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Suspiria (2018) Movie Review Nov 13, 2018

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Regular listeners will know that George and Ben are partial to strange, esoteric horror (check out our review for Hereditary for proof). But does the remake of 1970's Italian horror Suspiria deliver the goods? Listen to our review to find out what we thought.
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Comic Book Legend Stan Lee Has Passed Away Aged 95 & First Trailers for Detective Pikachu and Toy Story 4 - The Weekly Show Nov 13, 2018

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On this episode of The Weekly Show, the TPSB crew discuss the life and legacy of Stan Lee, whether they will be subscribing to Disney’s streaming service and review the debut trailers for Detective Pikachu and Toy Story 4, enjoy!News:- Comic Book legend Stan Lee has passed away aged 95.- Disney’s direct-to-consumer streaming service has been named Disney+.- Diego Luna's Cassian Andor (Rogue One) is getting his own spin-off TV series on Disney's forthcoming streaming service.- Tom Hiddleston officially announces Disney’s Loki series: “More stories to tell. More mischief to make. More to come”- Venom officially overtakes Justice League at the global box office after a record breaking opening in China, pushing $700 million- Current (in-progress) edit of Avengers 4 runs three hours- Ennio Morricone slams Tarantino, then withdraws comments.Trailer Time:- Detective Pikachu- Toy Story 4- Mowgli- Missing Link- Cam- Captive StateQuestion of the week: What is your favourite hand to hand combat fight?If you enjoyed this episode don't forget to subscribe for weekly movie news and reviews podcasts.LIKE us on Facebook: https://goo.gl/Ed9vZhFOLLOW us on Instagram: https://goo.gl/aXtAaWMusic by Shawn Mayer, Mammoth Music Productions.https://thepodcaststrikesback.com/

Halloween (2018) Movie Review Nov 08, 2018

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Set 40 years after John Carpenter's original film, Halloween 2018 is a film that ignores all the sequels except the first. But does the experiment work? Listen to our review to find out what we thought.
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Hellboy Casts Thomas Haden Church as Lobster Johnson & Vince Gilligan is Working on a Breaking Bad Film + More! - The Weekly Show Nov 08, 2018

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On this episode of The Weekly Show, the TPSB crew (minus Connor) discuss the recently announced Breaking Bad film in development, the supposedly leaked Avatar sequel titles and sequel announcements for Gladiator, enjoy!News:

BBC announces the alleged titles of the next four Avatar films.
Ridley Scott is moving forward with a sequel to Gladiator, set to follow Commodus’ nephew Lucius.
Shrek is being rebooted following Comcast’s acquisition of Dreamworks Animation in 2016.
New Aquaman character posters.
Ewan McGregor cast as Black Mask in DC’s Birds of Prey.
Hellboy reportedly casts Thomas Haden Church as Lobster Johnson.
Vince Gilligan is working on a Breaking Bad film following Aaron Paul’s Jesse Pinkman after the events of the series finale.

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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
True Detective 3
Secret life of pets
Aqua man tv spot
Asher
Spies in Disguise

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IT Director Andy Muschietti to Direct Attack on Titan & Kathleen Kennedy Reportedly Confirms Boba Fett Movie is Dead + More! - The Weekly Show Oct 30, 2018

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On this episode of The Weekly Show, the TPSB crew are 1 man down! George and Connor take the helm to discuss the recently announced Attack on Titan movie that Andy Muschietti will direct and rejoice over news that the Boba Fett standalone film is cancelled, enjoy!Top 5 News:

‘IT’ Director Andy Muschietti to Helm Live-Action ‘Attack on Titan’ Movie
Ryan Reynolds and David Leitch Shooting All New Scenes for PG-13 ‘Deadpool 2′ Release
‘American Vandal’ Cancelled by Netflix, But Show Could Find a New Home
Kathleen Kennedy Reportedly Confirms the Boba Fett Movie Is Dead
George Miller to Next Direct ‘Three Thousand Years of Longing’

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Vox Lux
Cold Pursuit
How to Train Your Dragon 3
Chris Pine the outlaw king

Question of the week: What makes a movie good and what makes a movie bad - Chester PloyaIf you enjoyed this episode don't forget to subscribe for weekly movie news and reviews podcasts.LIKE us on Facebook: https://goo.gl/Ed9vZhFOLLOW us on Instagram: https://goo.gl/aXtAaWMusic by Shawn Mayer, Mammoth Music Productions.https://thepodcaststrikesback.com/

Wonder Woman 1984 Bumped to 2020, Netflix Cancels Iron Fist and Luke Cage & James Gunn to Write Suicide Squad 2 - The Weekly Show Oct 23, 2018

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On this episode of The Weekly Show, the TPSB crew discuss Wonder Woman 1984's new release date and speculate as to why Warner Bros moved it to 2019, they also talk about Netflix cancelling Iron Fist and Luke Cage and what it means for the Netflix Marvel universe plus tons more movie crap, enjoy!
PS. Massive apology to our regular listeners for missing our episode last week - make sure you follow us on Facebook to keep up to date with announcements and all things TPSB <3 George, Connor and Benny
News:

Wonder Woman 1984 has been bumped from its November 2019 release date to June 5th, 2020.
Netflix cancels Iron Fist and Luke Cage after 2 seasons each.
Tom Holland officially reveals new Spider-Man suit from Far From Home.
James Gunn hired to write Suicide Squad, may direct.
Oscar Isaac on J.J. Abrams returning to Star Wars.
Guillermo Del Toro’s previously cancelled Pinocchio film has found a home at Netflix.

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Aladdin
Glass
High Life
Pet Sematary
Escape Room
The Prodigy
The Curse of La Llorona
The Possession of Hannah Grace
Jonathan

Question of the Week:

Mike Flanagan is working on Doctor Sleep, The Shining sequel. Should it be a sequel to the Kubrick film or it’s own thing? - Drew Torres.

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Venom Movie Review Oct 08, 2018

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The SUMC is finally here with the release of Venom, Sony's first foray into a Spider-Man-less shared universe. But does Venom deliver enough to set it apart from other run of the mill comic book movies? Listen to our review to find out what we thought.
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Venom Breaks Box Office Records, New Look At David Harbour's Hellboy & Extended Aquaman Trailer + MORE! - The Weekly Show Oct 08, 2018

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On this episode of The Weekly Show, the TPSB crew discuss Venom's very recent success at the box office, review all the trailers that have dropped at New York Comic Con and they gush at Hellboy’s new look, enjoy!
News:

Venom tops the weekend box office with the highest October opening weekend on record.
Writer Jonathan Kasdan confirms that George Lucas will have no involvement in Indiana Jones 5.
Todd McFarlane vents about the difficulties getting Spawn made.
New Hellboy poster plus trailer previews at New York Comic Con.
Chris Evans wraps ‘Avengers 4’, says goodbye to Cap.
Disney reveals first The Mandalorian TV Series Image.
James Wan will not direct ‘The Conjuring 3’.

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Aquaman
Mortal Engines
Spider-Man: Enter the Spider-Verse
Robin Hood
Overlord
The Upside
The Mule
Daredevil S3
Good Omens
Deadly Class

Trailer Reviews for Dark Phoenix, The Crimes of Grindelwald, Holmes and Watson, Creed 2 + MORE! - The Weekly Show Oct 01, 2018

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On this episode of The Weekly Show, the TPSB crew review all the new trailers that dropped which includes Dark Phoenix, The Crimes of Grindelwald, Holmes and Watson, Creed 2 and plenty more. They also discuss the announced recut PG-13 Deadpool 2 that is hitting theatres this Christmas and their opinions on how Marvel should integrate the X-Men franchise into the MCU, enjoy!
News:

A new PG-13 version of Deadpool 2 is hitting theatres December 21st 2018, will allegedly feature new material.
Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy has renewed her contract for another three years.
DCEU's Birds of Prey casting news: Mary Elizabeth Winstead will take the role of Huntress, with Jurnee Smollett-Bell as Black Canary.
The upcoming Hellboy reboot's release date has been pushed back three months, from January 11th to April 12th 2019.
Venom producer Avi Arad reveals that the film was always planned as PG-13: "To me, R is not a consideration.”
A Kingsman prequel entitled The Great Game is on the way and will reportedly star Ralph Fiennes.

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Dark Phoenix
Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald
Holmes and Watson
Creed 2
Daredevil
Burning
Star Wars Resistance

Question of the week: How would you approach X-Men in the MCU?
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Loki & Scarlet Witch TV Series Coming to Disney's Streaming Platform & First Trailer for Captain Marvel + More! - The Weekly Show Sep 24, 2018

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On this episode of The Weekly Show, the TPSB crew review the first trailer for Captain Marvel, give their opinions of the first look of Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker in costume plus tons more, enjoy!
News:

Variety reports that Loki, Scarlet Witch & other Marvel Heroes will receive their own TV shows on Disney’s upcoming streaming service.
Phase 4 of the MCU will include The Eternals, directed by Chloe Zhao (The Rider).
Second look at Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker.
Kingsman 3 set for Nov. 2019 with Matthew Vaughn on board to write/direct.
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have signed on to compose the musical score for HBO and Damon Lindelof’s Watchmen series.
Netflix is turning Nickelodeon’s Avatar: The Last Airbender into a live-action series from original series’ creators Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko.
Cary Fukanaga takes over directing duties on Bond 25.
Disney CEO says they will be more careful about the volume and timing of future Star Wars movies going forward.

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