The Villain Was Right

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350: The Godfather Jun 05, 2025

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It's our 350th episode so we're pulling out all the stops and talking about one of the most villain filled movies of all time: THE GODFATHER. We're defending duplicitous heroine dealers, calculating the cost of horses accounting for inflation, advocating for the legalization of drugs and getting to the bottom of why this movie is so popular with men.

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349: Akira (with Adam Christie) May 29, 2025

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This week on the podcast we're joined by Juno nominated comedian Adam Christie (@AdamChristieComedian) to talk about the classic 80s anime AKIRA. We're defending motorcycle-crash-victim turned city destroying psychic, politicians who have managed to rebuild a whole city in 40 years and finding the true villain of the story: The Olympics.

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348: Chicken Run May 22, 2025

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Our supporters on Patreon voted for what movie they wanted us to cover so this week we're talking about the clay-mation delight that is CHICKEN RUN. We're defending business woman and entrepreneur Mrs. Tweedy who through investments in modernization is turning around her idiot husband's struggling egg business. Plus Rebecca gives her tips on making a really killer chicken pie.

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347: Just Friends (2005) May 15, 2025

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This week on the podcast we're going back to 2005 to talk about the Ryan Reynolds / Amy Smart rom-com JUST FRIENDS. We're defending nerd-turned-hottie Dusty for showing more character growth since high school than our main character and siding with the insane pop star who is forced into a relapse by a careless boyfriend. Plus a big deep dive into the whole "Friend Zone" thing.

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346: The Accountant May 08, 2025

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To celebrate the release of the sequel, this week we're talking about THE ACCOUNTANT. We're defending a man who is doing financial crimes to provide children with prosthetics, criticizing Ben Affleck's protagonist for being an accountant to the mob and identifying the true villain of the movie - a horribly abusive father that turns his sons into ruthless killing machines.

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345: Cats & Dogs May 01, 2025

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This week on the podcast we're discussing the 2001 live action cartoon CATS AND DOGS. We're defending the shockingly compelling feline villain, Mr. Tinkles and doing a deep dive into the dog-world order. Plus Craig pretends to know anything about allergies other than having them.

Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes Network.