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Today’s show is a review and discussion of Scott Derrickson’s coming-of-age horror thriller film, The Black Phone.Joe King is an American author better known by the pen name Joe Hill. He chose the pen name after not wanting to capitalize on his father’s name, the legendary author Stephen King. Hill’s first novel was a collection of short stories that was first published in October 2005 in the United Kingdom titled “20th Century Ghosts.” Saddled right in the middle of this co...

Today’s show is a discussion and review of the 2021 film adaptation of Frank Herbert’s science fiction epic “Dune”. It's been 37 years since Dune has been adapted for film, but thanks to Legendary Entertainment and Director Denis Villenueve, we finally get to see the legendary science fiction novel in the theater once again. Join Kenny and Del for a full discussion and breakdown. The Brothers will dive into pre-production, film performance, writing, direction, acting, scenes,...

Today’s show is a discussion and review of the long awaited last ride of Daniel Craig’s James Bond in No Time To Die.From 1953 to 1966, Ian Fleming wrote and published 12 James Bond novels and two short story collections. Following Fleming’s death in 1964, an additional 42 Bond novels were written by several authors commissioned by Ian Fleming Publications up to as recently as 2018. Proven popular stories for TV, radio, and comics, the first of Fleming’s novels to be adapted for f...

This is Kenny's last show as full-time co-host and he is leaving the show to pursue his dream of being a full-time artist. Thank you to everyone that made his journey a truly rewarding one. Do not fret, though, because Del is going to continue on!Del will have a new show, new logo, and new format, but the same ole host. The first show launches under the Brothers in Armchairs brand on July 7th. There’s no need to search for the show because it’ll drop as our normal Friday sho...

Ever since Superman burst onto the scene 85 years ago in the first issue of Action Comics, Superman - The Legendary Man of Steel - has been Earth’s mightiest hero. Originally created by Joe Schuster and Jerry Siegel in June of 1938, Superman has enjoyed many different iterations on the stage and screen, but none would be more important than the 1978 blockbuster Superman the Movie. However, like all great films, the journey from print to the screen would be arduous and filled with ...

One of video games most iconic characters Mario, went from humble beginnings to a billion dollar franchise. Along the way, Mario and his twin brother Luigi, got the feature film treatment, including an anime version in 1986, which is a cult classic in Japan and a live action version in 1993, which is widely considered a bomb despite at least breaking even at the box office. The 93’ version was so ill received by critics and audiences that even the mention of another live action Ma...