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Join Liam Creswick, Gregg Beever, and Scott C. Bourgeois as they examine Hollywood’s most mediocre movies and attempt to rewrite a better film. How could the Man of Steel be less of a Man of Heel? What could Ghostbusters II have done to make bustin’ feel good again? What could have made Star Trek: Generations a film for a…generation? All these answers and more on I HAVE SOME NOTES!
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Talking SMAC: Superheroes, Movies, Animation & Comics
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We love all things entertainment and we want to share that love with you! We try to keep a respectful perspective, while also sharing our opinions. Our ranking system is “Must see/buy” or “Pass”. Follow us on Twitter @TalkingSMACPod and email at [email protected]
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The DCU launches its first theatrically released entry. Has James Gunn captured the Superman magic we've been longing for? Or has Gunn missed the mark? Intro/Josh's grown up purchases (0:00) Josh's war with Comcast update (3:53) 2 Blokes from Blighty promo (5:55) The sass is strong with Matt (star of the show) and Alex (6:51) Non-spoiler Superman t…
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Why All Viewing Experiences Suck (and how to fix them)
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We all know that the experience of watching a movie has degraded in the 21st century. Theatres have been abandoned, both by audiences and those who manage them. Streaming services offer convenience at a steep cost and at great sacrifice in quality. Normally our hubris is saved for fixing movies, but why not aim higher? Why not try to repair the ent…
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*Sigh* It's another Jurassic Park/World movie. Does it recapture the magic of the first movie? Does it hit the action movie highs of Jurassic World? Or is it just another gash in the legacy that is the original film? Josh and Alex debate. Intro/Alex Re-writes history (0:00) Josh's deal with the devil (aka Comcast) (2:30) Super Familiar with the Wil…
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Josh and Alex discuss their favorite movies that help them relive that summer blockbuster feeling Intro (0:00) John Stamos and the Beach Boys (2:19) Sugar Coated Murder Promo (4:29) M3GAN 2.0 blind review (5:25) Feels-Like-Summer Movies honorable mentions (6:02) Jaws (7:27) What About Bob? (9:11) Armageddon (11:23) Happy Gilmore (15:02) Pirates of …
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It's the season 10 finale! How in the name of the Q Continuum have we managed to do this for almost ten years? Largely thanks to you, honestly. Without your support, whether its been generously donating your own hard-earned cash or furiously working to submit your movie fixes every two weeks, this show wouldn't exist without you. So, as always, tha…
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205. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 w/The Lovely Dan
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Josh and Alex are joined by the Lovely Dan from Casting Views and Gaming Views to discuss the sleeper hit game; Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 *SPOILERS AHEAD* Intro (0:00) Alex, meet The Lovely Dan. The Lovely Dan, meet Alex (2:27) No On 15! Allcast promo (7:15) Alex's mistake in the Blockbuster Fantasy Draft resurfaces (8:28) Clair Obscur Expedition…
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Josh & Alex review the latest entry in the Predator franchise; the animated feature Predator: Killer of Killers Intro (0:00) Father's Day for Josh (0:54) Sports: Steelers, Banana ball, playoff hockey (1:34) How to Train Your Dragon (8:34) The Movie Wire podcast promo (11:21) Our 2025 Box Office predictions are terrible, allegedly (11:37) Predator: …
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Rogue Redux: Revisiting Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
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In the wake of the Andor series finale – arguably the best prequel to anything ever – we decided to go back and revisit our episode on Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. With Andor's re-contextualization of the story, and the benefit of 8 years of hindsight, we wanted to find our if our fixes still hold up and if the film lands any different now. One th…
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Alex & Justin from The Movie Wire discuss From The World of John Wick: Ballerina (0:01) Intro (3:05) Ballerina first impressions (7:43) Gaming Views promo (8:22) Non-spoiler review (20:09) SMAC rating (23:18) Spoiler discussion w/ things only Alex observes (48:16) Wrap up Don't forget to support Dan & Dan at Gaming Views! Join our Discord and check…
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Ricki and Josh take you on a journey of their thoughts for the soon-to-be-adapted, smash hit novel Fourth Wing, by Rebecca Yarros. Join in on the conversation with Josh and Ricki on the Talking BAK discord subchannel and follow Ricki on TomeBy Talking BAK: Books of All Kind
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Josh is joined by Gregg Beever; 1/3 of the I Have Some Notes crew, to review and discuss the themes from season 2 of the Star Wars spin-off series from Tony Gilroy; Andor *SPOILERS AHEAD! Intro and chit chat with Gregg (0:00) Game Club Pod promo (6:02) Josh challenges the Game Club pod (6:46) Andor season 2 discussion begins (8:18) Andor introduces…
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Lately Marvel movies have been making for easy podcast fodder. Their blandness has only been outdone by their mediocrity. Unfortunately for us, as we were screening Thunderbolts*, we had to admit it was pretty sick. So sick, in fact, than even Gregg gave it 4 1/2 stars on Letterboxd. Gregg! That makes our job a bit of a challenge. But, to paraphras…
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201. Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning & Lilo & Stitch
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Josh pulled a Stitchion Impossible and did a double feature of Lilo & Stitch, as well as Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (Alex only saw the later.) Intro (0:00) Lilo & Stitch (6:15) Cultworthy promo (24:58) Alex is mad and then we go down a bad Smurfs rabbit hole (25:40) Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (32:54) Goodbyes and socia…
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We celebrate 200 episodes of Talking SMAC with a special live recording at our favorite hometown nerd shop: Cataclysm Games and Collectibles! Intro (0:00) Let's meet Doug from Cataclysm Games & Collectibles! (1:32) Hemanstarfox joins the group! (5:14) Kicking things off with an AMA question (6:20) Rocket Racoon vs Legolas (7:01) Marvel Rivals tange…
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A team of scientists unearth an ancient gate in the Egyptian desert that opens the doorway for humans to travel across the known universe in the blink of an eye. What marvellous wonders will they bear witness to, what awesome sights will they glimpse that no other human has glimpsed? Sand…mostly. Yes, as good as the premise is, Stargate is a cinema…
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Josh and Alex bring dream pitches for projects they'd love to bring to life if they had the means Intro (0:00) Casting Views Promo (7:13) *Pitch Meeting disclaimer (8:05) Josh forgot a big nitpick from last week’s review (10:25) Alex pitches a ‘House of Leaves’ adaptation (11:37) Josh has questions about Alex's pitch (24:58) Casting options? (27:50…
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198. Thunderbolts* / New Avengers Review
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The MCU machine churns on. Now it's time to see what Marvel's reinterpretation of the Thunderbolts team looks like within their connected universe. Intro (0:00) 2 Blokes from Blighty promo (7:28) The trailers in front of Thunderbolts* are all over the place (9:19) I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025) looks dumb for all the wrong reasons (10:04) B…
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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: Across the 8th Dimension
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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension is beloved by those bold enough to embrace a fantastical new reality, and abhorred by those aghast at this bizarre spectacle of unknown providence. It’s a film as divisive as it is confusing as it is gonzo, but we've assembled a massive crew of colourful weirdos to help make sense of it all…
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Josh and Alex talk about the stuff they're doing away from the pod! Intro (0:00) WrestleMania 41 thoughts (4:17) Alex Hates Movie Runtimes (11:35) Super Familiar with the Wilsons Promo (26:01) What'cha doin? (26:29) Until Dawn movie (27:25) Inheritance Cycle (37:01) Path of Exile 2 (43:47) Frieren: Beyond Journeys End (50:22) Ghosts season 4 (58:05…
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Josh & Alex have had a lot of stuff they wanted to cover for the pod, so we're gonna blitz review five of them! Intro (0:22) Sugar Coated Murder Promo (4:10) Accents and good dialects in movies (4:33) Sinners (8:14) I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I’ll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out On Time (19:46) Solo Leveling (25:31) The Pitt (33:18) Has Alex wat…
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Old John Wick is warn out, friends. He's been on a revenge tour for three movies, and now he's going to have to drag his Freedom 55 ass through another two and a half hour gun-fu marathon. But not to worry, the schtick is only as derivative as the needle-drops. Liam, Scott and Gregg fight through the urge to relentlessly critique and eventually fin…
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195. WrestleMania 41 Primer w/Hemanstarfox!
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Josh and Alex are joined by the incredible Hemanstarfox to preview the upcoming WrestleMania event from WWE pitting the heel John Cena against the American Nightmare, Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE championship as the main event for the two-night wrestling extravaganza! Intro (0:00) Hemanstarfox is in the house! (0:54) How'd we find ourselves e…
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Bonus: 'Not Just A Goof' Documentary w/Back 2 the Balcony
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Josh & Alex are joined by the dynamic duo from the Balcony; Antonio & Justin from Back 2 the Balcony (and The Cultworthy and The Movie Wire) to talk about their impressions of the documentary centered around the creation of A Goofy Movie; Not Just a Goof You can find Back 2 the Balcony on YouTube here You can listen to the Movie Wire and The Cultwo…
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194. Spider-Man Movie News & Switch 2
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Josh is joined by Matt to discuss the implications of the Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse and upcoming MCU Spider-Man movie news announced during CinemaCon. They also discuss the Switch 2 announcement. Intro (0:00) 'Beyond the Spider-Verse' has a release date! (1:30) The next MCU Spider-Man movie has a title and release date! (7:46) The Movie W…
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There are two forms of novel adaptations: thoughtful interpretations of the book and its themes and hack scripts stapled to a recognizable book title. Now which route do you think Netflix took for The Electric State? If you guessed the former, you must be new here. Hi! Welcome to I Have Some Notes! No guest this week, so it’s up to the classic thre…
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Alex and Justin examine the Russo brothers' filmography post-Avengers Endgame to try to figure out if they're true auteurs, or if they just fit really well into the MCU machine. Intro/Josh and the blustery day (0:00) The Popeye slasher film that Justin's already seen (0:53) The Russo brothers pre-MCU filmography (3:46) Game Club Pod promo (9:34) Ju…
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Bonus Episode: Avengers: Doomsday Cast Reveal
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Marvel showed off some chairs with names on them. We discuss and speculate on the upcoming tentpole movie for Marvel Studios. Please, join our Discord and check out our merch store!By Talking SMAC: Superheroes, Movies, Animation & Comics
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With the release of the Happy Gilmore 2 trailer, Josh and Alex look into some notable comedy legasequels that failed to capture the spirit and humor of their predecessors. Intro (0:00) March Madness tidings be upon thee (0:31) Episode 200 live recording confirmed at Cataclysm Games & Collectibles! (5:56) Josh is on the 'Goon' episode of I Have Some…
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With Canada/US relations at their lowest point since we burned down their White House, we felt we should try generating some cross-border goodwill. We invited good friend of the show Josh Skaar (TalkSMAC podcast) to share in a bit of Canadiana as we take on Sean William Scott’s GOON. Surprisingly our first hockey centered movie, GOON is largely a f…
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Josh and Alex celebrate International Women's day by talking about the lastest game from the award-winning Hazelight Studios; Split Fiction Intro/"Lousy Smarch weather" (0:00) Josh clarifies his Mickey 17 review (2:34) Director's Cuts/Streaming services and subscriptions w/ads (4:24) Josh is on the 'Goon' episode of I Have Some Notes! (13:07) Happy…
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Josh & Alex are back again to discuss the newest Bong Joon Ho allegory for class warfare; Mickey 17, starring Robert Pattinson! Intro/stories about Daylight Savings Time (0:00) Exciting news for the upcoming 200th episode! (5:48) Josh saw his buddy CJ & wrestling talk (8:56) Check out Josh on the Game Club Pod twitch channel playing Split Fiction (…
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Captain ███████: Brave New World may be one of Marvel’s better cinematic efforts of late, but it’s also one of their better efforts of late. Disney’s former golden goose has become just a regular old goose, and if you know anything about geese, you know they suck. Still BNW isn’t completely devoid of fun. There are two monster action sequences that…
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