Penny Earful - 302 – “Predators Near and Far”

A.Ron and Cecily discuss everything that went bump in the night on Showtime’s “Penny Dreadful”, episode “Predators Near and Far”. Can Dracula control wolves, is Dr. Sweet too nice to be the Prince of Darkness, what is the nature of Ethan’s curse and relationship to Kaetena, and why doesn’t Lilly just go ahead and rip Frankenstein’s head off, anyway? These questions and more our pondered by us and our fellow fans in the podcast ahead. See you next week.

HOTD: A House of the Dragon Podcast - 603 – Oathbreaker

A.Ron and Jim consider the latest episode of HBO’s Game of Thrones, “Oathbreaker”. Twirling swords, absent Ice, dragon psychology, Jon’s resignation, and time travel, yes, time travel, are all discussed at length. All this plus a ton of feedback from our insightful and witty fellow fans, and you got yourself quite the episode. But we’re not done! Come back Friday for our in depth SpoiLORE podcast, where we peer into the books and sort through the various fan theories and speculation in search of the true valyrian tin foil.

Bald Move Pulp - Banshee – 406 – Only One Way a Dogfight Ends

In episode 406 of Cinemax’s Banshee, “Only One Way a Dogfight Ends”, Satan worshipers get pyrotechnic, the Neo-nazis flex on the Amish gangster, Veronica gets locked up in a human torture/sacrifice chamber, and… A.Ron and Cecily wonder when we’re going to start caring. While individual parts of the show are still good, specifically the action and Job, we worry the heart of the show that elevated it above your typical brainless action-adventure show has simply been ripped out by a fakey Lucifer with four lame “horns”. We make the best of it and then consider some community feedback, but ultimately we’re crossing our fingers that Banshee pulls out all the stops and makes this last season worth in in the final two episodes.

Direct - Guillermo del Toro – Pacific Rim

Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim is a stupid fun action flick with big monsters punching big robots in their big faces. It’s a fun, if inconsistent ride through a detailed and expansive mythos. What it lacks in story, character, and (sometimes) logic, it makes up for in PUNCHING MONSTERS IN THE  FACE!!!* Monster + Punch = FACE!!!

*Monsters were punched in the face in the making of this movie.

HOTD: A House of the Dragon Podcast - 603 – Oathbreaker – Instant Take

Jim and A.Ron give their instant, off the cuff impressions and thoughts on tonight’s Game of Thrones episode, “Oathbreaker”. But this is only the start. We’ll be back Tuesday with our full featured podcast with a scene by scene breakdown and analysis, plus our SpoiLORE podcast for book readers and adventurous show watchers, out Friday. Have some thoughts? Use the links below to tell us. See you then!

HOTD: A House of the Dragon Podcast - 602 – Home – SpoiLore Edition

Jim and A.Ron consider some book-based speculation and theories from the latest episode of Game of Thrones! If you’re a show-only watcher who doesn’t want any spoilers, it’s best to just skip this one. Need to catch up? Here’s a Tinfoil SpoiLore archive of previous podcasts by topic. Each link has a time code listed so you can jump right to the tinfoil topic of the week for your convenience and listening pleasure!

Bald Move Pulp - Captain America: Civil War (2016)

Jim and A.Ron have seen Captain America: Civil War, and they really, really liked what they saw. It was fun, weighty, maybe a bit long with the usual seeming plot holes (which comic fans can probably fill), but nothing that comes close to threatening to stop the runaway hype train that is the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We give you a fairly detailed non-spoiler review, before considering the many highly entertaining trailers that ran up front, and then finally, getting around to our no holds barred spoiler section. You’ll have to be a Club member to get the spoiler take, and read on to find out how you can sign up!