This past October renowned primatologist, anthropologist, and animal advocate Jane Goodall passed away at the age of 91. This got us thinking about primates - and of course, more specifically primates in the movies! Of course, in talking about it, we did what every normal person does - we made a bracket!!

We've got your Kongs, your Outbreak monkeys, your Rafikis, your weeping statue of Caesar. All the very normal things that live in our heads rent free! You can check out the bracket, follow along with us, and make your own decisions by clicking here.

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Scott Williams tells us about which films he feels he inherited, and which films he wants to pass on to the next generation (which isn't a Star Trek reference, but after two hours of recording, we finally give in to the pressure and talk Trek for a bit here).

Scott's Double Take from his previous appearance is available in our back catalogue wherever you are listening to this!

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The Mikes and Scott talk George Lucas' attempt to do for fantasy what he did for sci-fi with Star Wars. Yes, it's Willow, the movie that inspired a show that Disney took off its platform to avoid paying writers a livable wage. And we discuss the late and missed Val Kilmer.

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The Mikes and Scott Williams turn their attention to the cell-shaded elephant in the room, the fantasy animation of the 1980s. Why did Disney struggle and Don Bluth succeed, only to switch roles once the 90s hit? Was it the sincerity, or was it the emotional trauma?

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The Mikes and Scott Williams continue their conversation about 80s fantasy with a detour through the sewers into High and Low fantasy, and take a moment to consider Conan the Barbarian on page and screen.

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By the Power of Greyskull, Scott Williams returns to the show! Perhaps the only person that can nerd talk as long as either of the Mikes, when we asked Scott what he wanted to talk about, There Can Be Only One answer: 80s Fantasy. So strap on your loincloths, grab your best dragon cleaver, watch your horse drown in a bog, and lets go visit the Gnome King in this far ranging conversation about the Highs and Lows, the Darks and Lights, and the Tolkien of it all.

Fire and Ice (1983) can be watched at the Internet Archive.

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"Death stalks you at every turn... of this podcast!"

One of our very first guests and the designer of the Mid-Credit Scene logo, beloved local designer Jon Johnson returns to the pod to talk about death in cinema. Don't worry - this isn't some dark conversation, it's actually quite a heartwarming, sometimes joyous, and enlightening conversation.

We took a deep dive into Ingmar Bergman's 1957 film Wild Strawberries, talked about grumpy/evil Hugh Grant, and also The Great Pottery Throw Down. Yep - it's as meandering, strange, and awesome as it gets!

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Mikes Pereira and Clark sit down with local communicator and avid movie-not-watcher Charlotte Prong and see if she is able to guess what a movie is about from the title alone. This episode we discuss one of Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning's double-handers, and Tony Scott's fifth-from-last film, Man on Fire.

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