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Russ, Dave, and Chris have been friends a long time, and while they share a lot of common interests, they don't always agree. Each week, the guys dive into the worlds of movies, TV, sports, music, and pop culture to see if their takes are hot enough to make enemies of each other.

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    • Apr 28, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    Metal Season: The Top Metallica Songs of All Time, Pt 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2022 54:49


    This is it. The epic conclusion. The Return of the Kings. The Dark Knights Rise...s. Chris, Russ, and Dave - along with Mitch Metalhead and Mike - close out the most important list of all time with their Top 3 Metallica songs of all time.

    Metal Season: The Top Metallica Songs of All Time, Pt 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2022 56:27


    Back for Part 2 of the most important countdown of all-time, Russ, Chris, and Dave are once again joined by their pals Mitch Metalhead and Mike. This episode will blow your diaper off.

    Metal Season: The Top Metallica Songs of All Time, Pt 1....with Special Guests!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2022 70:48


    It's finally here! Metal Season continues with the first of a three-part countdown featuring our favorite Metallica songs aka The Top Metallica Songs of All Time: A Definitive List as Told By Making Enemies and Friends. We answer the tough questions here like: "Is this song awesome?" and "How many times can we mention 'Ronnie' in one hour?" Come back next time for Part 2!

    Metal Season: The Top Metal Albums of the 90s

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2022 94:49


    The 90s are back, baby! In this episode, we run down the Making Enemies-approved, unified Top 10 list of the Best Metal albums of the decade. Did your faves make the list? Do we find out how old everyone is? How Swedish IS it, exactly? Did Korn, Coal Chamber, and Blaze Bayley-era Iron Maiden crack the top 10? (Spoiler alert: They did NOT.)

    Metal Season: The Return of Mitch Metalhead and Our Best of '21 Lists

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2022 98:09


    Distinguished guest Mitch Metalhead makes a return to the pod as the guys share their top album picks for the Best of 2021 in Metal.

    Metal Season: Introducing Season 2 & A Look Back at Decibel and Revolver's Best of '21 Lists

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2022 69:04


    The Making Enemies crew is back with our second season of content we're lazily calling "Metal Season"! After a long hiatus, Russ, Chris, and Dave look back at the Top Metal Albums of 2021 (as determined by Decibel and Revolver magazines) and bring back their signature ratings system to determine whether or not these picks are worthy of being the best.

    Army of the Dead: Long Dumb Guns

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2021 51:23


    Zack attack is back, jack! This week, we get elbow-deep in zombie guts and deep dive on Zack Snyder's new movie, Army of the Dead.

    Without Remorse and Some Classic Action Movie Chatter

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 35:32


    This week, Russ, Dave, and Chris talk about the recent action movie, Without Remorse, and then a bunch of far less recent action movies like Predator, Alien, Commando, and more!

    Mortal Kombat 2021: The Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2021 39:56


    It's 2021, and the Elder Gods have bestowed upon us a remake of the truly classic 1995 film of the same name. Listen to our too-honest review of the new Mortal Kombat (with a K) movie on HBOMax. Is it better than X-Men: The Last Stand? Listen and find out. 

    Shang-Chi vs The Oscars: Let Them Fight!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2021 36:55


    We give our lukewarm-at-best takes on the 2021 Academy Awards and do a watch-through of the new teaser trailer for Marvel Studios' film, Shang-Chi-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.

    "Kudos to the Z-Man": We Rank Zack Snyder's Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2021 51:33


    We're trying something a little different this week on Making Enemies! This week, Russ, Dave, and Chris rank the Zack Snyder catalog from #7 all the way to #1 and recap what makes each film so great (or "meh" depending on who you ask). We got Justice League! We got Watchmen! We got 300! We even have a special appearance from Steve Ghidorah, Pizza King of Long Island!

    Godzilla vs. Kong: "I think I said what I had to say."

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2021 27:15


    The clash of the titans that literally no one was clamoring for is finally here! This week, Dave, Russ, and Chris walk (or maybe sprint...it's a short ep, let's be honest) through their thoughts on the latest entry in the Monsterverse, Godzilla vs. Kong on HBOMax.

    Blind Date - TV Show Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021 56:52


    We finally take a break from comic book movies to dive back into TV! Aren't you relieved? This week, Russ, Dave, and Chris check out the first episode of three new shows (okay, maybe not ALL of them are new) and decide which are worth continuing, and which should get dumped. Consider this a #spoileralert for the first episodes of Lupin, Your Honor, and The Knick (we said not ALL of them are new, okay?).

    Zack Snyder's Justice League: A New Top 5 Contender?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2021 84:45


    Now available in IMAX format: The internet demanded, and Zack Snyder delivered. No one asked, and we put out a podcast! This week, Russ, Dave, and Chris take their sweet, sweet time wading through the mother(box) of all superhero team-up movies, the four-hour opus that is Zack Snyder's Justice League. Did it completely blow away its previous version? Is it possible that it's cracked our Top 10 Superhero Movies lists? Listen to find out.

    The Scarlet Witch Project and Rating the Rest of Marvel 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2021 44:54


    Okay, we promise this is it. In this week's episode, Russ, Dave, and Chris talk about the last three episodes of WandaVision, their emotional journeys throughout the season, and how grateful they are that the finale is now behind us. Or maybe they loved it! Listen to find out!....Then, the guys using their classic scatological ratings system to rank Marvel's upcoming TV and movie slate for the rest of 2021, including The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Eternals, Spider-Man 3, and more.

    Changing the Channel with WandaVision 4-6 and Insta-Reactions to the Snyder Cut Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2021 44:10


    WandaVision continues to amaze and perplex (and bore?) Russ, Dave, and Chris as they review the juicy middle of the season. Then, they check out the trailer for Zack Snyder's four-hour (wuht?) cut of Justice League.

    Our First Guest, 2020's Top Metal, and a New Theme Song!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 61:29


    In this packed episode of Making Enemies, we bring in a very special guest (our first and quite possibly last!) to help us count down and mercilessly judge Russ's Top Metal Songs of 2020. Plus, we introduce a brand new theme song, so make sure to stick around til the end to hear the outro. Where else can you hear scatologically esoteric arguments over the best songs by Dark Tranquillity, Mors Principium Est, Words of Farewell, and Bury Tomorrow? Nowhere but here.

    Top 5 Most Anticipated Movies of 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2021 63:32


    On this week's episode, Russ, Dave, and Chris talk about their favorite gastroenterology-themed film of last year and look ahead to the 2021 movies they're most looking forward to. Also: Dave learns what movies are coming out in 2021, and Russ and Chris invent a new rating system!

    The First Three Eps of WandaVision and More TV

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2021 41:56


    On this week's episode, the guys try to figure out whether or not they're into Marvel and Disney+'s new series WandaVision by discussing the first three episodes. Then, they get into some other things they've been watching and give their recommendations on the shows you should be watching.

    Turd in the (Super) Punch Bowl

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2021 31:33


    The NFL serves up their version of a "Turd in the Punch Bowl": a festive beverage juxtaposed with the revolting suggestion of feculent contagion.

    Tenet: Invert Your Expectations

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2021 46:07


    The guys review Christopher Nolan's first movie since Dunkirk with virulent fervor. We finally get around to judging perhaps our most anticipated movie of 2020.

    WW84: I renounce my wish to see it

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2021 54:31


    The most anticipated DC movie since Green Lantern has finally arrived! They guys review this instant “classic”.

    Ava: The Sloppy Assassin (A Movie Review)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2021 44:56


    The completely original “assassin who ends up fighting her bosses” genre comes alive with Jessica Chastain's Ava. Listen to our spoiler-filled review and don't miss as we play The Vincent Vega Game!

    Wear a Diaper During the Super Bowl (aka Our MUSIC Episode)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2021 47:23


    The podcast switches gears from movies to music, and we spend some time talking about the state of music (mostly heavy metal) in 2020 and beyond. Find out what Russ, Dave, and Chris listen to versus what the rest of humanity thinks is good. It's an all out battle royale, pitting Post Malone against Megadeth. Who will emerge with their long hair and tattoos intact?

    "The Shart of X-Men Movies"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2021 40:25


    Born in 2015 and belched out to the general public in 2020, Chris, Dave and Russ review 20th Century Fox's, err, Marvel, um...Disney's?...newest X-Men movie, The New Mutants.

    Top 10 Superhero Movies: Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2020 53:41


    In Part 1, Russ, Chris, and Dave discussed their favorite superhero movies, counting down from 10 to 6. This time, the guys finally get down and dirty and name their TOP 5 superhero movies ever. Was The Dark Knight the consensus #1 (oh, yeah, spoiler alert)? Why didn't the Thanus theory come true? All that - and little else - this week on Making Enemies.

    Top 10 Superhero Movies: Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2020 75:42


    They guys continue to rate stuff...this time, it's their TOP superhero movies ever. Will Green Lantern make it? Will Chris slobber over Guardians 2? How many Bane impressions will we do? Whose picks will be hot stuff, and which ones will be a simple pile of putrid defecation? Get to know us (and possibly hate us) as we can continue to reveal our true natures and make enemies of each other.

    Welcome to Making Enemies and Our Top 3 TV Shows of All-Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2020 80:57


    Welcome to the first episode of Making Enemies, a weekly hangout show about TV, Movies, Music, and whatever else is on our minds. In our inaugural edition, Dave, Russ, and Chris do some table-setting by talking about their Top 3 TV Shows of All Time. Place bets on which shows come out on top! Guess how long it takes before they agree on something! See how long it takes before Dave gets disgusted by Chris's picks and Russ audibly rolls his eyes!

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