This fortnight, Nick and Alastair are trapped inside a basement in Inside Man, not to mention the metaphorical cage of their own grief in After Yang.

But first, Alastair’s gone for a trip to Pyongyang in the graphic novel by Guy Delisle, while Nick’s keeping on the theme of crime with Only Murders In The Building season 2.

And then it’s time to hole up and watch new BBC crime series Inside Man (14:36), a chance for Nick and Alastair to reconnect with oft-discussed writer Steven Moffat and find out his approach to murder. Surprisingly, they avoid spoiling the ending, but do talk about the plot of the first episode in moderate detail.

Finally, they’ve also watched After Yang (31:54), a sad (but good) sci-fi film about the passing of a robotic family member.

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Nick and Alastair abandon the real world once again for one of their occasional recommendation specials! This time, they return to some beloved franchises during their eighties era, with Spider-Man: Kraven’s Last Hunt and Doctor Who: Earthshock. (Be aware – there are spoilers for the then-shocking endings of these 30+ year old stories. Enter at your own risk.)

But first, a pitstop in the current century, as Nick reads all 193 issues of zombie mega-epic comic series The Walking Dead, while Alastair investigates new Netflix spy show Kleo.

And then Nick takes us back to a better, darker, sadder time, as we get buried alive with Kraven’s Last Hunt (14:36), the classic Spider-Man story by J.M. DeMatteis and Mike Zeck.

Lastly, Alastair improves the lighting (up to a point) with unique Doctor Who serial Earthshock (30:23), as the Cybermen return for revenge, so angry that they’ve pulled off all their cling film.

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This fortnight, Nick and Alastair effortlessly interweave the real and the fantastic with House of the Dragon and Thirteen Lives.

But first, some updates from the TV coalface, as Alastair watches the final season of Locke & Key, while Nick takes in the likely-final season of Westworld.

And then it’s back to the brutal world of Game of Thrones, but this time only the actual gaming for the throne without any other guff, in new spin-off House of the Dragon (12:23). But only the first three episodes, as that’s what’d aired when they recorded.

Lastly, Nick and Alastair are going deeper underground with Thirteen Lives (26:39), a movie about a bunch of kids trapped down a mine in Thailand. If that sounds familiar, it’ll be because it really happened.

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This fortnight, two of the big TV events of the year hit Nick and Alastair all at once, with Netflix’s adaptation of The Sandman and the final few episodes of Better Call Saul.

But first, Nick’s inevitably watched the first two episodes of She-Hulk from Marvel, while Alastair’s seen Where Is Anne Frank.

And then they drift off into The Dreaming with The Sandman (12:11) to see how this latest attempt to film an ‘unfilmable’ comic is gonna go.

Lastly, after covering it since the distant past of MFV #2, Nick and Alastair finally bid farewell to Better Call Saul (27:49, full ending spoilers from 32.41).

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This fortnight, all the latest four-letter-titled movies fresh from the cinema, with sky-horror movie Nope and Predator prequel Prey.

But first, Alastair’s back at the cinema yet again with Bullet Train, while Nick’s watching a TV show with episodes longer than most movies – yes, it’s Stranger Things season 4. Oh, and at the other end of the length spectrum, he’s also briefly covering Marvel animated short series I Am Groot.

And then they’re into the discourse with passion, starting with Nope (13:23), the new movie from Jordan Peele about staring upwards nervously. Including hardcore movie-ruining spoilers from 16:00 onwards, you have been warned.

Lastly, time to leg it into the forest with Prey (32:33), the next in the intermittent Predator franchise. But rumour among the trees says this one might be… good?

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This fortnight, Nick and Alastair stay in to watch The Umbrella Academy season 3, and then finally read acclaimed comic mini-series The Many Deaths of Laila Starr.

This is a change to the advertised programme, as Nick got covid so couldn’t go to see Brian and Charles. If you forget about that at any point, don’t worry, he’ll remind you.

Alongside his suffering, Nick’s also watched Mythic Quest (as well as several episodes of The Americans), while Alastair keeps the Apple TV theme up by checking out Slow Horses.

And they’ve stuck to at least one of their promises by seeing The Umbrella Academy season 3 (12:15), the latest effort from a show our heroes have a bumpy relationship with. Last year was recorded as a real improvement – can the dysfunctional siblings keep it up?

And lastly, they’ve read The Many Deaths Of Laila Starr (27:02), a metafictional fantasy comic about the incarnation of death arriving in Mumbai as a teenage girl, by the dream team of writer Ram V and artist Felipe Andrade.

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Nick and Alastair pick the week of a heatwave to dive into three enormous releases in an extra-long episode, with Thor: Love & Thunder, The Boys season 3 and Ms Marvel season 1.

But first, Alastair’s saved some time for Pleasure, while Nick cauught up with Russian Doll season 2.

And then they get stuck into Thor: Love & Thunder (10:32), with… a few spoilers and, of course, some controversial and heavily qualified opinions about this movie.

Next, The Boys season 3 (23:32) tries to beat its own high standards for blowing the human body up while bringing the mood right down.

But fortunately, we’re finishing on Ms Marvel season 1 (38:56) to cheer us right up again. (Again, a few spoilers in here.)

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This fortnight, Nick and Alastair are watching six-episode miniseries all the time, with Obi-Wan Kenobi and We Own This City.

But first, Nick bids a tearful farewell to longtime favourite Legends of Tomorrow (and stops to deliver a small eulogy for the wider Arrowverse too), which Alastair’s gone a little higher brow with London’s new production of To Kill A Mockingbird, written for the stage by Aaron Sorkin.

After which, their study of the Force finally begins in earnest with Obi-Wan Kenobi (13:57) on Disney Plus, including final episode spoilers from 19:50.

And lastly, in a slightly more grounded mode, Nick and Alastair take on We Own This City (27:27), a new miniseries about institutional corruption in Baltimore from genre heavyweights David Simon and George Pelacanos of The Wire fame. Some plot points from the final episode discussed, although this is non-fiction so you may not view them as “spoilers”.

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This fortnight, Nick and Alastair challenge the boundaries of the possible with meta-animated movie Chip & Dale: Rescue Rangers and silent comic Step By Bloody Step.

But first, Alastair’s pushing cultural boundaries with punk biopic Pistol, while Nick’s playing it a little safer with new Disney+ superhero series Ms Marvel.

Then it’s time to see just how many different cartoons can be referenced in a single movie with Chip & Dale (15:25). Will these lovable chipmunks succeed in their quest to become Roger Rabbit for the 21st century?

And lastly, Nick and Alastair check out recently concluded comic mini-series Step By Bloody Step (29:33), written by podcast favourite Si Spurrier and drawn by Matias Bergara, a striking fantasy tale featuring the bold innovation of no text whatsoever.

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This fortnight, Nick and Alastair take a dark turn with the beginning of the end for lawyer tragedy Better Call Saul, plus another round of Love, Death & Robots.

But first, Nick’s read Spider-Man: Life Story, an also-bleak real-time Spidey comic by Chip Zdarsky and Mark Bagley, and for Alastair’s recommendation, they’ve both actually seen new Alex Garland movie Men, so it’s time for an MFV mini-review!

After all that, it’s off to Albuquerque once more for Better Call Saul (12:28), covering the opening half of the final season. Will they finally catch up with Breaking Bad? Full spoilers are available, but only from 23:27 onward.

Lastly, a third volume of Netflix’s bleak anthology Love, Death & Robots (33:42) has arrived, so Nick and Alastair are morally obligated to count down their top three episodes. Will they agree a bit more this time?

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