The Awesome Village

Back to our regularly scheduled programming, we’re running down the things you should watch or avoid this holiday season. Listen to get our recommandations on things like Loki, The Killer and The Marvels. All that, plus this week’s Awesome Vilager.

Hallmark gets a lot of criticism for it’s ability to churn out 712 films a holiday season. The plots must be outrageous? Well, we’ll find out as Sondra joins us with an interesting game she has made with a mix of real Hallmark movie plots and ones she has created and we have to decide which is which.

Welcome back. We hope you got to see some of the shows we discussed last week. This week we will discuss movies like 5 Nights at Freddy’s and Willy’s Wonderland. We’ll also discuss some documentaries and crown this week’s Awesome Villager.

This week’s discussion will revolve around a bunch of television. We talk about the series and season finales of a few shows like Star Trek Lower Decks and Billions and we discuss new shows like Lawman Bass Reeves and Gen V. We also take a moment to remember some actors we lost.

This…you should see. We go through the filmography of characters in Martin Scorsese films and pit them against each other to decide which is the most depraved.

Look, you made it. Welcome back to the Village. This week, we have a few things in store for you. We have to talk about the return of Kitchen Nightmares and Fraiser. We need to discuss how Glenn saw Taylor Swift in all her Eras. We need to tell you about the Spider-man of Paris and Glenn and John’s trip to Killers of the Flower Moon. All that and we crown this week’s Awesome Villager.

We’re back for a discussion about movies this week. Join us for reviews of The Meg 2, No One Will Save You and A Haunting in Venice. We also remember Michael Gambon and crown this week’s Awesome Villager.

It’s happened again. We’ve watched so much that we can’t fit it all into one episode. Today we’ll discuss TV including the newly premiered seasons of Loki, Gen V, Sex Education and Lupin. We’ll also discuss the show that is sweeping Ryan’s nation, Naked Attraction.

Michael Douglas joins the esteemed ranks of actors that we have calculated the win/loss record of in this episode. As an added bonus, we make an ultimate box set of his films that you should get to celebrate his career.

Today is short and sweet as we dive in to reviews for the small and large screen. Do you want to know if you should watch The Continental? We’ll damn sure tell ya. Want to know if Expendables 4 is worth your time? We’ll give you that knowledge too. So give us a listen and hit that subscribe button as you settle in for another visit to The Awesome Village.

We’re back. The second part continuing last week’s episode with the films we’ve seen including reviews of Sisu, The Nun II, The Equalizer 3 and many more. Sit back, relax, and subscribe if it’s your first visit.

Welcome to this week’s visit to The Village where it got so intense, we had to break it into two. This week we will discuss television like the finale of What We Do In The Shadows and the premiere of Star Trek: Lower Decks. All that, plus we remember some people we lost recently.

We never need an excuse to talk about Star Wars but with the recent release of Ahsoka on Disney+, we’ve decided to discuss which characters would end up on our Mount Rushmore of the franchise.

Welcome back for another week of discussion on what is worth you time watching on the small and big screen. This week we’ll discuss the debut of Ahsoka, the final season of Billions and we’ll bring you a review of The Pope’s Exorcist. All that, plus this week’s Awesome Villager.

Do you have fond memories of the cartoons you watched growing up? We do too. We’ll go through a list of the ones we remember and tell you which ones we think should keep to history, have already been adapted or should be adapted.

Taylor Swift, if you’re reading this, Glenn needs tickets…and throw one in for Greg while you’re at it. For the rest of you, this week you get our take on a bunch of tv and movies so you can decide what to see or skip. You’ll take The Last Voyage of the Demeter. You’ll burst the Beanie Bubble. You’ll go Across The Spider-verse. So sit back, relax and enjoy.

And we’re back to continue the conversation from last week. This time, it’s movies. Get our takes on Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part 1, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, Oppenheimer and more.

It happened again, an episode so big that we had to split it in twain. This week, we’ll discuss television like Justified: City Primeval, Shark Week, and The Righteous Gemstones. Then, come back next week to hear about what we saw on the big screen.

Glenn invents a game where we go through the remaining releases this year and decide which ones we will see in the theater, which ones we’ll skip. So sit back, relax and smash that subscribe button.

In this bonus episode, we decide which faces would be on the Mount Rushmore of Harrison Ford characters.

In this Greg-less episode, we discuss The Bear, Secret Invasion, Elemental, and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, and we say a sad farewell to the late great Alan Arkin.

The sandwich is a time honored way of devouring great ingredients between two pieces of bread. Today’s discussion is which one of those combinations stands above the rest. You don’t want to miss this epic battle for the title of greatest sandwich.

Glenn is back and we’re glad because we have a lot to discuss this week. A Flash from TV and and Flash from the big screen. A Hemsworth vehicle. Strange and, dare we say it, New Worlds and we nominate the Awesome Villager for this week.

Visiting Elder Todd Berger helps us break down the films the have represented New Orleans and we decide which one does it best.

Friend of the show and Hollywood treasure, Todd Berger joins us this week to sit in for Glenn. It’s going to be a lot of fun so sit back, listen and enjoy.

Join us for a trek among the stars and to travel thusly we need a crew to helm our ship. Join us as we do a fantasy draft for the senior staff of our starfleet ship.

John is here most of the episode but, as always, his presence resonates long after he leaves. We discuss all the tv and film you should spend your time watching.

It continues. Week two where we discuss and review the films you should like or avoid and we crown a new Awesome Villager.

Greg returns from his travels and it’s an episode so big, we need to split it into two. Join us this week for TV and return next week for our film reviews and the Awesome Villager.

For Cinco de Mayo, the Villagers conduct a tournament to decide our favorite Mexican/Tex Mex Cuisine.

The Villagers (sans Greg) discuss the season finales of The Mandalorian and Picard, the new Peacock series Mrs. Davis, and the New Orleans-based Renfield movie.

Break out your Konami codes. Get your 30 lives and get ready to talk about the 8 Bit Era.

It’s another visit to the Village and this week we bring you our reviews of Hello Tomorrow, Knock At The Cabin, A Man Called Otto and we also discuss the announcements from Star Wars Celebration. All that and this week’s Awesome Villager.

The year is 2012, Ryan has not seen the Artist but will judge it anyway and the Oscars will disagree with him. Now we sit down to tell you, at least for 8 categories, if the Academy got it right that year.

We’re back and it’s time to talk about things like what we thought of Ted Lasso and Yellow Jackets or our reviews of Creed 3 and John Wick 4. All that, plus this week’s Awesome Villager.

We’re back for the continuation of last week’s episode. This time focusing on television. We’ll talk about the end of Last of Us, the start of The Mandalorian and the middle of Picard.

The Oscars have happened and we cover everything all at once including our reviews of Women Talking, Triangle of Sadness and the Fabelman’s. Then join us next week when we cover TV.

There’s a lot to catch up on like bear’s on drugs, creepy robots, ant men, and parties in many directions. All that, plus this week’s Awesome Villager.

We welcome honorary Villager, Bruce to the show to discuss his favorite subject, Star Trek. Join us for a multifaceted conversation ending in a fun game.

With the craziness of Mardi Gras, we couldn’t get together and record this week. So sit back, relax and relive this classic episode from The Village Archives! **We promised and we delivered. This episode is 95.367% Nic Cage centered. We discuss the man, his background, his career. Ryan tries to pinpoint the exact moment the train that was his mind took a break from the tracks. We discuss our thoughts on a night out with Cage in New Orleans and what it would be like. We go over his filmography for a win/loss record and we build the Cage Essentials box set for your enjoyment. Enjoy the fun on this visit to the village.

We’re back to discuss the things that deserve your attention or scorn. We apply the three episode rule to Last of Us and we also bring you reviews of Emily the Criminal and Tar. All that, plus this week’s Awesome Villager.

It’s the time of year where we debate Oscar’s nominees, however, we also discuss recent announcements regarding the DC Universe.

A continuation from last week where we discuss the movies we watched and decide which ones you should spend your time on or avoid.

It. Happened. Again. We spent so much time catching you up on television shows that we didn’t have time for movies. So enjoy this episode and then come back next week to finish up this visit to the village.

You’ve waited all year for this, it’s time. The wait is finally over. We comb through the archives of the village and crown the Awesome Villager of the Year for 2022.

New year, new village. We’re back with some reviews after a brief hiatus. So sit back, relax and enjoy your resolution to listen to every episode.

Rotten Tomatoes did a bracket to decide the best movie of up and coming, young director Stephen Spielberg. Did they decide it right? You’ll find out in this episode.

No Santas. No Scrooges. Who is the best Christmas Character?

The Hubig pie has returned and we give it a taste courtesy of listener, Matt. We also review things like Willow and Wednesday and John and Glenn gush over David Harbour’s Violent Night.