6.12: Review of Blue Beetle

Ken and Richard review what is considered to be the first film in James Gunn’s new run on a DC cinematic universe! Look up in the sky… No! Look down on the floor… it’s an indebted college student… it’s a scarab… it’s The Blue Beetle!  Intro music composed by Ken, Outro music by Richard.

6.11: Review of GenCon 2023

It’s that time of year again, and what an excellent time it is! The Pudding Guys review the best four days in gaming as it recently hit Indianapolis in 2023! In addition to filling you in on some of the highlights, Ken gives a few more nuggets of hard won wisdom in advice to the eager convention goers out there (or the casually interested, either way).

6.10: Secret Invasion Review Extravaganza

Marvel Entertainment has hit us with a new show to enjoy as they expand upon the increasingly massive MCU! Richard and Ken take up arms and review Secret Invasion!

6.09: Interview with Arielle Raycene

Ken sits down with model and actress Arielle Raycene! They talk history, the industry, love of music and the current writers and actors strike. Listen in and learn about this fun person!

6.08: History of Comic Book Movies 2022

It is time to come back to our longest running segment – The History of Comics in Film! Unsurprisingly, this episode catches us up by covering last year: 2022! Take a listen to remember some of your favorites, or possibly find out about a few films you didn’t know were even based on comics!

6.07: Interview with Dale Peterson

Ken gets the chance to sit down and talk with writer/director Dale Peterson who is behind several of the most iconic music videos of the grunge era from bands such as Soundgarden, Alice in Chains and STP! We talk about his career as well as his spooky new show In Through the Out Door!

6.06: Review of Extraction 2

Ken and Richard dive head first into this action sequel featuring our favorite Hemsworth that played a Norse god at one point. There’s hand to hand, there’s blades, there’s guns and there’s explosions! With all of that, how does it stack up against it’s predecessor?

6.05: Review of Flash

Ken and Richard dissect what is to be the last of the DCEU films with The Flash! Can our wits keep up with this newest installment?

6.04: Interview with David Mills

Actor and comedian David Mills drops in to talk shop and give us a glimpse of what performing in the UK is like. We also talk unsolved crimes and his passing interest in world hopping archeologists.

6.02: Interview with Aaron Dalla Villa

Ken sits down with the multi-talented Aaron Dalla Villa and talks about his beginnings in dance, his transition to theatre and his work in TV and film. Among other things we touch on his role in Alpha Rift as well as his newest film, The Wrath of Becky!

6.01: Review of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

We start the new season off strong with a review of James Gunn’s last entry in the MCU franchise that is Guardians of the Galaxy! Does this give us a satisfactory close to the story ark? Listen and find out!

5.52: Five Year Anniversary Extravaganza!

It is hard to believe, but it has now been 5 years since we started this show! In this episode Ken and Richard celebrate the road travelled thus far. In addition, they give some of their favorite snippets from a few past episodes including interviews with actors Stephen Tobolowsky, John Glover, Christian Kane, Mark Pellegrino, Gabriel Jarret, Stuart Pankin, Peter Jason, and Janet Varney as well as Comic Creator Jimmy Palmiotti and producer/director Dean Devlin!

5.51: Review of Dungeons and Dragons: Honor among Thieves

Ken and Richard take a look at Hollywood’s latest attempt to adapt a film from a classic role-playing game in Dungeons and Dragons: Honor among Thieves! How does it compare? Well grab your character sheet and some dice and take a listen to find out! (Then put away your character sheet and dice. Why would you think you would need that to listen to a podcast? That’s just silly.)

5.49: Interview with Gisela Adisa

Everyone loves a good musical and to me, 1776 is one of the best! In this episode, we have the good fortune of speaking with Gisela Adisa who performs the lead role of John Adams in this 2023 national revival tour! I think our talk is General Lee pretty great!

5.48: Interview with James Moses Black

The amazing James Moses Black returns to the show to fill us in on what’s going on with his new film Renfield! This may be short, but it is super sweet!

5.47: Review of Super Mario Bros.

Ken and Richard spring into action to review one of 2023’s more successful films to date, Super Mario Bros! Is this film a vibrant capture of its video game source material or is it a hollow shell? Listen and find out!

5.46: Interview with Griff Furst

We welcome to the show actor and producer Griff Furst! This man of many talents shares a little of what it was like growing up the son of well known actor Stephen Furst as well as some highlights from his noteworthy career thus far including a bit about his newest project Devil’s Peak!

5.45: Review of Shazam! Fury of the Gods/Gatlinburg

Ken and Richard tackle different subjects in this episode! We start with Ken reviewing the newest DCU installment: Shazam! Fury of the Gods and then Richard finishes things off with a review of Gatlinburg TN as a tourist destination!