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Moderate Fantasy Violence

Welcome to Moderate Fantasy Violence, a fortnightly podcast about pop culture and the world around it, as discussed by Nick Bryan and Alastair JR Ball. Nick will probably launch into a tangent about comics, Alastair will likely go for politics. Both are equally worthwhile.
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MFV #213 - The worst job in the world 0
Apr 25, 2024

This fortnight, we face the horrible present-future with Civil War (18:10), then retreat into a cosy fantastical past with Renegade Nell (34:48).

Fuller shownotes at ModerateFantasyViolence.com

MFV #212 - EBV (Extreme Bloody Violence) 0
Apr 11, 2024

We make a mockery of our podcast name this fortnight, tackling two releases where the violence is definitely not moderate - Invincible season 2 (15:03) and Monkey Man (34:15).

Fuller shownotes at ModerateFantasyViolence.com

MFV #211 - A void in Walthamstow 0
Mar 28, 2024

Back to Nick's superhero territory this fortnight, with the second season of powers-focused sitcom Extraordinary (20:40) and the first two issues of the new Ultimate Spider-Man series (36:02) from Marvel Comics.

Fuller shownotes on ModerateFantasyViolence.com

MFV #210 - The Golden Honk of the Sandworm 0
Mar 14, 2024

A big episode for Alastair this week, as we cover his annual Oscar predictions audio extravaganza, and the new Dune movie (16:11, with hard spoilers from 25:24), plus bonus piracy with Our Flag Means Death season 2 (36:52, spoilers from 43:34).

Fuller shownotes on ModerateFantasyViolence.com

MFV #209 - 80s Magic Mike 0
Feb 29, 2024

Some seasonal February moments of dark intensity this fortnight, in The Iron Claw (12:19) and the new Mr & Mrs Smith series (26:37).

Fuller shownotes at ModerateFantasyViolence.com

MFV #208 - Teenage Milked Ninja Turtles 0
Feb 15, 2024

We're covering two separate ends of the movie spectrum this fortnight, with thoughtful current Oscar-contending movie American Fiction (15:40) on one side, and last year's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (29:38) on the other.

Fuller shownotes at ModerateFantasyViolence.com

MFV #207 - True Confessions of a Serious Film Critic 0
Feb 1, 2024

This fortnight, 2024 begins in earnest with Oscar-nominated film Poor Things (14:07) and new Marvel show Echo (28:06).

Fuller shownotes at ModerateFantasyViolence.com

MFV #206 - Let’s quack on 0
Jan 18, 2024

As is traditional, the first episode of a new year is spent mopping up some leftovers from the end of the previous one, with What If... season 2 (12:49) and Slow Horses season 3 (31:17).

Fuller shownotes at ModerateFantasyViolence.com

MFV #205 - What’s Earthworm Jim up to? 0
Jan 4, 2024

The new year 2024 has begun, and that can only mean one thing - time for Moderate Fantasy Violence to talk about the previous one!

Nick and Alastair assemble to look back on the movies (9:47) and TV shows (35:47) of 2023, both giving a broad overview chat, then running down their top 5 favourites each.

Fuller shownotes (and full-length year-end summary articles) at ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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