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Join the American/Australian duo, TayNixster, and MadMikey on The #GAMERNation Podcast. A show in which the pair discuss all things gaming on a bi-weekly cadence. This show is proudly sponsored by Maono Global. Use code ”GAMERNation” on MaonoGlobal.com for 10% off your next microphone. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gamernation-podcast/support
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The Movie Defenders is a podcast which discusses the positive aspects of popular movies. Most movie review podcasts spend the entire time tearing down the movies you love instead of celebrating them. We take popular movies that have been ridiculed by critics and defend them. Come listen to a fun discussion of the movies you love, or perhaps re-consider a movie again that you didn't like as much as you wish you did. If you like movies, you found the only podcast with movie reviews that loves ...
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It's time to visit our 2nd place winner of our 90s movie Patreon poll... Face/Off! A John Woo classic action thriller from 1997, our hosts feel this deserves to live in the pantheon of classic action flicks. Before we jump into Face/Off, we break down our Top 5 actors we want to swap places in a movie and do impressions of each other as they act. S…
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On today's episode we go back and visit one of the most underrated and underappreciated movies of the 1990s... Sneakers! With a cast that holds up against any film, this film is one of the best spy thrillers of all time. We go thru the entire film, play several scenes and discuss them, and even talk about technology thru the years and what the film…
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Ep 170: Star Trek 2 - The Wrath of Khan (Live from GamerNation Con)
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LIVE from GamerNation Con 2024 it's our first podcast with a live audience, and we get to cover one of the best science fiction films of all time... Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan. In this episode Brev and Scott break down the superior writing and character moments that make this film sing! We play lots of scenes from the movie and even break down …
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The year-in-movies 2024 gets started with a bang! An early front-runner for Best Picture gets discussed today as we dive head first into Dune Part 2 with our great friend Bart German! We will unpack this dense film and examine all the goodness within! The score, the VFX, the performances, the writing choices, the differences between film and book..…
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We love dark comedies! And because we do, what better show than to watch Heathers with our great friend Daryl Ewry! A movie which tackles multiple serious themes that's a lot funnier and deeper than you might remember, we examine Heathers from every angle. The writing, performances, the language, the colors, and of course the humor! Before we dive …
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We put the Oscars to shame! Time to celebrate the year of film that was 2023 in a way only The Movie Defenders can... with more fun categories, scenes, actors and actresses, and awards for movies you actually watched! Today is our favorite show of the year where we get to gush about our favs all year. Join us now for the 2024 Defender Awards! We al…
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It's time for one of our shows where we just laugh... so it's time for Ted! We examine this raunchy comedy (that somehow Brev never saw) which has a lot more heart and drama in it than you might think. Before we talk about Ted and play a lot of scenes from the film, we pick our top 5 CGI characters from films of all time. So grab your bongs, turn u…
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It's time to re-visit a fan-favorite and one of the most iconic anime films or shows of all time... Akira! This 1988 film took the west by storm and for many it introduced them to the world of Japanese animation. For some, this film is a beloved classic. For others, they aren't sure what they hype is about. Hopefully at the end of this episode ever…
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Ep 164: The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
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It's time to revisit one of the very best's very best! Today we review the immortal Nicolas Cage in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent! A self-aware meta-comedy about the career of Nic Cage, Hollywood, ridiculous actors and agents, you name it. Hilarious! We do all this with the help of our great friend, Megan Bush, as we also break down our t…
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We ring in the New Year right on The Movie Defenders Podcast! We end it with a bang(er): Die Hard! The OG 1988 action movie that to this day is still considered one of the best films ever. Is it a Christmas movie? YES! But who cares? It's amazing! We will focus on the writing, details, nuances in the performances, and things you might not know as w…
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Now more than ever, it is important to remember the true meaning of Christmas. Don't miss the Movie Defenders show on Scrooged. Your life... might just depend on it! We are halfway done with our December movie line-up chosen by our Patrons, and it's time for Scrooged! Before we jump into this take on the Dickens classic, we each give our lists of t…
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We start the holidays off right with one of our favorite Christmas movies ever... The Muppet Christmas Carol! We are huge Muppet fans and this movie has so much going for it, including an incredible performance by Michael Caine who plays the part straight up with all the emotion you could ask. Great songs and soundtrack and a wonderful take on a cl…
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FINALLY! It's time to put one of the Movie Defenders favorite all-timers on the channel: Clue! Brought to us by great friend of the show, Stephanie Ewry, we basically laugh for the entire show. A stacked cast, witty dialogue, snappy jokes, and incredible physical comedy all wrapped up into a great whodunit! We play many of the best scenes from the …
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Free Backlot Tour Episode: Chat GPT Writes Our Movies
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Today we release a Backlot Tour episode for free! The Backlot Tour is a second show reserved normally for Patrons starting at just $1 per month. As a sample, here's some of what you'll get if you sign up. PREPARE TO LAUGH! After this show we have headaches and our sides and stomachs hurt. We laughed non-stop for 90 minutes and the movies that AI wr…
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Time for a new comic book movie review, this time a bit different with V for Vendetta! A very deep character study and examination of everything from the news to politics and religion, this movie doesn't hold back with the messages it's trying to convey. Before we dive into this fantastic movie we break down our Top 5 Political Thriller movies of a…
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It's Halloween time! To celebrate we continue our scary movie reviews and visit one of the best modern horror films around... It Follows! A low budget film filled with no-name young cast members, this wildly intelligently written film keeps you on the edge the entire time. Most who see this film think it's simply an STD metaphor, but as we will dis…
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It's time to visit the long-awaited sequel to one of the greatest horror films of all time... Dr. Sleep! This sequel to the Shining was long awaited, so how does the movie hold up!? This time, we examine the Director's Cut for the definitive version and vision of the film. But before we dive into Dr. Sleep, we start a new segment introducing Donald…
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Our Patrons have voted and handed us The Untouchables to review and boy are we excited! This 1987 Brian De Palma classic has one of the finest casts in history, with Sean Connery winning Best Supporting Actor for his performance. This is a timeless classic and we play several scenes right from the film, along with interviews and more! Oh... and tha…
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Ep 155: Jumper / Sing Street (6th Anniversary Show)
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It's time to celebrate 6 years of The Movie Defenders podcast! We return today to our tradition of showing the hosts movies they've never seen. Brev had never seen Jumper, an underrated sci-fi flick, and Scott and Donald had never seen Sing Street, a modern musical that flew criminally under the radar. We review both films in a double episode to ce…
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In a very special double episode of The Movie Defenders, we are joined this episode by friend of the show, Amy Cass! Amy is currently a Senior Assistant Production Manager at Warner Brothers Animation and has studied recently with the immortal Don Bluth! We spend the first half of our episode talking to Amy about animation... the past, present, and…
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It's time to talk The Flash! A movie that all three hosts LOVED very much, and one in which we each went into with different levels of expectations and excitement. In the hosts' humble opinion, this film deserves to rest near the top of the DCEU. We examine every moment and play the big moments from the movie while we break it all down. But before …
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Today we return to one of the classic dark comedies ever... Death Becomes Her! With the help of our great friend, Megan Bush, we go back and revisit this Robert Zemeckis gem and are reminded how awesome this oft-forgotten film are. In fact, for our hosts, this was basically a first-time watch. Before we dive into the movie though we reveal our Top …
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Ridley Scott is one of the GOATs and we revisit one of his more recent works, The Martian! Along with friend of the show, Mark Martin, we head back to Mars and dissect this film and play a dozen scenes from the movie to talk about. A film nominated for many Academy Awards we see how it holds up today. Also as part of our discussion we review our to…
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It's time to let three Generation Xers relive one of the movies that cut the cloth from which the Movie Defenders were cut... The Goonies! An absolute perfect family film, and one that makes us laugh and smile every time we see it, is a movie we haven't yet taken a deep dive analysis into yet... so today we remedy that! Before we talk about the fil…
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On this Father's Day we re-visit one of the best drama films ever from the 1980s, Stand By Me. A film that launched many careers, it is considered by many to be Rob Reiner's best film, and the best Stephen King film adaptation. Our hosts were the exact same age as these kids when the movie dropped. How did it land with us then, compared to how did …
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Ep 148: Spider-Man - Across the Spider-Verse
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The wait is over! After 4 years of waiting, we finally get to watch and discuss Spider-Man: Across the Spider-verse! In late 2018, The Movie Defenders saw, and then reviewed, one of the best movies they had ever seen in their lives: "Into the Spider-Verse", and then that show changed our format forever. Now we finally get to dive into the film and …
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Ep 147: Dungeons & Dragons - Honor Among Thieves
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It's time to talk about a surprise hit of the early 2023 movie season... Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves! A movie we nerds had our eyes on and knew it looked fun... but we had no idea what kind of treat we were in for. A hilariously smart movie that paid homage to everything we love about D&D. First, we have an RPG 5x5 as we each choose our…
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It's time to revisit a movie that many sci-fi fans have forgotten... the hidden treasure that is The Black Hole from 1979. Capitalizing on the newfound success of Star Wars and Star Trek at the box office, The Black Hole was one of the great sci-fi space adventures during a time in which they were exceedingly rare. But before we talk about this gre…
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It's time to get back to what we do around here and talk about a movie that gets more grief that, in our humble opinions, it deserves... The Dark Knight Rises. A much anticipated ending to a fantastic trilogy, but one that had to follow one of the greatest movies ever, The Dark Knight Rises regularly catches crap from critics and fans alike. Is it …
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After reviewing both games as if they were a movie, it's time to review the actual show... The Last of Us! A show that broke many records at HBO and took the world by storm gets the Movie Defenders treatment. Joining us as well this time is Scott's daughter, the TLOU encyclopedia, Alyssa to ensure she chimed in after joining us on the first three s…
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It's time to do what we do best... re-visit a film that deserves way more love than it gets... 10 Cloverfield Lane! A film that isn't long, only has 3 characters basically, and was directed by a man who, at the time, had barely director experience. Despite that, it turned out to be one of the most intelligently written horror/thrillers in modern ti…
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Today on The Movie Defenders we revisit a forgotten classic which got lost in the shuffle of the time... Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World! This Peter Weir gem is one of the best movies ever made in our humble opinion, and we're going to tell you all about why! But first, we unpack and discuss our Top 5 Historical Dramas of all time. …
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It's time to travel back to 2019 to a film lauded during awards time... Jojo Rabbit! A movie we consider to be Taika Waititi's best work, a story about the battle for a young boy's soul wrapped in satire, humor, and excellent writing. Before we analyze the film however, we break down our Top 5 Satire films of all time! Which made our list? Listen a…
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It's time to celebrate the movies from 2022 in an award show like none other... the Defender Awards! Better movies, more fun categories, and fun hosts! Speaking of hosts, this is our first show where we welcome our newest host Brev Tanner to the podcast! So kick up your feet and enjoy a show the Oscars only wishes it was! We play a lot of scenes, h…
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It's time to revisit a film that despite stellar reviews and reputation has become a bit lost today as we talk 2012's Dredd! What a fantastic movie this is as we are joined by long-time friend of the show, Mark Nattress to help us break it down. We discuss what makes this film so great and why it possibly has been forgotten by so many or never give…
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It's time to head back to 1995 and unearth a Katherine Bigelow/James Cameron forgotten gem... Strange Days! With the help of our great friend Brett Bowen, we have so much fun reaching back for this one which was so underrated when it came out, and forgotten by many. Strange Days is a strong sci-fi entry and one we unpack and play many scenes from. …
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Happy New Year from The Movie Defenders as we punctuate the holiday season reviewing and laughing our butts off at Chevy Chase and Christmas Vacation! We play lots of scenes from the movie and listen and laugh while we relive all the greatness! Before we jump into the movie, we break down our top 5 Chevy Chase movie moments of all time. So make sur…
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After a decade in the making it's finally time to head back to Pandora with Avatar: The Way of Water. We have a full NON-Spoiler discussion so you can listen to it before you go over the holidays. Can James Cameron re-capture part of the magic of the first one? We'll find out as we play many scenes right from the movie and dissect this long, giant …
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It's time to head to the Oasis and tackle Ready Player One with our great friend, Daryl Ewry! We get in the DeLorean and head back a few years to visit Spielberg's sci-fi gem and see how it holds up! But before we get started we each break down our top 5 movies that have a riddle/test/challenge in them. Find out which we picked! Then, we get our X1…
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Today it's time for Round 2 in Wakanda as we discuss Wakanda Forver! This time our great friend of the show, and author, Brev Tanner steps in for some pinch hitting, and dive deep (see what we did there?) into the MCU once again. Before talking about the latest installment by Ryan Coogler, Donald and Brev break down their top 5 "passing the torch" …
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It's time to laugh and cry on this episode of The Movie Defenders because it's Clerks 3 time! If you haven't seen this or feel like you might not for a while, we'll talk a lot about what happens and play all the best parts! A movie that hits you in the feels a lot more than you'd expect, it also keeps you laughing like crazy! This time we bring in …
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The DCEU has breathed new life as the film The Rock wanted made for 7 years finally comes to fruition... so we get to talk Black Adam! There are already multiple narratives out about the film. Are they fair? We take a look and see! First, we dust off our news segment to bring you all the glorious DCEU news that the Hollywood Reporter has dropped, a…
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It's scary season so we decided to reach back for one of the greatest horror films ever made... John Carpenter's iconic The Thing! A movie that was panned by critics and bombed at the box office has, since then, rightly taken its place among the best horror films of all time, and we dive deep and analyze it! We also do a full breakdown of who got t…
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Free Backlot Tour Show: Halloween Film Tier List
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We hope you all enjoy this free episode of The Backlot Tour for the patrons of The Movie Defenders. If you like this content and would like access to over 80 shows like this right away, head to https://patreon.com/moviedefenders and sign up today! All tiers get the 2nd show. Today it's time to play our Tier List Making game again... this time with …
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It's time to pay homage to one of the greatest westerns of all time, Tombstone! We play a lot of scenes right from the movie and enjoy, appreciate, and revel in some of the best performances you'll ever see. We also play a new game of "Real, Fake, or Exaggerated" with each movie moment and character. Which parts of Tombstone were made up? Which wer…
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It's time to talk about the surprise hit of the summer... it's time for Prey! A movie many scoffed at when it was announced, it's a prequel that has garnered positive reviews and acclaim for being a more than worthy entry into the Predator lore! Come with us as we play scenes and break things down in only the way we can. First however, we talk abou…
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Ep 128: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World - 5th Anniversary Show
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It's a packed double-episode of the podcast today as we celebrate 5 years of talking movies, capped off with a fun discussion of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. (Time stamps and chapter headings are in the description.) First, we celebrate 5 years of our podcast by hearing from listeners, playing some of our old favorite bits, and talking the history …
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It's time to revisit another movie from the past, this one Donald hasn't seen... a movie that has become a sci-fi cult classic since its release in 2000... Titan A.E.! A Don Bluth film, this movie is one that is often forgotten about or dismissed. However, is this a worthy sci-fi adventure, worthy of a re-watch? Well we'll see as we tackle this ani…
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It's time to correct a grave error! Scott, one of our hosts, has never seen Dirty Rotten Scoundrels in his life! So today, we remedy this problem! We watch Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and look back at an 1980s classic by playing several scenes and having a great time. Before we talk about the film, however, we play a game of There Can Be Only One with …
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More MCU? Yes, please! Thor makes his return in Thor: Love & Thunder and it's time to talk about it! Joining us on the show is longtime friend Joshua Loy to help us talk about this film. This movie is one that's causing some chatter among critics, so let's see how it goes. Before we talk about Thor, however, we discuss our Top 5 Comic Book movie vi…
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