Directed by William Shatner, Star Trek V: The Final Frontier is the science fiction film based on the television series created by Gene Roddenberry.

Luke and Jae take a journey back to 1989 to revisit the fifth installment in the Star Trek film series, which takes place shortly after the events of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986).

A renegade Vulcan makes Kirk (William Shatner), Spock (Leonard Nimoy), McCoy (DeForest Kelley) and the Enterprise go to a planet at the centre of the galaxy.

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Sounds Like Comics Ep 298 - Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (Movie 1989)

Written and directed by Michael Dougherty (in his directorial debut) and produced by Bryan Singer, Trick 'r Treat is the anthology horror film consisting of four Halloween horror stories with a common element in them: Sam, a trick-or-treating demon wearing orange footie pajamas and a burlap sack over his head.

Luke and Nathan revisit this 2007 Butt-Numb-A-Thon feature that since release has garnard a cult-following. 

The residents (Anna Paquin, Brian Cox, Dylan Baker) of a small town face real ghosts and goblins on Halloween. Tales of terror reveal the consequences of extinguishing a Jack-o-Lantern before midnight and a grumpy hermit's encounter with a sinister trick-or-treater.

Sounds Like Comics Ep 299 - Trick 'r Treat (Movie 2007)

In this special milestone episode, Luke and Nathan honour and celebrate the work of filmmaker and podcaster Kevin Smith - in particular his reality television series which aired from 2012 to 2018.

Developed by Kevin Smith, Comic Book Men, was a seven season unscripted show set at Kevin Smith's comic book shop, Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash, in Red Bank, New Jersey.

Cameras capture the banter of the shop's employees and its customers as they collectively discover the treasures of the comic collecting world, and the staff - de-facto leader Walt Flanagan, shop whipping boy Ming Chen and comic book virtuoso Mike Zapcic among them - shares all the details with Smith via a podcast that is woven throughout the series.

Sounds Like Comics Ep 300 - Comic Book Men (TV Series 2012 - 2018)

If you feel it, chase it.

Directed by Lee Chung, Twisters is the disaster film which serves as a standalone sequel to Twister (1996).

Former storm chaser, Kate Cooper (Daisy Edgar-Jones) is haunted by a devastating encounter with a tornado during her college years. She is lured back to the open plains by her friend, Javi (Anthony Ramos) to test a ground-breaking new tracking system. There, she crosses paths with Tyler Owens (Glen Powell), the charming and reckless social-media superstar who thrives on posting his storm-chasing adventures with his raucous crew.

That Film Stew Ep 513 - Twisters (Review)

We give our thoughts and opinions on the latest trailers for Saturday Night, Kraven the Hunter and Snow White.

Coming out of D23, there are updates on upcoming projects such as Toy Story 5, Avatar 3, the Freaky Friday sequel...and a third Incredibles!

The Ghostbusters animated series has been greenlit, The Gentlemen returns for a second season, and The Acolyte has been CANCELLED!

That Film Stew Ep 514 - Somehow, Woody Returned (Film & TV News)

Written, directed, produced, and edited by Ti West, MaXXXine is the horror film serving as a direct sequel to X (2022) – and the third installment in West's X film series following X and Pearl (2022). Mia Goth reprises her role as Maxine Minx.

In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break. But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past.

That Film Stew Ep 515 - MaXXXine (Review)

When he said I do, he didn't say what he did.

Written and directed by James Cameron, True Lies is the action comedy film based on the 1991 French comedy film La Totale!

Jason and Rob rewind to 1994 to review the Arnold Schwarzenegger starring action-packed spy romp, and the first film to cost $100 million to make.

Secretly a spy but thought by his family to be a dull salesman, Harry Tasker (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is tracking down nuclear missiles in the possession of Islamic jihadist Aziz (Art Malik). Harry's mission is complicated when he realizes his neglected wife, Helen (Jamie Lee Curtis), is contemplating an affair with Simon (Bill Paxton), a used-car salesman who claims he's a spy. When Aziz kidnaps Harry and Helen, the secret agent must save the world and patch up his marriage at the same time.

Rewind & Review Ep 93 - True Lies (1994)

Developed by Bruce Timm, Batman: Caped Crusader is the animated television series based on the DC Comics character Batman.

Luke and Nathan check out the new Prime Video series that offers a noir-inspired reimagining of the Batman mythos, drawing inspiration from Batman stories of 1940s and 1960s.

In the grim Gotham City, affluent philanthropist Bruce Wayne goes beyond his humane capabilities and transforms into an enigmatic figure, Batman; his crusade for justice brings in unexpected allies, but his actions also lead to perilous consequences.

Sounds Like Comics Ep 301 - Batman: Caped Crusader (Season 1)

Directed by Tim Burton, Dark Shadows is the dark fantasy film based on the gothic television soap opera of the same name.

Luke and Nathan return to 2012 to revisit the film that features the 200th and final appearance of Christopher Lee (in a small role).

In 18th-century Maine, Barnabas Collins (Johnny Depp) presides over the town of Collinsport. A rich and powerful playboy, Barnabas seals his own doom when he breaks the heart of a witch named Angelique (Eva Green). Angelique turns Barnabas into a vampire and buries him alive. Two centuries later, Barnabas escapes from his tomb and finds 1972 Collinsport a very different place. His once-grand estate has fallen into ruin, and the dysfunctional remnants of his family have fared little better.

Sounds Like Comics Ep 302 - Dark Shadows (Movie 2012)

Developed by Jake Wyatt, My Adventures with Superman is the animated superhero television series based on the DC Comics character Superman.

Luke and Jae get back into it with the second season of this youthful Superman series.

Powerful foes and family will emerge from Clark's mysterious past. Amanda Waller takes arms against Superman, as Lois grapples with the future and Jimmy spends an unbelievable amount of money, while Krypton's arrival will test the young heroes' strength, loyalty, and love like never before.

Sounds Like Comics Ep 303 - My Adventures with Superman (Season 2)

They went looking for a new life. It found them.

Directed by Fede Álvarez, Alien: Romulus is the science fiction horror film which serves as the seventh installment in the Alien franchise – set between the events of Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986).

While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.

That Film Stew Ep 516 - Alien: Romulus (Review)

Something to get excited about... the first trailer for the Minecraft movie is here! 

Shadow the Hedgehog makes his big screen debut, Ultron (voiced of course by James Spader) is set to make his MCU return, and the next Jurassic World has a title and a synopsis.

There'll be more murders and Only Murders in the Building, The Burbs will get the small screen treatment, and we can start to anticipate an animated Twilight series.

That Film Stew Ep 517 - "I... Am Steve" (Film & TV News)

That Film Stew Ep 518 - Borderlands (Review)

The thing that won't die, in the nightmare that won't end.

Directed by James Cameron, and written by Cameron and Gale Anne Hurd, The Terminator is the science fiction action film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Luke Jae are sent back in time to 1984 to kill... (we mean review) the original, the epic, futuristic blockbuster and celebrate its 40th anniversary.

Disguised as a human, a cyborg assassin known as a Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger) travels from 2029 to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton). Sent to protect Sarah is Kyle Reese (Michael Biehn), who divulges the coming of Skynet, an artificial intelligence system that will spark a nuclear holocaust. Sarah is targeted because Skynet knows that her unborn son will lead the fight against them. With the virtually unstoppable Terminator in hot pursuit, she and Kyle attempt to escape.

Sounds Like Comics Ep 304 - The Terminator (Movie 1984)

Directed by Nicholas Meyer, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country is the science fiction film featuring the entire main cast of the original 1966-1969 Star Trek television series.

Luke and [co-host] set phasers to stun as they take on the sixth feaure film in the Star Trek franchise.

Capt. James Kirk (William Shatner) and the crew of the USS Enterprise are carrying Klingon Chancellor Gorkon (David Warner) to Earth to negotiate a peace treaty with the United Federation of Planets. The ship appears to fire on a Klingon vessel, and Gorkon is killed in the subsequent confusion. Kirk and the ship's doctor, Leonard McCoy (DeForest Kelley), are arrested for murder, leaving Spock (Leonard Nimoy) to figure out who is behind the attack and save the negotiations.

Sounds Like Comics Ep 305 - Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (Movie 1991)

Directed by Frank Paur and Sam Liu, Hulk vs. is a double feature film and the sixth in a series of eight direct-to-video animated superhero films made by MLG Productions (Marvel Animation and Lions Gate Entertainment), based on Marvel Comics characters.

Luke and Nathan revisit this 2009 double smash which both share continuity with both Wolverine and the X-Men and Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, taking place shortly before both, as well as the final film Thor: Tales of Asgard (2011).

In Hulk vs. Thor, Thor's villainous half-brother Loki teams up with the Enchantress in order to use the Hulk against him. In Hulk vs. Wolverine, Logan is sent by the Canadian government to take care of the Hulk.

Sounds Like Comics Ep 306 - Hulk Vs. (Movie 2009)

Spider-Man 4 gets a director (but what does it mean for another MCU sequel?), The Goonies 2 (is it happening or not?), Josh Brolin seemingly won't be a Green Lantern, and Ghosts comes down under.

That Film Stew Ep 520 - Goonies 2, Stop Trying To Make It Happen (Film & TV News)

Directed by Rupert Sanders, The Crow is the dark superhero film – a reboot of The Crow film series, the fifth film in the franchise, and the second film (after the 1994 original) to adapt the 1989 comic book series by James O’Barr.

Soulmates Eric (Bill Skarsgård) and Shelly (FKA Twigs) are brutally murdered when the demons of her dark past catch up with them. Given the chance to save his true love by sacrificing himself, Eric sets out to seek merciless revenge on their killers, traversing the worlds of the living and the dead to put the wrong things right.

That Film Stew Ep 521 - The Crow (Review)

Developed by Tim Burton, Beetlejuice is the animated television series loosely based on the 1988 film of the same name (also directed by Tim Burton).

Luke and Jason journey back to the animated realm to revisit the 4 seasons of this ABC and Fox series which ran from 1989 to 1991.

Lydia Deetz and her friend Beetlejuice share adventures between both the "mortal world" and the Neitherworld, a supernatural realm inhabited by various monsters.

Sounds Like Comics Ep 307 - Beetlejuice (TV Series 1989 - 1991)

The juice is loose! Beetlejuice is back!
 
Directed by Tim Burton, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is the dark fantasy comedy horror film, the sequel to Beetlejuice (1988) and the second film of the Beetlejuice franchise.
 
After an unexpected family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia’s (Winona Ryder) life is turned upside down when her rebellious teenage daughter, Astrid (Jenna Ortega) discovers the mysterious model of the town in the attic and the portal to the Afterlife is accidentally opened. With trouble brewing in both realms, it’s only a matter of time until someone says Beetlejuice’s (Michael Keaton) name three times and the mischievous demon returns to unleash his very own brand of mayhem.

That Film Stew Ep 522 - Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (Review)

Heads will roll...

Directed by Tim Burton, Sleepy Hollow is the gothic supernatural horror film loosely based on Washington Irving's 1820 short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow".

Luke and Nathan lose their heads over this 1999 adaption which stars Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci.

Ichabod Crane (Depp) is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate the decapitations of three people; the culprit is legendary apparition The Headless Horseman.

Sounds Like Comics Ep 308 - Sleepy Hollow (Movie 1999)

Directed by S. K. Dale, Subservience is the sci-fi thriller film starring Megan Fox.

Alice (Megan Fox) is a lifelike artificially intelligent android who has the ability to take care of any family and home. Looking for help with the housework, a struggling father (Michele Morrone) purchases Alice after his wife becomes sick. Alice suddenly becomes self-aware and wants everything her new family has to offer, starting with the affection of her owner – and she’ll kill to get it.

That Film Stew Ep 523 - Subservience (Review)

Directed by Ridley Scott, Alien is the science fiction horror film based on a story by Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett.

Jason and Rob rewind to 1979 to review the movie that horrifically demonstrated that in space no one can hear you scream and kicked off a media franchise of films, books, video games, and toys. It may even be the film responsible for propelling the acting career of lead actress Sigourney Weaver.

In deep space, the crew of the commercial starship Nostromo is awakened from their cryo-sleep capsules halfway through their journey home to investigate a distress call from an alien vessel. The terror begins when the crew encounters a nest of eggs inside the alien ship. An organism from inside an egg leaps out and attaches itself to one of the crew, causing him to fall into a coma.

Rewind & Review Ep 95 - Alien (1979)

The world is a stage...
 
Directed by Todd Phillips from a screenplay he co-wrote with Scott Silver, Joker: Folie à Deux is the jukebox musical psychological thriller film loosely based on DC Comics characters. It is the sequel to Joker (2019) with Joaquin Phoenix reprising his role as the Joker.
 
Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) has been institutionalized at Arkham and is awaiting trial for his crimes as Joker. While struggling with his dual identity, Arthur not only stumbles upon true love in Lee Quinzel (Lady Gaga) , but also finds the music that’s always been inside him.

That Film Stew Ep 526 - Joker: Folie à Deux (Review)

Feeling old? DreamWorks turns 30 years old.

Our nightmares are set to come to life as a live-action / CGI Rugrats movie is on the way, Henry Cavill takes on Voltron, and are you ready to get Fast and Loose with Will Smith and Michael Bay?

Reacher reaches for a fourth season, it looks to be always sunny at Abbott Elementary, and the 90s have come to an end earlier than we thought.

That Film Stew Ep 527 - Goodbye, Wisconsin (Movie & TV News)

Directed by Brian Taylor from a script he wrote with Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden, Hellboy: The Crooked Man is the superhero horror film based on the Dark Horse Comics character Hellboy, created by Mignola, which adapts The Crooked Man limited series also written by Mignola. It is the second reboot of the Hellboy film series and is the fourth live-action entry in the franchise.
 
Hellboy (Jack Kesy) and a rookie BPRD agent (Adeline Rudolph) find themselves stranded in 1950s rural Appalachia. They soon discover a community of witches led by a local devil who has a connection to Hellboy’s past.

That Film Stew Ep 528 - Hellboy: The Crooked Man (Review)

Judgment is coming.

Directed bt Pete Travis and written and produced by Alex Garland, Dredd is the science fiction action film based on thd 2000 AD comic strip Judge Dredd and the character of the same name created by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra.

Luke and Nathan revisit this Karl Urban starring 2012 post-apocalyptic wasteland set outing.

Mega City One is a vast, violent metropolis where felons rule the streets. The only law lies with cops called "judges," who act as judge, jury and executioner, and Dredd (Karl Urban) is one of the city's most feared. One day, Dredd is partnered with Cassandra (Olivia Thirlby), a rookie with powerful psychic abilities. A report of a terrible crime sends Dredd and Cassandra to a dangerous area controlled by Ma-Ma (Lena Headey), a drug lord who will stop at nothing to protect her empire.

Sounds Like Comics Ep 310 - Dredd (Movie 2012)

Developed by Mattson Tomlin, Terminator Zero is the science fiction action series  set in the Terminator universe created by James Cameron and Gale Anne Hurd.

Luke and [co-host] check out the eight-episode Netflix series which premiered in August 2024.

A warrior from a post-apocalyptic future travels to 1997 to protect an AI scientist being hunted by an unfeeling — and indestructible — cyborg.

Sounds Like Comics Ep 311 - Terminator Zero (Season 1)

Directed by Jesse V. Johnson, Accident Man is the action thriller film based on characters created by Pat Mills and Tony Skinner.

Luke and Jae accidentally head back to 2018 to review this Scott Adkins starring flick which takes 'em out one mishap at a time.

Mike Fallon is a seasoned hit man who is known for making his target's death look like an accident. When Fallon's girlfriend turns up dead, he goes after his old colleagues to find the one responsible.

Sounds Like Comics Ep 312 - Accident Man (Movie 2018)

Directed bt Stephen Hopkins, Lost in Space is the science-fiction adventure film adapted from the 1966-1968 CBS television series if the same name (itself inspired by the 1812 novel The Swiss Family Robinson by Johan David Wyss).

Luke and Jae get lost back in 1998 to review this theatrical reboot which stars Willian Hurt, Matt LeBlanc, Gary Oldman, and Heather Graham.

The space family Robinson is on a journey to Alpha Prime in the hopes of establishing a colony there and thereby saving humanity from extinction. Their plans are foiled by the evil Dr. Smith and they find themselves curiously enough, lost in space.

Sounds Like Comics Ep 313 - Lost in Space (Movie 1998)

Written and directed by Kevin Smith, The 4:30 Movie is the semi-autobiographical coming-of-age comedy film loosely based on Smith's experiences sneaking into movie theatres as a teenager and his earliest romantic endeavours.

During the summer of 1986, three 16-year-old buddies spend their Saturdays sneaking into movies at the local cineplex. When one of the guys invites the girl of his dreams to see an R-rated film, all hilarity breaks loose as a self-important theatre manager and teenage rivalries interfere with his best-laid plans.

That Film Stew Ep 529 - The 4:30 Movie (Review)

Written and directed by Wes Craven, A Nightmare on Elm Street is the first instalment in the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise and our first introduction to the man of our dreams, Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund).

Rob and Jason drift off back to 1985 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of this supernatural slasher film.

Several Midwestern teenagers fall prey to Freddy Krueger, a disfigured midnight mangler who preys on the teenagers in their dreams – which, in turn, kills them in reality. After investigating the phenomenon, Nancy (Heather Langenkamp) begins to suspect that a dark secret kept by her and her friends’ parents may be the key to unraveling the mystery, but can Nancy and her boyfriend Glen (Johnny Depp) solve the puzzle before it’s too late?

Rewind & Review Ep 96 - A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

It's all about Tom Holland as he teams up with one of the biggest directors for his next film and dishes on Spider-Man 4. 

The game is back on as Jumanji 3 gets a release date, James Gunn delivers the official trailer for Creature Commandos, Superman has a dog, Nick Frost is a droid, and a Stephen King classic is set for the small screen with Mike Flanagan at the helm.

That Film Stew Ep 530 - Attention, Cadets! (Film & TV News)

Directed by James Wan, The Conjuring is the supernatural horror starring Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga as Ed and Lorraine Warren - paranormal investigators and authors associated with prominent cases of haunting.

Luke and Jason go back to the start of The Conjuring Universe franchise to revisit the inaugural first installment.

In 1970, paranormal investigators and demonologists Lorraine (Vera Farmiga) and Ed (Patrick Wilson) Warren are summoned to the home of Carolyn (Lili Taylor) and Roger (Ron Livingston) Perron. The Perrons and their five daughters have recently moved into a secluded farmhouse, where a supernatural presence has made itself known. Though the manifestations are relatively benign at first, events soon escalate in horrifying fashion, especially after the Warrens discover the house's macabre history.

Sounds Like Comics Ep 314 - The Conjuring (Movie 2013)

Written and directed by Frank Miller, The Spirit is the neo-noir superhero film based on the newspaper comic strip of the same name by Will Eisner.

Luke and Nathan revist this 2008 film to get a reminder of why The Spirit is something the world needs.

Apparently murdered cop Denny Colt (Gabriel Macht) returns as the Spirit, dedicated to protecting Central City from crime. His archenemy, the Octopus (Samuel L. Jackson), is a ruthless killer who will destroy the Spirit's well-loved city to find the secret of immortality. As the Spirit pursues his quarry, he meets many beautiful women who would be happy to either kiss or kill him.

Sounds Like Comics Ep 315 - The Spirit (Movie 2008)

Directed by Brad Bird (in his directorial debut), The Iron Giant is the animated science fiction film based on the 1968 novel The Iron Man by Ted Hughes.

Luke and Nathan revisit this 1999 classic which stars the voices of Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr., Vin Diesel, James Gammon, Cloris Leachman, John Mahoney, Eli Marienthal, Christopher McDonald, and M. Emmet Walsh.

A giant alien robot (Vin Diesel) crash-lands near the small town of Rockwell, Maine, in 1957. Exploring the area, a local 9-year-old boy, Hogarth, discovers the robot, and soon forms an unlikely friendship with him. When a paranoid government agent, Kent Mansley, becomes determined to destroy the robot, Hogarth and beatnik Dean McCoppin (Harry Connick Jr.) must do what they can to save the misunderstood machine.

Sounds Like Comics Ep 316 - The Iron Giant (Movie 1999)

Directed by Michael Dougherty, Krampus is the Christmas comedy horror film based on the eponymous character from Austro-Bavarian folklore.

Luke and Nathan kick off the festive season early as they go back to this 2015 Yuletide feature which was co-written by Dogherty alongside Todd Casey and Zach Shields.

When dysfunctional family squabbling causes young Max (Emjay Anthony) to lose his festive spirit, it unleashes the wrath of a fearsome demon. As Krampus lays siege to the Engel home, mom (Toni Collette), pop (Adam Scott), sister (Stefania LaVie Owen) and brother must band together to save one another from a monstrous fate.

Sounds Like Comics Ep 317 - Krampus (Movie 2015)

Witness the origin.

Directed by Josh Cooley, Transformers One is the animated science fiction action film based on Hasbro’s Transformers toy line.

The untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron: better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever.

That Film Stew Ep 531 - Transformers One (Review)

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