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Sep 28, 2026 · 1:38:38
Welcome and hello! This week we discuss the long delayed and previously cancelled Coyote vs. ACME. We also take a look at the first image from the next Lord of the Rings movie,…
Sep 24, 2026 · 36:06
It's impossible to list all the visual design elements, tropes and world building that Blade Runner had on popular culture upon its initial release in 1982. Despite bombing in a…
Sep 21, 2026 · 1:31:25
RESIDENT EVIL. That's right we're back to talk the eighth movie (second reboot) of the video game to movie franchise this time directed by Zach Cregger of weapons fame. A lot of…
Sep 17, 2026 · 31:13
Our long and winding tour down the Resident Evil road is coming to an end with The Final Chapter. Time to say goodbye to Milla Jovovich's Alice and the one or two other…
Sep 14, 2026 · 1:36:23
Okay so I think it’s time for another episode of The Weekly Planet podcast. We discuss the less than stellar reviews of Insomniac's latest superhero game Wolverine, Spider-Man:…
Sep 10, 2026 · 27:16
We've been looking at the Paul WS Anderson/Milla Jovovich Resident Evil movies for what feels like one hundred million years. And it's a crying shame that all of us are coming to…
Sep 7, 2026 · 1:59:54
BOO. Sorry that wasn't okay. But what is okay is that we're talking the greatest jumping the shark moments from across tv and film. James Bond, Indiana Jones, Heroes, several…
Sep 3, 2026 · 23:37
Oh no it looks as if the Resident Evil movies might be on the decline after the incredible (by Resident Evil movie standards) third entry. Paul WS Anderson finally returns as…
Aug 31, 2026 · 1:43:37
Ridley Scott is back it again with his seven thousandth movie The Dog Stars! We review that and also talk his potential return to the Alien franchise. We also mourn the passing…
Aug 27, 2026 · 25:23
The end of this third entry in the franchise officially marks the halfway point of our look at the six Milla Jovovich/Paul WS Anderson Resident Evil movies. And it might just be…
Aug 23, 2026 · 1:55:27
We’re back and more powerful than ever! This week we discuss al the big reveals from D23 including a new Avengers: Doomsday trailer, the Bluey movie, the new X-Men cast, trailers…
Aug 20, 2026 · 28:57
We are off and running with our look at the six Resident Evil movies! Well the six starring Milla Jovovich as Alice and either produced or directed by Paul WS Anderson. Second up…
Aug 17, 2026 · 1:32:03
Unfortunately we recorded this a little bit before all the big reveals of D23 (new X-Men cast, trailers for Avengers: Doomsday and Vision Quest, Bluey the movie and also other…
Aug 13, 2026 · 26:59
On the eve of a brand new Resident Evil movie from director Zack Cregger we aim to achieve something heroes only dream of, taking a look at all six movies from the original…
Aug 10, 2026 · 1:39:59
In an unprecedented move, something we almost never do we’re returning to a topic we covered just over a month ago! Best and worst comic adaptations. Plus we talk the huge…
Aug 7, 2026 · 33:55
It's a very upsetting time for us all having to revisited Space Jam 2. I mean sure it stars four times champion NBA superstar LeBron James plus the Looney Tunes plus every IP…
Aug 3, 2026 · 2:01:56
Is that the big movie alarm that I hear? It absolutely is because it turns out we've had one of the biggest movie openings of all time with Spider-Man: Brand New Day. We review…
Jul 30, 2026 · 26:34
Looney Tunes: Back In Action has been much requested since we covered the original Space Jam in 2021. And in the lead up to Coyote vs. Acme in 2026 and in the spirit of blending…
Jul 27, 2026 · 1:55:21
Big woos are back for San Diego Comic Con 2026! We’re talking a new Lanterns trailer, Ryan Gosling heads up the Ghost Rider movie, David Jonsson takes on the role of T'Challa II…
Jul 23, 2026 · 32:01
Despite being released in 1988, Who Framed Roger Rabbit remains the pinnacle of blending 2D animation with live action photography. Set in Hollywood after World War II, it…
Jul 20, 2026 · 1:55:13
Big movie alert! It’s time for our review of Christopther Nolan’s The Odyssey, a movie which is defying the definitely real and genuine backlash already on its way to make a…
Jul 16, 2026 · 31:42
The time of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey is upon us. And to cap off our look at three inspirations of his 2026 epic we're going back ten years to 2016's Gods of Egypt.…
Jul 13, 2026 · 1:55:09
Another Monday another incredible podcast. This week we talk the live action Moana with a live action Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson plus Evil Dead Burn. There's also some new and…
Jul 9, 2026 · 26:53
We continue our epic and cinematic journey towards Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey by taking a look at a second inspiration behind his adaptation. This time it's Troy from 2004…
Jul 6, 2026 · 2:06:37
Incredible week for doing a great podcast! In this latest episode of The Weekly Planet we talk the best and worst comic adaptation choices from modern and decades past. We also…
Jul 2, 2026 · 24:43
By way of Christopher Nolan, The Odyssey is hitting cinemas in July, an epic fantasy action bonanza based on Homer's Odyssey. Its use of scale and practical effects harken back…
Jun 29, 2026 · 1:40:31
The second movie entry in James Gunn's DCU is here, 2026's Supergirl starring Millie Alcock and it is not doing well at the box office and also people don't like it very much. We…
Jun 25, 2026 · 33:26
For our final look at Supergirl, we're returning to the DCEU. And also Earth 89, Earth 789, Earth 30, Earth 66, Earth 203, Earth 789, and a reboot. That's right, we're taking a…
Jun 22, 2026 · 1:40:26
Welcome one and all to this brand new episode of The Weekly Planet! This week we're talking Toy Story 5, first reactions and box office for Supergirl 2026, a Clayface test…
Jun 19, 2026 · 28:11
It's time to enter the universe of Earth-38, more commonly referred to as The Arrowverse. Amazingly we're haven't really covered much of this in Caravan Of Garbage and the…
Jun 15, 2026 · 1:39:36
Oh my gosh good news everyone movies are back and we also have news of new movies being made. This week we review Steven Spielberg's latest alien sci-fi outing, Disclosure Day.…
Jun 11, 2026 · 27:09
Its time to return to Earth-167! Which you would obviously know as the universe of Smallville, the smash hit ten season long Superman original series that managed to introduce…
Jun 8, 2026 · 1:50:09
Dead franchises are back! That’s right, Masters of the Universe is finally in cinemas again after a near four decade break and its (Sword Talk/Quickstophers Quickstions) bad news…
Jun 4, 2026 · 23:39
To conclude our look at classic 90s sci-fi we've hit The Fifth Element! A wonderful action adventure movie starring Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich and Gary Oldman sporting three of…
Jun 1, 2026 · 1:49:22
Welcome back everyone to a new episode of The Weekly Planet! This week we review two hot propeties that in a way have nothing in common, Backrooms and also Spider-Noir. We also…
May 28, 2026 · 25:44
It's absolutely bizarre that the first live action adaptation of Starship Troopers from director Paul Verhoeven bombed as badly as it did. Not only that but critics also seemed…
May 25, 2026 · 1:54:41
Incredible week for both big movie and big tv show! That’s right, both The Mandalorian VS. Groglet and The Boys Season 5 finale have arrived to varying degrees of audience…
May 21, 2026 · 27:09
Stallone, always on the hunt for the next action blockbuster, took a shot at sci-fi in 1993 with the release of Demolition Man. Set in the future of 1996 and then the future of…
May 18, 2026 · 1:36:15
It's high time for another Weekly Planet podcast! This week we're talking the latest MCU Special Presentation The Punisher: One Last Kill, box office tracking for The Mandalorian…
May 14, 2026 · 30:32
Over the next four weeks we're taking a trip through some classic 1990's science fiction films. An interesting era which still encorporated old school film making techniques like…
May 11, 2026 · 1:35:08
Welcome back to another episode of The Weekly Planet where wer talk movies (Mortal Kombat 2), comics (some Doctor Strange Thing) and TV Shows (Daredevil: Born Again Season 2/The…
May 10, 2026 · 25:05
The only logical solution to wrap up our look at the original X-Men trilogy is a updated re-release of our Caravan Of Garbage review from 2019. Sure Bryan Singer is now gone (for…
May 8, 2026 · 32:01
By 2003 superhero movies were well back in vogue. Sam Raimi's Spider-Man from 2002 had become a massive hit, a serious Batman reboot was in the works and of course we got the…
May 4, 2026 · 1:28:55
We won't be silienced. By hook or by crook we're going to discuss and review The Devil Wears Prada 2. Plus we're going to talk the Django/Zorro sequel movie that might finally be…
Apr 30, 2026 · 32:21
Cast your mind back to the year 2000. Okay great. And now think about the movie X-Men which introduced the world to the modern superhero movie with the likes of Hugh Jackman's…
Apr 26, 2026 · 1:44:24
It’s kind of hard to believe that it is yet again time for another Weekly Planet podcast. It’s even harder to believe we talk about the movie Exit 8 and also the Michael Jackson…
Apr 23, 2026 · 29:11
All good things must come to an end, like for example our War of the Worlds retrospective. But at lease we're going out on the lowest of the lows, the 2025 but filmed in 2020 Ice…
Apr 20, 2026 · 1:44:57
CinemaCon 2026 brings us news and footage from all the major studios most of which we are not allowed to see. We're talking Avengers: Doomsday and Spider-Man: Brand New Day plus…
Apr 16, 2026 · 25:28
Aliens continue to be real on our journey through three very distinct War of the Worlds adaptations. This week it's the second collaboration between Steven Spielberg and Tom…
Apr 13, 2026 · 1:24:28
The Boys are back in town. For their fifth and final season, we talk the first two episodes. Plus we review The Drama, the somewhat controversial A24 film starring Zendaya and…
Apr 9, 2026 · 25:45
ALIENS ARE REAL. I mean, statistically the chances of there being life in an ever expanding universe is pretty much a lock. And to celebrate that and the return of Steven…
Apr 5, 2026 · 1:19:10
Nintendo and Illumination are back with their second animated feature, Super Mario Brothers 2 the Galaxy the movie. As with the last, this one looks to be a massive success…
Apr 2, 2026 · 32:33
In our final entry in our "movies about video games that aren't based on video games" we take a look at the be all and end all entry defined by those very specific parametres,…
Mar 30, 2026 · 1:33:27
It’s a great week for remakes of things that we’re already beloved that are now back in a seemingly worse way. That’s right we’re taking a look at brand new trailers for Moana…
Mar 26, 2026 · 24:51
Stop what you're doing everyone. It's time to continue our look at videos about video games that aren't actually based on video games. And you might be wondering what the movie…
Mar 23, 2026 · 1:30:48
This week we talk about the latest movie about a guy is trapped in space and he's lonely or whatever in Project Hail Mary, based on the book Project Hail Mary. We also talk the…
Mar 19, 2026 · 23:11
It's time for another look at a movie about and featuring video games but not actually based on a video game. This time it's 2009's Gamer starring Gerard Butler, Logan Lerman,…
Mar 16, 2026 · 1:28:18
New podcast and big(?) movie! James and Maso review Glen Powell's new film How to Make a Killing (with Murder) plus some DCU casting news, the first reactions to Supergirl, some…
Mar 12, 2026 · 24:06
Video game movies are bigger than ever! But do you know what used to be bigger than video game movies? Movies about video games that aren't based on a real video game. We're…
Mar 9, 2026 · 1:53:34
Welcome one and all to a very important podcast! This week we discuss both The Bride! And also War Machine, a movie only one of us has seen. Plus we talk the first trailer for…
Mar 5, 2026 · 22:04
Sherlock Holmes is back and this time it's A Game of Shadows! In this highly anticipated 2011 sequel we seen Robert Downey Jr's and Jude Law return as both Holmes and Watson to…
Mar 1, 2026 · 1:42:26
In a disappointing turn of events Paramount, a company purchased by ghouls, has now squashed the Netflix deal to buy Warner Brothers. We get into all that this could mean for…
Feb 26, 2026 · 23:08
Like Batman, Sherlock adaptations are always and forever. And now that a new Young Sherlock series has debut in 2026 it's time to take a look back at the Guy Richie series…
Feb 23, 2026 · 1:36:05
It's been a while since a topic episode. And I blame the neverending barage of content QUITE FRANKLY. But this week we're discussion the best and worst crossovers of all time…
Feb 19, 2026 · 41:58
The anticipation for what was to be the final Star Wars film, Revenge/Return of the Jedi was at an absolute boiling point in 1983. What was to become of Han Solo? Would Luke…
Feb 15, 2026 · 1:29:56
It was always an enevitability but a Star Wars vs Marvel crossover is on the horizan! According to some rumours but not other rumours. We tak that plus a release date for The…
Feb 12, 2026 · 39:24
It's time to talk what many still consider the pinacle of Star Wars media, The Empire Strikes Back. Released three years after the first movie in 1980 it also came at a time when…
Feb 9, 2026 · 1:47:22
We’re back! Not only to talk about the most anticipated movies and tv shows on the back end of the year but also the wonderful commercials that have been released. We’re talking…
Feb 5, 2026 · 37:47
To kick off Caravan Of Garbage in 2026 we've decided to celebrate the release of Star Wars' 49th anniversary. We're talking the original movie as it was first shown in May of…
Feb 1, 2026 · 1:23:23
Amazing news! The Weekly Planet is back for 2026 and we’re looking at the biggest releases for 2026. The first half at least because Mason has to go to real work. Plus we talk…
Jan 12, 2026 · 4:42:30
It’s our yearly best of the year clip show episode! And in honour of all the BIG MOVIE that came out in 2025, we’ve got the biggest and longest episode ever. We’re in hell so we…
Jan 5, 2026 · 1:38:14
Hello everybody and welcome to another free bonus thing while the main podcast is on break until Feb 2nd! This week, we're getting ready for another Avengers: Doomsday teaser by…
Dec 29, 2025 · 1:49:28
Welcome everyone to the final Weekly Planet episode for the year where we celebrate the best, worst and everything in between of the year when it comes to movies, tv shows,…
Dec 26, 2025 · 25:03
Two years after the success of the Warner Brothers Clash of the Titans reboot Sam Worthington returned to the role of Perseus for WRATH of the Titans. This time around Zeus and…
Dec 22, 2025 · 2:01:09
Big movie alert! Maybe biggest movie of the year with the release of Avatar: Fire & Ash. We review that plus we talk the tragic passing of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner,…
Dec 18, 2025 · 27:25
In 2010 two things were big. 3D films and Sam Worthington, both a result of Avatar from 2009. And whilst that franchise continues on Clash of the Titans (which incorporates both)…
Dec 14, 2025 · 1:33:12
Welcome back! To The Weekly Planet podcast! This week we talk about Paramount's derailment of the Netflix/Warner Brothers buyout, Disney investing 1 billion dollars in AI…
Dec 10, 2025 · 25:16
Here we are at the conclusion of our Disney's Biggest Bombs series, rounding things out with Tomorrowland from 2015. Brad Bird who made a name for himself with the likes of The…
Dec 8, 2025 · 1:30:54
In fantastic news for big business Netflix has officially purchased Warner Brothers Discovery for a staggering $82.7 billion. We talk that and the potential impact this will have…
Dec 4, 2025 · 25:02
In 2013 Disney were still looking for the next Pirates of the Caribbean so they thought, alright fine. Let's again get Johnny Depp in a dumb hat and have him run about balancing…
Nov 30, 2025 · 1:54:11
This is the episode description. I write them when Mason wraps up the show because I don’t really need to pay attention. You can really tell if you listen that I’m barely paying…
Nov 27, 2025 · 29:00
We're back with another huge Disney bomb! This time it's 2012's John Carter o̶f̶ ̶M̶a̶r̶s̶ which aimed to cash on the populatiry of Avatar, Star Wars, Pixar director Anrew…
Nov 24, 2025 · 1:42:25
It’s big movie time again! Maybe biggest movie of the year time with Wicked: For Good. Plus we talk a Black Panther 3 update, another Star Trek reboot, the first look at Legend…
Nov 20, 2025 · 24:51
Modern Disney is in a very precarious situation, their previously successful propeties like Marvel and Star Wars arn't landing and the newer ideas Wish and Elio arn't making any…
Nov 17, 2025 · 1:46:34
WELCOME. To another episode of The Weekly Planet where this week we discuss the latest Steven King adaptation, The Running Man. Plus news of a new DCU tv show, a V For Vendetta…
Nov 13, 2025 · 27:58
We've reached the end of the 20th Century Fox era of Predator movies, right before the Disney purchase in 2019. This particular entry had a lot going for it, the return of…
Nov 10, 2025 · 1:35:03
Predator is back in cinemas for the first time since 2018 with Predator: Badlands. We review that plus we talk about Star Trek 4 being officially dead, The Mummy 4 with Brendan…
Nov 7, 2025 · 28:02
After one sequel in 1990 and two lackluster Alien VS Predator movies Predators took the franchise back to its roots in 2010. We get the return of a rag tag group of lunatics, a…
Nov 3, 2025 · 1:36:24
It's still the spookiest time of year! We've got new big movie with Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein plus the first couple eps of Stephen King's IT prequel series, Welcome To…
Oct 30, 2025 · 26:32
With the massive success of the first film and massive amounts of franchise potential a sequel to the original Predator, Predator 2 released in 1990 was inevitable. Despite…
Oct 27, 2025 · 1:36:47
HUGE week for corporate nonsense. Just unbelievably bad decision. We're talking one company buys another company with Warner Brothers officially up for sale, the low low price…
Oct 23, 2025 · 23:26
Over the next four weeks we'll be tackling the first four movies in the Predator franchise, starting with the 1987 original starring Arnold Schwarzenegger...PREDATOR IS THE…
Oct 20, 2025 · 1:27:33
It’s a big news week at The Weekly Planet hq! We’re getting into the reasons behind the bombing of Tron: Ares, trailers for Wonder Man, Invincible Season 4 and Send Help,…
Oct 13, 2025 · 1:48:32
Big movie alert! It’s about that time again, when Disney dusts off the Tron series in the hope of striking box office gold! We talk that plus the ending of Peacemaker Season 2…
Oct 10, 2025 · 29:29
The trontent (Tron content) train trontinues (Tron continues) on Tron week! This time we're looking at the culmination off all good things Tron in 2010's Tron: Legacy. Jeff…
Oct 7, 2025 · 27:11
It's that time again. When Disney decides it's time to wring more money out of the Tron franchise with the release of Tron: Ares. So to celebrate (🫠) we're releasing two Caravan…
Oct 5, 2025 · 1:32:06
This week we discuss The Smashing Machine where The Rock takes a straight shot at doing a series role with a big time Hollywood transformation and all! Plus we get into all the…
Oct 2, 2025 · 28:53
Like The Mummy 2017, everything we've been covering up to this point has lead us here. The Dark Universe has had its fair share of failures but none quite as spectacular as the…
Sep 29, 2025 · 1:38:22
Fantastic news! There's a new movie and it's good. We review One Battle After Another, the latest from director Paul Thomas Anderson. Plus we discuss the Superman sequel man of…
Sep 25, 2025 · 25:24
We've all been having the best time revisiting different failures within the Dark Universe. This week it's Dracula Untold, a thinly veiled attempt to turn Dracula into a comic…
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