Comedians Craig Fay and Rebecca Reeds view Movies and TV from the villain's perspective and dare to ask if they were really all that bad. Podcast Produced by Andrew Ivimey for The From Superheroes Network.
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This week on the podcast we're joined by special guest Foad HP (@FoadHP) to discuss the recent film adaptations of the sci-fi classic DUNE. We're defending the Harkonnens who are unwitting pawns in a universe wide conspiracy and attacking the cultural appropriator Paul Atreides who starts an intergalactic holy war because a cute girl asked him nice…
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It's our monthly audience choice episode. Our patrons voted and so we're covering the 90s teen classic CAN'T HARDLY WAIT. We're defending boyfriends who break up with their highschool sweethearts and discussing a love letter so good it'll make you fall in love sight unseen. Plus a detailed statistical analysis on whether there was a hot girl at you…
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This week on the podcast we're discussing the 2022 horror/comedy hit M3GAN. We're defending reasonable bosses, and murderous AI dolls and blaming everything on the irresponsible guardian of a recently orphaned girl. Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes Network. Visit www.FromSuperheroes.com…
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This week we're discussing the CGI family phenomenon ICE AGE. We're discussing humanity's involvement in the extinction of pleistocene mammals and defending sabre tooth tigers who want revenge for the death of half their family. Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes Network. Visit www.FromSuperheroes.c…
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This week we're going full summer vacation and talking about the hilarious mockumentary THEATRE CAMP. We're defending a grieving son who does his best in a tough situation, camp counsellors who lie on their resume and corporate finance types who are incredibly honest in their deal to save a struggling summer camp. Produced by Andrew Ivimey…
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In anticipation of the theatrical release of "First Steps" we're rewinding to 2005 to talk about FANTASTIC FOUR. We're defending Victor Von Doom who in addition to being reasonable and calm under pressure, gave people exactly what they wanted. All to be ditched by his girlfriend and left out of the loop on some seriously life changing information. …
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The results of this month's Audience Choice poll are in and so we're talking about the 1986, romantic comedy MANNEQUIN where an ancient Egyptian spirit come back to life as a mannequin and falls in love with a total loser. We're defending PTSD riddled security guards, reasonable reactions to odd behaviour and a businessman who is guilty of giving a…
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This week we're joined by special guest Bria Hiebert (@UncleBria) to talk about the Dolly Parton comedy classic 9 TO 5. We're talking about bad jobs, horrible bosses and workplace sexism and suggesting that maybe, just maybe, kidnapping isn't the solution to those problems. Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes Network…
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This week we're discussing the iconic early 2000s medical sitcom SCRUBS. We're defending the janitor who rightfully brings self-obsessed doctors down a few pegs and mean physicians who just want new doctors to stop screwing around and actually help patients. Plus we discuss one of the best, most heartbreaking, episodes of TV ever put on the air. Pr…
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353: Pee-wee's Big Adventure (with Sam Norton)
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1:08:04This week we're joined by special guest Sam Norton (@SamNortonComedy) to discuss the whimsical comedy classic PEE WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE - a movie where a childish madman travels the country committing felonies in order to retrieve his misplaced bicycle. Plus, the lost art of the gag and Craig gets a healthy dose of whimsy. Produced by Andrew Ivim…
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For this month's Audience Choice episode we're talking about the tear-jerking family flick ENCANTO. We're defending an uncle who is a metaphor for mental illness and the severely traumatized family matriarch who could do with some family moving out of her house. Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes Network. Visit ww…
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351: Moneyball (with Scott Belford)
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1:00:31This week we're joined by Scott Belford (@the_belf) host of The WalkOff Podcast (@thewalkoffpodcast) to talk about the baseball/math movie MONEYBALL. We're defending the New York Yankees, the coach being micromanaged by management and discussing the influence of money on professional baseball. Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Sup…
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It's our 350th episode so we're pulling out all the stops and talking about one of the most villain filled movies of all time: THE GODFATHER. We're defending duplicitous heroine dealers, calculating the cost of horses accounting for inflation, advocating for the legalization of drugs and getting to the bottom of why this movie is so popular with me…
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This week on the podcast we're joined by Juno nominated comedian Adam Christie (@AdamChristieComedian) to talk about the classic 80s anime AKIRA. We're defending motorcycle-crash-victim turned city destroying psychic, politicians who have managed to rebuild a whole city in 40 years and finding the true villain of the story: The Olympics. Produced b…
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Our supporters on Patreon voted for what movie they wanted us to cover so this week we're talking about the clay-mation delight that is CHICKEN RUN. We're defending business woman and entrepreneur Mrs. Tweedy who through investments in modernization is turning around her idiot husband's struggling egg business. Plus Rebecca gives her tips on making…
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This week on the podcast we're going back to 2005 to talk about the Ryan Reynolds / Amy Smart rom-com JUST FRIENDS. We're defending nerd-turned-hottie Dusty for showing more character growth since high school than our main character and siding with the insane pop star who is forced into a relapse by a careless boyfriend. Plus a big deep dive into t…
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To celebrate the release of the sequel, this week we're talking about THE ACCOUNTANT. We're defending a man who is doing financial crimes to provide children with prosthetics, criticizing Ben Affleck's protagonist for being an accountant to the mob and identifying the true villain of the movie - a horribly abusive father that turns his sons into ru…
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This week on the podcast we're discussing the 2001 live action cartoon CATS AND DOGS. We're defending the shockingly compelling feline villain, Mr. Tinkles and doing a deep dive into the dog-world order. Plus Craig pretends to know anything about allergies other than having them. Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes Network. Vi…
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It's Audience Choice time so this week we're talking about the iconic Sandra Bullock movie MISS CONGENIALITY. We're defending her boss at the FBI for sidelining her after she gets a co-worker shot, criticizing their awful investigation and making a weak attempt to defend a homicidal former beauty queen. Plus, a surprisingly deep conversation on how…
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This week it's Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt over and over and over again as we talk about EDGE OF TOMORROW. We're defending the time loop creating Mimics - a species whose power of foresight has revealed humans to be a serious galactic problem - and talking about the worst part of living the same day over and over again: cardio. Produced by Andrew Iv…
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This week we're talking about the iconically mismatched duo of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito in TWINS. We're debating nature vs nurture, defending the criminal enterprise with the best business model and end up scratching our heads at the world's worst middleman. Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes Network. Visit www.…
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This week on the podcast we're talking about the 2025 Best Picture winner ANORA. We're cataloging the long list of red flags raised by her husband Ivan and arguing that the trio of goons/babysitters forcing her to get a divorce actually have her best interest in mind. Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes Network. Visit www.From…
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This week on the podcast we're covering our MOST requested TV show, the children's cartoon PHINEAS AND FERB. We're siding with the perpetually gas-lit Candace - who really just wants her brothers to be safe - and defending Dr. Doofenshmirtiz whose "evil" plots range from harmless to largely practical. Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From S…
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For this month's Audience Choice episode we're going all the way back to 2002 and talking about the original live action SPIDER-MAN. We're talking about THAT kiss (almost immediately), defending the mentally ill Norman Osborne and agreeing with J. Jonah Jameson that a masked boy swinging through the city like a wrecking ball, leaving his goo everyw…
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338: The Usual Suspects (with Luke Gordon Field)
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1:01:28This week we're joined by special guest Luke Gordon Field from The Beaverton (@TheBeaverton) to talk about THE USUAL SUSPECTS. We talk about the iconic twist and try to piece together what actually happened all to answer the question: Was Keyser Soze really all that bad? Or was he just maintaining order in the chaotic and violent criminal underworl…
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