Send us a Question! LET'S TALK: TrucePodcast.com Chris Staron of Truce Podcast joins Melvin to chat a bit of Gremlins , Gremlins 2: The New Batch , and play a Hallmark-Christmas themed quiz game! Ultimately, this episode is an excuse to continue our several-episode's long discussion on the concept of comedy and its ever-changing nature, alongside the eternal nature of slapstick! (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) 25-minutes talking about Chris Staron's fascination with Jordan Peele's latest film Nope , why it ...
Dec 24, 2022•50 min
Send us a Question! MOVIE DISCUSSION: Beyondtherut.com Guest Jerry Dugan of the Beyond the Rut podcast joins Melvin to discuss James Cameron's latest flick Avatar: The Way of Water , a sequel many years in the making! Topics: (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) 30-minute interview with Jerry Dugan about his podcast, the difficult experience of podcasting, and his favorite episodes (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) Jerry Dugan shares some of his affinity for James Cameron as a director, and the two discuss what it is they've ...
Dec 20, 2022•59 min•Season 1Ep. 135
Send us a Question! MOVIE DISCUSSION: Were you able to catch Glass Onion in theaters before its holiday weekend release? Melvin and Dan did, and they're excited to share some details on what makes Glass Onion worth the wait! Don't worry, they don't get into spoilers until halfway into the discussion, and they'll make it clear when to tune out if you're wanting to go into Glass Onion blind! Topics: (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) 31-minutes discussing Melvin's Covid sickness part 2, the Guardians of the Gala...
Dec 13, 2022•59 min•Season 1Ep. 134
Send us a Question! MOVIE DISCUSSION: Melvin & Dan can only agree on one thing: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is, in fact, a Marvel movie. To focus their attention, Melvin proposes four ambitions that he feels will make-or-break the film for audience members. Topics: (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) 44-minutes discussing Kevin Conroy's passing, Video Rental store nostalgia, and media curation (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) Reflecting on Black Panther's immense cultural impact and success. Reminiscing on the intend...
Nov 16, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 131
Send us a Question! TV-SHOW DISCUSSION: Marvel couldn't get through one more show without fans going nuts, and Melvin & Dan are here to parse through the mire. We get through what makes She-Hulk: Attorney at Law extremely fun and a breath of the fresh air, as well as what makes its ending both clever and dull. Topics: (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) 33-minutes discussing Phase 4 Marvel, it's ups and downs, the overwhelming content-drip of borderline week-to-week Marvel content and wanting more creativit...
Nov 08, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 130
Send us a Question! MOVIE DISCUSSION: Melvin & Dan discuss the latest entry in the troubled, frustrating, and extremely strange DC Universe. This time it features fan-and-mom favorite Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson donning a cool black suit and looking maliciously confused. Neat! Topics: (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) 35-minutes talking about Walter Hamada stepping down from the DCU, James Gunn replacing him, and the lack of cultural permanence DC has compared to Marvel, or even Horror/Slasher icons. (PATRE...
Nov 01, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 129
Send us a Question! LET'S TALK: When Melvin saw Halloween Ends , he wasn't sure if he liked or disliked the movie. Mostly, it left him confused. So, he embarked on a journey: rewatching all three David Gordon Green Halloween flicks and seeing how they stand up. In doing so, his opinion on Halloween Ends has completely changed, and both he and Daniel discuss the experience of having their opinions change on movies, media, and life in general, and how the practice of mulling over and meditating on...
Oct 31, 2022•1 hr 30 min
Send us a Question! PATREON PARTY PLEASER: This movie was selected by our Patreon Supporters over at the Cinematic Doctrine Patreon . Support as little as $3 a month and have your voice heard! Frank Peretti's film adaption of Hangman's Curse arrived with an official youth devotional. Or, at least, Melvin's DVD copy did. In part two of their Hangman's Curse discussion, Melvin, Dan, and special guest Melanie Dejesus (from Melvin's church) spend time working through the official Hangman's Curse dev...
Oct 27, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 128
Send us a Question! PATREON PARTY PLEASER: This movie was selected by our Patreon Supporters over at the Cinematic Doctrine Patreon . Support as little as $3 a month and have your voice heard! Frank Peretti's Hangman's Curse was the first of his books to finally reach the silver screen, and Melanie Dejesus from Melvin's church joins him and Daniel on this first of two episodes where the three work through this weird amalgamation of teen scream and early 2000's "cool" Christian media. Topics: (PA...
Oct 25, 2022•1 hr 36 min•Season 1Ep. 128
Send us a Question! MOVIE DISCUSSION: Remember that wild Halloween Kills episode from last year? Melvin & Dan are ready to rock your world with a roaring sequel episode on Halloween Ends , a finale so bonkers it blows our minds! Topics: (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) 34-minutes talking about Werewolf by Night , the borderline TV-MA Marvel special on Disney Plus! (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) Melvin and Daniel talk around the movie before actually getting into specifics, because that's what Halloween Ends has don...
Oct 18, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 127
Send us a Question! PATREON MOVIE DISCUSSION: This movie was selected by our Patreon Supporters over at the Cinematic Doctrine Patreon . Support as little as $3 a month and have your voice heard! If you've seen The Haunting of Hill House/Bly Manor or Midnight Mass , you've seen director Mike Flanagan's work! However, for this episode we're traveling back to 2013 to discuss one of his earliest projects, Oculus ! Topics: (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) 40-minutes talking about the complicated dynamics of mode...
Sep 27, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 124
Send us a Question! MOVIE DISCUSSION: Melvin & Dan talk about one of Mel's favorite movies, The Blackcoat's Daughter , perhaps the most painstakingly slow burning, brooding mood slashers ever made. Also, Melvin gets really honest about why he loves The Blackcoat's Daughter so much. Topics: Melvin has wanted Daniel to watch The Blackcoat's Daughter since they started the podcast. Finally, it happened. The Blackcoat's Daughter shows various aspects of alienation, loneliness, and general social...
Sep 20, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 123
Send us a Question! PATREON TV-SHOW DISCUSSION: This TV-Show was selected by our Patreon Supporters over at the Cinematic Doctrine Patreon . Support as little as $3 a month and have your voice heard! Melvin & Dan put on some no-slips and get to work talking about The Bear ! Corner! Topics: (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) 37-minutes of various topics: She-Hulk Episode 1 Twitter response, Warner Bros. can only afford to release two movies this year, and that nonsensical MoviePass revival (PATREON EXCLUSIV...
Aug 30, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 120
Send us a Question! LET'S TALK: Earlier this month we reported the cancelation of Batgirl , Scoob! 2 , and much more. These projects, both nearly complete, got the unceremonious axe, but they would be far from the first. Since then, several other projects have been either canceled or removed outright from HBOmax despite being originals to the streaming service. This leads Melvin and Daniel down a frustrating discussion about whether anyone will ever willingly work with Warner Bros. Discovery in ...
Aug 23, 2022•1 hr 17 min
Send us a Question! MOVIE DISCUSSION: Hulu continues to put out bangers, and Melvin & Dan discuss Not Okay , one of its latest successes! Topics: (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) Discussing They/Them , the controversial and questionable slasher set at a gay conversion camp, as well as some new Ezra Miller/Flash/Warner Brothers news. (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) When Melvin first learned about Not Okay 's description, he immediately knew he wanted to watch it. Melvin felt Not Okay had some influence from Friday th...
Aug 16, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 119
Send us a Question! MOVIE DISCUSSION: Melvin & Dan talk about the latest Predator movie, Prey , that probably should have been in theaters, right? Topics: (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) 50-minutes talking about the benefits to physical media over streaming, and the exciting world of special features w/ examples. (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) Immediate disappointment that Prey was not in theaters. Jacob Knight on Letterboxd writes that Predator is at its best when it just embraces its "Pro Wrestling" aesthetic. P...
Aug 09, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 118
Send us a Question! LET'S TALK: On Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022, the news broke that Batgirl , an upcoming DC film featuring the continued return of Michael Keaton's Batman as an old, weathered, matured Bruce Wayne training a young Barbara Gordon, was canceled. But that's not all; the film was nearly complete, virtually gold by the time the axe came down. Along with its death came the cancelation of Scoob! 2 , and several other upcoming properties deemed unworthy. This news also comes with expected...
Aug 04, 2022•1 hr 9 min
Send us a Question! MOVIE DISCUSSION: Melvin & Dan are joined by Anthony Coughlin, one of several pastors of Risen Christ Fellowship. The three discuss the latest Jordan Peele pic, what they perceive it's about, and how it's not quite a horror movie, even if it's occasionally horrific! Topics: (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) 45-minutes talking about movies, specific ones or types, that we regret watching, or have reconsidered as we've matured (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) The three agree: Nope is not only a good ...
Aug 02, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 117
Send us a Question! PATREON TV-SHOW DISCUSSION: This TV-Show was selected by our Patreon Supporters over at the Cinematic Doctrine Patreon . Support as little as $3 a month and have your voice heard! Disney released two shows at once rather than one at a time! Weird!! Patreon Supporters picked Ms. Marvel over Obi-Wan Kenobi . Not weird! Topics: (PATREON EXLUSIVE) 40-minutes talking about the incomprehensible Marvel-fan backlash to Thor: Love and Thunder , as well as tangents on Metallica, Rockba...
Jul 26, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 116
Send us a Question! MOVIE DISCUSSION: Melvin deliberately told Daniel not to see Jurassic World Dominion . Daniel saw it anyway. Topics: (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) 27-minutes of talking about the disastrous choice for the Snyder-verse to initially invest in Ezra Miller, Amber Heard, and Jared Leto for its future. (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) Talking about how inconvenient Jurassic World Dominion was to our lives. The entire theater was noticeably restless during both of our theater experiences. Trying to compre...
Jul 19, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 115
Send us a Question! MOVIE DISCUSSION: Like all good movie podcasts, we have to talk about Thor: Love and Thunder . Even if it is terrible. Topics: (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) 46-minutes talking about TV-Shows: Ms. Marvel , the upcoming Echo show (feat. Daredevil), and brief discussion on Umbrella Academy (S3) (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) Pitching a Gwenpool show for Disney Marvel. Did we laugh even one time during Thor: Love and Thunder ? Melvin and Daniel each bring interesting observations regarding Taika Wait...
Jul 12, 2022•1 hr 36 min•Season 1Ep. 114
Send us a Question! TV-SHOW DISCUSSION: Did you finish Stranger Things S4 yet? Melvin and Daniel have. Tune in to hear them chat about that crazy new season, volumes 1 and 2, and their predictions for S5! And yes, we go full spoilers right from the start. Topics: (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) 50-minutes of Melvin talking about his live-changing first-time watching the WWE, and a brief aside about Rick Warren's The Purpose Driven Life. (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) Explaining the over-arching details of the massive ...
Jul 05, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 113
Send us a Question! PATREON PARTY PLEASER: This movie was selected by our Patreon Supporters over at the Cinematic Doctrine Patreon . Support as little as $3 a month and have your voice heard! In this episode you'll hear us discuss one of the single-most bizarre stories to come from the documentary world. Journalist David Farrier stumbles upon the strange world of Competitive Endurance Tickling. What ensues is a long-stretching borderline "true-crime" drama of Jane O'brien Media. Topics: (PATREO...
Jun 28, 2022•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 112
Send us a Question! LET'S TALK: Are you watching Stranger Things ? Well, Melvin sure has been. He's been losing sleep over it! But, only in the best way possible. Tune in to hear Melvin and Daniel discuss Seasons 1-3 of Stranger Things in preparation for the upcoming finale of Season 4! We get into the massive cultural impact Season 1 held when it first released, the black sheep of the series that is Season 2, and the wonderfully different and significantly higher budgeted Season 3, why Steve Ha...
Jun 21, 2022•1 hr 28 min
Send us a Question! LET'S TALK: Melvin and Dan travel back in time and adventure through Halo's early popularity, the constant behind-the-scenes talks about a Halo movie, the subsequent dark phase of Halo after Bungie moves on, and how Halo continues to struggle to reach its original sky-high success. A previous, two-generation console selling franchise can't even begin to garner interest in a new streaming service, Paramount+. Why is that? Let's get into it. (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) Various extra vi...
Jun 14, 2022•1 hr 21 min
Send us a Question! MOVIE DISCUSSION: Tom Cruise rehabilitates that Oprah interview we all remember by flying really fast. Tune in to hear more! Topics: (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) 39-minutes talking about Morbius being re-released to zero fanfare, and an article from Vice about Marvel movies being content rather than art. (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) Top Gun: Maverick received extremely good buzz prior to release, which captured Melvin's attention. Melvin hadn't seen Top Gun before, so he shares what it was lik...
Jun 07, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 111
Send us a Question! PATREON TV-SHOW DISCUSSION: This TV-show was selected by our Patreon Supporters over at the Cinematic Doctrine Patreon . Support as little as $3 a month and have your voice heard! Melvin and Dan are joined by Melvin's sister Shirleon to discuss that successful Netflix horror series Archive 81 that also got canceled despite being a sizable hit. Insane! Topics: (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) 27-minutes of discussing the Chip n' Dale: Rescue Rangers movie partially from the crew behind The...
May 31, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 110
Send us a Question! TV-SHOW DISCUSSION: Melvin and Dan dive into that new Marvel thing featuring Oscar Isaac and Oscar Isaac and also Oscar Isaac. Wow! Topics: (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) 30-minutes talking about Netflix stock, loss of subscribers, and reasons behind Netflix's currently poor situation. (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) For Daniel, the current baseline of Marvel content is that it's not that great, but it's also not necessarily bad, either. Discussing a bit of Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson's previo...
May 24, 2022•1 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 109
Send us a Question! MOVIE DISCUSSION: As Melvin left the theater, he called it: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is going to be controversial. And, as Daniel confirms, it sure is! Topics: (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) 30-minutes talking about the Avatar: The Way of Water trailer. (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) Before getting into the specifics, Melvin shares how he felt the movie progressively becomes better and better. Daniel details how the contrasting tones will likely divide audiences, despite it bein...
May 10, 2022•1 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 108
Send us a Question! PATREON MOVIE DISCUSSION: This movie was selected by our Patreon Supporters over at the Cinematic Doctrine Patreon . Support as little as $3 a month and have your voice heard! CODA beat Don't Look Up for Best Picture, and for many people that's all that matters. But, in reality, when compared to so many other films that released in 2021, is CODA truly the Best Picture? That's the question Melvin's been wrestling with while watching CODA , and both he and Daniel discuss the fi...
May 03, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 107
