Talking SMAC: Superheroes, Movies, Animation & Comics

Talking SMAC: Superheroes, Movies, Animation & Comics

We love all things entertainment and we want to share that love with you! We try to keep a respectful perspective, while also sharing our opinions. Our ranking system is “Must see/buy” or “Pass”. Follow us on Twitter @TalkingSMACPod and email at TSMACpod@gmail.com

Episodes

June 5, 2024 92 mins

It's Talking SMAC for the 150th time and we're celebrating by breaking down over 30 SMACdown listener submissions!

Fightcard:

  • The Muppets vs Looney Tunes (2:09)
  • The Mandalorian vs The Witcher (3:55)
  • The Bad Batch vs The Penguins of Madagascar (6:40) 
  • Special Event: 1-On-1 Football Drill - Forrest Gump vs Bobby Boucher (12:39)
  • 4-way Super Spy Fight: James Bond vs Ethan Hunt vs Jason Bourne vs Napoleon Solo (14:45)
  • DCU Assassin F...
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Josh is joined by Antonio from the Cultworthy Podcasting Network to review Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. 

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May 22, 2024 62 mins

Josh is joined by the fabulous Joey from the Game Club Pod to discuss some big movie and TV trailers that were released this week, as well as some big announcements in the superhero genre.

  • Special Intro Music (00:00 - 1:36)
  • Intro/Josh & Joey Love Fest (1:36)
  • Joey plugs the Game Club Pod channel (3:31)
  • The Movie Wire promo (6:34)
  • Tangent 1: Dominic Littlewood bit from 2 Blokes from Blighty (7:00)
  • Wicked trailer (12:02)
  • Tange...
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Josh is joined by the Lovely Dan from Casting Views to rank character portrayals in comic book-inspired movies, along with some other news from the week. 

  • Nintendo Announces Next Gen System Announcement Window (2:14)
  • David Corenswet Superman costume reveal (6:31)
  • I Hate It. Let's Watch It promo (11:43)
  • Comic Book Character Portrayal Tier List (12:28)
    • The Rules of the Game (12:54)
    •  Aaron Taylor Johnson as Quicksilver (13:41)
    • ...
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May 8, 2024 86 mins

Josh and Alex talk about some of the things from the 90s that still hold a special place in their hearts. 

  • Intro/Celebrating May the Fourth (0:00)
  • Cats owning Cats/Mr Potato Head Sells Out (3:30)
  • Game Club Pod Promo (4:24)
  • Josh's extended love for Game Club Pod (5:44)
  • 90s Nostalgia Bait begins: The Star Wars Original Trilogy Special Edition (6:53)
  • Dinosaurs (18:32)
  • Did you know what TGIF really meant? (36:56)
  • Boy Meets World (3...
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May 1, 2024 71 mins

Josh, Alex & Matt follow up on the Fallout episode now that Alex has finished the season, along with other things they've been enjoying away from the pod. Including; Shogun, Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth and more!

  • Not a Sponsor, but Could Be... (1:16)
  • Fu*k My Whole Life Promo (5:09)
  • I Always Feel Like Sombody's Watchin' Me! (6:09)
  • Fallout series recap pt 2 *FULL SPOILERS* (7:36)
  • Halo series tangent (22:20)
  • Early-2000s and Mult...
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Join the SMAC team as they treat themselves to a double feature with Spy x Family - Code: White and Rebel Moon - Part 2: The Scargiver

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intro (0:19) Spy x Family (1:52) Spy x Family Code: White soft spoilers review (5:19) Spy x Family musings/Q&A (10:56) Must see or Pass (14:32) Random anime discussion (14:54) My Dress Up Darl...

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April 17, 2024 69 mins

Josh and Alex are joined by Talking SMAC semi-regular co-host, Matt, to review what they were able to watch of the new Amazon Prime series: Fallout. 

Preamble Rudeness (0:00) Fallout Game Experiences (3:35) Fallout Show Cast (11:16) No Spoilers review/Why binge this? (20:25) Story praise (33:01) Episode 2 Trigger warning (35:09) CX404 is a good dog (36:23) Hating super binge-ers (37:31) Continued non-spoiler review (41:10) Prop and...

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April 10, 2024 70 mins

Josh and Alex discuss fast food criminals and recent Disney news. Fast Food Criminals (3:41) The Cultworthy/Patrick H Willems adaptations episode (9:24) Disney Board Vote results & park expansion (13:01) Spielberg is genius (22:05) Julia Garner: A female Silver Surfer!? (24:14) Tron: Ares (30:17) Moana 2 (35:38) Margot Robbie's Avengelyne (43:23) Quantum Leap canceled (48:53) Toy Story 5 (52:28) Mandalorian & Baby Yoda mov...

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April 3, 2024 51 mins

Josh and Alex review Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire and debate how you can compare this movie to previous Godzilla entries

Review: (8:05) Actual review: (12:09) Full Spoilers (20:00)

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March 27, 2024 60 mins

Is Ghostbusters a legitimate franchise? Or is it just nostalgia bait that we keep hoping is worthy of the franchise moniker?

Josh and Alex find out after viewing Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. Theater Experience (4:13) The review (15:21)

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Alex is joined by Justin to look back at a couple of James Cameron classics: The Abyss and True Lies, to coincide with their recent 4k home releases. The Abyss (3:41) True Lies (35:29)

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March 13, 2024 76 mins

Josh & Alex take on Netflix's latest live-action adaptation of a beloved animated series with Avatar: The Last Airbender. Just watch the animated series. 

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March 6, 2024 59 mins

Josh & Alex take on the sandworm that is Dune: Part Two

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February 28, 2024 69 mins

The Anime Boys, Luis & Slade, gang up once again to make Josh watch more anime. This time around, it's the hit anime Chainsaw Man. 

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February 21, 2024 86 mins

Josh, Alex & Bepbo go deep into the Spider-Verse lore with Sony's latest Spider-Man adjacent film: Madame Web. 

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February 14, 2024 55 mins

The Big Game has ended and the most important thing to talk about? The trailers! 

Josh and Alex discuss their favorite and most surprising trailers to premier during the game. 

  • A Quiet Place: Day One (4:15)
  • Wicked (10:29)
  • IF (20:31)
  • Twisters ( 23:48)
  • Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (30:03)
  • Deadpool & Wolverine (36:03)
  • Sweepstakes announcement (49:41)

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February 7, 2024 86 mins

Josh, Alex & Matt get together to chat about the fun things they're doing away from the podcast. 

  • Alex - The Last of Us Part II Remastered (7:44)
  • Matt - Final Fantasy VII Remake (17:11)
  • Josh - Mass Effect: Legendary Edition (24:59)
  • Matt - Golden Sun (34:36)
  • Alex - Nobody Saves the World (38:29)
  • Josh - Hue (42:22)
  • Alex - Expedition Unknown (47:12)
  • Matt - Alan Wake II (50:53)
  • Josh - Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir (...
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January 31, 2024 72 mins

Josh & Alex pull a double-feature and review the new movies I.S.S. and Lift

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Josh and Alex return to the monsterverse to review the AppleTV+ original series, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters.

And a surprise appearance by Justin Henson from the Movie Wire to discuss the new Peacock exclusive mini-series, Ted

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