This fortnight, Nick and Alastair dive into the surreal worlds of Severance season 2 and Grand Theft Hamlet.

But first, they’ve also seen some odd movies – Nick headed to the cinema for Dog Man, while Alastair stayed at home with In Camera.

After that, time to cut our minds in half and get the lift down to Severance season 2 (16:07), to see if they can avoid the fate of many other mystery box shows. Happy to report they don’t even drop too many spoilers.

Lastly, after failing to get tickets at London Film Festival last year, they’ve finally seen Grand Theft Hamlet (36:22), a documentary about staging a production of Shakespeare’s most famous play inside the video game Grand Theft Auto Online.

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This fortnight, Nick and Alastair check out new scifi high-concept movie Mickey 17 and the third season of Invincible!

But first, Alastair’s been to the theatre to take in the play Dear England, while Nick’s stayed at home to watch acclaimed comedy-industry comedy-drama series Hacks.

And then everyone heads out to watch Mickey 17 (22:57), in which Robert Pattinson plays multiple different weird little guys.

Last of all, they’ve also seen Invincible season 3 (38:38), the animated superhero series they’ve previously given rave reviews to. Will it keep up that quality? Includes heavy spoilers from 42:48.

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Nick and Alastair descend into the dark side of tech, just for a change, with new black-comedy drama movie Companion and technothriller comic W0rldtr33.

But first, Nick’s read a huge wedge of comics from Marvel’s new Ultimate line, while Alastair’s finally seen Oscar-dominating movie Anora, not to mention having some thoughts on the award results as a whole.

And then they head off into the mountains for Companion (20:34), a new movie somewhere on the cross-section of Get Out and Black Mirror. One major aspect of the premise is spoilt (although it’s also in the trailer) so if you want to see the film completely pure, don’t listen yet.

Last of all, they catch up with the first two volumes of W0rldtr33 (33:14), a dark internet thriller comic by James Tynion IV and Fernando Blanco. How has the series shaped up since they covered the first issue back in 2023?

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This fortnight, Nick and Alastair head into a bold future with Captain America: Brave New World, then back to a bloody past with Dexter: Original Sin.

But first, Alastair’s bettering himself with mathematics in Prime Target, while Nick’s continuing his 2024 TV catchup and the serial killer theme with Sweetpea.

And then they strap on their shields and fly off into Captain America: Brave New World (13:10), excited to find out if this really is the worst Marvel film yet.

Last of all, they’ve not been super-optimistic about Dexter: Original Sin (26:53), but could the mild-mannered mass-murderer surprise them? Featuring ruination-level ending spoilers from 38:16.

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This fortnight, Nick and Alastair take on The Power Fantasy, the new conflict-averse super-comic from Image Comics, and Star Trek: Section 31, an action-espionage spin-off film featuring Michelle Yeoh.

But first, Alastair’s seen The Brutalist as part of his ongoing Oscar Best Picture coverage, while Nick’s watched Colin From Accounts just… to cheer him up a bit.

And speaking of good cheer, then they get into The Power Fantasy (15:49), a comic from Kieron Gillen and Caspar Wijngaard about a world where six nuclear-level superpowers could annihilate the world at any moment.

But don’t worry, Star Trek: Section 31 (34:47) will bring about a definite change of mood. Is it a film? Is it a TV pilot? Is it somehow both and neither?

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This fortnight, it’s Alastair’s favourite time of year – prestige Oscar movie season! So the podcast digs into the new Nosferatu remake from Robert Eggers, and acclaimed comedy-drama A Real Pain.

But first, Alastair kicks us down that track with his thoughts on Nickel Boys, before Nick derails us with The Traitors season 3.

After all that, time to finally hunt down the vampire in Nosferatu (16:22), including thoughts on where it fits into the Robert Eggers canon and exactly what is going on with the moustache.

Notably less facial hair chat follows when they experience A Real Pain (35:11), a touching travel comedy-drama with Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin.

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This fortnight, some climactic cartoon chat as Nick and Alastair discuss the final seasons of both What If…? and Star Trek: Lower Decks.

But first, Nick’s read new urban fantasy novel The Great When from legendary comics writer Alan Moore, while Alastair’s watched new movie Better Man, in which Robbie Williams is played by a CGI monkey.

After all that, they blast off into the multiverse with What If…? season 3 (12:44), travelling across space and time to ponder the question… how many more alternate superhero stories can Marvel come up with? Plus. since this is an animated anthology show, Nick and Alastair each count down their top three favourite episodes.

Lastly, one final outing with the misfits of Star Trek: Lower Decks (28:34) in their fifth and final season. Will the lovable underdog characters achieving promotion to upper deck status make this silly show any less fun?

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Dune: Part TwoAs 2025 begins, one last gasp for last year, as Nick and Alastair get together for their traditional end of year round-up episode. Witness their general thoughts and top five favourites for both film (17:33) and TV (43:29) in 2024.

And for those who prefer it when they review specific things, there’s also chat about Dune: Prophecy and the recent Doctor Who Christmas special Joy to the World at the very start.

If this isn’t enough retrospective action for you, don’t forget you can also read Nick’s full Top Ten TV Shows and Alastair’s Year in Film on this very website.

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This fortnight, time for another of Nick and Alastair’s famously non-festive Christmas specials as they cover Arcane season 2 and Blitz!

But first, Nick’s seen 2024 critical darling Baby Reindeer (sounds kinda seasonal) while Alastair’s watching recent thriller Day of the Jackal (less so).

And then they return to the neon world of Piltover in the second season of Arcane (18:50), in which they encounter action, melodrama and, surprisingly, don’t spoil that much of the plot!

Lastly, back to the less colourful world of the past in Blitz (32:39), the recent Steve McQueen film about one child’s adventures in London during wartime.

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