This week Mary and Dave continue their new series McQuarrying with a review of Zach Creggers newest film Weapons. Cregger’s first film, Barbarian, was a commercial and critical success – and it was a lot of fun too. Can Creggers’ repeat his success or will it be the sophomore slump instead? Let Mary and Dave fansplain it for you!…

Fansplaining returned to San Diego Comic-Con this year (our tenth anniversary!) with a fantastic panel of fandom folks who work in pro entertainment careers. There's an audio recording here on our feed, and over at the website: https://www.fansplaining.com/articles/sdcc-2025-the-fandom-advantage You can watch video version as well as read a full tr…

Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Sneaky Dragon – the podcast that inverted the internet! This week: HR problems; sectional healing; A Twist in the tale; regeneration; Weapons-ized; in the clutch; poor reception; cursives!; out of the past; Circus folks; electric companions; amenities to that; drumming up business; Glover man; days of Future passed; movie…

Come with us if you want to live, but if you don’t – no problemo – your fate is in your hands. Hop on board as Jason Dedrick, Eric Fell and Vicky Van tell you about their memories of the 1991 blockbuster, and 1997 LA blower upper, Terminator 2. They, like our heroes, snack on sad cheeseburgers. With them, they enjoy a drink called The T2 assembled …

Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Sneaky Dragon – the podcast whose anxieties have anxieties. This week: can you believe it; sent packing; it’s a mystery; magical thinking; high on Lewis; Brando X; apocalypse wow; brand sex; cartoon of books; caricature part; animated actors; hi def jam; sourpusses; we blast A Blast of Silence; Black Bag and the busiest d…

Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Sneaky Dragon – the podcast that wishes it could fly. This week: lights out; the fixture is in; LED astray; day after day; air plugs; Shirley, you jest; short cuts; whole Lottery love; graphic talk; hacks; fasting food; the chore thing; method, man; horse trader; on Lorne; fly swatters; comedy grudge; Maron-nated; a man, …

Hello, film fanatics! This week Mary and Dave are taking a well-deserved break from their new series McQuarrying – an overview of Christopher McQuarrie’s movies with Tom Cruise – to discuss James Gunn’s newest iteration of Superman. After Zak Snyder’s frankly disastrous take on the beloved character, can James Gunn make Superman lovable again? Spoi…

Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Sneaky Dragon – the podcast that asks the hard answers! This week: we’re #1 better; park police; power outrage; Southern exposure; shock tactics; AI goodbye; chicken nugget; die-ologue; O Romeo, o Romeo, werewolf art thou, Romeo; I put a spell on you; I dream of djinni; bard feelings; comedy fatigue; a gentleman and a Sco…

Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Sneaky Dragon – the podcast that goes there. This week: we’re right; monopolizing your time; bad earing; spinal tap out; tits and athletes; snob appeal; super mean; jedi, steadi, go; nit wits; what the ess?; Snyder cuts; prop stop; victim blaming; lampshading; break in training; playlist; the wolf that cried wolf; the pri…

This week Mary and Dave continue their new series McQuarrying – an overview of Christopher McQuarrie’s movies with Tom Cruise – by going forward into the past to ask, “Who is Keyser Söze?” Yes, at Mary’s insistence, they watched Christopher McQuarrie’s second screenwriting effort with director Bryan Singer, The Usual Suspects. A sleek, stylish thri…

It’s summer so time to get on your Vespa and take a vacation with our hosts Eric Fell, Jason Dedrick and Vicky Van as they recall their first time watching the 1953 classic Roman Holiday. Espresso fuels their memories and gelato makes them sweeter. They also make a tribute drink to the film called The Smitty. Here’s how to make it… Fill a champagne…

Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Sneaky Dragon – the podcast that never lets you down! (Except for that one time and we have apologized.) This week: the Ian Giant; scaremonger; cheque mate; the money-go-round; house rules; broke back mounting; keep mom; the H word; reality – what a concept; stable manners; in-law in a coma; how much is free; market face;…

Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Sneaky Dragon – let’s hear it for lifelong struggles! This week: surprised guest; showing up; no no, no notes; just for baths; a dog’s life; time penalties; spaceballs; deep in the reeds; Jedi spy; Sith busters; hang on in there; poker ball; the rise and the fall; passing fancies; oppositions attract; go, brah!; Ga’hoole …

This week Mary and Dave start off their new series McQuarrying by watching Christopher McQuarrie’s directorial debut The Way of the Gun starring the deadpan Benicio Del Toro and the might-be-dead pan of Ryan Phillippe. A neo-noir – with its ’90s irony-laced heart very much on its sleeve. Two lowlife losers kidnap the surrogate mother of the wrong m…

This week David and this week's guest suffer movie mania,get caught in the slopstream, head to Splitsville, take short cuts, do their Exorcist routine, enjoy slash fiction, get some perspective on assholes, tell tales of Hoffman, and do some tasteful no nudity.By Ian Boothby and David Dedrick

Our latest piece is about making fanworks—and fandom friendships—last through the decades! "How Friendships Onscreen and Off Fueled Half a Century of Fandom" by Jay Castello. For the admins of the Starsky & Hutch Fiction Archive, preserving fanworks and fannish community go hand in hand. Read the full piece: https://fansplaining.com/articles/how-fr…

Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Sneaky Dragon – the podcast that started stagflation! We’re sorry to say that Ian has to step back from his Sneaky Dragon duties for a few weeks due to work deadlines. Thank you to Jason Dedrick, co-host of our sister podcast Refresh My Memory, who stepped in on extremely short notice! This week: Jason the dragon; drop th…

A half hour’s worth of memories of 1986’s sword and sorcery classic Highlander? There can be only fun. Jason Dedrick, Eric Fell and Vicky Van give you a heads up and heads off about their first experiences with this slice of life epic. Along the way they enjoy some Pez and Scotch whiskey. They also create the tribute drink A Kind of Magic. Want to …

This week Mary and Dave explore Wes Anderson’s latest quirkfest The Phoenician Scheme and quietly dab their eyes watching Mike Flanagan’s third Stephen King adaptation, The Life of Chuck. Tune in to the end of the episode as they reveal their latest watch through! Thanks for listening!By Ian Boothby and David Dedrick

Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Sneaky Dragon – the podcast that deflects! This week: daily avowance; impossibly impossible; quis Trumpiet ipsos Trumpes?; the truther is out there; slurp it to me; drive-thru fuckers; fresh Coke; freeze out; accepting cookies; the lard be with you; film development; amateur expert; commentary tack; deep pie; tallow hell;…

This week David and Ian smurf Gargamel, continue posthumously, end suddenly, encounter a duck, mock rock, ask WTF, get pensioned off, be babies, and do some heavy petting.By Ian Boothby and David Dedrick

Dave and his daughter Mary have revived the Fansplainers banner for a new mini-series – they’re going to go through all the Mission: Impossible films in anticipation of the release of Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning on May 23. This week: Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. Part four of the McQuadrilogy gets its final reckoning from Dav…

Time to turn on your heart light as hosts Jason Dedrick, Eric Fell and Vicky Van tell you about their memories of the 1982 smash hit, E.T. the Extraterrestrial. They promise not to phone home it in. The gang of loveable ragtag youths enjoy some film appropriate snacks including Reese’s Pieces and Coors. They also create a tribute drink called The A…

This week David and Ian talk magical skills, conjuror artists, hot rats, R.I.P. rundown, cokey comedy, wheels of junk, campercars, French letters, lip service, and dishonourable discharges.By Ian Boothby and David Dedrick