Episode 476 – Love, Pain, and Murderbots

Rated R for Romance and Robots

This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl kick things off with a live trailer watch of Ironheart—because nothing says excitement like corporate-mandated teen genius content. Then it’s a double feature of cinematic chaos with reviews of Love Hurts (aka “What if John Wick cried more?”) and Novocaine (the feel-nothing action movie we didn’t know we needed). Finally, we plug into the emotionally unavailable but highly bingeable Murderbot, Apple TV+’s latest attempt to make us root for a killer android with anxiety. Buckle up—this episode has pain, no pain, and just enough heart.

Episode Index

Intro: 0:07 Ironheart: 6:15 Love Hurts: 16:12 Novocaine: 29:44 Murderbot: 40:19

Ironheart Trailer Reaction,

Brian watches the trailer for Disney+’s upcoming series “Ironheart” live during the recording, sharing his unfiltered thoughts and reactions.

Movie Review – Love Hurts (2025)

Summary: Marvin Gable, a former assassin turned real estate agent, is pulled back into his violent past when his ex-partner resurfaces with a cryptic message. With his crime-lord brother on his trail, Marvin must confront the life he left behind.

Director: Jonathan Eusebio

Writers: Matthew Murray, Josh Stoddard, Luke Passmore

Cast: Ke Huy Quan, Ariana DeBose, Mustafa Shakir, Daniel Wu, Marshawn Lynch, Sean Astin

Production: 87North Productions; distributed by Universal Pictures

Box Office: Budget of $18 million; grossed $17.6 million worldwide

Out of 10 Poetry-reciting assassin who made us question our career choices. Darryl: 6.5/10 Brian: 6.8/10

Movie Review – Novocaine (2025)

Summary: Nathan Caine, a bank employee with a rare condition that makes him unable to feel pain, embarks on a mission to rescue his kidnapped co-worker, turning his condition into an unexpected advantage. Directors: Dan Berk, Robert Olsen

Writer: Lars Jacobson

Cast: Jack Quaid, Amber Midthunder, Ray Nicholson, Jacob Batalon, Betty Gabriel, Matt Walsh

Production: Infrared Pictures, Safehouse Pictures, Circle of Confusion; distributed by Paramount Pictures

Box Office: Budget of $18 million; grossed $34.2 million worldwide

Out of 10 Gun retrieval scenes that left us horrified Darryl: 3.8/10 Brian: 3.7/10

TV Series Review – Murderbot (Apple TV+)

Summary: Based on Martha Wells’ acclaimed book series, “Murderbot” follows a self-hacking security android who, while desiring to be left alone to watch soap operas, must protect a team of scientists on a perilous mission.

Creators: Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz

Cast: Alexander Skarsgård, Noma Dumezweni, David Dastmalchian, Sabrina Wu, Akshay Khanna, Tamara Podemski, Tattiawna Jones

Airdate: Premiered on May 16, 2025, on Apple TV+

Out of 10 A robot’s desire to binge-watch soap operas instead of dealing with humans Darry: 6/10 Brian: 7.2/10

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