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Is anyone still out there?

Oh good! If you're still here, we are incredibly grateful, its been a while. To make some kind of triumphant return I (Jon) have brought you some hot takes, sadly unaccompanied by Mikey. However, to make up for Mikey's absence we have a special, long-time listener, my eldest brother, Sam Andrews. We have a rip-roaring good time discussing the British spy phenomenon James Bond in the 2006 smash hit, Casino Royale. It's a fun conversation between brothers about a shared love of a classic franchise and we really enjoyed making it for you guys. Enjoy.

We are back ladies and gents (but our analytics tell us mostly gents, so each lady gets a more concentrated greeting from us) Don't thank us too much for this reappearance, like Batman we have spent the better part of our days fighting crime so a small break to sit around the mic was in order. This week we watched what is arguably Christopher Nolan's best film, The Dark Knight (cue Hans Zimmer's immortal theme). Ever since Matt Reeves "The Batman" people have gone around saying "It's the best Batman ever" and I heartily disagree. Those smooth-brain people have let recency bias goad them into forgetting that the main reason we have had 4000 superhero movies since 2008 is because Christopher Nolan delivered this cinematic marvel. I won't belabor the point, it's a stupendous movie even without nostalgia, go watch it ASAP. But before you do that... Enjoy.

Ladies and Gentlemen, the boys are back in town. or at least, we're back on the pod. It has been a hectic few months but we are back in the saddle to bring you people that sweet sweet podcast content. This week is the start of the dark and twisty superhero craze, Batman Begins. Arguably the greatest origin story movie in movies, Christopher Nolan brings the heat, and Christian Bale brings The Bat. It's well-directed and fantastically written (having more jokes than you remember, and they are actually funny) and man does Michael Caine make Alfred his role singularly. Go watch it, it's a fun bat-romp. Enjoy.