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With nothing new of note in theaters this week, and a cacophony of doomsayers predicting the death of cinema (again), it's time for Earth's Mightiest Critics to assess the landscape and offer some hope--tentative as it may be--for our beloved art form.Join us for a round table discussion about the current state of blockbusters, indies, movie theaters, and streaming services--and our best guesses for the future.We also take your questions, comments, and SuperChats!Subscribe, like, and comment to the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel, and check out kickseat.com for multiple movie podcasts each week!Show LinksAs a launching point, we look at Matt Zoller Seitz's recent piece for rogerebert.com, in which he proposes ways to get people back to the movies.And catch up with some of our earlier takes on this subject:Looking at 2020's blockbuster slate and their streaming prospects.And the quaint little time capsule that was "Inbreak", where the panel talked about their favorite movies to watch during a pandemic (which, at the time, was limited to "2 weeks to slow the spread")!Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Keep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.Get seated with The Blonde in Front!Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...And Film Obsessive...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebAnd stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.

So much for summer movie saviors! Warner Bros' Furiosa stalled at the box office opening weekend, making it the weakest Memorial Day Weekend offering in four decades. But does the film deserve to be ignored--or are audiences missing out?Earth's Mightiest Critics scour 2024's wreckage-strewn blockbuster wasteland in search of answers, starting with a round table review of this prequel to 2015's Fury Road.Join us for our fuel-injected findings on Furiosa; our thoughts on a summer blockbuster season that's barely rolled up to the starting line, and your questions, comments, and SuperChats!Subscribe, like, and comment to the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel, and check out kickseat.com for multiple movie podcasts each week!Show LinksWatch the Furiosa trailer.Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Keep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.Get seated with The Blonde in Front!Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...And Film Obsessive...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebAnd stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.

It's hard to believe Pulp Fiction turns 30 this year. It's even harder to believe that there are now one thousand episodes of the Kicking the Seat Podcast!Earth's Mightiest Critics give "The Royale Treatment" to Quentin Tarantino's decade-defining crime/comedy masterpiece. Sure, it's the movie Ian has seen the most times in a theater, but does it hold up three decades on? And what can we learn from this blood-soaked, star-studded indie, when comparing it to modern-day films?Join us for a look back on 3 decades of dancing, adrenaline, and dynamic dialogue--and your questions, comments, and SuperChats!Subscribe, like, and comment to the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel, and check out kickseat.com for multiple movie podcasts each week!Show LinksWatch the Pulp Fiction trailer.Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Keep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.Get seated with The Blonde in Front!Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...And Film Obsessive...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebAnd stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Die-hard KtS fans will know that Pulp Fiction has already made an appearance on the show. You can check out Ian's "Late Screening" review with Cole Rush, from the occasion of the movie's 25th anniversary.And listen to our only other "Royale Treatment" episode to date: a review of Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood!

Earth's Mightiest Critics have seen the future, and are ready to share their findings on Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes!In Wes Ball's first entry in the rebooted franchise, Apes have seized control of America, while humanity's remnants devolve further into mute scavengers. When a peaceful chimpanzee tribe is overrun by barbaric gorillas, it falls to Noa (Owen Teague) to search out his captive friends and family--while unlocking the mystery of a strange human woman who has tagged along.Does this fourth entry in the modern Apes saga feel like a necessary continuation of the pre-Disney-owned Fox series--or is another inevitable Mouse House dilution of a once-venerable film series?Join us for a damn dirty dialogue about the summer's first real blockbuster--and your questions, comments, and SuperChats!Subscribe, like, and comment to the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel, and check out kickseat.com for multiple movie podcasts each week!Show LinksWatch the Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes trailer.Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Keep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.Get seated with The Blonde in Front!Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...And Film Obsessive...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebAnd stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.

Get banged-up and bruised with Earth's Mightiest Critics as we take on The Fall Guy!David Leitch's latest outing is a love letter to the profession that gave him a career: professional stuntwork. Ryan Gosling plays Colt Seavers, the years-long stunt double for the world's biggest (and most egotistical) action star, Tom Ryder (Aaron Taylor-Johnson). When Tom goes missing, Colt is enlisted by a high-powered producer (Hannah Waddington) to get him back to set and save the production for director Jody Moreno (Emily Blunt)--who also happens to be Colt's crush!That's the movie sold in the trailers, anyway.The actual Fall Guy is something very different. Join us as we smash, crash, and through the latest big-screen adaptation of a long-lost TV show--and take your questions, comments, and SuperChats! Subscribe, like, and comment to the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel, and check out kickseat.com for multiple movie podcasts each week! http://www.kickseat.com/Subscribe, like, and comment to the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel, and check out kickseat.com for multiple movie podcasts each week!Show LinksWatch the Fall Guy trailer.Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Keep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.Get seated with The Blonde in Front!Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...And Film Obsessive...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebAnd stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.

Just when Earth's Mightiest Critics thought they'd seen it all, here comes the we-kidnapped-a-ballerina-vampire movie, Abigail!Six mercenaries are contracted to kidnap the daughter of a crime kingpin. But when these strangers have to spend 24 hours in a safehouse with their new charge, they quickly discover that sweet little Abigail is not what she seems.Yes, it's "Reservoir Dogs with vampires". But is the latest film from co-directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett (Ready or Not, Scream VI) a much-needed transfusion of disparate genres, or an anemic waste of a bloody-good concept?Join us as we drain every last bit of analysis from this splatterific twist on the heist-hideout flick--and and take your questions, comments, and SuperChats!Subscribe, like, and comment to the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel, and check out kickseat.com for multiple movie podcasts each week!Show Links Watch the Abigail trailer.Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Keep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.Get seated with The Blonde in Front!Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...And Film Obsessive...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebAnd stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.

Earth's Mightiest Critics hop off the fence to engage with Civil War!Alex Garland's latest look into mankind's cracked crystal ball features Kyrstin Dunst, Cailee Spaeny, Wagner Moura, and Stephen McKinley Henderson as four journalists trekking across a combat-ravaged America on a quest to interview a dictatorial 3rd-term President (played by Nick Offerman).Writer/director Garland has said his film doesn't take sides, and leaves it up to the viewer to interpret Civil War's true political implications. Is that true--or just more Hollywood spin? And does the combination of hard-hitting drama and pulse-pounding action make ideology (or the supposed lack thereof) irrelevant?Join us as we dig into the firepower, politics, and prescience of Alex Garland's latest dystopian drama--and take your questions, comments, and SuperChats!Subscribe, like, and comment to the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel, and check out kickseat.com for multiple movie podcasts each week!Show LinksWatch the Civil War trailer.Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Keep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.Get seated with The Blonde in Front!Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...And Film Obsessive...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebAnd stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.

Though there's a "new" dueling-giant-monsters movie now in theaters, Earth's Mightiest Critics are doing something a bit different this week: We're traveling back 70 years to the King of All Monster Movies: Godzilla!But this show isn't just about Ishiro Honda's 1954 Japanese film, Gojira--it's also a compare-and-contrast discussion of the "Americanized" 1956 version, Godzilla: King of the Monsters!Who will win? And what will be left of the panel when the dust clears?Join us as we take on these twin titans of towering terror--and answer your questions, comments, and SuperChats!Subscribe, like, and comment to the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel, and check out kickseat.com for multiple movie podcasts each week!Show LinksWatch the Gojira (1954) trailer.Watch the Godzilla: King of the Monsters! (1956) trailer.Chicagoans! Get your tickets now for the Music Box Theatre's June event, “Godzilla Versus Music Box” (featuring Godzilla Minus One and the entire Showa Era-Godzilla filmography)!Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Keep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.Get seated with The Blonde in Front!Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...And Film Obsessive...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebAnd stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.

Chill with Earth's Mightiest Critics as we review Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire!When the new people from the last one team up with the old people from the first two (and the last one) to fight ghosts in New York City, the whole world hangs in the balance (just like in the first two and the last one)!Join us as the EMC bust open the latest entry in this 40-year-old franchise--and take your questions, comments, and SuperChats!We ain't afraid of no nostalgia bait!Subscribe, like, and comment to the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel, and check out kickseat.com for multiple movie podcasts each week!Show LinksWatch the Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire trailer.Watch Ian and David Fowlie's 2021 review of Ghostbusters: Afterlife.Listen to Ian and Cole Rush's "Late Screening" revisit of 1984's Ghostbusters.Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Keep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.Get seated with The Blonde in Front!Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...And Film Obsessive...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebAnd stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.

Earth's Mightiest Critics are switching things up this week with a retro round table review of Sam Raimi's off-brand action-hero adventure, Darkman!Liam Neeson stars as Peyton Westlake, a scientist whose lab is blown up by ruthless gangsters. He finds new life as a shadowy, disfigured (and, frankly, crazed) vigilante who exacts revenge and fights to save his one, true love (Frances McDormand) from the forces of evil!This may sound like the big-city version of Swamp Thing (another famous flop), but Raimi's ambitious, hard-R would-be blockbuster is its own thing--boasting spectacular set pieces and spectacularly odd ideas that could only have come from the mind that gave us The Evil Dead--and which would go on to revolutionize comic book movies a mere ten years later, with Spider-Man!Join us for a grim 'n gritty trip down memory lane, in which we'll talk 90's effects; damsels in distress; Neeson-before-Neeson, and, of course your live questions, comments, and Super Chats!Subscribe, like, and comment to the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel, and check out kickseat.com for multiple movie podcasts each week!Show LinksWatch the Darkman (1990) trailer.Check out Scream Factory's recently released Darkman 4K UHD Blu-ray!Watch Ian, Mark, and Jeff's recent review of Fritz Lang's M (1931) on Mark's Spoiler Room Podcast (mentioned in the show)!Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Keep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.Get seated with The Blonde in Front!Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...And Film Obsessive...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebAnd stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.

Bust out your stillsuits and windtraps, 'cause Earth's Mightiest Critics are about to review Dune Part 2!The first half of Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of Frank Herbert's ground-breaking sci-fi novel didn't exactly set the box office on fire. From pandemic woes to glacial pacing, audiences didn't show up in numbers that would suggest a follow-up movie was even on the table. But here we are, a few years later, about to analyze one of 2024's biggest hits!Picking up directly where we left them, Paul Atreides (Timothee Chalamet) and his mother, Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson) are on the run from House Harkonnen--who presume the entire Atreides line had been extinguished at the end of part one. They've joined forces with the desert-dwelling fremen, who dream of overthrowing the grotesque and ruthless space colonizers, with the help of a prophesized messiah--Paul!What follows is a very different moviegoing experience from PART 1, and in this lively conversation, the EMC get into the hits and misses of Villeneuve's adaptation--as well as what may be in store with the rumored third installment!Plus! Watch Ian do his best to restrain himself in NOT throwing David Lynch's 1984 version even further under the bus!Double-Plus! We take your LIVE questions, comments, and Super Chats!Subscribe, like, and comment to the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel, and check out kickseat.com for multiple movie podcasts each week!Show LinksWatch the Dune Part 2 trailer.Revisit our "Page2Screen2Screen2Screen" review of Dune from 2021.Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Get seated with The Blonde in Front! Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Keep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...And Film Obsessive...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebAnd stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.

The moviegoing public may have forgotten about Argylle, but Earth's Mightiest Critics have not!This week, we'll take a look at a film that may have indirectly inspired Matthew Vaughn's short-sighted spy sendup, 1984's Romancing the Stone!Robert Zemecki's action comedy stars Kathleen Turner as a mousy romance novelist who sets off for Colombia to ransom her kidnapped sister, and soon finds herself in the middle of a dangerous adventure hunting for treasure with a mercenary rogue (Michael Douglas). (At least, that's how IMDb tells it!)Join us as we compare and contrast similar premises separated by four decades--AND take your questions, comments, and Super Chats!Subscribe, like, and comment to the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel, and check out kickseat.com for multiple movie podcasts each week!Show LinksWatch the Argylle trailer.Watch the Romancing the Stone trailer.Watch the Argylle round table review that inspired this episode.Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Get seated with The Blonde in Front! Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Keep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...And Film Obsessive...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebAnd stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.

From the ashes of Argylle, Earth's Mightiest Critics emerge to read more last rites to the comics-movie genre! Behold, our Madame Web round table!Dakota Johnson stars as the not-blind, not elderly, not disabled version of the beloved (?) Marvel anti-hero--who can see moments into the future and kick all manner of butt. She also has a gang of Spider-girls, apparently, and they've teamed up to take down a guy pretending to be Spider-man.Or something.Join us as we untangle this web with a sticky, spoilery swing through the latest off-brand-MCU offering!Plus! We take your questions, comments, and Super Chats!Subscribe, like, and comment to the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel, and check out kickseat.com for multiple movie podcasts each week!Show LinksWatch the Madame Web trailer.Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Get seated with The Blonde in Front! Keep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...And Film Obsessive...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebAnd stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.

Earth's Mightiest Critics whistled right past the January graveyard, and was set to return with a look at February's critically acclaimed, record-breaking new blockbuster from Matthew Vaughn.But because Argylle has proven to be a spectacular critical and box office failure, this is sure to be a very different kind of discussion!Bryce Dallas Howard and Sam Rockwell star in a spy film so bait-and-switch-y you may actually be able to sue Universal Pictures and Apple Original Films for fraud--no matter what kind of movie you were expecting!Watch as we break down the good, the bad and the CGI cat! We also take your questions and comments in the chat, and try to figure out where the hell Henry Cavill went to!Subscribe, like, and comment to the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel, and check out kickseat.com for multiple movie podcasts each week!Show LinksWatch the Argylle trailer.Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Get seated with The Blonde in Front!Keep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...And Film Obsessive...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebAnd stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.

2023 has been an abysmal year for comic book movies, but there's one last glimmer of hope on the horizon: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom!Okay, maybe "hope" is a strong word, but Earth's Mightiest Critics will take anything they can get at this point! Can this too-late sequel with a storied production give the DCEU a dignified sendoff--or will it be a Viking funeral?Grab your flippers and join us for a spoilerific deep dive!Note: At the end of the show, Ian announced the last livestream of 2023 as taking place on "January 31st". He meant to say, of course, December 31st. You can listen to that episode of "Spotlight India" here.Subscribe, like, and comment to the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel, and check out kickseat.com for multiple movie podcasts each week!Show LinksWatch the Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom trailer.Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...And Film Obsessive...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Get seated with The Blonde in Front, Cati Glidewell.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebKeep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.And stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.

Earth's Mightiest Critics celebrate the season by unwrapping their presents early!But is Will Paul King's Wonka a fanciful fizzy lifting drink of a prequel--or a soggy, repackaged carton of snozzberries?Find out in this spoilerific and oh-so- scrumdiddlyumptious look at 2023's major holiday blockbuster!Subscribe, like, and comment to the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel, and check out kickseat.com for multiple movie podcasts each week!Show LinksWatch the Wonka trailer.Check out Mark's Oompa-Loompa-Rific "Movie Man's Movie Minute" on TikTok!Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...And Film Obsessive...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebKeep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.And stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.

Sixteen years after Grindhouse rocked pop culture with an assortment of faux Z-grade movie trailers, the feature-length version of Eli Roth's slasher spoof, Thanksgiving, is finally here!But is it as grand a feast as fans were promised--or a dried-out bird with stale rolls and cold sides?Join Earth's Mightiest Critics at the Big Kids' table as we talk spoilers, sequel potential, and how Thanksgiving stacks up to more traditional cineplex fare!Subscribe, like, and comment onthe Kicking the Seat YouTube channel, and check out kickseat.com for multiple movie podcasts each week!Show LinksWatch the Thanksgiving trailer.Watch the original version of the Thanksgiving trailer (from 2007's Grindhouse). And if you'd like to hear Ian and Mark's one-on-one review of Thanksgiving, subscribe to Special Mark Productions on Patreon!Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Keep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...And Film Obsessive...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebAnd stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.

After numerous delays and several terabytes of bad press, The Marvels is finally upon us! But does Nia DaCosta's follow-up to 2018's Captain Marvel deserve its historically low box office and savage reviews? Looks like Earth's Mightiest critics are divided on this one (shocker!). Butter up the popcorn as we go further, faster, and stronger than any other comics-movie round table!Subscribe, like, and comment onthe Kicking the Seat YouTube channel, and check out kickseat.com for multiple movie podcasts each week!Show LinksWatch the Marvels trailer.Big-time YouTuber Vito Gesualdi stopped by the chat tonight! Check out his spoiler-free review of The Marvels.Enjoy this flashback to Ian and Vito's team-up on Popcorned Planet's "Nerd Wars" (wherein they argued against Zack Snyder's Justice League)!Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...And Film Obsessive...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebKeep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.And stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.

One of the year's most anticipated films is here, and Earth's Mightiest Critics have some thoughts!Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone, and Robert DeNiro in an epic adaptation of David Grann's book about the murder of Osage tribe members in 1920s Oklahoma, and the ensuing FBI investigation.This roundtable review is spoilerific, celebratory, and maybe even controversial (needless to say, not everyone in the EMC has showered the film with praise).We also take your questions and comments in the chat!Subscribe, like, and comment to the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel, and check out kickseat.com for multiple movie podcasts each week!Show LinksWatch the Killers of the Flower Moon trailer.Check out the Film School Rejects article, "9 Native Filmmakers You Should Know" (mentioned in the show).Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...And Film Obsessive...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebKeep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.And stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.

A.I. is all the rage, and Earth's Mightiest Critics are back with a look at two movies that dare to look into the bleak future of a technology-obsessed world!In the second installment of "If You Like...You'll Love...", Ian, Jeff, and Don compare Gareth Edwards' latest, The Creator, with Alex Garland's 2014 sci-fi drama, Ex Machina.The former centers on one man's quest to destroy a sentient robot army's greatest weapon against the people who created it--which turns out to be a cyborg who looks like a young girl. The latter is about a wide-eyed tech billionaire who invites his top engineer to assist in perfecting his life's greatest achievement: a cyborg who looks like Alicia Vikander!What can we learn from these distinct visions of a common modern dilemma? And what makes one film a 2010's classic, and the other a critical and box office misfire?Watch and find out!Show LinksWatch the Creator trailer.Watch the Ex Machina trailer.Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...And Film Obsessive...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebKeep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.And stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

When the going gets tough, the tough review The Equalizer 3!Robert McCall (Denzel Washington) finds himself at home in Southern Italy, but soon discovers his friends are under the control of local crime bosses. As events turn deadly, McCall knows what he has to do: become his friends' protector by taking on the Mafia!Ian hadn't expected to fly solo for this one, but the podcast must go on! Watch as he muscles through the early stages of what would turn out to be a nasty COVID Weekend, while sharing his thoughts on why Antoine Fuqua's conclusion to the McCall trilogy is not only better than John Wick 4, it's also one of the most beautiful (and beautifully violent) films of the year!Show LinksWatch the The Equalizer 3 Red Band trailer.Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...And Film Obsessive...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebKeep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.And stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Kicking the Seat ain't playing around with its newest series, "If You Like...You'll Love..."!In this inaugural installment, we look at Neill Blomkamp's GRAN TURISMO and Nick Castle's 1984 cult classic, THE LAST STARFIGHTER--two films with much more in common than a hopeful-gamer-teen-gets-the-chance-of-a-lifetime plot!Show LinksWatch the Last Starfighter trailer.Watch the Gran Turismo trailer.Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...And Film Obsessive...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebKeep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.And stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Earth's Mightiest Critics take flight with Blue Beetle!The second-to-last entry in this incarnation of the DCEU centers on Jaime (Xolo Maridueña), a teenager who accidentally becomes the host for a symbiotic alien technology. Adopting the superhero name Blue Beetle, Jaime must fight the evil forces who want the alien artifact, while also protecting his family--and his identity!In this spoilerific review, Ian and Jeff talk culture, clichés, and cinematic universes--and how Angel Manuel Soto's late entry into the superhero genre could have been great, rather than a melange of better films from a decade-and-a-half ago.Show LinksWatch the Blue Beetle trailer.Read Jeff's article, "Are Cliffhangers Ruining Storytelling?", at Pipeline Artists (mentioned in the show)!Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...And Film Obsessive...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebKeep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.And stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Earth's Mightiest Critics sink their teeth into this adaptation of a single chapter from Bram Stoker's Dracula!Yes, The Last Voyage of the Demeter tells the story of a doomed ship transporting the undead, bloodthirsty body of the OG vampire from Transylvania to London. It was all but drowned out at the weekend box office (Thanks, Barbenheimer!), but is it actually worth a watch?(With praise from the likes of Stephen King and our very own Jeff York, how could it not be?)Join us for this spoilerific journey through the choppy waters of "homage"; overstating themes to death; and troublesome title cards! Oh, we also have some good things to say, too!Show LinksWatch the Last Voyage of the Demeter trailer.Check out Cati Glidewell's (The Blonde in Front) appearance on Radio of Horror, in which she unleashes the Alien 3 comparison that became a centerpiece of this discussion.Watch Ian and Cati's recent review of Talk to Me.And while you're at it, go ahead and subscribe to The Blonde in Front!Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...And Film Obsessive...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebKeep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.And stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

We're back at Fan Expo, thanks to Chuck Load of Comics, for a LIVE podcast recording of the show! This episode we're doing a LIVE watch along of Toei's Spider-Man MOVIE! If you'd like to watch the performance, with video of the movie included, head to out YouTube channel @MostlySpeakinSentai! Want to hear more from your favorite Marsh Land Media hosts? Hear exclusive shows, podcasts, and content by heading to Patreon.com/MLMpod! Have fan mail, fan art, projects you want us to review, or whatever you want to send us? You can ship directly to us using "James McCollum, PO Box 180036, 2011 W Montrose Ave, Chicago, IL 60618"! Please, learn about Black Lives Matter, the protests, and find ways to donate at https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/. Follow the podcast on Facebook & Twitter @MSSPod, on Instagram @MSSPodcast! Watch James' "Mostly Playin' PlayStation" and our live streams on the MSS YouTube channel! On top of streaming on Facebook & YouTube, we also simul-stream at Twitch.tv/MostlySpeakinSentai! Listen to James' rap music under Marsh Land Monster on Spotify, Apple Music, Google Play, & more by clicking HERE. Send us a voice mail to be played on the show at ‪(773) 270-0490‬! Nicole's Patreon is live! Check out www.Patreon.com/DarlingHombody for more details! Plus, head over to www.DarlingHomebody.com for all her art, the web comic Crumb Bums we make together, buy her merchandise, & watch her draw Gorma creations from the podcast! You can also buy her artwork on shirts and more on threadless.com/@darlinghomebody! Find her @DarlingHomebody on Instagram, Tumblr and Etsy! Buy her wares! Go purchase some of our original Sentai monster designs on RedBubble then post a pic on social media of you wearing the threads!www.redbubble.com/people/MSSPod/portfolio Find out more about James' other podcasts "Shuffling the Deck", "Sweet Child of Time", "Hit It & Crit It", and "This Movie's Gay" on our website, www.MLMPod.com!!! Plus, download James' albums!

Ian and Luke close out the summer with a brief look at Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem!This was Luke's first experience with the Heroes in a Half-shell AND his first 3D movie! Is Mutant Mayhem a worthwhile adventure? Or does it deserve to be shredded?Watch and find out!Plus: Get a sneak peak of our next "Target Audience" segment!Show LinksWatch the TMNT: Mutant Mayhem trailer.Watch Ian and Mark's Mutant Mayhem review! https://youtube.com/live/Lc2tii5G12USupport all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...And Film Obsessive...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebKeep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.And stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Ian and Mark are the world's most fiercest fighting team...of movie reviewers! And we're taking on the latest animated incarnation of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: the Seth Rogen-produced feature, Mutant Mayhem!In this retconned re-telling of the Ninja Turtles' origin story, four New York City pets encounter mutagenetic ooze and learn martial arts from a sewer rat named Splinter! They launch a vigilante crusade to protect citizens from criminals, monsters, and madmen...all the while grappling with growing pains!In this spoilerific review, the guys break down one of the summer's most surprisingly entertaining and uplifting action movies. From a retold origin that doesn't totally suck; to finding layer upon layer of meaning in the reimagined versions of the Turtles, April, Splinter, and the mutant henchmen; to an animation style that just plain messed with their heads--this is one shell of a conversation!Show LinksWatch the TMNT: Mutant Mayhem trailer.Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...And Film Obsessive...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebKeep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.And stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Earth's Mightiest Critics quit playing around and finally talk about Barbie!Greta Gerwig's modern take on the classic Mattel doll is helping revitalize a flagging summer box office--and sparking controversy left, right, and center! Is this story of Barbie's trip to the real world and back simply a pink-paletted, girl-power popcorn romp, or a sly, venomous cultural critique fueled by award-worthy marketing?In either case, how does it hold up...as a movie?Watch and find out!What did you think of the Barbie movie? Let us know in the comments!Show LinksWatch the Barbie trailer.Watch "The True Scale of Nuclear Weapons" from the How to Survive YouTube channel (mentioned in the show).Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...And Film Obsessive...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebKeep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.And stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Earth's Mightiest Critics go nuclear with Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer!This grand biopic stars Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer, the brilliant and disturbed scientist who spearheaded the development of the atomic bomb.How does this passion project stack up to Nolan's other historical epics like The Prestige and Dunkirk? Does the writer/director push his love of non-linear storytelling too far this time? And, most importantly, what's the deal with “Barbenheimer”?Watch our contentious analysis and find out!Show LinksWatch the Oppenheimer trailer.Watch "The True Scale of Nuclear Weapons" from the How to Survive YouTube channel (mentioned in the show).Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...And Film Obsessive...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebKeep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.And stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Tom Cruise strikes again! The ageless maverick returns to resuscitate the summer box office once again with Mission: Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One--and Earth's Mightiest Critics discuss whether the risk is worth the reward!Ethan Hunt and his team of globetrotting super-spies must track down a powerful weapon before it falls into the wrong hands (yes, this is a description of a new movie, allegedly!).Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to join us in spilling secrets, hatching plans, and decoding your coded messages from the chat!Show LinksWatch the Mission: Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One trailer.Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...And Film Obsessive...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebKeep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.And stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

The man with the hat is back, and this time he's bringing his...goddaughter?Yes, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is the series' third send-off for pop culture's most beloved globe-trotting archaeologist, and Earth's Mightiest Critics will break it all down!Is Indy's latest Nazi-punching, relic-hunting, time-traveling adventure worth dusting off the IP for one more go-round? Or are some treasures better left un-plundered?Join us and find out!Show LinksWatch the Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny trailer.Want a sneak peak of Ian's thoughts on the movie? Check out his recent appearance on Sam Carrico's Film Fanclub Show (the upcoming livestream is a bit more contentious)!Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...And Film Obsessive...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebKeep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.And stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Forget easing into summer: Earth's Mightiest Critics are zooming right through blockbuster season with a round table review of The Flash!When titular speedster Barry Allen (Ezra Miller) accidentally creates an alternate reality without superheroes, he must team up with Batman (Michael Keaton) and a formerly imprisoned Supergirl (Sasha Calle) to defeat General Zod (Michael Shannon).At least, that's what we've gathered from the trailers!Is The Flash a long-overdue shot in the arm for the DCEU? Will the behind-the-scenes controversies overshadow the film's adrenaline-fueled nostalgia bait? And what of all this talk about Flash 2?Catch up with our sensational spoiler-talk and find out!Show LinksWatch the The Flash trailer.Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...And Film Obsessive...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebKeep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.And stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Transform and roll out with Earth's Mightiest Critics as we give shape to Transformers: Rise of the Beasts!Steven Caple, Jr.'s entry into the smash-'em/crash-em robots franchise takes the story back to mid-90s Brooklyn, where down-on-his-luck computer whiz Noah (Anthony Ramos) finds himself caught up in a battle of worlds. He must help the heroic Autobots retrieve an ancient device and keep it out of enemy hands, so as to prevent the end of humanity.No, we didn't copy/paste this synopsis from the plot of Michael Bay's 2007 Transformers movie! This one has robots that change into animals! In this ratcheted-up round table review, the EMC get into the good, the bad, and the downright depressing--talking characters, story points, and some disturbing messages woven into the script!Note: Due to a technical issue, Ian sounds like he's "talking into the room" for the first few minutes of the show. Things get much better after a rough start.Show LinksWatch the Transformers: Rise of the Beasts trailer.Plus! Watch our “Target Audience” review to see what Ian and his son, Luke, thought of the movie!Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Learn more about Sujewa's upcoming series, "Indie Discovery L.A."Rent Sujewa's new movie, The Secret Society for Slow Romance.Follow the production of Sujewa's Slow Romance sequel, Cosmic Disco Rene.Keep up with all of Sujewa's projects.Follow Sujewa on Twitter.Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...And Film Obsessive...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebKeep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.And stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Ian and Luke get wild with a "Target Audience" look at Transformers: Rise of the Beasts!When planet-eating monster Unicron threatens to devour Earth, Optimus Prime and the Autobots must team up with their robot-animal counterparts and a pair of down-on-their-luck Brooklynites to save the world!In this spoiler-free mini-review, Ian and Luke talk about the excitement, the scares, and the near-tears that mark the seventh Transformers movie. And Luke does his best to share the huge final-scene spoiler. Can Dad stop him in time?!What did you think about Transformers: Rise of the Beasts? Let us know in the comments!Show LinksWatch the Transformers: Rise of the Beasts trailer.Plus! Watch Ian and Earth's Mightiest Critics' reality-hopping round table review of Rise of the Beasts!Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...And Film Obsessive...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebKeep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.And stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Web-heads unite! Join Earth's Mightiest Critics for a rollicking round table review of one of the year's most anticipated films!In Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse, Miles Morales catapults across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. When the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles must redefine what it means to be a hero.How does this sequel stand up to its Oscar-winning 2018 predecessor? Is it the energy boost that multiverse movies need right now--or a final nail in the coffin? And is it still "Part 1", as was teased in the early marketing push?We discuss all this and more, in spoilerific detail! Show LinksWatch the Spider-man: Across the Spider-verse trailer.Plus! Watch our “Target Audience” review to see what Ian and his son, Luke, thought of the movie!Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...And Film Obsessive...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebKeep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.And stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Ian and Luke blast off into the Spider-verse with a look at the latest blockbuster animated film from Sony/Marvel!Into the Spider-verse introduced Miles Morales and his Spider-egos from billions of alternate realities. When Gwen Stacy joins an elite corps of variants, Miles gets a peek into a wider world of possibilities--one which may help him defeat a dangerously bent new villain called The Spot. But not everyone in this newfound Spider-family is an ally!In this quick review, father and son and compare the original to the sequel; tiptoe through the non-spoiler minefield, and wonder if the movie might be better suited for older kids (and not for the reasons you might think!).What did you think of Spider-man: Across the Spider-verse? Let us know in the comments!Show LinksWatch the Spider-man: Across the Spider-verse trailer.Plus! Watch Ian and Earth's Mightiest Critics' reality-hopping round table review of Across the Spider-verse!Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...And Film Obsessive...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebKeep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.And stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Kneel before pod! Hot on the heels of last week's Superman livestream, Earth's Mightiest Critics return for a look at both cuts of Superman II!Years ago, WB put out an alternate cut of the 1980 sequel, comprised of original, alternate, and unfinished scenes that were more in line with what director Richard Donner had originally envisioned. The result is a bizarre "Tale of Two Movies", both centered on Superman's rejection of his powers at the precise moment a trio of Kryptonian criminals arrive on Earth with domination and destruction on the brain!In this spoilerific round table review, we look at the pros and cons of both films, and debate which version deserves to wear the cape!Superman: The Movie was recently released by WB Home Entertainment as part of a 4K UHD Blu-ray box set of the 1978-1987 films.Show LinksWatch the Superman II trailer.Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...And Film Obsessive...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebKeep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.And stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

You'll believe a podcast can fly! Join Earth's Mightiest Critics live for a soaring celebration of Richard Donner's landmark superhero adventure, Superman: The Movie!Christopher Reeve stars Kal-El, the sole survivor of the doomed planet Krypton. He lands on Earth, where he discovers unique powers that allow him to become a hero to the helpless and a defender of justice. He runs afoul of criminal mastermind Lex Luthor (Gene Hackman), and the rest is cinema history!In this retro round table, the EMC look back on the movie that started it all. This discussion considers Superman as a movie, as a special effects breakthrough, and as a pop cultural phenomenon that comic-book-movie creators are, in many ways, still chasing today.Superman: The Movie was recently released by WB Home Entertainment as part of a 4K UHD Blu-ray box set of the 1978-1987 films.Show LinksWatch the Superman: The Movie trailer.Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...And Film Obsessive...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebKeep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.And stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Ian and Luke look at James Gunn's MCU swan song, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3!In this spoiler-free review, two lifelong comic-book fans discuss the highs, lows, and in-betweens of this stars-spanning space saga--which finds Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) and his gang of misfits looking for the key to saving a mortally wounded Rocket Raccoon (Bradley Cooper). Along the way, they encounter a living space station, a golden Warlock, and an alternate Earth comprised of 1970s-era mutants!Is this movie too much...movie? And how does it stack up to previous installments?Find out what one comics nerd and one newly minted 6-year-old have to say!What did you think of Guardians 3? Let us know in the comments!Show LinksWatch the Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 trailer. Watch Earth's Mightiest Critics' reality-smashing round table review of Guardians 3!Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...And Film Obsessive...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebKeep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.And stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

As the MCU says goodbye to one of its most beloved series, Ian returns from his year-long hiatus from superhero movies and TV shows!Following 2022's round table review of Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Ian vowed to stop watching the bulk of new comic-book-related releases. Now, he's back with Earth's Mightiest Critics to review James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3!So how'd it go? Watch and find out!Show LinksWatch the Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 trailer.Watch the EMC's Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Round Table.Watch Ian's declaration of a superhero-movie hiatus!Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...And Film Obsessive...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebKeep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.And stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Yes, May 4th is Star Wars day. No, we didn't talk about Star Wars.But Earth's Mightiest Critics did talk about a rebellious country boy (with a very familiar name) who must navigate a treacherous hive of scum and villainy!In this round table review of Cool Hand Luke, we look at Stuart Rosenberg's sweltering chain gang drama, which stars Paul Newman in the iconic, titular role. From changing depictions of masculinity on film; to connections with Christ imagery and Rebel Without A Cause, and the disappearance of culture-shaking big studio pictures from the modern movie landscape--this spirited episode is 50 eggs worth o' podcast!Cool Hand Luke is now available on 4K UHD Blu-ray from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.Show LinksWatch the Cool Hand Luke trailer.Order Cool Hand Luke on 4K UHD Blu-ray from Warner Bros.Watch Ian, Mark, and Don review Rebel Without A Cause.Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...and Film Obsessive...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebKeep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.And stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Crack open a book with Ian and Mark as they summon a spirited review of Evil Dead Rise!Lee Cronin's entry into Sam Raimi's storied franchise is a twisted tale of two estranged sisters whose reunion is cut short by the rise of flesh-possessing demons, thrusting them into a primal battle for survival as they face the most nightmarish version of family imaginable (at least, according to IMDb!). While most of Earth's Mightiest Critics were out a a press screening for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Ian and Mark sat trying to figure out if Evil Dead Rise swallow their souls, or was just plain hard to swallow!Show LinksWatch the Evil Dead Rise trailer.Watch Ian and Mark review the 2013 Evil Dead remake on "The Spoiler Room". Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...and Film Obsessive...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebKeep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.And stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Ian and Luke share their thoughts on 2023's most powered-up motion picture!Is The Super Mario Bros. Movie pure Gen X nostalgia-bait, or is it truly fun for all ages?Find out what two lifelong Mario fans think about Nintendo/Universal/Illumination's new animated blockbuster!What did you think of the movie? Let us know in the comments!Show LinksWatch the Super Mario Bros. Movie trailer.Watch Earth's Mightiest Critics' round table review of the Super Mario Bros. Movie.Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...And Film Obsessive...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebKeep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.And stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Earth's Mightiest Critics level up with a round table review of Illumination's record-stomping animated adventure, The Super Mario Bros. Movie!In this 3D-animated adaptation of Nintendo's flagship video game, two Brooklyn plumbers named Mario (voiced by Chris Pratt) and Luigi (Charlie Day) find themselves sucked into a magical world of flying fish, clinically depressed talking stars, and a mutant dragon-turtle (Jack Black) hellbent on marrying a no-nonsense princess warrior (Anya Taylor-Joy).The film has already proven itself a box office juggernaut, but has reignited the age-old divide between critical opinion and audience tastes. There is perhaps no better illustration than the heated discussion you're about to see. Show LinksWatch the Super Mario Bros. Movie trailer.Bonus! See what the "Target Audience" thinks of The Super Mario Bros. Movie! Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...And Film Obsessive...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebKeep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.And stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Earth's Mightiest Critics invite thee on an epic quest to review Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves!The latest big-screen adaptation of the classic role playing game is now in theaters, and stars Chris Pine as the head of a rag-tag band of misfit magicians, shapeshifters, and thieves who might just end up saving the world!How does John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein's adventure comedy stack up to previous incarnations? Is this just Guardians of the Galaxy with spells and potions--and, if so, is that a bad thing? And what of the filmmakers' flippant comment about emasculating male heroes?In this surprising and rip-roaring discussion, we break it all down and take your questions and comments live in the chat!Plus: Stick around to the end for a special guest review from the EMC's littlest critic!Show LinksWatch the Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves trailer.Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...and 25YL...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebKeep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.And stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Earth's Mightiest Critics convene for a riveting High Table round table on John Wick Chapter 4!You'd think falling off a building after being "fatally" shot would slow down even the kill-iest of killing machines. But nothing can stop John Wick as he continues his globetrotting quest for vengeance/freedom/box office records!We talk stunts, spoilers, and spine-shattering set pieces--plus take all your questions and comments in the chat! Whoa! (Or should that be, "Yeah"?)Show LinksWatch the John Wick Chapter 4 trailer.Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...and 25YL...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebKeep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.And stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Our "Spotlight India" series continues with a LIVE look at Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 2018 historical epic, Padmaavat!Set in medieval Rajasthan, Queen Padmavati is married to a noble king and they live in a prosperous fortress with their subjects until an ambitious Sultan hears of Padmavati's beauty and forms an obsessive love for the Queen of Mewar.In this round-table-of-one, Ian talks about what he loves about Padmaavat, and Indian cinema in general, and responds to live viewer comments. Also, he addresses a minor controversy stemming from his review of Sardar Udham!Show Links:Watch the Padmaavat trailer.Bonus: As mentioned in the show, Ian was recently interviewed by the Indian Institute of Technology Madras Film Society about film criticism!Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...and 25YL...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebKeep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.And stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Earth's Mightiest Critics take Manhattan in this ripping round table review of Scream VI!The surviving Woodsboro teens travel to The Big Apple, but there's a (you're not gonna believe this) new Ghostface Killer on the loose! This fifth sequel promises to reunite cast members from across the series in one last--or at least one more--stab at self-aware slasher greatness!Watch as our franchise-fatigued panel slashes through the latest installment to discover many more surprises than one might expect from this quarter-century-plus saga.Show LinksWatch the Scream VI trailer.Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...and 25YL...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebKeep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.And stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Earth's Mightiest Critics return to a galaxy far, far away!More than two years and several Star Wars shows later, Disney+ is set to debut the third season of its flagship series, The Mandalorian!Join us as we planet-hop with Mando and Grogu, and generally try to remember just where the hell everything left off!Catch new episodes of The Mandalorian every Wednesday, exclusively on Disney+.Plus! Be sure to stick around for our Cocaine Bear livestream, recorded immediately after this episode! Show LinksWatch the Mandalorian Season 3 trailer.And see just where Kicking the Seat...um...left off with Star Wars!Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...and 25YL...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebKeep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.And stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Earth's Mightiest Critics get high on Elizabeth Banks' supply with a live round table review of Cocaine Bear!This "Based on a True Story" horror-comedy centers on several groups of people trapped in the woods with a drugged-up monster on the prowl! It's a really fun, over-the-top absurdist comedy that will have you...um...snorting with laughter!At least, that's what some of the panelists say!This episode was recorded immediately after our round table review of The Mandalorian Season 3 / Episode 1. Check it out!Show LinksWatch the Cocaine Bear trailer.Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...and 25YL...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebKeep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.And stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Earth's Mightiest Critics return to talk about a superhero movie!Ian's year-long moratorium on caped content isn't up until May, but he's made an exception for Disney/Marvel's Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania (thanks to the enthusiastic urgings of his 5-year-old son).So, yes, the gang is back together to review the further adventures of Scott Lang (Paul Rudd), as he and his team of quantum adventurers get trapped in the realm of Phase 5 mega-threat Kang (Jonathan Majors)! (Wouldn't a better title have been Ant-Man and The Wasp: Lang vs. Kang?)In this heated and spoiler-packed round table, the EMC break down Phase 5's disappointing first entry; contend with the wildest collection of viewer comments yet; and welcome a special guest who closes out the show with a very different take on the film!Show LinksWatch the Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania trailer.Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...and 25YL...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebKeep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.And stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Our spotlight on Indian cinema roars into 2023 with a look at Sanal Kumar Sasidharan's Ozhivudivasathe Kali (An Off-Day Game)!Inner demons begins to unravel when 5 friends get together for a booze party in a remote location.Ian, Mike, Mark, and Jeff dig into this slow burning drama that raises a mirror to issues of masculinity, class, and politics in a way that few films do. It's got the attitude of The Hangover, the creepy, deep-woods danger of I Spit on Your Grave, and the unsettling man-child monster nihilism of Lord of the Flies. Despite all that, this is a really fun conversation!Plus! We talk about what's ahead in 2023 (Pathaan, anyone?), and unleash some angeRRR over the Academy's near-shutout of S.S. Rajamouli's masterpiece!Show Links:Watch the Ozhivudivasathe Kali trailer.Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...and 25YL...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebKeep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.And stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Earth's Mightiest Critics get dolled-up for their first livestream of 2023!Now that Awards Season is over (viewing-wise, at least), it's time to enjoy the comfort food of January Horror--and M3GAN is the perfect place to start! Gerard Johnstone's thriller centers on a toy company robotics engineer who builds a life-like doll that begins to take on a life of its own. Mayhem, of course, ensues.In this spoilerific round table, Ian, Mark, and Jeff talk about the hit movie's staying power; its uniqueness among other "killer doll movies"; and how the filmmakers' punch-pulling may have kneecapped a very (very) dark horror-classic-in-the-making!Watch the M3GAN trailer.Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Keep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot!Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...and 25YL...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebAnd stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Our spotlight on Indian cinema continues with something completely different! We're closing out 2022 on a lighter note than horror and historical dramas, with 2018's Andhadhun!A series of mysterious events change the life of a blind pianist, who must now report a crime that he should technically know nothing of.In this year-end spotlight on Indian cinema, Ian, David, and Mark review Sriram Raghavan's bonkers crime dramedy, which had all three critics on the edge of their seats. From truly gasp-worthy twists and turns, to the struggle to find the good in a story packed with criminals , and an ending that recalls Alan Moore's The Killing Joke--Andhadhun is yet another example of how Indian filmmakers can turn stale Hollywood ingredients into an unexpectedly sumptuous experiential feast!Also, Ian struggles to pronounce the title correctly, and draws some striking parallels to the movie adaptations of Elmore Leonard's novels!Show Links:Watch the Andhadhun trailer.Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...and 25YL...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebAnd stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Thirteen years later...Earth's Mightiest Critics load up the Scuba gear and plunge into James Cameron's Avatar: The Way of Water!Jake Sully lives with his newfound family formed on the planet of Pandora. Once a familiar threat returns to finish what was previously started, Jake must work with Neytiri and the army of the Na'vi race to protect their planet.Is The Way of Water worth the wait? And will audience interest be great enough to warrant the handful of sequels already in the pipeline? In this live and surprisingly contentious round table, the gang runs the full gamut of feelings on Avatar 2--from over-the-moon to underwhelmed!Join us as we talk about the first film, expectations for the sequel, and how The Way of Water soared or sunk our hopes for the next three (!) movies!Show Links:Watch the Avatar: The Way of Water trailer.Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...and 25YL...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebAnd stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Our adventures in Indian cinema continue with a look at Soojit Sircar's 2021 biopic, Sardar Udham!The film details the two decades that Punjabi Sikh revolutionary Udham Singh (Vicky Kaushal) spent planning the assassination of Michael O'Dwyer (Shaun Scott) the man responsible for the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre.Sardar Udham was overwhelmingly demanded as the next choice for a live round table review, and it's no wonder why. Ian and Mark examine the complex angles from which Sircar tests the audience's sympathies--and, in the process, completely shifts the context in the third act in a way that demands both a re-watch and a re-evaluation.Show Links:Watch the Sardar Udham trailer.Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.And watch him and Ian discuss the 2010 thriller, Hisss (recorded live the day before their Sardar Udham show).Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...and 25YL...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebAnd stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

The RRR virtual mailbag is so full, we had to do a second special episode to address all the feedback!Yes, Ian returns with replies to your questions, comments, and analyses of S.S. Rajamouli's blockbuster historical epic--which includes cultural context lessons, emoji interpretations, and, unbelievably, a hostile take on the movie!(Don't worry, Ian sets that commenter straight!)Also, Ian talks about last week's phenomenal event-of-a-lifetime event at Chicago's famed Music Box Theatre, where he and Earth's Mightiest Critics saw RRR on the big screen, saw S.S. Rajamouli participate in a post-screening Q&A--and even met the man himself!*If you haven't seen RRR yet, stream it on Netflix immediately (or whenever you have a spare 3 hours and 7 minutes)!*Yes, one key detail was left out during the episode: each member of the EMC had a separate and very special encounter with Mr. Rajamouli (not just the guy telling the story!).Show Links:Watch the RRR trailer.Watch the livestream that started it all: Kicking the Seat's Round Table Review of RRR with Earth's Mightiest Critics!Watch Ian's interview with RRR writer/director S.S. Rajamouli!Watch Don Shanahan's interview with RRR writer/director S.S. Rajamouli!Watch the full S.S. Rajamouli Q&A from last week's Music Box Theatre appearance!If you missed Part 1 of our RRR edition, watch it here.Next Wednesday! Join Earth's Mightiest Critics live for a round table review of Sardar Udham!Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...and 25YL...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebAnd stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Ian's Tollywood dreams come true as he talks with RRR writer/director S.S. Rajamouli!During a recent virtual press round table, Ian asked the visionary creator of 2022's best film three questions. Doesn't sound like a lot--but Rajamouli's answers offer insight into the process, spirit, and heart of a moviemaking powerhouse.Special thanks to all the fans of the worldwide fans of Indian cinema who have not only broadened our horizons as appreciators of film, but also inspired Kicking the Seat's newest monthly livestream review series!And if you're in Chicago tomorrow (11/12/22) for the Music Box Theatre's sold-out screening of RRR (after which Mr. Rajamouli will participate in a not-to-miss Q&A), be sure to say "Hi" to whichever of Earth's Mightiest Critics you spot in the crowd!If you haven't seen RRR yet, stream it on Netflix IMMEDIATELY (or whenever you have a spare 3 hours and 7 minutes). No spoilers in this interview, but context is key.Enjoy!Show Links:Watch the RRR trailer.Watch the livestream that started it all: Kicking the Seat's Round Table Review of RRR with Earth's Mightiest Critics!Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...and 25YL...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebAnd stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Earth's Mightiest Critics return with a super-serious look at an utterly farcical film!Weird: The Al Yankovic Story stars Daniel Radcliffe as the songster satirist supreme in Eric Appel's unconventional biopic. Will this be the next Walk Hard, or simply a case of trying too hard?The panel is sharply divided on this movie, with one member taking their disdain to unheard-of extremes (you'll never guess who)!So strap in, tune your accordion, and watch as the saga begins!Weird: The Al Yankovic is now streaming on The Roku Channel.Show Links:Watch the Weird: The Al Yankovic trailer.Watch the 2010 Funny or Die trailer for Weird (the inspiration for the 2022 film).Read the Looper article, "What Weird: The Al Yankovic Actually Got Right About the True Story".Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...and 25YL...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebAnd stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Don Shanahan from Every Movie Has A Lesson, and The Cinephile Hissyfit invited me to his hometown in Peotone, to join a panel at Lodgecon 2022. Added to the panel was film critic and marketing genius Annie Banks from Chuck Load of Comics. Together the three of us ask if Hollywood is creatively bankrupt. Here's what we think.

Ian and Mark rekindle their disdain for live-action Disney remakes with a look at Robert Zemeckis' Pinocchio!That's right, the director of Back to the Future, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and Forrest Freakin' Gump has joined the ranks of slumming auteurs like Tim Burton and Guy Ritchie--turning in an aimless, colorless, imagination-free version of a truly groundbreaking animated film.In this spoiler-heavy review, the guys compare and contrast Pinocchio 1940 with Pinocchio 2022, breaking down everything from altered character motivations, to set piece shortcuts, to uninspired exercises in box-checking. Along the way, they talk about all the ways in which the filmmakers could have made their story coherent, memorable, and even culturally impactful--had they gotten out of their own way!Both versions of Pinocchio are now streaming on Disney+.Show Links:Watch the Pinocchio (2022) trailer.Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...and 25YL...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebAnd stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Earth's Mightiest Critics celebrate 800 episodes of the Kicking the Seat Podcast with a truly epic livestream for one of the year's biggest films!S.S. Rajamouli's sprawling Tollywood adventure, RRR, tells the fictitious story of two legendary revolutionaries and their journey away from home before fighting for their country in the 1920s.Hailed by many as one of 2022's very best, this 3-hour spectacle is available on Netflix--so no excuses for not having seen it!In this live and lively extended show, the panel heaps praise on a film that cost a quarter of most American comic book movies--yet delivers on absolutely every level to four times the effect! Also, a contingent of new and very helpful chat participants join the fun, adding cultural context, unpacking visual metaphors, and planting the seeds for an upcoming Kicking the Seat series on the wonders of Indian cinema!Show Links:Watch the RRR trailer.Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...and 25YL...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebAnd stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

We returned to Fan Expo Boston! Our lovely crowd helped us build an amazing Star Wars spy and it was a doozy. Thank you to everyone who stopped by and special thanks to Chuck Load of Comics for producing the show! MTFBWY! Apologies in advance is the audio quality sounds like we're heading through an asteroid field.. The video version is much better. --- Welcome to HoloNet Marauders! A video version of this episode is available as well on our YouTube channel. Welcome to HoloNet Marauders! Our Patreon, bonus episodes & behind the scenes! HoloNetMarauders Tweets Crew this episode- AJ - Instagram , Blog Jamie - Instagram, Twitter, Blog --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/holonetmarauders/support

Summary: Welcome back to the Fic List, everybody! This… is not the new episode you've been waiting for, lol. It's our panel! From FanExpo Boston 2022! Where we espoused the many virtues of fan-fiction to an expo floor full of people who were mostly just looking for somewhere to sit down! And that's fine, tbh. We get it. We still had fun, even if we were gently heckled by middle schoolers. Enjoy! Thanks to Chuck Load of Comics and FanExpo Boston for both the opportunity and the live recording! We'll be back soon(ish) with our Regularly Scheduled Tomfoolery, but in the meantime - follow us on TikTok (@theficlist), Twitter (@FicList), Instagram (@theficlist), Facebook (what Facebook?), and Tumblr (https://theficlistpodcast.tumblr.com - thanks, Caitlin!). Also please subscribe/rate/review us on iTunes, Spotify, Apple, Stitcher, Podchaser, Audible, and more! For business inquiries, email us at theficlist@gmail.com. You can also help us off-set the costs of making this podcast at ko-fi.com/theficlist, if you're so inclined. Thank you! To read along with us, check out our Rec List: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sR50-QnIfM7FFahKCLSW6AST4qSkNuJATIMBScT5Qps/edit?usp=sharing To submit a fic for us to read, fill out our Fan Rec form: https://forms.gle/BCVnsK9Jr2FWdDvu5

Join Earth's Mightiest Critics as we go to hell and back for a 25th anniversary review of Spawn!When covert government operative Al Simmons (Michael Jai White) is fatally betrayed during his latest mission, he makes a deal with the devil to return to Earth. As expected, things go horribly wrong, and he is resurrected as a not-quite-superhero fighting against other agents of the damned--as well as the humanity he'd left behind!Mark A. Z. Dippe's big-screen adaptation of Todd McFarlane's blockbuster indie comic is as much of a mixed bag as everyone remembers--but there's still lots to dig into a quarter-century later. In this wide-ranging acid trip down memory lane, the panel talks 90s comics; 90s movies; soundtracks to 90s movies; Cannon Films; and how that long-rumored Spawn remake might work--or not!Show Links:Watch the Spawn trailer.See why Ian has sworn off new Superhero movies and TV shows for a year.Bonus: Check out Mike Crowley's take on the Spawn movie and animated series at You'll Probably Agree.And check out this ScreenRant interview with Spawn creator Todd McFarlane from San Diego Comic-Con 2022 (mentioned in the show)!Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...and 25YL...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebAnd stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Earth's Mightiest Critics bust out the capes and kibble for a look at DC's latest animated offering, DC League of Super-Pets!Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart lead an all-star pack of celebrity voice talent in this new animated adventure. When Superman's powered pup, Krypto (Johnson) loses his abilities just as the Justice League have been kidnapped, he must team up with several shelter animals who--as fate would have it--gain otherworldly abilities. Can Krypto learn humility while teaching others to believe in themselves?The EMC digs into what makes DC League of Super-Pets such a breath of fresh air in the strangulated superhero-movie landscape; examines a climax that shoots some holes in the cape of this otherwise elevated epic; and solves the mystery of the title's puzzling punctuation!But first, there's been a lot of news this week regarding major housecleaning at WB/DC, following the Discovery merger--and the gang looks at what all those swinging axes could mean for comic-book movies in general (including those at the seemingly indomitable Disney/Marvel factory)!Plus: Join us live next week as the panel looks back on a superhero movie from the 90's--yes, we're commemorating 25 years of Spawn! Chime in starting at 8:30pm CST on Wednesday, August 10th!Timestamps: Intro: 0:00 - 1:05Warner/Discovery/DC Shake-up Commentary: 1:06 - 16:34DC League of Super-Pets (2022) Review: 16:35 - 1:01:12Outro: 1:08:24 - 1:10:40Show Links:Watch the DC League of Super-Pets (2022) trailer.See why Ian has sworn off new Superhero movies and TV shows for a year (with the exception of this one!).Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...and 25YL...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebAnd stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Earth's Mightiest Critics cement our cinematic symbiosis with a retrospective review of Spider-Man 3!Sam Raimi's 2007 blockbuster is notorious for being one of the worst superhero movies ever made--but does it deserve all that...venom?Aided by clearer heads and the passage of time, Ian and Don & Will of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast look back on a movie with too many villains, too many subplots, and too much emo jazz improv. It may also be, according to Ian after a recent re-watch, an imperfectly perfect capper to the Raimi trilogy!This in-depth discussion runs the full spectrum of criticism--from mega-fan to mega-hater to middle-of-the-web moderate. We break down the history of the third (and rumored-at-the-time fourth) installment; address the "Gwen Stacy Problem"; and explore the alternate universes in which this movie fires on several more cylinders!Show Links:Watch the Spider-Man 3 (2007) trailer.Listen to Cinephile Hissy Fit's take on the Raimi / Maguire Spider-Man trilogy. See why Ian has sworn off new Superhero movies and TV shows for a year.Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...and 25YL...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebAnd stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Earth's Mightiest Critics traverse the Bifrost once more to review Thor: Love and Thunder!Well, most of them do, anyway. In the first of a multi-part experiment, Ian (who has been sticking to his year-long moratorium on superhero films and TV shows) pops in to intro and outro the discussion, and then unleash the panel on Taika Waititi's latest Marvel movie event!Will this off-kilter comic-comedy be the shot in the arm that Phase Four desperately needs? Or will it prove to be another "wait 6 weeks for Disney+" non-starter? Find out as the EMC finds out if the discourse is worthy enough to lift!Also, stay tuned to the very end to find out which comic book movie the entire crew will debate next week! Show Links:Watch the Thor: Love and Thunder trailer.See why Ian has sworn off new Superhero movies and TV shows for a year.Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...and 25YL...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebAnd stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Earth's Mightiest Critics venture into the great unknown with a look at Disney Pixar's Lightyear!The first Pixar film to hit theatres since the pandemic is also the studio's first prequel! Do the "real world" adventures of Buzz Lightyear launch a new era of imagination--or burn up on takeoff?The gang blows the movie wide open, drilling down into everything from cultural issues, to the fundamentals of storytelling, to what the film's less-than-stellar opening weekend could mean for Disney Pixar movies going forward. Show Links:Watch the Lightyear trailer.Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets: Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...and 25YL...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebAnd stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Earth's Mightiest Critics return to discuss the movie 5 of you have been waiting for: Jurassic World Dominion!In this raptor-ous livestream, the gang looks at Colin Trevorrow's conclusion to a trilogy that feels as unintentional as it does uninspired. Owen and Claire (plus a bunch of other characters whose names you for sure can't remember) team up with the three leads from 1993's Jurassic Park (whose names you absolutely do) to take on a world overrun with prehistoric predators. More precisely, they travel back to yet another mysterious island lab to fight bugs while the rest of the world pretty much carries on!Our spoiler-filled round table isn't all negativity and snark: we draw some fascinating parallels between the new JP films and the Star Wars sequel trilogy; get into the resonance of Steven Spielberg's original film, and lament the influence of comic book movies on many new summer blockbusters!Show Links:Watch the Jurassic World Dominion trailer.Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets: Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...and 25YL...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebAnd stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Half mailbag, half post-mortem, this edition of "Don't Read the Comments!" is our most force-sensitive yet! Last week saw the finale of "Obi-Watch LIVE", Earth's Mightiest Critics' weekly round table review of the Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi. The STAR WARS show is still going on, but the gang's commentary on it is not. If you missed the livestream, today you'll find out why.Want to see Ian react to your comments, questions, and lunatic ravings? Simply leave a comment on any review, podcast, or video on kickseat.com, the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel, or the Kicking the Seat Facebook fan page. Replies guaranteed; satisfaction...not so much!Show Links:Check out the shows and posts that inspired all this fun and fawning feedback!IndieSeen: Henry Fool at 25 w/ Thomas Jay RyanSon of Hammerland: THE CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF (1961)Watch the "Obi-Watch LIVE" show that started/ended it all!Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets: Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...and 25YL...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebStir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.And marvel at Elliott Serrano of the MCU REVU Podcast! Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Earth's Mightiest Critics indulge their need for speed in this raucous round table review of Top Gun: Maverick!Tom Cruise reprises his role as Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in a sequel 36 years in the making. The cocky, rebellious pilot finds himself grounded once again and reassigned to Top Gun, where he must instruct a new class of elite fighters ahead of a secret mission.In this spoiler-heavy round table, the EMC finds that lovin' feeling for a movie that's both way better than it should be and also handicapped by frivolous nose-dives into nostalgia. Watch as Ian, David, Mark, and Don talk time-jumps, trailers, tear-jerking cameos, and much more!Show Links:Watch the Top Gun: Maverick trailer.Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets: Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...and 25YL...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebStir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.And marvel at Elliott Serrano of the MCU REVU Podcast! Plus: Watch the debut episode of "Obi-Watch LIVE" which premiered mere moments before our Top Gun talk!Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

It is with a heavy heart (but a much lighter wallet) that I affirm my boycott of superhero movies and TV shows for the next year.Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness was the last straw, and in this video I explain the why's, the how's, and the WTF's of this 365-day sabbatical--along with the future of my weekly comics-movies livestreams with Earth's Mightiest Critics!If you think the show's over, watch to the very end!Show Links:Watch Earth's Mightiest Critics discuss Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness!Join the gang on Friday, May 27th (8:30pm CST) for the premiere of "Obi-Watch LIVE"!Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets: Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...and 25YL...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebStir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.And marvel at Elliott Serrano of the MCU REVU Podcast! Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Earth's Mightiest Critics head to the multiverse in search of some Strange!In this spoilerific round table, Mark defends Sam Raimi's return to the Marvel Universe from an onslaught of fiery CGI negativity. From character assassination to untapped potential, to this not really being a sequel to its predecessor, there are a lot of nits to pick in the MCU's 28th feature film--and someone on the panel has finally had enough!Show Links:Watch the Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness trailer.Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets: Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...and 25YL...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebStir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.And marvel at Elliott Serrano of the MCU REVU Podcast! Plus: Don't forget to join us LIVE Friday, May 27th at 8:30pm CST for the debut episode of "Obi-Watch LIVE"! Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Just when you thought there was nothing left to say about Morbius...Earth's Mightiest Critics weigh in on the latest Sony/Marvel joint, which stars Jared Leto as a Nobel Prize-winning scientist whose quest for a solution to his rare blood disease leads him down the path...of vampirism?Critics have lambasted Morbius, and you can fully expect that trend to continue on this panel. But at least one of the Mightiest sticks up for the MCU's resident bat-brain (two guesses as to who)! But in a surprising plot twist, this round table didn't turn out to be an hour-long bash fest. Instead, we got into the positives, the negatives, the "What If's", and the downright bizarre.And stick around 'til the very end for one of the most shocking live stream endings in the history of the Internet (okay, maybe top one hundred)...Show Links:Watch the Morbius trailer.Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets: Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...and 25YL...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebAnd stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Also, check out the Moon Knight Episode 2 round table that directly preceded this stream!Read Ian's written Morbius review!Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

For their 58th episode, pudgy film critics, pandemic dads, and formerly-quarantined teachers Will Johnson and Don Shanahan welcome back Chicago-based film critic Annie Banks of Chuck Load of Comics for a second episode. They dive into the headspace and isolation of Bo Burnham's recent Grammy-award winning comedy special "Inside." The debate is on whether this was a movie or just a very well-produced comedy special among other triggers and peccadillos that come with the manic personality of Bo Burnham. Come for the shared challenge and tirade and stay for the mutual love and respect for the fun movies encapsulate. Enjoy our podcast!www.25yearslatersite.comhttps://www.instagram.com/cinephilehissyfit/https://www.instagram.com/casablancadon/Twitter: https://twitter.com/CinephileFitwww.RuminationsRadioNetwork.comwww.instagram.com/RuminationsRadioNetworkTwitter: RuminationsRadioNetwork@RuminationsNProduction by Mitch Proctor for Area 42 Studios and SoundEpisode Artwork by Charles Langley for Area 42 Studios and Soundhttps://www.patreon.com/RuminationsRadio★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Earth's Mightiest Critics return for a special LIVE round table review of The Batman!Matt Reeves' grim-and-gritty (TM) take on The Dark Knight finds Robert Pattinson's Bruce Wayne taking on The Riddler (Paul Dano) and The Penguin (Colin Farrell)--as well as Catwoman (Zoe Kravitz), but in a very different way!In this lively and very spoiler-heavy panel, the gang digs into Warner Bros' latest take on the world's most popular costumed vigilante. Come for the lore analysis and comparisons to past films--stay for the live comments, which range from feisty to weird to downright heartwarming!Plus: Find out when you'll see Earth's Mightiest Critics band together again for more comics-to-screen round table reviews! Show Links:Watch the Batman trailer.Support Earth's Mightiest Critics! Keep up with our rotating panel of guests at their various outlets: Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...and 25YL...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....and MoviewebRead Ian's written review of The Batman!Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

For their 48th episode, 25YL film critics, non-musical dads, and pencil-pushing school teachers Will Johnson and Don Shanahan invited Chicago-based freelance writer and film critic Annie Banks of Chuck Load of Comics and MovieWeb for the first of a pair of recordings. Staying on the glitzy course towards the Academy Awards, Annie came to sing the praises of Andrew Garfield's hit Netflix vehicle "tick, tick... BOOM!" The three go back and forth to hit the high notes and the low notes of this musical from from director Lin-Manuel Miranda. Come for the shared challenge and tirade and stay for the mutual love and respect for the fun movies encapsulate. Enjoy our podcast!www.25yearslatersite.comhttps://www.instagram.com/cinephilehissyfit/https://www.instagram.com/casablancadon/Twitter: https://twitter.com/CinephileFitwww.RuminationsRadioNetwork.comwww.instagram.com/RuminationsRadioNetworkTwitter: RuminationsRadioNetwork@RuminationsNProduction by Mitch Proctor for Area 42 Studios and SoundEpisode Artwork by Charles Langley for Area 42 Studios and Soundhttps://www.patreon.com/RuminationsRadio★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The wait is over! Earth's Mightiest Critics swing into action with a spoiler-filled review of the year's biggest movie, Spider-Man: No Way Home!Seriously, if you don't want to know everything that happens in this top-tier blockbuster, please turn back now.We get into heavy details right off the bat...er, spider! However, if you were one of the untold numbers of Spidey stans who flooded cineplexes for the Thursday night previews, please enjoy our knowledgeable analysis of what makes Jon Watts' new film not only the best of the Tom Holland trilogy but also one of the best Spider-Man films ever made!Okay, now's your last chance! You've been warned! In fact, the only thing we'll say about No Way Home's plot is that Spider-Man and Dr. Strange are in it! Show Links:Watch the Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer.Support Earth's Mightiest Critics! Keep up with our rotating panel of guests at their various outlets: Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…...and 25YL...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Get to know Mike Crowley at You'll Probably Agree.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics.And give some big love to our latest teammate, Will Johnson--ALSO of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

Earth's Mightiest Critics assemble once again to wade through Venom: Let There Be Carnage!In director Andy Serkis' sequel to the surprise 2018 smash hit, sad-sack indie journalist Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) must reckon with a savage alien that has melded with his body. Woody Harrelson pops up as death row inmate Cletus Cassidy, who gets a taste of Brock's powers and begins a citywide rampage of revenge and twisted love.Watch as the gang dissects the good, the bad, and the gooey--including bizarre performances from Oscar-caliber actors; a troubling sense that the filmmakers don't actually respect the character at the heart of their movie; and a tonal inconsistency that could spell big trouble when this pocket Sonyverse collides with the greater Disney/Marvel brand!In a surprise twist, one of Earth's Mightiest Critics didn't even see the movie, yet still had some of the episode's most spot-on takes!Show LinksWatch the Venom: Let There Be Carnage trailer.Check out our round table review of the original Venom movie!Support Earth's Mightiest Critics! Keep up with our rotating panel of guests at their various outlets:Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics....And Giant Freakin Robot!And help us welcome our latest panel member, Elliott Serrano of Shaken Not Heard: A James Bond Fancast!PLUS: You can read Elliott's Army of Darkness comics (referenced in the show) on Comixology, or buy ol' fashioned physical copies from Amazon!Subscribe to, like, and comment on the Kicking the Seat YouTube channel!

This week on Relatable, Ilsa and Kyra are coming to you *LIVE* from the Chuck Load of Comics Studios and Main Frame Comic Con Headquarters in none other than Chicago, IL (I mean, that part isn't really special - we've been here the entire time) We are so grateful that Chuck let us record in his studio, despite our annoying laughs and drunk rants! How the hell is it going to be July this week? We can't believe it; Mercury was in retrograde the entire month and we're just glad we stayed alive this long to still watch Tom Hiddleston portray our favorite goth antihero every Wednesday on Loki.  We wouldn't be proper 90s babies if we didn't honor our queen this week, Britney Spears. Its #freebritney forever and to hear her finally share her story, both inspired us and made us even more upset for what she's had to go through. If she were to start a religion, we'd probably join. The Bad Batch recap always included in every week's episode and yeah, we got some pretty big spoilers in this episode of where we think the show is headed!  Remember, Relatable will be attending Podcast Movement in August, the world's largest podcasting convention! We were fortunate enough to be invited to attend and we can't wait to meet you all!    

Thats right, you read the title. This week's podcast features our first ever guest, Chuck Lindsey. Who is Chuck Lindsey you ask? This absolute legend has been one of the biggest voices of the Chicago comic scene. You can often catch him weekly on his YouTube show, "Chuck Load of Comics," where he showcases all of his favorite comics, movies, tv shows and upcoming Nerd News. Chuck recently created the first online comic con, allowing fans to still get the full con experience! He's conducted countless interviews, enabled fans to get meet and greets with their favorite celebrities and has brought the con community together throughout the covid pandemic. When comic cons come back, you best believe Chuck will be there, with his own booth, interviewing celebrities, comic book artists and everything in between! Special thank you to Chuck for putting up with our antics! We had such a fun time.     

Episode 057We're back - not live - but back nonetheless. Boy, we have a fun show for you today! Riley came up with a fun segment which we're calling "Who Knows Whom Better?" which will take up our Biscuits & Gravy portion of the show. Also, in our Meat & Potatoes, I talk with Chuck - host of YouTube's Chuck Load of Comics - and discuss the upcoming Mainframe Comic Con. Mainframe Comic Con is a virtual convention whose 100% of donations go to charities!! AND ITS COMPLETELY FREE!!! Hope you all enjoy this episode!The Downright Nerdy Podcast on Social Media: • http://www.youtube.com/c/downrightner... • http://twitter.com/nerdydownright • http://instagram.com/downrightnerdypo... • http://www.facebook.com/downright.ner... • http://www.downrightnerdy.com Mainframe Comic Con:http://www.mainframecomiccon.com Support the show (https://www.youtube.com/c/downrightnerdypodcast)

Whaaats up everyone and welcome to episode 184 of The Chumpcast! Short but sweet episode this week from our live recording at C2E2 in Chicago. Enjoy! Thanks to our friends at Family Video for sponsoring the show. If you collect DVDs or Blu-Rays, you can get some awesome deals through our family video portal. They have great deals on new releases and they're always updating their selection. I'm looking right now at copies of IT Chapter 2, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Hobbs and Shaw, and way more all for under ten bucks. Plus, it helps the show.  If you want more fresh content before everyone else, check out patreon.com/thechumpcast! You can find us on all social media platforms @thechumpcast. You can also call or text us at 847-920-6107. If you leave us a good enough voicemail, you might hear your voice on a future episode. If you're looking for merch, you can check out our website, thechumpcast.com You can also support us by using our Amazon Affiliate link, thechumpcast.com/amazon.If you like us, tell a friend! Subscribers help us grow and bring you more of the content you love. We also appreciate ratings and reviews on iTunes. Thanks to Broke For Free for the intro song "If".  You can find more of them at the Free Music Archive here.

The resident super villain, Jay Washington comes home. Jay is back and for this episode he is doing it LIVE from his hometown of Chicago at the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo aka C2E2. Jay records from the Chuck Load of Comics Podcast central and his special guest in Brandon troy of Movers and Shakers Unlimited. The pair talk about the possible acquisition of DC by Disney, Marvel Studios is looking for an Alison Brie type and should maybe ....Alison Brie? Zack Snyder is still at it. The Suicide Squad wraps principal photography and much more. There are SO MANY LAUGHS and jokes on deck so get ready to sit back and enjoy and rock with the villain as he is HOME.  BE SURE TO RATE AND REVIEW the podcast on your favorite podcast listening source.   Follow Jay on Twitter and Instagram  http://www.twitter.com/mrjaywashington  http://www.instagram.com/mrjaywashington  JOIN THE SUPER VILLAIN SQUAD on Patreon http://www.patreon.com/mrjaywashington GET YOUR OWN "The Mad Titan Podcast" t-shirt  here   http://www.teepublic.com/user/mrjaywashington    Black Villains Matter tshirt - http://www.blackvilliansmatter.bigcartel.com   #Marvel #DC #MCU #DCEU #THECW #ATT#FalconandTheWinsterSoldier #Chicago #ChicagoComicAndEntertainmentExpo  #C2E2 #DoomPatrol #DisneyPlus #AlisonBrie #SheHulk #Spiderman#DCUniverse #TheSuicideSquad #barbershopTalk  #BrandonTroy #JayWashington #BirdsOfPrey #Comedy #Podcast #StandUpComedy

This Week: Special Guest Chuck Load of Comics! This week the guys are back and they are not alone and are joined by Youtube content creator Chuck Load of Comics! Sit back and listen as they talk comics and cons. Plus a special tease of a special edition episode dropping soon that is "the worst interview ever" hear all this and more on this week's episode of The STS Guys!