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Are you properly prepared for Mother's Day? Someone else who flies the right way No one said you would make all your flights, we said we were right George Pickens will fight you The unity between offensive linemen and defensive backs continues Jayson Tatum cannot be your king Thank you OKC for respecting my sleep Guest: Felder - @ItsFelder   Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode!     Follow us on Twitter: @Dpalm66 @UDPod @TheMTRNetwork Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account! Check out our Sponsors! TweakedAudio.com using the code ‘reviews' to get 33% off & free shipping. Shop at our Amazon Store to support the site  

Happy trails to the Greatest Coach of All Time New York owes me nothing How do YOU travel the friendly skies? Abdul Carter needs to learn a little shame Annual LeBron injury announcement LOL Clippers Giannis to H-Town NBA Playoffs Round 2 - FIGHT! WNBA is almost here, and the Dream have expectations Guest: Justin - @Ljay90   Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode!     Follow us on Twitter: @Dpalm66 @UDPod @TheMTRNetwork Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account! Check out our Sponsors! TweakedAudio.com using the code ‘reviews' to get 33% off & free shipping. Shop at our Amazon Store to support the site  

Return of the Free Space The 1 gorilla vs 100 men discourse is proof everyone is dumb Things are happening in Chapel Hill, and Felder wants to talk recruiting My life was better before I knew anything about Bill Belichick's personal life Can I sue? I get to the core of Felder's Shedeur Sanders belief, and it makes a lot of sense Respect the size of athletes Guest: Felder - It's Felder   Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode!     Follow us on Twitter: @Dpalm66 @UDPod @TheMTRNetwork Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account! Check out our Sponsors! TweakedAudio.com using the code ‘reviews' to get 33% off & free shipping. Shop at our Amazon Store to support the site  

Mr. Barkley goes to Washington This Bill Belichick thing is weird, right? Mel Kiper stinks The system has worked against Black quarterbacks, but this is not that Lack of knowledge plus unexpected results equals conspiracy Quinn Ewers and the cautionary tale of more is not better Unless we're talking NBA Playoffs Triple H vs The Rock for a fourth decade is wild Guest: Nata Edwards - @NataTheScribe Check out Life, Love and Real Estate!   Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode!     Follow us on Twitter: @Dpalm66 @UDPod @TheMTRNetwork Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account! Check out our Sponsors! TweakedAudio.com using the code ‘reviews' to get 33% off & free shipping. Shop at our Amazon Store to support the site  

Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox), is back in Daredevil: Born Again only this time the blind lawyer with heightened abilities is intent on fighting for justice and to reconcile the dueling sides of his nature. Cue poor impulse control...  The entire season is now streaming on Disney+ which means it's time for a spoiler chat with MTR's comic guru Dplam. If you thought the Netflix seasons were grim, prepare for the things to kick up a notch right as Marvel Television kicks into gear.  Listen as Ro and Dpalm talk the brutal highs and lows of Matt Murdock's return.    Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode!   Follow us on Twitter: @TheMTRNetwork Our shirts are now on TeePublic:  https://teepublic.com/stores/mtr-network   Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account!

  It's just better for everyone involved here if you listen to our review above.  Enjoy! Mickey 17 opens in US theaters March 7, 2025 ♦♦   Director: Bong Joon-ho Writers: Bong Joon-ho Starring: Robert Pattinson, Naomi Ackie, Steven Yeun, Toni Collette, Mark Ruffalo, Anamaria Vartolomei, Patsy Ferran, Holliday Grainger  Runtime:  1 Hour 23 Minutes Synopsis: A poor sap takes a job on a space voyage as an Expendable, a person designated as the sacrificial lamb for deadly jobs and deadly scientific experimentations only to be reprinted back out to do it all over again.  But when the death of his 17th iteration doesn't go as planned, he has to face himself and hide the truth.   Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode! Follow us on Twitter: @Phenomblak @InsanityReport @TheMTRNetwork   Our shirts are now on TeePublic.  https://teepublic.com/stores/mtr-network   Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account!  

  It's just better for everyone involved here if you listen to our review above.  Enjoy! Daredevil: Born Again Season 1 drops on Disney+ Streaming US theaters March 4th, 2025 ♦♦   Created by: Dario Scardapane Starring: Charlie Cox, Vincent D'Onofrio, Margarita Levieva, Deborah Ann Woll, Elden Henson, Wilson Bethel Episodes:  9 Synopsis: The first Defender has found a new home on Disney +, but this isn't the Daredevil remember.  Matt, recovering from a terrible tragedy has to figure who he is without the mask as his nemesis King Pin returns wearing a new mask with new found power.   Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode! Follow us on Twitter: @Phenomblak @InsanityReport @TheMTRNetwork   Our shirts are now on TeePublic.  https://teepublic.com/stores/mtr-network   Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account!  

  It's just better for everyone involved here if you listen to our review above.  Enjoy! Love Hurts opened in theaters February 7, 2025 ♦♦   Director: Jonathan Eusebio Writers: Matthew Murray, Josh Stoddard, Luke Passmore Starring: Ariana DeBose, Daniel Wu, Marshawn Lynch, Mustafa Shakir, Lio Tipton, Rhys Darby, André Eriksen, Sean Astin Runtime:  1 Hour 23 Minutes Synopsis: A realtor named Marvin finds himself kicked, punched, tossed, and body slammed back into the hit-man and crime mob family life he thought he'd finally left behind, all in the name of love.     Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode! Follow us on Twitter: @Phenomblak @InsanityReport @TheMTRNetwork   Our shirts are now on TeePublic.  https://teepublic.com/stores/mtr-network   Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account!  

Captain America: Brave New World marks the beginning of the second half of The Multiverse Saga. This installment weaves long-dangling threads from 2008's Incredible Hulk, events from Captain America: Civil War, and a world-shifting revelation from Eternals into an action-forward political thriller. In keeping with early Captain America storylines, Brave New World blends its “state of the sociopolitical landscape” level-set into a plot driven by high-stakes mission and a changing of the political guard. If you're coming into Captain America: Brave New World off of a (re)watch of The Falcon and the Winter Solider series, temper those expectations. In director Julius Onah's (Luce) film, Wilson may no longer be conflicted about assuming the mantle of Captain America; but he is wrestling with his role in the US military industrial complex, the pressure to be an unassailable Black hero, and taking repeated hits to his sense of self in an anti-Black system. It's a subtle (often too subtle), but intentional, schism at play throughout the entire movie. But it pays to remember, Sam Wilson's tenure as Captain America has just begun. This is not the moment he shakes off the fetters of respectability. Just like in the comics, Wilson's path forward is a more measured and pragmatic approach to combating inequity and defending against evil; seeming to operate within the realm of current reality rather than aggressively rejecting and dismantling oppressive ideologies and their attendant institutions. As a veteran and counselor (who specialized in helping other veterans suffering from PTSD) he openly advocated for the necessity of harm mitigation while carving out sustainable solutions. He still believes that despite the obstacles and judgment that we (society) can do better. Think John Lewis, not Stokely Carmichael. And that fact alone will be reason enough for some viewers to bounce off Brave New World.      Captain America: Brave New World opens in theaters February 14, 2025 ♦♦ Director: Julius Onah Writers: Rob Edwards, Malcolm Spellman, Dalan Musson, Julius Onah, Peter Glanz Starring: Anthony Mackie, Danny Ramirez, Shira Haas, Carl Lumbly, Xosha Roquemore, Giancarlo Esposito, Liv Tyler, Tim Blake Nelson, Harrison Ford Runtime:  118 Minutes Synopsis: Sam Wilson, the new Captain America, finds himself in the middle of an international incident and must discover the motive behind a nefarious global plan.   Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode! Follow us on Twitter: @Phenomblak @InsanityReport @TheMTRNetwork   Our shirts are now on TeePublic.  https://teepublic.com/stores/mtr-network   Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account!  

Valentine's Day - Felder style Blowing up counters DEI cornerbacks Explaining football and the Vietnam War all at once Number one rule of being old, don't fall Myles Garrett wants out of Cleveland, like most of the population He's your problem now Guest: Felder - @It'sFelder - Get a koozie (coozie?)   Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode!     Follow us on Twitter: @Dpalm66 @UDPod @TheMTRNetwork Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account! Check out our Sponsors! TweakedAudio.com using the code ‘reviews' to get 33% off & free shipping. Shop at our Amazon Store to support the site  

Football is almost gone, so let's talk Pro Bowl! Eagles stomp out Commandos Damn good Dawgs The Jalen Hurts question Chiefs are inevitable When did we start making excuses for losers Someone free James Cook Let's track the road to Brian Schottenheimer's big hire Guest: Felder - @ItsFelder   Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode!     Follow us on Twitter: @Dpalm66 @UDPod @TheMTRNetwork Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account! Check out our Sponsors! TweakedAudio.com using the code ‘reviews' to get 33% off & free shipping. Shop at our Amazon Store to support the site  

Dark days America Ryan Day's cowardice is infuriating ND sitting in Cover 1 should get Al Golden arrested The new CFB calendar is terrible We continue to unfurl the Belichick to UNC lie/dream/nightmare Closing NFL windows to win Conference Championship weekend Snow football is not football weather Guest: Felder - @ItsFelder   Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode!     Follow us on Twitter: @Dpalm66 @UDPod @TheMTRNetwork Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account! Check out our Sponsors! TweakedAudio.com using the code ‘reviews' to get 33% off & free shipping. Shop at our Amazon Store to support the site  

Facing my worst fear as an adult Explain Justin Herbert to me like I'm five years old Give me Bills/Ravens tomorrow Eagles game or a good book? Matt Stafford hive, stand up (unless they lose, then remove this note before posting) I wonder if more football has anything to do with more injuries NFL Coaching Carousel is spinning, and fast Let's keep an eye on Bill Guest: Rich Fann - @RichFann - MCUL8R Merch   Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode!     Follow us on Twitter: @Dpalm66 @UDPod @TheMTRNetwork Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account! Check out our Sponsors! TweakedAudio.com using the code ‘reviews' to get 33% off & free shipping. Shop at our Amazon Store to support the site  

One last Insanity Check for 2024. Kriss and Ro pop in to talk about the pyramid schemes of tech bros that have convinced the population: That they're smart when they're in fact idiots Leading us down the most stupid path possible We were promised a Star Wars future but instead we're getting one closer to Blade Runner. Oh joy. Tech bros have priced the average American out of technology innovations, corrupted the useful potential of AI (Kyle Reese would be so disappointed in us) and convinced everyone that if they just work harder...they too can be a billionaire.  Oh and Kriss introduces Ro to the idiocy that is Turo and people's really bad business decisions. Kriss is has moved over to BlueSky, same handle as Twitter: Insanityreport.bksy.social Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode!      

The story of two black boys who form a bound after being sent to a 1960's abusive reform school.    Director:  RaMell Ross Writers:  RaMell Ross Starring: Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Daveed Diggs, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Runtime:  140 Minutes Synopsis:    Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode! Follow us on Twitter: @Phenomblak @InsanityReport @TheMTRNetwork   Our shirts are now on TeePublic.  https://teepublic.com/stores/mtr-network   Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account!  

Robert Eggers' passion project, a remake of the infamous cinematic Dracula film Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror. Streaming now on Youtube, Apple TV, FandangoAtHome, Amazon Video, etc ♦♦   Director: Robert Eggers Writers: Robert Eggers Starring: Lily-Rose Depp, Bill Skarsgard, Nicholas Holt, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Williem Dafoe Runtime:  132 Minutes Synopsis: A Remake of Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror   Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode! Follow us on Twitter: @Phenomblak @InsanityReport @TheMTRNetwork   Our shirts are now on TeePublic.  https://teepublic.com/stores/mtr-network   Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account!  

  What is this Movie? A musical, set in an apocalyptic world covered in snow and ice, where a small collective has been surviving very well off in a luxurious bunker.  While attempting to live out the rest of their days with silver-spoon syndrome an outsider separated from her family stumbles into their home and begs them to let her stay.  They reluctantly allow her to stay where-in she and their only son develop a romantic relationship.  But for everyone else, this outsider is a living reflection of their own shame and the atrocities they've committed and buried deep down in hopes to never resurface.   What is this Film? It's an apocalyptic musical.  It's whimsical Silo.  It's Blast from the Past if Adam never actually went back to the surface but instead contracted a strong case of jungle fever.  And then finds out his pompous parents are cowards and liars.  The End is a story about a group of people who delusionally parade about their aristocracy to distract themselves from the fact that the world has ended, and they might be responsible for it.  And this they were fine with, this disgrace all their own they had come to accept even maybe forgotten until one of the offspring of the last living survivors they abandoned decades ago forces them to wake up and remember who they really are and the horrible things they did for their own self-preservation.  Billions of people died, and these people all just buried their guilt and survivor's remorse in walls of snow and ice surrounding themselves with meaningless privilege.  In a world with no poor, how can there be any rich.  What is power if there is nothing left to rule?  If you leave humanity to die, are you still human? I couldn't get enough of Moses Ingram as Girl, yes that's her name, in this movie.  I had no idea the woman could sing.  Her duet “Catch Fire” with romantic co-star George MacKay has been living rent free in my head for days now.  Her conviction on screen is palpable as she struggles with her own survivor's remorse after growing up in the cold is heart-wrenching.  Every time she sings I think I started melting away into a big ball of man tears.  Your boy is not a big musical fan but in an interview, George MacKay said something to the tune of “this was made for the big screen” and I have to agree.  This film deserves your full attention from the moment MacKay as Boy reveals his desire to experience anything of the world he never got to know.  He longs for the outside, longs to feel the sun, longs to express his emotions and talk about his feelings with his family, in hopes they reciprocate.  But this is just not to be.  Dad, played by Michael Shannon, has an established order.  He treats Boy as if he's preparing him for the world, a world where you work on manifestos and read them aloud in your study, because this bunker has a damn study.  Mom, Tilda Swinton, floats about from room to room nitpicking in the name of perfection.  You never know when guest might be coming over.  We must make sure there's enough soup spoons for everyone.  And yet, you can see she's unstable and full of contempt.  Everyone else in the house is just playing the role that keeps them sheltered. A Doctor, a Butler, a Friend, and Mary in addition to are all that makes up of what's left of humanity in this world.  They even put on performances for entertainment where you can clearly see these people used to be people.  They used to have real worth but now have been reduced to props.  Beautifully, the real story here is told through the music.  All of the emotions come out through song, which took me a while to pick up on.  At first I thought they would just randomly sing short snippets of songs depending on where they were standing in the house.  These aren't long ballads but instead short melodies, where the vocalist through subtle metaphors reveal their internal conflicts.  They don't really sing and then cut to the next season as a way of transitioning through the plot poin...

  What is this Movie? After the death of her mother, 17-year-old Gretchen moves from America to the German Alps with her father Luis, stepmother Beth, and mute half-sister Alma.  Gretchen isn't very thrilled at her current situation feeling like the 3rd wheel in her new family, butting heads with her stepmother, harboring jealousy towards her younger half-sister, and feeling ignored and resented by her own father.  She's offered a job by the local hotel manager Herr Konig, where things start to get a bit loopy.  Half-dressed women randomly showing up in the hotel lobby drinking sprite and vomiting, a beady, red-eyed hooded woman chasing her through the night dressed like she fell out of a Hitchcock film, and Alma randomly having seizures all give Gretchen the impression that Herr Konig isn't just a hotel manager, and she might need to get the hell out of town before it literally kills her.   What is this Film? Cuckoo is absolutely cuckoo.  From the moment this family shows up in the Bavarian Alps, you get why Gretchen looks like she's being dragged here against her will.  Hunter Schafer pretty much carries this film until Dan Stevens fully shows up in the 3rd act, outside of a few creepy moments shared between he and Hunter earlier in the film.  You have this young girl who's now forced to live in this foreign land, where one minute people are speaking German, and the next they're speaking French.  The hotel she works at closes at 10PM for reasons no one wants to explain.  She's constantly passing out in one place, then waking up in a totally different place.  This part could just be the editing and not necessarily indicative of her circumstance.  Aside from hotel guests, nobody in this town feels trustworthy.  Then there's the old woman from Birds in a raincoat with the hood up and not a drop of rain in site that keeps chasing Gretchen all over town.  Multiple times she's nearly killed, and her father could careless, even going as far as telling her go on ahead and get if she's not happy there and wants to leave so damn bad.  Then the late-night screeching starts.  Is that a banshee?  There's a damn banshee in this movie!  This wild feral sound causes the audience to experience déjà vu in reverberation hell.  I thought my screener was fried or bootlegged.  It took 3 of these scenes before I realized the editing was done this way on purpose to disassociate the audience from time and reality.  The beauty here is while you're experiencing these loops along with the characters on screen, you see them start to realize the déjà vu around the same time you've realized it and some of them know what this means.  Others aren't so lucky.  The monster here is so menacing you just can't turn your eyes away from the screen.  Add to that this was shot in 35mm film giving you that nostalgic late 70's horror cinema where creepy things are way creepier and loud noises feel way louder, and you've got one of those horror films you start to resent watching alone.  This is definitely some bring a friend horror. The story isn't overbearing or too complex once you get deep into the 3rd act and Herr Konig is given more exposition.  But That still won't keep you from either needing to watch this multiple times or at best rewinding it over and over again creating your own loops to help put the dark pieces together.  Not being able to figure out what the hell was going on is what made this movie so good to me.  I found myself at the climax of this film stumbling over the sense I couldn't make of any of it and asking things like, “Wait that creature thing is a what?”, “These scientists are trying to do what with it?”, and my favorite “So is that person dead now??  Another film about women being sacrificed in the name of science and experimentation, I'm kind of starting to hate being a man.  And this one has a such a weird twist.  I finished it and started thinking we just might need to ban men from doing science stuff.

  The Wild Robot is a master class in blending ground breaking technology with animation to give us a gorgeously, heartwarming film that understood the assignment.  Lupita (Roz)  and Pedro Pascal (Fink) are a sensationally addictive duo surrounded by an amazing ensemble of voice actors who bring to life a wild tale of finding strength in family, protecting the things you love, and embracing heroism. Streaming now on Youtube, Apple TV, FandangoAtHome, Amazon Video, etc ♦♦   Director: Chris Sanders Writers:  Starring: Lupita Nyong'o, Pedro Pascal, Kit Connor, Stephanie Hsu, Ving Rhames, Mark Hamill, Bill Nighy,  Runtime:  1 Hour 42 Minutes Synopsis:  A Robot abandoned on earth who is initially treated like an outcast until she adopts a duckling who mistakes her for it's mother, fights to protect her forrest family when her makers return and wage war in an attempt to retrieve her.   Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode! Follow us on Twitter: @Phenomblak @InsanityReport @TheMTRNetwork   Our shirts are now on TeePublic.  https://teepublic.com/stores/mtr-network   Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account!  

  A film that lives and dies by it's leading cast made up of a Mother, her daughter, and a magic Macaw, Tuesday is a dark fantastical tale about how people cope with terminal illness and impending Death.  Lola Petticrew really gives an amazing performance here that will charm the audience audience even more than Tuesday is able to charm Death.  Arinze Kene voices Death and does some very captivating motion capture with his portrayal of the stuttering Macaw.  The film really hits the ground running especially when you toss in the unhinged performance from Julia Louis-Dreyfus switching gears and turning this into a dark comedy.  But ultimately the film falls flat when it doesn't fully capitalize on the real world ramifications of Zora's actions, and instead lulls it's audience to very anticlimactic ending.  It's almost like the director knew exactly where he was going but didn't fully grasp where things were headed.  Streaming now on Youtube, Apple TV, FandangoAtHome, Amazon Video, etc ♦♦   Director: Daina O. Pusić Writers: Daina O. Pusić Starring: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Lola Petticrew, Arinze Kene, Leah Harvey Runtime:  1 Hour 50 Minutes Synopsis:  When Death comes knocking at the door of a terminally ill teenager named Tuesday, she uses her quick wit and insatiable charm to befriend the creature.  But when her Mother discovers the Macaw, she takes matters into her own hands and makes an unhinged decision that puts the entire world in dire straits.    Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode! Follow us on Twitter: @Phenomblak @InsanityReport @TheMTRNetwork   Our shirts are now on TeePublic.  https://teepublic.com/stores/mtr-network   Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account!  

  Rachel Morrison and Barry Jenkins come together beautifully here to craft a big screen polished adaptation of the 2016 PBS Documentary, "T-Rex: Her Fight For gold".  The chemistry between Ryan Destiny and Brian Tyree Henry portraying Claressa Shields and Coach Jason Crutchfield is so palpable.  A lot of heart and care went into this project.  So, while it may feel like the film doesn't tell enough of Claressa's story,  which continued far beyond her Olympic years, the gritty biographical story of a naturally gifted boxing phenom we do get here is unapologetically as inspirational as the real life boxing champion herself.  This is the story of T-Rex. Streaming now on Youtube, Apple TV, FandangoAtHome, Amazon Video, etc ♦♦   Director: Rachel Morrison Writers: Barry Jenkins Starring: Ryan Destiny, Brian Tyree Henry Runtime:  1 Hour 49 Minutes Synopsis: Based on the PBS Documentary "T-Rex: Her Fight For Gold", The Fire Inside tells the story of Claressa Shields, a young black female boxer from Flint, Michigan who's will and determination take her all the way to the Olympics yet somehow not far enough away from the dangers of her home life.    Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode! Follow us on Twitter: @Phenomblak @InsanityReport @TheMTRNetwork   Our shirts are now on TeePublic.  https://teepublic.com/stores/mtr-network   Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account!  

  If Disney is going to take a made for streaming series project and whip it up into a last minute theatrical release, they could at least give us Return of Jafar instead of Bambi 2.  Moana does a poor job of catching the audience up on what some of our favorite characters have been up too since we last saw them through an adventure in such a superficial way.  And once the film reveals itself to actually not be one-dimensional we're sailing midway through the 3rd act of a story that hopefully James Cameron won't feel the need to be inspired by since he's already made a billion dollars doing it with less heart.  The songs aren't really memorable.  The new characters aside from one we only get in the 2nd act aren't very memorable.  The story we now know is actually part of a trilogy that might actually be going back to streaming after these box office numbers drop is also not memorable.  And the Rock sings.  There's still a lot of people's favorite things about Moana here, but this film deserved to be better and just doesn't feel like it was treated as such by the House of Mouse.  Streaming now on Youtube, Apple TV, FandangoAtHome, Amazon Video, etc ♦♦   Director: Dana Ledoux Miller, Jason Hand, David Derrick Jr. Writers: Jared Bush, Dana Ledoux Mille Starring: Auliʻi Cravalho,Dwayne Johnson, Awhimai Fraser, David Fane, Rose Matafe, Hualālai Chung Runtime:  1 Hour 40 Minutes Synopsis: Moana returns as a young adult encouraged by the water spirits to set sail on a new adventure to find the other lost tribes of the sea beyond her side of the reef.  Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode! Follow us on Twitter: @Phenomblak @InsanityReport @TheMTRNetwork   Our shirts are now on TeePublic.  https://teepublic.com/stores/mtr-network   Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account!  

  Francis Ford Coppola has definitively proven that no amount of wine country monies can be thrown at a 30 year passion project to justify wasting two extra long hours of your life aging away in an IMAX theater struggling to watch it.  Megalopolis is so bad it couldn't make it's money back in a game of tic tac toe against a blind man.  A Megalodon of a mess, Coppola beats his audience over the head with his shallow progressive messaging literally carved in stone connecting some beautiful cinematography and provocative performances with some of the ugliest CGI and convoluted story progression I've ever experieneced.  Streaming now on Youtube, Apple TV, FandangoAtHome, Amazon Video, etc ♦♦   Director: Francis Ford Coppola Writers: Francis Ford Coppola Starring: Adam Driver, Nathalie Emmanuel, Laurence Fishburne, Shia LeBeouf, Aubrey Plaza, Jon Voight, Giancarlo Esposito, Dustin Hoffman Runtime:  2 Hours 18 Minutes Synopsis: Set in New New Rome, an idealistically driven, widowed scientific genius with the power to control time pushes back against the regressive regime in an attempt to create a golden utopia causing a violent social and political uproar.    Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode! Follow us on Twitter: @Phenomblak @InsanityReport @TheMTRNetwork   Our shirts are now on TeePublic.  https://teepublic.com/stores/mtr-network   Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account!  

  MaXXXine is the ending to a trilogoy we welcomed but didn't ask for, and it almost took the director from Ti West to You Tried West.   Luckily, Pearl and X are just so strong that it pretty much makes MaXXXine the 3rd Back to the Future film.  A film that's just as far from worthless as it is from worth it, mainly due to a nothing new here story, an unearned reveal, but still somehow a variety of perfectly casted supporting role performances.  MaXXXine gets so many things right yet still does nothing to push the genre forward.  Streaming now on Youtube, Apple TV, FandangoAtHome, Amazon Video, etc ♦♦   Director:  Ti West Writers:  Ti West Starring: Mia Goth, Kevin Bacon, Sophie Thatcher, Moses Sumney Runtime:  1 Hour 44 Minutes Synopsis: A porn star lands her first big Hollywood break while being black mailed by a dirtbag PI who knows her dark X past, and stalked by an L.A. serial killer murdering everyone close to her.    Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode! Follow us on Twitter: @Phenomblak @InsanityReport @TheMTRNetwork   Our shirts are now on TeePublic.  https://teepublic.com/stores/mtr-network   Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account!  

  Alien Romulus is proof that anything with a Xenomorph in it should only allow Ridley Scott on set as a Producer.  It's a much needed return to the Xenomorph-verse that gives the audience nonstop nerve-wrecking action, just enough sci to fi, nostalgic easter eggs, and fun elements adapted directly from the more recent Aliens videos game like Alien: Isolation.  This film does an amazing job if amping up the anticipation for the upcoming FX TV Series, Alien: Earth. Cailee Spaeny fills the shoes of Ripley very well and David Jonsson deserves all the praise for his performance as Andy, an android who gets an upgrade in autonomy.  Streaming now on Youtube, Apple TV, FandangoAtHome, Amazon Video, etc ♦♦   Director: Fede Alvarez Writers: Fede Alvarez, Rado Sayagues Starring: Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Aileen Wu, Archie Renaux Runtime:  1 Hour 59 Minutes Synopsis: Rain and her android Andy join a group of young workers and attempt to escape their indefinite indentured servitude by boarding an abandoned Weyland-Yutani  space station only to discover the station is the home of a Xenomorph with some new toys to impregnate.    Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode! Follow us on Twitter: @Phenomblak @InsanityReport @TheMTRNetwork   Our shirts are now on TeePublic.  https://teepublic.com/stores/mtr-network   Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account!  

  Sebastian Stan gives us a complex and riveting performance in this psychological, dark comedy character study, A Different Man, directed by Aaron Schimberg and also staring an arguably Best Supporting Actor performance from Adam Pearson.  A Different Man is the Uglies we deserve. Streaming now on Youtube, Apple TV, FandangoAtHome, Amazon Video, etc ♦♦   Director: Aaron Schimberg Writers: Aaron Schimberg Starring: Sebastian Stan, Adam Pearson, Renate Reinsve, Michael Shannon Runtime:  1 Hour 52 Minutes Synopsis: A disfigured, struggling actor goes through an experimental procedure that gives him a Hollywood face and with it the attention he always wanted.  Or so he thought.   Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode! Follow us on Twitter: @Phenomblak @InsanityReport @TheMTRNetwork   Our shirts are now on TeePublic.  https://teepublic.com/stores/mtr-network   Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account!  

It's the story of Mufasa and Scar before they scarred us for life as kids over a few catchy bops. Streaming now on Youtube, Apple TV, FandangoAtHome, Amazon Video, etc ♦♦   Director: Barry Jenkins Writers:  Jeff Nathanson Starring: Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Donald Glover, Beyonce, Blu Ivy Carter, Mads Mikkelsen Runtime:  118 Minutes Synopsis:  The origin story of Mufasa and Scar   Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode! Follow us on Twitter: @Phenomblak @InsanityReport @TheMTRNetwork   Our shirts are now on TeePublic.  https://teepublic.com/stores/mtr-network   Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account!  

Surprises are great Perfect Play Ryan Day: a syndrome Bill Belichick picking up teenagers We're losing Bowl traditions Lotta folks pretending to hate fighting in football Go Dawgs again? The BCS was right and good Guest: Felder - @ItsFelder - It's Felder (a substack)   Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode!     Follow us on Twitter: @Dpalm66 @UDPod @TheMTRNetwork Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account! Check out our Sponsors! TweakedAudio.com using the code ‘reviews' to get 33% off & free shipping. Shop at our Amazon Store to support the site  

Ryan Day is having a moment Georgia was just looking to make your Friday night exciting, show some gratitude Free the Egg Bowl Not so Super Mario G'Night Dabo Mike NorveLLLLLLLLLL WARGAMES Guest: Nata - @NataTheScribe - Eye On College Basketball   Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode!     Follow us on Twitter: @Dpalm66 @UDPod @TheMTRNetwork Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account! Check out our Sponsors! TweakedAudio.com using the code ‘reviews' to get 33% off & free shipping. Shop at our Amazon Store to support the site  

Mack Brown's watch has ended Another great day to be a Columbia Lion! Did you hear Alabama only scored 3 points? It's true! There aren't 12 good teams, this is getting ridiculous Rivalry week except for A&M vs Texas, just another game The Cowboys are going to sign Daniel Jones and it is hilarious Derrick Henry is Benjamin Buttoning football Guest: Chad - @ChadFloyd   Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode!     Follow us on Twitter: @Dpalm66 @UDPod @TheMTRNetwork Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account! Check out our Sponsors! TweakedAudio.com using the code ‘reviews' to get 33% off & free shipping. Shop at our Amazon Store to support the site  

A young teen becomes addicted to an eerie children's show that opens him up to a deeper internal struggle he spends his whole life running away from.  Streaming now on Youtube, Apple TV, FandangoAtHome, Amazon Video, etc ♦♦   Director: Jane Shoenbrun Writers: Jane Shoenbrun Starring: Bridgette Lundy-Paine, Justice Smith, Phoebe Bridgers,  Fred Durst, Snail Mail, Helena Howard Runtime:  1 Hour 40 Minutes Synopsis:    Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode! Follow us on Twitter: @Phenomblak @InsanityReport @TheMTRNetwork   Our shirts are now on TeePublic.  https://teepublic.com/stores/mtr-network   Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account!  

Welcome to the War on Christmas I successfully derail the Felder Free Space Slow your roll early decorators Leaky Sixers locker room Tennessee sucks, but at least Les Miles isn't their coach The BCS was right and good and you are all wrong Jerry wants star power, not wins LOL Giants Guest: Felder - @InTheBleachers - @ItsFelder - HITDPod Store   Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode!     Follow us on Twitter: @Dpalm66 @UDPod @TheMTRNetwork Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account! Check out our Sponsors! TweakedAudio.com using the code ‘reviews' to get 33% off & free shipping. Shop at our Amazon Store to support the site  

If you're unfamiliar with the plot of Broadway stunner, Wicked, fear not, director Jon M. Chu's (Crazy Rich Asians) big screen adaptation is a splashy note-for-note faithful interpretation of the acclaimed musical. If your gateway is Gregory Macguire's book by the same name, expect more committment to the musical's book than his source material. Wicked, a prequel to the Wizard of Oz, tells the story of the classic's central villian Elphaba, The Wicked Witch of the West and it's symbol of goodness, Glinda the Good Witch of the South. It's story opens with a Glinda arriving in Munchkinland in a glimmering bubble. To confirms for the citzenry that the witch is dead. It's a majestic start complete with a spectacular ensemble number.  Under Chu's stewardship OZ comes to sparkling life. There are recognizable set pieces as well as a more expansive look at the land of OZ.  The film adaptation retains the "PG" light touch by inferring much more than showing the darkness decending upon the land. Cynthia Erivio and Arian Grande-Butera are hands down a triumph as the film's Elphaba and Glinda. Both their vocals and dramatic interpretation of the leads distinguish their performances from any that've come before. In this meticulously built world the duo lead their talent-packed ensemble to create one of the best film-adaptation of a stage production ever. Wicked offers plenty for those longing for bright and colorful escapism. You'll laugh, gasp, and be amazed at each cinematic success (enough to forgive its varied visual effects shortfalls).  The narrative leans heavily on its cast for its emotional peaks and valleys and they more ably respond. Christopher Scott's propulsive choreography delivers again and again. Erivo's blend of stoicism and defensive boldness aid a growing necessary edge. While Grande's pitch perfect switches between self-absorbsion, ambitious, perky benevolence adds the bounce and flair. Each balancing out the other in a delightful chemistry. But Holzman and Fox' decision to add only hints of the novel's deeper themes expose a script that fails to fully serve the narrative underpining all the visual pizzazz. Every shallow plot point and thin (secondary) character development between musical numbers turns into glaring oversight in the spotlight of Wicked's exhaustive runtime. So. if you were hoping that the extended (2 hours 40 minute) runtime - and cutting the story into two films - meant more (extremely important) parts of Macguire's Wicked would find its way into the screenplay, well then you'll likely come away disappointed. Perhaps the second half of this story coming November of 2025 will fill in those gaps. But despite this missed opportunity hindering Wicked from truly defiying gravity, its technical prowess behind and in front of the camera are worth a watch. Chu's sprawling production brings this origin story to life such verve and vibrancy your inner song-and-dance loving kid will not leave dissatisfied. Listen as Ro and Phenom discuss Wicked and somehow manage to keep it spoiler-free Wicked opens in theaters Friday, November 22. ♦♦ Director: Jon M. Chu Writers: Winnie Holzman, Dana Fox Starring: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, Marissa Bode, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Yeoh, Jeff Goldblum Runtime: 2 Hour 40 Minutes Synopsis: Misunderstood because of her green skin, a young woman named Elphaba forges an unlikely but profound friendship with Glinda, a student with an unflinching desire for popularity. Following an encounter with the Wizard of Oz, their relationship soon reaches a crossroad as their lives begin to take very different paths. Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode! Follow us on Twitter: @Phenomblak @InsanityReport @TheMTRNetwork   Our shirts are now on TeePublic.  https://teepublic.com/stores/mtr-network   Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account!  

Kriss said the Insanity Check is back and well, there's now 2 in less than a week. Because...podcasting is cheaper than therapy.  Dpalm got tricked into joinig into the mess. Enjoy Kriss is has moved over to BlueSky, same handle as Twitter: Insanityreport.bksy.social Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode!   Follow us on BlueSky: @InsanityReport    

Tennessee stinks, yeah I said it Mike Tyson is damn near 60 You can see the bigotry at fights these days Remember old Twitter? It's Blue Sky now, keep up Eat shit Brian Kelly How dare you believe in the Falcons, you should know better Guest: Kriss - @InsanityReport - MTR Network   Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode!     Follow us on Twitter: @Dpalm66 @UDPod @TheMTRNetwork Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account! Check out our Sponsors! TweakedAudio.com using the code ‘reviews' to get 33% off & free shipping. Shop at our Amazon Store to support the site  

There's only one thing that would bring Kriss and the Insanity Check back from podcast retirement and that's the absolutely insanity that is the spitefulness, dumbness and racism that would elect Trump a second time...giving him not only the popular vote but the Senate and House. All because of racism, sexism and the fact that the average American has the thought process & attention span of a 15 year old on TikTok.  Ro and Brandon join Kriss as they talk about the complete stupidity of the "American People" when it comes to not understanding their own finances, how the economy works and why Trump's initial picks for coveted cabinet positions are even worse than the first term.  The one moment of Zen/happiness is The Onion completing the troll of Alex Jones and buying InfoWars in auction.  This is cheaper than therapy so the Insanity Check will be coming back on a more regular frequency (TBD). No premium content. No donations. No notes. Just  Kriss is moving over to BlueSky, same handle as Twitter: Insanityreport.bksy.social Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode!   Follow us on BlueSky: @InsanityReport  

LeBron setting records at 40 The universe needs Mike Tyson to put a quick end to Jake Paul Thanks Tennessee for reminding me how much I hate your football team CFB Playoff discussion is just killing time, but it's kinda fun! The Cowboys are hilarious Guest: Felder - Felder on BlueSky - It's Felder - HITDPod Shop   Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode!     Follow us on Twitter: @Dpalm66 @UDPod @TheMTRNetwork Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account! Check out our Sponsors! TweakedAudio.com using the code ‘reviews' to get 33% off & free shipping. Shop at our Amazon Store to support the site  

Where in DPalm and Ro take turns trying to convice each other what should be the next series to breakdown and dig into on Super Tuesday Recap. Come for a few lingering thoughts on Agatha All Along and stay to see which shows they can convince the other to add to their watchlist on: Next on Super Tuesday Recap ...Maybe.   Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode!   Follow us on Twitter: @TheMTRNetwork Our shirts are now on TeePublic:  https://teepublic.com/stores/mtr-network   Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account!

Dad Corner brought to you by the evolution of Halloween I hope Florida keeps Sun Belt Billy for 45 years Carson Beck is fine, stop asking questions The playoff is dumb and bad and also good and fine Soon to be 10-Windiana! Object permanence is hard to overcome Remember when LSU/Bama used to matter? Guest: Felder - It's Felder - HITDPod Store   Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode!     Follow us on Twitter: @Dpalm66 @UDPod @TheMTRNetwork Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account! Check out our Sponsors! TweakedAudio.com using the code ‘reviews' to get 33% off & free shipping. Shop at our Amazon Store to support the site  

Ro and Dpalm are back discussing the final three episodes of new Disney+ show Agatha All Along S1: Death's Hand in Mine/ Follow Me My Friend; To Glory at the End / Maiden Mother Crone.  When the answers have been in front of your face the entire time, and yet you're still locked-in right til the end, that's when you know you've truly been entertained.  Come for the episode(s) breakdown and stay as we dig in to the meta-narrative playing out in this wickedly crafted storyline in this second episode (of three): End of 'the Magician's' Road...   Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode!   Follow us on Twitter: @TheMTRNetwork Our shirts are now on TeePublic:  https://teepublic.com/stores/mtr-network   Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account!

Happy Anniversary! Cam is back, and we're still friends after UGA did that to Texas...Mostly People need consequences, and I for one celebrate Jason Kelce Football weather is a lie Florida Hate Week ended properly, eventually FSU, WYD Jayden Daniels brought new life to DC LOL Saints Guest: Cameron Hawkins - @CeeHawk - Uncrowned presented by Yahoo   Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode!     Follow us on Twitter: @Dpalm66 @UDPod @TheMTRNetwork Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account! Check out our Sponsors! TweakedAudio.com using the code ‘reviews' to get 33% off & free shipping. Shop at our Amazon Store to support the site  

Award winning podcaster slums it on a Felder Friday Get these dad fits off I'm back in on Bron and Lil' Bron Let's hear it for your 4-1 Columbia Lions! Remember those few minutes when Texas thought they had a chance? Hitting people IS a strategy What if Vandy beats Texas? More football numerology Guest: Felder - @InTheBleachers - HITDPod Etsy Store  Joel D. Anderson - @byjoelanderson   Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode!     Follow us on Twitter: @Dpalm66 @UDPod @TheMTRNetwork Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account! Check out our Sponsors! TweakedAudio.com using the code ‘reviews' to get 33% off & free shipping. Shop at our Amazon Store to support the site  

It's What's Inside is a visual and visceral psychological rollercoaster playing out on screen over 103 minutes of just wacky cinematography and mind games.  With a goofy ensemble of untrustworthy friends, playing an insanely dangerous game this story goes every which way but right.     Director:  Greg Jardin Writers:  Greg Jardin Starring:  Brittany O'Grady, James Morosini, Gavin Leatherwood, Nina Bloomgarden, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Madison Davenport, Devon Terrell, David Thompson Runtime:  1 Hour 43 Minutes Synopsis: When a group of mismatched friends meet up the night before a wedding for one last hoo-rah, an estranged friend from their past randomly shows up to help them celebrate with a freaky out of body mind game he's invented.  Things quickly spiral out of control when his true intentions are revealed, while animosity and old grudge amongst members of the group erupt and nobody is who they claim to be.    Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode! Follow us on Twitter: @Phenomblak @InsanityReport @TheMTRNetwork   Our shirts are now on TeePublic.  https://teepublic.com/stores/mtr-network   Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account!  

Ro and Dpalm discuss the next three episodes of new Disney+ show Agatha All Along S1E-6: If I Can't Reach You, Let My Song Teach You / Through Many Miles of Tricks and Trials / Darkest Hour, Wake Thy Power.  Generational curses, disjointed foresight, and more twists, turns and grimdark reveals certain to upend or confirm that theory you've got cooking in that mental backburner. Come for the episode(s) breakdown and stay as we dig in to the meta-narrative playing out in this wickedly crafted storyline in this second episode (of three): Not That Nice On The Road...   Like what you hear? Subscribe so you don't miss an episode!   Follow us on Twitter: @TheMTRNetwork Our shirts are now on TeePublic:  https://teepublic.com/stores/mtr-network   Want more podcast greatness? Sign up for a MTR Premium Account!