THE OMEN FRANCHISE MARATHON 6 films, touching 6 decades, with 6 takes on the anti-Christ (to varying degrees of quality) Some friends are only with you for a short time, and some are with you for life. Damien is one of the lifelong homies. After investigating and diving into the sometimes scary, sometimes wild world of The Omen, the boys have found another home amidst the religious imagery and anxieties of this cinematic universe. Rhys and Kane go through their individual rankings of the...

THE OMEN FRANCHISE MARATHON Finally we're at the final Omen film, and for some reason, it likes to go by as 'The First Omen'. It's okay; aging is scary, we get it. The long anticipated PREQUEL. Will it have the prequel curse? Will it have the actual curse that the original film had? If you've read any reviews yet, you'll see that pleasantly, no! This actually sort of rocks. Kane and Rhys unpack 'Immaculate 2,' I mean: 'The First Omen,' and see how one of these films plays out in our...

THE OMEN FRANCHISE MARATHON The only film to my knowledge to be solely made because of the novelty of it's release date - having come out 06/06/06; what a hell of a time. The Omen sees on one fateful night, the rebirth of the antichrist... coming in the form of a small child named Damien. [Liev Shreiber]'s perfect, wholesome and almost soap-opera-like life gets completely torn apart, when he realises his son may be more than what he thought he was... This sounds a bit familiar. Rhys and...

THE OMEN FRANCHISE MARATHON What else could the antichrist have to say on the big screen? So it's about time he shifts to the small screen... with this made-for-TV 'movie'. Following the death of Damien Thorn, the seed of Damien lives on in a little girl names Delia. Taking a very similar approach to the first Omen film, we find the antichrist in the form of a small child; except this time, nothing is scary, everything is annoying, and things happen that are f*cking ridiculous. Rhys and...

THE OMEN FRANCHISE MARATHON Or more commonly regarded as: 'The Omen 3: The one with Sam Neill'. The Omen franchise enters the 80s, and Damien enters his 30s. It's the antichrist's time to shine, but a little fella that goes by the name 'anti-antichrist' (friends call Him 'Christ') has been born again and threatens all that Damien strives for. Rhys and Kane reluctantly dive into this cap to the trilogy, following the disappointment and outright bore of part two. The boys have no idea what's...

THE OMEN FRANCHISE MARATHON Marathon Me's 100th EPISODE is finally here! And really, what is truer MM-spirit than talking about a random, weird, sorta-shit horror movie sequel. Damien is now a teenager, coming to know himself as both a person, and something much darker and much more important. Narrative potential is massive right; a lot of room to comment on the universal teenage experience and coming of age? Well, someone tell the filmmakers to actually commit to it and take us...

THE OMEN FRANCHISE MARATHON Back to horror movies, with a franchise that has the same amount of frights, curses, and forgotten obscure sequels. The Omen sees on one fateful night, the rebirth of the antichrist... coming in the form of a small child named Damien. Gregory Peck's perfect, wholesome and almost soap-opera-like life gets completely torn apart, when he realises his son may be more than what he thought he was. Kane and Rhys begin The Omen franchise in anticipation for the upcoming...

THE HUNGER GAMES FRANCHISE MARATHON It is now officially the reaping... five films done, Marathon Me is putting them all head to head in their own Hunger Games, by ranking them all from worst to best. The boys also take a look at the franchise as a whole and how it develops and matures - building the fantastical world for its audience, and evaluating if this is effectively done in the films or not. Rhys and Kane went in as Panem-virgins, and are now coming out veterans. Fellow Hunger Games...

THE HUNGER GAMES FRANCHISE MARATHON We went from catching some fire, to focusing on a bit of snow. Going back to the 10th annual hunger games, this new installment follows the origins of Coriolanus Snow, as he delves from an ambitious, yet compassionate man, to the Snow that we know and have vitriolic hate for today. Kane and Rhys dive into the satisfaction of Snow's arc, and if this prequel gives the well-awaited context and world-building the two have been asking for, to cover up a few...

THE HUNGER GAMES FRANCHISE MARATHON One more double episode because... these are really two sides to the same coin. Get it? COIN! Katniss and Peta have now been through two Hunger Games competitions, and somehow not died. Fresh off of the PR tour of the previous Hunger Games, the two are hired as ambassadors for political causes. But here's the catch... they are both on opposing sides. How will they get out of this pickle?! In Mockingjay, sh#t starts to go down. The stakes are much higher,...

THE HUNGER GAMES FRANCHISE MARATHON What do need to cook? Just a little bit of fire. This franchise is officially cooking baby! After Katniss and Peta survive their first Hunger Games, the two are left to enjoy their winnings, with some peace, quiet and riches. Wait, no? They have to compete AGAIN - and with stronger, more experienced components??? That doesn't seem very fair. Kane and Rhys continue their dive into the franchise, with an entry that ups the ante in terms of every category...

THE HUNGER GAMES FRANCHISE MARATHON Marathon Me is volunteering as tribute to watch all of The Hunger Games movies. The cultural phenomenon following Katniss Everdeen as she fights in a game to the death, with fellow District 12 alumni, Peeta, as part of a strange socio-political tradition. People lap this shit UP. Five movies. Four books. And a life-time of preteens basing their personalities on this. Rhys and Kane, both virgins to this franchise, dive head-first, entering the world of...

QUENTIN TARANTINO MARATHON The film-bros made it through Pulp Fiction and did them all: every film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino... and now they're going to rank them. (You're surprised? Don't you know how this show works?) From the settings of a crime-filled world of L.A. in 'Reservoir Dogs,' to the vastly different crime-filled world of L.A. (in the late 60s) of 'Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood,' Rhys and Kane made it through the entire filmography. The boys track through...

QUENTIN TARANTINO MARATHON Washed up, on-the-decline and at fear of being a has-been...  yep that's right: it's Rick Dalton. Back to California and the 'hangout movie,' Tarantino explores here the changing world of Hollywood as the 60s became the 70s, and fear filled the town amidst the threat of Charles Manson and his blood-thirsty "Family." Rhys and Kane unpack the most recent of Tarantino's efforts, which tracks back to the first of his films that the two hosts ever watched together....

A MARATHON ME CHRISTMAS SPECIAL  and DIARY OF A WIMPY KID FRANCHISE MARATHON Tis the season to be wimpy. The Christmas Gods have blessed the world this year with yet another Disney+ original Diary of a Wimpy Kid animated film. Our prayers have been answered and a trilogy has been created.  Rhys and Kane review the new addition to the Wimpy-Kid-universe, and talk a little bit about what festive films they have been watching. Love Actually or Bad Santa; which camp are you on? Podcast...

QUENTIN TARANTINO MARATHON The one that made the man a house-hold misogynist. But, like, is he though for real? Just following the civil war, a room is filled with individuals, stuck together by the dangerous element of winter, forced to confront one another's biases and most importantly... their hatred. A little bit 'The Thing', a little bit 'Twelve Angry Men,' a whole lot of Tarantino. Rhys and Kane go deep into the grit and tension of this Western tale, to unpack whether its slow bottle...

QUENTIN TARANTINO MARATHON The man is not done revising history... he's now after the construct of the slave trade. Moving from pseudo-Western film to an explicitly Western film, we follow ex-slave and eternal badass, Django, as it's time for him to kick ass, get revenge, and save the love of his wife. Rhys and Kane watch and discuss, mouth-agape, at this sensationalist and completely rad retelling of how maybe this whole abuse-of-human-rights thing maybe should have gone? Podcast...

QUENTIN TARANTINO MARATHON As the first feature for Tarantino to explore going back in time, the filmmaker dives into Nazi occupied France amidst World War II, and the following results are something special. Going down the path of rewriting history through the medium of film, we found ourselves in some simultaneously familiar and unfamiliar territory, as the narrative goes in certain places that make you think: this didn't really happen, did it? Rhys and Kane go in with open hearts and...

QUENTIN TARANTINO MARATHON A grindhouse double feature that lives up to it's name because... that's exactly what it is... no subtlety here is there? First comes Robert Rodriguez's  blood-and-guts-filled zombie film 'Planet Terror,' oozing with camp, action and an unsavory taste in inauthenticity: yeah, spoiler alert here, neither Kane or Rhys really dug this one. But the main course: is Tarantino's grungy road-movie, 'Death Proof.' This one is really the one that matters in this...

QUENTIN TARANTINO MARATHON The most literal 'double billing' the podcast has ever done. Tarantino's mainstream action extravaganza, Kill Bill, sees the murderous 'The Bride' come back from seemingly the dead to strike vengeance on the Deadly Viper clan, wiggle some toes, and most importantly... kill Bill. Kane and Rhys have an absolute ball with the condoms full of blood and complete maximalism of Uma Thurman's tour through all subgenres of exploitation cinema. Hold onto your seats (for...

QUENTIN TARANTINO MARATHON Behold; a double episode, of Tarantino's underrated ode to blaxploitation cinema, paired with an experimental anthology comedy that TECHNICALLY fits into the canon of Quentin Tarantino. Two black-sheep: one overlooked, another going straight in the bin. Rhys and Kane begin talking about "Jackie Brown" and its interesting exploration of a contemporary crime-world of the 90s, through a very intention lens of 70s cinema. Then move onto the strange world of "Four...

QUENTIN TARANTINO MARATHON Reservoir Dogs may have been Tarantino's first mark on Hollywood, but it wasn't until Pulp Fiction that the man became a household name. Gracing the walls of dorm rooms everywhere, Pulp Fiction is one of the quintessential 'film-bro' movies of our generation. But at the same time, EVERYONE seems to love this movie (Kane's mum especially). Is this hype blown out of proportion? Does it deserve the status that belongs to it? Kane and Rhys revisit this epic to see if...

QUENTIN TARANTINO MARATHON Welcome to the next journey for Marathon Me, as the boys take on all of favourite movie super-nerd and foot fetishist... Quentin Tarantino. Rhys and Kane start their dive into the weirdo's filmography with none other than his directorial feature debut; Reservoir Dogs. A heist goes wrong and the inexperienced/out-of-their-depth crew of criminals find themselves searching for the rat amongst them that forced the job to go awry. All based in a warehouse, the men...

INDIANA JONES FRANCHISE MARATHON The grand adventure has come to a close... and what a journey it has been.  Five films, five adventures, and one clueless adventurer. Kane and Rhys have completed the franchise, spanning over 40 years and several continents. The boys have found a whole new appreciation for the whip-bearing Indy, and only after discussion, discovered their strong distaste for Dial of Destiny. The two try to put the entire IP into perspective and churn out an overview of what...

INDIANA JONES FRANCHISE MARATHON You thought Indy was done? Think again. Indiana Jones is now 80 years old, living in 1969, and hates loud teenagers and their 'poor music choices' more than ever. His adventure isn't over just yet: he still has to take on time travel and ruin Phoebe Waller Bridge's reputation. Rhys and Kane take on this first entry into the Indiana Jones franchise by the mouse from the big house (Disney) and see if hopefully there's enough of the grittiness and charm left...