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0:00 - How would Indy handle Crohn’s Disease? 9:15 - But other than that, this is just a freewheeling discussion about what the Indy films mean to us personally, what they did for moviemaking, for pop culture, and why they remain unique, even from their lesser-quality sequels. ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weldon Produced & Engineered by Conner Dempsey Powered by Zoom, QuickTime, Adobe Audition, & Adobe Premiere Pro Special Thanks to Anchor FM (or “Spotify for Podcasters”, whatever) FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. This is critique, protected under Fair Use. I DO NOT OWN THIS CONTENT. CONTENT IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

0:00 - Some quick housekeeping: one one annual staple, I QUIT. 3:50 -  RECOMMENDATION - “Obsession” (2026) 15:07 - “Obsession is also a cologne. A quick discussion regarding cologne. 16:47 - RECOMMENDATION - “Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie” (2026). 27:35 - We’re in favor of these YouTubers making movies. 29:12 - RECOMMENDATION - “How to Train Your Dragon” (2025). 49:41 - Fun story about Chris Sanders and ice cream. ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weldon Produced & Engineered by Conner Dempsey Powered by Zoom, QuickTime, Adobe Audition, & Adobe Premiere Pro Special Thanks to Anchor FM (or “Spotify for Podcasters”, whatever) FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. This is critique, protected under Fair Use. I DO NOT OWN THIS CONTENT. CONTENT IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

0:00 - Remember our Toy Story 6 pitch? Pepperidge Farm remembers. 5:30 - REVIEW - “Coyote vs. Acme” (2026). The long-awaited, nearly-erased film is finally in theaters, and we done saw it. 24:24 - Financially, was Warner Brothers right to shelf this film? Take a look at the box office. ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weldon Produced & Engineered by Conner Dempsey Powered by Zoom, QuickTime, Adobe Audition, & Adobe Premiere Pro Special Thanks to Anchor FM (or “Spotify for Podcasters”, whatever) FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. This is critique, protected under Fair Use. I DO NOT OWN THIS CONTENT. CONTENT IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

0:00 - I did something! I took my kids to the beach! 2:40 - REVIEW - “Remarkably Bright Creatures” (2026). Popular book adaptation for Netflix, one of many. 18:00 - What are our thoughts on baby-friendly screenings? This kicks off a big discussion about the variety of offerings that perhaps should or should not be available to the moviegoing audience. ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weldon Produced & Engineered by Conner Dempsey Powered by Zoom, QuickTime, Adobe Audition, & Adobe Premiere Pro Special Thanks to Anchor FM (or “Spotify for Podcasters”, whatever) FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. This is critique, protected under Fair Use. I DO NOT OWN THIS CONTENT. CONTENT IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

0:00 - REPRIMAND - “Beware the Slenderman” (2017). On a rewatch of this doc, plus a reading of Kathleen Hale’s book, I now believe this doc is just as slimy and opportunistic as the narrative horror films produced around the time of the stabbing, even though it acted as if it were above such things. 16:51 - RECOMMENDATION - “An Innocent Man” (2018). Get ready to be enraged. 25:51 - RECOMMENDATION - “Churchill at War” (2024). More extended re-enactments in documentaries, please! 36:22 - RECOMMENDATION - “Secret Mall Apartment” (2024). ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weldon Produced & Engineered by Conner Dempsey Powered by Zoom, QuickTime, Adobe Audition, & Adobe Premiere Pro Special Thanks to Anchor FM (or “Spotify for Podcasters”, whatever) FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. This is critique, protected under Fair Use. I DO NOT OWN THIS CONTENT. CONTENT IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

0:00 - The new airport and the MCU’s hack writing as of late. 3:00 - Dustin and I both went antiquing over the weekend! 14:45 - REVIEW - “The End of Oak Street” (2026). Non-spoilers! Should you see this in theaters? 36:30 - SPOILERS BEGIN - Let’s get deeper into the story, the ending, the character conflict, and the mechanics of what they tried to accomplish with this plot. (This is also the fun part where we write a better version of this movie, get your popcorn and your notepads!) ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weldon Produced & Engineered by Conner Dempsey Powered by Zoom, QuickTime, Adobe Audition, & Adobe Premiere Pro Special Thanks to Anchor FM (or “Spotify for Podcasters”, whatever) FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. This is critique, protected under Fair Use. I DO NOT OWN THIS CONTENT. CONTENT IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

0:00 - REVIEW - “The Goonies” (1985). I finally watched The goddamn Goonies, now please leave me alone. 14:23 - The people who read spoilers instead of watching stuff. https://okayzoomer.substack.com/p/the-people-who-love-having-tv-and----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weldon Produced & Engineered by Conner Dempsey Powered by Zoom, QuickTime, Adobe Audition, & Adobe Premiere Pro Special Thanks to Anchor FM (or “Spotify for Podcasters”, whatever) FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. This is critique, protected under Fair Use. I DO NOT OWN THIS CONTENT. CONTENT IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

0:00 - “The Rescuers Down Under” remains one of the best of all movies. 1:40 - REVIEW - “Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender” (2026). No spoilers! ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weldon Produced & Engineered by Conner Dempsey Powered by Zoom, QuickTime, Adobe Audition, & Adobe Premiere Pro Special Thanks to Anchor FM (or “Spotify for Podcasters”, whatever) FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. This is critique, protected under Fair Use. I DO NOT OWN THIS CONTENT. CONTENT IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

0:00 - Perfect Yogurt vs Fro-Yo vs Ice Cream. 5:00 - REVIEW - “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” (2026). No spoilers yet! Just our general thoughts and reactions to the movie! 33:00 - SPOILER TIME! We’re talking about plot details, secret characters, the ending, and the future of this franchise, the future of the MCU, Doomsday, and Endgame Encore as well. 1:17:47 - The future of the Spider-Man franchise. 1:34:25 - We’re done talking Spidey, now I want to talk about how the alleged X-Men movie fits into the upcoming slate of Marvel films. Is it one of the Untitled releases in 2027? 1:46:33 - We talk about “Avengers: Doomsday” looming over us in December. 2:08:21 - “Endgame Encore” and what exactly in the absolute hell they’re thinking by doing this. Who is this for?? What if people don’t see it? Are they out of the loop? You wanna take that risk? ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weldon Produced & Engineered by Conner Dempsey Powered by Zoom, QuickTime, Adobe Audition, & Adobe Premiere Pro Special Thanks to Anchor FM (or “Spotify for Podcasters”, whatever) FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. This is critique, protected under Fair Use. I DO NOT OWN THIS CONTENT. CONTENT IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

0:00 - Conner would like to explain himself. We make pledges, and we intend to keep them, but life happens. 8:30 - DISCUSSION - “Willow” (1988). I recently saw this movie for the first time, and as an adult man. We discuss why life experience and cultural context matters when you are first exposed to a movie, and how to have tempered expectations based on its intended audience. 32:08 - Hey, did you see most of the cast of “The Sandlot” is coming back together for this “Dugout Dads” show?m We’re excited. 33:45 - RECOMMENDATION - “Hacks” (5 Seasons, HBO Max). No spoilers. 40:44 - LIGHT RECOMMENDATION - “Fargo” (5 Seasons, FX/Hulu). No spoilers. ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weldon Produced & Engineered by Conner Dempsey Powered by Zoom, QuickTime, Adobe Audition, & Adobe Premiere Pro Special Thanks to Anchor FM (or “Spotify for Podcasters”, whatever) FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. This is critique, protected under Fair Use. I DO NOT OWN THIS CONTENT. CONTENT IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

0:00 - Hey, our 600th episode is going to be Spider-Man! 2:15 - Cats and John Cleese. 4:15 - Conner pledges to watch “Avatar: The Last Airbender”, the original series.  12:10 - REVIEW - “Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die” (2026). No spoilers yet. This is equal parts complaining about Hulu. 25:40 - SPOILERS for the film, but we want to talk about the ending. ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weldon Produced & Engineered by Conner Dempsey Powered by Zoom, QuickTime, Adobe Audition, & Adobe Premiere Pro Special Thanks to Anchor FM (or “Spotify for Podcasters”, whatever) FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. This is critique, protected under Fair Use. I DO NOT OWN THIS CONTENT. CONTENT IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

0:00 - For some reason, we decide to discuss superpowers. 11:00 - REVIEW - “The Odyssey” (2026). The hype, the filmmaking, the literary history, the “authenticity” conversation, and the recommendation. 46:40 - SPOILERS for the film (and this centuries-old story). 1:18:00 - What should Christopher Nolan do next? ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weldon Produced & Engineered by Conner Dempsey Powered by Zoom, QuickTime, Adobe Audition, & Adobe Premiere Pro Special Thanks to Anchor FM (or “Spotify for Podcasters”, whatever) FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. This is critique, protected under Fair Use. I DO NOT OWN THIS CONTENT. CONTENT IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

0:00 - Conner learned about “Red Door, Yellow Door” and is now dealing with preteen hypnotism. 10:37 - REVIEW - “Good Boy” (2025) 24:35 - SPOILERS begin. ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weldon Produced & Engineered by Conner Dempsey Powered by Zoom, QuickTime, Adobe Audition, & Adobe Premiere Pro Special Thanks to Anchor FM (or “Spotify for Podcasters”, whatever) FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. This is critique, protected under Fair Use. I DO NOT OWN THIS CONTENT. CONTENT IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

0:00 - Baseball Shirts! 2:00 - Update on Dustin’s Leg! 4:50 - How was your 4th of July? 6:00 - REVIEW - “Supergirl” (2026). No spoilers yet, but Dustin gives his thoughts on this film, and on the source material it draws from. ----- Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin Weldon Theme Music by Dustin Weldon Produced & Engineered by Conner Dempsey Powered by Zoom, QuickTime, Adobe Audition, & Adobe Premiere Pro Special Thanks to Anchor FM (or “Spotify for Podcasters”, whatever) FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. This is critique, protected under Fair Use. I DO NOT OWN THIS CONTENT. CONTENT IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.  Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.

0:00 - Conner has one cat, then a kitten, finds two more kittens, then finds acceptance. Why don’t people want to adopt cats? 5:35 - RECOMMENDATION - “Flow” (2024). 13:54 - CRITIQUE - “Greenland 2: Migration (2026).37:02 - RECOMMENDATION - “Keeper” (2025).-----Executive Producers: Conner Dempsey • Dustin WeldonTheme Music by Dustin WeldonProduced & Engineered by Conner DempseyPowered by Zoom, QuickTime, Adobe Audition, & Adobe Premiere ProSpecial Thanks to Anchor FM (or “Spotify for Podcasters”, whatever)FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. This is critique, protected under Fair Use.I DO NOT OWN THIS CONTENT. CONTENT IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.