Sony’s Spider-Man Universe expands with its third instalment following the two Venom movies.
 
Directed by Daniel Espinosa, Morbius is the superhero vampire film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, produced by Columbia Pictures in association with Marvel.
 
Dangerously ill with a rare blood disorder and determined to save others suffering the same fate, Dr. Michael Morbius (Jared Leto) attempts a desperate gamble. While at first it seems to be a radical success, a darkness inside him is unleashed as he becomes a living vampire. Will good override evil, or will Morbius succumb to his mysterious new urges?

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That Film Stew Ep 353 - Morbius (Review)

That Film Stew Ep 354 - Engage! (Movie Show)

Judgement day... the Academy has made their decision on Will Smith's sentence. Blue Beetle gets a villain and Spy Kids are back!

Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson race to space, Thor: Love and Thunder has toys, and Fast 10 gets a little bit Marvel.

IT is set to get a prequel, Santa has a kid, Picard will be a Next Generation reunion, and Obi-Wan gets delays (but it's not a huge deal).

That Film Stew Ep 354 - Engage! (Movie Show)

Sneaking out. Hooking up. Melting down.

Directed by Judd Apatow, The Bubble is the comedy film co-written with Pam Brady. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Karen Gillan, Iris Apatow, Fred Armisen, Maria Bakalova, David Duchovny, Keegan-Michael Key, Leslie Mann, Kate McKinnon, Pedro Pascal, Guz Khan, and Peter Serafinowicz.

The cast and crew of the blockbuster action franchise Cliff Beasts attempt to shoot the sixth instalment while in a quarantined pandemic bubble at a posh hotel.

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That Film Stew Ep 355 - The Bubble (Review)

Panned by critics, but aquiring a cult following... Pamela Anderson is Barb Wire!

Directed by David Hogan, Barb Wire is the superhero film based on the Barb Wire comic Book series by Dark Horse.

Luke and Jae return to 1996 to revisit this "futuristic" R-rated action flick.

A sexy nightclub owner, Barb Wire (Pamela Anderson Lee) moonlights as a mercenary in Steel Harbor, one of the last free zones in the now fascist United States. When scientist Cora Devonshire (Victoria Rowell) wanders into Barb's establishment, she gets roped into a top-secret government plot involving biological weapons. Soon Barb is reunited with her old flame Axel Hood (Temuera Morrison), who is now Cora's husband and a guerrilla fighter.

Sounds Like Comics Ep 144 - Barb Wire (Movie 1996)

Directed by Robert Eggers, The Northman is the epic historical action drama film based on the legend of Amleth.
 
Thanks to Universal Pictures, we were given the privilege of attending an early screening of The Northman. The film is in cinemas now!
 
Prince Amleth is on the verge of becoming a man when his father (Ethan Hawke) is brutally murdered by his uncle (Claes Bang), who kidnaps the boy’s mother (Nicole Kidman). Two decades later, Amleth (Alexander Skarsgard) is now a Viking who's on a mission to save his mother, kill his uncle, and avenge his father.

That Film Stew Ep 356 - The Northman (Review)

With the new Warner Bros. Discovery, can we expect an overhaul of future DC films? The Wonder Twins are coming to HBO Max, and Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse delayed!

You heard it here first - Will Ferrell plays with Barbie!

The chances of Nicholas Cage returning to National Treasure just increased, The Flash could be coming to an end, and we've got our title for Fast 10. Yes, it will blow your mind.

That Film Stew Ep 357 - Fast Ten Your Seatbelts (Movie Show)

Written and directed by Kevin Smith, Chasing Amy is the romantic comedy-drama film starring Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams, and Jason Lee.

Luke and Jae take a look back at the third film in Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse series from 1997.

Holden and Banky are best friends and authors of a popular comic book. Holden falls in love with Alyssa, who happens to be a lesbian. Holden's relationship with Alyssa strains his life-long friendship with Banky, and soon the relationship between Holden and Alyssa has problems when he cannot deal with her past.

Sounds Like Comics Ep 145 - Chasing Amy (Movie 1997)

A man will face his destiny... again. A hero will be revealed... again.

Directed once again by Sam Raimi, Spider-Man 2 is the second instalment in the “Spider-Man” trilogy.

Rewind to 2004, where just two years after the release of the movie that would change comic book movies forever – Spider-Man (2002), we were privileged with the release of the follow up film.

When a failed nuclear fusion experiment results in an explosion that kills his wife, Dr. Otto Octavius (Alfred Molina) is transformed into Dr. Octopus, a cyborg with deadly metal tentacles.

Meanwhile, Spider-Man’s alter ego, Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire), faces fading powers and self-doubt. Complicating matters are his best friend Harry Osborn’s (James Franco) hatred for Spider-Man and his true love Mary Jane Watson’s (Kirsten Dunst) sudden engagement to another man.

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Rewind & Review Ep 72 - Spider-Man 2 (2004)

The fourth season of Star Trek: Discovery continues to follow the crew of the USS Discovery, more than 900 years after the events of Star Trek: The Original Series.

Luke and Jae take off and explore the next chapter of the sci-fi Paramount+ series.

Sonequa Martin-Green stars as Michael Burnham, captain of the Discovery, along with the returning Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman, Wilson Cruz, Blu del Barrio, David Ajala, and Tig Notaro.

As the crew help rebuild the United Federation of Planets following a cataclysmic event, they soon face an unprecedented space anomaly that causes destruction across the galaxy.

Sounds Like Comics Ep 146 - Star Trek: Discovery (Season 4)

Sounds Like Comics Ep 147 - Batman: Year One (Movie 2011)

It’s time to enter the Multiverse of Madness!

Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Disney, this is the sequel to Doctor Strange (2016) and the 28th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Directed by Sam Raimi, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is the superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Doctor Strange.

Journey into the unknown with Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), as he traverses the mind-bending and dangerous alternate realities of the multiverse. Strange protects America Chavez (Xochiti Gomez), a teenager capable of travelling the multiverse, from Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) – who wants to use America’s powers to find a universe where she can reunite with her children.

That Film Stew Ep 358 - Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (Review)

The Batman will return, but where is the Flash? Sony does more stuff with their Spidey-verse, Avatar 2 gets a title, and there's a big shake up to Fast X.

Another Suicide Squad spin off is on the way! Cobra Kai will strike early, That 90s Show is shaping up to really be a 70s Show reunion, and it looks like nobody needs good neighbours any more.

What is the future of Space Force? And what has happened to the Carol and Daryl Walking Dead spin-off?

That Film Stew Ep 359 - "Take charge of the TARDIS" (Movie Show)

Directed by Jeff Fowler, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is the action-adventure comedy film based on the video game franchise published by Sega, and the sequel to Sonic the Hedgehog (2020).

Ben Schwartz reprises his role as the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog, alongside a majority of the returning cast from the first film, including James Marsden.

After settling in Green Hills, Sonic the Hedgehog is eager to prove he has what it takes to be a true hero. His test comes when Dr. Robotnik (Jim Carrey) returns, this time with a new partner, Knuckles the Echidna (Idris Elba), in search for an emerald that has the power to destroy civilizations. Sonic teams up with his own sidekick, Tails (Colleen O’Shaughnessey), and together they embark on a globe-trotting journey to find the Master Emerald before it falls into the wrong hands, while also contending with the military organisation G.U.N.

That Film Stew Ep 360 - Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Review)

Directed by Matt Peters, Constantine: The House of Mystery is the animated short film set in the DC Animated Film Universe, following John Constantine after the events of Justice League Dark: Apokolips War.

After rewriting time and preventing the Apokolips War from happening, John Constantine (Matt Ryan) finds himself imprisoned in the House of Mystery, facing a punishment he does not yet understand. As he explored the House’s labyrinths, Constantine begins to unravel the path that led to his hellish confinement. Can he outwit his captor and escape, or is he destined to serve his eternal sentence.

That Film Stew Ep 361 - DC Showcase: Constantine - The House of Mystery (Review)

Created by Jeremery Slater, Moon Knight is the streaming miniseries based on the Marvel Comics featuring the character of the same name.

Luke and Jason make use of their Disney+ subscriptions to check out all six episodes of the sixth television series produced by Marvel Studios, sharing continuity with the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Oscar Isaac stars as Marc Spector / Moon Knight and Steven Grant / Mr. Knight, two alters of a man with dissociative identity disorder, with May Calamawy and Ethan Hawk also starring.

Marc and Steven are drawn into a deadly mystery involving Egyptian gods. All the while Arthur Harrow, a religious zealot and cult leader looks to exact justice and judgement based on future crimes.

Sounds Like Comics Ep 148 - Moon Knight (TV Series 2022)

Directed by Akiva Schaffer, Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers is the live-action / animated action adventure comedy film based on the characters Chip and Dale and the subsequent animated TV series of the same name. Out now on Disney+!
 
The film stars John Mulaney and Andy Samberg as the voices of Chip and Dale, respectively, and is a co-production between Walt Disney Pictures, Mandeville Films, and The Lonely Island (which Akiva Schaffer and Andy Samberg are a part of).
 
Chip and Dale are living amongst cartoons and humans in modern-day Los Angeles. It has been decades since their successful television series was cancelled, and Chip (John Mulaney) has succumbed to a life of suburban domesticity as an insurance salesman. Dale (Andy Samberg), meanwhile, has had CGI surgery and works the nostalgia convention circuit, desperate to relive his glory days. When their former cast mate Monty mysteriously disappears, Chip and Dale must repair their broken friendship and take on their Rescue Rangers detective personas once again to save their friend’s life.

That Film Stew Ep 362 - Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (Review)

Pixar has a new project in the works, Hocus Pocus 2 gets a release date, and Ocean's Eleven goes back to the 60s.

More cancellations at the CW, but Gotham Knights lives on. Non-Marvel Studios Marvel shows might be done for good. And Doctor Who prepares to celebrate its 60th anniversary.

Are Stan Lee cameos coming back? What are they going to call Scream 6? And what do we think about our first look at She-Hulk?

That Film Stew Ep 363 - Goonies in Space (Movie Show)

You may remember the 1984 adaption of Firestarter starring Drew Barrymore. Here’s the remake.

Directed by Keith Thomas, Firestarter is the science fiction thriller film based on novel of the same name by Stephen King.

For more than a decade, parents Andy (Zac Efron) and Vicky (Sydney Lemmon) have been on the run, desperate to hide their daughter Charlie (Ryan Kiera Armstrong) from a shadowy federal agency that wants to harness her unprecedented gift for creating fire into a weapon of mass destruction.

Andy has taught Charlie how to defuse her power, which is triggered by anger or pain. But as Charlie turns 11, the fire becomes harder and harder to control. After an incident reveals the family’s location, a mysterious operative (Michael Greyeyes) is deployed to hunt down the family and seize Charlie once and for all. Charlie has other plans.

That Film Stew Ep 364 - Firestarter (Review)

In 1987, maybe four years too late, Star Wars and other sci-fi films were parodied in grand Jewish glory.

Co-written, produced, and directed by Mel Brooks, this space opera satire became a cult classic and is now considered to be one of Mel Brooks’ most popular and well-known films. Spaceballs celebrates its 35th anniversary!

Heroic mercenary Lone Starr (Bill Pullman) and his alien sidekick Barf (John Candy) rescue Princess Vespa (Daphne Zuniga) of Druidia and her droid, Dot Matrix (voiced by Joan Rivers), from being captured by the Spaceballs – an alien race led by President Skroob (Mel Brooks), who want to use Vespa as ransom to obtain Druidia’s air for their own planet.

However, the heroes get stranded on a desert moon, where they encounter the wise Yogurt (also Mel Brooks), who teaches Starr about the metaphysical power known as “the Schwartz”. Meanwhile Spaceball commanders Dark Helmet (Rick Moranis) and Colonel Sandurz (George Wyner) lead the search for them, but are hindered by their own incompetence.

Rewind & Review Ep 73 - Spaceballs (1987)

Clerks got animated!

Developed for television by Kevin Smith, Clerks: The Animated Series is an adult animated sitcom based on Smith's 1994 comedy film of the same name.

Luke and Jae head back to the year 2000 to check out the six episode series set in Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse.

The series follows the misadventures of New Jersey slackers Dante Hicks and Randal Graves. Popular stoner duo Jay and Silent Bob also appear in the show. Starring the voices of Jeff Anderson, Jason Mewes, Brian O'Halloran, and Kevin Smith.

Sounds Like Comics Ep 150 - Clerks: The Animated Series (TV Series 2000 - 2001)

The time has come for those who are different to return to 2003.

Directed by Bryan Singer, X-Men 2 is the superhero team appearing in Marvel Comics, and is the sequel to the first film X-Men (2000).

Luke and Nathan unite to take on the second live-action X-Men film where Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Halle Berry, Famke Janssen, and James Marsden are back!

When anti-mutant Colonel William Stryker kidnaps Professor X and attacks his school, the X-Men must ally with their archenemy Magneto to stop him.

Sounds Like Comics Ep 151 - X-Men 2 (Movie 2003)

Directed by Joseph Kosinski, Top Gun: Maverick is the action drama film starring Tom Cruise. It is the sequel to Top Gun (1986).
 
Tom Cruise reprises his role as Captain Peter “Maverick” Mitchell, alongside Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell, Lewis Pullman, Ed Harris, and Val Kilmer.
 
After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. When he finds himself training a detachment of Top Gun graduates for a specialised mission, Maverick encounters Lt. Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw (Miles Teller), the son of Maverick’s late friend and Rader Intercept Officer Lt. Nick “Goose” Bradshaw.

That Film Stew Ep 365 - Top Gun: Maverick (Review)

That Film Stew Ep 366 - Morbius 2: It’s Morbin’ Time (Movie Show)

It's morbin time! Oh man, what is this Morbius news that we've got? Indiana Jones 5 is a real movie, and Samuel L Jackson and Chris Pratt reunite in an unexpected upcoming film.

We check out the new trailers for Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One, Thor: Love and Thunder, and Pinnochio.

And with Star Wars Celebration comes Star Wars news... lots of Star Wars news.

That Film Stew Ep 366 - Morbius 2: It's Morbin' Time (Movie Show)

Directed by Colin Trevorrow, Jurassic World: Dominion is the science fiction action film written by Emily Carmichael and Trevorrow, and based on a story by Trevorrow and Derek Connolly. This is the sequel to Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018), the sixth instalment in the Jurassic Park franchise, the final film in the Jurassic World trilogy, and the conclusion to the storyline started in the original Jurassic Park film (1993).
 
Four years after the destruction of Isla Nublar, dinosaurs now live alongside humans. A formerly extinct species of locust has reappeared and is threatening the world’s crop and food supply. Suspecting corrupt bioengineering corporation Biosyn to be behind it, Dr. Ian Malcolm (Jeff Goldblum) invites Dr. Alan Grant (Sam Neill) and Dr. Ellie Sattler (Laura Dern) to the headquarters to investigate, where they cross paths with Owen Grady (Chris Pratt) and Claire Dearing (Bryce Dallas Howard).

That Film Stew Ep 367 - Jurassic World: Dominion (Review)

Combining computer animation with live-action filming, with plenty of explosions and lens flare to excuse the awkward humour, Transformers is a true blockbuster.

Directed by Michael Bay, Transformers is based on the franchise of the same name. Rewind to 2007 as this science fiction action film turns 15 years old.

Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) is a teenager who gets caught up in a war between the heroic Autobots and the villainous Decepticons, two factions of alien robots who can disguise themselves by transforming into everyday machinery, primarily vehicles.

The Autobots intend to retrieve and use the AllSpark, the powerful artefact that created their robotic race that is on Earth, to rebuild their home planet Cybertron and end the war, while the Decepticons have the intention of using it to build an army by giving life to the machines of Earth.

Rewind & Review Ep 74 - Transformers (2007)

Patrick Stewart returns for some Star Trek time travelling shenanigans.

With Akiva Goldsman and Terry Matalas serving as showrunners, the second season of Star Trek: Picard features Jean-Luc Picard in the year 2401 when he and his companions are trapped in an alternate reality by Q as part of the ultimate trial for Picard.

Luke and Jae check out all ten episodes of the new set of episodes of the Paramount+ series.

Picard and his companions must travel back to 2024 Los Angeles in a race against time to save the future of the galaxy.

Sounds Like Comics Ep 152 - Star Trek: Picard (Season 2)

There's a villain-centric MCU movie on the way, Guy Ritchie returns to Disney, and did we ready this right -- the Joker sequel set to be a musical?

There's heaps to come in Ghostbuster's future, we have our first look at Ryan Gosling's Ken, and there's more Game of Thrones to come.

The Paddington Trilogy could be the great trilogy ever, Knives Out 2 gets a title, and Anthony Hopkins is a robot.

That Film Stew Ep 368 - Madness for Two (Movie Show)

Directed by Jeremiah Zagar, Hustle is the sports drama film starring Adam Sandler. The film features Spanish professional Utah Jazz basketball player Juancho Hernangómez as the main protagoniss and Minnesota Timberwolves player Anthony Edwards as the main antagonist, with Queen Latifah, Ben Foster, and Robert Duvall also starring.
 
Stanley Sugerman’s (Adan Sandler) love for basketball is unparalleled, but the travel weary Philadelphia 76ers scout who has higher ambitions of being a coach remains stuck on the road looking for the next unknown talent. His search around the world leads him to Spain, when he discovers Bo Cruz (Juancho Hernangómez), an incredible streetball player with a troubled past.

That Film Stew Ep 369 - Hustle (Review)

Directed by Paul Hunter in his directorial debut, Bulletproof Monk is loosely based on the comic book written by Brett Lewis.

Luke and Jae head back to 2003 to revisit this superhero comedy starring Chow Yun-Fat, Seann William Scitt, and Jaime King.

For 60 years, a mysterious monk with no name (Chow Yun-Fat) has zigzagged the globe to protect an ancient scroll that holds the key to unlimited power. Now the Monk must look for a new scroll keeper. Kar (Seann William Scott) is an unlikely candidate, a streetwise young man whose only interest is himself. But when he inadvertently saves the Bulletproof Monk from capture, the two become partners in a scheme to save the world from the scroll's most avid pursuer.

Sounds Like Comics Ep 153 - Bulletproof Monk (Movie 2003)

This spin-off of the Toy Story film series, serves as a type of origin story for the character Buzz Lightyear. It stars Chris Evans as the voice of the titular character.

Directed by Angus MacLane, Lightyear is the computer-animated science fiction action-adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Disney. 

Young astronaut/ space ranger Buzz Lightyear (Chris Evans) embarks on an intergalactic adventure after being marooned on a hostile planet with his commander and crew. Trying to find a way back home, Buzz is accompanied alongside ambitious recruits Izzy, Mo, Darby  and his robot companion, Sox. As this motley crew tackles their toughest mission yet, they must learn to work together as a team to escape the evil Zurg and his dutiful robot army that are never far behind.

That Film Stew Ep 370 - Lightyear (Review)

What's in-store for the next Bond? Ghostbusters IV is closer than we thought, Cameron Diaz comes out of retirement, and Lisa Frankenstein is alive!

Have you checked out the teaser trailer for Hocus Pocus 2? The witches are back!

What is the future of CW's Arrowverse? And we've got a fantastic rumour to speculate about.

That Film Stew Ep 371 - We're back, Witches (Movie Show)

Blade is the 1998 superhero horror film directed by Stephen Norrington and writtten by David S. Goyer, based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name.

The first entry in the Blade film trilogy, the film stars Wesley Snipes as the half-vampire "daywalker" (with vampire strengths but not their weaknesses).

That Film Stew's Luke and Jae revisit this dark comic book movie, the success of which, set the stage for further modern comic book film adaptions. 

Eric Brooks/Blade, his mentor Abraham Whistler (Kris Kristofferson), and hematologist Karen Jensen (N'Bushe Wright), fight against vampires, namely the exceptionally vicous Deacon Frost (Stephen Dorff). These modern-day technologically advanced vampires are in search of Blade's special blood type which is needed to summon an evil god.

Sounds Like Comics Ep 83 - Blade (Movie 1998)

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