9to5 Entertainment System (9ES)

It's wild to me that after years and years of terrible vampire movies we've been treated to two great ones in the last few months. First “Nosferatu” in December and now Ryan Coogler's “Sinners”. Is this the renaissance that vampire[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post 9ES336: Hot Rods Plot appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

Who would have thought that electing the party lead by a 60 year old white banker-dude was the result I would be happiest with?   How far we have fallen. As predicted the NDP now have less than 10 seats[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post 9ES335: Bringing Quaid Back appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

Montreal’s favorite geek and pop culture podcast 9ES is back to talk about the Chicken Jockey trend, the stupid AI Studio Ghibli trend, the Canadian election, Daredevil: Born Again and so much more. Of course it’s only natural that we[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post 9ES 334: There’s Very Little Daredevil in this Daredevil appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

We know why you listen to the 9to5 Entertainment System – you want to know what we think about the Oscar Best Picture winner Anora and whether or not you can watch it with your mom. Just kidding, we kick[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post 9ES 333: The Big Sweepy Sweep appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

9ES is back at full strength to talk about comics, movies and video games old and new like Mickey 17, Dune 2, Street Fighter 2: Turbo, Mortal Kombat 2 and of course the appointment of our new Prime Minister Mark[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post 9ES332: Now Lets See Paul Atreides Card appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

Once again we manage to mostly avoid talking about the madness going on as Trump flails wildly, lashing out in every direction like an old man losing his marbles and yelling at clouds even as he clutches the nuclear football[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post 9ES 331: He Just Has to Punch Nazis appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

Well we did it, we pretty much made it through a full episode without getting tempted to talk about whatever the hell Trump is up to this second. And we do it the most Canadian way possible: by talking about[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post 9ES330: The Least You Can Do Is Always Nothing appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

I hate that once again we find ourselves talking about the same thing as the whole world when we spend a good chunk of time talking about Trump Tariffs but honestly it was all anyone was talking about at the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post 9ES 329: A Neanderthal Viking Chant About Marijuana appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

Hey California, wanna join Canada? That'd be fun, right? We could be on fire together.   Speaking of irredeemable villains – Jono finished watching The Penguin so we dive into what might make a case for being the best comic[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post 9ES328: It’s No She-Hulk appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

I just realized that after Trudeau resigns there will be a new Prime Minister and said Prime Minister will only be the third Prime Minister governing this country since we started the podcast back in 2011. Since 2005 it has[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post 9ES327: Ram Proof appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

We've been doing 9ES for something like 13 years now and when we started we usually did a “best of” episode to close out the year. Kind of like the Much Music Holiday Wrap. We'd go over all the best[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post 9ES 326: Wait, This Was 2024? appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

If you haven't been following the saga of Luigi Mangione and the assassination of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson well – I don't know what to tell you. I guess listen to this episode since I think we do a pretty[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post 9ES325: Deny Depose Delita appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

The Montreal podcast that really enjoyed Transformers: One and thinks Hasbro sucks returns to the airwaves for another episode of podcasting goodness. To say that Scott really enjoys Transformers is an understatement. He clarifies in this episode that he is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post 9ES 324: Hasbro Sucks in a Million Ways appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

If you're into horror movies (and if you're a devout 9ES listening you just might be) I don't mind telling you that ‘The Substance' might be my favorite horror movie of 2024. I think the shortlist here includes Longlegs and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post 9ES 323: There Is So Much Batman appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

I think when it comes to movies taking insane swings I am firmly “for”. Sure Francis Ford Coppola might regret spending $120 million of his own money on Megalopolis, a film that I'm told is “an overstuffed opus that’s equal[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post 9ES322: It Stinks! appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice was… fine? Good even. I think it ends up feeling like a bit of a letdown because of the 36 year gap between the release of the original. If you waited 36 years to make a sequel and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post 9ES321: Look At The Folly Of Man appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

We're probably a little late to the whole “Dave Grohl scandal” if somehow a rockstar getting a lady pregnant constitutes a scandal anymore. Grohl is kind of the bridge between the classic and modern rockstar and a lot of times[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post 9ES320: Body On The Ice appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

The Montreal podcast that would never lie to you like Stan Lee has returned to the airwaves of the internet to talk mostly about the Editor in Chiefs of Marvel Comics. Look, there’s no good way to say this –[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post 9ES 319: Stan Lee Lied appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

If the hosts of 9ES were stranded on the International Space Station because they were Boeing Starliner astronauts hearing strange pinging noises outside of the airlock there would literally be only one person we would want to be stranded with.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post 9ES318: Giga Banger appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

When you watch the film “Twisters” you will notice that basically a town gets leveled by one of the titular Twisters just about every single day. I think the movie takes place in the span of about a week but[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post 9ES317: Three Towers appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

I guess it's an election year so politics is going to creep into our podcast more and more until November. This time we talk about the Right Wing getting really mad that France did “The Last Supper” in drag and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post 9ES316: Laughing At Professionals appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

Honestly all of the news surrounding the 2024 election cycle is equal parts exhausting and terrifying.   The pop-culture movie nerd in me kind of feels like in the trilogy of Trump running for president, the 2024 election is where[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post 9ES315: Dysfunctional Insanity appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

What can we say about Avengers of Justice: Farce Wars that hasn't already been said? Apparently a whole lot.   Avengers of Justice literally does not have any ratings on Rotten Tomatoes. I am pretty sure that means it doesn't[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post 9ES314: Also Never Reviewed On RT appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

I'm really happy that Godzilla Minus One won an Academy Award. We take the piss out of the Oscars almost every year. There's something wrong with a system that takes a look at hundreds of movies a year and then[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post 9ES313: A Thing appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

It is no surprise that at least one of us saw Furiosa pretty close to it's release. You need only look at “The List” and see Fury Road proudly sitting in the #2 spot to know that at least some[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post 9ES312: PLAY FIGHT CLUB appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

I know that we've talked about “Late Night With The Devil” before on this show but it's a rare thing that all three hosts manage to see the same movie within like 2 months of its release date. So here[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post 9ES311: Trash Talking 5.0 appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

Regardless of where you stand on the actual ethics and claims made in the various diss tracks during the Kendrick vs Drake beef – I would be hard-pressed to come up with a rapper this side of MF Doom (RIP)[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post 9ES310: Enormously Wealthy appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

Zack Snyder scargiveth and Zack Snyder scartaketh away. That sentence is apropos of nothing other than fun wordplay with the very dumb title that is Rebel Moon – Part 2: The Scargiver. Also I'm wondering just how deep the Scargiver[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post 9ES309: Antiauteur Afficianados appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

This episode of the 9to5 Entertainment System is steeped in nostalgia and it's almost entirely unintentional. I guess the new season of X-Men ‘97 has us all thinking about simpler times.   Simpler times like when Brian Mulroney was in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post 9ES308: Desert Storm to Dino Dracula appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

I daresay that The 9to5 Entertainment System might be the only podcast in the history of podcasts to discuss Godzilla x Kong, Roadhouse and Ingmar Bergman's 1982 opus Fanny and Alexander in the same hour.   Let's call talking about[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post 9ES307: Sexy Teens And Drugs appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

We spend a lot of time in this episode talking about the fact that Scott chose to watch Madame Web instead of literally almost any other movie that has come out in the last 12 months. Why did he choose[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post 9ES306: Madame Why appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

  I feel like Scott and Jon did not truly appreciate how terrible the “Willy Wonka Experience” was for those unfortunate enough to find themselves trapped in that horrible Glasgow warehouse. From the “What's On Glasgow” website visitors of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post 9ES305: Not A Chance appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

Long time listeners of the show know that Jon loves himself some Cory Doctorow and you can take the word of the man himself: ‘Enshittification' is coming for absolutely everything.   Seriously, give the article a read. If you don't[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post 9ES304: He Does Not Have It appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

Man, I was really hoping this episode was just going to be about Last Action Hero. Last Action Hero was great. Great soundtrack, great action, an animated talking cat and Tywin Lannister hiding his exploding eye in sneaky places.  […]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post 9ES303: Doubting Our Commitment To Mean Girls appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

I wonder if 25 years from now we will look upon Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon with fresh eyes and realize that it is in fact a great sci-fi satire the likes of Starship Troopers?   I doubt it.   But[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post 9ES302: Spicy and Deliberate appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

You may have noticed that this episode is not a retrospective on 2023. Do you know why? Because Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon demanded our attention. Nay, Rebel Moon commanded our attention.   Honestly though, we're all in our 40s now.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post 9ES301: He’s Whatever Sells Consoles appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

Well everyone, we are closing out the year with our 300th episode. It’s time to radically re-brand and make this show the Steamboat Willie Entertainment System. From now on this show (as of January 1st 2024) this show will completely[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post 9ES 300: Steamboat Willie Entertainment System appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

The movie “Totally Killer” is about a teenager who goes back in time to the 80s to find herself going toe-to-toe with a serial killer right out of an 80s slasher film. Henry Kissinger was “Totally Killer” because he his[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post 9ES299: Better Than 13 Seasons Of Arrow appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

This is something new! Keith is off on vacation, Jon’s sick and Scott’s cool so we’re unloading previously unheard Garbage Time content to cover our asses. Thanks for listening everyone!             Credit Where Credit is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post 9ES29X: Garbage Day appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

I think the thing that struck me the most about the Barbie movie is that when Ken has a beach accident (despite being fully qualified for “Beach”) he receives prompt and free medical care. No long wait at the ER.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post 9ES298: The Bear Dances A Tango appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

Seriously though – imagine being so uncertain of your values as an organization that you thought putting a ban on the colour of tape of hockey players were allowed to use was a good idea. What kind of out of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post 9ES297: Rainbow Tape appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

I am still shocked that Look Who's Talking Now features the voice talents of Danny Devito…as a dog… in a movie full of pee-pee poo-poo jokes… and does not have him deliver the line “what? poop is funny.” If Look[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post 9ES296: 3 of 7, ok 2 of 7 appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

We talk a lot about institutions in this episode of 9ES. Dungeons & Dragons and Wu-Tang Clan are definitely institutions of their established mediums. But where the Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthin' to Fuck Wit – perhaps it is time that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post 9ES295: D&D AIN’T appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake is one of those rare shows that actually assumes its audience has grown up with the show. It assumes that if you were like 9 or 10 when Adventure Time started, you're now a person[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post 9ES294: Brad Bramish Is IN appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

CM Punk is my favorite wrestler. As a bit of a “smart” mark wrestling fan I became aware of him initially in his run with Ring of Honor. I vaguely remember some ROH stuff online in the mid-2000s but it[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post 9ES293: Of Course It Was Always All Real appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

Baldur's Gate 3 is here and it kind of feels like the current “biggest game in the world” at the moment. I mean, it's not. That will always be Fortnite probably. Or maybe Minecraft.   Anyways, I overheard people at[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post 9ES292: Venture Fourth appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

The Montreal geek and pop culture podcast that is definitely hosted by the Sexiest Men Alive returns to talk about Last One Laughing, that Flash movie, John Wick 4, Taskmaster and more. Seriously though – Nick Nolte was once considered[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post 9ES 291: The Sexiest Men Alive appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

So a while ago they renamed the famous Montreal venue ‘Metropolis' to the MTelus, because Telus bought the venue. A few things on that. First of all, I mostly just still call the venue “Metropolis” and when I don't I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post 9ES290: A Woman Looks At Him Angrily appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

It’s full on summer vibes and between injuries, vacations and epic rock concerts our window to record this week’s 9ES slammed shut without us ever actually doing a new episode. Whoopsie! We’ll be back in 2 weeks! Enjoy this photo[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post Whoopsie – No 9ES This Week appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

I still maintain that my favorite part of the whole Titan submersible disaster was when Cardi B had a hot take about one of the billionaires' stepson going to a Blink-182 concert. Read that sentence again. Soak it in. Bask[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post 9ES 289 – You A Whole Billionaire appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).

We talk a lot about a lot of things in this episode of 9to5 Entertainment System. We break down the reddit blackout news, Conor McGregor knocking out a mascot and we maybe even figure out why Ridley Scott movies suck[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry... The post 9ES288: Studio Meddling appeared first on 9to5 (dot cc).