The Periodic Table of Awesome Podcast

Digger

What do you get when an Oscar-winning auteur decides to dig a giant hole through environmental collapse, capitalist excess, and the very nature of performance itself? This week we’re shoveling into Digger (2026), the wildly ambitious (and intensely divisive) new satire from director Alejandro G. Iñárritu, the filmmaker behind Birdman and The Revenant.

Starring Tom Cruise as Digger Rockwell, an ageing oil magnate whose actions help unleash an ecological catastrophe, the film blends environmental anxiety, political satire, and theatre in ways that are… a BIG SWING. Alongside a heavyweight cast including Riz Ahmed, John G...

Coyote Vs. ACME

For nearly a century, the Looney Tunes have been dropping anvils, defying physics, and teaching generations that purchasing products from ACME is hazardous for your health. From the groundbreaking mix of animation and live action in films like Who Framed Roger Rabbit to the nostalgia-fuelled chaos of Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers (with Cool World sitting awkwardly in the corner), Hollywood has repeatedly asked the important question: “What if humans shared the world with cartoon characters?”

This week, that tradition continues with Coyote vs. ACME, the long-awaited (and almost entirely shelved) courtroom comedy...

Resident Evil (2026)

Few franchises have endured as many outbreaks, reboots, mutations, and corporate cover-ups as Resident Evil. What started as Capcom‘s groundbreaking (and genre defining) 1996 survival-horror video game became a multimedia juggernaut, spawning countless sequels, remakes, spin-offs, comics, toys, novels, and a long-running film series (technically two!) that has spent more than two decades proving that Umbrella’s OH&S department is really, REALLY shit.

The 2026 reboot takes the franchise back to its horror roots. Directed by Zach Cregger and starring Austin Abrams, Zach Cherry, Kali Reis, and Paul Walter Hauser, the film follows an u...

Mayday

The Cold War gave us many things: geopolitical tension, endless spy stories, and some of the coolest aircraft ever to tear across the sky at ridiculous speeds. This week we’re strapping into the cockpit of Mayday (2026), Apple TV+‘s Cold War action-comedy starring Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh. And yes, any excuse to talk about the legendary SR-71 Blackbird is a good one. (We know the movie says Blackbird, but don’t let that stop Quinny from accidentally calling it the “Nightbird” at least once.)

Set against the backdrop of 1980s East-West tensions, Mayday fol...

September TV Roundup

In an age where every streaming service seems determined to strip-mine every franchise down to its base-metals, we find ourselves staring down an impressively stacked slate of returning television. So naturally, the crew has assembled for one of our semi-regular TV Round-Up specials; because somebody has to keep track of all these seasons before they start numbering them like software updates.

This episode dives into the latest developments from some of the biggest shows on the small screen. We take a look at Silo Season 3, where the mysteries keep getting deeper and...

Lanterns (HBO)

This episode, we fly into the first two episodes of Lanterns, HBO’s ambitious new DC mystery series that takes one of comics’ oldest cosmic institutions and creates the construct of: “What if intergalactic space cops were dropped into the middle of True Detective?”

Starring Kyle Chandler as Hal Jordan and Aaron Pierre as John Stewart, Lanterns follows the veteran Green Lantern and his new recruit partner as they investigate a mystery that may be bigger, stranger, and more alien than it first appears. Whether the series is destined to join the ranks of great...

The End of Oak Street

This week, we’re taking a trip back in time to The End of Oak Street, the new sci-fi adventure from David Robert Mitchell starring Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor, Maisy Stella, and Christian Convery. What begins as life on a seemingly ordinary suburban street quickly becomes something far stranger, with mysterious events, survival challenges, and the unexpected dangers of moving house… Like REALLY moving house.

Is it a nostalgic genre throwback? A family adventure? A cautionary tale about keeping up with the neighbours? Well… you’ll have to listen to hear wha...

Ride or Die

Friendship, espionage, and the age-old question: How well do you really know your best mate? This week we’re taking a high-speed detour into Ride or Die (2026), Amazon Prime Video’s action-comedy adventure that proves some friendships can survive anything… even international assassins.

Created by Tessa Coates and starring Octavia Spencer, Hannah Waddingham, Ed Skrein, and Bill Nighy, Ride or Die follows two lifelong friends whose relationship is put through the sort of stress test most were never designed to handle. Part globe-trotting thriller, part buddy comedy, and part celebration of supportive female...

Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)

With great power comes great podcasting responsibility… and this week, we web-sling into Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the latest chapter in the ever-expanding adventures of everyone’s favourite friendly neighbourhood wall-crawler. Following the reality-bending fallout of No Way Home, Peter Parker is swinging into a genuinely brand-new era, carrying plenty of emotional baggage, mysterious threats, and the sort of comic-book complications that would make even a Daily Bugle editor take a sick day. The film stars Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Sadie Sink, Jon Bernthal, Mark Ruffalo, and more, with Destin Daniel Cretton taki...

X-Men ’97 Season 2

Since first blasting onto TV screens in 1992, the X-Men animated universe has been teaching us that being a mutant is hard, saving the world is harder, and finding a quiet weekend is apparently impossible. Fast-forward to 2026, and the beloved revival X-Men ’97 has continued the adventure for Season 2. This season sees the X-Men scattered across different eras as they attempt to find their way home while new threats emerge back in the 1990s.

Dion, Jill and Quinny dive headfirst into X-Men ’97’s nostalgia mining mastery, featuring the voices of Ross Marquand, Jennifer Hale, Alison Sealy-Sm...

Widow’s Bay

Apple TV+’s Widow’s Bay (2026) arrives with a siren song of small-town mystery and supernatural scares, firmly planting itself in that eerie territory somewhere between Stephen King‘s entire back catalogue and “Parks and Rec”(Not that Quinny would know)… Created by Katie Dippold and starring Matthew Rhys alongside Kate O’Flynn and Stephen Root, The series follows a skeptical small town mayor trying to revitalise a struggling island community… while said community politely insists that no… it is, in fact, extremely cursed.

It’s seaside charm, folklore that refuses...

Evil Dead Burn

Welcome back to the podcast where long-running franchises are lovingly dismembered, reanimated, and occasionally set on fire…

This week, we’re diving chainsaw first? into Evil Dead Burn (2026), the sixth entry in Sam Raimi’s gloriously gooey horror legacy. What began in 1981 as the original scrappy, cabin-in-the-woods nightmare has since morphed into a full-blown franchise of splatter, slapstick, and increasingly unfunny trauma.
Directed by Sébastien Vaniček and starring Souheila Yacoub, Hunter Doohan, and Luciane Buchanan, this latest instalment swaps out “groovy” one-liners for something a little more… intense. Set around the wor...

Supergirl

This week we rocket headfirst into the second film of the new-ish DC Cinematic Universe; Supergirl, a character who’s been orbiting the DC universe since the Silver Age, occasionally stepping out from Superman’s shadow to remind everyone that capes aren’t a boys-only club.
Directed by Craig Gillespie and starring Milly Alcock alongside Eve Ridley, Matthias Schoenaerts, and Jason Momoa desperately trying to wash off the fishy smell of Aquaman. We find Kara Zor-El trading Metropolis for the far reaches of space and her colourful costume for a pair of sunnies with a tan dus...

Obsession & Backrooms

This episode we bravely wander into dimly lit corridors so you don’t have to (you’re welcome). This week, we’re diving headfirst into the ever-growing creepypasta-to-big-screen pipeline with Obsession (2025) and Backrooms (2026)—two films that prove the internet’s “what if this goes horribly wrong?” energy is alive, well, and making a serious dent in our sleep schedule.

Disclosure Day

This week we are participating in riding the hype train for the new Steven Spielberg cultural touchstone “Disclosure Day“. Following on from his classic alien encounter stories of Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T. and War of the Worlds this new film asks a different question entirely. And guess what? It’s or turn to disclose something to all of our lovely listeners…

We really didn’t like it. AT ALL.

Quinny and Jill are the lucky buggers who saw it in the cinema and they are giving the spoiler fi...

Masters of the Universe (2026)

450!!! Holy crap people!!! This is our 450th episode! and its about Masters of the Universe! Thats a whole lot of Podcasting…

For this momentous milestone we are doing what we do best: diving headlong in and compounding some Elements of Awesome into something great: this is us mixing in a half tonne of “‘80s nostalgia” a few cups of “sweet ass toy-line”and then filtering it through the lens of “Summer blockbuster movie” with just a dash of “music by Queen”!

We are heading to Eternia and checking out The Masters of The U...

Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu

The Mandalorian (Pedro Pascal) has taken the rocket powered leap from the small screen to the big screen and he’s brought his little green pal, baby Yod…. Ahem.. sorry… Grogu with him. It’s been 7 long years since Star Wars was in cinemas last, so here we are, finding out if this latest offering is worthy of being in “the movies” or if it’s actually just five TV show episodes in a trenchcoat. In this podcast you will find out if… this is the way. Or if it’s more “wrong way, go back”...

Remarkably Bright Creatures

This week’s pick isn’t a loud franchise sequel or a cinematic universe tentpole. Instead, it drifts in on quieter currents. Remarkably Bright Creatures began life as a much‑loved novel, the kind that lives on bedside tables, book clubs, and “you should really read this” conversations. Its screen adaptation arrives via Netflix. It leans into reflective storytelling rather than spectacle. At its heart is a gently unfolding story about unlikely connections, emotional repair, and the strange ways people – and creatures, help each other survive. It’s the sort of film that invites thoughtful discu...

Mortal Kombat 2

It’s been 5 years since the last Mortal Kombat film was almost apologetically released onto our screens in a mid-covid streaming-first market. It was a moderate success at the time and folks were generally taken with the humour, the action beats and the relatively lore-accurate storyline. They were less interested in the new lead character Cole, who had never appeared in any MK story up to that point and whose main power seemed to be getting the seven shades of shit kicked out of him. Director Simon McQuoid has taken his licks on that one an...

Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord

Star Wars has become an increasingly Televisual universe and who would have thought so many years ago, that animation would actually give us some of the most epic and anticipated match-ups the fandom has ever wanted. Maul: Shadow Lord is the latest animated offering from Lucasfilm this time exploring a part of the history we know very little about. And the machinations of one of the coolest and most intimidating villains: Dryden Vos. Also Maul is in there too jumping around and being all mopey and shit. Will this show align into a...

April TV Roundup

April is nearly finished and that means it’s time to check out what shows have come back onto our screens and see if they are kicking ass or limping over the finish line. We are looking into Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (Season 2) Daredevil: Born Again (Season 2) and For All Mankind (Season 5!!!?)
Jill, Dion and Quinny are glued to the couch for this episode and they are living by the old maxim “we watch it, so you don’t have to…”

https://youtu.be/l8eVL7WPJnw

A huge shout out...

Deadloch Season 2

Instead of a return to the sleepy seaside Tasmanian village of Deadloch, Season 2 of the hit show takes us right up the top end! With a cast of wonderfully weird characters, both new and old, crocodiles, bogans, dismemberment and a million creative ways to say “it’s fuckin hot“, Deadloch proves that “The Kates” are a creative force to be reckoned with. Who would have thought that chaos lesbian cop dramedy would be right at top of the “most anticipated” list for 2026!?

The whole team is in for this review and be aware it is VERY VER...

One Piece S2

Yo ho yo ho, a pirates life for me!! Are you ready return to the Grand Line with the Straw Hat Pirates as we set sail for Season 2 of One Piece: the hugely popular live action Netflix Anime adaptation. now It’s time for this podcast crew to see if the sophomore season is full speed ahead, more of the same, or a huge sucking whirlpool of crapola.

Captain Jill is sailing away and is ably crewed by first mate Quinny… and we are avoiding the tired old homophobic joke of Roger, the...

March Film and TV Roundup

March is more than midway through so we thought it was time to check in on what folks have been watching! Whether it’s TV shows like Scarpetta, DTF St Louis or Young Sherlock, or the film “If I had Legs I would Kick You“…we have given it our attention, so you can make an informed choice on if you give it yours.

The whole team is here for this roundup and the themes and styles of shows are wildly varied. So tune in to us as we tune in to th...

Project Hail Mary

Dion and Jill are the two team members who had braved the big dark scary abyss of space for our review of Project Hail Mary, so this one is very much a spoiler free look at the film and a whole bunch of “why you should definitely go see it!”

Project Hail Mary is the new film based on the book of the same name by Andy Weir; the author of the other wildly popular space science romp, The Martian. In this new film Ryan Gosling is our resident space smart-guy (this Ken...

War Machine

Join us for your government mandated propaganda film featuring giant robots and US Ranger training procedures aplenty. It’s War Machine on Netflix, not to be confused with War Machine (2017) on Netflix… (or War Machine, not on Netflix)

in THIS ONE… During the final stage of US Army Ranger selection, an elite team‘s training exercise turns into a fight for survival against an unimaginable threat. It’s propaganda, make no mistake about that folks. it’s flag waving jingoistic, “Hoo-Rah America saves the world” propaganda, but with its blend of Predator and Metal Gear, and...

War Machine

Join us for your government mandated propaganda film featuring giant robots and US Ranger training procedures aplenty. It’s War Machine on Netflix, not to be confused with War Machine (2017) on Netflix… (or War Machine, not on Netflix)

in THIS ONE… During the final stage of US Army Ranger selection, an elite team‘s training exercise turns into a fight for survival against an unimaginable threat. It’s propaganda, make no mistake about that folks. it’s flag waving jingoistic, “Hoo-Rah America saves the world” propaganda, but with its blend of Predator and Metal Gear, and...

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy

In this new entry to the Star Trek canon we are boldly going, once again, to the far flung future and this time we are heading to the strange new world that is… high school? In a beguiling move for the Star Trek franchise we have shifted focus from exploring the stars with highly competent adults to exploring the interpersonal drama of teenagers. Is it “Skins in space”? Or is it “Beverly Hills: Star-date 90210”? Live long and prosper fellow kids!

Your faculty for this semester are PE teacher Dion, combo Maths and Scienc...

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy

In this new entry to the Star Trek canon we are boldly going, once again, to the far flung future and this time we are heading to the strange new world that is… high school? In a beguiling move for the Star Trek franchise we have shifted focus from exploring the stars with highly competent adults to exploring the interpersonal drama of teenagers. Is it “Skins in space”? Or is it “Beverly Hills: Star-date 90210”? Live long and prosper fellow kids!

Your faculty for this semester are PE teacher Dion, combo Maths and Scienc...

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

HBO and George R.R. Martin aren’t done with us yet. We’re heading back to Westeros to follow a new kind of story. Gone are the multi-generational tales of Kings, Queens, Empires and Dragons; this time we’re focusing on a single Hedgeknight and the little boy who wants to be his squire. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms adapts the first of the novellas that introduced these characters, and is a different direction for the whole Game of Thrones Behemoth.

In this episode Dion is our Hedgek...

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

HBO and George R.R. Martin aren’t done with us yet. We’re heading back to Westeros to follow a new kind of story. Gone are the multi-generational tales of Kings, Queens, Empires and Dragons; this time we’re focusing on a single Hedgeknight and the little boy who wants to be his squire. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms adapts the first of the novellas that introduced these characters, and is a different direction for the whole Game of Thrones Behemoth.

In this episode Dion is our Hedgek...

Wonder Man

In this episode we are getting our thesp on and flexing our character actor muscles with the latest slightly rehearsed and barely directed dramatic reading from the beloved theatrical powerhouse that is Marvel Studios. Wonder Man (which is in no way connected to Wonder Woman) takes a sharp left turn in style and attitude from the usual Marvel fare. We follow two actors, desperate to get the role of a lifetime in a world where not only is superhero fatigue a real thing, but it’s also legally controlled; especially on film sets. Will this su...

Wonder Man

In this episode we are getting our thesp on and flexing our character actor muscles with the latest slightly rehearsed and barely directed dramatic reading from the beloved theatrical powerhouse that is Marvel Studios. Wonder Man (which is in no way connected to Wonder Woman) takes a sharp left turn in style and attitude from the usual Marvel fare. We follow two actors, desperate to get the role of a lifetime in a world where not only is superhero fatigue a real thing, but it’s also legally controlled; especially on film sets. Will this su...

Send Help

We love Sam Raimi, whether he’s making the best Spider-man Movies, the best Dr Strange Movies, or the best damn Evil Dead Movies ever! Well now he’s turning his talents to a new story, something a little different from anything we have seen from him before. In Send Help,  Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien are co-workers stranded on a deserted island after a horrific plane crash. Things do not go well for either.

Dion, Quinny and Jill are stranded on this desert island podcast, and as usual Jill is the one vot...

Send Help

We love Sam Raimi, whether he’s making the best Spider-man Movies, the best Dr Strange Movies, or the best damn Evil Dead Movies ever! Well now he’s turning his talents to a new story, something a little different from anything we have seen from him before. In Send Help,  Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien are co-workers stranded on a deserted island after a horrific plane crash. Things do not go well for either.

Dion, Quinny and Jill are stranded on this desert island podcast, and as usual Jill is the one vot...

Podcast 435 – January ’26 Movie and TV Roundup

We are almost an entire month into 2026 so its about time for us to release a new podcast! In this show we are essentially doing our “What did you do on your school holidays?” show-and-tell session… and we’ve been watching a whole bunch of fun stuff; Stranger Things, Bone Temples, Heated Rivalries, Zootopia 2, and almost entirely no Avatar!

The whole crew is back on board for this episode so you can get the whole story of what’s good in the hood for the new shiny year of 2026!

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Podcast 435 – January ’26 Movie and TV Roundup

We are almost an entire month into 2026 so its about time for us to release a new podcast! In this show we are essentially doing our “What did you do on your school holidays?” show-and-tell session… and we’ve been watching a whole bunch of fun stuff; Stranger Things, Bone Temples, Heated Rivalries, Zootopia 2, and almost entirely no Avatar!

The whole crew is back on board for this episode so you can get the whole story of what’s good in the hood for the new shiny year of 2026!

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TPToA’s Best of 2025

As the year comes to a close in some pretty challenging circumstances, we wanted to take this opportunity to gather together with our friends and talk about the things that made this year on film and TV a happy place to be! Each of us will bring our top film and top TV show to the party, and we even hear from you our beloved listeners too!

Jill, Dion, Quinny and Peta are all in for the episode… and they would all like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a safe...

TPToA’s Best of 2025

As the year comes to a close in some pretty challenging circumstances, we wanted to take this opportunity to gather together with our friends and talk about the things that made this year on film and TV a happy place to be! Each of us will bring our top film and top TV show to the party, and we even hear from you our beloved listeners too!

Jill, Dion, Quinny and Peta are all in for the episode… and they would all like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a safe...

Twin Pete’s

It’s time for TWIN PETE’s!!! Is this a long running semi-horror-based series set in a bizarre small town in the mountainous areas of America, where a disappearance leads to bizarre occurrences? NO! it’s something much sillier! You know those weird twin films where the exact same idea is committed to celluloid at basically the exact same time? Well we are digging deep and talking about them: Is it Megamind of Despicable Me? Volcano or Dante’s Peak? and the all-time classic; Armageddon or Deep impact?
In this show we are going thro...