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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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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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01:57:11

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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02:04:25

Ep 5: Batman v Superman - Dawn of Justice - Part 2

The Movie Defenders ·

2017/09/24

Our discussion about Batman v Superman continues as we dive into the movie and the climactic and defining moments. We address all the critics' complaints about the movie using clips from scenes, analysis, and comparison to other films in the genre. (It's not that unlike the Marvel films if you look at it.) We also take on the most hated, ridiculed, and teased moments of the film, "Martha". We can defend it! So come listen to the second half of our fun discussion, and learn to like the movie

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01:40:37

Ep 5: Batman v Superman - Dawn of Justice - Part 1

The Movie Defenders ·

2017/09/24

In this episode we tackle what is arguably the most crapped on movie in the last decade, Batman v Superman! We analyze all sorts of different parts of the film and address all the major criticisms that have poured out all over the internet since the film was even announced. The movie was behind the 8-ball from the announcement, and we look at why that's been no different than any Batman film ever made. We also have a serious look at the "darkness", the violence, and grim themes of the film and

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44:40

Special Edition: The Buzz - J.J. Abrams to Write and...

The Movie Defenders ·

2017/09/13

The news is out and J.J. Abrams has been tapped to write and direct Star Wars: Episode IX! The news has broken the internet today and the Defenders talk about what it all means. We break down our opinion and a lot of the venom that's floating around the internet in the wake of the news. We talk about what the people who hate this move say, and we even analyze J.J.'s direct response to that criticism. It's a short show with only one topic but the news was way too hot and fresh to wait to talk

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02:55:30

Ep 4: Man of Steel

The Movie Defenders ·

2017/09/10

It's our first non-Star Wars episode where we defend one of the best superhero movies ever made, but one that is commonly ripped to shreds by critics and internet haters... Zack Snyder's Man of Steel. We use audio from several scenes and take a deep dive into Superman's first truly modern film and show that it's not that much unlike Richard Donner's 1978 masterpiece. While Man of Steel looks much different from other Superman iterations, we prove that the essential core tenants of Clark Kent are

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03:18:53

Ep 3: Star Wars Episode 3 - Revenge of the Sith

The Movie Defenders ·

2017/08/29

In our 3rd episode we tackle the last of the Star Wars prequels and bring our discussion of the oft-hated Star Wars trilogy in for a landing. This episode concludes over 7 hours of discussion defending the prequels. We do it with humor and acknowledge when things might be a bit off, but we celebrate and discuss the "why" behind the things George Lucas did and give you a new way to look at the movie. The movie has an almost 80% positive rating for reviews on the internet but we still felt it

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02:11:35

Ep 2: Star Wars Episode 2 - Attack of the Clones

The Movie Defenders ·

2017/08/18

Our 2nd episode of our new podcast! This time we continue our discussion of the Star Wars Prequels as we dive into Episode 2 - Attack of the Clones. We talk about all the amazing parts of this movie like the incredible special effects, great casting and acting (Yes folks, we can explain and defend Hayden Christensen), memorable moments, and that amazing story that George Lucas penned. We even talk about the Justice League reshoots, and Disney leaving Netflix. So come listen to the next fun

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