Pod Stallions 117: 2023 Retro Awards


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Hey listeners- it's 2024!

What better time than to look backwards at 2023? We took our time this year and decided to really hone our lists of our fave movies, tv shows, toys, DVDs and other sundries that were gifted to us in '23. We cover many ground, with the usual controversies and heavy political commentary. Kidding! It's nothin' but fun. Enjoy (please) our Best of 2023! 




 


Topics Discussed: 
 Jason's List:

Movies- 
Indiana Jones and Dial of Destiny 
GOTG3
 The Holdovers 
Oppenheimer 
Evil Dead Rise 
Where Evil Lurks 

 Tv- 
Bodies
 Loki S2
 The Bear

 Toys-
Indiana Jones Hasbro 6" figures 
Spidey w S Buggy playset from Disney site

 Books- 
Big Beacon- Alan Partridge 

 BrAin List- 

Best Films- 
Godzilla Minus One 
Guardians Volume 3 
Shazam Fury of the Gods 
Albert Brooks Documentary 


 TV-
Luthor Fallen Son
House of Usher 

Twisted Metal 

What We Do in the Shadows 

 BluRay 
Magic, Myth & Mutilation: The Micro-Budget Cinema of Michael J. Murphy 
Werewolf Versus Vampire Woman [4k Ultra HD / Blu-ray Set]

FROM HOLLYWOOD TO HEAVEN: THE LOST AND SAVED FILMS OF THE ORMOND FAMILY

  

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