Merry Christmas Violence! Yes, it's our annual somewhat festive special, this year covering The Peripheral (9:45, no Christmas content) and the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (23:27, lots of it).
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Another heaping helping of premium telly this fortnight, with hot new Star Wars series Andor (8:55) and eagerly awaited boat show 1899 (26:13, with hardcore utter spoilers from 33:57).
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A high-calibre menu this fortnight, as we cover Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (10:31) and The Bear (29:07).
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Our (slightly belated) BBC centennial special hits the airwaves, with reviews of Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctor (10:06) and Ghosts series 4 (28:26).
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Three big TV shows this Halloween as we cover Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (13:36), She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (27:33) and, just in time for the season, Werewolf by Night (39:41).
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This fortnight, we're trapped in a basement in Inside Man (14:36) and the metaphorical prison of our own grief in After Yang (31:54).
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Traumatised by the hellish present day, we return to the eighties to recommend each other beloved childhood franchise classics. Nick gets Alastair to read Spider-Man: Kraven's Last Hunt (14:36), while Alastair is going for Doctor Who: Earthshock (30:23).
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Fact takes on fiction this fortnight, as we return to the fantasy world of Game of Thrones with House of the Dragon (12:23), then dive into a big deep cave of reality with Thirteen Lives (26:39).
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Two of the TV events of the year arrive all at once this episode, as we cover Netflix's adaptation of The Sandman (12:11) and the final episodes of Better Call Saul (27:49, hard spoilers from 32:41).
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This fortnight, it's a cinematic extravaganza with new Jordan Peele movie Nope (13:23, full spoilers from 16:00) and Predator prequel Prey (32:33).
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This fortnight, we've seen The Umbrella Academy (12:15) and read acclaimed comic mini-series The Many Deaths of Laila Starr (27:02) - the latter is a slight change to the advertised programme, as Nick finally got covid so couldn't go to the cinema.
And if you forget that at any point, don't worry, he'll remind you.
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Picked a busy week for a heatwave, as we try to fit in Thor: Love & Thunder (10:32), The Boys season 3 (23:32) and Ms Marvel season 1 (38:56), against a backdrop of crime.
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This fortnight, we're all about those six episode miniseries with Obi-Wan Kenobi (13:57, with final episode spoilers from 19:50) and We Own This City (27:27).
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We're stretching the boundaries of the possible this fortnight, with meta-animated comedy Chip & Dale: Rescue Rangers (15:25) and silent comic Step By Bloody Step (29:33).
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It's a dark world this fortnight, as we cover the beginning of the end for Better Call Saul (12:28, with full spoilers from 23:27), and then the dystopian sci-fi tales of Love, Death & Robots volume 3 (33:42).
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A high-powered episode this fortnight as we cover Everything Everywhere All At Once (15:16) and the final run of Derry Girls (30:35).
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All Marvel all the time this fortnight, as we tackle Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (10:58, a few cameo spoilers towards the very end of the review) and Moon Knight (28:22, surprisingly spoiler-free).
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We're thrown back into the past this fortnight, with Viking vengeance movie The Northman (11:24) and time travel veteran Doctor Who's Legend of the Sea Devils (25:18).
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This fortnight, it's a rigidly disciplined military exercise with Peacemaker (11:53) and Black Crab (28:11).
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We look on the sunny optimistic side of things with Pixar's Turning Red (13:46) and then... the other one with The Boys: Diabolical (25:04).
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This fortnight, a long journey into the darkness as we cover The Batman (12:53) and then the second season of Euphoria (29:22).
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This fortnight, in yet another all-Netflix extravaganza, we take in improv crime-sitcom Murderville (12:02) followed by credible Oscar contending movie The Power of the Dog (25:04).
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We armour up and hit the trail with Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett (14:30) and feel righteous terror with Don't Look Up (29:48).
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It's our annual occasionally-successful attempt to preview some likely Oscar contenders, this time covering Licorice Pizza (11:02) and The Tragedy of Macbeth (23:03).
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Busy episode this fortnight, as we open with some Dr Who special chat, then finally cover Spider-Man: No Way Home (15:56, spoilers from 22:30), add a bonus review of Matrix Resurrections (40:20, spoilers throughout) and then finish with our impassioned thoughts on Dexter: New Blood (52:05, spoilers from 63:05). Good lord.
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