Thanks to our awesome Patrons, we’re proud to present another episode of Mediasplode!

Note: Time codes are subject to change depending on dynamic ad insertion by the distributor.

Running Time: 00:56:45

This month, Josh Flanagan and Conor Kilpatrick are joined by their original Pick of the Week co-host Ron Richards to discuss…

What We’ve Been Enjoying:

00:01:22 – But first, a brief The Lord of the Rings tangent.

00:03:51 – Ron (and Conor) have gotten into Industry.

00:12:46 – Conor (and Ron) have been watching English Teacher and Bad Monkey.

00:18:57 – Josh (and Ron) went to see Alien: Romulus.

TV Review:

00:26:08 – The 2024 Emmy Awards

Film Review:

00:33:30 – Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

What We’ve Been Enjoying (Redux):

00:51:13 – Conor went to 4K restoration screenings of Chinatown and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, as well as a screening of Stagecoach.

00:52:40 – Josh just finished reading Shōgun.

00:53:47 – Ron saw Pulp at Kings Theatre in Brooklyn (and Josh went to see The Saviors Tour — featuring Green Day, Rancid, The Smashing Pumpkins, and The Linda Lindas — at Fenway Park in Boston).

SPOILERS ABOVE!

What’s a Mediasplode? It’s a monthly special edition show in which we talk about what we are enjoying in media outside of the realm of comic books. It’s like our All Media Year End Round-Up but in a shorter, monthly format.

Music:

“New Noise”

Refused

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices