That Film Stew Podcast

It's fun to be a vampire... Directed by Joel Schumacher, The Lost Boys is the supernatural black comedy horror film produced by Harvey Bernhard. Luke and Nathan revist 1987's vampire flick which stars an ensemble cast including Corey Haim, Jason Patric, Kiefer Sutherland, Dianne Wirth, Brooke McCarter, Alex Winter, Jamison Newlander, and Barnard Hughes. Lucy along with her two sons, Michael and Sam moves to a small town in California. Soon, the two boys are sucked into the mysterious and dangerous world of bikers, vampires and vampire hunters.

Directed by Matt Peters, Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons is the animated superhero film produced by Warner Bros. Animation and based on the comic books of the same name. Luke and Jae take on the 19th installment in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies and the first fully-CGI animated film from DC Entertainment. Starro is taking control of people around the globe, including Batman and Superman, planning on world domination. Jonathan Kent (Jack Dylan Grazer) and Damian Wayne (Jack Griffo) must team up against their fathers the ultimately stop Starro.

We interrupt this stream for a special presentation... Directed by Michael Giacchino for Disney+, Werewolf by Night is the television special based on the Marvel Comics featuring the character of the same name. Luke and Jae check out this first Marvel Studios Special Presentation which is set in and shares continuity with the Marvel Cinematic Universe. On a dark and somber night, a secret cabal of monster hunters emerge from the shadows and gather at the foreboding Bloodstone Temple following the death of their leader. In a strange and macabre memorial to the leader's life, the attendees are thrust into a mysterious and deadly competition for a powerful relic - a hunt that will ultimately bring them face to face with a dangerous monster.

Go green! Created by Jessica Gao, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law is the television series based on the Marvel Comics featuring the character of She-Hulk. Luke and Jae boot up Disney+ for the eighth television series set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe produced by Marvel Studios. Jennifer Walters (Tatiana Maslany) has a complicated life as a single, 30-something attorney who also happens to be a green 6-foot-7-inch superpowered hulk.

With no power comes no responsibility! Written and directed by Kevin Smith, Clerks II is the 2006 comedy sequel to his 1994 film Clerks, and his sixth feature film set in the View Askewniverse. Luke and Nathan order in some Mooby's as they reunite with Dante and Randal who after ten years are still clerks (but this time in colour). Now in their 30s, slackers Dante (Brian O'Halloran) and Randal (Jeff Anderson) find that they must change their lives and expand their horizons beyond pop culture and sex. After a disaster at their convenience store ends their employment there, they find new jobs at Mooby's, a fast-food empire.

Directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam is the animated superhero short featuring characters from DC Comics. Luke/Jae! check out this 2010 short which was the main feature on the compilation DVD DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection. George Newbern and Jerry O'Connell reprise their roles from Justice League Unlimited as Superman and Captain Marvel who cooporate to battle the powerful Black Adam (Arnold Vosloo).

The sands rose, the heavens parted, and the power was unleashed... Written and directed by Stephen Sommers, The Mummy is the fantasy action-adventure film starring Brendan Fraser. Luke and Jae unearth this 1999 treasure which is a remake of the 1932 film of the same name. An expedition of treasure-seeking explorers made up of adventurer Rick O'Connell (Brendan Fraser), a librarian (Rachel Weisz), and her older brother (John Hannah), travel to Hamunaptra where they unwittingly set loose a 3000-year-old legacy of terror, which is embodied in the vengeful reincarnation of Imhotep, a cursed high priest with supernatural powers.

A different group of powerful seven... Directed by Stephen Norrington, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is the dieselpunk superhero film loosely based on the first volume of the comic book series of the same name by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill. Luke and Nathan journey back to 2003 to revisit what would be Sean Connery's final theatrically released live-action role. A team of extraordinary figures culled from great adventure literature (including Alan Quatermain, vampiress Mina Harker from Dracula, the Invisible Man, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, an American secret service agent named Sawyer, Captain Nemo, and Dorian Gray), are called to stop a villain intent on turning the nations of the world against one another.

Directed once again by Sam Raimi, Spider-Man 3 is the third instalment in the “Spider-Man” trilogy. Jason and Rob rewind to 2007 to celebrate the 15th anniversary of this Marvel superhero trilogy closer. Set a year after the events of Spider-Man 2, the film follows Peter Parker (Tobey Maguire) as he prepares for his future with Mary Jane Watson (Kirsten Dunst), while facing his greatest challenge when he bonds with an extra-terrestrial symbiote that increases his abilities but amplifies his anger and other negative traits. To make matters worse, Peter faces three new villains: Flint Marko (Thomas Haden Church) who becomes Sandman; Harry Osborn (James Franco) who seeks to avenge his father; and Eddie Brock (Topher Grace) who subsequently transforms into Venom.

Open for business! Written, produced and directed by Kevin Smith, Clerks is the black-and-white buddy comedy film starring Brian O'Halloran and Jeff Anderson. Luke and Nathan head back to 1994 even though they weren't supposed to be here today, to review the first of Kevin Smith's View Askweniverse films. Dante (Brian O'Halloran) is called in to cover a shift at his New Jersey convenience store on his day off. His friend Randal (Jeff Anderson) helps him pass the time, neglecting his video-store customers next door to hang out in the Quick Stop. The uneventful day is disrupted by news that one of Dante's ex-girlfriends has died.

A man who turns into sand? ...No, not that guy. Developed by Neil Gaiman, David S. Goyer, and Allan Heinberg for Netflix, The Sandman is the fantasy drama series based on the 1989 - 1996 comic book written by Gaiman and published by DC Comics. Luke and Jae check out the eleven episodes of this comic book adaption's first season. When the Sandman (Tom Sturridge), aka Dream, the cosmic being who controls all dreams, is captured and held prisoner for more than a century, he must journey across different worlds and timelines to fix the chaos his absence has caused.

Taking a different direction from that which its write Joss Whedon intended, Buffy was a stake to the funny bone. Directed by Fran Rubel Kuzie, Buffy the Vampire Slayer is the comedy horror film starring Kristy Swanson. Luke and Nathan celebrate the 30th anniversary of this 1992 movie that follows Valley girl cheerleader, Buffy, who learns that it is her fate to hunt vampires.

Directed by Jared Stern, DC League of Super-Pets is the 3D computer animated superhero film based on the DC Comics superhero team Legion of Super-Pets. Jared Stern co-wrote the script with John Whittington, and this animated outing with stars an abundance of voice talents. Krypto the Super-Dog (Dwayne Johnson) and Superman (John Krasinski) are inseparable best friends, sharing the same superpowers and fighting crime in Metropolis side by side. When Superman and the rest of the Justice League are kidnapped, Krypto must convince a rag-tag shelter pack - Ace the hound (Kevin Hart), PB the potbellied pig, Merton the turtle, and Chip the squirrel - to master their own newfound powers and help him rescue the superheroes.

The big D has delivered an abundance of news - we're talking about the big stuff from Disney's D23 2022. Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars... But of course, there's more! Is Beverley Hills Cop finally coming back? What's hapoening with Kevin Smith's True North Trilogy? And DC FanDome is no more!

Disney’s latest live-action remake is that of Walt Disney’s 1940 animated film Pinocchio, which is itself based on the 1883 Italian book The Adventures of Pinocchio, by Carlo Collodi. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, Pinocchio is the musical fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and premiering on Disney+. Pinocchio is the tale of a wooden puppet who embarks on a thrilling adventure to become a real boy. Geppetto (Tom Hanks) is a woodcarver who builds and treats Pinocchio (Benjamin Evan Ainsworth) as if he were his real son. Visited one night by the Blue Fairy (Cynthia Erivo), Pinocchio comes to life. With Jiminy Cricket (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) serving as Pinocchio’s guide as well as his “conscience”, Pinocchio must lead a virtuous life in order to become a real boy.

In 1994 we got Fantastic Four. No, not the unrealsed Roger Corman film, the animated series! Based on Marvel's comic book series of the same name, Fantastic Four is the third animated series featuring Marvel's first family. Luke and Nathan stretch their viewing muscles to revist the 26 episodes of the series which is visible right now on Disney+. When Reed Richards, Sue and Johnny Storm and pilot Ben Grimm take a premature space flight on a new shuttle, they find themselves massively bombarded with cosmic radiation. Barely managing to re-enter and land safely, the quartet find themselves forever transformed with superpowers. Deciding to use these new powers to help people, they form the Fantastic Four, a superhero team dedicated to the protection of Earth from menaces like the Latverian King Dr. Doom and Galactus, the planet consumer.

As Groot would say, "I am Groot". Created by Kirsten Lepore and produced by Marvel Studios of Disney+, I Am Groot is a series of animated shorted based on the Marvel Comics featuring the character Groot. Luke and Jae spend a few minutes in this animated world for all the Grootness you could ask for. Set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), following Baby Groot on various adventures that get him into trouble between the events of Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and one of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2's (2017) mid-credits scene.

Isabelle Fuhrman is back, reprising her role as the murderous Leena Klammer. Directed by William Brent Bell, Orphan: First Kill is the psychological horror film that serves as a prequel to the 2009 film Orphan. After orchestrating a brilliant escape from an Estonian psychiatric facility, Leena (Isabelle Fuhrman) travels to America by impersonating the missing daughter of wealthy family.

Directed by Peter Jackson, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is the epic fantasy adventure film based on the second volume of the novel The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien. Rob and Jason journey back to 2002 to revisit the sequel to The Fellowship of the Ring in this second installment in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. "The Two Towers" follows the continuing quest of Frodo (Elijah Wood) and the Fellowship to destroy the One Ring. Frodo and Sam (Sean Astin) discover they are being followed by the mysterious Gollum (Andy Serkis). Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen), the Elf archer Legolas (Orlando Bloom) and Gimli the Dwarf (John Rhys-Davies) encounter the besieged Rohan kingdom, whose once great King Theoden (Bernard Hill) has fallen under Saruman's (Christopher Lee) deadly spell.

The unfolding DC Films drama saga continues - what's been delayed now!? The Godzilla vs Kong sequel moves forward, there is even more Saw to come, Halloween will end on streaming, and has Fantastic Four found its director? It turns out people like Game of Thrones, The Boys goes full Supernatural, and we learn the fate of Netflix's Resident Evil.