This week Seamus and Garrett drink the baby Sandworm Gatorade and talk Dune: Part Two! 

Plus, our thoughts on the new Disney Studios President, Disney+ shows including Andor and Obi-Wan Kenobi come to physical disk, and remembering entertainment and art legends. 

Episode timecodes:
News - 0:40
RIP Richard Lewis - 0:40
RIP David Bordwell - 2:36
New Walt Disney Studios President David Greenbaum - 3:38
Andor, Kenobi, and more get physical releases - 5:09
Dune: Part Two - 6:51
Dune: Part Two spoilers - 20:08
Pop Culture Reference (Bordwell and Thompson)- 44:08
Save The Rec Center (John Wick Chapter 4 & Helldivers 2) - 48:13

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Ep 161 - Dune: Part Two, Andor 4K release, and remembering David Bordwell

Seamus and Garrett live, die, and repeat for this week's main segment, Edge of Tomorrow, as they celebrate the Tom Cruise film's tenth anniversary. Plus, a history of time loop movies.

Episode timecodes:
Edge of Tomorrow - 1:15
Edge of Tomorrow spoilers - 14:49
Pop Culture Reference (Time loop films)- 40:29
Save The Rec Center (Shogun and Last Action Hero) - 44:45

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Ep 162 - Edge of Tomorrow, Edge of Tomorrow, and Edge of Tomorrow

This week, Seamus and Garrett try to figure out just what the Hell is going on in the Patrick Swayze classic Roadhouse! Plus, our first thoughts on the Star Wars: The Acolyte trailer.

Episode timecodes:
News - 1:13
The Acolyte trailer - 1:13
Road House (1989) - 8:06
Road House (1989) spoilers - 24:11
Pop Culture Reference (The stunts of Road House)- 41:06
Save The Rec Center (Self Reliance & the Battlefront Classic Collection) - 44:08

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Ep 163 - Road House (1989) and The Acolyte trailer

Seamus and Garrett return to the Road House for the new Amazon remake of the 80s cult classic. Plus, remembering prolific character actor M. Emmet Walsh.

Episode timecodes:
News - 0:40
RIP M. Emmet Walsh - 0:40
Road House (2019) - 5:01
Road House (2019) spoilers - 18:00
Pop Culture Reference (CGI Stuntwork in Road House)- 45:04
Save The Rec Center (Titan Chaser and Cinema Paradiso) - 49:20

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Ep 164 - Road House (2024) and remembering M. Emmet Walsh

This week, Seamus X Garrett use non-verbal grunting and screeching to express our enthusiasm for the newest Monsterverse film, Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire! 

Episode timecodes:

Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire] - 1:20
Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire spoilers - 17:55
Pop Culture Reference (Son of Kong)- 40:05
Save The Rec Center (Ennio & Doctor Who s1) - 44:19

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Ep 165 - Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire

For this week's newsless show, Seamus and Garrett plunge into Dev Patel's directorial debut, Monkey Man.

Episode timecodes:
Monkey Man - 1:42
Monkey Man spoilers - 9:53
Pop Culture Reference (The politics of Monkey Man)- 32:17
Save The Rec Center (The Bourne Legacy and Bugsnax) - 36:34

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Ep 166 - Monkey Man

This week, Seamus and Garrett cover themselves head to toe in flame proof gel to cover The Fall Guy! Plus, a change in power at Paramount, and a closer look at the stunt work of our main segment.

Episode timecodes:
News - 0:57
Paramount CEO Bob Bakish steps down - 0:57
The Fall Guy - 4:25
The Fall Guy spoilers - 17:56
Pop Culture Reference (Fall Guy's tribute to stunt work)- 51:02
Save The Rec Center (Eagle Eye & Challengers) - 55:25

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Ep 167 - The Fall Guy and Paramount CEO steps down

Seamus and Garrett together strong. Monkey boy spring comes to a close as the show returns to Marky Mark's personal hell in Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. Plus, remembering entertainment giants Steve Albini and Roger Corman.

Episode timecodes:
News - 0:33
RIP Steve Albini - 0:33
RIP Roger Corman - 2:13
Major streamers announce bundles - 3:12
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes - 7:09
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes spoilers - 20:39
Pop Culture Reference (Legacy of Roger Corman)- 45:32
Save The Rec Center (Buzz Lightyear of Star Command and T-Square's F1 Grand Prix World) - 51:53

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Ep 168 - Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, streaming bundles, and Roger Corman's legacy

This week Seamus and Garrett return shiny and chrome to the wasteland to cover Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga! Plus our Pod-Casting Call for Knives Out 3, recent PIXAR layoffs, and the passing of Hollywood legends.

Episode timecodes:
News - 1:22
RIP Dabney Coleman - 1:22
RIP Richard Sherman - 6:09
PIXAR layoffs - 8:35
Knives Out 3 casting - 14:50
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga - 27:05
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga spoilers - 46:46
Pop Culture Reference (Furiosa's Production History)- 1:24:30
Save The Rec Center (What a Way to Go & Bad Times at the El Royale) - 1:28:17

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Ep 169 - Furiosa, Knives Out 3 casting, and PIXAR layoffs

For the official start of Glen Powell Summer, Seamus and Garrett discuss the new Richard Linklater rom-com, Hit Man. Plus, an update on the cast of Knives Out 3.

Episode timecodes:
News - 1:02
Haymitch Hunger Games book and movie announced - 1:02
New Wallace and Gromit feature announced - 6:54
Wake Up Dead Man casting - 8:42
Max to raise ad-tier prices - 10:49
Hit Man - 14:17
Hit Man spoilers - 29:39
Pop Culture Reference (The History of Wallace and Gromit)- 54:35
Save The Rec Center ([Everybody Wants Some!! and War Games) - 59:56

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Ep 170 - Hit Man, Hunger Games sequel announcement, and a new Wallace and Gromit film

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