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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

50:45

Ep 227 - Nuremberg

The Office Grunts ·

2025/11/27

John Wayne and Stew talk Thanksgiving highs and lows, best side dishes, worst side dishes, and family traditions. Then they lean into their middle aged man bone fides with a discussion of WWII history and the new Russell Crowe-starring "Nuremberg."

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76:48

Ep 226 - Death by Lightning; Top 3 Most-Desired...

The Office Grunts ·

2025/11/23

It's a history geek fest as John Wayne and Stew devour "Death by Lightning" about Presidents James Garfield and Chester Arthur. Then, they count down their Top 5 Most Underrated American history movies, before dreaming up their Top 3 Most-Desired American History Movies that should be made.

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51:48

Ep 225 - Predator: Badlands; Frankenstein

The Office Grunts ·

2025/11/12

Stew talks pricey Bengals gear & Christmas decorations before he and John Wayne debate Guillermo Del Toro's "Frankenstein" and "Predator:Badlands." Also, a haphazard ranking of Predator movies.

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67:10

Ep 224 - A House of Dynamite; Kathryn Bigelow Ranked!

The Office Grunts ·

2025/11/03

Stew and John Wayne talk "A House of Dynamite" before ranking the entire Kathryn Bigelow filmography.

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67:00

Ep 223- The Lost Bus; Eden; Caught Stealing

The Office Grunts ·

2025/10/23

John Wayne and Stew talk Heat 2 news, and Stew is "Wacko for Flacco." They then discuss The Lost Bus, Eden, and Caught Stealing.

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60:08

Ep 222 - One Battle After Another; Play Dirty

The Office Grunts ·

2025/10/13

Stew takes a return trip to Fort Stewart from his Army days, John Wayne takes a trip through Austin, Texas traffic Hell, before they discuss ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER from Paul Thomas Anderson, and the surprise release PLAY DIRTY, from writer-director Shane Black.

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59:09

Ep 221 - The Long Walk; Honey, Don't

The Office Grunts ·

2025/09/23

John Wayne and Stew reflect on the Charlie Kirk tragedy, the cruel start to the NFL season, before checking out the Stephen King adaptation, "The Long Walk" and the Coen Brother (singular)-directed "Honey, Don't."

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63:53

Ep 220 - Nobody 2, Sovereign, and The Amateur

The Office Grunts ·

2025/09/08

John Wayne and Stew talk Jaws 50th anniversary before dividing into Nobody 2, Sovereign (and some politics!), and The Amateur. If you're offended by Rami Malek shade, be forewarned!

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77:02

Ep 219 - Highest 2 Lowest; Spike Lee Top 5

The Office Grunts ·

2025/08/18

Stew and John Wayne talk new cars and teen drivers before watching the new Spike Lee/Denzel Washington film, "Highest 2 Lowest." PLus, a ranking of their Top 5 Spike Lee movies.

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63:05

Ep 218 - Weapons, The Naked Gun

The Office Grunts ·

2025/08/14

John Wayne and Stew talk 4K players, TVs, and Heat 2 casting rumors, before diving into the horror movie "Weapons" and the hilarious "The Naked Gun."

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58:45

Ep 217 - Fantastic Four: First Steps

The Office Grunts ·

2025/08/09

John Wayne and Stew talk family vacations, road trips, and the new Marvel film, "Fantastic Four: First Steps."

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62:41

Ep 216 - Eddington

The Office Grunts ·

2025/07/21

John Wayne and Stew dive into one of the year's most interesting, divisive movies, Ari Aster's "Eddington."

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65:35

Ep 215 - Superman (2025)

The Office Grunts ·

2025/07/18

Stew records from a Lake Erie vacation, John Wayne critiques Amazon Prime Day (and shares his movie haul), before they power through James Gunn's "Superman."

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75:48

Ep 214 - F1, Jurassic World Rebirth, Ballerina

The Office Grunts ·

2025/07/13

John Wayne and Stew talk 4th of July fun before diving into the meat of summer movie season with reviews of F1, Jurassic World Rebirth, and (From the World of John Wick) Ballerina.

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84:47

Ep 213 - 28 Years Later; Warfare

The Office Grunts ·

2025/06/30

Petey returns to join John Wayne and Stew to talk "28 Years Later," before the 3 Iraq Qar veterans talk "Warfare." Plus, that terrible New York Times "Greatest Films of the 21st Century" list, kids birthday planning, Ohio budget talk, and more.

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75:27

Ep 212 - The Bourne Ultimatum, Bourne Legacy, Jason...

The Office Grunts ·

2025/06/07

Stew and John Wayne wrap up the Jason Bourne series by revisiting "The Bourne Ultimatum," "The Bourne Legacy," and "Jason Bourne. Plus, Stew has a big court victory and tries to celebrate with Taco Bell.

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74:11

Ep 211 - Mission: Impossible-Final Reckoning;...

The Office Grunts ·

2025/05/31

Stew & John Wayne talk Memorial Day vacations and then check out the new "Mission: Impossible - Final Recknoning" and the AppleTV+ Guy Ritchie film, "Fountain of Youth."

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54:11

Ep 210 - The Accountant 1 & 2

The Office Grunts ·

2025/05/23

John Wayne and Stew talks grilling, John Wayne catalogs his entire movie collection into the wrong app, and then they dive into the Ben Affleck action double feature of "The Accountant" and "The Accountant 2."

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57:20

Ep 209 - Thunderbolts*

The Office Grunts ·

2025/05/05

John Wayne and Stew compile their movie collections and compare numbers, talk self-driving cars and garage maintenance, before geeking out over "Thunderbolts*".(Note: apologies for Stew's low quality audio feed, which somehow got recorded with the wrong mic.)

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52:44

Ep 208 - Sinners

The Office Grunts ·

2025/05/02

Stew and John Wayne talk dinosaur cloning, the NFL draft, and 20 year Star Wars anniversaries before diving into the hit movie, "Sinners".

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