Talking SMAC: Superheroes, Movies, Animation & Comics

We celebrate 200 episodes of Talking SMAC with a special live recording at our favorite hometown nerd shop: Cataclysm Games and Collectibles!

• Intro (0:00)
• Let's meet Doug from Cataclysm Games & Collectibles! (1:32)
• Hemanstarfox joins the group! (5:14)
• Kicking things off with an AMA question (6:20)
• Rocket Racoon vs Legolas (7:01)
• Marvel Rivals tangent about Jeff the Landshark (8:29)
• Back to Rocket Racoon vs Legolas (10:50)
• ...

Josh and Alex bring dream pitches for projects they'd love to bring to life if they had the means

• Intro (0:00)
• Casting Views Promo (7:13)
• *Pitch Meeting disclaimer (8:05)
• Josh forgot a big nitpick from last week’s review (10:25)
• Alex pitches a ‘House of Leaves’ adaptation (11:37)
• Josh has questions about Alex's pitch (24:58)
• Casting...

The MCU machine churns on. Now it's time to see what Marvel's reinterpretation of the Thunderbolts team looks like within their connected universe. 

• Intro (0:00)
• 2 Blokes from Blighty promo (7:28)
• The trailers in front of Thunderbolts* are all over the place (9:19)
• I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025) looks dumb for all the wrong reasons (10:04)
• Back to the trailers (13:14)
• Non-spoiler 'Thunderbolts*' time! (15:08)
• Josh's is...

Josh and Alex talk about the stuff they're doing away from the pod!

• Intro (0:00)
• WrestleMania 41 thoughts (4:17)
• Alex Hates Movie Runtimes (11:35)
• Super Familiar with the Wilsons Promo (26:01)
• What'cha doin? (26:29)
• Until Dawn movie (27:25)
• Inheritance Cycle (37:01)
• Path of Exile 2 (43:47)
• Frieren: Beyond Journeys End (50:22)
• Ghosts season 4 (58:05)
• Goodbyes (1:10:34)

Please remember to check out the Super Familiar with ...

Josh & Alex have had a lot of stuff they wanted to cover for the pod, so we're gonna blitz review five of them! 

• Intro (0:22)
• Sugar Coated Murder Promo (4:10)
• Accents and good dialects in movies (4:33)
• Sinners (8:14)
• I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I’ll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out On Time (19:46)
• Solo Leveling (25:31)
• The Pitt...

Josh and Alex are joined by the incredible Hemanstarfox to preview the upcoming WrestleMania event from WWE pitting the heel John Cena against the American Nightmare, Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE championship as the main event for the two-night wrestling extravaganza! 

• Intro (0:00)
• Hemanstarfox is in the house! (0:54)
• How'd we find ourselves enjoying pro wrestling? (6:00)
• No On 15! Allcast promo (20:25)
• Hemanstarfox's ta...

Josh & Alex are joined by the dynamic duo from the Balcony; Antonio & Justin from Back 2 the Balcony (and The Cultworthy and The Movie Wire) to talk about their impressions of the documentary centered around the creation of A Goofy Movie; Not Just a Goof

You can find Back 2 the Balcony on YouTube here

You can listen to the Movie Wire and The Cultworthy 

You can find the episode of The Cultworthy where a very tired Josh revi...

Josh is joined by Matt to discuss the implications of the Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse and upcoming MCU Spider-Man movie news announced during CinemaCon. They also discuss the Switch 2 announcement. 

• Intro (0:00)
• 'Beyond the Spider-Verse' has a release date! (1:30)
• The next MCU Spider-Man movie has a title and release date! (7:46)
• The Movie Wire promo (14:57)
• The biggest thing to remember with any new system announcemen...

Alex and Justin examine the Russo brothers' filmography post-Avengers Endgame to try to figure out if they're true auteurs, or if they just fit really well into the MCU machine.

• Intro/Josh and the blustery day (0:00)
• The Popeye slasher film that Justin's already seen (0:53)
• The Russo brothers pre-MCU filmography (3:46)
• Game Club Pod promo (9:34)
• Justin's take on the Russo's MCU entries so far (11:05)
• Post-Marvel Russo bros pro...

With the release of the Happy Gilmore 2 trailer, Josh and Alex look into some notable comedy legasequels that failed to capture the spirit and humor of their predecessors.

• Intro (0:00)
• March Madness tidings be upon thee (0:31)
•  Episode 200 live recording confirmed at Cataclysm Games & Collectibles! (5:56)
• Josh is on the 'Goon' episode of I Have Some Notes! (7:12)
• Casting Views promo (7:51)
• Support our friend, Cat Stark, an...

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 Day and strong women in entertainment! (13:57)
• Cu...

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 Blighty promo (20:46)
• Mickey 17 non-spoiler review...

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 (1:04:43)

Did you catch all of Alex's James...

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 fiction (5:52)
• The framing device of the book; Ripl...

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 15 All-Cast promo (11:25)
• *Spoiler Review* of Ca...

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 Four: First Steps (20:02)
• Socials and goodbyes (2...

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 universe (11:59)
• Let's talk the "movie" (18:18)
• A...

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 as a Slime (8:38)
• My Dress-Up Darlin...