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PODCAST

Moderate Fantasy Violence

Nick Bryan & Alastair JR Ball

Welcome to Moderate Fantasy Violence, a fortnightly podcast about pop culture and the world around it, as discussed by Nick Bryan and Alastair JR Ball. Nick will probably launch into a tangent about comics, Alastair will likely go for politics. Both are equally worthwhile.

tv & film visual arts

All Episodes

49:37

MFV #78 - I’ve Put The Avengers In The Punch Bowl!

Moderate Fantasy Violence ·

2018/12/20

Back on schedule for the festive period, we review shiny new DC movie Aquaman (9:24), and then ask our seasonal question: who would throw a better Christmas party - the Avengers or the Justice League? (32:22) Fuller shownotes at ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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45:39

MFV #77 - No Audience Would Care About This

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2018/12/14

A week late due to computer trouble, but it's time for us to review Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (10:33) and then ask, revealingly: what does it take to make the fandom turn on a franchise? (27:47) Fuller shownotes on ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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51:10

MFV #76 - Here’s Witches, Here’s Satan, Here’s a Goat!

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2018/11/22

In a belated Halloween special, we tackle Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (11:55) with quite a lot of spoilers throughout, including during our backup question: where is the line between fun Halloween horror and the really disturbing stuff? (35:31) Fuller shownotes on ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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57:55

MFV #75 - No-One Understands What It’s Like To Be...

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2018/11/08

We cross-examine MarvelNetflix's Daredevil season 3 (8:37) with some level of spoilers throughout and full-on explicit ending chat from 32:07. And then we ask: does knowing the source comic change your viewing experience? (37:15). Fuller shownotes on ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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53:56

MFV #74 - The Magic Swirling Whirligig of Zan

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2018/10/25

We look at the first two Doctor Who episodes with Jodie Whittaker (13:11), then ask: how much do production values matter? (35:59) Fuller shownotes at ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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48:23

MFV #73 - James Bond’s Rubber Ducky

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2018/10/11

This fortnight, we cover much-acclaimed BBC America spy show Killing Eve (9:34, with a little full ending-spoiler chat from 23:05). Then we head into our related question: what can James Bond learn from Killing Eve? (28:04) Fuller shownotes at ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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39:47

MFV #72 - Plopping Out A New One

Moderate Fantasy Violence ·

2018/09/27

This fortnight, we've seen The Predator, the latest film in the Predator series (6:25) and then gone on to ask: does it matter if you haven't seen the previous films? (22:28) Fuller shownotes at ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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38:00

MFV #71 - Why Do We Need Dragons & Elves?

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2018/09/13

This fortnight, Nick and Alastair watch the whole of Disenchantment's 10-episode run for review purposes (9:15) and then ask, revealingly: are fantasy tropes beyond satire? (22:26) Fuller shownotes at ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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53:11

MFV #70 - Mincing The Cash Cow

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2018/08/30

We check into with MFV favourite Better Call Saul as it starts its fourth season (10:39), then ask: what makes a good prequel? (33:09) Fuller shownotes at ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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35:40

MFV #69 - Nice.

Moderate Fantasy Violence ·

2018/08/16

Don't worry, the sixty-nine references are small but perfectly used. After that, we get into new Marvel movie Ant-Man And The Wasp (7:42), and related question: if you can't release a movie at the same time simultaneously, is it still worth bothering? (24:15) Fuller shownotes at ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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49:54

MFV #68 - Once The First Cheekbone Is Wrenched Off

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2018/08/02

At long last, we review Legion season 2 (9:18), complete with full spoilers and a small content warning, and then ask: How far can you twist your audience before they snap? (31:11) Fuller shownotes at ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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39:01

MFV #67 - Mid Year Review

Moderate Fantasy Violence ·

2018/07/19

Just over halfway through the year and it's time we look back at what kind of year it has been so far. Alastair counts down his top six films of the year (1:02) and then Nick and special guest Julianne Benford talk about TV in 2018 (9:12). ">Full shownotes at ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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43:49

MFV #66 - The Luke Cage of Tottenham

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2018/07/05

Once more, we turn to the Marvel-Netflix Defenderverse, with discussion of the second season of Luke Cage (8:50) and then ask: can you take Luke Cage out of Harlem? (26:35) Fuller shownotes at ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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42:43

MFV #65 - A Damn Good Fisting

Moderate Fantasy Violence ·

2018/06/21

We finally make the all-comics podcast of Nick's dreams, as we review Immortal Hulk #1 (6:52) and Man of Steel #1 (15:48), before stepping back to ask what they tell us about the enduring Marvel vs DC rivalry. (25:15) Fuller shownotes at ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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38:55

MFV #64 - This Film Is Not A Poo

Moderate Fantasy Violence ·

2018/06/07

We discuss controversial Star Wars solo film Solo: A Star Wars Story (7:08), and then give in to our basest geek impulses with this week's related question: Marvel Vs Star Wars! (21:02) Fuller shownotes at ModerateFantasy Violence.com

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44:34

MFV #63 - A Plea To Guy Ritchie

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2018/05/24

Second big comic film in a row, as we move on to satirical superhero penis-discussion event Deadpool 2! (11:04) And as that's the sequel to the first film we ever reviewed, time to ask: Are there any unmade sequels we'd actually like to see? (28:13) Fuller shownotes at ModerateFantasyViolence.com PS - Don't forget to listen to our guest appearance on And Then What?

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43:27

MFV #62 - If They'd Just Given Disney More Money, The...

Moderate Fantasy Violence ·

2018/05/10

At last, the one you've (okay, we've) (okay, Nick's) been waiting for - the Avengers: Infinity War review! (8:06 with MAXIMUM SPOILERS) And then we ask: how standalone must a film be to count as a real film? (28:16) Fuller shownotes at ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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42:09

MFV #61 - How Indie Is A Film Produced By Michael Bay?

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2018/04/26

This fortnight, we're covering A Quiet Place (7:02), with moderate spoilers throughout and ENORMOUS ENDING SPOILERS from 22:13 until 28:23, where we ask this fortnight's question: how much do plot nitpicks actually matter? Fuller shownotes at ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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40:50

MFV #60 - How Is Nostalgia Like Beer?

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2018/04/12

This fortnight, much to Alastair's excitement, we've seen Wes Anderson's new cinematic canine cartoon Isle of Dogs (9:15), which led us to ask: can any new talking animated film live up to The Jungle Book? (23:20) Fuller shownotes on ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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44:57

MFV #59 - I'm Jessica Jones, And That's Why I Drink

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2018/03/29

This fortnight, we've seen all 13 episodes of Marvel's Jessica Jones season 2 and we're here to tell you how it made us feel (10:31). Relatedly, we ask the question: what makes a good difficult second album? (28:53) Fuller shownotes at ModerateFantasyViolence.com

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