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The Office Grunts

Brian S. Stewart

As young men they patrolled Baghdad together in the infantry. As middle-aged office professionals...they don"t do that anymore. Listen as longtime Army buddies John Arlan Peterson, John Wayne Reynolds, Jr., and Brian Stewart (aka Petey, John Wayne, and Stew) break down movies, life, and whatever the heck they want, on The Office Grunts Podcast.

tv & film film reviews

All Episodes

61:56

Ep 207 - Black Bag; Last Breath; Severance

The Office Grunts ·

2025/04/21

John Wayne and Stew talk furniture negotiations before reviewing Steven Soderbergh's "Black Bag," the deep water driller thriller "Last Breath," and the much-discussed "Severance" TV show.

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67:59

Ep 206 - Val Kilmer Top 5

The Office Grunts ·

2025/04/08

John Wayne and Stew pay their respects to the late great Val Kilmer and count down his Top 5 films.

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83:28

Ep 205 - Top 10 Movies of 2024; Petey Returns

The Office Grunts ·

2025/03/30

It's an Office Grunts reunion as Petey rejoins the show to count down the Top 10 Movies of 2024 with John Wayne and Stew.

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73:13

Ep 204 - The Brutalist, The Substance

The Office Grunts ·

2025/03/15

Stew and John Wayne talk about "The Brutalist" and "The Substance," after Stew recounts a New York City trip to see Denzel Washington in Othello.

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72:28

Ep 203 - Captain America: Brave New World; The Gorge;...

The Office Grunts ·

2025/02/17

Stew and John Wayne dutifully go watch the latest Marvel movie, Captain America: Brave New World, plus Apple TV's The Gorge, September 5, The Order, and Flow. Beyond the grab bag, they talk Home Depot visits and Hans Zimmer concerts.

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76:17

Ep 202 - Anora, Emilia Perez, A Real Pain

The Office Grunts ·

2025/01/31

John Wayne and Stew get ready for the Oscars by watching 3 of the contenders - Anora, Emilia Perez, and A Real Pain - after geeking out about Nintendo Switch 2 and other gaming stories.

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60:31

Ep 201 - Nosferatu, The Witch

The Office Grunts ·

2025/01/09

John Wayne and Stew talk Robert Eggers' "Nosferatu" and "The Witch". Plus, a disappointing Bengals season, and Stew recounts his "Platinum Club" status at the local Cinemark.

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108:55

Ep 200 - A Complete Unknown; Top 5 Theater Trips; Top...

The Office Grunts ·

2025/01/04

The shows hits 200 episodes as John Wayne and Stew review "A Complete Unknown" and talk Bob Dylan. Plus - lists! Top 5 Greatest Theater Trips of all-time, Top 5 Favorite Directors of all-time, and their respective 5 Most-Hated Movies of all-time.

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61:37

Ep 199 - Blitz, Piano Lesson, & a grab bag

The Office Grunts ·

2024/12/17

John Wayne and Stew talk Christmas festivities, comic book conventions, Joe Burrow's Batmobile, and more, before reviewing Blitz (on Apple TV+), The Piano lesson (Netflix), and a rapid fire grab bag of Kraven, Moana 2, Juror No. 2, Wicked, and more.

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80:13

Ep 198 - Gladiator II

The Office Grunts ·

2024/11/26

Stew hosts a private screening of "Gladiator II" which John Wayne misses due to an airline debacle. But they get to talk about the year's biggest movie regardless!

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63:46

Ep 197 - Heretic, Woman of the Hour

The Office Grunts ·

2024/11/12

Stew and John Wayne talk election results, Veterans Day, silent auctions, and more, before scaring themselves silly with the Netflix thrilelr "Woman of the Hour" and the A24 horror movie, "Heretic." Stew may not sleep for a week.

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75:40

Ep 196 - Conclave

The Office Grunts ·

2024/11/04

John Wayne and Stew spar over the new Best Picture contender "Conclave," while talking Little League drama, marvels in TV tech, and Netflix's "Ancient Apocalypse."

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51:02

Ep 195 - Venom(s); Brothers

The Office Grunts ·

2024/10/31

Stew and John Wayne talk "Venom: The Last Dance" and its predecessors, as well as Amazon's "Brothers" with Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage. Plus, Stew enters a cooking competition, and Joe Purrow the cat goes viral.

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72:34

Ep 194 - Joker: Folie a Deux, Megalopolis

The Office Grunts ·

2024/10/07

John Wayne brags about parenting, Stew's oldest daughter starts driving, and then they dive into two of 2024's most controversial films, "Joker: Folie a Deux" and Francis Ford Coppola's "Megalopolis."

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77:03

Ep 193 - Rebel Ridge, Widows, Wolfs

The Office Grunts ·

2024/09/30

John Wayne and Stew talk Little League baseball, car crashes, and a Chicago trip to see Hans Zimmer in concert. Plus, they review Rebel Ridge, Widows, and Wolfs.

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72:54

Ep 192 - Napoleon: Director's Cut

The Office Grunts ·

2024/09/16

It's here - the 3.5 hour Director's Cut of Napoleon from Ridley Scott. John Wayne and Stew dive into the massive changes in his new cut, plus NFL season openers, John Wayne's quarantine regime, and more.

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69:28

Ep 191 - Prometheus, Alien: Covenant, Alien Movies...

The Office Grunts ·

2024/09/03

Stew and John Wayne rank the Alien franchise after talking about "Prometheus" and "Alien: Covenant."

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55:31

Ep 190 - The Crow (1994), The Crow (2024)

The Office Grunts ·

2024/08/29

7 people in America watched the new "The Crow" movie in theaters, and John Wayne and Stew were 2 of them.

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82:26

Ep 189 - Alien Romulus, Alien 3

The Office Grunts ·

2024/08/24

John Wayne talks medicinal plants, Stew hates on "internet dad" influencers, and then they do a spoiler-filled review of both "Alien Romulus" and "Alien 3."

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70:04

Ep 188 - Twisters, The Instigators, Love Lies Bleeding

The Office Grunts ·

2024/08/16

John Wayne and Stew talk school supplies schemes, and Stew's car getting wrecked, before hitting the triple-header of "Twisters," "The Instigators" and "Love Lies Bleeding."

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