Movie Mastery – Knights of Badassdom (2013)
You might think that a movie like this is going to cater to our specific interests. The truth is that it is mostly laughing at nerds instead of with […]
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Expounded Universe 133 – The Sweet Life of Zack and Tash
Prepare yourselves for true horror, as we dive into the spooky world of Galaxy of Fear, the tween terror series that wasn’t a cashing in on Goosebumps being a thing. […]
Movie Mastery – BMX Bandits (1982)
It’s the 80’s in Australia and there is nothing cooler than riding BMX bikes, stealing shit you find that is obviously someone else’s, and having the worst imaginable hair.
Expounded Universe 132 – Leviathor Ragnarok
Boy howdy, that was a lot of fun. We got whales, pirate captains, valleys of giant oysters, and an unsurprising revelation about the might Trioculus, all wrapped into a quick […]
Expounded Universe 131 – Dark Greetings
Welcome to an Expanded Universe special edition! This book is too short for a full season so we’re making a little snack out of it. But boy are we ever […]
Movie Mastery – Clockstoppers (2002)
Go back in time with us and see the pure distillation of early 2000’s culture into a single movie. This one checks all the boxes of what a movie aimed […]
Expounded Universe 130 – The End of Star’s End
You know how these wrap up episodes go! We talk about what we liked and didn’t like, then we answer a million listener questions and announce the next book! It’s […]
Expounded Universe 129 – The Arc of Imprisonment
And just like that, we’re done. But dang what a way to go. This is exciting in a way these Star Wars books rarely seem to want to shoot for, […]
Movie Mastery – Cool as Ice (1991)
Like most other movies starring a celebrity that isn’t an actor, this is mostly just a vanity project that has no redeeming aspects. Plus, as a romantic(?) comedy(?), the main […]
Expounded Universe 128 – He’s Dead I Rekkon
A daring space escape and a murder… a murder most foul. Honestly this space scene is one of the coolest ones we’ve seen in a book so far, and it’s […]
Expounded Universe 127 – Lament My Wookie
Our lovable smuggler team (and their droid named after balls) find their way to the mighty agriplanet to continue the mission! We get to meet Rekkon, the coolest dude we’ve […]
Movie Mastery – Descendants (2015)
Over a year ago I was at a Baskin-Robbins with Jef when I saw a cake theme in their book of birthday cake options that was apparently themed around Disney […]
Expounded Universe 126 – What’s Up, Doc
Han and Chewie must effect a sneaky escape from Etti IV and find an old friend, but we have a lot of questions.
Expounded Universe 125 – Forest Balls
Finally the 70s kick up something interesting! It’s Han Solo at Star’s End, a book that predates Empire Strikes Back! We’re gonna be reading all about the wild adventures of […]
Movie Mastery – Bee Movie (2007) But This Time it’s an Actual Review and Not an April Fool’s Joke
Barry B. Benson is no ordinary bee. He’s a shitty bee you immediately hate. Let’s follow along with his entitled crusade to become a lawyer and sue for all the […]
Movie Mastery – Bee Movie (2007) but Every Time We Say Bee the Review Goes Faster
Barry B. Benson is no ordinary bee. He’s a shitty bee you immediately hate. Let’s follow along with his entitled crusade to become a lawyer and sue for all the […]
Expounded Universe 124 – More of a Crucible
As is tradition, we wrap up. We discuss what we liked and didn’t like, if we’d recommend the book in general, and so on. Eventually when we run out of […]
Expounded Universe 123 – Hot Golden Showers… of Force
Okay, let’s bring her home. The entire EU that is, because this is the end. The last of it. Will Luke, Leia and Han die in the monolith? Do the […]
Movie Mastery – Captain America (1979)
Since we were supposed to go see a superhero movie in the theaters this week but couldn’t because of global pandemic, we decided to finally sit down and watch Reb […]
Expounded Universe 122 – Powerbodies by Jake
As boilerplate as the Qrephs have turned out to be, Vestara Khai is a straight up delight. She’s very genre savvy and knows to be completely terrified of Luke and […]
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