac-rating and wrap up Please remember to check out the i Hate It. Let’s Watch It podcast, join our Discord and check out our merch store !…