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In this week's episode, I take a look at the movies and streaming shows I watched in Winter and Spring 2025. This week's coupon code will get you 25% off the ebook versions of my anthologies at my Payhip store: JUNE25 The coupon code is valid through June 17, 2025. So if you need a new ebook this summer, we've got you covered! TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00 Introduction and Writing Updates   Hello, everyone. Welcome to Episode 252 of The Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is May 23rd, 2025, and today we are looking at the movies and streaming shows I watched in Winter and Spring 2025. We missed doing an episode last week for the simple reason that the day before I wanted to record, we had a bad thunderstorm that knocked down large portions of my fence, so my recording time was instead spent on emergency fence repair. However, the situation is under control, so hopefully we'll be back to weekly episodes for the immediate future. And now before we get to our main topics, let's have Coupon of the Week and then a progress update on my current writing projects.   So first up, Coupon of the Week. This week's coupon code will get you 25% off the ebook version of all my short story anthologies at my Payhip store and that is JUNE25. As always, the coupon code and links will be available in the show notes. This coupon code is valid through June the 17th, 2025, so if you need a new ebook for this summer, we have got you covered.   And now an update on my current writing projects. Ghost in the Corruption is finished. It is publishing right now. In fact, I paused the publishing process to record this and so by the time this episode goes live, hopefully Ghost in the Corruption should be available at all ebook stores. My next main project now that Ghost in the Corruption is done will be Shield of Power and as of this recording I am 15,000 words into it. My secondary projects will be Stealth and Spells Online: Final Quest and I'm 97,000 words into that, so hopefully that will come out very shortly after Shield of Power and I'll also be starting Ghost in the Siege, the final book in the Ghost Armor series as another secondary project and I'm currently zero words into that. So that is where I'm at with my current writing projects.   In audiobook news, Ghost in the Assembly (as excellently narrated by Hollis McCarthy) is now out and should be available at all the usual audiobook stores so you can listen to that if you are traveling for the summer. Recording of Shield of Battle (as excellently narrated by Brad Wills) is underway soon. I believe he's starting it this week, so hopefully we will have another audiobook in the Shield War series for you before too much longer. So that's where I'm at with my current writing projects.   00:02:17 Main Topic: Winter/Spring 2025 Movie Roundup   And now let's move on, without any further ado, to our main topic. Summer is almost upon us, which means it's time for my Winter/Spring 2025 Movie Roundup. As usual, the movies and streaming shows are listed in order for my least favorite to my most favorite. The grades are based upon my own thoughts and opinions and are therefore wholly subjective. With all of that said, let's get to the movies and our first entry is MacGruber, which came out in 2010 and in all honesty, this might be objectively the worst movie I have ever seen. The Saturday Night Live MacGruber sketches are a parody of the old MacGyver action show from the ‘80s. And so the movie is essentially the sketch stretched out to make a parody of an ‘80s action movie. It is aggressively dumb and crude. Its only redeeming feature is that the movie knows it's quite stupid and so leans into the stupidity hard. I'll say this in its favor, MacGruber has no pretensions that is a good movie and does not take itself seriously and then runs away hard with that fact. For that he gets a plus, but nothing else. Overall grade: F+   Next up is Down Periscope, which came out in 1996. Now the fundamental question of any movie is the one Russell Crowe shouted at the audience in Gladiator: “Are you not entertained?” Sadly, I was not entertained with Down Periscope. This wanted to be a parody of Cold War era submarine thrillers like The Hunt for Red October, I say wanted because it didn't really succeed. Kelsey Grammer plays Lieutenant Commander Thomas Dodge, an unorthodox US Navy officer who wants command of his own nuclear sub, but he's alienated a few admirals, which is not traditionally a path to career advancement in the military. Dodge gets his chance in a Navy wargame where he has to command a diesel sub against nuclear subs. Sometimes parodies are so good that they become an example of the thing they are parodying (Hot Fuzz and Star Trek: Lower Decks are excellent examples of this phenomenon). The trouble is that the movie takes itself too seriously and just isn't all that funny. A few funny bits, true, but not enough of them. In the end, this was dumb funny but didn't resonate with me the way other dumb funny movies like Dodgeball and Tropic Thunder did. Overall grade: D   Next up is Deadpool and Wolverine, which came out in 2024. Unlike Down Periscope, I was entertained with this movie, though both movies reside on the dumb funny spectrum. Deadpool and Wolverine is basically one long meta in-joke/love letter for the last 30 years of superhero movies. If you've seen enough of those movies, you'll find those movies funny, if occasionally rather tasteless. If you haven't seen enough of those movies, Deadpool and Wolverine will just be incomprehensible. The plot is that Wade Wilson AKA Deadpool gets pulled into some Marvel style multiverse nonsense. To save his universe from destruction, he needs to recruit a Wolverine since in his universe, Wolverine died heroically.   In the process, Deadpool stumbles across the worst Wolverine in the multiverse. Together they have to overcome their mutual dislike and attempt to save Deadpool's universe from destruction at the hands of a rogue branch of the Time Variance Authority. This means the movie can bring in a lot of cameos from past Marvel films. Hugh Jackman's performance really carries the movie on its back. Like I said, this movie is essentially one very long Marvel in-joke. I thought it was funny. I definitely think it can't stand on its own without having seen a sufficient number of the other Marvel movies. Overall grade: C   Our next movie is the Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, which came out in 2024. This is very loosely (with an emphasis on “very”) based on Operation Postmaster during World War II, when British Special Forces seized some Italian ships that had been supplying parts for German U-boats. It was entertaining to watch but it couldn't quite make up its mind tonally if it was a war thriller or a heist movie about Western desperados recruited into a crew. It kind of tried to do both at the same time, which killed the momentum. Like, the first parts of the movie where the protagonists take out a Nazi patrol boat and then free a prisoner from a base were good thriller stuff, but then the plot fused with the heist stuff and really slowed down through the middle forty percent or so. It was also oddly stylized with a lot of spaghetti western-style music that seemed out of place and some stuff just didn't make sense, like at the end after pulling off the mission, the protagonists were all arrested. That just seems bizarre since if anything, Winston Churchill and a lot of the British wartime leadership were enthusiastic about special operations and probably had too much confidence in the effectiveness of covert operations. So I did enjoy watching this, but I can see why it didn't make a lot of money at the box office. Overall Grade: C   Next up is The Gorge, which came out in 2025. This was a peculiar mix of science fiction, romance, and horror. For the romance part, perhaps shooting zombies together is a good idea for a first date. Before I dig into the movie, a brief rant. In one scene, a character is using a chainsaw with no protective gear whatsoever and she's not fighting zombies or anything in a situation where she has to pick up a chainsaw without preparing first. She's trimming branches to pass time. If you're using a chainsaw, at a minimum you want protective eyewear and headphones. Ideally you'd want chainsaw pants as well to reduce the chance of serious injury if you slip and swing the saw into your leg. Since I became a homeowner, I've used a chainsaw a number of times and believe me, you definitely want good eye and ear protection. This has been your public safety announcement for this movie review.   Anyway, loner former sniper Levi is approached by a high ranking intelligence officer giving him a mysterious job. He needs to guard a tower overlooking a mysterious mist-filled gorge for one year. On the other side of the gorge is another tower, guarded by an elite Lithuanian sniper named Drasa. Like Levi, Drasa has a fair bit of emotional damage and they're officially forbidden to communicate. However, they're both lonely and they soon start communicating over the gorge using telescopes and whiteboard messages. Eventually Levi gets emotionally close enough to Drasa to rig a zipline to cross the gorge and speak with her in person.   Unfortunately, it turns out the gorge is full of twisted creatures that storm out and attack and the job of the two snipers is to keep them contained. If Levi and Drasa want to save their lives, they'll need to unravel the dark secret within the gorge. This movie was interesting and I enjoyed watching it, but it falls apart if you think about it too much (or at all). Like the chainsaw thing I ranted about above. The entire movie runs on that sort of logic. That said, I appreciate how the filmmakers were trying something new instead of something like Deadpool and Wolverine. Additionally, this was an Apple+ movie and it's interesting how Apple's approach to streaming is to just make a whole bunch of random stuff that's totally distinct, from Ted Lasso to Mythic Quest to Severance to The Gorge. It's like, “we have more money than most countries, so we're going to make Ted Lasso because we feel like it.” Then again, Apple+ is apparently losing a billion dollars every year, so maybe they'll eventually change their minds about that approach. Overall Grade: B-   Next up is Click, which came out in 2006. Cross It's a Wonderful Life with A Christmas Carol and the comedic style of Adam Sandler and you end up with Click. Basically Sandler plays Michael Newman, a workaholic architect with a demanding boss and increasingly strained relationship with his wife and children due to his workload. In a fit of exasperation with his situation, he goes to Bed Bath and Beyond, where he encounters an eccentric employee named Morty (played entertainingly by Christopher Walken). Morty gives him a remote control that lets him fast forward through time, which Michael then uses to skip the boring and tedious parts of his life, but he overuses the remote and goes too far into the future and sees the disastrous results of his current life choices. Definitely a story used in A Christmas Carol and It's a Wonderful Life but effectively told and I was entertained (rather on the crude side, though). Overall Grade: B- Next up is Mr. Deeds, which came out in 2002. This was actually one of Adam Sandler's better movies, in my opinion. It was a remake of the ‘30s movie Mr. Deeds Goes To Town. In this new version, Sandler plays Longfellow Deeds, a popular pizzeria owner in a small New Hampshire town. Unbeknownst to Deeds, his uncle is the owner of a major media mega corporation and when he dies, Deeds is his legal heir. When the company's CEO and chief lawyer arrive at the pizzeria to inform him of this fact, Deeds goes to New York and soon finds himself involved in the CEO's sinister machinations. Yet he happens to rescue an attractive woman from a mugger, but there is more to her than meets the eye. The movie was funny and not as crude, well, not quite as crude as some of Sandler's other stuff. It had good story structure and several great lines, my favorite of which was “he was weak and cowardly and wore far too much cologne.”   Sandler's movies, in a strange way, are often very medieval. Like various medieval fables had a savvy peasant outwitting pompous lords, greedy merchants, and corrupt clergymen. The best Adam Sandler protagonist tends to be a good natured everyman who defeats the modern equivalent of medieval authority figures- evil CEOs, arrogant star athletes, sinister bureaucrats and so forth. Overall Grade: B     Next up is House of David, which came out in 2025 and this is basically the story of King David from the Bible told in the format of an epic fantasy TV series. Like if someone wanted to do an epic fantasy series about Conan the Barbarian, it could follow the same stylistic format as this show. And of course Conan and David followed a similar path from adventurer to king. Anyway, if one were to pick a part of the Bible from which to make a movie or TV series, the story of David would be an excellent choice because David's life was so dramatic that it would hardly require any embellishments in the adaptation. The story is in the Books of First and Second Samuel. King Saul is ruling over the Israelites around 1000 BC or so, but has grown arrogant. Consequently, God instructs the prophet Samuel to inform Saul that the kingdom will be taken away from him and given to another. God then dispatches Samuel to anoint David as the new king of Israel. David is a humble shepherd but then enters Saul's service and undertakes feats of daring, starting with defeating the giant Goliath and leading Saul's troops to victory and battle against Israel's numerous enemies. (The Iron Age Middle East was even less peaceful than it is now.) Eventually, Saul's paranoia and madness gets the best of him and he turns on David, who flees into exile. After Saul and his sons are killed in battle with the Philistines. David returns and becomes the acknowledged king after a short civil war with Saul's surviving sons and followers.   If Saul's fatal flaw was his arrogance of pride, David's seems to have been women. While the story of David and Bathsheba is well known, David nonetheless had eight wives (most of them at the same time) and an unknown but undoubtedly large number of concubines. Naturally David's children from his various wives and concubines did not get along and David was almost deposed due to the conflicts between his children. Unlike Saul and later David's son Solomon, David was willing to repent when a prophet of God informed him of wrongdoing and to be fair to David, monogamy was generally not practiced among Early Iron Age Middle Eastern monarchies and dynastic struggles between brothers from different mothers to seize their father's kingdoms were quite common, but enough historical digression.   Back to the show, which covered David's life up to the death of Goliath. I thought it was quite well done. Good performances, good cinematography, excellent battles, good set design and costuming, and a strong soundtrack. All the actors were good, but I really think the standout performances were Stephen Lang as Samuel, Ali Sulaman is King Saul, Ayelet Zurer as Saul's wife Queen Ahinoam, and Davood Ghadami as David's jerkish (but exasperated and well-intentioned) eldest brother Eliab. Martyn Ford just looks extremely formidable as Goliath. You definitely believe no one in their right mind want to fight this guy.   Making fiction of any kind based on sacred religious texts is often tricky because no matter what you do, someone's going to get mad at you. The show has an extensive disclaimer at the beginning of each episode saying that it is fiction inspired by the Bible. That said, House of David doesn't really alter or deviate from the Biblical account, though it expands upon some things for the sake of storytelling. Queen Ahinoam is only mentioned once in the Bible as the wife of Saul, but she has an expanded role in the show and is shown as the one who essentially introduces Saul to the Witch of Endor. Goliath also gets backstory as one of the “Anakim,” a race of giants that lived in Canaan in ancient times, which is something that is only mentioned in passing in the Old Testament. Overall, I enjoyed the show and I hope it gets a second season.   What's interesting, from a larger perspective, is to see how the wheel of history keeps turning. In the 1950s and the 1960s, Biblical epics were a major film genre. The 10 Commandments and Ben Hur with Charlton Heston are probably the ones best remembered today. Eventually, the genre just sort of ran out of gas, much the way superhero movies were in vogue for about 20 years and began running out of steam around 2023 or so. Like, I enjoyed Thunderbolts (which we're going to talk about in a little bit), but it's not going to make a billion dollars the way Marvel stuff often did in the 2010s. The wheel just keeps turning and perhaps has come back around to the popularity of Biblical epics once more. Overall Grade: A   Next up is Chef, which came out in 2014. I actually saw this back in 2021, but I watched it again recently to refresh my memory and here are my thoughts. I quite liked it. It's about a chef named Carl Casper, who's increasingly unhappy with his work after he gets fired over a Twitter war with a writer who criticized his cooking. Carl is out of options and so he starts a food truck and has to both rediscover his love of cooking and reconnect with his ex-wife and 10-year-old son. In Storytelling: How to Write a Novel (my book about writing), I talked about different kinds of conflict. Carl's conflict is an excellent example of an entirely internal conflict. The critic is an external enemy, but he's basically the inciting incident.   Carl's real enemy is his own internal conflict about art versus commerce and a strained relationship with his son. I recommend the movie. It was rated R for bad language, but there's no nudity or explicit sexual content and honestly, if you've ever worked in a restaurant kitchen or a warehouse, you've heard much worse in terms of language. The movie also has an extremely valuable lesson: stay off social media when you're angry. Overall Grade: A     Next up is Thunderbolts, which came out in 2025 and I thought this was pretty good, both very dark and yet with quite a lot of humor to balance the darkness. Former assassin Yelena Belova has been working as a mercenary for the sinister director of the CIA, Valentina de Fontaine (now there's a villain name if there ever was one). Yelena has grown disillusioned with her life and career and is suffering from increasing depression since she never really dealt with the death of her sister. Valentina promises her one last job, only for Yelena to realize that Valentina decided to dispose of all her freelance contractors at once, which includes US Agent and Ghost (previously seen in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and Antman and the Wasp). In the process of escaping Valentina's trap, Yelena stumbles across a mysterious man who identifies himself as Bob, who has no memory of how he got there, but shows increasingly unusual abilities. Yelena wants to deal with Valentina's betrayal, but it turns out one of Valentina's science projects has gotten out of control and is threatening the world. The movie was well constructed enough that it didn't rely too heavily on previous Marvel continuity. It was there, but you probably wouldn't be lost without it. It almost feels like Marvel looked at the stuff they did the last couple of years and said, okay, a lot of this didn't work, but makes great raw material for new things. It helped that the central conflict was in the end, very human and about the characters, not stopping a generic villain from getting a generic doomsday device. Overall Grade: A   Next up is The Hound of the Baskervilles, which came out in 1988. This is a movie length episode of The Return of Sherlock Holmes television series, which had Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes and Edward Hardwicke as Dr. Watson. The plot deals with Sir Henry Baskerville, the American heir to an English manor set in the Windswept moors of Dartmoor. Apparently there's an ancestral curse laid over the Baskerville estate that manifests in the form of a spectral hound. Local rumors hold that the previous holder of the manor, Sir Charles Baskerville, was killed by the ghostly hound and many of the local people fear it. The local physician, Dr. Mortimer, is so worried about the hound that he comes to Sherlock Holmes for help. Holmes, of course, is skeptical of any supernatural explanation and soon becomes worried that an extremely subtle and sinister murderer is stalking Sir Henry.   Jeremy Brett's version of Holmes is, in my opinion, the best portrayal of the character and Edward Hardwicke's version of Watson is a calm, reliable man of action who sensibly takes a very large revolver with him when going into danger. Definitely worth watching, Overall grade: A   Next up is Sonic the Hedgehog 3, which came out in 2024. The 2020s have been a downer of a decade in many ways, but on the plus side, between Super Mario Brothers and Sonic the Hedgehog, people have finally figured out how to make good video game movies, so we've got that going for us. Sonic 3 was an excellent kids movie, as were the first two in the trilogy. In this one Sonic is living with Knuckles and Tails under the care of their human friends Tom and Maddy, but then a dark secret emerges. The government has been keeping a Superpowered hedgehog named Shadow in stasis and Shadow has broken out. It's up to Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails to save the day.   Meanwhile, Dr. Robotnik is in a funk after his defeat at Sonic's hands in the last movie, but then his long lost grandfather, Gerald Robotnik returns seeking the younger Dr. Robotnik's help in his own sinister plans. Keanu Reeves was great as Shadow (think John Wick if he was a superpowered space hedgehog in a kid's movie). Jim Carrey famously said he would retire from acting unless a golden script came along and apparently that golden script was playing Dr. Ivo Robotnik and his evil grandfather Gerald. To be fair, both the Robotniks were hilarious.   It is amusing that Sonic only exists because in the 1990s, Sega wanted a flagship video game character that won't get them sued by either Nintendo or Disney. It is also amusing that the overall message of the Sonic movies seems to be not to trust the government. Overall Grade: A   Next up is Paddington in Peru, which came out in 2024. This is also an excellent kids' movie. In this installment, Paddington has settled into London with the Brown family and officially become a UK citizen. However, he receives a letter from Peru that his Aunt Lucy has mysteriously disappeared into the jungle. Distraught, Paddington and the Browns set off for Peru at once. Adventures ensue involving mysterious lost treasure, a crazy boat captain, and an order of singing nuns who might not quite be what they appear. Anyway, it's a good kids' movie. I think Paddington 2 was only slightly better because Hugh Grant as the chief villain, crazy actor Phoenix Buchanan, was one of those lightning in the bottle things like Heath Ledger as the Joker in the Dark Knight. Overall Grade: A   Now for the two best things I saw in Winter/Spring 2025. The first of them is Andor Season Two, which came out in 2025. Star Wars kind of has an age range the way Marvel stuff does now. What do I mean by that? In the Marvel comics and some of the TV series like Jessica Jones, they get into some really dark and heavy stuff, very mature themes. The MCU movies can have some darkness to them, but not as much because they're aiming at sort of escapist adventures for the general audience. Then there are kid shows like Spidey and Friends that a relative of mine just loved when he was three. You wouldn't at all feel comfortable showing a 3-year-old Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, but Spidey and Friends is just fine.   Star Wars now kind of has that age range to its stuff and there's nothing wrong with that. Sometimes you want to see a dark meditation upon human nature. Sometimes you need something kid friendly to occupy the kids you're babysitting and sometimes you just want to relax and watch Mando and Baby Yoda mow down some space pirates or something. All that said, Andor Season Two is some of the darkest and the best stuff that Star Wars has ever done. It successfully shifts genres from Escapist Pulp Space Fantasy to a gritty Political/Espionage Thriller. We in the audience know that the emperor is a Sith Lord who can use Evil Space Magic and wants to make himself immortal, but that fact is totally irrelevant to the characters. Even though some of the characters are high ranking in their respective organizations, this is essentially a “ground's eye” view of the Rebellion and life under the Empire.   In some ways, this is like Star Wars' version of Wolf Hall (which we're going to talk about shortly), in that we know how it ends already, but the dramatic tension comes from the harrowing emotional journey the characters undertake on the way to their inevitable destinations. Cassian Andor is now working for the nascent Rebellion under the direction of ruthless spymaster Luthen Rael. Mon Mothma is in the Imperial Senate, covertly funneling money to the Rebellion and realizing just how much the Rebellion will require of her before the end. Syril Karn, the ineffective corporate cop from Season One, has fallen in love with the ruthless secret police supervisor Dedra Meero, but he's unaware that Director Krennic has ordered Meero to manufacture a false flag incident on the planet Gorman so the planet can be strip-mined for resources to build the Death Star and Dedra has decided to use Syril to help accomplish it. All the actors do amazing jobs with their roles. Seriously, this series as actors really should get at least one Emmy. Speaking of Director Krennic, Ben Mendelson returns as Orson Krennic, who is one of my favorite least favorite characters, if you get my drift. Krennic is the oily, treacherous middle manager we've all had to deal with or work for at some point in our lives, and Mendelson plays him excellently. He's a great villain, the sort who is ruthless to his underlings and thinks he can manipulate his superiors right up until Darth Vader starts telekinetically choking him. By contrast, the villain Major Partagaz (played by Anton Lesser) is the middle manager we wish we all had - stern but entirely fair, reasonable, and prizes efficiency and good work while despising office drama. Unfortunately, he works for the Empire's secret police, so all those good qualities are in the service of evil and therefore come to naught. Finally, Episode Eight is one of the most astonishing episodes of TV I've ever seen. It successfully captures the horror of an episode of mass violence and simultaneously has several character arcs reach their tumultuous climax and manages to be shockingly graphic without showing in a lot of actual blood. Andor was originally supposed to be five seasons, but then Peak Streaming collapsed, and so the remaining four seasons were compressed down to one. I think that was actually to the show's benefit because it generates some amazing tension and there's not a wasted moment. Overall Grade: A+   Now for the second of my two favorite things I saw, and that would be Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, which came out in 2024, but I actually saw it in 2025. This is a dramatization of Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall novels about the rise and fall of Thomas Cromwell, who is King Henry VIII's chief lieutenant during the key years of the English Reformation. The first series came out in 2015, but the nine year gap between this and between the second series and the first series actually works quite well since Thomas Cromwell looks like he ages nine years in a single year (which may be what actually happened given how stressful working for someone like Henry VIII must have been). Anyway, in The Mirror and the Light, Cromwell has successfully arranged the downfall and execution of Anne Boleyn, Henry's previous queen. Though Cromwell is haunted by his actions, Henry still needs a queen to give him a male heir, so he marries Jane Seymour. Cromwell must navigate the deadly politics of the Tudor Court while trying to push his Protestant views of religion, serve his capricious master Henry, fend off rivals for the King's favor, and keep his own head attached to his shoulders in the process. Since Cromwell's mental state is deteriorating due to guilt over Anne's death and the downfall of his former master Cardinal Wolsey and Henry's a fickle and dangerous master at the best of times, this is an enterprise that is doomed to fail. Of course, if you're at all familiar with the history of Henry's reign and the English reformation, you know that Cromwell's story does not have a happy ending. Rather, Wolf Hall is a tragedy about a talented man who didn't walk away from his power until it was too late and he was trapped. Anyway, in my opinion, Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light was just excellent. All the performances were superb. Mark Rylance is great as Cromwell and has some excellent “WTF/I'm SO screwed” expressions as Cromwell's situation grows worse and worse. Bernard Hill played the Duke of Norfolk in the first series, but sadly died before Series Two, so Timothy Spall steps in and he does an excellent job of channeling Hill's portrayal of the Duke as an ambitious, crude-humored thug.   Damien Lewis is amazing as Henry VIII and his performance captures Henry's mixture of charisma, extreme vindictiveness, and astonishing self-absorption. The real Henry was known for being extremely charming even to the end of his life, but the charm was mixed with a volcanic temper that worsened as Henry aged and may have been exacerbated by a severe head injury. Lewis's performance can shift from that charm to the deadly fury in a heartbeat. The show rather cleverly portrays Henry's growing obesity and deteriorating health by having Lewis wear a lot of big puffy coats and limp with an impressively regal walking stick.   Overall, I would say this and Andor were the best thing I saw in Winter/Spring 2025. I wouldn't say that Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light is an accurate historical reputation. In real life, Cromwell was rather more thuggish and grasping (though far more competent than his rivals and his master) and of necessity the plot simplifies historical events, but it's just a superb historical drama. Overall Grade: A+ As a final note, I should say that of all the 2024 and 2025 movies mentioned here, the only one that actually saw in the theater was Thunderbolts, and I hadn't actually planned to see it in theaters, but a family member unexpectedly bought tickets for it, so I went along. Which I suppose is the movie industry's biggest problem right now. The home viewing experience is often vastly superior to going to the theater. The theater has the big screen and snacks, but at home you can have a pretty nice setup and you can pause whatever you want, go to the bathroom, and you can get snacks for much more cheaply. That's just much more comfortable than the movie theater.   Additionally, going to the theater has the same serious problem as booking a flight in that you're an enclosed space with complete strangers for several hours, which means you're potentially in a trust fall with idiots. All it takes is one person behaving badly or trying to bring their fake service dog to ruin or even cancel a flight, and the theater experience has much of the same problem, especially since the standards for acceptable public behavior have dropped so much from a combination of widespread smartphone adoption and COVID. The difference between the movie industry and the airline industry is that if you absolutely have to get from New York to Los Angeles in a single day, you have no choice but to book a flight and hope for the best. But if you want to see a movie and are willing to exercise some patience, you just have to wait a few months for it to turn up on streaming. I'm not sure how the movie industry can battle that, but sadly, it is much easier to identify problems than to solve them.   So that is it for this week. Thank you for listening to The Pulp Writer Show. I hope you found the show useful. A reminder that you can listen to all the back episodes at https://thepulpwritershow.com. If you enjoyed the podcast, please leave a review on your podcasting platform of choice. Stay safe, stay healthy, and see you all next week.

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In today's Daily Fix:Warner Bros. have revealed the first looks at Johnny Cage, Shao Kahn, and Kitana from the upcoming Mortal Kombat 2 movie. Via, Entertainment Weekly, the images feature Karl Urban as Cage with his signature sunglasses, Adeline Rudolph as Kitana with her deadly bladed fans, and Martyn Ford in full Shao Kahn make-up. The movie is out October 24th of this year. In other news, GameCub fans are getting excited over new Nintendo FCC filings. The documents show what appears to be a GameCube-style controller, likely for the Switch 2. This could mean GameCube games coming to the Switch, possibly for the Nintendo Switch Online service. And finally, after just nine months, Star Wars: Hunters is shutting down. The free-to-play battle royale game received decent reviews but failed to generate much hype.

Amazon Prime’s new show House of David portrays the life of this larger-than-life king! The Plugged In team’s Kennedy Unthank interviews Michael Iskander and Martyn Ford, the actors who play David and Goliath, as well as the creator and executive producer of the series, Jon Erwin. Paul Asay then chats with Emily Tsiao and Jonathan McKee about ways to curb your family’s screen time. Connect with us! www.ThePluggedInShow.com Connect on Facebook Find us on Instagram EMAIL: team@thepluggedinshow.com PHONE: 800-A-FAMILY (800-262-3459) Read the full review: · House of David Check out the Plugged In Blog: · The Bible Goes to Hollywood: Seven Movies and Shows Based on Biblical Stories The Plugged In Tech Guide Focus on the Family with Jim Daly Episode: How Your Family Can Manage Technology Well Part 1 How You Can Make Wise Entertainment Choices for Your Family Donate Now! We'd love to hear from you! Visit our Homepage to leave us a voicemail. If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback.

House of David tells the story of the ascent of the biblical figure, David, who eventually becomes the most renowned and celebrated king of Israel. The series follows the once-mighty King Saul as he falls victim to his own pride. At the direction of God, the prophet Samuel anoints an unlikely, outcast teenager as the new king. As Saul loses his power over his kingdom, David finds himself on a journey to discover and fulfill his destiny, navigating love, loss, and violence in the court of the very man he's destined to replace. As one leader falls, another must rise. Michael Iskander was cast as David following a four-month international search and is fresh off his role in the Tony Award-winning musical, Kimberly Akimbo. House of David also stars Ali Suliman (Jack Ryan, Arthur the King) as King Saul, Ayelet Zurer (Angels And Demons, Man Of Steel) as Queen Ahinoam and Saul's trusted wife, Stephen Lang (Avatar: The Way of Water, Don't Breathe) as Samuel, and Martyn Ford (Mortal Kombat 2, The Sandman) as Goliath.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-unplugged-totally-uncut--994165/support.

On this episode of Reel Insights, Sean Tajipour, the Mayor of Nerdtropolis, sits down with House of David stars Michael Iskander and Martyn Ford. They dive into their preparation for bringing the legendary story of David and Goliath to life and what makes this Prime Video series a must-watch!Michael Iskander opens up about preparing for the role of David, including infusing authentic music into the show.Martyn Ford shares his journey into becoming the mighty Goliath, the challenges of portraying legendary warriors, and his iconic role as Shao Kahn in Mortal Kombat!Visit Nerdtropolis.comhttps://www.Facebook.com/nerdtropolishttps://Instagram.com/nerdtropolishttps://Twitter.com/nerdtropolis

House of David tells the story of the ascent of the biblical figure, David, who eventually becomes the most renowned and celebrated king of Israel. The series follows the once-mighty King Saul as he falls victim to his own pride. At the direction of God, the prophet Samuel anoints an unlikely, outcast teenager as the new king. As Saul loses his power over his kingdom, David finds himself on a journey to discover and fulfill his destiny, navigating love, loss, and violence in the court of the very man he's destined to replace. As one leader falls, another must rise. Michael Iskander was cast as David following a four-month international search and is fresh off his role in the Tony Award-winning musical, Kimberly Akimbo. House of David also stars Ali Suliman (Jack Ryan, Arthur the King) as King Saul, Ayelet Zurer (Angels And Demons, Man Of Steel) as Queen Ahinoam and Saul's trusted wife, Stephen Lang (Avatar: The Way of Water, Don't Breathe) as Samuel, and Martyn Ford (Mortal Kombat 2, The Sandman) as Goliath.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-like-it-s-live--4113802/support.

House of David is an upcoming American historical drama series developed by Jon Erwin for Amazon Prime Video. On this show, we are joined by creator Jon Erwin and cast members, Michael Iskander, Martyn Ford, Stephen Lang.

Rob engages in a candid conversation with the multi-talented Martyn Ford. From discussing the power of channelling anger for performance to the importance of setting goals and finding purpose, Martyn shares invaluable insights about the challenges and triumphs of his remarkable journey, offering a fresh take on success, resilience, and personal growth. Martyn Reveals How anger can be harnessed as an energy resource How to overcome depression  Why failure and loss are essential experiences for personal growth and success Why pursuing acting later in life allowed him to bring a unique depth of emotion to his roles Why you must surround yourself with positive and ambitious people and avoid negative energy drains The key to continuous improvement and avoiding plateaus The importance of a clear purpose  BEST MOMENTS "I am very good at using anger as an energy resource." "Losing is not the be all and end all. But winning is the be all and end all." "If you don't help yourself, don't expect someone else to help you. And how can you help anyone else if you can't even help yourself?" "Biggest, biggest advice I can give you is to be progressive. You won't become stronger unless you challenge yourself more." "It's about having constant goals gives you a reason to wake up." VALUABLE RESOURCES https://robmoore.com/ bit.ly/Robsupporter   https://robmoore.com/podbooks  rob.team Episode Sponsor - AG1 Claim your exclusive offer of AG1 at the link below drinkag1.com/disruptors ABOUT THE HOST Rob Moore is an author of 9 business books, 5 UK bestsellers, holds 3 world records for public speaking, entrepreneur, property investor, and property educator. Author of the global bestseller “Life Leverage” Host of UK's No.1 business podcast “The Disruptive Entrepreneur” “If you don't risk anything, you risk everything”   CONTACT METHOD Rob's official website: https://robmoore.com/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robmooreprogressive/?ref=br_rs LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/robmoore1979   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.disruptive, disruptors, entreprenuer, business, social media, marketing, money, growth, scale, scale up, risk, property: http://www.robmoore.com

The world's scariest man Martyn Ford opens up all things Hollywood, insane steroid use in the bodybuilding industry & he made millions from zero. Interested in working with my digital marketing agency? We create, manage and optimize advertising campaigns for our clients across multiple online platforms, including Meta and Google. We've generated more than $200 million in sales for our clients have a track record of delivering fantastic results. If you have an ad budget of $3k per month or more, we'd love to speak with you and discuss how we can take your ad campaigns to the next level. You can find out more about our services and book a free 30-minute strategy session with us here: https://bit.ly/4ajHvhKSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's the last @EchoChamberFP https://www.instagram.com/echochamberfp/ of 2023!!! Today we have New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. Pictures take on a DC Studios property, and Universal Pictures, Illumination adaptation of a classic Nintendo game. Things get trippy on holiday thanks to Film Forge, Hero Squared & Neon, and Legendary Pictures & Sony Pictures bring comedy to life! THEN, AGC Studios, Relativity Media & Signature Entertainment close things with some action!!! Today we have: Shazam! Fury of the Gods Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/nrlIh2788PU Fox Village Theatre: 14th March 2023 Theatrical Release Date: 17th March 2023 Digital Release Date: 6th December 2023 Director: David F. Sandberg Cast: Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Rachel Zegler, Adam Brody, Ross Butler, Ian Chen, D. J. Cotrona, Jovan Armand, Grace Caroline Currey, Meagan Good, Faithe Herman, Marta Milans, Cooper Andrews, Lucy Liu, Djimon Hounsou, Helen Mirren, Gal Gadot, Jennifer Holland, Steve Agee Running Time: 130 min Cert: 12a Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/Zi88i4CpHe4?si=PY5Wh_UqqSaB6BaU Watch via Apple TV+: Here. https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/shazam-fury-of-the-gods/umc.cmc.tu1nk49297soejvl43t2ro76?action=play Website: Here. https://www.dc.com/shazam -------------- The Super Mario Bros. Movie Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/UQEXd_IAP30 Theatrical Release Date: 5th April 2023 Digital Release Date: 25th December 2023 Director: Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic, Pierre Leduc, Fabien Polack Cast: Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, Seth Rogen, Fred Armisen, Kevin Michael Richardson, Sebastian Maniscalco, Charles Martinet, Jessica DiCicco Running Time: 92 min Cert: PG Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/DdD9geN6erk?si=utBqx3JLkCu5RC7A Watch via Apple TV+: Here. https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/the-super-mario-bros-movie/umc.cmc.lnitkepcr7q85n755kia38uc Website: Here. https://www.thesupermariobros.movie/ -------------- Infinity Pool Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/TSQ-_wdbd7o Theatrical Release Date: 3rd January 2023 Digital Release Date: 26th November 2023 Director: Brandon Cronenberg Cast: Alexander Skarsgård, Mia Goth, Cleopatra Coleman, Jalil Lespert, Amanda Brugel, John Ralston, Jeffrey Ricketts, Caroline Boulton, Thomas Kretschmann Running Time: 118 min Cert: 18 Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/PVnIMvVEkrA?si=bvgh6JZEmJNAJQQy Watch via Apple TV+: Here. https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/infinity-pool/umc.cmc.6sk45qwjo0w211t6ygw5yeemt?playableId=tvs.sbd.9001%3A1684393291 -------------- The Machine Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/S7u4nG6Rkd4 Theatrical Release Date: 26th May 2023 Digital Release Date: 20th December 2023 Director: Peter Atencio Cast: Bert Kreischer, Mark Hamill, Jimmy Tatro, Iva Babić, Robert Maaser, Stephanie Kurtzuba, Martyn Ford, Jessica Gabor, Rita Bernard Shaw, Nikola Đuričko, Oleg Taktarov, Amelie Villiers, Marko Nedeljkovic, Aleksandar Srećković, Mercedes De La Cruz Running Time: 112 min Cert: 15 Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/AwDKLEaJxMk?si=_Myo9clgX8tiYUTq Watch via Apple TV+: Here. https://tv.apple.com/movie/the-machine/umc.cmc.2zfbbxfj7fnnsqp0tqdriurga Website: Here. https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/themachine -------------- Freelance Watch Review: Here. https://youtu.be/Z0SpdZM_tnE Theatrical Release Date: 27th October 2023 Digital Release Date: 1st January 2024 Director: Pierre Morel Cast: John Cena, Alison Brie, Christian Slater, Alice Eve, Molly McCann, Juan Pablo Raba, Marton Csokas, Sebastián Eslava Running Time: 109 min Cert: 18 Trailer: Here. https://youtu.be/HrJ6qfSDWLc Website: Here. https://freelance.movie/home/ ---------------- *(Music) 'Da Joint' (Instrumental) by EPMD - 2020 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/eftv/message

On this week's episode of the Escape Your Limits Podcast, our guest is known as the “real life hulk” due to his ability to go from a 6'6 310lb athlete to a 360lb mass monster.  At a young age, Martyn Ford started out as an emerging cricketer, but his professional athlete dream was cut short when he faced a devastating injury. Little did he know that this would be his steppingstone to a successful career in the fitness industry. His work ethic and mindset in training carried over to other pursuits that led him to be an internet sensation, a fitness influencer with over 4 million followers worldwide, an online fitness coach, and a successful actor. He has starred in Hollywood Blockbuster films such as: Fast & Furious 9, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, and The Machine. He also signed a professional MMA contract with KSW.   Today, Martyn Ford shares all about: ·         How he transforms his body for each role in the film industry using what he learned as a PT ·         His methodology for bulking his body with a “eat 8x a day” program ·         How he's adapted his training routine to train the strongest and weakest parts of his body To learn more about Martyn Ford, click here! https://www.instagram.com/martynfordofficial/?hl=en

Kris Fade Puts The Scariest Man On the Planet, Martyn Ford to a Test Would You Pay Money To Be On Social Media? Plus Will Kris Fade Star For Rambo?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kris Fade Puts The Scariest Man On the Planet, Martyn Ford to a Test Would You Pay Money To Be On Social Media? Plus Will Kris Fade Star For Rambo?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

UFC Truth | Iranian HULK vs Martyn Ford What happened to the Fight

Misunderstood, scary and tattooed are all words associated with the powerhouse Martyn Ford. He is known as a fitness guru, social media star, bodybuilder, fighter and actor too but who is the real Martyn Ford and what is he about? Join Rob in this episode as he tries to find out about the man behind the words and rumours, including what is behind Martyn's success in life, the power of mindset and even his battle with an eating disorder. They also discuss Martyn's confrontation with the Iranian Hulk, the obesity crisis in the UK and his thoughts on steroids and supplements. KEY TAKEAWAYS Martyn would rather fight in the professional world for credibility than for money. He isn't interested in celeb fights. The heaviest Martyn has been 27 stone, but he still wouldn't class himself as a bodybuilder, he just likes to lift weights! The mindset of a professional sportsman according to Martyn is the refusal to lose, the ability to switch off the outside world and to be consistent. The world of training has changed an incredible amount over the years. Martyn attributes this to the misconceptions around health and fitness mostly driven by social media. Young people need to be taught the balance and structure needed in life, the damage social media is creating for young people is extremely worrying. There is a lot of responsibility in the hands of parents who aren't always making the right choices for their kids. The problem with free speech is that you open yourself up to people who don't actually know what they are talking about, who are ignorant and also at times, dangerous. We often need to go backwards to go forwards and this is what Martyn believes is the answer to the bad habits, obesity and the health crisis seen in the Western world. The cancellation of the fight between Martyn and the Iranian Hulk was accumulation of many things, including rape threats made about Martyn's family, the realisation that the Iranian Hulk was struggling mentally as well as countless breaks in the contract. Martyn lost 7 figures from cancelling the fight with the Iranian Hulk, but it wasn't worth it for him. At the very least it wouldn't have been a fair fight and anything negative that would have happened afterwards Martyn would have felt responsible for. Being progressive is the best way to help with depression. Think about what you it will take to change the things you are depressed about and start doing them. BEST MOMENTS “The problem with me is my personality is very addictive, so I have to be careful with what I do” “Win, lose, or draw I want people to say fair play at the end of it” “My ability to not give up is probably what makes me so strong when it comes to sports” “Life has been so judgemental of the outside that people have forgotten the internal” “For me it wasn't worth the gamble, for him to take his own life” “How can you use tomorrow to make the next day better?” “My morals might be too high to make the most money” VALUABLE RESOURCES https://robmoore.com/ bit.ly/Robsupporter   https://robmoore.com/podbooks  rob.team ABOUT THE HOST Rob Moore is an author of 9 business books, 5 UK bestsellers, holds 3 world records for public speaking, entrepreneur, property investor, and property educator. Author of the global bestseller “Life Leverage” Host of UK's No.1 business podcast “The Disruptive Entrepreneur” “If you don't risk anything, you risk everything” CONTACT METHOD Rob's official website: https://robmoore.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robmooreprogressive/?ref=br_rs LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/robmoore1979 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

PRAYER for Mental Health PROBLEMS BY HUNGRYGEN.COM THANK YOU (FAIR USE/CREATIVECOMMONS) https://youtu.be/VHhnLUNdpV0 WHEN ALL HOPE IS LOST - Powerful Motivational Video Edited by: @benlionelscott Spoken by: Jocko Willink, Tyrese Gibson, Martyn Ford, Dwayne Johnson https://youtu.be/bqVxBT-Z4yE Sober is Dope is safe place for addicts, the sober curious, and anyone dealing with addiction, depression, sadness, loss, and pain. We do not judge and all are welcomed. Find free prayers, tips, strategies, and motivation that can help transform your life. I am POP Buchanan. Thank you for joining our family. https://SOBERISDOPE.COM

Brendan breaks down/makes picks for UFC 273 Alexander Volkanovski vs Chan Sung Jung and talks Stephan Bonnar's house being burnt down and fighters helping to pay, including Tyron Woodley, Jake Paul's chances of beating Conor McGregor in an MMA fight, ONE's Chatri Sityodtang claiming his heavyweights would beat Francis Ngannou, Deiveson Figueiredo accusing Brandon Moreno's team of racism, Chael Sonnen's felony battery charges dropped, Ben Rothwell suddenly being released from the UFC, Paddy Pimblett going over 200lbs, an update on the Iranian Hulk vs Martyn Ford, Jon Jones announcing his ideal fight dates at heavyweight and much more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brendan breaks down/makes picks for UFC 273 Alexander Volkanovski vs Chan Sung Jung and talks Stephan Bonnar's house being burnt down and fighters helping to pay, including Tyron Woodley, Jake Paul's chances of beating Conor McGregor in an MMA fight, ONE's Chatri Sityodtang claiming his heavyweights would beat Francis Ngannou, Deiveson Figueiredo accusing Brandon Moreno's team of racism, Chael Sonnen's felony battery charges dropped, Ben Rothwell suddenly being released from the UFC, Paddy Pimblett going over 200lbs, an update on the Iranian Hulk vs Martyn Ford, Jon Jones announcing his ideal fight dates at heavyweight and much more. DraftKings: If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/NH), 888-789-7777/visit http://ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 1-877-770-STOP (7867) (LA), 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), visit OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA). 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA/MI/NH/NJ/NY/OR/ PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. Min. $5 deposit required. Eligibility restrictions apply. See http://draftkings.com/sportsbook for details.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

'I'd definitely ***** knock him out' - Martyn Ford on fighting Thor Bjornsson / 'gutted' for Eddie Hall By Andrew McCart

Talking about daylight saving, beginning of spring, the upcoming celebrity boxing fight between the Iranian Hulk and Martyn Ford, and much more!

Brendan breaks down/makes picks for UFC 272 Colby Covington vs Jorge Masvidal, recaps UFC's Islam Makhachev vs Bobby Green and Bellator's Gegard Mousasi vs Austin Vanderford and talks this weekend's upcoming Calabasas Fight Companion with guests Josh Barnett and Matt Mitrione, why Makhachev deserves the title shot but Conor McGregor might get in the way, the robbery of Ji Yeon Kim, Jon Jones reacting to his arrest footage being released, Jamahal Hill going to bat for Johnny Walker, fighters affected by Russia's invasion of the Ukraine, all new bout announcements including Paul Daley's retirement fight with Andrey Koreshkov, Shinya Aoki vs Sexyama, Martyn Ford vs viral sensation the Iranian Hulk and much more. Join us on Supercast: https://thicccboy.supercast.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brendan breaks down/makes picks for UFC 272 Colby Covington vs Jorge Masvidal, recaps UFC's Islam Makhachev vs Bobby Green and Bellator's Gegard Mousasi vs Austin Vanderford and talks this weekend's upcoming Calabasas Fight Companion with guests Josh Barnett and Matt Mitrione, why Makhachev deserves the title shot but Conor McGregor might get in the way, the robbery of Ji Yeon Kim, Jon Jones reacting to his arrest footage being released, Jamahal Hill going to bat for Johnny Walker, fighters affected by Russia's invasion of the Ukraine, all new bout announcements including Paul Daley's retirement fight with Andrey Koreshkov, Shinya Aoki vs Sexyama, Martyn Ford vs viral sensation the Iranian Hulk and much more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Spoken by:  Michelle Obama, POP Buchanan, Jocko Willink, Tyrese Gibson, Martyn Ford, Dwayne Johnson WHEN ALL HOPE IS LOST Sometimes horrible things happen to good people. Life isn't fair. And it can be heart wrenching. And if you're having one of those dark days, it's okay. It's okay. It's okay to feel that darkness. When challenges and issues come back to back to back to back, and it seems like, "Something is after me, something is attacking me, something is attacking my journey." Look for the lesson in it all. You will grow through what you go through. The question is, are you willing to go through it? When those bad things happen, what are you going to do? Are you gonna let this horrible situation dictate the way you feel and the way you handle it? Are you gonna fall over and fall down, and fall apart? Or are you going to face this issue with courage, and with resolution? You know darkness. So embrace. Embrace that darkness. Don't look away from it, own it. Step up to the challenge. No matter what you face, start walking. Take that step. Every day, no matter what you are facing, get up and start walking. And never surrender. And remember that even in the most wretched times, when you face darkness yourself, no matter how bad things get, remember not to stop, remember not to pause, remember not to hesitate, remember to put one foot in front of the other, take that first step, and start walking. And we will fight. And in fighting, we will win. And if not the battle, and if not the war, we will win because our spirit, it will never surrender. And that is the ultimate victory. To hold your head high. And even in the face of inescapable defeat, to stand and to fight, that is to win. Don't allow yourself a switch off button. I know there's always an answer. No matter how dark that place may be, there's always a way out. You just gotta keep going. Hold on to that fundamental quality of faith. Have faith. That on the other side of your pain is something good. Thank you Ben Lionel Scott Full Video: https://youtu.be/bqVxBT-Z4yE Michelle Obama Final Speech of Hope: https://youtu.be/vlPx0lqmDRs Follow Ben: Instagram http://benlionelscott.com/IG FAIR-USE COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER ============================================================= *Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teacher, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.   No Copyright infringement intended.   ALL RIGHTS BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS* =============================================================  Our purpose, when making motivational videos, is not to steal other people's videos, but to make quality educational motivational video versions and share these with our viewers. Any issues contact: support@soberisdope.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/soberisdope/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/soberisdope/support

Martyn Ford is a 320 lbs, 6’8” bodybuilder with an inspirational story. He was a talented cricket player in his youth, on his way to building a successful career. However, during one of his training sessions, an injury struck him. As a result, Martyn had to abandon his dreams of becoming a professional cricket player and look for something else to build his career upon. Follow Martyn on Instagram: www.instagram.com/martynfordofficial Follow Martyn on Twitter: www.twitter.com/martynford

Martyn Ford is a 320 lbs, 6’8” bodybuilder with an inspirational story. He was a talented cricket player in his youth, on his way to building a successful career. However, during one of his training sessions, an injury struck him. As a result, Martyn had to abandon his dreams of becoming a professional cricket player and look for something else to build his career upon.Follow Martyn on Instagram: www.instagram.com/martynfordofficialFollow Martyn on Twitter: www.twitter.com/martynfordFollow Jon on Twitter: www.twitter.com/jonnajarian

We're very excited for Joss Whedon's return to television! His newest offering is 'The Nevers', an HBO/Mutant Enemy production. 'The Nevers' is an epic science fiction drama about a gang of Victorian women who find themselves with unusual abilities, relentless enemies, and a mission that might change the world. In episode 22 of The Nevers Podcast, we're spotlighting the actors and creatives behind the cameras and discussing possible themes and storylines the show might tackle. This episode is sponsored by Dead Good Tees; aficionado's of the sci-fi and horror genre and creators of premium heavyweight t-shirts and hoodies. Please rate, review and subscribe to The Nevers Podcast. Your support goes a long way in helping us to grow our community and reach more listeners. For even more content on The Nevers, visit our website at hbothenevers.com and consider becoming a supporter of The Nevers Podcast by joining us on Patreon. Remember to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube @hbothenevers. Your feedback is always appreciated. Send comments, questions and topic suggestions to: theneverspodcast@gmail.com Music by: Guilherme Moraes Produced & edited by Matthew at Culture Inject Studios.

STARLORD OUTSIDE HEELHOOK DVD: www.starlordbjj.tv/offers/J2v7M9oz/checkout No Judges Needed: (Promo Code JJT) www.nojudgesneeded.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQ…aAmQFEALw_wcB Lavender Lane CBD: (Promo Code JJTIMES20) www.lavenderlanemi.com/store/c9/CBD_…vender.html#/ If the meek wanna inherit the earth, they gotta stop the mighty from learning Jiu-Jitsu. Crashing into episode 51 of the JJT Podcast is British bodybuilder, lifelong athlete and fledgling martial artist Martyn Ford! At 6'8 320lbs, Martyn's massive frame is eclipsed only by the size of his heart. The gentle giant took the time to chat about his new love of BJJ in preparation for his MMA debut, but also his personal battles he's overcome since the end of his cricket career. Enjoy!

This week we chat with Matt Griffiths - celebrity coach who has worked with The Rock, Eddie Hall, Martyn Ford and many more. Matt, formerly an ex professional rugby player has climbed the ranks with his bullish nature to become an international & 3x British power lifting champion. Matt joins us today to share the secrets to his success & revelations he's had on the way to the top. To contact Matt, or for more info check out: Email: Gforcesandc@gmail.com Insta: @Gforce_Strengthandcondition Facebook: Matt Griffiths - Strength & Conditioning Coach Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/GforceHealth

SPECIAL GUEST in the studio Toowoomba Mountaineers miracle man Martyn Ford. Marty has an incredible story and this year he's been the man chosen to lead the Mountaineers men in their NBL1 debut season. Semi-Pro's Summer Edition ⌚Thursday 6pm-7.00pm

The Deep Purple Podcast Show Notes Bonus Episode #1 “Interview with Martyn Ford” December 12, 2019 Visit DeepPurplePodcast.com for more information. In this special bonus epiosde Nate interviews Martyn Ford. Martyn is a conductor, arranger, and musician who has worked with The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, The Grateful Dead, Toto, Nazareth, Phil Collins, Bad Company, Elf, Elton John, and many more. In this discussion we talk about: The Butterfly Ball Martyn's beginnings in the industry Eddie Hardin Playing at The Royal Albert Hall His album Smoovin' His professional relationship and friendship with John Gustafson Jesus Christ Superstar Working with Yvonne Elliman Paul McCartney's “Live and Let Die” Vision 2020 Fifi Rong Mo Foster and a lot more! Comments about the show? Things you'd like us to cover? We'd love to hear from you. Send us an email at info@deeppurplepodcast.com or @ us on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram.

Become a Member for ad-free listening, video versions and exclusive content: https://benlionelscott.com/subscribe — This episode is spoken by Ramit Sethi, Vince Lombardi, Dan Peña, Kevin Hart, Martyn Ford and Elliot Hulse. The music is Singularity by Elephant Music

"You don't start things and not finish it. You don't quit. There's nothing that comes out of quitting, besides knowing that you didn't finish." ㅤ ... ㅤ Edited by: @benlionelscott Spoken by: Ramit Sethi, Vince Lombardi, Dan Pena, Kevin Hart, Martyn Ford, Elliot Hulse Footage by: LifeProof, TERRITORY 6, Filmpac, A Beautiful Mind, Limitless, Archer's Mark, Zoe Hawkins, Willie Leatherwood Music: Elephant Music - Singularity ㅤ ... ㅤ How often do we procrastinate? How often do we say stuff like, "Yeah I really should do that, I don't know, I guess I'm just lazy." We have a problem with too many choices, too many options, and not following through on any of them. Well let me ask you a question, how many diets does it take to get down to the weight you'd like to be at? Just one. The one you stick with. How many times do you have to reorganize your office, your desk, your approach to your business, your profession, Before you begin to see some of the results you'd like to see? Just one. The one you commit to and stick with. The difference when I tell you I'm gonna do something, I'm gonna do it. You don't start things and not finish it. You don't quit. There's nothing that comes out of quitting, besides knowing that you didn't finish. We finish everything. You start it, finish it. When I pick it up and say I'mma start it, I gotta finish it. It all don't work, it all ain't the best, it all ain't knocked out the park, but I walk away saying I finished it. I did it. I don't ever feel like I lose because I won't give up. And if you don't win, be upset, and go back and win. So when it's all said and done, and I look back, I can go, I gave it 100% and look at how good I got. Look at what I'm a product of. Don't try, do. Forget about trying, forget about making an attempt, forget about testing it out. Although you may not end up in the profession or in the area that you're starting out, you don't wanna go halfway. You don't wanna just dip your toe in, you wanna jump in hard. Do not try, do. Go hard. It requires a tremendous amount of courage to say, I'm going to give this thing a chance, I'm going to give it my all. And if it doesn't work out, that's okay. But I know that I tried my best. Where are the warriors that say, I'm gonna make a decision, and I'm keeping it. Go deep into all these things that you love, 100%. Devote yourself to something bigger. Be decisive about what you're gonna do. Say, I'm gonna do it and that's it. And then be disciplined about getting it done every single day, whether you feel like it or not.

Become a Member for ad-free listening, video versions and exclusive content: https://benlionelscott.com/subscribe — This episode is spoken by Jocko Willink, Tyrese Gibson, Martyn Ford and Dwayne Johnson. The music is In The End (Cover) by 2WEI

No matter how dark that place may be, there's always a way out. You just gotta keep going. ㅤ ... ㅤ Edited by: @benlionelscott Spoken by: Jocko Willink, Tyrese Gibson, Martyn Ford, Dwayne Johnson Footage by: We Bought A Zoo, Demolition, Short Term 12, Foxcatcher, Rogue Artists Music: Linkin Park - In The End (2WEI Cover) ㅤ ... ㅤ Sometimes horrible things happen to good people. Life isn't fair. And it can be heart wrenching. And if you're having one of those dark days, it's okay. It's okay. It's okay to feel that darkness. When challenges and issues come back to back to back to back, and it seems like, "Something is after me, something is attacking me, something is attacking my journey." Look for the lesson in it all. You will grow through what you go through. The question is, are you willing to go through it? When those bad things happen, what are you going to do? Are you gonna let this horrible situation dictate the way you feel and the way you handle it? Are you gonna fall over and fall down, and fall apart? Or are you going to face this issue with courage, and with resolution? You know darkness. So embrace. Embrace that darkness. Don't look away from it, own it. Step up to the challenge. No matter what you face, start walking. Take that step. Every day, no matter what you are facing, get up and start walking. And never surrender. And remember that even in the most wretched times, when you face darkness yourself, no matter how bad things get, remember not to stop, remember not to pause, remember not to hesitate, remember to put one foot in front of the other, take that first step, and start walking. And we will fight. And in fighting, we will win. And if not the battle, and if not the war, we will win because our spirit, it will never surrender. And that is the ultimate victory. To hold your head high. And even in the face of inescapable defeat, to stand and to fight, that is to win. Don't allow yourself a switch off button. I know there's always an answer. No matter how dark that place may be, there's always a way out. You just gotta keep going. Hold on to that fundamental quality of faith. Have faith. That on the other side of your pain is something good.

Martyn Ford is a Actor, Fitness Influencer and Business Owner. At six foot 8 inches tall and over 370 pounds, he is often known by his nickname, ‘The Nightmare' WATCH THE FULL EPISODE: https://londonreal.tv/e/martyn-ford-never-give-up/

Martyn Ford is a Actor, Fitness Influencer and Business Owner. At six foot 8 inches tall and over 370 pounds, he is often known by his nickname, ‘The Nightmare' Get EARLY ACCESS & WATCH THE FULL EPISODE: https://londonreal.tv/e/martyn-ford-never-give-up/

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Making 'Of Gods and Warriors' an Indie action adventure with director and screenwriter David LG Hughes. He talks how he made the film, got the cast and got a cinematic release. Joined by Giles Alderson and Christian James who talk about 'Fanged Up' being released on the 30th July and Giles' new producing job on new feature film 'Cassette'. David LG Hughes is a screenwriter and director After Film School, where he won a Fuji Film Scholarship for screenwriting, David began an award winning career in film advertising which allowed him to work directly with acclaimed directors including Darren Aronofsky, Roman Polanski and Guillermo Del Toro. David's short film, A GIRL AND A GUN, was released internationally on iTunes, becoming one of the best selling shorts ever. A Top Ten hit in every country it was released in - including the US - it spent over 2 years in the UK Top 20 download chart. His first feature, HARD BOILED SWEETS, was made for just $60k. Bought by Universal and released theatrically in the UK it has secured distribution in the US, China, Germany, Latin America, Australia, the Middle East and many other territories. His 2nd Feature 'Of Gods and Warriors' (AKA Vicking Destiny) is OUT on the 17th July and stars Terrance Stamp, Will Mellor, Martyn Ford and Anna Demetriou LINKS 'Of Gods and Warriors' Trailer www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCAJm7dlxoM Website with details of screenings www.ourscreen.com/film/Of-gods-and-warriors Fanged Up Film PRE ORDER www.amazon.co.uk/Fanged-Steven-Be…a/dp/B07D4VBSN7/ The Power of Editing - Raindance course DISCOUNT 20% OFF Click the LINK bit.ly/PowerOfEditing and type in the code: RDPODCAST20 just before you pay Giles Alderson Official site www.directedbygiles.com Follow us on Twitter @filmmakerspod @gilesalderson @Cjamesdirect @FangedUp @thedaremovie BritPodScene Podcast https://britpodscene.podbean.com/e/episode-4-girls-on-film/ Part of the www.podfixnetwork.com

The Nightmare, Martyn Ford, makes a guest appearance on the show, as we cover the good, the bad and the ugly of social media within the fitness industry. We help The post The Pose Down – Episode 5 – Featuring Martyn Ford appeared first on RyanJohnBaptiste.com.

Podcast: Ad Astral Episode 13: Dance of the Mirrored Souls Roger McIvor's work as a freelance journalist takes him to India and Northern Kerala. Whilst there he witnesses an extraordinary Hindu ritual and is presented with a mysterious gift. *** Written and narrated by DJ Burnham Voices: Tom Andrews, Martyn Ford, Chris Beaumont and Max Zaloumis. Website - www.adastralpodcast.com Ad Astral is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 UK: England and Wales License. You can copy and distribute it for non-commercial purposes, but cannot alter the content and must attribute it to DJ Burnham and Ad Astral Podcast. Permissions beyond the scope of this license can be explored by contacting us via Ad Astralpodcast.com.