This week on The Wasteland Retrospective, host Shane Conto (The Wasteland Reviewer) is joined by film blogger and SPDM Crew podcaster Luke Burian for a deep dive into two powerful dramas from acclaimed Romanian New Wave director Cristian Mungiu:

🎬 Films Discussed:

• 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (2007) — Palme d'Or winner at Cannes
• Graduation (2016) — Best Director at Cannes Film Festival

The Wasteland Retrospective is a weekly film podcast where Shane Conto and a guest each pick a related film to discuss together — spanning world cinema, arthouse drama, and hidden gems across every era of filmmaking.

Shane Conto — film critic, writer & YouTuber: 🌐 Website | ▶️ YouTube | 📸 Instagram | 🎥 Letterboxd

Also hosts Streaming Wasteland, Wasteland Watchlist, Cinematic Wasteland, Wasteland Vintage Roadshow, and Ruthless Obsession on the SPDM Crew network.

Luke Burian — film writer, blogger & podcaster: 🌐 Lost in Movies | ✍️ SiftPop | 🎙️ Flix and Chill | 🎙️ The Cinematic Wasteland | 🎙️ SiftPop Writers' Room

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This month on The Wasteland Spotlight, host Shane Conto (The Wasteland Reviewer) is joined by Patrice Downing — SPDM Crew member and SiftPop contributor — to explore the theme "Let's Go Camping" through four films about outdoor adventure and hijinx:

🎬 Films Discussed:

• Camping Out (1934)
• The Parent Trap (1961)
• The Great Outdoors (1988)
• Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

Shane Conto is a film critic, writer, and YouTuber. Follow his work here:

• 🌐 Website
• ▶️ YouTube – The Wasteland Reviewer
• 📸 Instagram
• 🎥 Letterboxd

Shane also hosts Wasteland Retrospective, Wasteland Watchlist, and Cinematic Wasteland— all part of the SPDM Crew podcast network.

Patrice Downing is a film and TV writer and a frequent SPDM collaborator. Find her here:

• ✍️ SiftPop.com
• 🐦 X
• 🎥 Letterboxd
• 📺 Serializd

Have a theme suggestion for The Wasteland Spotlight or want to join the SPDM Crew? Email us at spdmcrew@gmail.com

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Welcome to Issue 99 of the Comix Corner Podcast with B-Lar and Danny P! This week, the guys break down what they're reading and upcoming releases

📦 This Week's Topics:

• Variant Cover Madness!
• FOC (Final Order Cutoff) report
• What we're currently reading and enjoying
• Upcoming comics we're excited about
• New #1 issues out today — July 15th

🏪 Comix Corner — Your Local Michigan Comic Shop Two locations: Fraser, MI and Rochester Hills, MI They ship anywhere in the US and offer a comic book subscription club! 📘 Follow on Facebook for store news and events.

🛠️ Brought to you by the CLZ App — the ultimate tool for organizing your comic collection!

Connect with the Hosts: B-Lar — Facebook | Instagram Danny P — Facebook

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READ WELL, EVERYBODY! 📚

This week on SPDM TV, Mike Hilty goes over what he's watching and his reaction to the Emmy nominations

🎬 Continues Watching:

• House of the Dragon Season 3, Episodes 2, 3, and 4

🎬 Just Finished:

• Your Friends and Neighbors Season 2
• Spider-Noir Season 1

🎬 Other topic

• Emmy Nomations, Reactions, Surprises, and what else he needs to watch to catch up
  • Predictions coming soon

Mike Hilty is a TV and film enthusiast and fellow SPDM Crew podcaster. Connect with him here:

• 📸 Instagram
• 📺 Serializd
• 🎥 Letterboxd
• ✍️ Articles on SiftPop

Mike also hosts and co-hosts several podcasts in the SPDM Crew family — Family Movie Night, Sportsball, and Mix CD — plus the pop culture podcast Geek Speak Louder Than Nerds.

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This week on Sportsball, Mike Hilty talks about the winners and losers of the NBA offseason so far

🏀 Topics Covered:

• 10-ish losers of the NBA Off-Season, including teams that haven't done much, individual players, and one big loser
• 10 winners of the NBA Off-Season, including one player who is now out of NBA Hell, team culture (but maybe not their win total), and the NBAPA...sort of

Mike Hilty is a sports, TV, and film enthusiast and fellow SPDM Crew podcaster. Find him here:

• 📸 Instagram
• 📺 Serializd
• 🎥 Letterboxd
• ✍️ Articles on SiftPop

Mike also hosts and co-hosts several podcasts in the SPDM Crew family — Mix CD, SPDM TV, and Family Movie Night — plus the pop culture podcast Geek Speak Louder Than Nerds.

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This week on the BTB Movie Club podcast, Brian Larsen picks A Few Good Men (1992) for the group to watch and discuss — the iconic legal drama featuring one of the most memorable courtroom scenes in cinema history. Can the guys handle the truth?

BTB Movie Club is a weekly movie podcast where Tim Larsen and friends — Ryan Malo, Dan Sears, Brian Larsen, Matt Smith, Mike Whildin, Aaron Lashbrook, and Mike Hilty — gather every Sunday night to review a movie they've each watched during the week. With nearly 200 films reviewed since 2020, there's something for every kind of movie fan.

🎬 Film Discussed:

• A Few Good Men (1992) — directed by Rob Reiner
• Starring Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson & Demi Moore
• Picked by Brian Larsen
• Genre: Legal Drama / Military Thriller
• Home of one of the greatest courtroom speeches in movie history

🎥 Follow the group's Letterboxd — nearly 200 films and counting!

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BTB Movie Club is part of the SPDM Crew podcast network. Have a movie suggestion or question? Email spdmcrew@gmail.com

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🎵 Theme music by The Bare Hambones | Logo by Nikki Larsen

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This week on Family Movie Night, Mike Hilty revisits the ultimate alien invasion blockbuster — Independence Day (1996) — and reflects on a milestone moment: watching it with his daughter as she grows up and their family movie-watching habits evolve together. Plus, nearly 30 years later, this movie still absolutely slaps.

🎬 Film Discussed:

• Independence Day (1996) — directed by Roland Emmerich
• Starring Will Smith, Jeff Goldblum & Bill Pullman
• Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Disaster / Alien Invasion
• One of the greatest Fourth of July movies and 90s blockbusters ever made

Mike Hilty — TV, film & family entertainment enthusiast and SPDM Crew podcaster:

• 📸 Instagram | 📺 Serializd | 🎥 Letterboxd | ✍️ SiftPop

Also hosts Mix CD, SPDM TV, Sportsball, and Geek Speak Louder Than Nerds on the SPDM Crew network.

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🎵 Theme music by Kristofer Twadell | Logo by Jason Wilbur @ HiFlyer Creative Studios

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This week on Mix CD, hosts Mike Hilty and Shane Conto (The Wasteland Reviewer) make Mix CD history with the podcast's very first band-specific playlist episode — and they're kicking it off with Nickelback!

🎧 Listen along with the joint Nickelback playlist on Apple Music

Shane Conto — film critic, writer, YouTuber: 🌐 Website | ▶️ YouTube | 📸 Instagram | 🎥 Letterboxd

Also hosts Wasteland Retrospective, Wasteland Watchlist, Cinematic Wasteland, and Wasteland Spotlight

Mike Hilty — TV & film enthusiast and SPDM Crew podcaster: 📸 Instagram | 📺 Serializd | 🎥 Letterboxd

Also hosts Family Movie Night, Sportsball, SPDM TV, and Geek Speak Louder Than Nerds

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