Legends Podcasts

Legends Podcast #746; The Lego Batman Movie (2017)

It’s a movie that reimagines one of the most iconic superheroes in history — not with grit and gloom, but with plastic bricks, rapid-fire jokes, and a whole lot of heart. Directed by Chris McKay and released in 2017, this animated spin-off  features

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Legends Podcast #745; E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

In 1982, director Steven Spielberg followed up Raiders of the Lost Ark with a family-centered feature about a young boy who meets an alien, based on his own childhood experience of creating an imaginary friend after his parents’ divorce. With a budget o

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Legends Podcast #744; The Martian (2015)

Director Ridley Scott returned to outer space with the 2013 Alien prequel Prometheus, set on a distant world, and two years later, when he adapted Andy Weir’s best-selling 2011 novel, Scott visited another extraterrestrial destination, albeit one relati

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Legends Podcast #743; You’ve Got Mail (1998)

It’s autumn in New York, and we’re feeling the love with another Nora Ephron rom-com. This week, we’re dialing up the classic Tom Hanks-Meg Ryan tale of “boy meets girl in internet chat room, boy discovers girl’s true identity, and then boy kills

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Legends Podcast #742; Aug-Heist: The Getaway – The Next Three Days (2010)

We’ve almost run out of time for Aug-Heist: The Getaway, but not before we go on the run with one final film. This week, we’re finally doing a proper prison break movie with a little-seen 2010 slow-burn thriller from director Paul Haggis, who won back

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Legends Podcast #741; Aug-Heist: The Getaway – Reservoir Dogs (1992)

This week on Aug-Heist: The Getaway, director Quentin Tarantino brings us his debut outing, Reservoir Dogs! As a video-store clerk turned first-time filmmaker, he directed, wrote, and appeared in this indie hit, which took Sundance by storm as part of the

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Legends Podcast #740; Aug-Heist: The Getaway – Argo (2012)

This week on Aug-Heist: The Getaway, fact meets fiction with the “based on a true story about a fake movie” Argo! Set during the Iranian hostage crisis, this ensemble escape thriller stormed the box office and awards season, raking in over $230 millio

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Legends Podcast #739; Aug-Heist: The Getaway – Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

This is Aug-Heist: The Getaway! This week, we’re running away with Fantastic Mr. Fox, a 2009 animated film directed by Wes Anderson. The quote-unquote “Fantastic Mr. Fox” – voiced by George Clooney – and his colorful cast of animal accomplices – inc

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Legends Podcast #738; Listener Pick: Heretic (2024)

We’ve reached the end of July, and believe it or not, it’s the first month this year with five Tuesdays. Don’t believe me? Well, look at a calendar. No, no, the Julian Calendar. It’s July, for christsakes! Sorry, sorry. Right, where was I? Oh, so

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Legends Podcast #737; Summer of 69 (2025) take2

It’s the summer of ‘25 and we’re heading to Syracuse, New York, in search of an act of reciprocal pleasure. In the Salt City, we discover the latest film from American High, a sultry and silly affair directed by Jillian Bell in her directorial debut

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