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Wicked (2024)

This week we are talking the Jon M Chu's adaptation of the famed Broadway play, Wicked is itself an adaptation of Gregory Maguire novel. Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande anchor this retelling of the classic Wizard of Oz tale revolving around the life and times of Elphaba Thropp (the Wicked Witch of the West) and Glinda the Good while attending Shiz academy as well as their first visit to the Emerald City of Oz. 

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

With Wicked: For Good coming to theaters this month, we are are going somehwere over the rainbow to talk about the 1939 adaptation of this book in L. Frank Baum's Oz series. The movie tells the story of a little girl from Kansas whose house gets caught in a tornado that takes her to the enchanted land of Oz. With the help of a Scarecrow, a Tin Man and a Cowardly Lion, she must get to the Emerald City to meet the Wizard who can send her back home. This movie is also anchored by legendary performances from Judy Garland as Dorothy and Margaret Hamilton as the Wicked Witch of the West respectively. 

Halloween (1978) [Re-Recorded]

For spooky season we are starting this year by basically re-making our own first episode of this podcast. We return to John Carpernter's 1978 proto-slasher. In 1963, 6 year old Michael Myers murders his older sister. 15 years after being locked away in a Sanitarium, Michael escapes and returns to his hometown of Haddonfield where he finds and follows a young babysitter. The film debut of Jamie Lee Curtis. 

Weapons (2025)

This week we finally review some 2025 horror again. The follow up to Zach Cregger's 2022 horror film "Barbarian" takes us to the small town of Maybrook who's rocked by the sudden mysterious disappearance of nearly an entire elementary school class and how the shocking tragedy has changed the town around it. Spoiler heavy talk ahead so please watch this film before listening. 

Superman Returns (2006)

This week we decided to review DC and WB's first attempt at rebooting Superman... Coming one year after Batman Begins, this sort of sequel to Richard Donner and Richard Lester's (respectively) original two films in the franchise sees the Man of Steel return to earth after a five year absence. Lois Lane has moved on in this time and started her own family, few people question why or how Clark Kent also disappeared from a hiatus himself, and we are going to the Lex Luthor well once again with eccentric billionaire villain now being played by Kevin Spacey. Your hosts will also spend some time explaining how we arrived here after Superman II and question why Bryan Singer chose to leave the X-Men franchise for this.

Superman (2025)

James Gunn officially kicks off the new DC Studios with his long awaited adaptation of the Man of Steel. This movie finally takes Superman out of the grim and gritty era of the Zack Snyder universe and brings back the wonder of the 1978 original with a Superman that is a much needed ray of light in a dark work. This is a SPOILER FILLED review so we do NOT recommend listening to this unless you have already seen this movie.

Superman II (1980)

In preparation for Jame Gunn's highly anticipated DCU reboot of the man of steel, we are going back to 1980 and watching the first Superman sequel ever. Mostly shot in parallel with the original before Richard Donner's exit, this movie is a continuation of the original and expands on the relationship between Superman and Lois lane while also giving us one of the best villains in this series, General Zod. Because of the chaotic nature of this production, two versions of this movie exist and we talk about them both. Javi watched the Theatrical, also known as the [Richard] Lester Cut, while Angel watched the 2006 released [Richard] Donner Cut on DVD. We discuss the differences, the similarities and figure out if we in fact like this super sequel. 

Superman (1978)

On this podcast, you will believe a man can fly. This week we go back to the grandaddy of the Comic Book/Superhero genre by discussing Richard Donner's 1978 epic. Almost every superhero movie that has come after including those made today include tropes from this film. We follow the Last Son of Krypton as he is sent away from his collapsing planet to earth, and discovers his purpose is to be a hero fighting for truth, justice, and the American way. 

Sinners (2025)

We are back reviewing what may already be the film of 2025. We are unapologetic glazers of Ryan Coogler's work so this episode is less about whether we enjoy this movie and more how great this latest work of the East Bay director is. This modern Vampire story revolves around a pair of twin brothers (both played in an EXCELLENT turn from Michael B Jordon) who are trying to open a juke joint in Mississippi who now have to deal with a completely unexpected treat: Vampires. 

A Goofy Movie (1995) [Re-Release]

Re-releasing this 2020 episode since this movie turned 30 today.

In the 1990s, Disney was going through their Animation renaissance starting with 1989's The Little Mermaid, Included, Aladdin, The Lion King, and the Academy Award nominated Beauty and the Beast. 

At the tail end of this period came the sequel to the early 90s cartoon Goof Troop, which follows Disney characters Goofy and Pete as they are navigating parenthood. In this movie, Goofy is afraid that he has grown too distant from his teenage son Max, and decides to take him away for the summer on a cross-country fishing trip for the summer, the only issue is that this interferes with Max's plans to woo his high school crush, Roxanne.