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Hosts Carl Wonders and Thad Hait discuss movies in and around the James Bond franchise, as well as anything else that pops into their heads.

Licence to Spiel Carl Wonders and Thad Hait

    • TV & Film

Hosts Carl Wonders and Thad Hait discuss movies in and around the James Bond franchise, as well as anything else that pops into their heads.

    Discount John Heard

    Discount John Heard

    The Jason Bourne story concludes with 2007’s THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM, but that didn’t stop Universal Pictures from making two more films after this one. For now though, we discuss Motorola RAZR screen resolutions, the fat content of goat’s cheese, and whether John McAfee murdered anyone. Thad makes a prediction about Kevin McCarthy that turned out … Continue reading Discount John Heard

    • 1 hr
    Karl Suburban

    Karl Suburban

    Thad and Carl talk about The Bourne Supremacy (2004), a film that added depth to the already-excellent story begun with the previous installment but also inflicted countless Paul Greengrass imitations on the movie world for years to come.

    • 1 hr 14 min
    He’s Even the Villain in a Mr. Rogers Biopic!

    He’s Even the Villain in a Mr. Rogers Biopic!

    After a bit of a hiatus, Licence to Spiel returns to take a look at one of the best and most influential action film franchises of the 2000s—which continued to be one of the action franchises of the 2010s (but more on that in a few episodes). Today, we tackle the film that started it … Continue reading He’s Even the Villain in a Mr. Rogers Biopic!

    • 1 hr 17 min
    Accidentally Topical

    Accidentally Topical

    Our immediate thoughts on MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – DEAD RECKONING PART 1. WARNING: This show contains spoilers!

    • 48 min
    Peak of the Wolf Blitzer Oeuvre

    Peak of the Wolf Blitzer Oeuvre

    Before you go to see the latest Mission: Impossible film, catch up on the previous entry, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – FALLOUT, just like we had planned from the start…

    • 55 min
    Possible Mission Force

    Possible Mission Force

    We discuss Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015), a movie that is chock full of movie tropes and still manages to be quite excellent. We also get side-tracked by Thad’s dislike of opera and the fact that there are too many actors named Laura out there in the world.

    • 1 hr 6 min

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