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'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales' Movie Review May 27, 2017

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What’s Captain Jack Sparrow up to nowadays you ask? Well the TPSB crew sat down and watched the latest entry in the Pirates of the Caribbean Franchise to find out! 'Dead Men Tell No Tales’ features all the faces of the franchise including Johnny Depp as a drunken idiot, Kevin McNally as the drunken idiot’s friend and Geoffrey Rush as an actor collecting a paycheck. The film also introduces some new characters such as Javier Bardem who plays Admiral Salamander and some kids named Brenton and Kaya who play… well, characters of some sort. Is this a return to form for the Pirates Saga or another addition into a slipping franchise? Listen to find out what we thought!

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If you enjoyed the show don't forget to hit that subscribe button and write us a review! Check out The Podcast Strikes Back on Facebook /thepodcaststrikesback and Instagram @thepodcaststrikesback. Music by Shawn Mayer, Mammoth Music Productions.

'John Wick Chapter 2' Movie Review May 26, 2017

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After months and months... and months, we finally got to sit down and watch 'John Wick Chapter 2'!! Why so late, you may ask? Well, it’s because we live in Australia and it took a while for the movie to travel all the way here down under… or something like that. This film continues the stories of the all the characters that survived from the first (spoilers - there weren't too many) and introduces some new ones too including Ruby Rose, Common, and Morpheus himself Laurence Fishburne as some crazy hobo guy. So did the movie live up to all the hype and the expectation set by the first film? Listen in to see what the TPSB crew thought of 'John Wick Chapter 2'!
If you enjoyed the show don't forget to hit that subscribe button and write us a review! Check out The Podcast Strikes Back on Facebook /thepodcaststrikesback and Instagram @thepodcaststrikesback. Music by Shawn Mayer, Mammoth Music Productions.

'King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword' Movie Review May 24, 2017

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Our most anticipated film of 2017 is here! Just kidding... but seriously, we really did go see Guy Richie's new film 'King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword' and here's our full review for you guys. In this loose adaptation of the Arthur legend, Charlie Hunnam plays a hipster named Arthur living in a stylish fantasy setting. When he pulls the sword Excalibur from its stone he is forced to accept his true legacy as King of Camelot. Is ‘King Arthur’ worth checking out in the cinema? Listen to our review to find out! We also get into some spoilers later in the review - SPOILERS START AT 14:26. If you enjoyed the show don't forget to hit that subscribe button and write us a review! Check out The Podcast Strikes Back on Facebook /thepodcaststrikesback and Instagram @thepodcaststrikesback. Music by Shawn Mayer, Mammoth Music Productions.

The Weekly Show #12: Tom Hardy Cast In 'Venom' For Sony's 'Marvel' Shared Universe May 21, 2017

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Massive news dropped left, right and centre this week not only in the world of movies but also in TV-land - we round up the biggest headlines and discuss them for your listening pleasure! In this week's 'Top 8' we talk about Tom Hardy's casting in 'Venom' and whether this has changed our expectations for the project, we also break down the new trailer for 'War of the Planet of the Apes' and get into some industry news discussing pirates pirating 'Pirates of the Caribbean'. Oh... and we recorded in a freshly painted room and the fumes got a little to our heads... If you enjoyed the show please hit that subscribe button and don't forget to write us a review! This week's 'Top 8': 1. Tom Hardy cast as lead in 'Venom' for Sony's Marvel shared universe film. 2. New trailer for 'War of the Planet of the Apes'. 3. Hackers holding 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales' for ransom, threatening to release online. 4. Video game franchise 'The Witcher' slated for Netflix series. 5. Jordan Peele's next producing project will be 'Lovecraft Country' TV series for HBO. 6. Trailer for new series 'Star Trek: Discovery' released. 7. 'The Dark Crystal' prequel series is coming to Netflix. 8. Dwayne Johnson wanted Armie Hammar for 'Shazam'. + Honorable mentions! Thanks for listening! Check out The Podcast Strikes Back on Facebook /thepodcaststrikesback and Instagram @thepodcaststrikesback. Music by Shawn Mayer, Mammoth Music Productions.

'Marvel Studios' Preview: Upcoming Films 2018/19! Part 2 of 2 May 19, 2017

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There’s so much coming up in the MCU we had to split our 'Marvel' Preview podcast into 2 episodes! In part 2, we sink our teeth into the long awaited 'Avengers Infinity War' and the increasingly mysterious Untitled 4th 'Avengers' film, as well as catching up with what the rest of the Marvel gang have to offer - Black Panther, Cloak and Dagger, Captain Marvel and more. In the latter half of the episode, we also briefly touch up on what we think Phase 4 could potentially look like.
1. 'Black Panther' (Movie) - February 16, 2018
2. 'Cloak & Dagger' (TV) - TBA 20183. 'Avengers: Infinity War' (Movie) - May 4, 2018
4. 'Ant-Man And The Wasp' (Movie) - July 6, 2018
5. 'Captain Marvel' (Movie) - March 8, 2019
6. Untitled 'Avengers' 4th Film (Movie) - May 3, 2019
7. Spider-Man: Homecoming 2 (Movie) - TBA
8. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (Movie) - TBA
Listen to this after you have listened to Part 1!

'Marvel Studios' Preview: What's left to come in 2017? Part 1 of 2 May 17, 2017

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We’ll admit it, we're Marvel whores... but even we find it hard keeping track of what's going on in the MCU! So we took it upon ourselves to find out exactly what's coming up for Iron Man and friends for the next 3 years and hype the shit out of it for you guys!!! Part 1 focusses on the rest of 2017 with part 2 looking at both 2018 and 2019.

1. 'Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D' (TV) - renewed for Season 5.

2. 'Spiderman: Homecoming' (Movie) - July 7 2017.

3. 'The Defenders' (Netflix) - August 18 2017.

4. 'Inhumans' (TV) - September 26 2017.

5. 'Thor: Ragnarok '(Movie) - November 3 2017.

6. 'Punisher' (Netflix) - TBA 2017.

The Weekly Show #11: 'Blade Runner 2049' First Trailer Discussion + 'Hellboy' Reboot Announcement May 15, 2017

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Our weekly show Top 8 is here and we're hungry to discuss this week's biggest movie news! This episode we talk about the futuristic world depicted in the 'Blade Runner 2049' trailer, gush our love for Guillermo Del Toro's 'Hellboy' films from the 00's and our thoughts on the final 'Wonder Woman' trailer! This week's Top 8: 1. ‘Blade Runner 2049’ first trailer released.

2. ‘Hellboy’ franchise to be rebooted by Neil Marshall with David Harbour to star.

3. Creepy new clip released for ‘It’.

4. Warner Bros releases final trailer for ‘Wonder Woman’.

5. ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ sequel entitled ‘Live Die Repeat and Repeat’.

6. Guy Richie’s ‘King Arthur: Legend of the Sword’ has weak opening.

7. Upcoming X-Men film ‘New Mutants’ casts Maisie Williams and Anya Taylor-Joy.

8. ‘Power Rangers’ sequel in doubt after weak opening in China.

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'Alien: Covenant' Movie Review May 12, 2017

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Is Covenant worth the wait? Listen to our podcast review to find out what we thought! Ridley Scott returns to the franchise that put him on the map with ‘Alien: Covenant’, the sequel to ‘Prometheus’ and prequel to Scott’s original ‘Alien’ (makes sense right?!) Unusually for this podcast we decided to record our review immediately after seeing the film - the result is over an hour of in-depth discussion of the latest entry into the Alien franchise. What did you think of the film? Let us know on Facebook and Instagram @thepodcaststrikesback // www.thepodcaststrikesback.com

'Prometheus' Movie Review May 09, 2017

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Finally, the culmination of a 5 year long feud between the boys to determine whether 'Prometheus' is a good film or not! What did we think of the Engineers, crazy zombie boyfriends and Idris Elba's weird southern accent? Listen to our retro review to find out! We also talk about the overall direction of the Alien franchise and make our predictions for Alien: Covenant. This review contains SPOILERS!
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The Weekly Show #10: 'The Dark Tower' Trailer Finally Released! Plus New Trailer For Chris Nolan's 'Dunkirk' May 07, 2017

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It’s been a massive week in the world of movies! New trailers, posters and announcements meant that we had a ton of awesome movie news to cover in this week’s 'Top 8'! We talk about the long awaited 'The Dark Tower' trailer, we delve into the death of Neill Blomkamp’s 'Alien' movie and we touch upon the 'Johnson Fatigue' whilst discussing Dwayne Johnson's upcoming monster flick ‘Rampage’. Listen on iTunes and YouTube! This week’s Top 8:

First trailer for 'The Dark Tower' Steven King adaptation.
New trailer for Chris Nolan's war suspense thriller 'Dunkirk'.
Ridley Scott confirms Neill Blomkamp’s 'Alien' sequel is officially dead.
Dwayne Johnson reveals new details for video game adaptation 'Rampage'.
First 'Defenders' trailer released by Marvel and Netflix.
First look at the 'Inhumans' costumes.
First 'Blade Runner 2049' posters revealed and trailer for the trailer.
Jordan Peele to write, direct and produce social thriller for Universal.

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