A bi-monthly analysis of every comic book movie ever
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Luke Jihan Podcasts
A movie review show, but the movies are fake and we’re making them up as we go.
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48:57The 1990s internet was a spooky place! Actor and improv comedian C.B. Mullen joins David to rent the original screenlife movie, in which a teen boy accidentally downloads a secret message that sends him on a dangerous online quest.By David Murto
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A simpleminded southern man unwittingly influences American history, from the OJ case to COVID-19. Find out how "life is like an edible arrangement" as Milwaukee comedian Jihan Batuman joins David to rent this historical-revisionist piece of Americana.By David Murto
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Meet the wacky creatures that inhabit Jupiter's moon Io as animator and children's book author/illustrator Harley Scroggins ("Little Monster Needs a Nap," "The House on Merryhill") joins David to rent this 1960s science fiction adventure! Space submarines! Volcanoes! A scientist chimpanzee!By David Murto
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NSYNC's breakup, the wardrobe malfunction, the DUI: find out why none of it was Justin Timberlake's fault. Hollywood music supervisor Mike Turner joins David to rent the unreleased musician biopic about the man who brought sexy back.By David Murto
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It's the funnest day of the year in elementary school: Bookfair Day! But this is no normal bookfair. Portland filmmaker and comedian Luke Zwanziger joins David to rent this 80s kids' adventure!By David Murto
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Could Jodie Foster's super librarian ever love Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's hulking security guard? Find out with David and his new friend Noboru Ito as they rent the 2002 romantic comedy "Dewey Belong Together?"By David Murto
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90s kids remember the killer bee panic. Relive the nightmare with David and his friend from the American Cinemateque, Sam Rodriguez, via the 1996 Fox TV movie "Kill Swarm."By David Murto
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23 years after the events of "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York," Kevin McCallister is back to settle some old scores. Superb TV writer Ivory Floyd ("Iyanu," "Kindergarten: The Musical," "Ada Twist: Scientist") joins David to rent the 2015 legacy sequel to a childhood Christmas favorite.By David Murto
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Entertainment news journalist Mike Celestino joins David to rent the horrifyingly overlooked 2014 "teen" horror movie "The Hat Man." They learn about sleep paralysis and shadow people. Just try to guess who plays the titular demon.By David Murto
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Welcome to the Forgotten Video Store, North Hollywood's least popular rental spot.By David Murto
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It’s the Arcade Cabinet’s most recently released movie yet, 2020’s “Sonic the Hedgehog,” Sega’s first foray into movies. Join the Players as they travel through this silly, fun world and drill out some dark, real world observations. After escaping capture on his home world, Sonic made his home on Earth where he lives in solitude and survives on wil…
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With the rise in popularity of super heroes it was only a matter of time before someone decided to analyze this phenomena by placing it in the real world. What would happen if normal people put on colorful costumes and tried to fight crime? It would suck, for everyone involved. So why would someone want to go back to it? That’s what the Snark Knigh…
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We’re back! We’re back! Real world problems kept us busy and/or depressed but we’re back! We dive into 2004’s Spider-Man 2, first of its name. This brings to close our own trilogy of reviews for the (mostly) incredible Sam Raimi trilogy. It’s been a journey following these kids from high school to emotionally abusive adult relationships. And lots o…
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After the controversial and unpopular X3: The Last Stand, the architects of X-Men franchise felt like their vision had been left incomplete. The creative team of Bryan Singer and Simon Kinberg got another shot at an X trilogy and another chance to wrap up an X trilogy with X:Men Apocalypse. They had two solid movies leading up to this one, lots of …
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Black Panther is not a purrfect movie, but it certainly has a lot going on. In fact, we barely scratch the surface of all the themes and ideas that are littered throughout the film. It often gave us paws to take on this daunting task. But we got through it and you can listen to us right meow. But really, Black Panther exists as both a solid superhe…
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Welcome to the celebration of our 30th episode! Unfortunately, it was recorded with a gun to our heads A freeze gun, no less, which was a real bummer. And completely unnecessary since we would have been happy to review “Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero,” the second Batman Animated Series universe film! We love this world so much we dove in and also rev…
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The origins of the Marvel film renaissance were simultaneously humble and bold. After X-Men (Snark Knights #18!), join us as we cover the other catalyst for the modern superhero film era: Sam Raimi’s Willem Dafoe! Err, Spider-Man! Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man. Starring Willem Dafoe. This movie has aged really well thanks to a great cast, sharp story, and…
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The Snark Knights are coming in hot with “Superman Returns” in our 28th episode! Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it a sequel to Richard Donner’s Superman? Who knows, because this film can’t seem to make up its mind about what it’s supposed to be and mostly exists as fan service. Travel back in time with us to when newspapers were still a thing and …
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Before the MCU… before Spider-Man… but after Howard the Duck… there was Blade! And we are as blessed to have it in our lives as we are to be discussing it in our latest episode. So grab your finest leather duster and strap in as we dig into this masterpiece of style and substance that changed the landscape comic book movies almost as much as Superm…
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In 2016, “Deadpool” defied expectations when it came out in the traditional dumping ground of a February theatrical release, along with its low budget and R rating. But aside from breaking box office records, it was a breath of fresh air in a world saturated with safe, family friendly superhero fare (and also whatever Zack Snyder was doing with BvS…
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