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Send us a textChristian, Devin, Amanda, and Mike dive deep into their spoiler-filled thoughts on Season 1 of HBO’s limited series The Penguin. The next chapter in The Batman saga, this crime drama follows Oz Cobb’s quest for power and control in Gotham City.TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE:Start / Housekeeping (00:18)The Penguin Season 1 Review (07:09)Final Thoughts and Ratings (40:52)Follow our guests (48:02)Coming Up Next / Closing (50:38)FOLLOW OUR FRIENDS: Mike' Outlets...
Published 11/12/24
Send us a textChristian and Devin dive into their spoiler thoughts on season one of Agatha All Along. Set after the events of "WandaVision," Agatha Harkness recruits some unlikely allies on her quest to regain her former powers.TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE:Start / Housekeeping (00:18)Agatha Season 1 Breakdown (04:59)Final Thoughts, No Ratings (26:54)Coming Up Next / Closing (34:09)How to enter: Follow us on Instagram or Twitter Bonus Entries:Leave a review on Apple Podcast Sen...
Published 11/06/24
Send us a textChristian and Devin share their spoiler-free thoughts on Venom: The Last Dance. In Venom: The Last Dance, Tom Hardy returns as Venom, one of Marvel's greatest and most complex characters, for the final film in the trilogy. Eddie and Venom are on the run. Hunted by both of their worlds and with the net closing in, the duo are forced into a devastating decision that will bring the curtains down on Venom and Eddie's last dance.TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE:Start + Housekeeping (00:18)Veno...
Published 10/29/24
Send us a textChristian dives into the 4K Blu-ray edition of Arcane Season One. Should you add it to your collection? Get the scoop on the visual quality, audio experience, and all the exclusive features this release has to offer.TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE:Start / Housekeeping (00:18)Arcane Season 1 4K Blu-Ray Breakdown (02:13)Final Verdict (10:55)Closing (13:46)How to enter: Follow us on Instagram or Twitter Bonus Entries:Leave a review on Apple Podcast Send us a screenshot...
Published 10/25/24
Send us a textChristian and Devin share their spoiler-free thoughts on Smile 2. About to embark on a new world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley (Naomi Scott) begins experiencing increasingly terrifying and inexplicable events. Overwhelmed by the escalating horrors and the pressures of fame, Skye is forced to face her dark past to regain control of her life before it spirals out of control.TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE:Start / Housekeeping (00:18)Smile 2 Review (10:12)Final Thoughts and Ra...
Published 10/17/24
Send us a textChristian and Devin share their spoiler-free thoughts on Joker: Folie à Deux, which finds Arthur Fleck institutionalized at Arkham awaiting trial for his crimes as Joker. While struggling with his dual identity, Arthur not only stumbles upon true love, but also finds the music that's always been inside him.TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE:Start / Housekeeping (00:18)Joker 2 Review (11:34)IMDB Trivia (38:54)Final Thoughts and Ratings (41:25)Coming Up Next / Closing (49:57)Suppo...
Published 10/07/24
Send us a textChristian and Devin share their spoiler-free thoughts on The Wild Robot. The epic adventure follows the journey of a robot--ROZZUM unit 7134, "Roz" for short -- that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must learn to adapt to the harsh surroundings, gradually building relationships with the animals on the island and becoming the adoptive parent of an orphaned gosling.TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE:Start / Housekeeping (00:18)The Wild Robot Review (07:30)IMDB Trivia (21...
Published 09/30/24
Send us a textChristian and Devin dive into their spoiler-free first impressions of Episode 1 of The Penguin. The next chapter in The Batman saga, this crime drama follows Oz Cobb’s quest for power and control in Gotham City.TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE:Start / Housekeeping (00:18)The Penguin Episode Review (07:10)The Penguin Trivia (28:36)Final Thoughts, No Ratings (28:05)Coming Up Next / Closing (32:43)Did You Hear About This?This humorous pop culture podcast discusses the latest retr...
Published 09/25/24
Send us a textChristian and Devin dive into their spoiler-free first impressions of Episodes 1 and 2 of Agatha All Along. Set after the events of "WandaVision," Agatha Harkness recruits some unlikely allies on her quest to regain her former powers.TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE:Start / Housekeeping (00:18)Agatha Episodes 1-2 Breakdown (06:17)IMDB Trivia (22:43)Final Thoughts, No Ratings (28:25)Coming Up Next / Closing (32:33)Contact Film Optix Rate and Review us on Apple Podcast an...
Published 09/23/24
Send us a textChristian and Devin share their spoiler-free thoughts on Transformers One. TRANSFORMERS ONE is the untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever.TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE:Start / Housekeeping (00:18)Transformers OneReview (10:56)Transformers Trivia (28:36)Final Thoughts and Ratings (33:47)Coming Up Next / Closing (40:07)Contact Film Optix Rate and Re...
Published 09/19/24
Send us a textChristian and Devin dive into their spoiler-free thoughts on the remake of "Speak No Evil". When an American family is invited to spend the weekend at the idyllic country estate of a charming British family they befriended on vacation, what begins as a dream holiday soon warps into a snarled psychological nightmare.TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE:Start / Housekeeping (00:18)Speak No Evil Review (10:48)Speak No Evil Trivia (26:04)Final Thoughts and Ratings (30:30)Coming Up Next / Cl...
Published 09/16/24
Send us a textThe Juice is loose! Christian and Devin dive into their spoiler-free thoughts on Time Burtons Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Beetlejuice is back! After an unexpected family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia's life is turned upside down when her rebellious teenage daughter, Astrid, discovers the mysterious model of the town in the attic and the portal to the Afterlife is accidentally opened. With trouble brew...
Published 09/09/24
Send us a textChristian evaluates the quality of the 4K Blu-ray editions for Ted Lasso: The Richmond Way, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, and The Watchers. Let's dive into the details!TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE:Start / Housekeeping (00:18)Ted Lasso: The Richmond Way (03:27)Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (07:43)The Watchers (11:31)Coming Up Next / Closing (16:46)Contact Film Optix Rate and Review us on Apple Podcast and Spotify on your podcast platform of choice! Email us at
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Published 09/03/24
Send us a textChristian and Devin dive into the final season of the beloved Netflix series, The Umbrella Academy Season 4. On one day in 1989, 43 infants are inexplicably born to random, unconnected women who showed no signs of pregnancy the day before. Seven are adopted by billionaire industrialist Sir Reginald Hargreeves, who creates the Umbrella Academy and prepares his "children" to save the world. In their teenage years, though, the family fractures and the team disbands. Fast forward to...
Published 08/30/24
Send us a textChristian and Devin review Zoe Kravitz's Directorial Debut film 'Blink Twice'. When tech billionaire Slater King (Channing Tatum) meets cocktail waitress Frida (Naomi Ackie) at his fundraising gala, sparks fly. He invites her to join him and his friends on a dream vacation on his private island. It's paradise. Wild nights blend into sun soaked days and everyone's having a great time. No one wants this trip to end, but as strange things start to happen, Frida begins to ques...
Published 08/27/24
Send us a textChristian and Devin review Fede Alverez's 'Alien Romulus'. While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe. TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE:Start / Housekeeping (00:18)Alien Romulus Review (10:57)Romulus Trvia (34:28)Final Thoughts and Ratings (52:29)Coming Up Next / Closing (58:16)Contact Film Optix Rate and Review us on Apple Podcast and Spotify on your podcast plat...
Published 08/19/24
Send us a textChristian and Devin review Tilman Singers 'Cuckoo'. Reluctantly, 17-year-old Gretchen leaves her American home to live with her father, who has just moved into a resort in the German Alps with his new family. Arriving at their future residence, they are greeted by Mr. König, her father's boss, who takes an inexplicable interest in Gretchen's mute half-sister Alma. Something doesn't seem right in this tranquil vacation paradise. Gretchen is plagued by strange noises and bloody vi...
Published 08/14/24
Send us a textChristian and Devin give their spoiler-free thoughts and insights into Borderlands. Lilith (Cate Blanchett), an infamous bounty hunter with a mysterious past, reluctantly returns to her home, Pandora, the most chaotic planet in the galaxy. Her mission is to find the missing daughter of Atlas (Edgar Ramírez), the universe's most powerful S.O.B. Lilith forms an unexpected alliance with a ragtag team of misfits -- Roland (Kevin Hart), a seasoned mercenary on a mission; Tiny Tina (A...
Published 08/12/24
Send us a textChristian and Devin give their spoiler-free thoughts and insights into M. Night Shyamalan's latest film TRAP. A father and teen daughter attend a pop concert, where they realize they're at the center of a dark and sinister event.TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE:Start / Housekeeping (00:18)Non-Spoiler Section (07:29)TRAP Trivia (26:01)Final Thoughts and Ratings (35:07)Coming Up Next / Closing (38:38)PREVIOUS COVERAGE OF M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN'S FILMSKnock at the Cabin Coverage OLD C...
Published 08/06/24
Send us a Text Message.Christian and Michael give their spoiler reactions to Batman: Caped Crusader. In the grim Gotham City, affluent philanthropist Bruce Wayne goes beyond his humane capabilities and transforms into an enigmatic figure, Batman; his crusade for justice brings in unexpected allies, but his actions also lead to perilous consequences. Stream all episodes of Batman: Caped Crusader on Prime Video.TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE:Start / Housekeeping (00:18)Batman: Caped Crusader Positives ...
Published 07/29/24
Send us a Text Message.Christian, Devin, and Mike celebrate San Diego Comic-Con 2024 by reviewing Marvel Studios' first R-rated movie featuring Deadpool & Wolverine. Deadpool's peaceful existence comes crashing down when the Time Variance Authority recruits him to help safeguard the multiverse. He soon unites with his would-be pal, Wolverine, to complete the mission and save his world from an existential threat. TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE:Start / Housekeeping (00:18)Non-Spoiler Section (08:40...
Published 07/27/24
Send us a Text Message.Christian and Devin give their free spoiler reactions to Twisters. Daisy Edgar-Jones stars as Kate Cooper, a former storm chaser haunted by a devastating encounter with a tornado during her college years who now studies storm patterns on screens safely in New York City. She is lured back to the open plains by her friend, Javi (Golden Globe nominee Anthony Ramos, In the Heights) to test a groundbreaking new tracking system. There, she crosses paths with Tyler Owens (Glen...
Published 07/22/24
Send us a Text Message.In this 4K Blu-ray Review Roundup, Christian evaluates the quality of the 4K Blu-ray editions for 'Twister', 'Challengers', 'Abigail', and 'Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire'. Let's dive into the details!TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE:Start / Housekeeping (00:18)Challengers (01:57)Twister (06:41)'Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire (11:38)Abigail (19:04)Coming Up Next / Closing (25:24)Challengers ReviewGodzilla X Kong: The New Empire ReviewAbigail ReviewContact Film...
Published 07/17/24
Send us a Text Message.Christian and Devin give their spoiler reactions to season 3 of THE BEAR. A young chef from the fine dining world comes home to Chicago to run his family sandwich shop after a heartbreaking death in his family. A world away from what he's used to, Carmy must balance the soul-crushing realities of small business ownership, his strong-willed and recalcitrant kitchen staff and his strained familial relationships, all while grappling with the impact of his brother's suicide...
Published 07/15/24