Raiders Of The Lost Podcast

This week we break down the new Harry Potter trailer... the visuals, characters and how it holds up to the films, plus season 2 castings.

Resident Evil is tracking for a franchise-best $35–40 million opening, but Zach Cregger says he’ll never direct another franchise IP again. The Odyssey has crossed $1 billion internationally, the first non-sequel or non-remake to do it since Avatar. We also cover the Street Fighter tr...

From Universal Monsters to Jurassic Park and beyond, this episode dives into the history of the creature feature—the movies that made monsters cinematic icons.

We trace the evolution of creature horror from the golden age of King Kong and The Invisible Man through the classic Universal Monsters, giant predators, dinosaurs, werewolves, and the creatures that defined modern horror and sci-fi.

Along the way, we discuss Jaws, Pre...

Rockstar just dropped an extended look at Grand Theft Auto VI, and it may be the most cinematic video game ever made. But with GTA VI shaping up to be one of the biggest entertainment releases of the decade, could it actually impact Hollywood?

We break down everything revealed in the new GTA VI footage, its massive open world,...

This week, we’re covering a packed slate of movie, TV, gaming, and pop-culture news. We dig into Dog Stars, Alien: Covenant, GTA 6, Harry Potter, The Social Reckoning, Cliff Booth, Heat 2, The Mandalorian, RoboCop, Xbox, Fjord, The Uprising, Ali G, Avengers: Endgame, 12 12 12, and Unabomber.

Plus, we get into the newly announ...

Let's dive deep into the sands of Arrakis ahead of Denis Villeneuve's final chapter in his Dune saga. We break down exactly where every major character stood at the end of Dune Part Two...

Paul Atreides ascending as Emperor and launching his holy war, Chani’s defiant departure into the desert, Princess Irulan’s political marriage, Lady Jessica’s lingering influence, and the first stirrings of Alia.

We connect the ...

It doesn't matter if you win by an inch or a mile... winning's winning. Buckle up and hit the NOS... we’re talking about The Fast and the Furious! In this episode, we revisit the movie that kicked off one of Hollywood’s most outrageous and enduring franchises. We break down the street racing, undercover cops, insane stunts, iconic cars, unforgettable lines, and the early-2000s energy that made this film a cultural pheno...

This week’s episode is absolutely stacked with blockbuster bombshells! Spider-Man: Brand New Day rockets past $2 billion worldwide (the second-fastest film ever to do it), while Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey claims the crown as the highest grossing R-rated movie of all time at $1.35B... and becomes the first film to clear $300M on IMAX screens alone. 

We dig into the raging AI controversy surrounding Spider-Man: ...

Will the X-Men be the heroes Marvel needs to get its mojo back?

In this episode, we dive into the upcoming new X-Men movies and debate whether bringing Marvel’s mutant icons into the MCU can actually save the franchise. We break down the expectations, the pressure on Marvel to bounce back, what the X-Men bring to the table, and whether a fresh generation of mutants is enough to reignite audience excitement.

Is the X-Men comeb...

Will Ryan Gosling's STARFIGHTER save Star Wars?

It's no secret that Star Wars has struggled since the sequel trilogy, with divided fans, cancelled projects, and an increasing reliance on Disney+. Now, Star Wars: Starfighter, directed by Shawn Levy and starring Ryan Gosling, hopes to bring the franchise back to the big screen in a major way. We break down everything we know about Starfighter including its cast, characters,...

D23 is here! In this episode, we’re going deep on a wild mix of pop-culture moments, iconic characters, and unforgettable movies. We talk Spider-Man and The Odyssey plus the huge reveals of Star Wars Starfighter, Ahsoka, the X-Men, Power Rangers, The Incredibles, Tangled, and more before taking some darker turns into Doomsday, Rogue's casting hate, Possession, American Psycho, and Texas Chainsaw.

We also get into Visionquest,...

J.J. Abrams and David Robert Mitchell join the show to chat about their new film, The End of Oak Street.

After a mysterious cosmic event rips the suburban Oak Street neighborhood from its 1982 setting and transports it to an unknown place filled with prehistoric creatures, the Platt family must stick together to survive. Their everyday family tensions give way to a desperate fight for survival amid dinosaurs and other dangers in th...

J.J. Abrams and David Robert Mitchell join the show to chat about their new film, The End of Oak Street.

After a mysterious cosmic event rips the suburban Oak Street neighborhood from its 1982 setting and transports it to an unknown place filled with prehistoric creatures, the Platt family must stick together to survive. Their everyday family tensions give way to a desperate fight for survival amid dinosaurs and other dangers in t...

Everybody Runs

In this episode, we dive into Steven Spielberg’s Minority Report and ask some big questions: If you could predict a crime before it happened, should you stop it? How much free will do we really have? And what happens when technology knows more about us than we know about ourselves?

What a week for cinema! Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Christopher Nolan’s epic The Odyssey both explode past the $1 billion worldwide mark, proving these two juggernauts are unstoppable at the box office.

Robert Pattinson turns predator-hunter in the intense new thriller Primetime, the X-Men reboot officially locks in its actor for Cyclops, Disney teams up with TikTok in a game-changing partnership, Jim Carrey joins the live-...

This week on the podcast, comedian and content creator Evan Williams joins James for a wide-ranging conversation about movies, comedy, and everything in between. We talk about getting banned from Universal, how movie-inspired sketches helped shape Evan's content, and why Star Wars remains such a cultural force. We also dive into Inception, filming at the real Reservoir Dogs locations, Wim Wenders' Perfect Days, and our favorite mov...

What is IMAX? Why does the format still feel so uniquely immersive compared to standard 35mm or digital projection?

In this episode, we get a rare guided tour of IMAX’s Los Angeles facility with Patricia Keighley, the company’s Chief Quality Guru, for an up-close look at how true 15/70 IMAX films are cut, stored, printe...

This week, we're breaking down another packed week of movie and TV news! We dive into the latest Spider-Man updates, the current box office landscape, and why The Odyssey is making waves with its IMAX release plans. We also discuss the newest X-Men casting rumors, the latest on Blade, The Mummy, A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Thomas Crown Affair, Wicker, and Jumanji.

On the TV front, we're talking about Wonder Man, Netflix's Neurom...

He's back! Spider-Man: Brand New Day centers on a lonelier Peter Parker going through arachnid mutations, four years after the memory-erasing spell of No Way Home. Stripped of every personal connection, he has thrown himself completely into the role of Spider-Man.

Led by the incredible Tom Holland with a star studded supporting cast, Spider-Man: Brand New Day offers some of the best moments of the entire Spidey franchise. 

So ...

Spider-Man has swung, flipped, and web-slung his way to the top of the box office for more than two decades... yet the debate over which films truly capture the heart of the character rages on. Is it Tobey Maguire and Sam Raimi’s beloved original trilogy? The dazzling, multiversal brilliance of the Spider-Verse movies? Andrew Garfield’s darker, more emotional Amazing Spider-Man era? Or Tom Holland’s sleek, MCU-pow...