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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Craig Fay And Rebecca Reeds Podcasts
This week on the podcast, we’re talking about early 2000s British teen comedy series, THE INBETWEENERS. We're discussing the truly disgusting teenage protagonists and defending their seemingly cruel teacher who is actually just treating them like adults. Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From S…
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This week we're talking about the time James Bond and Sarah Connor fought a mountain in 1997's volcano disaster movie DANTE'S PEAK. We're defending cautious bosses who dare to rely on science rather than feelings, siding with a town council worried about investments in their community and figuring out if a lake can really be turned to acid. Produce…
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373: New York Minute (with Sequoia Simone)
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1:03:05This week on the podcast we're joined by special guest Sequoia Simone (@SequoiaSimone) to talk about NEW YORK MINUTE. We're diving into the Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen comedy, defending over-zealous truancy officers, the worst henchman in the world and taking more than a few shots at the band Simple Plan. Produced by Andrew Ivi…
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This week on the podcast we're talking about the 2006 college comedy ACCEPTED. We're defending the Dean of a school who wants to spur urban renewal through the expansion of a college campus, taking sides with parents who want their kids to do something with their life and talking about how running a fake school is still fraud even if everyone has a…
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371: Buffy The Vampire Slayer (with Kyah Green)
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1:11:40We're rounding out "Kinda Scary Movie Month" with seasons 1 and 2 of the iconic TV show BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, with special guest and Buffy buff Kyah Green(@KyahGreen)! We're defending vampires and demons as the rightful and historical inhabitants of Sunnydale, discussing why "losing their soul" is only one reason you shouldn't hook up with a 20…
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We've reached the Audience Choice portion of "Kinda Scary Movie Month" and so we're talking about SCOOBY-DOO ON ZOMBIE ISLAND. A movie where the 'heroes' are a bunch of young kids who show up uninvited, raid the kitchen, destroy the place and accuse everyone of being suspicious while refusing to leash their nightmare of a dog. Meanwhile the 'villai…
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"Kinda Scary Movie Month" is in full swing and this week we're talking about the comedy/horror romp TUCKER & DALE VS EVIL. We're defending the innocent college kids who interpreted events very reasonably, criticising hillbillies who, at the very least, are guilty of severe OSHA violations and discussing how losing consciousness is a major medical e…
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"Kinda Scary Movie Month" continues with the 90s highschool alien invasion flick THE FACULTY. We're defending the body-snatching aliens who dramatically improve the lives of the people they take over which include the T-1000, Jean Grey, Frasier's Wife and the host of the Daily Show. Produced by Andrew Ivimey as p…
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We're kicking off "Kinda Scary Movie Month" with the star-studded, 1980s dark comedy THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK. We're defending a man -who may or may not be the devil - for being understandably upset when he is simultaneously dumped by the three hottest women in town. Plus a deep dive into the idea of "witchcraft by consensus". Produced by …
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In celebration of the second season, this week we're talking about the John Cena led superhero series PEACEMAKER. We're defending mind controlling insects who only want to save us from ourselves and how a spin-off of a sequel of a bad movie has no right to be this good. Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From S…
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It's audience choice time! Our Patrons voted on our "Back-To-School" episode and so this week we're talking about DEAD POETS SOCIETY. We're defending stuck-up school administrators who weren't actually that strict, talk about how standing on a desk isn't actually teaching poetry and digging into kids whose idea of "seizing the day" is to exactly co…
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This week on the podcast we're talking about the Netflix animated phenomenon K-POP DEMON HUNTERS. We're discussing the banging soundtrack, defending soul-stealing demons and emphasizing the importance of proper work-life balance. Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes Network. Visit www.F…
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This week on the podcast we're talking about the soccer/football, coming-of-age/culture-clash classic BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM. We're defending the immigrant parents who correctly predicted the consequences of their daughter's actions and a British mom whose heart is in the right place even when her words aren't. Produced by Andrew Ivimey…
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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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