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As young men they patrolled Baghdad together in the infantry. As middle-aged office professionals...they don't do that anymore. Listen as longtime Army buddies John Arlan Peterson, John Wayne Reynolds, Jr., and Brian Stewart (aka Petey, John Wayne, and Stew) break down movies, life, and whatever the heck they want, on The Office Grunts Podcast.
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Stew shares some big life news before he and John Wayne watch "Marty Supreme," the new zombie film "28 Years Later: The Bone Temple," and the Netflix Damon-Affleck actioner "The Rip."
John Wayne and Stew regroup after the holiday season to talk cooking success, videogame geekery, and a whole bunch of movies: Bugonia, Zootopia 2, The Smashing Machine, and The Baltimorons.
John Wayne is a Christmas cookie making machine, and the fellas dissect the "Odyssey" trailer. Then, it's a long overdue discussion of the new Christmas classic "The Holdovers," and a deep dive on the latest "Avatar: Fire and Ash."
John Wayne talks Christmas parade chaos while Stewart decries airport gyms and video game awards shows. Then, they count down their Top 5 Most Underrated Christmas movies, and check out the latest "Knives Out" film, "Wake Up Dead Man."
John Wayne talks 5K success and then Stew descres the death of " Black Friday" and grabs his pitchfork over Netflix acquiring WB. Then...they watch two Netflix movies (lol) - "Train Dreams" and "Jay Kelly."
Ep 227 - Nuremberg

Ep 227 - Nuremberg

2025-11-2750:45

John Wayne and Stew talk Thanksgiving highs and lows, best side dishes, worst side dishes, and family traditions. Then they lean into their middle aged man bone fides with a discussion of WWII history and the new Russell Crowe-starring "Nuremberg."
It's a history geek fest as John Wayne and Stew devour "Death by Lightning" about Presidents James Garfield and Chester Arthur. Then, they count down their Top 5 Most Underrated American history movies, before dreaming up their Top 3 Most-Desired American History Movies that should be made.
Stew talks pricey Bengals gear & Christmas decorations before he and John Wayne debate Guillermo Del Toro's "Frankenstein" and "Predator:Badlands." Also, a haphazard ranking of Predator movies.
Stew and John Wayne talk "A House of Dynamite" before ranking the entire Kathryn Bigelow filmography.
John Wayne and Stew talk Heat 2 news, and Stew is "Wacko for Flacco." They then discuss The Lost Bus, Eden, and Caught Stealing.
Stew takes a return trip to Fort Stewart from his Army days, John Wayne takes a trip through Austin, Texas traffic Hell, before they discuss ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER from Paul Thomas Anderson, and the surprise release PLAY DIRTY, from writer-director Shane Black.
John Wayne and Stew reflect on the Charlie Kirk tragedy, the cruel start to the NFL season, before checking out the Stephen King adaptation, "The Long Walk" and the Coen Brother (singular)-directed "Honey, Don't."
John Wayne and Stew talk Jaws 50th anniversary before dividing into Nobody 2, Sovereign (and some politics!), and The Amateur. If you're offended by Rami Malek shade, be forewarned!
Stew and John Wayne talk new cars and teen drivers before watching the new Spike Lee/Denzel Washington film, "Highest 2 Lowest." PLus, a ranking of their Top 5 Spike Lee movies.
John Wayne and Stew talk 4K players, TVs, and Heat 2 casting rumors, before diving into the horror movie "Weapons" and the hilarious "The Naked Gun."
John Wayne and Stew talk family vacations, road trips, and the new Marvel film, "Fantastic Four: First Steps."
Ep 216 - Eddington

Ep 216 - Eddington

2025-07-2101:02:41

John Wayne and Stew dive into one of the year's most interesting, divisive movies, Ari Aster's "Eddington."
Ep 215 - Superman (2025)

Ep 215 - Superman (2025)

2025-07-1801:05:35

Stew records from a Lake Erie vacation, John Wayne critiques Amazon Prime Day (and shares his movie haul), before they power through James Gunn's "Superman."
John Wayne and Stew talk 4th of July fun, defeating bird's nests, and dad jokes, before diving into the meat of summer movie season with reviews of F1, Jurassic World Rebirth, and (From the World of John Wick) Ballerina.
Petey returns to join John Wayne and Stew to talk "28 Years Later," before the 3 Iraq Qar veterans talk "Warfare." Plus, that terrible New York Times "Greatest Films of the 21st Century" list, kids birthday planning, Ohio budget talk, and more.
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