For some reason Brian, the guy who goes to all the new movies all the time, also has some inexcusable holes in his cinematic history. This week we rectify yet another of his oversights as we use the show to get him to see 2012’s Dredd, starring Karl Urban. 6:10 - The Mandalorian (Season 3) 9:40 - Star Trek and Klingons 12:30 - Picard (Season 3) 17:55 - Renfield (2023) 23:00 - Dredd (2012)

This week we look at movies you would not believe aren’t based on comic books. They have all of the color, all of the action, but they’re ORIGINAL for Christ’s sake. What a novel idea! 3:15 - Trump Indictment 10:35 - Weird History Food (YouTube) 17:35 - Muse and Evanescence (Live) 23:30 - Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) 29:1 5 - The Mandalorian (Season 3, Disney+) 36:30 - Movies NOT based on comic books

Movies based on TV shows weren’t really a big thing until they got supercharged in the 90’s, once studios ran out of ideas. That’s the whole magilla this go-round. From movies that were continuations of a popular series, to faithful re-creations that hewed to the original, to the ironic comedies that had some fun… we got it all right here in this podcast. Literally dozens of shows and movies pulled from literally minutes of online searching to bring you as many adaptations as we could fit in under 30 minutes…the good, the bad and the downright stupid! 3:50 - Depeche Mode (Live) 18:15 - The Highwayman (NBC, 1987) 28:55 - John Wick Chapter 4 (2023) 34:15 - The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) vs. Puss In Boots: The Last Wish (2022) 39:54 - Movies based on TV shows

The 90s were a time of burnout, nihilism, and everything else we love about 20-something GenX. In that spirit, we present another mid-90s cyberpunk downer in the form of Strange Days, starring Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Lewis and Angela Bassett. Jack in (or whatever your preferred type of jack may be) and join us reliving bad memories of a movie where people relive other people’s bad memories! 4:00 - The Consultant (Amazon) 8:30 - The King’s Man (2021) 14:00 - Hello tomorrow! (Apple TV+) 18:30 - Babylon (2022) 27:55 - The Avengers (1960’s series) 45:20 - Strange Days (1995) Here’s the conversation between Ralph Fiennes and Christoph Waltz https://youtu.be/zU_m1QTfSXk

Our big dumb exploration of Frat Pack Cinema of the 2000's continues with a look back at the '04 sports-comedy classic, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a wacky dodgeball movie starring Vince Vaughn and Ben Stiller…but really, why would you? Easily one of our top picks from the Naughty Aughties, this is one that shouldn't work but ends up out-classing most of the competition. And it gave us all THE OCHO! 3:00 - NYT The Daily Podcast: A.O. Scott is quitting film criticism 4:27 edit out eric 6:20 - Star Trek Online 10:50 - Picard (season 3) 14:20 - Shock Waves (1977) 19:55 - Hansel and Gretl Witch Hunters (2013) 23:20 - Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023) 29:30 - Dodgeball (2004)

In 1986, Sylvester Stallone was arguably the biggest star on the planet. Rocky, Rambo, Rhinestone… well, forget Rhinestone, but those other two killed it at the box office. So how to follow that kind of iconic success? Why not make an ultraviolet cop movie with good ol’ Cannon Films called Cobra? It’s an unbelievably mindless and blatant riff on the better (if equally proto-fascist) Dirty Harry about a rogue cop who takes the law into his own hands and kills a bunch of whack-a-doodle domestic terrorists after they go on a murder rampage in his city. Sure, there might be an actual story buried in there somewhere, but who cares? We get car chases, gun fights, explosions and Stallone dropping one-liners like he’s Schwarzenegger or something. Cobra may be a cult classic now, but watching it again is like seeing a parody of every 80s tough guy flick cranked to 11.

How do you start an intro about a band like the great and powerful DEVO? Like that. Just like that. Like what I just did right there. Once you get through that though, you need to talk about how they’re the inspiration behind so much techno, punk rock, art rock, and just smart assery of Generation X. If you’ve never listened to anything other than their one enormous hit, let us introduce you to the magic of DEVO. Playlists (best we could do with what they offer): Apple Music - https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/episode-256-devo-suburban-robots-to-monitor-reality/pl.u-j17Dfdqvb15 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6mguR3LJPCmzmtAQLi8G9i?si=cc149d2a5ff14eaf 0:00 - Intros 4:20 - Knock At the Cabin (2023) 9:58 - Cocaine Bear (2023) 15:50 - The 'Burbs, Wayne’s World, Real Genius 21:44 - DEVO 28:25 - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978) Satisfaction Uncontrollable Urge (also Dev2.0 version) Jocko Homo Gut Feeling / Slap Your Mammy Mongoloid 39:47 - Duty Now for the Future (1979) Smart Patrol / Mr DNA The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surprise Devo Corporate Anthem Wiggly World 46:39 Freedom of Choice (1980) Freedom of Choice Girl U Want Mr B’s Ballroom 52:50 - New Traditionalists (1981) Workin’ In A Coal Mine (beautiful world target ad and swiffer whip it) Through Being Cool Jerkin’ Back ‘n’ Forth (live) Going Under Toni Basil - Be Stiff 59:17 - Oh, No! It’s Devo! (1982) Out of Sync That’s Good Speed Racer Explosions 1:04:48 - Shout (1984) Dare to be Stupid Are You Experienced? Here to Go 1:07:12 - Total Devo Baby Doll in Swedish Some Things Never Change 1:09:34 - Now It Can Be Told: DEVO at the Palace 1988 Jocko Homo It Doesn’t Matter To Me 1:02:51 - Smooth Noodle Maps (1990) Post Post-Modern Man 1:13:20 - Hardcore DEVO Theme From Doctor Detroit I Need A Chick 1:15:30 Something for Everybody (2010) Fresh Step Up Later Is Now What We Do Don’t Shoot (I’m a Man) Watch Us Work It

What if Robert Downey Jr, Sally Field, Elizabeth Shue, Whoopi Goldberg, Carrie Fisher, and Kevin Kline made a movie and everyone forgot it? Did you remember Soapdish? We’re betting your reaction was something on the order of “Oh yeah, huh. That was a movie I guess.” We pull this 1991 comedy out of the drawer and give it a spin. See what we think! See if you agree! Also, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Because movies. And The Last of Us. Because clickbait. 0:00 - Intros 3:00 - Salvage One (1979) 8:00 - The Last of Us (HBO) 12:30 - Star Trek Picard (Paramount+) 21:00 - Bitchin’: The Sound and Fury of Rick James 25:50 - Marc Maron From Bleak to Dark (HBO) 28:15 - Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) 35:30 - Soap Dish (1991)

Are you ready for another Lost VHS Classic, kids? Well you’re in luck, because today we’re gonna have a go at the 1982 Steve Martin/Carl Reiner comedy, The Man With Two Brains! What is The Man With Two Brains, you ask? Well, we’ve seen it and we still aren’t entirely sure. On the surface it is a send-up of 50’s B-movie horror/suspense tropes about a mad scientist, a gold-digging femme fatale, and a brain-swap machine. If you have no idea what any of that means, it’s cool. Just know this is another wacky romp from the team that brought you The Jerk! It’s Kathleen Turner’s follow up to her breakout role in Body Heat! It’s Merv Griffin as… Merv Griffin! And it’s 100% niche cinema, which is why you should listen! Into the mud, scum queen! 4:04 - Muppets Benoit Blanc Rainbow Connection 5:45 - I Know That Voice 10:15 - Justin Roiland is out of Rick and Morty and everything else. Also Hogwarts Legacy 16:55 - Perpetual Grace LTD 19:55 - War of the Worlds and other shows that shouldn’t have kept going 22:05 - The Peripheral 23:45 - Cunk on Earth 26:30 - Dead to Me 28:45 - Star Trek Strange New World 34:15 - The Man With Two Brains (1983)

This week we watch your Dad’s favorite movie. Back before the Internet let us talk to our favorite introverts, conspiracy theorists and secessionists, men watched movies about men doing manly things with other men in a man’s world… but Fight Club was a splash of cold water that said, “Wake up - you’re living a lie.” This week we dig into why this film still works, why it was ahead of its time in some of the worst ways, and some of the odder theories behind what this film really means. 0:00 - Intros 7:45 - The Wandering Earth 2 14:20 - Neil Hamburger stand up comedy 17:20 - Snowball Express (1972) 22:15 - Legend of Vox Machina 29:30 - Fight Club (1999)