Best Metalocalypse Podcasts (2025)

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116: Heretic (2024) 50:09

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23d ago50:09

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We're back after a good while off and ready to get theological. We're taking a much delayed listener request and looking at 2024's Heretic. So grab your favourite iteration of Monopoly and join us for a rant about the general lack of Catholic cults, how to be a good missionary, what myths actually ARE, wanting a source and a film with fantastic per…

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(Bonus) DethRants: A Metalocalypse Podcast Pilot 36:16

7M ago36:16

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We'll be taking a bit of a break from movies for a while. An explanation as to why and a replacement podcast are here all in one place for your convenience. DethRants will be on a separate feed going forward so be sure to follow it and the Bluesky account @DethRants. We will be back intermittently with movie podcasts so stay subscribed here too!…

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115: Van Helsing (2004) 41:55

8M ago41:55

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We're back to that early 2000's sweet spot of Action/Fantasy/Horror that we love so much with 2004's critically panned (unless you're Roger Ebert) "Van Helsing". So grab your stake gun and join us for a rant about the film taking itself way more seriously than we do, so much CGI (but it's still no Spawn), an overly dramatic Dracula, a more philosop…

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114: Edge of Tomorrow (2014) 43:28

8M ago43:28

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It's time to live, (laugh at Tom Cruise)die and repeat with 2014's action sci-fi "Edge of Tomorrow. So on you feet maggots and join us for a rant about excellent chaos, entertaining deaths, exploiting your gimmick, expendable J Squad, exactly what the mimics are and just generally being a great all rounder. Follow us on BlueSky @monorants, Twitter …

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113: Urban Legend (1998) 39:52

8M ago39:52

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We're back to movies (and, you know, in general) this week and Mono needed a palette cleanser so we watched a bunch of teens get murdered in elaborate ways in 1998's "Urban Legend". So grab one of the many available parkas and join us for a rant about getting the most out of your character actors, punishing the wrong person, some timely hating on J…

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112: Pretty Little Liars Pilot (2010) 37:55

9M ago37:55

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Well we made it to the end of Teen Drama Month and Mono has had his fill, with the final straw being the Pretty Little Liars Pilot episode. So join us for a rant about confusing openings, unlikeable characters, dodgy relationships, A's unbelievable omniscience, a not fat fat girl, Ciara overloading Mono with info and Mono being made feel nostalgic …

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111: Shadowhunters Pilot (2016) 41:12

9M ago41:12

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Week 3 of teen drama torture for Mono and things aren't going to plan. We couldn't find the show we planned and then Monzo really enjoyed the back up show. So find out what got mono interested in the Shadowhunters pilot in this rant about trying too hard, being both camp and dark & gritty, some solid world building, a bunch incredibly beautiful & h…

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110: The Vampire Diaries Pilot (2009) 40:50

9M ago40:50

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It's week two of Mono's unwilling journey into teen drama. This week is a little more his flavour because it involves vampires (yay) that fall in love with teenagers (oh no). It's the pilot episode of The Vampire Diaries and a rant about the scale of annoyance, meeting vampires outside toilets, updating Buffy, why Stefan is marginally better than E…

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109: Gossip Girl Pilot (2007) 43:26

10M ago43:26

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It's March, and March means Ciara gets to punish Mono with trash films, or this year; trash TV shows. So join us for the first of Mono's journey into teen drama TV. We're kicking things off with a rant about the Gossip Girl pilot and why Ciara loves it, whether it's dated, why everything revolves around Serena, Gossip Girl herself being insufferabl…

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108: Spoiler Free I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen (1970) 40:37

10M ago40:37

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For our last in the time travel films we've got a real treat for you. So much so that we went No Spoilers to talk obscure Czech comedy/sci-fi "I Killed Einstein, Gentlemen". So don't shave that beard and join us for a rant about Cleo the cat, more horse and carriage rescues, easy to pronounce names, a stupidly short Wikipedia page, a ridiculously s…

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107: Time Bandits (1981) 53:06

10M ago53:06

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More adventures through time this week but with a criminal twist. We're looking at 1981's absurd family film "Time Bandits" and ranting about Kevin's dick parents, Napol-Ian Holm, not knowing our royals from our rectums, wanting more Pansy & Vincent and the best god/devil combo in comedy. Follow us on BlueSky @monorants, Twitter @rantsmono, Instagr…

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106: Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) 46:35

11M ago46:35

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We're continuing our journey through history this week with two thoroughly excellent dudes. It's 1989's "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure" & a rant about the bromance of Billy the Crates, confusing school with the mall, very loose (but very fun) time travel rules, not getting enough Rufus, the synth pop/cock rock discrepancy and a short history i…

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105: History Of The World Part 1 (1981) 44:33

11M ago44:33

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We're done with the 50's for now. This week we're looking at several time periods in Mel Brooks' "History of the World Part 1". Roll up some Roman Red and join us for a rant about the unsurpassable Madeline Kahn, the always welcome Spike Milligan, the again absent Richard Pryor, a heavy Roman focvs, different tiers of Mel's films and why this film …

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104: The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) 51:22

11M ago51:22

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One last 50s sci-fi film but it's a big one. No, medium one. Wait, small one. Of course it's 1957's "The Incredible Shrinking Man". So watch out for that radioactive fog and join us for a rant about our cat playing along, their cat being a star, I Am Legend comparisons, incredible effects and not wanting a comedy remake…

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103: The Thing From Another World (1951) 51:48

12M ago51:48

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We're back after an unplanned break to look at one of the more influential 50's Sci-Fi films in 1951's "The Thing From Another World". So put on an asbestos fire suit and rejoin us for a rant about Atomic Age fears, generals who need porches, running towards radiation, not being a B-Movie, many many characters and one absolutely insane on screen bu…

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102: The Giant Claw (1957) 43:40

1y ago43:40

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This week we're looking at a notoriously bad sci-fi we think Is actually pretty good (with some obvious exceptions). It's time for 1957's "The Giant Claw" and a rant about lessons in radar calibration, a really really bad bird that drags the film down, some good sci-fi nuggets, some narration... choices and turning the radio off on your dying men.…

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101: This Island Earth (1955) 48:49

1y ago48:49

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We're sticking with 50's Sci-Fi for the month (you know, because it's so Christmas-y). But we've got something with a little bit more meat (and forehead) this week in 1955's "This Island Earth". So assemble your Interocitor and tune it in to this rant about early versions of sci-fi tropes, , a complete disregard for safety, how people in the past l…

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100: Teenagers From Outer Space (1959) 58:49

1y ago58:49

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Well we finally made it to 100 Episodes and, as promised, it's time for the long awaited "Teenagers From Outer Space". So grab your Focusing Disintegrator Ray and join us for a rant about the most B-movie a sci-fi can be, stiff skeletons, DEREK the alien, Space-Nazis, wondering where the commie fear is, some occasionally proper sci-fi and why a man…

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99: BASEketball (1998) 42:21

1y ago42:21

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Hey listener, I hear your sister's going out with... SQUEAK! That's right; it's time for the beautiful mix of Airplane and South Park that is 1998's BASEketball. So join us in the hot tub (the playmate of the year one, not the spinning one) for this rant about overall preferring this over Dodgeball (with one exception), surprisingly little South Pa…

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98: The Prestige (2006) 52:46

1y ago52:46

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This one is long overdue here at MonoRants. We've threatened it for ages but finally got around to talking our favourite Christopher Nolan film "The Prestige". So watch closely (even though it's a podcast) and join us for a rant about how hard it is to summarise this film, obsession and the cycle of revenge, early foreshadowing and bittersweet endi…

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97: Ghost Ship (2002) 44:51

1y ago44:51

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The sea is a fickle mistress, and so are streaming platforms. With Desperado nowhere to be found, we turn to a previous streaming no show that's now available. This week it's 2002's "Ghost Ship" and a rant about the inevitable Event Horizon comparisons, one hell of an opener, characters that are kinda just there, a villain who raises more questions…

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96: Beetlejuice (1988) 47:21

1y ago47:21

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We saved the best til last this Halloween as we cover one of Ciaras all time favourites in 1988's "Beetlejuice". It's showtime for this rant about the cartoon series, not realising Beetlejuice IS the villain, not reading your damn handbook, incredible sets, a one of a kind performance, kind of janky stop motion, a seriously moany Lydia and why we'l…

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95: American Psycho (2000) 1:23:08

1y ago1:23:08

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You like Huey Lewis and The News? We don't really, but we love the satirical takedown of the excess of the 80's that is "American Psycho". So go get us a reservation and then settle in for a rant about not getting the film back then, not getting the controversy now, why Jean survives, the importance of fitting in (with your shitty friends) & Fantas…

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94: Troll Hunter (2010) 48:19

1y ago48:19

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Grab your Troll Stench and make sure you're not a Christian as we head to Norway for 2010's excellent "Troll Hunter". Scandinavian Humour is an odd beast but bear poaching is no joke in this rant about a found footage nature doc, Folksy Trolls, sneaky Metalocalypse references, one very accepting cameraperson and a grouchy employee becoming a tragic…

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93: The Devil's Advocate (1997) 47:24

1y ago47:24

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We love a good on screen Satan here at MonoRants and we love Keanu so lets combine the two (again) as we talk 1997's "The Devil's Advocate". Join us down in the dirt with the little people for a rant about not hiding your twist, clever courtroom antics, having no sympathy for the devil but appreciating both a pale green death and a Satan who doesn'…

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92: Moon (2009) 45:59

1y ago45:59

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It's Sam Rockwell's first (and second) appearance on the podcast this week as he carries this film all by himselves. It's all clones and evil corporations with 2009's Moon and a rant about getting more with every rewatch, Good Guy Gerty, menacing rescue thugs, crappy IMDb reviews, loving miniatures and who the best deep space insanity avoidance com…

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91: Death Becomes Her (1992) 50:51

1+ y ago50:51

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We revisit a favourite film from both our childhoods this week with 1992's surprisingly appropriate for kids "Death Becomes Her". So get ready to be forever young with this rant about an almost hidden Fabio, fantastic performances all round, pushing a good gag too far, SFX that can (mostly) hold its head high, Paul Rudd drinking the potion IRL and …

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90: The Faculty (1998) 44:57

1+ y ago44:57

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School's back from summer and Mono wanted to revisit his teen years with a high school alien invasion film that Ciara had never seen. This week we're looking at 1998's ridiculously fun Sci-Fi/Horror "The Faculty" and ranting about an insane school with even more insane staff, the joy of Robert Patrick running, tropey teens with a twist, a packed ca…

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89: Tucker & Dale Vs Evil (2010) 47:52

1+ y ago47:52

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We're off to our Vacation Home in the mountains this week to defend it from some college kids. That's right, it's "Tucker & Dale Vs Evil" and a rant about squeezing way too many people in cars, subverting horror clichés. daytime deaths, out-acting Alan Tudyk and a Sherriff we think has seen this kinda thing many many times. Find us on Twitter: @ran…

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88: Beavis and Butthead Do America (1996) 49:35

1+ y ago49:35

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This week we're looking back fondly at two favourite idiots from our childhoods in MTV's first and only animated feature. It's time for 1996's "Beavis and Butt-Head Do America" and a rant about a journey film where nothing is gained or learned, the general idiocy of teenage boys, the awesomeness of late 90's MTV, the trouble with TV in Ireland and …

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87: Species (1995) 52:39

1+ y ago52:39

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We're back from another Season of The Boys and ready to jump back into some of our favourite movies. Though you wouldn't know it from all the bitching we do as we look at 1995's cult sci-fi "Species". So join us again for a rant about dodgy Ben Kingsley, inconsistent empaths, useless anthropologists, realistic zoom & enhance, a healthy dollop of Gi…

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86: Crank (2006) 32:21

1+ y ago32:21

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We have a nice short one for you this week before we take a break to go back to The Boys. It's time for a GTA rampage in the form of a movie in 2006's Crank. So get your adrenaline pumping with this rant about dodgy doctors, creative camerawork, a completely unserious tone, GTA style action and one very traditional English name. Find us on Twitter:…

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85: Bushwick (2017) with ThatFkingGuy 55:33

1+ y ago55:33

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We're bringing back our old guests, but they're bringing us new films. First up is ThatFkingGuy and he's brought us 2017's modern US civil war film "Bushwick". So join us for a film we've never seen before and a rant about wrestlers in movies, the beginnings of Gilead, amazing camerawork, not getting answers and a bleak ass ending. Find all of That…

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84: Pitch Black (2000) 51:29

1+ y ago51:29

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They say most of your brain shuts down during podcasting. All but the primitive side, the ranting side. That's right, we're talking Vin Diesel career launcher and favourite of Ciara's "Pitch Black". So stay in the light and join us for a rant about a lying junkie hero, a selfish cowardly leader and a noble heroic villain, all wrapped up in a movie …

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83: 28 Weeks Later (2007) 47:51

1+ y ago47:51

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We're staying in England this week and we're going for a sequel as the rage zombies return in "28 Weeks Later". So stay in the designated safe zone as you listen to this rant about being drastically different from 28 Days Later, Robert Carlyle always being a bastard, Dead London but living islands, zombies with intent, reusing music and one nausea …

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82: Children of Men (2006) 1:25:21

1+ y ago1:25:21

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We're heading to the far off future of 2027 this week with the painfully realistic 2006 classic "Children of Men". So get your Strawberry Cough and join us for a rant about fancy camerawork, subtle worldbuilding, an underrated stoner scene, being both mean and nice to Britain, giving every death weight (except Patric's) and saving all the art for n…

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81: The Craft (1996) 48:12

1+ y ago48:12

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We're long overdue for another witchy film so we're talking 90's cult classic "The Craft" this week. So join our coven and enjoy this rant about the scale of witches, Fairuza Balk killing it (and people) as Nancy, Sarah killing us with boredom, Robin and her hilarious run and what actually counts as The Craft's legacy. Find us on Twitter: @rantsmon…

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80: Equilibrium (2002) 1:20:10

1+ y ago1:20:10

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After six weeks of moody vampires we're done with emotions and so is this weeks film. It's all about the gun kata and emotionless murder with 2002's "Equilibrium". So be sure to take your interval before you join us for a rant about getting more than we expected, kinda wasting the clerics, witches, matriarchs and religious imagery, a movie that dev…

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79: Interview With The Vampire (1994) 52:35

1+ y ago52:35

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Twilight's over but we're not done with moody vampires yet. We needed something to get the sparkly taste out of our mouths so this week we're talking 90's classic "Interview With The Vampire". Let us give you the choice we never had, and join us for a rant about a film that wastes nothing, falling in love with vampire movies, narrating the Spanish …

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78: Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (2012) 1:02:19

1+ y ago1:02:19

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We finally made it. We're at the end of the Twilight Saga with 2012's Breaking Dawn Part 2 and it wasn't quite as bad as Mono expected. So dive into the world of sparkly vampires with us one last time for a rant about not giving character deaths any weight, Emmett being a horn dog, poor confused Charlie, Alice's obvious note, Bella being the supera…

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77: Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (2011) 1:00:13

2y ago1:00:13

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It's time for the last of the Twlight films as we lose all momentum and grind to a halt with Breaking Dawn Pt 1. So join us for another nothing film and a rant about Seth being adorable, constant comparisons to our own wedding, emergency clothes for werewolves, Edwards non rebellious rebellion, PB & Chicken for dinner and the massive massive proble…

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76: Twilight: Eclipse (2010) 1:24:04

2y ago1:24:04

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We're on to the third film in the Twilight Saga this week with 2010's "Eclipse". It's the halfway point in the series but that's small comfort to Mono. So help him out and join us for a rant about a more blockbuster feel, the stupidity of the 3rd wife, Jacobs increasingly bad choices, waxing philosophical about souls, saying good riddance to Victor…

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75: Twilight: New Moon (2009) 1:18:02

2y ago1:18:02

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We carry on with the Twilight Saga and dive recklessly into New Moon with about as much forethought and preparation as Bella. So stare out a window for three months and join us for a rant about things getting marginally better, sleep screaming, Edward's terrible plan, Bella forgetting normal human abilities, Martin Sheen bringing a bit of class to …

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74: Twilight (2008) 1:05:14

2y ago1:05:14

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March means we do something different again this year. But instead of animated films from our youth, Ciara is making Mono watch the Twilight Series for the first time. Lets kick things off with the 2008 franchise launcher "Twilight". So hold on tight spider monkeys and join us for a rant about some truly terrible wigs, even worse dialogue, so many …

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73: Pan's Labyrinth (2006) 47:39

2y ago47:39

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We're off to Franco's Spain to play with Fairies and Fauns this week, as we look at Guillermo Del Toro's incredibly beautiful and moving 2006 offering "Pan's Labyrinth". So join us in the Otherworld for a rant about dual narratives and dual readings, incredible characters, that bastard captain, beautifully dark monsters, Mono wanting to believe in …

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72: Screamers (1995) 58:02

2y ago58:02

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Can we come with you? No? Fine, come with us as we talk massively underappreciated sci-fi gem Screamers. So light your Reds and join us for a rant about porn glasses, rat cuisine, knock-off Roy Batty, beautiful matte paintings and recognising the wrong part of Peter Wellers face. Find us on Twitter: @rantsmono, Instagram: MonoRants_The_Boys or send…

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71: Team America: World Police (2004) 50:01

2y ago50:01

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Get ready for a pair of muppets talking puppets. That's right we're looking at the only super patriotic supermarionation film ever with 2004's "Team America World Police". So get ready to Valmorphanize with this rant about still holding up, incredible sets, quotable bad guys, wanting more non South Park stuff and Mono actually liking a musical. Fin…

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70: Starship Troopers (1997) 55:46

2y ago55:46

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Would you like to rant more? We would and do, with 1997's over the top space satire "Starship Troopers". So join us in the co-ed shower for a tangent filled rant about fun bugs, great gore, Kryten hands, Mormons in Space (and Missouri), arguments for cannibalism, BDSM Quasar and Bioluminescent Poop. Find us on Twitter: @rantsmono, Instagram: MonoRa…

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69: Drive (1997) 37:00

2y ago37:00

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We have a little gem of a movie for you this week. One that we only just discovered ourselves, but loved it so much we had to share it with our lovely listeners. So join us for a rant about 1997's "Drive". A film that has a little bit of everything; action, humour, explosions, Mark Dacascos, really inventive fight scenes, a live action Cheryl Tunt …

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68: Spawn (1997) 45:31

2y ago45:31

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Come with us to visit extreme 90's Hell and one of the only clowns that Ciara actually likes. Its 1997's early comic book movie "Spawn". So sell your soul for this rant about useless mythical mentors, John Leguizamo being the best thing in this movie, everyone acting in different movies and CGI that holds up about as well as Hells plans. Find us on…