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May 26, 2023May 26, 2023

S4E9: Across The Spider-Verse Interview With The Stars

Ashley recently had the chance to talk all things Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse with the stars and filmmakers. You read that right. She was joined by Hailee Steinfeld, Shameik Moore, Lord & Miller, Issa Rae, and Daniel Kaluuya for one epic Spider-Verse interview.

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Across The Spider-Verse Interview With The Stars

Just when he reunited with his friend, Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld), Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse. There he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. However, when the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles finds himself pitted against the other Spiders. He must soon redefine what it means to be a hero so he can save the people he loves most. Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) is in for another mind-blowing experience.

Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse is EVERYTHING. We weren’t sure how they could touch let alone top the original but they did it. This very talented group have come together to make one of the best CBM ever.

Daniel and Issa are new to this world and shared a little bit about their characters. Hailee and Shameik are as thrilled as we are to be back in this world. The icons Lord & Miller shared some non spoilery fun facts to keep in mind when watching the film.

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Who is your favorite Spider-Person in Spider-Verse?

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May 26, 2023May 26, 2023

S4E8: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 Breakdown With FanDads!

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 Breakdown Podcast

Ashley was joined by Victor, one-half of the dynamic duo that runs Fandads.com to talk all things Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3. From our reviews to easter eggs, and our thoughts on the future Guardians team, this is our Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 Breakdown. Spoiler warning for those who haven’t seen it yet.

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3

The Guardians are existing peacefully on Knowhere, rebuilding this corner of the galaxy and dealing with the aftermath of Thanos. Everything is going mostly okay until a random attack leaves Rocket Raccoon (Bradley Cooper) severely injured. In order to save his best friend, Peter (Chris Pratt) along with Nebula (Karen Gillan), Drax (Dave Bautista), Mantis (Pom Klementieff), and Groot (Vin Diesel) will have to confront the mysterious High Evolutionary (Chukwudi Iwuji) the man behind the brutal experimentation that made Rocket who he is now. They aren’t the only ones out for vengeance and this new foe, Adam Warlock (Will Poulter), could prove too much for even the Guardians to handle.

Jana and Ashley have similar thoughts on the film. Although one of them is more annoyed by the ending than the other. Jana may not have been able to make this podcast but Ashley made sure to share her thoughts.

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 Breakdown With FanDads

Gil and Victor are The Fandads. The Fandads post about sharing their love of all things geeky with their children. We write about toys, movies, video games, comic books, and being dads.

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May 26, 2023May 26, 2023

S4E7: Dungeons and Dragons Interview- Directors & Producer

We recently had the chance to sit down for another Dungeons and Dragons interview, this time with directors Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley as well as producer Jeremy Latcham. Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves is available now on Premium Video-On-Demand and Digital HD.

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Dungeons and Dragons Interview

Honor Among Thieves picks up two years after Edgin (Chris Pine), an ex-Harper turned thief and his best friend Holga (Michelle Rodriguez), a barbarian, have been imprisoned for attempting to steal gold and a magical artifact. The two successfully escape and make their way back to Edgin’s daughter Kira (Chloe Coleman). However, she isn’t happy to see him, since his old friend Forge (Hugh Grant) has filled her head with the lie that Edgin values wealth over her. Edgin and Holga recruit old and new friends–the sorcerer Simon (Justice Smith), druid Doric (Sophia Lillis), and paladin Xenk (Regé-Jean Page) to help them retrieve an artifact that will save Kira and everyone else in Neverwinter from Sofina (Daisy Head), a Red Wizard of Thay.

Whether you are a fan of the game or not, this film is an epic adventure that is sure to entertain. It was fun to geek out with Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley, and Jeremy Latcham over all the nerdy things in this film. Can you guess who has never played D&D out of the three? Also one of us hasn’t played it either!

Now that Honor Among Thieves is available to watch at home, there are a ton of bonus features available. We talked about their favorites, while Jeremy shared his love/hate with deleted scenes. It wouldn’t be us if we didn’t ask about easter eggs, because there were so many! And since we both really enjoyed it, we had to know if a sequel is possible.

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April 21, 2023April 22, 2023

S4E6: Interview With Director Leah Wolchok

Unless you’ve been living under a rock you know the author Judy Blume. Now streaming on Amazon Prime is Judy Blume Forever, a documentary that takes readers inside the life of Blume and her incredible works. We had the chance to sit down for an interview with director Leah Wolchok to learn more about the documentary and Judy Blume herself.

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Interview With Director Leah Wolchok

We both grew up reading Judy Blume’s books. Jana even shared a story about her own Blume moment that is sure to make Judy proud. So it was a pleasure to speak with one of the directors who set out to bring Judy’s incredible story to life.

We asked about what it was like working with the legendary author and if anything was surprising about her story. Spoiler, the surprising thing happens to be one of the most emotional aspects of the documentary.

And as crazy as it seems, book banning is once again making its rounds. Judy Blume has been there and done that. Fortunately, she has the wisdom to share with us all. Wolchock spoke on the timeliness of this documentary and what is happening to authors today.

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About Judy Blume Forever

Author Judy Blume changed the way millions of readers understood themselves, their sexuality, and what it meant to grow up. But her honesty led her to critical battles against book banning and censorship as many tried to silence her voice.

With humor, sensitivity, and a healthy dose of adolescent cringe, Judy Blume Forever tells the story of the woman whose trail-blazing books changed the way millions of readers understand themselves, their sexuality, and what it means to grow up.

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March 21, 2023March 21, 2023

S4E5: Dungeons and Dragons Sophia Lillis and Justice Smith Interview

We had a blast talking all things Dungeons and Dragons during our Sophia Lillis and Justice Smith interview. They star in the new Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves film that is coming to theaters March 31.

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Dungeons and Dragons Sophia Lillis and Justice Smith Interview

Justice may be a newb like Ashley but Sophia is a longtime D&D player. Just wait until you hear about her campaign and character. On the movie side of things, Justice talked about working in sign language to his spells. And since we both loved the film, we had to know what they would want to see happen with their characters in the future. Justice was READY for that question!

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March 20, 2023March 20, 2023

S4E4: The Magician’s Elephant Interview

We recently had the chance to sit down with director Wendy Rogers and producer Julia Pistor about their latest film in our The Magician’s Elephant interview. Netflix’s newest animated film, based on the classic Kate DiCamillo book, will begin streaming on March 17.

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The Magician’s Elephant Interview

Based on the novel by Kate DiCamillo, The Magician’s Elephant tells the story of a young boy in search of his sister. When young Peter crosses paths with a fortune teller in the market square, there is only one question on his mind: is his sister still alive? The answer is that he must follow a mysterious elephant. This sets Peter off on a remarkable journey to complete three seemingly impossible tasks. These magical moments may change the face of his town forever.

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This film marks Wendy’s directorial debut. With her visual effects background, we had to know more about her approach to directing this. Did her background in effects inform her directing? The answer lies in who she is as a person. Adapting books for the screen can be difficult. Julia shared what they had to cut from the book for the film. Despite some missing characters, this film was truly beautiful. It managed to capture the magic of the book, which at the end of the day is what is important.

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March 3, 2023March 3, 2023

S4E3: Interview with Sainty Nelsen

We recently had the chance to sit down for an interview with Sainty Nelsen. She is a 3x Emmy Award, Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, GLAAD Award, Drama League Award, and Outer Critic Circle Award Winning actor and producer. Yes she is pretty amazing. Plus she has some awesome projects coming up that young geeks and musical theatre geeks are going to love.

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Interview with Sainty Nelsen

Sainty is currently starring in Gabby’s Dollhouse. She is also on Trolls: The Beat Goes On, Loud House, Boss Baby, and more. Aside from a booming career in voice acting, Sainty was last seen in the FX comedy S*x, Drugs, & Rock and Roll opposite Denis Leary. She also starred as Dory in Broadway’s Finding Nemo the Musical.

Notable producing work includes Wakefield starring Bryan Cranston and Jennifer Garner, The Inheritance on Broadway, Broadway Rising a documentary with Lin-Manuel Miranda, co-produced by Jesse Tyler Ferguson (2022 Tribeca Film Festival Official Selection), and proudly holds the title of youngest Emmy Award Winning female producer in history for her work on Peacocks, The Bay.

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We spoke to her about Pillow Cat in Gabby’s Dollhouse Season 7, as well as Spidey and His Amazing Friends Season 3, and the Will Rogers’ story.

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February 24, 2023February 24, 2023

S4E2: Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania Reaction & Breakdown

Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania Reaction podcast

Marvel Phase 5 has officially begun and we are back with our Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania Reaction! We were joined by our friend Ron from pocculture.com to talk easter eggs, theories, and more.

This is your spoiler warning friends.

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Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania Reaction & Breakdown

After the events of Avengers Endgame, Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) is spending his free time writing a memoir “Look Out For The Little Guy.” With life going back to somewhat normal, Scott longs to make up for lost time with his daughter Cassie (Kathryn Newton). Cassie meanwhile has been busy with Hope and Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) seeking a way to map the Quantum Realm. When Janet (Michelle Pfeiffer) learns what they are up to she becomes fearful and urges them to stop. Unfortunately, the warning comes too late, and the machine Cassie has built sucks them all into Quantum Realm where the time-traveling, multiversal, and powerful Kang the Conqueror (Jonathan Majors) rules. Dark secrets come to light putting everyone in greater peril. The clock is ticking as they race to stop Kang and his army before time runs out.

From the Quantum Realm to Jimmy Woo and those post-credit scenes, we talk our favorites, theories, hits, and misses. We may not agree on the misses but we do agree that Jonathan Majors is a force and that the Kang Dynasty is here!

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We appreciate Ron joining us and hope to have him back on as a guest in the future! You can find him on Twitter, Instagram, and on his website POCCulture.com.

Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania is now playing in theaters!

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January 5, 2023January 5, 2023

S4E1: Interview with Dan and Kevin Hageman Star Trek Prodigy

Calling all Trekkies! Star Trek Prodigy: Episodes 1-10 is available now on Blu-ray and DVD. We had the chance to sit down for an interview with Dan and Kevin Hageman, the award-winning executive producers and showrunners of the show.

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Interview with Dan and Kevin Hageman for Star Trek Prodigy

Number one rule of talking big fandoms, find out when everyone began their journey. So geeks to geeks we asked Dan and Kevin when they became Trekkies. Once geek levels were established we learned more about the show and what about it makes it appeal to Trekkies of all ages.

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About Star Trek Prodigy

Star Trek: Prodigy follows a motley crew of young aliens who must figure out how to work together. All of this while navigating a greater galaxy, in search of a better future. These six young outcasts know nothing about the ship they have commandeered, a first in the history of Star Trek. But over the course of their adventures together, they will each be introduced to Starfleet and the ideals it represents.

Star Trek Prodigy: Episodes 1-10 is available now.

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December 19, 2022December 19, 2022

S3E33: Interview with Katharine O’Donnelly and Moe Dunford

The Head returns December 22 and promises to up the intensity and the suspense. We recently sat down for an interview with Katharine O’Donnelly and Moe Dunford.

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Interview with Katharine O’Donnelly and Moe Dunford

Suspense, drama, and a whodunit rolled into one, The Head has become one of Jana’s must-watch shows. We had a lot of fun talking with Katharine and Moe about the upcoming season. Including what it was like for Moe joining the show. Plus how Katherine is handling the new-ish role her character Maggie finds herself in. No spoilers of course!

Although the location has changed, both promised that this season ups the ante for the intensity and mystery. The ship is almost like another character according to Katherine. After watching the first episode, we can share that you are definitely in for a ride.

The series will premiere on HBO Max and HBO Spain Thursday, December 22nd.

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About “The Head” Season 2

In the middle of the ocean, there is nowhere to run.

Back in the director’s chair is Jorge Dorado. The series is created by Ran Tellem, the director of International Content Development at THE MEDIAPRO STUDIO.

Returning cast include John Lynch and Katharine O’Donnelly. Season 2 will feature several newcomers, once again boasting an epic international cast. This includes Hovik Keuchkerian, Moe Dunford, Josefin Nelden, Olivia Morris, Enrique Arce, Sota Fukushi, Nora Ríos, Tania Watson, and Thierry Godard.

The principal setting for this second season of THE HEAD is set in an isolated and inaccessible location, this time a huge freighter carrying a scientific mission as it sails the ocean, and where the confrontation between good and evil that already marked the storyline of the first installment of the series will be resuscitated.

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