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470: Creature Commandos

Talk From Superheroes

Release Date: 01/13/2025

472: Star Trek Section 31 show art 472: Star Trek Section 31

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This week on the pod we're talking about the new Star Trek movie (?) Star Trek Section 31. We talk about what this was intended to be, what it ended up being, new Trek's love of accents, what's cool about Section 31, and how badly this wants to be Guardians of the Galaxy and absolutely is not.

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471: Bram Stoker's Dracula show art 471: Bram Stoker's Dracula

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Continuing our creature feature vibes this week we're talking about Bram Stoker's Dracula, a movie that is truly mind blowing. We talk about creepy shadow work, Dracula's ability to turn into a bunch of different stuff, Van Helsing kicking ass, and the greatness of the 3 avenging boyfriends.

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470: Creature Commandos show art 470: Creature Commandos

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This week we're talking about the start(?) of the new DCU with the entire first season of Creature Commandos and there's a lot to talk about here. This is a jam packed episode. We realize that we have never had a complaint about Alan Tudyk, discuss the problematic elements of the writing (CW: sexual assault), James Gunn loving himself, and the broader messy implications of the new DCU.

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469: Frankenstein (1994) show art 469: Frankenstein (1994)

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It's going to be a couple weeks of creature features so let's start with what is widely regarded as the first ever piece of Science Fiction, it's the 1994 version of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. We talk about how big a boy the creature should be, the many themes of the story, if it's moral to explore in a boat, and sudden violence. This episode brought to you by Acorns. Acorns makes it easy to start automatically saving and investing so your money has a chance to grow for you, your kids, and your retirement. Head to  or download the Acorns app to start saving and investing for your future...

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468: What If...? (Season 3) show art 468: What If...? (Season 3)

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This week on the podcast we dare to ponder the question, what if a podcast discussed superheroes TV & Film...? Well it does! And this week we're talking about season 3 of What If...? We talk about the macro of what makes this type of show work or not, give each episode a hot or not treatment, and ask Marvel to stop apologizing that it's not still Phase 1. This episode is brought to you by . Cut your wireless bill to 15 bucks a month at . $45 upfront payment required (equivalent to $15/mo.). New customers on first 3 month plan only. Speeds slower above 40GB on Unlimited plan....

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467: Sonic The Hedgehog 3 show art 467: Sonic The Hedgehog 3

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This week we're having a lot of fun talking about Sonic The Hedgehog 3. We discover that it has strong Muppet energy, why Shadow has a gun, Jim Carrey's clown work, and why the holographic face projections may be problematic. This episode is brought to you by . Cut your wireless bill to 15 bucks a month at . $45 upfront payment required (equivalent to $15/mo.). New customers on first 3 month plan only. Speeds slower above 40GB on Unlimited plan. Additional taxes, fees and restrictions apply. See  for details.

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466: Kraven The Hunter show art 466: Kraven The Hunter

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This week we're talking about the newest part of the Sony Spider-man Universe of Villains which I'm sure will last a long time, now to just take a sip of this coffee and... it's over. We talk about if this is better or worse than Madame Web, the positives in here, irrelevant super powers, and ask what is even happening. This episode is brought to you by . Cut your wireless bill to 15 bucks a month at . $45 upfront payment required (equivalent to $15/mo.). New customers on first 3 month plan only. Speeds slower above 40GB on Unlimited plan. Additional taxes, fees and restrictions...

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465: Star Wars Skeleton Crew show art 465: Star Wars Skeleton Crew

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This week we're talking about the first 2 episodes of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew. Is this the Star Wars for the whole family? Ahoy matey we discuss pirates, pacing, and an immediate star!

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464: Kick-Ass 2 show art 464: Kick-Ass 2

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This week we're talking about Kick-Ass 2. A movie with a pretty stacked cast that we had never seen. We talk about the value of juvenile humour, how to play a young person, problematic love stories, and solve some father issues.

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463: Gladiator 2 show art 463: Gladiator 2

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This week we're talking about the newest Ridley Scott period epic with Gladiator 2. We talk about about both expected and unexpected surprises, ranking gladiatorial animals, and who we're rooting for in Rome.

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