We hit Avengers: Endgame (16:34) and to mark this super-sized team-up epic, we recruited Jon from Many A True Nerd to join the battle. And also we went long. So very long.
Also, to be clear: FULL SPOILERS. MAXIMUM SPOILERS. SPOILERS.
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It's our British comedy special, covering a hilarious amount of recent sitcoms: Derry Girls (8:51), This Time With Alan Partridge (19:11) and era-defining sadcom Fleabag (31:09, with spoilers).
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One episode late, we cover Jordan Peele's new horror movie Us (10:51), with full spoilers from 21:02, and continuing into the final segment: what makes a good horror movie ending? (30:39)
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This fortnight, we watch all 18 episodes of Netflix's scifi anthology Love, Death & Robots and count down our respective top fives (8:24) and then ask: does Netflix know too much about you? (27:35)
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First cinematic superhero universe event of the year as we go see Captain Marvel (11:27), with a plunge into full spoilers from 22:20. And then, in light of Samuel L. Jackson's time-defying transformation in this film, we ask: what else could we do with this new digital technology? (37:54)
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This fortnight, we've seen Lego Movie 2: The Second Part (8:53), which leads us to ask: can you imagine a movie involving more capitalism? (24:54)
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This fortnight, we chat about The Punisher season 2 (7:28) with FULL SPOILERS THROUGHOUT, and then ask related question: is amnesia a valid excuse? (33:42)
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This fortnight, it's grounded superhero action time as we cover Glass (9:02), and then ask: what other films from 10-20 years ago need a belated sequel? (25:22)
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We hit one of Alastair's favourite shows this week - it's the new series of Idris Elba's grim cop show Luther (7:47), followed by the burning question: is Luther this generation's Poirot?
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It's the annual MFV year in review episode, and by now you know what that means: a discussion about 2018 in film (6:01), followed by our top five releases! (17:43) And then the same for TV: chat (37:38) and then chart (47:07).
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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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