Review

Reviews of books, movies, TV shows

№ 565 Rockin’ It With Creed

2017-06-15

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Temporary end of the series

№ 564 Wonder Woman Movie Review

2017-06-03

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The correct take on a bad movie

№ 560 Rockin’ It With Rocky Balboa

2017-05-17

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If you've listened to the rest of the series why stop now

№ 557 Indiana Jones and the Mixed Reviews

2017-05-04

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Fun role reversal: pop culture that Ben likes and Matt doesn't

№ 554 Rockin’ It With Rocky V

2017-04-05

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The movies get worse but not the reviews

№ 551 Rockin’ It With Rocky IV

2017-03-22

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Rocky and a robot!

№ 529 Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part 1

2016-12-29

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Instead either go back and listen to full The Comic Book Time Machine episodes, or Wikipedia it

№ 521 Touring the Tower: The Dark Tower – Part 3

2016-11-30

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But read the book series first

№ 511 Frolicking with Father Callahan: The Dark Tower – Part 2

2016-10-26

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Review of The Wolves of the Calla and warnings for the rest of the series

№ 507 Rollin’ with Roland: The Dark Tower – Part 1

2016-10-03

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Wonderful discussion of the first four Dark Tower books

№ 489 Elysium Movie Review

2016-07-25

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A fine review of a movie no one has watched since 2016

№ 486 The 2001 Movie Review

2016-07-12

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Great discussion and variety of opinions

№ 482 Living it Up with Lawrence of Arabia

2016-07-01

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Great movie, fascinating man

№ 481 Rockin’ It With Rocky II

2016-06-27

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Fun listening to them discover and enjoy the series

№ 479 Mockingjay: Part 2 Movie Review

2016-06-21

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I thought the 52-minute Attack of the Clones review was too long :(

№ 478 The Lego Movie Movie Review

2016-06-19

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As always with old reviews, listen if you're interested in discussion on that movie

№ 474 Rockin’ It With Rocky

2016-06-06

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Great movie series, great podcast series

№ 473 Star Wars: Attack of the Clones Movie Review

2016-06-02

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You know how I feel about these long episodes on other podcasts

№ 470 That Hideous Space Trilogy

2016-05-27

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Quickest deep dive

№ 466 Captain America: Civil Skirmish

2016-05-11

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Listen if you're a fan of the movie

№ 458 Things About Batman v Superman

2016-04-14

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Although it is fun when Ben gets mad and Matt gets defensive

№ 437 Excavating the X-Files: Part 13

2016-01-20

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The end of the show's original run

№ 434 The Martian Movie Review

2016-01-08

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Listen if you liked the book or movie

№ 430 Amazing Spider-Man 2 Movie Review

2015-12-30

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I don't think this one holds up

№ 409 Excavating the X-Files: Part 12

2015-11-16

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The end of the show (until the revival)

№ 405 Analyzing Anathem

2015-10-26

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Brief interesting overview

№ 404 The Retro-Futurism of Back to the Future

2015-10-21

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Listen if you're a Back to the Future fan

№ 403 Excavating the X-Files: Part 11

2015-10-19

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At least Matt is still enjoying himself

№ 399 Digging Up Dune

2015-10-06

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Great brief look at an SFC classic

№ 391 Excavating the X-Files: Part 10

2015-09-11

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The last gasp of X-Files positivity?

№ 382 The Arkham Analysis

2015-08-11

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Fun walkthrough and discussion of the video game series

№ 379 The SFC Time Loop: Fate vs. Free Will

2015-07-27

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Less a review of The Adjustment Bureau, and more a discussion on free will vs sovereignty.

№ 374 The Worlds of Neil Gaiman: Stardust

2015-07-10

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Overview of an interesting author

№ 371 Breaking Down Better Call Saul

2015-07-02

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Great show, great discussion

№ 361 Dark City Movie Review

2015-06-02

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Good breakdown, good movie

№ 347 Excavating the X-Files: Part 8

2015-04-16

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I'm not brave enough to check how long this series lasts.

№ 331 Jupiter Ascending Movie Review

2015-02-09

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One of my favorite SFC reviews

№ 322 Middle-Earth on Film Retrospective

2015-01-16

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Final discussion of Peter Jackson's Middle Earth films

№ 317 Live Die Repeat Movie Review

2015-01-04

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Check out if you're a big Edge of Tomorrow fan

№ 305 Justice League: War Movie Review

2014-11-24

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Movie review and general DC discussion with the Green Screen Podcast

№ 299 The SFC Time Loop: Inception Movie Review

2014-11-07

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Good discussion of a great movie.

№ 295 Fall 2014 Superhero Television

2014-10-23

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One of the funniest review episodes

№ 294 Make it Happen, Cap’n

2014-10-21

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You can guess what Ben thought of a Marvel movie

№ 289 LOST: Part 3

2014-09-22

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Matt and Des reflect on LOST

№ 288 The SFC Time Loop: LOST: Part 2.5

2014-09-21

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Only interesting for big LOST fans. Part 2 is mostly rehash.

№ 282 It’s a Trap!

2014-08-20

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More great Star Wars talk, on the prequels and expanded universe

№ 281 It’s Anakin, Not Ana-Can’t

2014-08-15

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A close-to-essential overview of the original Star Wars trilogy

№ 278 Guardians of the Galaxy Movie Review

2014-08-04

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Quick review of a Marvel movie Ben liked

№ 277 Non-Fantasy Fantasy: Community

2014-08-01

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Fun run-through of a fun show

№ 273 The Longevity of the Planet of the Apes

2014-07-21

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Apparently this is not a great franchise

№ 266 Excavating the X-Files: Part 7

2014-06-21

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The cracks are starting to show.

№ 262 The Buffy and Angel Retrospective

2014-06-12

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Listen if you're a fan of the shows, otherwise skip.

№ 257 Excavating the X-Men

2014-05-23

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Fine episode about a lackluster franchise

№ 256 X-Men: First Class Movie Review

2014-05-22

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Brief discussion of the movie

№ 254 Excavating the X-Files: Part 6

2014-05-18

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This series still has a way to go

№ 248 What the Fountain?

2014-04-28

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An interesting discussion about an interesting movie

№ 244 Captain America: The Winter Soldier Movie Review

2014-04-09

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The Green Screen guys join Matt to review

№ 241 Noah Pun Intended

2014-04-03

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Good discussion of themes and interpretations from Aronofsky's Noah

№ 234 Taking a Stand on “The Stand”

2014-03-12

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Interesting discussion of The Stand and King's oeuvre in general

№ 232 Excavating the X-Files: Part 5

2014-03-04

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I'm sure this is catnip to X-Files fans.

№ 229 Excavating the X-Files: Part 4

2014-02-11

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Skip unless you're a huge X-Files fan

№ 222 Superhero Spotlight On The Superior Spider-Man

2014-01-17

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The SFC's equivalent to the Clone Saga: too long and a little dull

№ 218 Excavating the X-Files: Part 3

2014-01-08

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They're still interested in the show

№ 240 Captain America: The First Avenger Movie Review

2014-01-02

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A review of the early Marvel movie

№ 213 The Desolation of the Hobbit

2013-12-20

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The SFC turns on Peter Jackson

№ 209 Dissecting Doctor Who

2013-11-28

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Fun listen if you've watched Doctor Who series 1-7, otherwise you can skip.

№ 207 Revisiting the Rocketeer

2013-11-21

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Very fun takedown of a movie both loved as children

№ 202 Thor Movie Review

2013-11-05

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Watch the YouTube video instead

№ 196 Top Five Episodes of Breaking Bad

2013-10-17

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Continues the great discussion of the previous episode

№ 195 Breaking Open Breaking Bad

2013-10-16

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Watch the show, then listen to this episode.

№ 192 Heroes Season Two Rant

2013-10-07

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As funny as the first. An enormous shame that the series ended here.

№ 191 Excavating the X-Files: Part 1

2013-10-02

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Skip unless you're a huge X-Files fan. For someone that's never seen the show, the story quickly gets incomprehensible (Chris Carter's fault, not the hosts).

№ 187 Heroes Season One Rant

2013-09-15

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One of the funniest series of the show starts here.

№ 165 Injustice: Gods Among Us

2013-06-18

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Listen if you're interested in playing the game.

№ 159 2001: A Space Odyssey Review

2013-05-27

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The first step on the road to becoming Ben's favorite movie.

№ 157 Superhero Spotlight On the Power Rangers

2013-05-21

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To paraphrase Ben, "A Koby-led episode about Power Rangers, what could go wrong."

№ 156 Superhero Spotlight on The New 52

2013-05-18

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Great concept, good execution, but way too long.

№ 151 Iron Man 3 Movie Review

2013-05-07

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Good review, but in general, reviews of mediocre movies aren't super interesting.

№ 147 Oblivion Movie Review

2013-04-27

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Not sure that anyone remembers this movie.

№ 141 G.I. Joe: Retaliation Movie Review

2013-04-07

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Daniel fills in aptly for Ben.

№ 133 Oz The Great and Powerful Movie Review

2013-03-19

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Daniel makes Ben proud by giving a scathing review to a Disney movie.

№ 114 Superhero Spotlight on Aquaman

2013-02-04

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An interesting look at an mildly interesting superhero, but very long.

№ 106 In the Loop with Looper

2013-01-13

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Fine look at a good movie.

№ 99 Catching Up with Buffy and Angel

2012-12-23

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An update on how far Matt has watched Buffy and Angel. Skip unless you're really into those shows.

№ 98 Tolkien About the Hobbit Movie

2012-12-22

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Part 1 of the Shakespearean tragedy that is "Ben and Matt come to hate The Hobbit.

№ 94 The Hobbit – That’s What I’m Tolkien About

2012-11-25

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Interesting behind-the-scenes of the book, plus Matt's most infamous rating.

№ 92 Why James Bond is Sci-Fi

2012-11-15

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Loose discussion of "Is James Bond sci-fi" that trails off (without an answer) into a half-hearted review of Spyfall.

№ 83 Batman Live – Instant Reaction

2012-10-01

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One of the funniest episodes in SFC history.

№ 82 John Carter, Savior of Mars

2012-09-16

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Less a review than a discussion of the book series and religious tie-ins. Definitely check it out if you're interested in John Carter.

№ 78 The Dark Knight Revisited

2012-08-09

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Definite listen if you like The Dark Knight Rises. Even if not, the banter between Matt and "guest host" Ben De Bono might be enough.

№ 76 The Dark Knight Rises – Instant Reaction

2012-07-20

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Discussion is not bad at all, but probably only listen if you loved the movie and want to hear the quick initial thoughts.

№ 72 The Amazing Spider-Man Movie Review

2012-07-13

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Good discussion with some disagreement between hosts. Unless you're a huge fan of the movie though, you can skip.

№ 55 The Avengers – Instant Reaction

2012-05-05

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Brief look at The Avengers

№ 43 Star Wars

2012-01-29

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It's Ben and Matt's first recording ever, and it's an interesting discussion of the Star Wars movies and behind-the-scenes.

№ 36 Perception of Inception

2011-12-04

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Time Loop (№ 299)

Good discussion of a great movie.

№ 34 LOST Part 2

2011-10-23

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Not as bad as its reputation, but mostly a rehash of previous topics like if "greatest show ever" is objective or subjective.

№ 32 LOST Part 1

2011-09-27

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Listen only if you're a big LOST fan.

№ 29 Superhero Summer Movies Recap

2011-09-05

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Mostly a summary of movie reviews that came out in 2011.

№ 24 The Sci-Fi Feud

2011-07-07

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Mostly just a discussion about Fringe

№ 13 Dissecting Dr. Horrible

2011-04-20

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Good listen if you've seen Dr. Horrible.

№ 10 Duel of the Fates

2011-03-30

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Time Loop (№ 379)

Less a review of The Adjustment Bureau, and more a discussion on free will vs sovereignty.