Each week, geek out with Jonathan V. Last, Sonny Bunch, and Mike Warren for a podcast about movies and pop culture. The guys behind the Substandard are back and worse than ever.
'The Matrix Resurrections'
Jan 12, 2022
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JVL watches The Matrix Resurrections from inside The Matrix. Sonny loses his shit. Vic has a religious experience.
'Spider-Man: No Way Home'
Jan 05, 2022
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When to pee and when to eat. Plus: Spider-Man: No Way Home. Sure, it's the biggest hit in years. But does it ace the quadrants?
'The Harder They Fall'
Dec 29, 2021
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This week JVL gets front office powers. Sonny wants to kill someone. Vic enters the most dangerous time of the year. And the guys review Netflix's disappointing revisionist western, The Harder They Fall. Plus: Dong talk?
'King Richard'
Dec 22, 2021
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On this week's episode, the guys discuss the Iliad. Or is it the Aeneid? Christmas decorations are going up. And lots of tennis talk! About King Richard and other stuff.
'House of Gucci'
Dec 15, 2021
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John Podhoretz sits in for JVL. He fills Sonny in Sondheim. The gang discusses House of Gucci. Sump pumps are mentioned! All that and more on this week's episode.
'Ghostbusters: Afterlife'
Dec 08, 2021
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On this week's special, early, non-kids-friendly (sorry, we tried!) episode of The Sub-Beacon, the guys talk pizza, reflector lights, and the new Ghostbusters flick. Does bustin' make US feel good? (Phrasing.)
'Red Notice'
Dec 01, 2021
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On this week's show, JVL has a decision to make. Sonny's on a buying spree. Vic's doing some editing! And the guys talk Red Notice, which is definitely #content.
'Eternals'
Nov 24, 2021
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On this week's episode the gang tackles Marvel's first bad movie! Well, first bad MCU movie. Let's not forget about Elektra.
The French Dispatch
Nov 17, 2021
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On this week's episode there is Halloween joy. And three old magazine hands exult in the tribute to magazines that is The French Dispatch. You kind of had to be there to get it, and by "there" I mean "an employee of a journal of ideas for some stretch of time." But if you were there, well, you get it.
'Dune'
Nov 10, 2021
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JVL makes a discovery. Sonny loses something. Vic badmouths Halloween. And how does Dune play in a theater, on a TV, and on a laptop? All that and more on this week's episode, which again reinforces the idea that the quadrants are a fraud.
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