Talking SMAC: Superheroes, Movies, Animation & Comics

Mar 18 2025 216 ep. 66 mins 8
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We love all things entertainment and we want to share that love with you! We try to keep a respectful perspective, while also sharing our opinions. Our ranking system is “Must see/buy” or “Pass”. Follow us on Twitter @TalkingSMACPod and email at [email protected]

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191. Split Fiction

Mar 18 2025 61 mins  
Josh and Alex celebrate International Women's day by talking about the lastest game from the award-winning Hazelight Studios; Split Fiction Intro/"Lousy Smarch weather" (0:00) Josh clarifies his Mickey 17 review (2:34) Director's Cuts/Streaming services and subscriptions w/ads (4:24) Josh is on the 'Goon' episode of I Have Some Notes! (13:07) Happy belated International Women's Da

190. Mickey 17

Mar 11 2025 64 mins  
Josh & Alex are back again to discuss the newest Bong Joon Ho allegory for class warfare; Mickey 17, starring Robert Pattinson! Intro/stories about Daylight Savings Time (0:00) Exciting news for the upcoming 200th episode! (5:48) Josh saw his buddy CJ & wrestling talk (8:56) Check out Josh on the Game Club Pod twitch channel playing Split Fiction (17:18) 2 Blokes from Bli

189. 2025 Blockbuster Movie Fantasy Draft

Mar 04 2025 67 mins  
Josh, Alex & Justin draft their top blockbuster prospects for 2025 in the hopes of winning the first-ever Talking SMAC Blockbuster Fantasy Draft Intro(0:00) The 007 franchise sale (2:30) Sugar Coated Murder promo (22:08) THE BLOCKBUSTER FANTASY DRAFT Rules (23:10) Round 1 (26:10) Round 2 (33:18) Round 3 (42:21) Round 4 (54:42) Draft Recap (1:03:21) Social Plugs and Goodbyes (1

188. Kelli Fitzpatrick Interview - Captain Marvel: Carol Danvers Decalssified

Feb 25 2025 61 mins  
Josh & Alex had the privilege to speak with writer, Kelli Fitzpatrick about her new book Captain Marvel: Carol Danvers Declassified, as well as Kelli's love of Star Trek and Tabletop RPGs and more! Intro (0:00) Kelli Fitzpatrick, what'cha doin'? (0:57) How did Kelli come to write this book? (3:35) Keeping the book on point with Carol's adventures and not skewing into fan fict

187. Captain America: Brave New World

Feb 18 2025 69 mins  
After years of delays, strikes and rewrites, we finally get to see Sam Wilson in action on the big screen as Captain America in Captain America: Brave New World. Intro (0:00) Josh was on The Cultworthy to discuss the movie About Time (1:39) Corrections: Josh mixed up Hyperion and The Sentry (5:09) Bob is Bob in Top Gun: Maverick. But Bob is also Bob in Thunderbolts* (7:42) No on 1

186. 2025 Superb Owl Trailers

Feb 11 2025 27 mins  
The commercial breaks in the Superb Owl offer us a chance to see what's coming down the pipeline for blockbusters. Join Josh as he watches the trailers in real-time and give his impressions. Intro (0:00) Movie Wire Promo (2:27) Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2:42) Jurassic World: Rebirth (4:55) How to Train Your Dragon remake (12:35) Thunderbolts* (14:42) Fantastic Fo

185. Star Trek: Section 31 Review

Feb 04 2025 77 mins  
Josh, Alex & Matt join up with Section 31 to take on the unenviable task of making sense of the Michelle Yeoh vehicle (star craft?) set in the Star Trek universe. Intro (0:00) Game Club Pod promo (4:33) Why did we decide to review this movie? (It's Matt's fault) (5:38) Philippa Georgiou's Star Trek backstory shenanigans (7:35) Alex's feelings on Section 31 in the Star Trek un

184. What'cha Doin'? IX

Jan 28 2025 80 mins  
Josh, Alex & Matt do their favorite thing; talk about all the fun nerd things they're doing away from the pod! Intro! (0:00) Super Familiar w/the Wilsons promo (4:53) Josh can math (5:21) Josh speedruns his first batch of What'cha Doin's (6:31) Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir season 6 (7:23) Indiana Jones & the Great Circle (8:13) That Time I Got Reincarnated

183. Celebrating 15 Years of Mass Effect 2

Jan 21 2025 75 mins  
Josh is joined by the star of the pod, Matt, along with the Lovely Dan from Casting Views to celebrate 15 years of Mass Effect 2 Greetings, Commander (0:00) What is Casting Views? (2:52) How hyped were we for ME2 upon original release? (4:37) The story of Mass Effect 2 (11:47) Preferred ME2 classes and play styles (18:55) The main plot of the game and building your crew (25:33) Fa

182 - Sony’s New Video Game Movie Projects

Jan 14 2025 65 mins  
Josh and Alex discuss Sony's announcements for the Ghost of Tsushima anime, Helldivers and Horizon: Zero Dawn movies, along with trying to figure out how Sony will not understand the assignment, and pitching their own version of what Sony will produce as a final product, along with some casting and directing choices. Josh flubs introducing Alex (0:00) When the regional accent com