Episodes

We take a look back to 1999, a year filled with BIG money makers with BIG special FX! From The Matrix to Episode I to Toy Story 2 to Wing Commander to The Mummy, we take a trip down memory lane in a year that wasn’t the first year to feature CGI, but it was […]

NOTE: This episode starts with non-spoiler discussion of The Mandalorian. The spoiler-filled discussion is clearly marked . . . by our usual spoiler organ. Disney+ has arrived, bringing with it an open vault of old and new television and movies. The team takes a look at the streaming service itself, and then talks about Disney+’s […]

It’s a look back at 1989, a year filled with big money makers in the theaters – and a LOT of franchise connections: from the beginning of the Batman movie series to the fifth Trek film to the third in the Indiana Jones series to Ghostbusters and Back to the Future and James Bond . […]

Ben is joined by guest host John Harju to talk about three horror movies based on books by Christian writers Frank Peretti and Ted Dekker: THE VISITATION – by Frank Peretti THR3E – by Ted Dekker HOUSE – by Frank Peretti AND Ted Dekker They talk about what they like, what other movies these seem […]

Ben takes another solo road trip to see another 40th anniversary showing of another classic sci-fi movie. This time: Alien!

It’s Ben vs. Rambo, as he watches through the entire Rambo franchise over the summer, culminating in seeing RAMBO: LAST BLOOD in theaters opening night. What’s good? What’s bad? What one will he definitely watch again? What one will he never revisit ever? Find out here!

Ben takes a solo road trip to see the 40th anniversary showing of Star Trek the Motion Picture in the theater! Solo because who else is going to see it with him? It’s an experience he enjoyed much more than he thought he would . . . and he was ready to enjoy it.

Ben and Steve journey back in time to talk about 1979 and it’s place in science fiction and motion picture history, and how the effects of the mega-blockbuster hit Star Wars began showing up forty years ago.

Ben and Evan talk about The Dark Crystal, the movie, in preparation for watching the Netflix series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.

Evan and recurring guest Hudson Farrell journey on a road trip to see the new Dora the Explora movie! Was this the best movie of the year? Find out!

Mister Freeze as depicted in the acclaimed Batman: The Animated Series is one of the Batman mythos’ most tragic characters. Dive into the all 5 of his appearances in the DCAU continuity with Evan and Steve to find out why!

It’s another family road trip to another Marvel cinematic universe movie. Evan, Ben, and most of the Avery clan head out to a theater close to home, and you get to ride with them to and from the theater as they talk about this new Spiderman cinematic experience!

It’s our annual coverage of E3!

Ben and Evan and friend of the podcast guest John take a journey to the END of the X-Men GAME of Fox’s X-franchise! Does it work? Is it a good end of a movie era? Travel with the S&A team to find out if they think it was as bad as the critics say!

Ben and Evan are joined by our friend Nathan Marchand to take on the newest installment in the Legendary Monster-verse: Godzilla King of the Monsters! Some of us liked it! One of us did not! But all of us had fun! And all of us had some problems with the movie! All of that makes […]

Ben is joined by friend of the podcast JS Earls to talk about the “anti-Superman” movie from James Gunn: Brightburn.

Ben takes a road trip to see Detective Pikachu, and talks about parenting, collecting, and how Pokemon has become a big presence in his house. Then his son joins him for an eight-year-old perspective.

There was one potential future where they win, and while we knew the snap survivors would be victorious, we certainly didn’t know how. With surprise after surprise, and call back after call back, and send off after send off, we come to the historic Endgame. Ben, Evan, and Steve are here to talk about it. […]

With the SUPERSONIC Pod Comics Kickstarter in full swing, here’s our short preview episode written by Ben! This is a story that becomes a kickstart itself — a short story setting up the style of stories that SUPERSONIC Pod Comics will features, while also introducing some of the threads we’ll be pulling on for season […]

The DCEU continues with its newest entry — SHAZAM!!! Ben, Evan, and Steve discuss and dissect this surprising (in a few different ways) movie!

With Easter coming, Ben and Steve take a look at the Holy Grail: The legends and myths Its appearance in modern pop culture The reality of the cup and the Last Supper They get to talk about some favorite movies, but more importantly they get to talk about some important moments in Christ’s passion with […]

Ben takes a look at Jordan Peele’s recent movies (and also takes a short, non-spoilery look at the Twilight Zone). The first half of the episode is with no spoilers, while the final part digs in deep to the themes and plot of the movies with full spoilers. Also, Ben talks about his new project, […]

Ben and Evan take a roadtrip to see the Captain Marvel. On the drive to the theater, they discuss their expectations and hopes. In the parking lot after the movie, they talk about what they thought without spoilers. On the drive home, they talk about more details about the movie and what they liked and […]

We’ve teased this project for a while, and here’s the result! VR, a superhero audio drama!