The Film Blerds

Episode 178: THE LONG WALK

In Episode 178, Brandon and Jeff review Francis Lawrence's THE LONG WALK based on the book of the same name by Stephen King.

 

 

 

Episode 177 (Main Review): CAUGHT STEALING / HIGHEST 2 LOWEST / HONEY DON'T / EDEN / FIXED

In the final part of 177, Brandon and Jeff discuss the trailer for ANEMONE, the directorial debut of Ronan Day-Lewis starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Sean Bean.

 

The two review FIXED, Brandon discusses Ron Howard's EDEN, EENIE MEENIE, & HONEY DON'T!, the two review Spike Lee's HIGHEST 2 LOWEST, THE PICKUP, Brandon FINALLY reviews THE LIFE OF CHUCK, and Brandon ends on a brief review of Darren Aronfosky's CAUGHT STEALING.

 

Episode 177: What Have You Watched Lately?

177 gets right into watches.

 

Jeff and Brandon discuss PEACEMAKER Season 2, Episode 2.

Jeff then discusses the  BATMAN re-release in Dolby Cinema, LONG STORY SHORT, AMERICAN GODFATHERS: THE FIVE FAMILIES, and SMOKE.

 

The two talk about Episode 3 of  ALIEN: EARTH.

 

Brandon gives a quick shout to Deftones for their new PRIVATE MUSIC as well as Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist's new album ALFREDO 2.

 

Brandon finishes DEMON SLAYER ahead of the new film dropping soon, finishes the new season of KING OF THE HILL, continues TWISTED METAL Season 2, starts PLATONIC Season 2 and FOUNDATION Season 3.

Episode 171 part 4: The Movie Review Extravganza

For the final part of episode 171, Brandon revisits THE FINAL RECKONING in IMAX, reviews DANGEROUS ANIMALS, 

 

The two then review KARATE KID: LEGENDS, PREDATOR: KILLER OF KILLERS, BALLERINA, the live-action HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON remake in IMAX, THE OLD GUARD 2, 40 ACRES, and M3GAN 2.0.

 

Brandon then finishes with a quick review of the 35mm print of Jordan Peele's US.

 

Episode 176: NOBODY 2/ WEAPONS / SPLITSVILLE / K-POP DEMON HUNTERS / MY MOTHER'S WEDDING

In Episode 176, Brandon and Jeff discuss Hulu being rolled into Disney+ in 2026. They also discuss the rumors of David Ellison wanting Warner Brothers after the Paramount / Skydance merger. The two then talk about SHERK 5 moving from Christmas 2026 to June 2027.

 

Jeff watches the first three episodes of WEDNESDAY Season 2 with Brandon joining in as well (he's seen all four episodes), Jeff then discusses...

 

Brandon joins Jeff on a brief review of the first episode of Noah Hawley's ALIEN: EARTH.

 

Brandon watches DEMON SLAYER on Netflix, all four episodes of the Disney+ mini-series EYES OF WAKANDA, TWISTED METAL Season 2 so far, Season 2 of THE X-FILES, and the first half of the KING OF THE HILL revival.

 

Brandon then talks about the trailer for Josh Safdie's MARTY SUPREME.

 

Finally, Jeff reviews MY MOTHER"S MARRIAGE, Brandon then reviews K-POP DEMON HUNTERS and SPLITSVILLE. The two then review WEAPONS and NOBODY 2.

Episode 171 Part 3: Trailer Talk and News

The third part of 171 starts off with Brandon going into the changes made to ELIO, the current state of Paramount. and the Astronomer CEO and head of H.R. caught having an affair at a Coldplay concert.

 

The two then talk trailers for RUN, SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE, SPLITSVILLE, ROOFMAN, Yorgos Lanthimos' BUGONIA, HOPPERS, THE CAT IN THE HAT, MORTAL KOMBAT II, Luca Guadadino's AFTER THE HUNT, and Edgar Wright's re-adaptation of Steven King's THE RUNNING MAN.

Episode 171 Part 2: Brandon's Watches & News

In the second part of the elusive episode 171, the boys discuss Denis Villeneuve now hired to direct the next Bond film.They discuss the rumor of Sydney Sweeny being the next Bond girl before pivoting to Sydney's bar soap made with her bath water. And finally, the two discuss the ticket roll out for THE ODYSSEY IMAX 70mm.

 

The rest of the episode is dedicated to another What Have You Watched Lately? with Brandon's watches.

Episode 175: THE NAKED GUN (2025) / THE BAD GUYS 2 / HAPPY GILMORE 2

In Episode 175, Brandon and Jeff discuss the lawsuit put forth by Andy Byron against Coldplay for his affair that went public at a Coldplay show. The two turn to Sydney Sweeny's new American Eagle and its race coding. 

 

Jeff watches Rick & Morty (Season 8), Pushers (Channel 4), The Waterfront (Netflix), Smoke (Apple+), Heads of State (Amazon), Deep Cover (Amazon), Showgirls (HBO Max).

 

Brandon watches THE BEAR Season 4, starts a rewatch of THE X-FILES, and finishes with SORRY, BABY.

 

Brandon talks briefly about the newly released trailer for AVATAR: FIRE & ASH.

 

Finally, Brandon reviews OH, HI!.Jeff joins Brandon for a review of HAPPY GILMORE 2, Brandon reviews THE BAD GUYS 2, and the two end on a review for the legacy sequel THE NAKED GUN.