DRUNK CINEMA 085: "Tron: Legacy" Is Up!

 
"The Grid. A digital frontier. I tried to picture clusters of information as they traveled through the computer. Ships, motorcycles...with the circuits like freeways. I kept dreaming of a world I thought I'd never see. And then, one day...I got in."
-- Kevin Flynn, Tron: Legacy

Greetings, Programs!  My wonderful co-host Xan Sprouse and I are back with a new episode of Drunk Cinema! This time, we go back to the Grid and watch Tron: Legacy, the 2010 science fiction action film directed by Joseph Kosinski, featuring the return of Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn/Clu and Bruce Boxleitner as Alan Bradley/Tron, along with Garrett Hedlund as Sam Flynn and Olivia Wilde as Quorra!

This time, Xan and I discuss things like Nine Inch Nails doing the Tron: Ares soundtrack, Xan not wanting Jared Leto to be on her shitlist, what Xan enjoys about Tron: Legacy, Sam Flynn being a cynical wunderkind and having a lot of abandonment issues, Tron: Legacy respecting its past but not being beholden to it, Kevin Flynn becoming obsessed with the Grid and becoming a victim of that obsession, wondering why Disney took 28 years to make a sequel and then 15 years to make a third film, dollar store Alan Tudyk, the days when you took home a new operating system in a box, Sam living in the original garage that Walter Gibbs used to create ENCOM, Sam smelling like jail, Sam getting suited up by the Sirens, wondering why Jarvis speaks so strange when he introduces Clu to the masses, wondering why the identity discs weren't upgraded to USB drives, Sam finally getting the opportunity to ask Kevin where the hell he's been for the past 25 years, Michael Sheen chewing the scenery as Zuse/Castor, wishing we could cure medical issues the way Kevin recreates Quorra's lost arm, everybody getting a rising platform, the Tron: Legacy dogfight resembling the dogfight sequence from Star Wars, Rinzler being restored as Tron, Quorra probably regretting being brought into the real world, new Drunk Mail from Dave Proctor and Christine Peruski, watching The Lair of the White Worm on Skinemax, our first movie of Spooky Season, and more!

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Be sure to come back in two weeks as Xan and I enter Spooky Season and watch The Thing, the 1982 science fiction horror film directed by John Carpenter, featuring Kurt Russell as R.J. MacReady, Wilford Brimley as Blair, Keith David as Childs, and Richard Dysart as Dr. Copper!

THE FANDOM ZONE 330: "Need I Say Door" Is Up!

 
"There's no fucking way you know what Beluga caviar tastes like."
"Oh, my God...That eagle eats better than me!"
-- John Economos and Red St. Wild, Peacemaker -- "Need I Say Door"

Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, we discuss "Need I Say Door", the fourth episode of Peacemaker Season 2, featuring John Cena as Peacemaker/Chris Smith, Jennifer Holland as Emilia Harcourt, Steve Agee as John Economos, and Frank Grillo as Rick Flag Sr.!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like Nik shopping for his friend with benefits, "Need I Say Door" being a filler episode, Gunn hinting about some big DCU character appearances on Peacemaker, some trivia on Kupperberg Park being named for DC Comics writer Paul Kupperberg, the flashback of Chris' dad killing an alien when he was a child, John Economos being stuck in a van with everyone he doesn't get along with, Nik's love of the nickname "Captain Cultural Appropriation" for Red St. Wild, the difference between American McDonald's restaurants and Italian McDonald's restaurants, John Cena getting to use his wrestling skills in Peacemaker's fight with Judomaster, Economos being fed up with A.R.G.U.S., Adebayo seeing her ad printed in Pro Soldier magazine, Adebayo trying to warn Chris that the alternate Earth could be too good to be true, Economos being really bad at stalling, wondering why Emilia Harcourt doesn't have more bruising and lost teeth from her fights, giving credit to Michael Rooker for stripping down at his age and dancing around a fire, Red St. Wild being a bird dropping connoisseur, our favorite quotes of the episode, Nik discussing the Spice World movie on his movie podcast, and more! 

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SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY Casts Marvin Jones III as Tombstone

 
New York City is about to get a new crime boss.

Deadline is reporting that the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe movie Spider-Man: Brand New Day has cast Marvin Jones III as the Marvel Comics villain Tombstone. Destin Daniel Cretton will direct the film from a screenplay by Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers, with Amy Pascal and Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige producing.

Jones will join returning Spider-Man actors Tom Holland as Spider-Man/Peter Parker, Zendaya as Michelle "MJ" Jones-Watson, Jacob Batalon as Ned Leeds, and Michael Mando as The Scorpion/Mac Gargan. In addition, the movie will feature Jon Bernthal reprising his role of The Punisher/Frank Castle, Mark Ruffalo reprising his role as The Hulk/Bruce Banner, Sadie Sink, Liza Colón-Zayas, and Tramell Tillman.

Jones, 49, is an albinistic actor and rapper who previously voiced Tombstone in the 2018 animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and will return for the sequel Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse. In addition, he portrayed DC Comics villain Tobias Whale on the CW TV series Black Lightning and has appeared in episodes of The Equalizer (2024), Halo, and Harry's Law.

Created in 1988 by Gerry Conway and Alex Saviuk, Tombstone first appeared in Web of Spider-Man (vol.1) #36 as Alonzo "Lonnie" Lincoln, a troubled youth who was bullied by his peers because he was the neighborhood's only African-American albino. Taller and stronger than the other children, the young Lincoln started his life of crime in school, extorting protection money from his classmates. The school newspaper, edited by Joseph "Robbie" Robertson, was going to run a story exposing these illegal activities, but pulled it when Lincoln used scare tactics to intimidate Robertson. Lincoln allowed his personal demons to direct the course of his life and dropped out to join the ranks of organized crime.

As a hitman and enforcer, he used his albinism to his advantage. He filed his teeth and nails to points, giving him the appearance of a vampire. This frequently caught his opponents off-guard, making it easier to kill them. He also lifted weights and engaged in many street fights to hone his fighting skills. One night, Robertson, now working for a local paper, went to meet a source only to see the source being killed by Lincoln. He threatened to kill Robertson if the story was brought out. Robertson kept the secret for over 20 years, allowing Lincoln to continue his rise through the criminal underworld.

Now known as "Tombstone" for the many lives he had taken, he returned to New York City as the Kingpin's top hitman. Tombstone eventually returned to Robertson's neighborhood, where the reporter finally worked up the nerve to challenge him. He revealed the decades-old murder to the police, resulting in Tombstone's arrest, but not before Tombstone confronted and seriously injured Robertson, nearly permanently damaging his spine. Tombstone then encountered Spider-Man in Atlanta, but Tombstone was defeated and sent to the Philadelphia State Penitentiary.

During the recent "Gang War" storyline, Tombstone was shot by Shotgun while attending the wedding of his daughter, Janice Lincoln, and Randy Robertson. This triggered the eponymous war as New York City's crime lords battled for his territory. Tombstone formed a truce with Spider-Man and She-Hulk to deal with the gang war. After freeing Shotgun from Madame Masque's control, Tombstone had his gang and the Sinister Syndicate retreat during the final fight between Spider-Man's allies and the Maggia. Back at their base, Tombstone proclaimed to White Rabbit that they were the only gang that now reigned all over New York City, and to convince the other gangsters that he wasn't to be messed with, he planned to publicly kill Spider-Man.

To get to Spider-Man, Tombstone planned to first kill Parker in order to lure the hero out. He pulled up beside Peter and Randy, ordering the former to get inside his limo. Tombstone announced his plan to Peter and went to attack him, only for Parker to dodge most of his strikes. Their skirmish was eventually interrupted by the arrival of She-Hulk and Mayor Luke Cage, having been called by Randy under Peter's instructions. Peter quickly changed into Spider-Man and together with the other two vigilantes knocked Tombstone out to allow the police to arrest him. As Tombstone was accused for attempted murder, he pled not guilty as his trial, but then his daughter arrived to testify against him.

Jones will be the first actor to portray Tombstone in live-action, although the character has also appeared in the animated projects Spider-Man: The Animated Series (voiced by Dorian Harewood), The Spectacular Spider-Man (voiced by Keith David and Kevin Michael Richardson), and Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (voiced by Eugene Byrd).

Spider-Man: Brand New Day is currently scheduled to arrive in theaters on July 21, 2026.

NEXT STOP EVERYWHERE 354: "The Rings of Akhaten" Is Up!

 
"I walked away from the Last Great Time War. I marked the passing of the Time Lords. I saw the birth of the Universe and I watched as time ran out. Moment by moment until nothing remained, no time, no space, just me! I walked in universes where the laws of physics were devised by the mind of a madman! And I watched universes freeze and creations burn! I have seen things you wouldn't believe! I have lost things you will never understand! And I know things, secrets that must never be told, knowledge that must never be spoken! Knowledge that will make parasite gods blaze! SO COME ON THEN! TAKE IT! TAKE IT ALL, BABY!"
-- The Eleventh Doctor to Akhaten, Doctor Who: "The Rings of Akhaten"

Hello again, everyone! My partner in time Jesse Jackson and I are back for another new episode of Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast! This time, we discuss "The Rings of Ahkaten", the seventh episode from Doctor Who Series Seven in 2013, featuring Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor, Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald, and Emilia Jones as Merry Gejelh!

In this episode, Jesse and I discuss things like Jesse celebrating 10 years of his Bruce Springsteen podcast, writer Neil Cross being the creator and showrunner of Luther, Jesse enjoying the use of music in the episode, Emilia Jones as the lead in the Oscar-winning film CODA, the Doctor researching someone he's taken on as a companion, the Doctor reading the British comic book The Beano, the reference to a Hooloovoo from Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide the Galaxy, the reference to Lewis Carroll's poem "The Walrus and the Carpenter" from his 1871 novel Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There, the reference to "The Three Doctors", Clara taking her first trip in time and space, Clara's character having "The Impossible Girl" mystery dragging her down as a companion, Clara being better with the Eleventh Doctor than she was with the Twelfth Doctor, Clara making the decision to give up her mother's ring, the Doctor trying to hold up a stone door with the Sonic Screwdriver, Clara telling the Doctor that he shouldn't see her as a replacement for the Victorian Era Clara, my preference for the Doctor in a long coat than a jacket, Clara looking out for Merry, the TARDIS locking Clara outside, Merry overcoming her fear, the Doctor creeping on the first meeting of Clara's parents, the Eleventh Doctor doing a literally memory dump on Akhaten and his big speech, our favorite quotes from the episode, my Reverse the Polarity segment, new listener feedback from Holly Mac, going back to the Tom Baker era in our next episode, and more!

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Be sure to come back in two weeks for the next episode of Next Stop Everywhere as Jesse and I discuss "Image of the Fendahl", the third serial from Doctor Who Season 15, featuring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor and Louise Jameson as Leela!

THE FANDOM ZONE 329: "Another Rick Up My Sleeve" Is Up!

 
"Best dimension ever."
-- Chris Smith, Peacemaker -- "Another Rick Up My Sleeve"

Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, we discuss "Another Rick Up My Sleeve", the third episode of Peacemaker Season 2, featuring John Cena as Peacemaker/Chris Smith, Michael Rooker as Red St. Wild, and the return of Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flag Jr. and Nhut Le as Judomaster/Rip Jagger!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like Nik looking forward to Inter Milan vs. Juventus, Joel Kinnaman in RoboCop (2014), some comics background on Rick Flag Jr., Judomaster and The Sons of Liberty, wondering why James Gunn chose "Oh Lord" by Foxy Shazam as the Season 2 opening credits music, the revelation that Emilia Harcourt was involved with Rick Flag Jr., Rick's poor choice in cheating on the Enchantress with Harcourt, Harcourt being conflicted about her feelings for Chris, Chris being asked about his doppelganger's drug habit, Leisure Suit Larry, Chris finally getting admiration and recognition as Peacemaker, the potential scientific consequences of Chris staying on the alternate Earth, the possible twist that the alternate could be DC Comics' Earth-X where the Nazis won World War II, Alternate Earth Rick Flag Jr. being socially awkward, Langston Fleury trying to throw John Economos under the bus, Chris apologizing to Emilia on behalf of his doppelganger that he killed, The Sons of Liberty hijacking the Department of Motor Vehicles, Peacemaker easily taking out The Sons of Liberty, the introduction of Red St. Wild, that awkward moment when Economos is getting reassigned to partner with Judomaster, wondering if Adrian has feelings for Economos, our favorite quotes of the episode, wishing that G.I. Robot will appear on the alternate Earth, Team Peacemaker discovering the interdimensional doorway, and more! 

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DRUNK CINEMA 084: "Psycho (1960)" Is Up!

 
"Do you go out with friends?"
"Well, a boy's best friend is his mother."
-- Marion Crane and Norman Bates, Psycho

Hello again, movie fans!  My wonderful co-host Xan Sprouse and I are back with a new episode of Drunk Cinema! This time, we celebrate the 65th anniversary of Psycho, the 1960 horror film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, introducing Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates, and featuring Janet Leigh as Marion Crane, Vera Miles as Lila Crane, and Martin Balsam as Milton Arbogast!

This time, Xan and I discuss things like Xan joining Jesse Jackson and me on Next Stop Everywhere: The Doctor Who Podcast to discuss Autons, Psycho being our first Alfred Hitchcock movie, Barbara Bel Geddes on Alfred Hitchcock Presents, screenwriter Josef Stefano writing The Magician pilot and the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Skin of Evil", Vera Miles in the Twilight Zone episode "Mirror Image" and the Tom Hanks TV movie Mazes and Monsters, Martin Balsam as the original Dr. Rudy Wells in The Six Million Dollar Man pilot, Psycho opening titles designer Saul Bass, Tom Cassidy creeping and hitting on Marion Crane right in front of her boss, Marion switching from her angelic white underwear to her evil black underwear after she steals the $40,000, Marion's epic fail when buying a car, the introduction of Norman Bates, the advancement in suitcase technology, wishing that Anthony Perkins would've worked with David Lynch, Norma Bates being like one of Norman's stuffed birds, Norman keeping up on the dusting, Anthony Perkins making a great Scarecrow in a Batman movie, the famous shower scene, The Simpsons recreating the shower scene, seeing Anne Heche's butthole in the Gus Van Sant remake, Norman's forethought in killing Marion in the bathroom, the awkward moment when Marion's car doesn't sink all the way into the swamp, Xan fixation on California Charlie, the moment when Norman decides to kill Detective Arbogast, the great shot Norman attacking Arbogast from the side, nobody being concerned about Norman's behavior, people freaking out about Cracker Barrel's logo change, Norman Bates taking "Mama's Boy" to a whole other level, the excessive amount of stairs on the Bates property, Norman's wig and dress falling off as he's captured, the anticlimactic scene where the police psychiatrist tries to explain Norman's behavior, "Mother" giving her creepy-ass grin to the audience, new Drunk Mail from Christine Peruski, Xan and I going back to the Grid, and more!

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Be sure to come back in two weeks as Xan and I go back to the Grid and watch Tron: Legacy, the 2010 science fiction action film directed by Joseph Kosinski, featuring the return of Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn/Clu and Bruce Boxleitner as Alan Bradley/Tron, along with Garrett Hedlund as Sam Flynn and Olivia Wilde as Quorra!

THE FANDOM ZONE 328: "A Man Is Only as Good as His Bird" Is Up!

 
"A fucking duck attacked me!"
-- Langston Fleury, Peacemaker -- "A Man Is Only as Good as His Bird"

Hello again, everyone! DJ Nik and I are back for another new episode of The Fandom Zone Podcast! This time, we discuss "A Man Is Only as Good as His Bird", the second episode of Peacemaker Season 2, featuring John Cena as Peacemaker/Chris Smith, Danielle Brooks as Leota Adebayo, Steve Agee as John Economos, and introducing Tim Meadows as Langston Fleury!

In this episode, DJ Nik and I talk about things like Nik being traumatized by the sheep on Alien: Earth, the Ohio State Buckeyes beating the Texas Longhorns in their college football season opener, Superbad and Adventureland director Greg Mottola, Tim Meadows as the Ladies Man, Ponyboy Curtis from S.E. Hinton's 1967 novel The Outsiders, whether "bird blindness" is actually a thing, Amanda Waller probably escaping justice, Rick Flag Sr. learning that Peacemaker killed his son in The Suicide Squad, The Suicide Squad becoming part of James Gunn's new DC Universe continuity, Chris having a hard time with disposing the body of his alternate self, Keeya informing Leota that they've broken up, Emilia Harcourt getting asked if she's an abuse victim, wondering how Harcourt would be working at a CVS pharmacy, Langston Fleury getting under Economos' skin and giving him a creepy shoulder massage, Adebayo advising Chris to give up the Quantum Unfolding Chamber to avoid going back to prison, Adrian really enjoying cutting up the alternate Peacemaker's corpse to spend time with Chris, wondering what's up with the alien disposing rats, the 11th Street Kids reuniting on the rooftop of Harcourt's apartment for a party, why you shouldn't throw bottles of beer to Economos, Eagly beating the crap out of an A.R.G.U.S. strike team, Harcourt telling Chris that he just wants her to be as broken as he is, Chris realizing that he has to go into a parallel universe to send a text, our favorite quotes of the episode, wondering if Joel Kinnaman's alternate Rick Flag Jr. will be brought into the DCU, and more! 

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