Best Dinosaur Man Nerdcast Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 217: A Hiatus Announcement 54:39

8M ago54:39

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Well the time has (sort of) come, we call a hiatus on the pod after 9 glorious years of mostly bullshit and indefensible positions about Madame Web not looking "that bad". We're taking some time away to reset and potentially plan a few theme months which aren't just riffs on Shrektember. We thank you all for being on this journey with us so far and…

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News & Reviews: Mean Girls 53:28

8M ago53:28

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I don't even know what to say about this one, I guess Andy is cool and funny and I'm just an old stick in the mud.By Dinosaur Man

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Episode 216: Twister(s) 54:28

8M ago54:28

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Whoooosh! Welcome to the thrilling conclusion of Feb-weather-uary, where we discuss the 1996 blockbuster 'Twister' in anticipation of the upcoming legacy sequel 'Twisters', we discuss what we like and what we don't like about the original as well as proposing what could possibly happen in the sequel and whether it's going to be a redo of Top Gun Ma…

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News & Reviews: The Iron Claw, My Friend Lanre, Lift, Orion and the Dark, Migration, Destroy All Neighbours & Wish 56:30

9M ago56:30

56:30

We return to review action this week and finally the armistice has been broken (and perhaps then been renewed confusingly. Reviews of the following recent and less recent releases are included The Iron Claw, My Friend Lanre, Lift, Orion and the Dark, Migration, Destroy All Neighbours & WishBy Dinosaur Man

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Episode 215: How Would You Survive Weather Based Disaster Movies? 46:58

9M ago46:58

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Welcome to Febweatheruary, the shortest (and stormiest) month of the year! We kick off this month of weather based movie content with a whistlestop tour through a bunch of big weather based disaster movies and give our opinions of how we think we would be best equipped to survive the events within. True insane energy to this episode so strap in!…

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News & Reviews: All Of Us Strangers, The Zone of Interest, The Holdovers, American Fiction, Poor Things, Samsara, The Civil Dead & Aquaman 2 1:20:55

9M ago1:20:55

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Well well well, look what we have here... It's a bumper edition of News & Reviews with Even More Alex (TM), we bring you an almighty 8 reviews this week with Alex responsible for 7 of them solo. Andy's on his armistice (more on that in episode) and therefore the balance is shifted to mostly Alex with reviews of... ghost story romance 'All Of Us Str…

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Episode 214: Films of 2023 Awards 58:19

9M ago58:19

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Coming a week later than originally planned and in a much truncated format, it's the annual Dinosaur Man awards for the films of 2023! We dish out an apology and then summarise why we didn't release this episode on time. Andy and Alex spend a little while talking about which films went home with our big prizes when we got together with Paul last we…

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Episode 213: Dinosaur Man Draft 2024 1:00:48

10M ago1:00:48

1:00:48

As is now tradition, we return to action with an early episode for this year being the annual Dinosaur Man Draft! We find out how well our picks from last year performed before selecting our choices for the forthcoming year. This episode has it all, indefinite delays, Madame Web blind faith, a discussion of which animated fourquel will perform best…

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Episode 212: The Annual Dinosaur Man Game Awards 16:43

10M ago16:43

16:43

Alex is sick so its the perfect time for Andy to hand out his awards for games he has played this year. Are they games that came out in 2023? Mostly no. But did Andy play them in 2023? Yes. So come see if you agree with the winners of such awards as "The Game I'm Definitely Coming Back To This Year" Let us know on Twitter/X what wins your game of t…

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Episode 211: It's Catsup Season Baby! (2023) 1:44:28

10M ago1:44:28

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It's that most wonderful time of the year where we bring you a bumper review show packed full of all the releases we've caught during our winter break. Covering such wide ranging films as 'The Plains', 'Knock At The Cabin', 'Gran Turismo' & 'Godzilla Minus One'. There really is something for everyone in this monster sized episode so let us welcome …

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Episode 210: How Do You The Santa Clause (1994)? 33:17

11M ago33:17

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Well this is Christmas... eve. We made it folks, another year down and we bring you a little stocking stuffer ahead of the new year starting. Andy puts to Alex the ultimate question, how would you survive the events of 'The Santa Clause'? If you're expecting a food heavy answer you're in luck! We bring you this final grab bag of nonsense before the…

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Episode 209: I'm Streaming of a White Christmas 59:23

11M ago59:23

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Tragic news everyone! Netflix decided to cut back on the amount of festive nonsense they were pumping out this year. So we've expanded out our usual format to other streamers this year. After the rip roaring success of our 3 previous deep dives into the world of Netflix original Christmas movies we return with a look into this years line up from Ne…

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News & Reviews: Bottoms, Thanksgiving & Night of the Hunted 1:01:47

11M ago1:01:47

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In our final News & Reviews of the year we have a trinity of films to discuss to see us through to 2024. With some festive episodes coming up, may we interest you in some less seasonal offerings? We have high school comedy 'Bottoms', Eli Roth slasher 'Thanksgiving' & single location thriller 'Night of the Hunted'…

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Episode 208: Festive Stories to Tell on the Pod! 39:50

11M ago39:50

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We return and welcome in the Christmas season with this collection of festive stories to bring you yuletide cheer. Alex and Andy share stories, jokes & food items all to do with the holiday season.By Dinosaur Man

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News & Reviews: The Marvels, When Evil Lurks, The Killer, Fremont & The Pope's Exorcist 59:44

11M ago59:44

59:44

We see out November with another thrilling episode of News & Reviews, where poor financial decisions, the quality of trailers and Star Wars being over are discussed. We also bring reviews of some of the big releases of recent weeks. Superhero sequel 'The Marvels', Argentine horror 'When Evil Lurks', graphic novel adaptation 'The Killer', quiet dram…

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Sidecast: All Nut November Special! 15:17

12M ago15:17

15:17

Well, not gonna lie, this isn't the podcast you deserve. But it is the podcast you're going to get unfortunately. So I guess we're sorry? Well I am, but Andy probably isn't...yet.By Dinosaur Man

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Episode 207: No Nut Quizvember 57:53

12M ago57:53

57:53

Welcome back my friends to your 41st favourite podcast, we're into a brand new theme month and some people are saying it's our best one yet! We enter into All Nut November, a month of nut centric episodes which will delight and amaze. We begin with a nutty quiz, Andy takes the role of quizmaster and grills Alex on some brain teasers. It's great!…

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News & Reviews: Dream Scenario, Five Nights At Freddy's & Dark Harvest 1:01:40

1y ago1:01:40

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What a spooky crop of movies we have for you at the tail end of Halloween season! Amazon Prime's 60's corn horror 'Dark Harvest', video game sensation 'Five Nights At Freddy's' & nothing spookier than sleep in A24's 'Dream Scenario'.By Dinosaur Man

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Episode 206: Episode 500! The Deaths of Ian Stone Commentary 1:30:05

1y ago1:30:05

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Well well well, no one can say they predicted this. We made it to a half millenium of episodes, if that's even a thing. We celebrate in the only way we know how, by doing a watchalong of an old favourite 'The Deaths of Ian Stone'.By Dinosaur Man

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News & Reviews: Expend4bles, Sisu 59:28

1y ago59:28

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In this weeks episode Alex has returned back from travels in America and lets us know about his adventures including visiting a drive in cinema and an awkward conversation in a diner. In terms of reviews this week we have old actor action with Expend4bles and gritty revenge action Sisu. Andy also tries out a new game and it doesn't land spectacular…

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Deep Dive: James Wan 1:08:09

1y ago1:08:09

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We revive a long dormant format for this Shocktober episode, Alex takes a look at the career of film maker James Wan. Assessing and understanding his influence over the genre and modern landscape of horror films, from his breakthrough feature 'Saw' right up to recent efforts such as 'Malignant'. We take time to celebrate this titan of modern horror…

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Episode 205: Scary Stories to Tell on the Pod! 38:41

1y ago38:41

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Spooky, scary skeletons send shivers down you pod! In this episode Andy and Alex take it in turns to tell spooky stories to each other. Alex focuses on the latest spooky news while Andy just reads Reddit. Will these terrifying tales turn you white with fear? Is garlic really the worst taste? What really happened in Alex's basement? Follow us on Twi…

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Episode 204: Choose Your Own Saw-venture (Alex Wants To Play A Game) 45:45

1y ago45:45

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In a stunning move which no one predicted, Shocktober returns to the podcast for another triumphant installment. We kick things off with an old favourite format, Andy choosing his own adventure as laid out by Alex. This year, in celebration of the recent release of John Kramer's continuing escapades in Saw X, Andy finds himself thrust into a dirty …

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News & Reviews: Past Lives, El Conde, Brother, Blue Beetle & No One Will Save You 1:12:34

1y ago1:12:34

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Another fortnight passes and another episode of News & Reviews arrives, yet again we see a bumper week of new and less new releases. Andy has seen the latest DC offering ‘Blue Beetle’ and passes his judgment while considering superhero fatigue. Meanwhile, Alex brings reviews of Celine Song’s excellent debut ‘Past Lives’, Pablo Larrain’s reimagined …

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Episode 203: Shrektember: Shrek Rankings 1:01:11

1y ago1:01:11

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In the conclusion of our most insane theme month we've both watched 4 Shreks and 2 Puss In Boots films, we discuss the ups and downs, struggle to remember which Shrek is which and wax lyrical about a spin off series. If anyone ever makes us do this again, we'll stop the show.By Dinosaur Man

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News & Reviews: Scrapper, Once Upon A Time In Uganda, TMNT: Mutant Mayhem & Meg 2: The Trench 1:05:25

1y ago1:05:25

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We interrupt Shrektember programming to bring you a hot and fresh edition of News & Reviews where we discuss a multitude of recent film and tv shows. Alex has seen British comedy-drama 'Scrapper', featuring a stand out performance by Lola Campbell. He also covers new documentary 'Once Upon A Time In Uganda', a brilliant and reaffirming love letter …

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Episode 202: Shrektember: A History of Shrek 1:06:57

1y ago1:06:57

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Well it's finally here, the long awaited and very cool Shrektember! This week we're kicking off this month long celebration of all things Shrek by discussing...all things Shrek! Andy gives a potted history of the evolution of Shrek, from book to worldwide cultural phenomenon which has spawned musicals, lunchboxes and Twinkies. We have a wonderful m…

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News & Reviews: Haunted Mansion, Heart Of Stone, Kokomo City, Bad Things & Alice, Darling 1:14:07

1y ago1:14:07

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Sandwiched in between two of our best episodes ever, this instalment of News & Reviews covers off some classic Dinosaur Man genres. We have Alex talking about 'Haunted Mansion' but not the one you'd expect, Andy watching Netflix actioner 'Heart Of Stone', powerful sex work documentary 'Kokomo City', a Shudder original in the form of 'Bad Things' an…

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Episode 201: Andy's Gluten Free Journey 42:59

1y ago42:59

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And so, it has come to this. Finally we've listened to your feedback and recorded the most requested episode of all time. Alex grills Andy on his life living gluten free, the restrictions and the discoveries that have along with it. We discuss the world's best biscuits, the problem of bread and which pizza chain has the best Gluten Free offerings a…

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News & Reviews: Barbie, Talk To Me, On Our Doorstep, Medusa & Vampir 1:01:52

1y ago1:01:52

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With another crop of hot and fresh releases, you know that means we're coming up with another News & Reviews episode. This week we're covering blockbusters and microbudgets alike, we have global sensation 'Barbie', much vaunted horror 'Talk To Me', powerful refugee documentary 'On Our Doorstep', Brazilian fantasy horror 'Medusa' & low key Serbian f…

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Episode 200: The MCU (Mattel Cinematic Universe) 57:37

1y ago57:37

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With the success of Barbie and celebrating $1bn worldwide, we take a look at the 16 Mattel projects in development and try and work out how they've been pitched and which should work.By Dinosaur Man

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News & Reviews: Oppenheimer, Return To Seoul & 65 1:08:13

1+ y ago1:08:13

1:08:13

We're covering blockbuster meme film 'Oppenheimer', French-Cambodian production 'Return To Seoul' and dinosaurs getting shot by Adam Driver in '65'.By Dinosaur Man

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Episode 199: Barbenheimer Predecessors 44:17

1+ y ago44:17

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Guys, its the first ever time two movies have been released on the same day! With Barbie and Oppenheimer both being released the world has gone insane. But here's the secret ... it has happened before and we're here to prove it. In this weeks episode Alex figured its the perfect time to offer a quiz of other situations this phenomena has happened a…

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News & Reviews: Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One & Smoking Causes Coughing 1:03:35

1+ y ago1:03:35

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We're back with a review of one of the most hotly anticipated blockbusters of the year in 'Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One', the penultimate entry in the current franchises continuity. Alex also talks french comedy 'Smoking Causes Coughing' in one of the strangest review pairings we've ever done on this show.…

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Dinosaur Man 64: Great Xboxtations 44:01

1+ y ago44:01

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Hello and welcome to the episode folks, we're back with a special gaming episode as Andy has bought himself a new X Box Series X and we're going through the ins and outs of it and discussing games he's excited to get stuck into on it.By Dinosaur Man

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News & Reviews: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Elemental, Sorry About The Demon, Renfield & Hello, Bookstore 1:03:48

1+ y ago1:03:48

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What an episode we have in store for you today, we cover releases both recent and a few months old. We talk 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny', Pixar's latest feature 'Elemental', horror comedy 'Sorry About The Demon', 'Renfield' the Dracula comedy & cosy documentary 'Hello, Bookstore'.By Dinosaur Man

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Episode 198: The Flash Spoiler Review 1:24:28

1+ y ago1:24:28

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After our dry run last year during it's non release we thought we'd give the least talked about blockbuster of the year some extra attention with this full spoiler review of 'The Flash'!By Dinosaur Man

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News & Reviews: The Flash, Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse, Extraction 2, Pamfir, My Imaginary Country & Brooklyn 45 1:13:32

1+ y ago1:13:32

1:13:32

This was a bitch to edit, we review the films from the title of the episode. I'm so tired.By Dinosaur Man

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Episode 197: Alien vs. Predator Commentary Track 1:37:13

1+ y ago1:37:13

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Good day folks and welcome to this episode, it's a returning format that we initially rolled out in the festive season for 'Love Hard'. This time we return with a commentary track for another Dinosaur Man favourite in 'Alien vs. Predator'. Is this because we had no theme month for June? I'll never tell!…

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News & Reviews: Fast X, Reality, Junk Head, Nam June Paik: Moon Is The Oldest TV, Air, EO & Influencer 1:26:58

1+ y ago1:26:58

1:26:58

Well well well, what do we have here? Why, it's a brand new long episode of News & Reviews with seven(!?!) films to discuss! We have the latest in the long running action franchise 'Fast X', whistleblower verbatim cinema in 'Reality', 'Junk Head' an almost one man mission into Japanese stop motion sci-fi, art documentary 'Nam June Paik: Moon Is The…

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Episode 196: Mission: Impossible Rankings! 1:41:03

1+ y ago1:41:03

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Listener, you'll be delighted to know we chose to accept our final mission during this exciting theme month of Mayssion Impossible. We watched all the Mission: Impossible films and give you here our definitive ranking. We cover the highs and lows of the long running franchise, we talk slow motion, deception and bulky tech guys. Let us know your own…

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News & Reviews: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Huesera: The Bone Woman, Little Richard: I Am Everything, Leonor Will Never Die & Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie 1:00:36

1+ y ago1:00:36

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Listeners it feels like it has been ages since we last brought you a steaming fresh helping of reviews of the newest films and a dose of news from the world of entertainment too. We return with a bunch of good stuff, Andy has a review of the latest MCU offering while Alex talks a couple of new documentaries of cultural icons, a meta drama-comedy fr…

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Episode 195: Mission: Impossible 'Pilot' Review 50:00

1+ y ago50:00

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This week as Mayssion:Impossible rumbles on, we take a trip right back to the genesis point for the Mission: Impossible franchise with a review of the pilot episode from 17th September 1966. We go hunting for the tropes which persist in the franchise to this day, come with us as we enter a world of military juntas, sweaty safecrackers and an actor'…

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Episode 194: Build Your Own Mission Impossible Movie! 52:25

1+ y ago52:25

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Welcome gang to this, the most exciting development in podcasts since crypto bros decided to pick up a microphone! May-ssion Impossible is here and boy do we kick off with a doozy of an episode! Designed in a play along at home style, Andy builds his very own Mission Impossible film using the tropes of the series that we know and love. From buildin…

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News & Reviews: Rodeo, Evil Dead Rise, Ghosted, Pray For Our Sinners, Tetris, Free Money & Electric Malady 1:37:02

1+ y ago1:37:02

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Bumper bumper ep this week guys, we talk mid 00's indie and River Island before getting stuck into a glut of recent releases in the form of French drama 'Rodeo', horror sequel 'Evil Dead Rise', spy rom com 'Ghosted', powerful documentary 'Pray For Our Sinners', rights deal drama 'Tetris', a pair of educational and observational documentaries 'Free …

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Dinosaur Man 64: Episode 6 59:33

1+ y ago59:33

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The boys talk at length about two games they've been playing recently in recent action horror remake 'Resident Evil 4' and vast unforgiving FromSoftware game 'Elden Ring'.By Dinosaur Man

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News & Reviews: The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Godland, Creed III & Shazam! Fury of the Gods 1:06:25

1+ y ago1:06:25

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Here it is you little content hounds, fresh audio content for your ears, nose and throat! You've got steaming hot reviews of videogame family film 'The Super Mario Bros. Movie', Icelandic-Danish journey of solitude 'Godland', boxing action in 'Creed III' & superhero sequel 'Shazam! Fury of the Gods'By Dinosaur Man

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Episode 193: (Un)horrible Bosses 39:09

1+ y ago39:09

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Alex has gone to see Bruce Springsteen this weekend and so that got us thinking about our own preferred bosses from movies. We delve into who would be a great employer and even manage to have a singalong too!By Dinosaur Man

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News & Reviews: John Wick: Chapter 4, Dungeons & Dragons, Infinity Pool, Rye Lane & Cocaine Bear 1:18:45

1+ y ago1:18:45

1:18:45

Good evening and welcome back to you all, you're just in time for some news and indeed reviews! This week sees a heated debate on adventure film 'Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves', our thoughts on the latest action in 'John Wick: Chapter 4', sci fi thriller 'Infinity Pool', South London rom-com 'Rye Lane' and drugged up mammals in 'Cocaine …

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Episode 192: State of Comic Book Movies 4: Ghost Protocol (ft Paul Barr) 1:30:30

1+ y ago1:30:30

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The Dinosaur Man team return with a follow up to their 2019 State Of Comic Book Movies podcast with a reappraisal of the genre as a whole in an era of dwindling box office results. Have things improved or declined over the last four years? Will Warner Bros have a consistent run of form? We're joined this episode by Paul to get into it fully. If you…

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