The Podwits are sailing to new heights, literally this week. Dion single-handedly recasts Man of Steel as a Hammer Film, going as far as getting Peter Lorre on loan from Roger Corman, while Brian lets us in on his waning interest in Season 4 of The Walking Dead and its colossal mid-season finale. It’s a literal laugh-out-loud edition of […]
"Tell Me a Story and Tell It Competently..." [ 48:47 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (569)For reasons that defy proper explanation, J and Dion delve into some of the worst that genre entertainment has to offer. Waxing nostalgic over guilty pleasures like The Flash TV series and The Shadow feature film and trying desperately to forget misfires like CBS’ abortive Justice League TV pilot and fan films like The Death of Batman, the boys cover […]
This week J. Marcus and Dion tackle the pressing issues of the day: the British thespian Invasion, ‘Old Detriot’ alla RoboCop becoming a reality, the Dark Knight Trilogy Box Set, the plot holes that abound in Star Trek: Into Darkness, the final word on Richard Donner’s Superman with the newly released International Cut, and- last but certainly not least, […]
J. Marcus is back, he’s on steroids (due to injury), and Brian has to deal with his nerdy ‘Roid Rage! What is Marvel doing to the Ultimate Universe? Has Joss Whedon finally said something too terrible to contemplate? Can a musical genius be resurrected from the rotted tooth he left behind? And have you ever […]
The Podwits are back and firing on all cylinders! Dion and Brian parry on Spike Lee’s new Kickstarter project, the most infamous Jerry Lewis movie you’ll never see, and just what the hell comic legends Todd McFarlane, Mark Millar and Gerry Conway actually meant when speaking about women in comics. Yep, it’s gonna be a doozy—come […]
This week the Podwits return to subjects very near and dear to their hearts — cartoons and comic books — as J. and Brian ponder whether this is, in fact, the end of an era for high-quality animated adaptations of great comic book stories. Which stories would YOU like to see in animated form? And […]
Brian and J are not back from San Diego Comic-Con… mainly ’cause they didn’t go in the first place. But of course that won’t stop them from discussing it! Why do Doctor Who stars keep shaving their heads? Will the Superman/Batman movie suck? How good is Orphan Black, really? (Spoiler alert: Effing awesome.) And just what the heck is […]
Man of Steel is an Epic, Righteous, Legendary Masterpiece!!! (Podwits contributor Luke Whitmire shares his personal reaction to the new Superman film.) In the pantheon of superheroes, Superman is the most recognized and revered character of all time. For seventy-five years his stories have been published in thousands of comic books, novels, a successful radio […]
After a brief trip to the Twlight-Zone that is NPR, the boys are back on form in a brand-new podcast designed to titillate your ears and warm your senses. The Podwits are introspective this week, looking to the future of their beloved genre offerings and striving to see if they will ever truly find genre […]