Best Pod Em Up Video Game Podcast Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 71 - Tails Adventure 1:11:36

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Tails is going on an Adventure in the book club this month, and he's bringing all his (game) gear with him! Find out more about this curious and rarely discussed foray into the metroidvania genre, where no other Sonic the Hedgehog game has been before, or since. Plus, we do our usual Pod 'em Up appraisal of Gamescom (i.e. mostly just listing some b…

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Blade (1998) - Movie Review! #556 1:55:23

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Mikey, Pappy, Stevie, Brett and Josh take a bite out of the 1998 Wesley Snipes classic: Blade! A half-mortal, half-immortal is out to avenge his mother's death and rid the world of vampires. The modern-day technologically advanced vampires he is going after are in search of his special blood type needed to summon an evil god who plays a key role in…

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Hustle (2022) - Spoilers! Deep Dive Part 5 #555 1:36:43

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This completes our Sandler Sports Summer. If you didn't like it...well, that means you have a wooden spoon and a needle dick. *********** After a down-on-his-luck basketball scout discovers an extraordinary player abroad, he brings the phenom back without his team's approval. Release date: June 3, 2022 (USA) Director: Jeremiah Zagar Producers: Adam…

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The Longest Yard (2005) - Spoilers! Deep Dive Part 4 #554 1:55:02

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The Adam Sandler Sports deep dive continues (for some reason) with his remake of the football classic: The Longest Yard! Disgraced pro football quarterback Paul Crewe (Adam Sandler) lands in jail, where manipulative Warden Hazen (James Cromwell) recruits him to advise the institution's team. This turns into a lead role quarterbacking a crew of inma…

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The Waterboy (1998) - Spoilers! Deep Dive Part 3 #553 1:54:07

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♬ Spoiiilers sucks, it really really sucks.♫ Gatorade is better. ************* Raised by his overprotective mother, Helen, Bobby Boucher Jr. is the water boy for a successful college football team coached by Red Beaulieu. When Beaulieu fires Bobby, he takes up the same position for a losing rival team, led by despairing Coach Klein. After witnessin…

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Happy Gilmore 2 (2025) - Spoilers! Deep Dive Part 2 #552 1:06:43

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Pappy, $Mikey, Stevie, and Josh are back in their Happy Place and reviewing Adam Sandler's Happy Gilmore 2! ***** Gilmore returns to the sport of golf since his retirement after winning his first Tour Championship, to finance his daughter's ballet classes. Initial release: July 25, 2025 Director: Kyle Newacheck Starring: Adam Sandler; Julie Bowen; …

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Episode 70 - Michael Jackson's Moonwalker Special 1:07:59

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It's another double whammy book club this month, as we discuss both the Mega Drive and arcade versions of the title that cemented Sega's love affair with the king of pop - Michael Jackson's Moonwalker! We continue the movie theme, as Tibbs plays RoboCop: Rogue City, Ollie takes a trip to the cinema to see Jurassic World: Rebirth (not a game, grante…

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Happy Gilmore (1996) - Spoilers! Deep Dive Part 1 #551 1:17:41

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We're not podcasters. We're hockey players. **** All Happy Gilmore (Adam Sandler) has ever wanted is to be a professional hockey player. But he soon discovers he may actually have a talent for playing an entirely different sport: golf. When his grandmother (Frances Bay) learns she is about to lose her home, Happy joins a golf tournament to try and …

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Superman (2025) - Spoilers! #550 33:27

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Pappy, Stevie and Josh wanted to know how woke the new Superman is, so they flew into the Bremen Theatre in Bremen, IN to find out! *** When Superman gets drawn into conflicts at home and abroad, his actions are questioned, giving tech billionaire Lex Luthor the opportunity to get the Man of Steel out of the way for good. Will intrepid reporter Loi…

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Murder by the Book (1971) - Columbo Spoilers! #549 1:08:35

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Josh, Stevie and Pappy solve another Columbo mystery with help from first-time guest Jason. This episode is notable for many reasons, one being it was directed by a young Steven Spielberg. ((((Remember to find Spoilers! in places other than Spotify for backup!))))) ******** Lt. Columbo cannot resist the challenge of a perfect murder, a reliable ali…

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There will be Blood (2007) - Movie Review! #548 2:01:35

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Pappy, Stevie, Josh, Brett, Korey and Mikey review milkshake classic: There Will Be Blood! Ruthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel Plainview moves to oil-rich California. Using his adopted son HW to project a trustworthy, family-man image, Plainview cons local landowners into selling him their valuable properties for a pittance. Howeve…

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From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) - Spoilers! #547 19:57

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Dusk Till Dawn will be 30 years old soon, but Stevie and Josh caught it at a small town Indiana theater this past weekend! (Shoutout Bremen Theatre in Bremen, IN!) ******* On the run from a bank robbery that left several police officers dead, Seth Gecko (George Clooney) and his paranoid, loose-cannon brother, Richard (Quentin Tarantino), hightail i…

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One from the Heart (1981) - Spoilers! Deep Dive Part 4 #546 1:24:11

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Spoilerboys wanted to find out what happens wjem you venture off the beaten Francis Ford Coppola path and go down a road less travelled — like, One from the Heart (1981). For Coppola, this film was the direct, chronological follow-up to modern masterpiece Apocalypse Now. How much can it live up to that? (Also "Chef" from Apocalypse now is the main …

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Episode 69 - Thank Goodness You're Here! 53:21

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This time on the book club, we're playing a game that definitely puts comedy above all else as we take a trip to the North, with 2024's hilarious indie gem, Thank Goodness You're Here! In this surreal British sitcom of a game, we'll be meeting such characters as greengrocer Rog with his massive head, Brigadier Bean Tin, and the mysterious man who p…

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Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse (1991) - Spoilers! Deep Dive Part 3 #545 1:16:02

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One last trip up the river. In the late 1970s, as renegade filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola struggles to complete an epic allegory of the Vietnam War, "Apocalypse Now," his wife, Eleanor, films his daily travails with a camera of her own. The documentary based on her footage details the difficulties of the large production -- from weather-related del…

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Apocalypse Now (1979) - Spoilers! Deep Dive Part 2 #544 1:27:01

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We're back deep diving even deeper into Apocalypse Now (1979). (((THEATRICAL CUT!))) The spoilers... the spoilers... ******* In Vietnam in 1970, Captain Willard (Martin Sheen) takes a perilous and increasingly hallucinatory journey upriver to find and terminate Colonel Kurtz (Marlon Brando), a once-promising officer who has reportedly gone complete…

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Apocalypse Now (1979) - Spoilers! Deep Dive Part 1 #543 1:24:19

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We're deep diving into Apocalypse Now (1979). (((THEATRICAL CUT!))) Join us as we journey into the heart of Pappy's darkness. ******* In Vietnam in 1970, Captain Willard (Martin Sheen) takes a perilous and increasingly hallucinatory journey upriver to find and terminate Colonel Kurtz (Marlon Brando), a once-promising officer who has reportedly gone…

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Brink! (1998) - Movie Review! #542 1:59:04

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Did you think Spoilers! was on the brink? Well, you were only half right! Join your favorite Soul-Podcasters as we talk about the classic 1998 DCOM movie Brink! ******* Andy "Brink" Brinker (Erik von Detten) is the leader of a group of inline skaters who disapprove of corporate sponsorship, believing that skating should be done for fun rather than …

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Candidate for Crime (1973) - Columbo Spoilers! #541 1:26:49

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The Columboys are back talking politics. With election day close at hand, Nelson Hayward finds himself in an extremely tight race for a Senate seat from California, but when a political campaign manager is murdered, Lt Columbo starts trailing the senatorial candidate and uncovers some nasty facts. Show: Columbo Initial release: November 4, 1973 Dir…

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Episode 68 - L.O.L. Lack of Love 1:17:33

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Let's find out if this obscure Japanese Dreamcast release gets any love from Ollie and Tibbs.. we're playing L.O.L. Lack of Love - the life simulation game set on an alien planet in the midst of a human terraforming operation. Elsewhere in the ep, we are of course chatting about the Switch 2 and its game announcements.. and we might touch just a li…

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The Cat in the Hat (2003) - Patreons Requested Movie Review! #540 1:04:09

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It was late in the night, the vibes were just right, A Seuss-style descent into a mad spoilerman's delight. Korey’s last in-person pod, and the Cat wore a grin, Mike Myers went wild in prosthetic chaotic sin! Pappy, Mikey, Brett also joined the fray— One final romp before Kylo’s away. In this live-action film based on the favorite children's tale, …

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Double Team (1997) - Spoilers! #539 2:51:24

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Everyone is together talking Dennis Rodman, JCVD, and movie trivia! In person podcast!! A CIA agent is interned for failing a mission to kill an international terrorist. Escaping from his island exile, he teams up with a flamboyant arms dealer and sets out to find the terrorist and rescue the agent's wife and son. Release date: April 4, 1997 (USA) …

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Mickey 17 (2025) - Spoilers! #538 1:13:00

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Korey (in Goshen!) Pappy and Dave Mello review the Robert Pattinson / Bong Joon Ho movie Mickey 17! A disposable employee is sent on a human expedition to colonize the ice world Niflheim. After one iteration dies, a new body is regenerated with most of his memories intact. Release date: March 7, 2025 (USA) Director: Bong Joon Ho Screenplay: Bong Jo…

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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) - Movie Review! #537 1:54:18

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Stevie, Pappy, Josh, and Brett review the original Pirate classic Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. GORE VERBINSKI IS BACK! GORE CORE!!! Capt. Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) arrives at Port Royal in the Caribbean without a ship or crew. His timing is inopportune, however, because later that evening the town is besieged by a pirate…

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Episode 67 - Earthworm Jim 1:08:00

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In this episode, we celebrate one of the most standout, wacky and hilarious platformers of the 16-bit era, as we take on the original Earthworm Jim for the Mega Drive! In addition, we discuss the very impressive fan-made static recompilation of Sonic Unleashed for the PC, Tomb Raider 4, 5 and 6 Remastered, some promising demos from Steam Next Fest,…

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Pi (1998) - Movie Review! #536 1:34:24

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Josh hosts Pappy, Stevie, Mikey and Kylo as they add and subtract all the numbers and finally discover the meaning of pi! ********** Max is a reclusive mathematician who's built a super-computer that will not only provide him with the key to cracking the stock market, but may also reveal the true name of Jehovah; a discovery that could lead to the …

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Episode 66 - Cassette Beasts 1:03:58

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In this episode, we take a look at 2023 indie gem Cassette Beasts, an RPG that has you recording monsters onto cassettes and using them to battle rangers and archangels on your quest to escape the mysterious island you now call home. Better then Pokemon? Let's find out! We also touch on what little we currently know of the recently announced Switch…

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A Stitch in Crime (1973) - Columbo Spoilers! #535 1:33:35

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The boys wrap up their 4 episode arc with Columbo taking on Spock! A surgeon has an ingenious plan for murdering his partner in a research project, but a paranoid nurse quickly catches onto his scheme, so he kills her. Lt. Columbo has a tough time figuring this one out. Director: Hy Averback Writers: Shirl HendryxRichard LevinsonWilliam Link Stars:…

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Negative Reaction (1974) - Columbo Spoilers! #534 1:42:01

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Stevie, Josh, Pappy, and $ Mikey discuss villain of the week Dick Van Dyke going head to head with everyone's favorite detective Columbo! Brilliant photographer Paul Galesko plans to murder his domineering wife Frances, and pin the crime on an ex-convict named Alvin Deschler. Galesko's plan is to make it look as though Alvin kidnapped his wife and …

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Swan Song (1974) - Columbo Spoilers! #533 1:34:19

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Stevie, Pappy, Josh and Mikey absolutely rock their knickers off to Johnny Cash in this review of Columbo's (season 3, episode 7) classic "Swan Song!" The Columbo spree continues! **** A popular country western singer wants to get rid of his religiously zealous wife who's been using blackmail to control every aspect of his life. But a murder made t…

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Any Old Port in a Storm (1973) - Columbo Spoilers! #532 1:41:07

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Stevie, Pappy and Josh investigate Columbo's (season 3, episode 2) classic "Any Old Port in a Storm!" Just one more thing — ... we're gonna do a few more of these. **** When a dapper wine connoisseur realizes that his thriving vineyard is under threat of being sold by his younger brother, he decides to remove his brother from the fray permanently. …

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The Iron Giant 1999 - Patreon Requested Movie Review! #531 1:48:11

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Pappy, Brett, Josh, and $ Mikey review the Brad Bird animated classic: The Iron Giant! In this animated adaptation of Ted Hughes' Cold War fable, a giant alien robot (Vin Diesel) crash-lands near the small town of Rockwell, Maine, in 1957. Exploring the area, a local 9-year-old boy, Hogarth, discovers the robot, and soon forms an unlikely friendshi…

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I Saw The TV Glow (2024) - Spoilers! #530 1:55:06

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Josh, Korey, and Pappy talk A24's "I Saw The TV Glow" and 90's The Adventures of Pete & Pete glory. A classmate introduces teenage Owen to a mysterious late-night TV show -- a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own. In the pale glow of the television, Owen's view of reality begins to crack. Initial release: January 18, 2024 Director: Jane…

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Moana 2 (2024) - Spoilers! #529 1:02:47

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Stevie and Pappy review Disney's latest: Moana 2! www.patreon.com/spoilerspodcast Moana journeys to the far seas of Oceania after receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors. Release date: November 27, 2024 (USA) Directors: Dana Ledoux Miller, Jason Hand, David Derrick Jr. Distributed by: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Box offic…

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Con Air (1997) -Patreon Requested Movie Review! #528 1:49:05

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From a hijacked plane crashing towards the Las Vegas strip Pappy, Stevie, Mikey and Josh review Con Air (1997). Special thanks, Shad!!! ***** Just-paroled army ranger Cameron Poe (Nicolas Cage) is headed back to his wife (Monica Potter), but must fly home aboard a prison transport flight dubbed "Jailbird" with some of the worst criminals living. Al…

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Corey Feldman Interview! With a Review of Going Viral (2024)- Spoilers #527 1:12:59

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Corey Feldman is on to promote his new movie "Going Viral". Happy holidays / Merry Christmas / Happy New Year from the Spoilermen to all! Check out: www.patreon.com/spoilerspodcast Emails: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 65 - NiGHTS Into Dreams... 1:49:40

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Our end of year special is upon us nice and early this year! NiGHTS Into Dreams on the Sega Saturn is being played in a particularly lengthy book club segment this time, as we go fairly indepth on all aspects of the Sonic Team classic - we also touch on Christmas NiGHTS and the Wii sequel too. Plus, the highlight of the Pod 'em Up year - our 2024 b…

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Andor Season 1 (2022) - Spoilers! #526 1:38:38

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Pappy, Stevie, Korey, and $ Mikey are back reviewing Star Wars! This time it's Season 1 of Andor! Check out: www.patreon.com/spoilerspodcast LISTEN TO: www.youtube.com/@BigDumbMovie/videos The story of Rebel spy Cassian Andor's formative years of the Rebellion and his difficult missions for the cause. First episode date: September 21, 2022 (USA) Pr…

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Episode 64 - Monty on the Run, Mayhem in Monsterland and Spacestation Silicon Valley 1:42:38

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We're celebrating our 64th episode with not one, not two, but THREE (count 'em) games in this bumper edition of the book club this month, across the Commodore 64 and Nintendo 64 systems! Mayhem in Monsterland reveals what the C64 is truly capable of, and Spacestation Silicon Valley provides some great puzzles and silliness. 1985's quaint British pl…

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The Fly (1986) - Spooky Spoilers! #525 1:42:30

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Pappy, Josh, Brett, Kylo and Mikey discuss Jeff Goldblum's body a lot. Thanks for the request, Film Dylan @cinestudy ****** When scientist Seth Brundle (Jeff Goldblum) completes his teleportation device, he decides to test its abilities on himself. Unbeknownst to him, a housefly slips in during the process, leading to a merger of man and insect. In…

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Scream (1996) - Spooky Spoilers! #524 1:49:26

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Pappy, Josh, Stevie, Brett, Mikey, and Korey review another spoooky Wes Craven / Ghostface / Kevin Williamson classic Scream! Check out: www.patreon.com/spoilerspodcast LISTEN TO: www.youtube.com/@BigDumbMovie/videos Wes Craven re-invented and revitalised the slasher-horror genre with this modern horror classic, which manages to be funny, clever an…

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The Faculty (1998) - Spooky Spoilers! #523 1:51:54

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The Spoiler-Boys kick off spooky week with the Robert Rodriguez / Frodo classic: The Faculty! To the students at Harrington High, the principal and her posse of teachers have always been a little odd, but lately they've been behaving positively alien. Controlled by otherworldly parasites, the faculty try to infect students one by one. Cheerleader D…

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Moon (2009) - Spoilers! #522 1:14:40

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Pappy, Stevie, Josh and Mikey explore the moon. It's just us and Sam. ************ Astronaut Sam Bell's (Sam Rockwell) three-year shift at a lunar mine is finally coming to an end, and he's looking forward to his reunion with his wife (Dominique McElligott) and young daughter. Suddenly, Sam's health takes a drastic turn for the worse. He suffers pa…

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Climax (2018) - Movie Review! #521 2:08:29

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*WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT* Brett, Pappy, Korey, and Josh review a spooooky Gaspar Noé classic: Climax! When members of a dance troupe are lured to an empty school, drug-laced sangria causes their jubilant rehearsal to descend into a dark and explosive nightmare as they try to survive the night -- and find out who's responsible -- before it's too lat…

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Episode 63 - Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror 1:14:20

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We're pointing and clicking once again this month, this time with Broken Sword II: The Smoking Mirror, for PS1 and PC! Plus, we discuss the ridiculous price tag of the PS5 Pro, the Plucky Squire, Rugrats, wrestling, tabletop dishwashing and slippery knives! Incoming Indie: Fading Skies - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/distantbluegames/fading-…

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Hard Boiled (1992) - Movie Review! #520 1:19:12

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Stevie, Mikey, Pappy, and Brett review John Woo classic: Hard Boiled! A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he joins forces with an undercover cop who's working as a gangster hitman. They use all means of excessive force to find them. Release …

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V for Vendetta (2005) -Patreon Requested Movie Review! #519 1:49:08

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Pappy, Josh, Korey, Brett, and Stevie review the Natalie Portman and Allen Moore classic: V for Vendetta! https://www.patreon.com/spoilerspodcast Following world war, London is a police state occupied by a fascist government, and a vigilante known only as V (Hugo Weaving) uses terrorist tactics to fight the oppressors of the world in which he now l…

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Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010) - Patreon Requested Movie Review! #517 (Reupload) 1:24:14

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Christmas in the summer, plus lots of talk about packages in this episode of Spoilers! Suffice to say — this is a rare podcast on a rare movie for a rare friend (Best Friend Drew)! ************ A young boy named Pietari (Onni Tommila) and his friend Juuso (Ilmari Järvenpää) think a secret mountain drilling project near their home in northern Finlan…

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Blast from the Past (1998) – Patreon Requested Movie Review! #518 1:50:13

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In honor of Kylo’s Mom Memes: the boys cover Brendan Fraser classic: Blast From The Past! Adam Webber (Brendan Fraser) has lived his entire life in confinement in a fallout shelter in Pasadena, Calif. When the Webber family's rations of food and supplies grow thin, Adam's eccentric father, Calvin (Christopher Walken), sends him on a dangerous resto…

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Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010) - Patreon Requested Movie Review! #517 1:24:14

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Christmas in the summer, plus lots of talk about packages in this episode of Spoilers! Suffice to say — this is a rare podcast on a rare movie for a rare friend (Best Friend Drew)! ************ A young boy named Pietari (Onni Tommila) and his friend Juuso (Ilmari Järvenpää) think a secret mountain drilling project near their home in northern Finlan…