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  • MFV #269 - Sad, sad bonking
    Jun 18 2026

    This fortnight, we journey into the heart of darkness with sad-teen nihilist sex/crime drama Euphoria season 3 (14:25, hard ending spoilers from 31:34) and murder-arena horror comic Exquisite Corpses volume 1 (33:30) by James Tynion IV and Michael Walsh.

    Plus bonus chat about the Backrooms movie and the first half of Rivals season 2.

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    50 Min.
  • MFV #268 - The screenwriting word
    Jun 4 2026

    This fortnight, we finally reach the last season of The Boys (14:24), and fair warning, the spoilers are all over this one, so I'd not listen to this until you've seen the show if that's a concern. And then we also review Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu (40:32), with a little more spoiler discpline.

    Plus bonus chat about Detectorists and the Evangelion anniversary special.

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    54 Min.
  • MFV #267 - The Richard Hammond of the MCU
    May 21 2026

    A special extra-long episode this fortnight, as we get excited to return to the Marvel Defenderverse with Daredevil: Born Again season 2 (18:53, spoilers from 26:45), Punisher: One Last Kill (37:09) and emerge for some video game-based subway horror in Exit 8 (49:54).

    Plus bonus chat about the new Kneecap album and the first season of The Pitt.

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    1 Std. und 6 Min.
  • MFV #266 - I recognised Michael Fassbender!
    May 7 2026

    This fortnight, another all-superhero special, as we cover the fourth season of Invincible (13:27) and the epic Alivens Vs Avengers crossover comic (27:46).

    Plus bonus chat about Golden Rage from Image Comics, and Alastair's Studio Ghibli retrospective continues with Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.

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    40 Min.
  • MFV #265 - Really gonna edgelord it
    Apr 23 2026

    This fortnight, some culture from a short while ago - the first volume of Absolute Wonder Woman (15:06) and Oscar-winning Norwegian movie Sentimental Value (28:40).

    Plus some bonus coverage of more past releases - Alastair's finally seen Princess Mononoke, while Nick's able to legally watch the fifth season of Harley Quinn at long last. (Also its spin off, Kite-Man: Hell Yeah!)

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    40 Min.
  • MFV #264 - This film is extremely cinema
    Apr 9 2026

    This fortnight, in a slight change to the advertised programme (after an unexpected trip to the cinema), we cover new dark romcom The Drama (19:00) and recent BBC folklore adventure Small Prophets (31:41).

    Also some bonus chat about Stranger Things season 5 and Project Hail Mary. Impressively, this podcast won't give away the big reveal in The Drama, but does include some broad Stranger Things spoilers.

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    48 Min.
  • MFV #263 - Firing all Chekov's other weapons
    Mar 26 2026

    This fortnight, we delve into two unconventional takes on superheroes - the new Marvel series Wonder Man and the climactic third volume of The Power Fantasy by Kieran Gillen and Caspar Wijngaard.

    Plus bonus chat about angry chef movie Soul Kitchen and the Vampirella comic run written by Christopher Priest, with art by Ergun Gunduz and others.

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    47 Min.
  • MFV #262 - You don't see that a lot on TV
    Mar 12 2026

    This fortnight, we return to Westeros once more for A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms (23:05), then go deep undercover in The Secret Agent (37:46).

    Plus bonus chat about Nick's extensive Judge Dredd reading, and Alastair's favourite time of the cultural year arrives, with his Oscar predictions, plus a brief review of F1.

    Nick's latest comic, the second volume of The Collected Letters of Courier Z, is funding on Kickstarter now!

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    52 Min.