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The Movie Defenders

Movie Reviews for your favorite movies

The Movie Defenders is a podcast which discusses the positive aspects of popular movies. Most movie review podcasts spend the entire time tearing down the movies you love instead of celebrating them. We take popular movies that have been ridiculed by critics and defend them. Come listen to a fun discussion of the movies you love, or perhaps re-consider a movie again that you didn"t like as much as you wish you did. If you like movies, you found the only podcast with movie reviews that loves them

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03:15:37

Ep 24: Transformers Movies

The Movie Defenders ·

2018/08/05

It's time to transform and roll out! We're gunning for a series of movies that in the last ten years have moved from well thought of to much maligned. And those are the Transformers Movies! We dive into the world of energon, All-Sparks, Cybertron, and Optimus Prime as we take a look at the typical complaints and concerns of folks when discussing the films. We take a deep dive into what makes a Michael Bay film and talk about when and why his version of film making went from some of the most

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02:55:11

Ep 23: Summer Superhero Movies - 2018

The Movie Defenders ·

2018/07/16

It's time to get your capes on in this episode of The Movie Defenders! Instead of tackling one film as usual, we changed things up and take a look at the three superhero films that have dropped this Summer: Deadpool 2, Incredibles 2, and Ant-man and the Wasp. We look at what people are saying about these movies, how we experienced them, and how it compares to other films like these. Before we jump into the discussions of these films, we take a look at some recent movie news about Black Widow,

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03:15:00

Ep 22: The State of Star Wars Fandom - A Round Table...

The Movie Defenders ·

2018/07/02

Tired of all the venom spewing from all sides of Star Wars fans on the internet? Been looking for an intelligent, logical, reasoned discussion about where things are when it comes to Star Wars? Look no further! This is a very special episode of The Movie Defenders and one of the biggest shows in the history of the d20 Radio Network! Welcome to a special round table discussion about the state of Star Wars fandom. Hosts Scott and Donald are joined by GM Chris and GM Phil from The Order 66

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02:31:30

Ep 21: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

The Movie Defenders ·

2018/06/21

Another massive episode of The Movie Defenders drops now! Coming from a listener request, we review the film Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. We talk about the expectations of the film heading into it, some unique challenges it had when it came in, and we see if it cleared the bar we set. But before that we preview the biggest episode of The Movie Defenders yet to come, we talk about the Disney/Fox merger, and Geoff Johns' new role at DC. We also introduce a new countdown segment of

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03:36:33

EP 20: Solo - A Star Wars Story

The Movie Defenders ·

2018/05/28

It's time for the most jam-packed episode of The Movie Defenders yet! Join the hosts and special guest Eric from the Geek Pantheon/Knowledge Check/Eberron Renewed podcasts for the official d20 Radio Network dive into Solo: A Star Wars Story! We PLAY MANY CLIPS DIRECT FROM THE FILM as we dissect and analyze this first-of-its-kind Star Wars film, allowing you to hear the very parts we're discussing just days after release. We talk about the critical reception of the film, its place in the Star Wars

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03:13:47

Ep 19: Avengers - Infinity War

The Movie Defenders ·

2018/04/29

It's a d20 Radio crossover in this new episode of The Movie Defenders! Join hosts Scott and Donald, along with special guest host GM Hooly of The Dicepool Podcast to dive into this meaty beast of a film! We also check in with GM Dave of the Order 66 podcast just as he's leaving the theater from seeing this movie. We get his reactions live on air just minutes after witnessing that shocking, wild ending! Your Avengers experience won't be complete until you listen to our analysis and even defend

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02:41:20

Ep 18: Star Wars - The Last Jedi Commentary Track

The Movie Defenders ·

2018/04/08

In this very special episode of The Movie Defenders, we help you walk through Star Wars: The Last Jedi in a truly unique way, with a movie commentary track! Designed for you to follow along while you watch the film (or if you've memorized it, no worries) and listen as we analyze and walk through our thoughts, impressions, and takes on controversial moments from fans in the film. So if you've wanted to like The Last Jedi, and don't, or if you'd like to love it a little bit more, this is your chance

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02:43:15

Ep 17: Terminator: Genisys

The Movie Defenders ·

2018/03/25

This episode is packed full of Defender goodness! We talk about movies we've seen recently and then dive into the news that Ava DuVernay is diving into the DCEU. We also take some listener feedback about Star Wars: The Last Jedi as a lot of behind the scenes videos are hitting the web. Then we dive into defending a movie that was ripped by the critics... Terminator: Genisys. We walk through all the things folks said was wrong with this movie and work to see the film in a much different light.

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03:27:44

Ep 16: Ghostbusters (2016)

The Movie Defenders ·

2018/03/05

It's time for our most original show yet! Usually we come at critics from afar, but this time, the critic is on the show! It's time to review Ghostbusters from 2016... a film Donald loved, and Scott loathed. To help Donald, we bring in his brother Drew who also loved the film (because 1 against 1 against Scott just isn't fair!). We break down the film and have a fun conversation with movie clip examples, with Scott saying why he can't bring himself to enjoy the film, and Donald and Drew offering

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01:51:34

Ep 15: Black Panther

The Movie Defenders ·

2018/02/21

The film that's been long awaited is finally out for the Marvel Cinematic Universe... Black Panther! The Movie Defenders are here to review this fantastic film, which doesn't seem to need much defending. While we talk about the fantastic elements of this film, some of which surprised us, we also talk about the unavoidable lead-up and reception to this film. Politics unfortunately creep into this art form, and this film is no different. We talk about the impact of this film, where it sits in

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02:10:36

Ep 14: Reign of Fire

The Movie Defenders ·

2018/02/11

We're back and it's time to defend our first listener request film: Reign of Fire! But before we dive into our discussion we talk about a LOT of Star Wars! This week brought tons of news out of Lucasfilm, and we dive into all of it. We play and discuss the new trailer for Solo, and talk about the new movies and TV shows that Lucasfilm has in store. We also talk about how some Star Wars are reacting to the news. After that, we dive into our film, Reign of Fire. Seen as nothing more than a bad

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03:25:32

Ep 13: The 2018 Defender Awards

The Movie Defenders ·

2018/01/28

It's time to review the best in movies for 2017 in a show like no other: the First Annual Defender Awards! Join us as we show the Oscars how it's done as we each run through our Top 10 movies of the year, and then dive into our individual awards. We talk Best Actor, Best Director, Best Score, Best Picture and many others. Don't worry, we aren't the stuffy Oscars with a token foreign film and every film the same drama-genre, low-budget character piece that every Academy Awards is full of. We do

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02:19:54

Ep 12: Bright

The Movie Defenders ·

2018/01/17

This time the Movie Defenders defend the first major motion picture distributed by a streaming service... David Ayer's film, Bright. The movie shows the vast chasm of opinion that exists with the movie, as critics are panning it, but fans are raving about it. With 11 million views in the first few days, Netflix did something right. And with Bright 2 already green-lit, this is just the beginning of the Bright universe. We talk about the film and its commentary on race, as well as the vague,

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04:16:51

Ep 11: The Last Jedi - Analysis Show

The Movie Defenders ·

2017/12/30

It's time for the show we never thought we would have to do... come to the defense of a Star Wars film, not from critics, but from Star Wars fans themselves. In this special episode of The Movie Defenders we dive into all the things being said about The Last Jedi. Mostly those from the fans that feel the film was sub par. Helping us do so, is a great listener who wrote a fantastic letter to us outlining all of his complaints and concerns about the film. We use it as an outline for much of our

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Ep 10: Star Wars Episode 8 - The Last Jedi

The Movie Defenders ·

2017/12/18

This is truly a landmark show! Not only do we get to review the first Star Wars movie to hit theaters since our show's inception, but we also get to have our first guest-hosts join us! The Last Jedi is out and we get to dive in head first! We talk about our impressions of the movie while our emotions are raw and talk about all there is to love about the film. Then, helping us celebrate, we bring on the hosts of the Order 66 Podcast as GM Chris, GM Phil, and GM Dave join us for the fun! We talk

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03:55:57

Ep 9: Justice League

The Movie Defenders ·

2017/11/20

Well, we were right and despite a 85% score rating from fans, the Justice League is being panned, predictably, by critics. Several months ago when we started this show we knew this movie was going to need defending, and even last show we predicted what the critics would say. Sadly, we were right about all of it. Justice League was a wildly fun, entertaining movie that dialed our clocks back. A perfect blend of heroics, humor, and heart, Justice League knocked it out of the park! So if you loved

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02:31:58

Ep 8: Thor - Ragnarok

The Movie Defenders ·

2017/11/06

Join us for our first show discussing a film that is currently in theaters as we discuss the fantastic world of Thor: Ragnarok! (Spoiler alert!) We start by talking about the latest news and theories from the Star Wars world (including a new lightsaber for Rey?) and the amazing Black Panther trailer and its significance. We then dive into how much fun the third Thor film is and talk about if it was possibly a bit "too" fun. We talk about the humor, the Hulk, Jeff Goldblum, and Cate Blanchette

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03:06:18

Ep 7: Star Wars - The Force Awakens

The Movie Defenders ·

2017/10/21

Star Wars is on the way this December! To prepare, we tackle and settle once and for all: Was Episode 7 - The Force Awakens a direct COPY of Episode 4 - A New Hope? We analyze, break down both films, the characters, the settings, and the plot and get to an answer. We also walk through all the popular criticisms from the Star Wars fan base towards the movie and analyze how valid they really are. Then we have some fun in a special edition of The Buzz and break down our theories and ideas about

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01:15:33

Ep 6: Suicide Squad - Part 2

The Movie Defenders ·

2017/10/14

Our discussion of maybe the most fun DCEU movie out to date continues with part 2. We dive into the movie itself and examine the love story between Harley Quinn and the Joker, we examine Will Smith's Deadshot, and talk about how every character was extremely comic-accurate. We discuss the common complaints about the movie and work to dis-prove them or at least mitigate them with analysis. This was the funniest DC movie to date and the first under the helm of new DC President, Geoff Johns, who

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01:49:38

Ep 6: Suicide Squad - Part 1

The Movie Defenders ·

2017/10/08

It's time to bust out the shields again and defend yet another DC film that for some crazy reason was dragged through the mud by critics: Suicide Squad! We begin by talking about some fun news about Richard Donner's 1978 Superman film, and then roll into our main discussion of the film. In this part we talk about the overall critics' views about the film and the great casting choices that were made. We also begin our deep dive into the movie with an examination of Jerod Leto's Joker. We talk

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