Legends Podcast

There was an idea… to bring together a group of Marvel’s B-List superheroes to see if they could become something more than just a bunch of characters we still had the rights to. To see if they could work together when we needed them to fight the box office battles that the X-Men, Spider-Man, and the Fantastic Four never could. To see if a throwaway gag in a post-credits scene could actually become one of the highest grossing movies of all time.

Meow is the time for Legends Podcast to celebrate one of the most successful independent comedies of the mew millenium! Meow the year was 2001, and one movie hit it big at Sundance and won the audience award at South by South West. That movie was Super Troopers, meow, and it featured the Broken Lizard comedy troupe meowt of Colgate University. Meow these friends would go on to make other mewvies, but Super Troopers stood the test of time and meowlasted the rest. .

Greetings, sled god! Legends Podcast breaks out the cold-weather gear for Cool Runnings, 25 years later - and about two months late for the 2018 Winter Olympics. Cool Runnings tells the true-ish story of the first Jamaican bobsled team to compete in the sliding sport at the 1988 Games and begs the question: can Disney make a movie set in Jamaica without including a single pot joke? Feel the rhythm! Feel the rhyme! Get on up, it's podcast time!

Two podcasts, coming together, facing each other! Legends Podcast joins forces with Arthouse Legends to celebrate their 200th episode. This week, we’re journeying to an age undreamed of for John Milius’s sword-and-sorcery epic Conan the Barbarian. Ripped from the pages of Robert E. Howard’s classic fantasy and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger in his breakout role, this film left critics audiences divided, Luckily, we have some qualified guest hosts ! Welcome to Arthouse/Legends!

Legends Podcast journeys to the distant future - the year 2025 - to a world where mankind’s leaders have realized the folly of building a giant wall to keep out undesirables. Academy Award-winning director Guillermo del Toro brings this anime-inspired world of mechas and kaijus to life in Pacific Rim - a film that begs the question - what if they actually made a good Transformers movie? Spoiler Alert! Spoiler Alert!

In a rare turn of events, Legends Podcast tackles a television show. We’re talking about the science-fiction-gone-horribly-wrong anthology series from the twisted mind of Charlie Booker. Originally on Channel 4 in the UK, Netflix picked up the show because of course they did. They play for keeps. To facilitate our discussion, we’ve made up a little game of our own. The rules are simple. Each host picks an episode, and we discuss. Join us as a we stare into the void of Black Mirror!

Legends Podcast returns to the work of Nacho Vigalondo, who we last saw in Chronovember as the director of Timecrimes. When party girl Gloria is forced to leave her life in New York City and move back to her small-town home, she starts to realize that she is connected to the giant monster that has been terrorizing Seoul, Korea. Anne Hathaway, Jason Sudeikis, Dan Stevens, and Tim Blake Nelson star in this genre-bending film.

Legends Podcast returns to the work of director Duncan Jones after a misguided quest to Azeroth. Mute brings Jones down to Earth and returns to the hard sci-fi future he introduced in Moon. Does this Netflix-released film help Jones re-discover his voice and leave us as speechless as his directorial debut or is Mute a case of the less said, the better? Turn up the volume and listen in as we sound off on Mute!

The Marvel Cinematic Universe ventures to the secretive nation of Wakanda to witness the coronation of T’Challa as the new king. But because this is the MCU, a bad guy shows up with a world-threatening plot and chaos ensues! Fruitvale Station and Creed director Ryan Coogler helms an all-star cast in one of the most successful Marvel movies to date, and it only came out like a week ago.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe returns to Asgard for the third time, with What We Do in The Shadows director Taika Waititi folding the fan-favorite Planet Hulk storyline into Thor’s Phase Three outing. This time around, Thor must escape the alien planet Sakaar in time to save Asgard from Hela and the impending Ragnarök. But is the third time the charm for Marvel’s most dour franchise?

This week, Legends Podcast celebrates Wing’s birthday with the Mel Brooks parody Robin Hood: Men in Tights. Pull on ye olde panty hose and get ready for sight gags, pop culture send-ups, and an Everlast chastity belt. Because, unlike some other Robin Hoods, this one can speak with an English accent.

This week, Legends Podcast goes south of the border for Denis Villeneuve’s Sicario. The border is just another line to cross when Emily Blunt, Benicio del Toro, and Josh Brolin team up to take down a Mexican cartel kingpin.

It’s a potty, and everyone’s invited! We’re plumbing the toilet of the cinematic calendar - the month of January - and this year we’re talking about the crappiest genre in film: the video game movie. Grab some TP and take a seat - this is Canuary!

It’s a potty, and everyone’s invited! We’re plumbing the toilet of the cinematic calendar - the month of January - and this year we’re talking about the crappiest genre in film: the video game movie. Grab some TP and take a seat - this is Canuary!

It’s a potty, and everyone’s invited! We’re plumbing the toilet of the cinematic calendar - the month of January - and this year we’re talking about the crappiest genre in film: the video game movie. Grab some TP and take a seat - this is Canuary!