Back on schedule for the festive period, we review shiny new DC movie Aquaman (9:24), and then ask our seasonal question: who would throw a better Christmas party - the Avengers or the Justice League? (32:22)
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A week late due to computer trouble, but it's time for us to review Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (10:33) and then ask, revealingly: what does it take to make the fandom turn on a franchise? (27:47)
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In a belated Halloween special, we tackle Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (11:55) with quite a lot of spoilers throughout, including during our backup question: where is the line between fun Halloween horror and the really disturbing stuff? (35:31)
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We cross-examine MarvelNetflix's Daredevil season 3 (8:37) with some level of spoilers throughout and full-on explicit ending chat from 32:07. And then we ask: does knowing the source comic change your viewing experience? (37:15).
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We look at the first two Doctor Who episodes with Jodie Whittaker (13:11), then ask: how much do production values matter? (35:59)
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This fortnight, we cover much-acclaimed BBC America spy show Killing Eve (9:34, with a little full ending-spoiler chat from 23:05). Then we head into our related question: what can James Bond learn from Killing Eve? (28:04)
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This fortnight, we've seen The Predator, the latest film in the Predator series (6:25) and then gone on to ask: does it matter if you haven't seen the previous films? (22:28)
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This fortnight, Nick and Alastair watch the whole of Disenchantment's 10-episode run for review purposes (9:15) and then ask, revealingly: are fantasy tropes beyond satire? (22:26)
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We check into with MFV favourite Better Call Saul as it starts its fourth season (10:39), then ask: what makes a good prequel? (33:09)
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Don't worry, the sixty-nine references are small but perfectly used. After that, we get into new Marvel movie Ant-Man And The Wasp (7:42), and related question: if you can't release a movie at the same time simultaneously, is it still worth bothering? (24:15)
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At long last, we review Legion season 2 (9:18), complete with full spoilers and a small content warning, and then ask: How far can you twist your audience before they snap? (31:11)
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Just over halfway through the year and it's time we look back at what kind of year it has been so far. Alastair counts down his top six films of the year (1:02) and then Nick and special guest Julianne Benford talk about TV in 2018 (9:12).
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Once more, we turn to the Marvel-Netflix Defenderverse, with discussion of the second season of Luke Cage (8:50) and then ask: can you take Luke Cage out of Harlem? (26:35)
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We finally make the all-comics podcast of Nick's dreams, as we review Immortal Hulk #1 (6:52) and Man of Steel #1 (15:48), before stepping back to ask what they tell us about the enduring Marvel vs DC rivalry. (25:15)
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We discuss controversial Star Wars solo film Solo: A Star Wars Story (7:08), and then give in to our basest geek impulses with this week's related question: Marvel Vs Star Wars! (21:02)
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Second big comic film in a row, as we move on to satirical superhero penis-discussion event Deadpool 2! (11:04) And as that's the sequel to the first film we ever reviewed, time to ask: Are there any unmade sequels we'd actually like to see? (28:13)
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At last, the one you've (okay, we've) (okay, Nick's) been waiting for - the Avengers: Infinity War review! (8:06 with MAXIMUM SPOILERS) And then we ask: how standalone must a film be to count as a real film? (28:16)
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This fortnight, we're covering A Quiet Place (7:02), with moderate spoilers throughout and ENORMOUS ENDING SPOILERS from 22:13 until 28:23, where we ask this fortnight's question: how much do plot nitpicks actually matter?
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This fortnight, much to Alastair's excitement, we've seen Wes Anderson's new cinematic canine cartoon Isle of Dogs (9:15), which led us to ask: can any new talking animated film live up to The Jungle Book? (23:20)
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This fortnight, we've seen all 13 episodes of Marvel's Jessica Jones season 2 and we're here to tell you how it made us feel (10:31). Relatedly, we ask the question: what makes a good difficult second album? (28:53)
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We revisit Star Trek: Discovery to look back over the whole first season with full spoilers (9:55) and then, inspired by one specific line of dialogue, ask the loaded question: how subtle should allusions to real life politics in sci-fi/fantasy be? (28:49)
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It's an Oscarbait special, as we review heavily nominated woman/fishman romance The Shape of Water (9:36) and then ask: since this fantasy/horror movie looks like cleaning up this year, when will Spider-Man finally win an Oscar? (24:34)
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Time to crack open the year's major superhero movies with Marvel's Black Panther! (10:14) And then, to begin this new chapter, we also ask: what should superhero movies be in 2018? (28:38)
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This fortnight, we chat about Paradiso, the new dystopian comic from Image (7:01) and then ask the follow-up question you've all been waiting for: Which scifi dystopia would you least like to live in? (19:30)
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This fortnight, two long-time Aaron Sorkin fans discuss the big man's new movie Molly's Game (7:57) and then ask obviously related question: how do you follow up a career-defining work? (24:42)
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