268. Talking Commentaries: The Rocketeer

Alex & Tim (Game Club Pod) discuss Street Fighter 2026, while touching on the previous two films: Street Fighter 1994 & Legend of Chun-Li 2009. Before they get there, they discuss Mortal Kombat, Guilty Gear, and their history of fighting game prowess. (0:01) Hello to Halloween traditions(4:40) Casting Views promo(5:41) Raul Julia's Street Fighter performance(8:27) Soul Calibur, Tekken, Guilty Gear, Street Fighter 5, world building, and how to play a fighter game in 2026(18:20) Tim pitches Alex on playing Guilty Gear, Alex talks Destiny and Fortnite(20:43) Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves(23:20) Guilty Gear's A.B.A (25:22) Spider-Man 2, 2004 the video game, vs Insomniac Spider-Man, & Bruce Campbell is the best(27:54) Horizon Zero Dawn, Forbidden West, collectibles in games(29:24) Assassin's Creed emerges(31:09) Grand Theft Auto, Diablo 4, Path of Exile, Monster Hunt(34:56) Street Fighter 2026 review(42:28) YETI!!!!!! One of the best bad movies ever is referenced(51:32) The nitpick: Cammy(58:26) Mid-Credits animated teaser(1:03:10) GoodbyesCheck out Tim at Game Club PodListen to our friends at Casting Views Please remember to join our Discord!

Alex & Justin talk recent horror trailers: Other Mommy, Exorcist: Marytrs, Whalefall, Crawlers, Clayface, Christmas at the Kringles, Violent Night 2 & Werwulf, then a bit about Tales From The Crypt finally coming to streaming with early HBO memories.(0:01) Halloween traditions(5:28) 2 Blokes from Blighty promo(6:50) Other Mommy - Jessica Chastain horror flick(11:17) Crawlers - gross spider film discuss(15:23) Whalefall - the whale eating person film(21:38) DC's Clayface - the not-Batman involved villain movie(28:37) Christmas at the Kringles - you must love Christmas or else!(30:43) Violent Night 2 - David Harbour is back as Santa and Kristen Bell is Mrs Claus(33:11) Werwulf - Robert Eggers newest film(38:41) Exorcist: Martyrs - Mike Flanagan's take on Exorcist(47:55) Tales From The Crypt and early HBO memories, Masters of Horror(1:02:33) a cat jumpscares Justin & thank you, goodbyePlease remember to check out the 2 Blokes from Blighty podcast, join our Discord

Josh and Alex take a break from subject matter and forget to complete the task at hand. They spin the Wheel of Names and are given movies to recast with Muppets characters to fill in the roles. They're supposed to then choose which movie works best, but forget to do that. Sorry.Intro (0:00)Super Familiar with the Wilsons promo (10:25)The Rules (11:23)Fast and the Furious (15:05)Inception (24:36)Galaxy Quest (30:55)Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl (38:25)Bonus Lord of the Rings casting (50:22)Goodbyes and social media plugs (54:07)Please remember to check out the Super Familiar with the Wilsons podcast, and join our Discord!

Josh is joined by Justin to discuss the Godzilla Minus Zero R rating announcement and trailer, the new Clayface trailer and review the new animated feature from Dreamworks; Forgotten IslandIntro (0:00)Godzilla Minus One Trailer and rating (1:57)Clayface trailer (6:03)Sugar Coated Murder promo (14:54)Forgotten Island non-spoiler review (15:31)Must-see or Pass? (32:09)Forgotten Island SPOILERS! (35:13)Goodbyes and social media plugs (58:15)Please remember to check out the Sugar Coated Murder podcast, and don't forget to join our Discord. You can also check out our website for past episodes and our blogs: tsmacpod.com

Josh & Alex are delighted to have Gregg Beever from I Have Some Notes back on the podcast to discuss Zack Cregger's Resident Evil (2026)Intro/Spoiler free review (0:00)Talking SMAC rating (21:04)Spoiler review/discussion (22:01)Goodbyes and social media plugs (1:04:28)Please remember to check out I Have Some Notes, join our Discord! 

Alex is joined by Justin to discuss Practical Magic 2, the lega-sequel to the 1998 beloved Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman movie about sisterly love and magic. And let's be honest, it is really about Stockard Channing and Dianne Wiest being the best ever. Plus, a really creepy rendition of an Elvis classic. This one has Lee Pace, and bless Lee Pace, he is so handsome.Intro (0:00)No On 15 All-Cast promo (2:35)Alex really wants us to feel old (3:47)What does the original Practical Magic mean to our hosts? (4:55)Practical Magic 2 discussion (12:19)Spoiler discussion (30:32)Goodbyes and social media plugs (52:26)Please remember to check out the No On 15! All-cast, join our Discord

Josh and Alex are talking over another movie. This time, with Justin Henson of the Movie Wire to discuss the joy that is 1991's The Rocketeer.Please remember to check out the Movie Wire podcast, and join our Discord!

Josh & Alex are joined by Stephen from Nerd Ranks to review Coyote vs Acme, and share thoughts on the entertainment legends we lost this past week.Intro (0:00)AH-CHOO! Nerd Ranks is here! (1:06)Remembering Dolly Parton (7:38)Remembering Tim Curry (14:33)Remembering Peter Cullen (25:52)Coyote vs Acme review (37:39)The Talking SMAC Rating for Must-See or Pass (1:10:14)Social Media Plugs and Goodbyes (1:14:21)You can join the Nerd Ranks Discord server herePlease remember to check out the Nerd Ranks podcast, and join the Talking SMAC Discord!

Justin returns to review The End of Oak Street with Alex and discuss the joys and flaws of big dinosaur adventures on the big screen!Intro/Initial impressions & overall setup (0:01)David Robert Mitchell's filmography, music as theme, tone issues(6:09)'Wonder' in film & broken families (11:05)Odd performances (20:42)Anne Hathaway love & spoilers (25:08)Some love for the film, and some questions (27:35)SMAC rating and goodbyes (35:27)Please remember to check out the Movie Wire podcast, and join our Discord!

Josh & Alex are joined by Dusty Evely from multiple podcasts and his own YouTube channel (more below,) to breakdown the biggest announcements from the 2026 edition of D23.Intro/Dusty and football talk (0:00)Star Wars 1977!! And de-specialized editions of Star Wars trilogy (4:41)Ahsoka season 2! (12:28)Starfighter! A Star Wars tale (19:42)Our pitch for a Star Wars movie (24:18)Tangled: The Live-Action movie! (29:51)Frozen 3!! (35:46)COCO 2!! INCREDIBLES 3! (44:36)Zootopia 3! Bluey!! (51:33)X-MEN HAS A CAST! INDE NAVARRETTE! + some other people (54:11)VISIONQUEST!! (1:03:27)DOOMSDAY IS READY!! (1:10:01)DUSTY IS LEAVING US! (1:24:33)You can find Dusty on the Watchin' Stuff podcast, Pack-A-Day podcast, as well as the Acme Packing Company website, and his own YouTube channel, where he breaks down Packers game film.Please remember to check out Dusty's work and join our Discord!