Monthly Archives: August 2023

Episode 19: The New Mutants

There’s an old Native American proverb that says: inside every person, there are two bears forever locked in combat for your soul. That doesn’t sound very likely, though, so I wouldn’t worry too much about it.

This week on the podcast, Becca Petunia from the Muppet fansite Tough Pigs joins me to talk about The New Mutants, the 2020 haunted hospital pic about five teenage supermutants who find themselves on the wrong end of a horror movie.

Now, making a horror movie about these X-babies is an extremely peculiar thing to do, because the protagonists can teleport, burst into flames, summon a magic sword and turn into a werewolf, which means they’re automatically the scariest thing in the room. But the film tries to make it happen, with spectacularly weird results. Come join me and Becca as we attempt to comprehend this mutant misfire.

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A note for listeners: I’m now releasing new episodes every two weeks, instead of every week. That’s your chance to get caught up!

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Blue Beetle 104.1: What Your Family Makes You

“The love that you feel for your family makes you weak!” the villain tells Jaime. And later on, he repeats, “I told you, the love that you feel for your family makes you weak!

So I guess that’s what the love that Jaime feels for his family makes him, unless there’s any late-breaking reports.

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Episode 18: Iron Man

This week on the podcast, guest Ryan Steans and I find ourselves in a novel situation: talking about a movie that we actually like! We’re visiting the dawn of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, to see how Iron Man turned a promising young indie studio into a world-conquering money-spinner that’s become synonymous with the superhero genre.

Tune in to find out how Iron Man gets us to like the unlikeable, believe the unbelievable, and give in to the irresistible appeal of a character who shows up late for his own movie.

The podcast is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, YouTube, Overcast, Audible and lots of other places. Come check it out!

A note for listeners: Following this chapter, I’ll be releasing new episodes every two weeks, instead of every week. Now you’ll have time to catch up on all the previous episodes!

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