MFV #249 - British people like a good murder
Moderate Fantasy Violence
We're revisting some old friends this fortnight, as our favourite righteous serial killer returns from beyond the grave in Dexter: Resurrection (16:36), and then we revisit the superhuman superpowers in The Power Fantasy volume 2 (32:46). With bonus discussion of the King of the Hill revival, plus the book Nuclear War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen. And don't forget you can back ! A fun story of violent teen rebellion in a monster royal family, with amazing art by Lane Lloyd and lovely letters by Lettersquids!
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MFV #248 - Get inside that horse!
Moderate Fantasy Violence
An animated explosion this week, as we cover smash hit animated Netflix movie K-Pop Demon Hunters (13:59) and new Marvel anthology series Eyes of Wakanda (27:33). Plus a brief early chat about The Marvellous Mrs Maisel season 1 and Scottish samurai movie Tornado.
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MFV #247 - Talking to the Peacock
Moderate Fantasy Violence
This fortnight, two favourite TV shows return for high-pressure new outings - it's The Bear season 4 (19:57) and Poker Face season 2 (35:46). Elsewhere, we've been reading some novels for once - specifically Butter by Asako Yuzuki and The Ministry of Tme by Kaliane Bradley.
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MFV #246 - All-Purpose Marvel Soup
Moderate Fantasy Violence
This fortnight, we dig into Fantastic Four: First Steps (17:10), one of the big comics adaptations of the summer, and The Old Guard 2 (33:22), another one. We also look at political UFO comic Saucer County and Tim Key's new movie The Ballad of Wallis Island.
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MFV #245 - A rare moment in British cinema
Moderate Fantasy Violence
A double-bill of metallic superhero action this fortnight, as we cover the Man of Steel's return to cinemas in Superman (15:05), and the latest Marvel TV show Ironheart (36:43, with moderate spoilers from 41:59 and full-on ruinous ending spoilers from 48:11). We also discuss Japanese dark comedy movie Baby Assassins and new Apple TV scifi-comedy Murderbot.
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MFV #244 - What would Wes Anderson’s James Bond be like?
Moderate Fantasy Violence
This fortnight, we fight desperately for survival in the zombie dystopia of The Last Of Us (13:18, with spoilers for the big early-doors plot twist from 19:10) and the feral training ground of Predator: Killer of Killers (28:16). Plus bonus chat about M.R. Carey's fantasy series The Rampart Trilogy and the new album A Sober Conversation by BC Camplight.
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MFV #243 - Just homo sapien actors on soundstages
Moderate Fantasy Violence
This fortnight, two major scifi franchises drop their second seasons on us - it's Doctor Who (18:07) and Star Wars prequel Andor (39:36)! Meanwhile, Alastair's watched classic French film Breathless, while Nick's read new Batman storyline Gotham Nocturne.
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MFV #242 - Cinematic Cinema
Moderate Fantasy Violence
This fortnight, we finally catch Sinners (19:28, with midway twist spoilers from 26:33), the cinema sensation of 2025 so far, plus the latest season of Netflix's Love, Death & Robots (35:19), including the usual countdown of our favourite episodes. With bonus discussion of Homicide: Life on the Street and Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning. Lastly, if you still need to , you’ve got about 28 hours after this podcast drops…
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MFV #241 - Gotta throw the nerds something
Moderate Fantasy Violence
This fortnight, in a change to the planned schedule, it's another Marvel double-bill with Thunderbolts* (12:36, spoilers from 25:00) and Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man season 1 (29:33, spoilers from 37:30). Elsewhere, Alastair's watched new Netflix anime Terminator Zero and Nick's read rural noir dark fantasy comic Revival, ahead of its upcoming TV adaptation. If you want to , you've got about two weeks left!
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MFV #240 - The oldest, saddest man in the world
Moderate Fantasy Violence
This fortnight, we're delving into the dark side of superheroics with Daredevil: Born Again (19:35), then the grimy underbelly of tech and society itself in Black Mirror season 7 (38:15). Plus bonus chat about the final season of Superman & Lois, plus the new Viagra Boys album Viagr Aboys (not a typo). Nick's latest comic is also live on Kickstarter! It's the second issue of his series SoulD with Phil Appley, about corporations selling our souls in rock form and weirdos carving them into silly statues!
info_outlineAs 2025 begins, one last gasp for last year, as we get together for our traditional end of year round-up episode. Witness our general thoughts and top five favourites for both film (17:33) and TV (43:29) in 2024.
And for those who prefer it when we review specific things, there's also chat about Dune: Prophecy and the recent Doctor Who special Joy to the World at the very start.
More shownotes and end of year review articles, including Alastair's year in film and Nick's Top Ten TV Shows, at ModerateFantasyViolence.com