The musical is back! No thanks to Joker: Folie à Deux but to Wicked: Part 1. We get right into that plus news of James Gunn introducing Batman into the DCU, the new canon and currently line-up, Daniel Craig as DC's Sgt. Rock, the X-Men joining the MCU after Avengers: Secret Wars, trailers for Alien: Earth, A Minecraft Movie, Elio, The Bad Guys 2, H…

An extra early edition of this podcast and covering the biggest musical movie since Joker: Folie A Deux. Plus some DCU future stuff, Moana set photos, trailers ahoy including Minecraft and much more. Thanks for listening! James on a new episode of the Thumb Cramps podcast: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0JOD0fSgtBJqLCMu8n96g4?si=86ccdc985d2249ad…

2001 kicked of the start of a remarkable trilogy of films, live action adaptations of The Lord of the Rings beginning with The Fellowship of the Ring. From director Peter Jackon and filmed in his home country of New Zealand these movies have served as the pinacle of blockbuster cinema managing to perfectly balance heart, action, spectacle, model wo…

Heeeeeey get this! We're talking Gladiator 2, the follow up to the 2000 Ridley Scott classic plus a probably all too brief chat about The Penguin. Plus we talk news of Red One doing badly, Dwayne Johnson confirms pissing in bottles, Rey and the next Star Wars Trilogy, Sophie Turner to play Tomb Raider, Captain Amierca: Brave Big Bird maybe lost it'…

Are you not entertained? Try this early ad-free podcast episode about pop culture news, the Gladiator 2 movie and The Penguin television show. 00:00 The Start 04:42 Red One Isn’t Best Movie Ever 08:15 Dwayne Johnson Confirms Backstage Antics 10:35 More Changes to Star Wars Movie Plans 14:28 Sophie Turners in Talks for Tomb Raider (more...)…

In 2014 Darren Aronofsky hit us with the Russell Crowe lead biblical epic Noah. A bold and accurate(?) retelling of the classic Old Testament tale of one man and his family in a quest to help God kill everyone on earth but not all the animals, just most of them. This concludes our Rusty Crowe His-Trilogy for 2024, but don't worry we'll definitely r…

Merry Christmas everyone because it's Red One week, the latest movie from both Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Chris Evans. Plus we talk news of a Joker tv series, the impact of Trump on movie studios, Daniel Craig and Dennis Villeneuve don't care about stuff, a new Star Wars Trilogy, a release date for Andor Season 2 and new trailers for Captain Ame…

Merry christmas and a happy new early podcast! Thanks for listening mate. Maso on a new episode of Do Go On: https://dogoonpod.com/podcasts/do-go-on/ 00:00 The Start 02:42 No Joker Series (James Gunn Shoots Down) 04:41 Donald Trump Good for Warner Bros. 09:12 Daniel Craig on New James Bond Actor 10:06 Denis Villeneuve vs Quentin Tarantino 12:57 (mo…

We're back to continue on our Rusty Crowe His-Trilogy, a peak into three Russell Crowe historical epics. This week it's 2003's Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, a critically lauded nautical adventure that didn't quite reach the audience it needs to warrent a sequel. Also featuring the likes of Paul Bettany, Billy Boyd and James D'Arc…

Welcome back to this brand new and good podcast. Agatha All Along has wrapped up so we review that along with Robert Zemeckis' Here. Plus we talk the news of the week including the Venom: The Last Dance box office, why Sydney Sweeney did Madame Web, how Ant-Man 3 actually made profit actually, Tarantino talks Dune & Joker: Folie a Deux, a follow up…

Thank you for your vote in electing this early podcast and have a good safe week everyone. 00:00 The Start 02:40 Venom 3 Box Office & Superhero Fatigue (Again) 11:11 Why Sydney Sweeney Did Madame Web? 15:59 Ant Man Quantumania Made a Profit Actually 18:10 Tarantino Talks Joker: Folie a Deux 25:19 New Godzilla Movie (more...)…

In the year 2000 Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe successfully brought swords and sandals cinema back to the big screen with Gladiator! An epic tale drenched in revenge, blood and sand in what has since been considered one of the greatest movies of all time. Featuring a young Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielson, Djimon Hounsou, Richard Harris and the fin…

Eddie Brock/Venom is back in the latest SPUMM (Sony Pictures Universe Of Marvel Movies) to grace our screens in the biggest year of SPUMM ever. Plus we talk Christopher Nolan's latest movie starring Tom Holland, sequels to Alien Romulus, Prey and another Alien VS Predator crossover, a trailer for Love Hurts, Blade delayed again probably for a while…

Just a couple of gooey guys talking about the new Venom movie. Thanks for listening! 03:41 Tom Holland Christopher Nolan Movie 12:04 Alien: Romulus Sequel & More Predator Movies 19:50 Love Hurts Trailer Ahoy 26:18 Blade MCU Movie Delayed Again 30:23 Spider-Man 4 Release Date 36:37 Venom: The Last Dance Review 58:12 Venom: The Last (more...)…

In 2011 Universal had the absolute audacity to release a prequel to John's Carpenter's The Thing telling the story of the Norwegian camp we briefly saw in the original. With Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Joel Edgerton in the lead it seems as if a genuinely solid attempt was made at recapturing the magic of the first before studio interference didn't …

It's a HUGE news week for this episode let me tell you that. Starting with the further failings of Joker II, Christopher Nolan's WB deal, more details on Daredevil: Born Again and Spider-Man 4, a Gollum movie update, the reworking of the God of War TV series and the John Wick spin-off Ballerina, trailers for Wolf Man, Dune: Prophecy, The Electric S…

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John Carpenter's The Thing from 1982 we treated incredibly harshly upon it's initial release. Labelled disgusting and mean on arrival audiences gradually turned around on it with it becomming one of the greatest horror movies of all time. With an incredible central performances from the likes of Kurt Russell and Keith David, ground breaking special…

In this weeks episode we're having the absolute time of our lives reviewing Transformers One and Hellboy: That Crooked Bloke. Plus we get into the news of the week which includes but not exclusively early reactions to Captain America: Brave Bird Man, details on Robert Downey Jr's role as Doctor Doom, Henry Cavill joining the Voltron movie, Francis …

Two movies and an early podcast! Thank you for listening. 00:00 The Start 05:05 Negative Reactions for Captain America: Brave New World 10:28 RDJ’s Doctor Doom Won’t Be Fantastic 4 Villain 14:38 Henry Cavill Cast in Voltron Movie 16:22 Coppola’s Next Move After Megalopolis 18:13 Kaos & Velma Series Cancelled 21:36 John Stewart Cast in (more...)…

in 2013 Sam Raimi decided to try something a little out of his wheelhouse of horror or comic book movies and directed a Wizard of Oz prequel focusing on the great and powerful wizard. Starring James Franco (RIP), Michelle Williams, Milla Kunis and Rachael Weisz it details his arrival into the mystical land, the origin of the Wicke Witch of the West…

Those madmen and women over at Warner Brothers Discovery have done the impossible, a sequel to the 2019 billion dollar smash Joker. Joker: Folie à Deux continues the adventures of Arthur Fleck this time joined by Harleen "Lee" Quinzel in a story everyone hates. Plus we also talk the passing of Kris Kristofferson, The Batman moving to the DCU, a new…

Guess the movie by this early review (it’s Joker 2). Thanks for listening! Aunty Donna & The Weekly Planet Team-Up: https://www.instagram.com/p/DAhoC6Iy0f2/ Confessions & Wilosophy Livestreams with James & Maso (if still available): https://cheerfulearful.podlifeevents.com/ 00:00 The Start 05:10 RIP Kris Kristofferson 07:07 The Batman in New DCU Pl…

46 years after the original Wizard of Oz comes Disney's attempt at a sequel, Return to Oz. Whilst a huge cinematic bomb in 1985 the same year it arrived it's legacy endured by the generation of children it traumatised by putting Dorothy through a series of horrifying trials to yet again attempt to make her way back to Kansas. This time she's joined…

It's been four decades in the making but Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis is final here. And we have some thoughts. ALSO WE'RE BACK. THE PODCAST IS BACK. We get into the news of the week including the passing of Maggie Smith & John Cassaday, a potential Deathstroke and Bane movie, The Mandalorian wrapping up, a streaming release date for Hellboy:…

We back! 00:00 The Start 05:13 RIP Maggie Smith & John Cassaday 09:48 Bane & Deathstroke Movie Happening 14:55 The Mandalorian Series Ending 17:22 Straight to Streaming for Hellboy: The Crooked Man 18:44 The Last of Us: Part Two Trailer 21:42 Ballerina John Wick Movie Trailer 23:20 Hot Quick News! Kyle Chandler Green Lantern Series (more...)…

Beleive it or not The Wizard of Oz wasn't an immediate hit when it originally released in 1939. It was only in subsequent decades that it became the pop culture phenomenon which spawned multiple spin-offs, prequels and sequels like the upcoming adaptation of the stage musical Wicked. So come with is as we journey back to the Land of Oz with Dorothy…

James & Maso's Time Crapsule! A bigsandwich.co bonus podcast where we rank a year's pop culture contributions and discover some forgotten gems. The regular podcast will also hopefully return next week. Thank you to everyone who came to any of the live shows and maybe see you in Birmingham tomorrow (tickets below). Thanks for listening. There's also…

In 2019 Lionsgate attempted the unimaginable, a reboot of the Hellboy franchise after the much beloved Guillermo del Toro and Ron Pearlman dead cancelled trilogy. With David Harbour stepping into the role and directed (sort of) by Neil Marshall it was a critical and commercial bomb. HOWEVER as a movie some perhaps feel that it's been judged unfairl…

Hello and welcome to another episode of The Weekly Planet movie commentary track. The main podcast is currently on a short break during the UK Tour but please enjoy some previously exclusive bigsandwich.co bonuses while we're away. Some tickets for Edinburgh, Manchester and Birmingham might also still be available below. Thank you to everyone who h…