Supergirl

Mike and Jim discuss and debate the 2026 live-action superhero movie Supergirl, written by Ana Nogueira and directed by Craig Gillespie as the second film in the rebooted DC Extended Universe (DCEU), which was adapted from the 2021 comic book miniseries Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow by Tom King and Bilquis Evely. 
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Superman (2025)

Mike and Jim discuss and debate the 2025 live-action superhero movie Superman, written and directed by James Gunn as the first film in the rebooted DC Extended Universe (DCEU).
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Listen: Disclosure Day is a Terrible Movie

Mike and Jim discuss and debate (but mostly rant about) the 2026 science fiction film Disclosure Day. Despite being directed by Steven Spielberg and highlighted by the laudably fully committed acting of Emily Blunt, Colin Firth, and Eve Hewson, this was one of the most disappointing movies they have seen in a long time. 
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Masters of the Universe

Mike and Jim discuss and debate the 2026 movie Masters of the Universe, the second live-action film adaptation of a Mattel toy line and animated television series from the 1980s, including their struggles with understanding who the intended audience is, its many shifting tones (serious, sentimental, silly, cartoon-ish, parody), and its occasionally too-adult humor, while also acknowledging its positives (visual effects, fight choreography) and the subtle changes that could have made the movie better. (Bonus feature: Mike performs the He-Man "I have the power!" shout, twice). 
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Mortal Kombat 2

Mike and Jim discuss and debate the 2026 movie Mortal Kombat 2, including a very brief overview of its video game and cinematic history, how it is an enjoyable improvement over the previous movie, some other successes but mostly failures of movie adaptations of video games, and how such adaptations should balance their movie and video game aspects.   
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Movie Previews Suck

Mike and Jim discuss and debate how much movie previews, in an understandable effort to peak your interest, often include too much detail, provide the entire narrative framework, speak many of its best lines, show many of its best scenes, and basically spoil it so much that it is not worth seeing the movie, which is fine if you were not planning to, but really annoying if you were looking forward to it.  
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Project Hail Mary

Mike and Jim discuss and debate the 2026 movie Project Hail Mary, including how Mike almost fell asleep multiple times during it, Jim unnecessarily saw it in IMAX, Mike was disappointed by the limited actual science, Jim thought Grace should have died early and often, Mike was doing okay until Rocky showed up, Jim found the story to be formulaic and unsurprising, Mike believes all the hype is because people watched it emotionally instead of thoughtfully, and Jim explains (without having read it) the book was better than this solidly okay movie.
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Will the Force be with us?

On May the 4th, their first new episode in a long, long time, Mike and Jim discuss and debate the state of Star Wars screen canon (live-action and animated movies and television shows) related to the Force, including the transition from Lucas to Disney, Midi-chlorians, balancing the Force, the Mortis gods, Force Ghosts, and the Luke Skywalker problem with post-Return of the Jedi Force-related stories, as they ponder whether the Force will ever really be with us in Star Wars storytelling. 
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Mike and Jim discuss and debate the 2023 animated superhero film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. 
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Historical Reimaginings

Mike and Jim discuss and debate non-documentary movies and television shows that use fictionalized history in their storytelling, including possible historical events that could have inspired a myth or legend, exaggerated historical events for entertainment which could later become a myth or legend, and stories being told that are loosely based on historical events or time periods. 
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Guardians of the Galaxy (Volume 3)

Mike, Jim, and returning guest host Rhys discuss and debate the 2023 Marvel live-action superhero movie Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. 
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The Batman

Mike and Jim discuss and debate the 2022 DC live-action film The Batman. 
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The Phantom of the Opera

Mike and Jim discuss their favorite musical, The Phantom of the Opera, both the stage production and the movie, as well as some aspects of the novel it is based on. 
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Eternals

Mike and Jim briefly discuss the 2021 Marvel movie Eternals. 
 
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The Matrix Resurrections

Mike and Jim briefly discuss the 2021 movie The Matrix Resurrections. 
 
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