That Film Stew Podcast

No experience necessary... Directed by Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves is the fantasy heist comedy film based on the tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons. Luke and Jae review this new version of a D&D movie that has no connections to the previous film trilogy released between 2000 and 2012. A charming thief (Chris Pine) and a band of unlikely adventurers undertake an epic heist to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people.

Serious question: how many more Fast and Furious movies will there be? Mortal Kombat may have found its Johnny Cage, a Lord of War sequel will bring back Nicholas Cage, and the Writer's Strike is keeping some upcoming movies and TV shows locked up in a cage. The Meg versus a T-Rex in one of the latest trailers, Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis are set to get freaky again, and Marvel Studios may have lost faith in Echo.

Written and directed by James Gunn, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is the superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name. It is the final instalment in the Guardians of the Galaxy film trilogy, the sequel to Vol. 1 (2014) and Vol. 2 (2017), and the 32nd film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Still reeling from the loss of Gamora, Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) must rally his team to defend the universe and protect Rocket (Bradley Cooper) from the High Evolutionary (Chukwudi Iwuji).

Directed and co-produced by Rob Reiner, The Princess Bride was adapted by William Goldman from his 1973 novel of the same name. Rob and Jason rewind to 1987 to check out this fantasy adventure comedy "kissing movie". Swashbuckling farmhand Westley (Cary Elwes), accompanied by companions befriended along the way, must battle the evils of the mythical kingdom of Florin to be reunited with his one true love Princess Buttercup (Robin Wright) after years of separation and save her from the odious Prince Humperdinck (Chris Sarandon).

Produced by Lucasfilm, Fairview Entertainment, and Golem Creations, The Mandalorian is the television series set in the Star Wars universe and set after the events of Return of the Jedi (1983). Luke and Jae check out the third season of this live-action space western which stars Pedro Pascal as the title character. Bounty hunter Din Djarin travels to Mandalore to redeem his past transgressions with his adopted travel companion Grogu and is aided on their journey by fellow Mandalorian Bo-Katan Kryze (Katee Sackhoff).

Patrick Stewart returns as Picard for one final season! With Terry Matalas serving as showrunner, the third and final season of Star Trek: Picard features Jean-Luc Picard in the year 2401 as he reunites with the former command crew of the USS Enterprise (Geordi La Forge, Worf, William Riker, Beverly Crusher, Deanna Troi, and Data). Luke and Jae check out all ten episodes of the concluding episodes of the Paramount+ series. Picard learns that he has a son who is being hunted by mysterious enemies.

Once a ranger, always a ranger... Produced by 20th Century Studios and Entertainment for Netflix, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always is the superhero television film serving to commemorate the 30th anniversary of both Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993 - 1995) and the long-running Power Rangers franchise. Luke and Jason watch this reunion special as aging grizzly men in their thirties to enjoy the full dose of nostalgia. After tragedy strikes, an unlikely young hero takes her rightful place amongst the Power Rangers to exact revenge on the team's oldest arch-nemesis. The Power Rangers assemble to stop robo-Rita Repulsa from her diabolical plans.

There's another trailer for The Flash (and it's nuts), Transformers is getting a new animated movie, Sony dares to turn Marvel 'R' rated, and Fast X gets the split. Hopes for a Nicholas Cage cameo in National Treasure: Edge of History have been crushed, Twilight moves to the small screen, and The Galaxy Quest TV series will be real.

Apple TV+ reunites Chris Evans and Ana de Armas for this romantic action-adventure film directed by Dexter Fletcher. Salt-of-the-earth Cole (Chris Evans) falls head over heels for enigmatic Sadie (Ana de Armas), but then makes the shocking discovery that she's a secret agent. Before they can decide on a second date, Cole and Sadie are swept away on an international adventure to save the world.

Created by Dave Filoni for Disney+, Star Wars: The Bad Batch is the animated series which is a part of the Star Wars franchise. Luke and Jae check out the second season of this series which acts as both a sequel to, and spin-off from, the series Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Months have passed since the events on Kamino and the Bad Batch continue their journey navigating the Empire after the fall of the Republic. They cross paths with friends and foes, both new and familiar, as they take on a variety of thrilling mercenary missions that will take them to unexpected and dangerous new places.

Written and directed by Stuart Gilliard, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III is the superhero film based on the characters created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. Luke and Nathan get lost in time to revisit this 1993 sequel to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret if the Ooze (1991) and the third installment in the original TMNT film trilogy. Reporter April O'Neil (Paige Turco) purchases an ancient Japanese scepter that can cause those simultaneously holding it in different centuries to switch places in time. When she is transported to 16th-century Japan, her crime-fighting pals, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, pursue her. After landing in the past, the Turtles learn April has been captured by the villainous Lord Norinaga (Sab Shimono). To rescue her, they must team up with rebel leader Misu (Vivian Wu).

Apple TV+ has the video game movie that everyone has been talking about... one of them. Directed by Jon S. Baird, Tetris is the biographical thriller based on true events around the race to license and patent the video game Tetris in the late 1980s during the Cold War. Henk Rogers (Taron Egerton) discovers TETRIS in 1988, and then risks everything by traveling to the Soviet Union, where he joins forces with inventor Alexey Pazhitnov (Nikita Efremov) to bring the game to the masses.

Directed by Sylvain White, The Losers is the action film adapted from the Vertigo Comic series of the same name by Andy Diggle and Jock. Luke and Jae revisit this 2010 romp which features and ensemble cast that includes Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Zoe Saldaña, Idris Elba, and Chris Evans. On a mission deep in the Bolivian jungle, a team of elite commandos (Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Chris Evans) finds itself on the receiving end of a lethal betrayal. Now presumed dead, the men join forces with a mysterious operative named Aisha (Zoe Saldana) to hunt down their enemy and even the score.

The Star Wars universe is not done with Rey, RoboCop and Stargate are making a return thanks to Amazon, powers become intangled in the first trailer for The Marvels, and the next Insidious movie is on it's way. HBO Max has a new name, the Harry Potter TV series is official, and animated characters get the live-action treatment in Ahsoka whilst Stranger Things get the animation treatment.

Written and directed by Lee Cronin, Evil Dead Rise is the supernatural horror film which serves as the fifth instalment of the Evil Dead film series. Thanks to Warner Bros. and Universal Pictures we got to check out an early preview screening. Road-weary Beth (Lily Sullivan) pays an overdue visit to her older sister Ellie (Alyssa Sutherland), who is raising three kids on her own in a cramped L.A apartment. The sisters' reunion is cut short by the discovery of a mysterious book deep in the bowels of Ellie's building, giving rise to flesh-possessing demons, and thrusting Beth into a primal battle for survival as she is faced with the most nightmarish version of motherhood imaginable.

Written and directed by Kevin Smith, Dogma is the fantasy comedy film set in Smith's View Askewniverse series. Luke and Nathan get 'touched' by an angel as they return to 1999 and relive the fourth View Askew entry. Two fallen angels (Ben Affleck and Matt Damon) who were ejected from paradise find themselves banned in Wisconsin. They are now headed for New Jersey where they find a loophole that can get them back into heaven. The only catch is that it will destroy humanity. A group bands together to stop them.

Wax on. Wax off. Directed by John G. Avildsen and written by Robert Mark Kamen, The Karate Kid is the martial arts drama film starring Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita. It is the first installment in the Karate Kid franchise. Luke and Jae go back to 1984 to relive their Cobra Kai days. Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio), is a teenager who is taught karate by Mr. Miyagi (Pat Morita) to help defend himself and compete in a tournament against his bullies - one of whom is Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka), the ex-boyfriend of his love interest Ali Mills (Elisabeth Shue).

Let's-a go! Directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic, The Super Mario Bros. Movie is the computer-animated adventure film based on Nintendo's Mario video game franchise. It is produced by Illumination, Universal Pictures, and Nintendo, and thanks to Universal Pictures we were invited to a special screening. Two brothers, Mario (Chris Pratt) and Luigi (Charlie Day), are transported to an alternate world and become entangled in a battle between the Mushroom Kingdom, led by Princess Peach (Anya Taylor-Joy), and the Koopas, led by Bowser (Jack Black).

Directed by Jeremy Garelick and written by James Vanderbilt, Murder Mystery 2 is the action comedy mystery film starring Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston. It is the sequel to Murder Mystery (2019). Now full-time detectives struggling to get their private eye agency off the ground, Nick and Audrey Spitz find themselves at the centre of an international abduction when their friend the Maharaja is kidnapped at his own lavish wedding.

Is Marvel secretly making a new Incredible Hulk movie? A live-action Moana is on its way, and we could soon see a new Mystery Men. Would you watch a reboot of The X-Files? Star Trek is going back to school, and the cast of the Scott Pilgrim anime has been announced. And it's trailers galour - Blue Beetle, Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse, Barbie, Mighty Morphin Power Ranger: Once & Always, and Marvel Studios' Secret Invasion.