The Infamous Podcast

It is a full plate of body slams, Sith drama, Titan trouble, Hell’s Kitchen violence, Vought insanity, and superhero trauma.

This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl recover from the two-night chaos of WrestleMania 42, then dive into a stacked TV lineup with Maul: Shadow Lord Episodes 5 and 6, the Invincible Season 4 finale, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Season 2 Episode 8, Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 Episode 6, and The Boys Season 5 Episode 4.

Episode Index

Intro: 0:07 WrestleMania: 7:17 Maul Shadow Lord: 35:48 Monarch: 39:20 Daredevil: 45:35 The Boys: 52:23 Invincible: 01:02:15

WrestleMania 42

WrestleMania 42 took place across two nights on Sa...

Five shows, one galaxy of trauma

This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl dive into Maul: Shadow Lord Episodes 3 and 4, break down Invincible Season 4 Episode 7, review Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Season 2 Episode 7, check in on Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 Episode 5, and survive The Boys Season 5 Episode 3. It’s a packed week of monsters, mayhem, revenge, and people making extremely bad choices with tremendous confidence.

Episode Index

Intro: 0:07 Maul Shadow Lord: Monarch: Daredevil: The Boys: Invincible:

Maul: Shadow Lord (Disney+)

Maul: Shadow Lord, Episode 3 Title: Chapter 3: Whispers in the Un...

A packed week of revenge plots, power struggles, monster drama, and emotionally compromised men punching their way through their feelings.

This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl dive into the first two episodes of Maul: Shadow Lord, break down Invincible Season 4 Episode 6, review Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Season 2 Episode 6 and Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 Episode 4, and kick off The Boys Season 5 with its bloody first two episodes.

Episode Index

Intro: 0:07 Maul Shadow Lord: 6:31 Invincible: 14:20 Monarch: 24:11 Daredevil: 32:13 The Boys: 46:20

Maul: Shadow Lord (Disney+)

Maul: Shadow Lord, Episode 1 Title: Chapter 1...

Dune vs. Doomsday

This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl dig into the Dune vs. Doomsday box office standoff, review Monarch Season 2 Episode 5, Invincible Season 4 Episode 5, and break down the first three episodes of Daredevil: Born Again Season 2.

Episode Index

Intro: 0:07 WB vs. Disney (Dune x Avengers): 5:04 Monarch: 14:37 Invincible: 26:33 Daredevil Born Again: 36:37

Dunesday 2026

For the movie-date standoff, the official release date for both Dune: Part Three and Avengers: Doomsday is still December 18, 2026. Warner’s Dune: Part Three is positioned for IMAX, while Marvel’s own official page still list...

Project Hail Mary Absolutely Nails the Landing

This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl dive into the Season 4 return of Invincible, check in on Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Season 2, and review Project Hail Mary.

Episode Index

Intro: 0:07 Monarch: 5:32 Invincible: 11:37 Project Hail Mary: 33:04

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (AppleTV)

Season 2, Episode 4 Title: Trespass Air date: March 20, 2026  Director: Hiromi Kamata  Writer: Al Letson  Summary: In 2017, Titan X awakens another swarm of Scarabs in American Samoa, which kill two surfers, and destroys a Monarch patrol boat. On Outpost 18, Trissop and Tim detect Titan...

Spice Visions and Titan Decisions

This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl react to the newly released Dune: Part Three teaser trailer and review Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Season 2, Episode 3, “Secrets.”

Episode Index

Intro: 0:07 Dune 3 Trailer: 7:57 Monarch: 19:11

Dune: Part Three Trailer Reaction

Warner Bros. dropped the first teaser for Dune: Part Three on March 17, 2026, with the film set to hit theaters and IMAX on December 18, 2026. Early coverage highlights a 17-year time jump, the return of Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya, and the debut of Robert Pattinson as Scytale. Direc...

A War, A Bride, and Kaiju Vibes

This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl review Netflix’s sci-fi military action movie War Machine, break down Maggie Gyllenhaal’s wild gothic swing The Bride!, and head back into the Monsterverse for Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Season 2, Episodes 1 and 2.

Episode Index

Intro: 0:07 War Machine: 8:50 The Bride!: 30:50 Monarch: 55:22

War Machine (2026)

Netflix original movie Directed by Patrick Hughes

Stars Alan Ritchson, Dennis Quaid, Stephan James, Jai Courtney

Premise: Army Ranger selection turns into a fight against a giant alie...

Season Endings and Real-World Goodbyes

This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl break down the Season 1 finale of HBO’s A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, reflect on the season as a whole, and celebrate the life and career of actor Robert Carradine.

Did the finale land the joust, or did it pull up short at the lists? And where does this first season rank among HBO’s growing Westerosi saga?

Plus, we say goodbye to a certified nerd icon.

Episode Index

Intro: 0:07 News Bites – Robert Carradine: 5:30 A Knight...

Robert Duvall Passed Away at 95, and it Seems too Soon

This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl honor the legendary Robert Duvall, break down the latest Warner Bros. Discovery and Skydance merger talks, and review the penultimate episode of HBO’s A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Corporate power plays and Westerosi lances collide.

Episode Index

Intro: 0:07 Robert Duvall: 3:51 Warner Bros/Skydance: 9:07 A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: 23:43

Robert Duvall January 5, 1931 – February 15, 2026

Robert Duvall was one of the defining American actors of the modern era. A founding member of t...

Trials by Seven, Auditions by Fire

This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl review the latest two episodes of HBO’s A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (Season 1, Episodes 3 and 4), plus the full first season of Marvel Television’s Wonder Man on Disney+. RIP James Van Der Beek.

Episode Index

Intro: 0:07 RIP James Van Der Beek: 03:35 A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (E3): 10:36 A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (E4): 20:44 Wonder Man (Season 1): 42:00

In Memoriam: James Van Der Beek (1977–2026)

James Van Der Beek, the actor who became a defini...

The Bald Prince and His Tall Knight Make Perfect Travel Companions

This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl are talking about the new GOT spinoff A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. And Wonderman Episode 1. All this and… some Brandon Sanderson news.

Episode Index

Intro: 0:07 Sanderson: 8:45 Wonderman: 19:00 Dunk & Egg: 35:07

Brandon Sanderson’s Literary Fantasy Universe ‘Cosmere’ Picked Up by Apple TV (Exclusive)

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/brandon-sandersons-mistborn-stormlight-archive-movie-tv-1236487271/

Wonderman (Disney+)

Episode 1 – “Matinee” (Premiere)

Episode 1 introduces us to Simon Williams (played by Yahya Abdul-Mateen I...

What We Wanna Watch in 2026

This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl look ahead in 2026 for upcoming movies and TV shows that could be worth watching.

Episode Index

Intro: 0:07 2026 Movies: 2026 TV Shows:

2026 Movies

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (1/16/26) Mercy (1/23/26) Send Help (1/30/26) Dracula (2/6/26) Good Luck Have Fun Don’t Die (2/13/26) How to Make a Killing (2/20/26) The Bride! (3/6/26) Project Hail Mary (3/20/26) Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (3/27/26) They Will Kill You (3/27/26) Super Mario Galaxy (4/3/26) Death of Robin Hood (May) Mortal Kombat II (5/8/26) Mandalorian & Grogu (5/22/26) Masters of the Universe (6/5/26) Disclosure Day (6/12/26) To...

These Aren’t the Best TV Shows, They are the #CertfiedInfamous TV Shows of 2025

This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl share their #CertifiedInfamous tv shows of 2025!

Episode Index

Intro: 0:07 #CertifiedInfamous TV Shows of 2025: 7:55

Darryl’s Picks!

Top 10

My Hero Academia s8 (9.3/1) It: Welcome to Derry (8.5/10) House of David (8.3/10) Last Samurai Standing (8.25/10) Terminal List: Dark Wolf (8.3/10) Solo Leveling s2 (9/10) Cobra Kai s6 (9.25/10) Dexter: Original Sin (8.1/10) The Recruit s2 (8/10) Invincible s3 (8.5/10)

Honorable Mentions

The Bondsman (7.5/10) MurderBot (7.3/10) MobLand (7.75/10) Chad Powers (6.9/10) Stranger Things s5 (7.2/10)

F...

These Aren’t the Best Movies, They are the #CertfiedInfamous Movies of 2025

This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl share their favorite movies of 2025!

Episode Index

Intro: 0:07 #CertifiedInfamous Movies of 2025: 7:55

Darryl’s Picks!

Top 10

Sinners (8.75/10) F1 (8.2/10) K-Pop Demon Hunters (8.35/10) Fantastic Four (8.2/10) Thunderbolts (7/10) King of Kings (8/10) NeZha II (7.85/10) How 2 Train Your Dragon (7.62/10) Ballerina (6.7/10) Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle (7.65/10)

Honorable Mentions

The Gorge (6.7/10) The Amateur (6.9/10) Den of Thieves 2: Pantera (7.25/10) The Roses (7.1/10) The Bad Guys 2 (6.79/10)

First Eliminated

Nobody 2 (3.25/10) Novocaine (3/10) Captain America: BNW (3.2/10) Happ...

TV and Movie Reviews to Listen to Around the Yule Log

This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl talk about a couple movies the saw this week in individual mini-reviews (Avatar: Fire & Ash and The Housemaid). Then breakdown season 2 episode 1 of Fallout. Then give a review of HIM.

Episode Index

Intro: 0:07 Avatar: Fire and Ash: 12:35 The Housemaid: 25:05 Fallout: 34:18 HIM: 49:41

Avatar: FIre and Ash (2025)

Rating Out 10 It’s the Third Movie and It’s Fine… it’s Fine Darryl: 6.2/10

Summary Avatar: Fire and Ash expands the world of Pando...

So Long John Cena… We See You Now

This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl say goodbye to Johnathon Felix Anthony Cena Jr. from West Newberry Massachusetts. The last five fingers have been shuffled, the attitude was finally adjusted, and his jorts were left in the middle of the ring.

Episode Index

Intro: 0:07 John Cena: 7:43 Saturday Night’s Main Event: 33:23 Monday Night RAW: 1:03:44

Contact Us

The Infamous Podcast can be found wherever podcasts are found on the Interwebs, feel free to subscribe and follow along on social media. And...

10 Years and 500 Peaks and Valleys of Pop Culture

This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl celebrate the Infamous Podcast’s most Infamous Milestone yet… 500 Episodes. Here, they will discuss how the pop culture landscape has changed since July 2015.

Episode Index

Intro: 0:07 Nostalgia: 5:00

The Rise and Fall of Pop Culture

Five hundred episodes in, Brian and Darryl have seen some things. Chief among them: the slow realization that Hollywood learned absolutely the wrong lessons from its biggest successes.

Take Marvel. Once upon a time, this was the gold...

Families at War are Peak Comedy

This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl are reviewing two very different family movies… one where the whole family works to fight the “King of the North”. The other was an all-out brawl with Mom and Dad for all the flowers.

Episode Index

Intro: 0:07 The Family Plan 2: 6:15 The Roses: 15:29

The Family Plan 2 (Apple TV)

Rating Out of 10 Short Haired Jon Snow Looks Really Weird Darryl: 4.5/10 Brian: 5.1/10

Summary The Family Plan 2 picks up three years after the first film. Dan Morgan has le...

It’s a Movie Review, but in a Car

This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl get together to revive the Instant Reaction Review for SISU: Road to Revenge.

Episode Index

Intro: 0:07 SISU 2: 2:00

SISU Road to Revenge (2025)

Ratings Out of 10 How Could There Possibly be Any Blood Left in His Body Because it All Pumped Out onto the Floor of the Train Darryl: 6.5/10 Brian: 6.3/10

Summary SISU: Road to Revenge brings back Finland’s most unstoppable ex-commando, Aatami Korpi, diving straight into another brutal gauntlet of vengeance, grit...

This Predator Looks Like He’s One Shoulder Cannon Away from Being a Warhammer Mini

This week on The Infamous Podcast, Brian and Darryl dive into a stacked slate of reviews — including The Running Man starring Glenn Powell, Predator: Badlands, and Guillermo del Toro’s haunting Netflix adaptation of Frankenstein. Plus, we break down John Cena’s emotional final appearance at Madison Square Garden. In News Bites, we react to the brand-new Season 2 trailers for Monarch: Legacy of Monsters and Fallout. Tune in for reviews, insights, laughs, and plenty of pop-culture chaos.

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This week on The Infamous Podcast, Brian and Darryl break down the Hulu original series Chad Powers, the sports comedy nobody saw coming but everyone’s talking about. Also, they talk about the frantic trade deadline in the NFL.

Episode Index

Intro: 0:07 Supergirl Reshoots: 2:40 Saturday Night’s Main Event: 13:24 NFL Trade Deadline: 24:33 Chad Powers: 38:11

New Bites

Supergirl Reshoots https://geektyrant.com/news/supergirl-reshoots-underway-and-it-sounds-like-they-involve-superman

Saturday Night’s Main Event World Heavyweight Championship Match: CM Punk vs. Jey Uso Undisputed WWE Championship Match: Cody Rhodes (c) vs. Drew McInty...

When Did Blood Powers Get So Cool? Trick question, they were always cool.

This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl review the 2025 Cincinnati Comic Expo, Netflix Hypocrisy, The Hunt for Ben Solo, and Gen V season 2.

Episode Index

Intro: 0:07 Stranger Things: 7:43 2025 Cincinnati Comic Expo: 12:09 The Hunt for Ben Solo: 20:31 Gen V: 30:00

Stranger Things in Theaters

Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’ Series Finale Officially Coming to Theaters, Despite Previous Statements https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/netflix-stranger-things-finale-theaters-tickets-1236408174/

2025 Cincinnati Comic Expo Review

The Superman Show at the Cincin...

It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane… No, It’s Just Failing Numbers

This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl have some News Bites, preview the 2025 Cincinnati Comic Expo, Superman 2025 hits another low, and other random fun.

Episode Index

Intro: 0:07 News Bites: 6:47 Cincinnati Comic Expo: Superman Streaming: Randomcast:

News Bites

Despite ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ B.O. Success, Ted Sarandos Says Strategy Remains “Exclusive First Run Movies On Netflix” https://deadline.com/2025/10/kpop-demon-hunters-netflix-cinemas-strategy-box-office-1236593529/

Warner Bros. Discovery Says It Is Evaluating Acquisition Offers From ‘Multiple Parties’ https://variety.com/2025/tv...

The Return of the Show

This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl are talking about the finales of Alien: Earth and The Terminal List: Dark Wolf (remember those shows?). Then delve into a baby pool of Gen V season 2. Finally… Tron: Ares.

Episode Index

Intro: 0:07 Tron: Ares: 5:26 The Terminal List: 14:33 Alien Earth: 28:18

Tron: Ares (2025)

Tron: Ares Release date: October 10, 2025 (theatrical) Director: Joachim Rønning Screenwriter: Jesse Wigutow (story also by Wigutow) Producers: Sean Bailey, Jeffrey Silver, Justin Springer, Jared Leto, Emma Ludbrook, Steven Lisberger Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures Mus...

When the enemy is inside you — or beside you.

This week on the podcast, We’re talking Alien: Earth eps 6 & 7 (flies, hybrids, and chestbursters) and Dark Wolf eps 5 & 6 (betrayals & Shepherd reveals).

Episode Index

Intro: 0:07 Alien: Earth: 5:31 The Terminal List: Dark Wolf: 51:00

Alien: Earth (FX/Hulu)

Episode 6 — “The Fly” Writer(s): Noah Hawley & Lisa Long Director: Ugla Hauksdóttir Original Air Date: September 9, 2025 Summary: As the Xenomorph grows, Wendy works on communicating with it. Nibs undergoes testing, prompting Atom Eins to demand her memory be reset to before the Maginot’s crash. Dame...

RIP Charlie Kirk, Thanks for the Debates and Discourse.

This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl celebrate the life of Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk.

Episode Index

Intro: 0:07 Charlie Kirk: 0:10

Comic Book/Video Game Firings

Drew Harrison – game dev, Sucker Punch – Blizzard Hazel Monforton – Sr Writer & Narrative Designer Catherynne M Valente – WoW novelist Lee Knox Ostertag – WoW novelist Jared Gillis – Tech Designer Matt Villers Nikki Crenshaw Gretchen Felker-Martin (Red Hood, DC)

sSquare Enix Kate Cwynwar Square Enix accounts

Dear Villagers Studio Caravan Sandwitch Game

...

What If the CIA and Weyland-Yutani Merged? (Spoiler: Everyone Dies)

This week on the podcast, Alien: Earth Episode 5 and Episodes 3 & 4 of The Terminal List: Dark Wolf reviews.

Episode Index

Intro: 0:07 Alien Earth: The Terminal List:

Alien: Earth (FX/Hulu)

Episode 5 – “In Space, No One…” Summary: A flashback shows the events that occurred on the Maginot starting seventeen days before it reached Earth. Junior security officer Clem wakes Morrow from cryosleep and tells him there has been a fire in one of the containment rooms. Two facehuggers have escaped and latched up...

SEAL Tears and Eyeball Fears

This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl are talking about The Terminal List: Dark Wolf (episodes 1 & 2) and Alien: Earth (episode 4).

Episode Index

Intro: 0:07 Alien: Earth: 14:40 Dark Wolf: 29:53

Alien: Earth (FX/Hulu)

Alien: Earth Episode 4 – “Observation”

Summary (Spoiler-Free): Wendy gains the ability to communicate with Xenomorphs via human-audible frequencies. Meanwhile, the creepy “Eye” parasite—affectionately dubbed the “Eyeball Monster”—possesses a sheep as biological weaponry testing escalates. Morrow manipulates hybrid Slightly for leverage as corporate horror deepens.  Why It Matters: Horror doubles down—body invasion...

Disney Turned All Their Boy Brands Into Girl Brands and Doesn’t Know How To Fix Them

This week on the podcast, Alien: Earth episode 3, and how Disney got rid of half the audience of their acquired brands (Marvel and Star Wars).

Episode Index

Intro: 0:07 K-Pop Demon Hunters: 3:00 Disney’s Boy Problems: 9:00 Alien Earth: 40:36

Disney’s Boy Trouble: Studio Seeks Original IP to Win Back Gen-Z Men Amid Marvel, Lucasfilm Struggles

https://variety.com/2025/film/news/disney-marvel-lucasfilm-gen-z-1236494681/

Leadership at Walt Disney Studios has been pressing Hollywood creatives in rec...

We’ll Never Get Tired of Watching CM Punk’s Head Get Stomped Into the Mat

This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl are talking 2025 Summer Slam New Jersey.

Episode Index

Intro: 0:07 Summer Slam:

Summer Slam: New Jersey (2025)

SummerSlam: New Jersey took place as a two-night event on Saturday, August 2, and Sunday, August 3, 2025.

Rating: Out of 10 Seriously, We Love Watching Seth Stop CTE Punk’s Head Into the Mat Darryl: 8/10 Brian: 8.3/10

Top 5 Matches & Top 3 Moments: Darryl: Naomi vs Iyo Sky vs Rhea Ripley Cody Rhodes...

Because Apparently We’ve All Had Enough Capes and Spandex

This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl are talking Fantastic Four: First Steps, Happy Gilmore 2, Movies we want to catch at the theater for the rest of 2025, and the latest Superhero Showdown at the Box Office.

Episode Index

Intro: 0:07 Box Office Showdown: 10:49 Movie in the Back Half of 2025: 20:45 Happy Gilmore 2: 33:27 Fantastic Four: 45:22

Superman vs. Marvel’s First Family at the Box Office

Superman grabbed a bigger domestic haul, but First Steps showed stronger international momentum and may signal bett...

From Fortress of Solitude to Box Office Silence

This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl are talking about the SuperMeh Box Office stumbles, the first Mortal Kombat II trailer, and then they return to Jurassic Park to review Jurassic World Rebirth.

Episode Index

Intro: 0:07 Superman Box Office: 6:07 Mortal Kombat 2 Trailer: 25:33 Jurassic World Rebirth: 33:44

Superman Box Office Woes

James Gunn Doesn’t Get How ‘Superman’ Is ‘Considered Woke’ and Says ‘Anti-American Sentiment Around the World’ Isn’t ‘Helping Us’ at Global Box Office https://variety.com/2025/film/news/james-gunn-superman-woke-anti-america-box-office-1236465776/

Mortal Kombat...

Looks Like Antarctica Wasn’t the Only Place Superman Crashed

This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl are talking about the Super(Meh) Opening Weekend Box Office, the last 3 episodes of Murderbot season 1, and they review F1.

Episode Index

Intro: 0:07 Superman Box Office: 7:17 Murderbot: 17:00 F1: 35:55

Superman (2025) Box Office

Opening weekend performance: Domestic 3‑day sitting at ~$100–130 million Worldwide debut crossed $200 million Forecasts suggest long‑term haul could reach $1 billion if word‑of‑mouth holds

Overall sentiment: Some critics and audiences praised Corenswet’s optimistic Superman, slick humor, and DC’s tonal reset...

This is Truly a Soy Latte Drinking Superman

This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl are joined by the one and only Cousin Kenny to talk about the 2025 DC Studios film Superman: Legacy.

Episode Index

Intro: 0:07 Superman: 5:35

Superman: Legacy (2025)

Summary James Gunn reboots the Man of Steel with David Corenswet as Superman/Clark Kent—not an origin story, but a story of an established hero dealing with political intrigue, social media hate campaigns, and survival in a fractured world. The film blends humor and cosmic stakes as Superman reli...

Post-Apocalyptic Parenting Is the Real Horror

This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl take a long, LONG hike through the post-apocalypse with 28 Years Later — a movie that proves the rage virus still hits hard, especially when it’s your kid in danger. Then we check in on Murderbot episode 7, where things get personal, kaiju get frisky, and the crew gets real about trust issues. Plus, Mahershala Ali wants to know what’s up with Blade, and honestly? So do we.

Episode Index

Intro: 0:07 Blade Movie: 8:27 Murderbot: 17:57 28 Years Later: 29:24

Mahershala Ali on MCU...

No Script, No Mercy, No Spoilers

James Gunn says the quiet part out loud about Marvel’s mess, Murderbot unravels in episode 6, and we talk Mobland and Flora & Son in our “What We’re Watching” segment.

Episode Index

Intro: 0:07 James Gunn: 9:11 Murderbot: 31:40 What We’re Watching: 41:57

James Gunn Talks Movies

Gunn warns the movie industry is “dying” because studios are ditching finished scripts in favor of chasing deadlines. He pointed to Disney’s mandate to ramp up Marvel content as destructive: “That wasn’t fair…it killed them”. At DC, Gunn enforces a stri...

MCU tries to reset, Murderbot tries to escape emotional damage.

This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl break down Captain America: Brave New World, where Sam Wilson’s shield meets political paranoia and a very red, very angry Hulk. Then it’s back into the soap-operatic arms of Murderbot, as Episode 5 serves up sabotage, sass, and an unexpected anatomy lesson. One’s trying to save the world, the other just wants to be left alone with their shows—and honestly, we relate.

Episode Index

Intro: 0:07 Murderbot: Virtue Signal: Brave New World:

Murde...

Murderbot Is Fine, Everyone Else Is Screwed

This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl dig into episode 4 of Murderbot, where everyone’s favorite emotionally repressed robot finally snaps—soap opera hallucinations included. Then it’s time to kick off Movie Summer 2025 with early buzz (and warning signs) around Superman and Fantastic Four, plus some movie messiness that smells like panic reshoots. And finally, we take a steel chair to WWE’s latest release spree—R-Truth, Carlito, and maybe even The Miz? Say it ain’t so.

Episode Index

Intro: 0:07 WWE Releases: 7:40 Murderbot: 25.25 2025 Summer Movie...

Don’t Trust the App, the AI, or the Alchemy

This week on the podcast, we review Companion, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, and Fountain of Youth, plus episode 3 of Murderbot. Killer apps, aging spies, mythical water, and a snarky robot—just another week of Infamous.

Episode Index

Intro: 0:07 Murderbot:5:38 Companion: 21:21 Fountain of Youth: 38:25 Mission Impossible: 56:42

Murderbot – Episode 3 (Apple TV+)

Summary: Murderbot continues its mission to protect its human companions while grappling with its own autonomy and emotions. Episode 3 delves deeper into its backstory, revealing the complexities of its programm...

Rated R for Romance and Robots

This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl kick things off with a live trailer watch of Ironheart—because nothing says excitement like corporate-mandated teen genius content. Then it’s a double feature of cinematic chaos with reviews of Love Hurts (aka “What if John Wick cried more?”) and Novocaine (the feel-nothing action movie we didn’t know we needed). Finally, we plug into the emotionally unavailable but highly bingeable Murderbot, Apple TV+’s latest attempt to make us root for a killer android with anxiety. Buckle up—this episode has pain, no pain...