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The Weekly Planet covers all things movies, TV shows and comics. Often considered the first and worst podcast on the Planet Broadcasting Network.
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524 Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver
After much anticipation we finally have a chance to wrap up the Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon saga (for now) with Part Two: The Scargiver. We also talk the news of the week including trailers for Transformers One and Trap,…
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Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome - Caravan Of Garbage
Mel Gibsons run as Mad Max Rockatansky ended with Beyond Thunderdome in 1985. Set 15 years after the last it's often considered the weakest of the original trilogy but it's not without it's moments. Including the…
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523 Civil War & Joker: Folie à Deux Trailer
Cinema Con 2024 brought us details and enthusiastic descriptions of multiple upcoming movies including Deadpool & Wolverine, Captain America: Brave New World, Thunderbolts Asterix, Transformers One and a trailer for…
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Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior - Caravan Of Garbage
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior allowed director George Miller to take the concepts and character from the 1979 original and really put the boot in. That meant a bigger myth, bigger stunts, bigger men, more butts cut out…
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522 Monkey Man & Silver Surfing Casting
I tells you what it is all happening this week with news concerning The Fantastic Four, new release dates for TronL Ares and The Mandalorian VS Grogu, Disney's Indiana Jones big loss, Bob Igers big win, an Avengelyne…
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Mad Max - Caravan Of Garbage
Before there was Max Fury Road there was two other Mad Max movies and then the original Mad Max movie from 1979. The directorial debut of George Miller and the first feature film from Melvin Gibson it gave the…
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521 Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
Another week another movie about a giant lizard fighting a giant monkey but then those two team up to fight a different giant monkey. Tale as old as time. But before we review Godzilla x Kong we have to talk the news…
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King Kong 1933 - Caravan Of Garbage
We're going back to where it all began, the original King Kong movie from 1933. It's influence is still felt to this very day with it's unique story, amazing use of stop motion coupled with rear projection and a…
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520 Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
James' greatest enemy, Ghostbusters, has returned in the form of a Frozen Empire. But is it more of the same or something new for the Sony Ghost Corps Ghostbusters IP/content farm? Before that though we talk the news…
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Godzilla 1954 - Caravan Of Garbage
It seems unlikely that the creators behind the 1954 original Japanese Godzilla movie could anticipated it not only remaining culturally relevant at least 70 years but also would eventually feature Godzilla and King…
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519 Best & Worst Legacy Sequels
It's an incredible time to be a fan of a franchise and then have that franchise get a movie a long time after the first movie. That's right, we're talking the best and worst legacy sequels covering Star Wars,…
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The Real Ghostbusters - Caravan Of Garbage
After the success of Ghostbusters 1984 but before the mediocrity of Ghostbusters 2 there was The REAL Ghostbusters, an animated childrens show that aimed to keep the series alive. And also sell toys to children. The…
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518 Should Batman Kill & The Oscars 2024
It’s a big news week ranging from sad with the loss of Akira Toriyama and Bradley Cooper not winning an Oscar to fascinating look into Zack Snyder’s insight into the Batman no killing rule. Plus we get into some cameo…
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The Legend Of Zorro - Caravan Of Garbage
In 2005 we finally were treated to a follow up to The Mask Of Zorro with The Legend Of Zorro. Antonio Banderas is back as Alejandro de la Vega along with Catherine Zeta Jones this time going up against Rufus Sewell.…
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517 Dune: Part Two
Wow. Movies are good again with the release of Dune: Part II. But before we get to the release of that we talk the news of the week including an official title change and reveal for Superman Legacy, a first look at…
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The Mask Of Zorro - Caravan Of Garbage
Here at Caravan Of Garbage industries there is one hard and fast rule. Zorro is the best. And arguably the pinacle of Zorro (of which there are many) in the 1998 action adventure romance triumph The Mask Of Zorro…
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516 Avatar: The Last Airbender
It's been an incredible month for another live action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender. This time around it's much longer which is very 2024 of it. Plus we talk the news of the week include the fallout from the…
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The Last Airbender - Caravan Of Garbage
In 2010 Hollywood attempted the impossible, a direct live action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender. Turns out. It was impossible. With many considering this to be M. Night Shyamalan's worst directorial effort by…
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515 Madame Web & The Fantastic Four Casting
We're kicking off the year of SPUMM (the Sony Pictures Universe Of Marvel Movies) with the release of Madame Web, one of the most baffling comic book movies of all time. Plus we've got confirmation of The Fantastic…
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Spider-Man: No Way Home - Caravan Of Garbage
Despite numerous stumbling blocks leading up to the release of No Way Home including a temporary ending to the MCU/Disney and Sony deal, Covid protocols and the uncertainty that both Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield…
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514 Superbowl 2024 Trailers! Deadpool & Wolverine!
Huge news everybody! It’s Super Bowl LVIII and with that comes a slew of trailers and TV spots including Deadpool & Wolverine, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Twisters, Wicked and more. Before that though we get to…
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Spider-Man: Far From Home - Caravan Of Garbage
Spider-Man is back and this time it's personal/Europe! Hot of the death of Tony Stark/Iron Man our hero Peter Parker is off on an overseas adventure before running afoul of fake Nick Fury and the Elementals. Luckily he…
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513 Argylle (from the Twisted Mind of Matthew Vaughn)
We're back with another episode to talk about Matthew Vaughn's latest, Argylle. But on the way there we talk the passing of Carl Weathers, 28 Years Later moves ahead, casting for Supergirl, the terrible reacion to…
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Spider-Man: Homecoming - Caravan Of Garbage
After the cinematic lows of The Amazing Spider-Man series it was time for another Spider-Man reboot, this time by folding him into the MCU. After his first apperance as Peter Park in Captain America: Civil War, Tom…
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512 Most Anticipated Movies & Shows 2024
Annnnnd we're back for 2024 with a look at the most anticipated upcoming movies and TV shows. But before we get to that we've got news concerning Fast XI, Jurassic World, The Maxx, many Star Wars newses, Top Gun 3, hot…
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Best of The Weekly Planet 2023
It’s the annual “best of” clip show! We might’ve been in our grub era but at least we still have dog time. Thanks for listening. New bonus episodes are still releasing weekly on bigsandwich.co! Sign-up up now for a…
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511 The Best & Worst of 2023 (& Aquaman 2 I guess)
2023 has come to an end. But it's not going anywhere just yet because we simply insist on going through all the best and worst movies, TV shows, streaming services, comic books and video games in our annual Weekly…
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510 Rebel Moon: Part One - A Child On Fire
The long awaited Zack Snyder's Star Wars is here in the form of Rebel Moon: Part One - A Child of Fire. We review that plus the Jonathan Majors legal case and fallout, more big brands merging, the…
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Zach Snyder's Justice League - Caravan Of Garbage
After covering Man Of Steel, Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice and Justice League 2017 we're finally returning to the movie that launched a million hashtags, Zack Snyder's definitive version of Justice League.…
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509 Wonka Prequel
2023 is fast wrapping up but it would be remiss of us not to take a look at the Willy Wonka prequel directed by the guy whom directed Paddington and Paddington 2. Plus we talk the first (and very negatve) reactions to…
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Charlie & The Chocolate Factory - Caravan Of Garbage
With the third on screen adaptation of Charlie & The Chocolate Factory arriving with Timothee Chalamet as Wonka we thought we'd take it back to where it all began. Tim Burton's adaptation of the Roald Dahl classic…
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508 Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Specials
David Tennant is back as the Doctor in a trilogy of 60th Doctor Who anniversay specials! So we thought why don't we watch and also talk about those. Plus news of the Deadpool 3 leaks (no spoilers), Superman…
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Godzilla VS Kong - Caravan Of Garbage
After three movies and multiple hints Godzilla VS Kong arrived in cinemas (and streaming) in 2021. The promise of two classic movies titans going head to head was fulfilled in addition to the inclusion of the…
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507 Godzilla Minus One
Forget everything you know about the Monsterverse. Godzilla X Kong, Monarch, etc and whatever because this week we talk a genuine modern classic Japanese monster movie with Godzilla Minus One. Plus we get into the…
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Godzilla: King of the Monsters - Caravan Of Garbage
After a King Kong centric prequel things return to Godzilla himself in Godzilla: King of the Monsters! The idea with this Monsterverse entry being to bring in other legendary creatures including King Ghidora, Mothra,…
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506 Napoleon (the horny little rat man)
It's time for another podcast and it's also time for another Ridley Scott historial epic in Napoleon. Plus we talk the fallout from the firing of Melissa Barrera from Scream 7, Lex Luthoer casting for Superman: Legacy,…
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Kong: Skull Island - Caravan Of Garbage
Instead of jumping directly into another Godzilla movie after Godzilla 2014 the inexplicable decision was made to make a King Kong prequel set during the events of the Vietnam War. Completely revamping the character in…
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505 Madame Web & Three Hour Hunger Games Prequel
Huge week for Sony and their universe of Spider-Man movies they consistently threaten us with! The Madame Web trailer is here. Plus we talk What If season 2, the recasting of Kang and a new direction for the Avengers…
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Godzilla 2014 - Caravan Of Garbage
Godzilla 2014 managed to kick off a new era of monster movies, now titles the Monsterverse. Directed by Gareth Edwards of Rogue One/The Creator fame it became the latest americanized attempt to revamp Godzilla for the…
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504 The Marvels & The End of the Actors Strike!
It's that time of year again for the third time, a new MCU entry. This time, The Marvels, which is proving to be one of the biggest box office disasters for Disney and Marvel. We review that plus we talk the end of the…
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part II - Caravan Of Garbage
Great news. We're finally at the end of The Hunger Games trilogy and by that I mean the second part of the third movie. At the very least in this one at least a bunch of stuff happens including a big traps, big action…
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503 Crisis At Marvel & The Killer Review
Big revelations at Marvel this week with Variety dropping an article highlighting all the problems behind the scenes including bringing back original/dead Avengers, the Kang dilemma, The Marvels underperforming,…
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part I - Caravan Of Garbage
Because Harry Potter split it's last book into two movies and it worked really one that one time a decision was made to take the weakest book in The Hunger Games franchises, Mockingjay and do the same. The result is…
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502 Saw X & Five Nights at Freddy's
It's the spookiest time of year everyone! And I'm not just talking about tax time. This week we're looking at both the long awaited Five Nights At Freddy's movie adaptation and the latest entry in the Saw franchise,…
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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire - Caravan Of Garbage
After the huge success of the first Hunger Games an adaptation of the sequel book was inevitable. So a year later in 2013 Jennifer Lawrence returns as Katniss Everdeen in a bigger budgeted follow up that asks the…
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501 Killers of the Flower Moon & Reboot Star Wars!
Apologies for the slight delay if this has any impact at all but we spent the entire weekend watching Killers Of The Flower Moon, a movie which we will be reviewing in this very episode. We also get stuck right into a…
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The Hunger Games - Caravan Of Garbage
In the early 2010's every single dystopian young adult fantasy novel got a chance at a movie adaptation. Most either bombed at the box office or experienced a mild success before completely disappearing. One of the…
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500 Best, Worst & Weirdest Movies of the Last Ten Years
This week marks the 500th episode of The Weekly Planet and ten years of episodes. So to mark that occasion we do the news (which isn't unusual that's normal) then go through the best, worst and weirdest movies since…
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The Green Hornet - Caravan Of Garbage
You'd think with the combination fo Seth Rogan & Evan Goldberg the minds behind The Boys, Superbad and TMNT Mutant Mayhem, director Michel Gondry from Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind and the cast of Christoph…
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499: Ahsoka, Loki S2 and The Beekeeper
Star Wars is back after never having disappeared! Ahsoka Season 1 has just wrapped up on Disney Plus and we have many thoughts. In addition to that we're talking the beginning of the X-Men in the MCU, Taylor…
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