Monkey Off My Backlog

Ep. 84 - "Vaporwave" - Mandy, Johnny Mnemonic, The Neon Demon

Episode  |  January 24th, 2022  |  1 hr 1 min

Vaporwave time as we talk about The Weekend, Nic Cage in Mandy, Keanu Reeves cyberpunk movie before The Matrix and Keanu also in The Neon Demon

Tessa Watches LOST - Episode 7

Episode  |  January 20th, 2022  |  43 mins 52 secs

bad robot, carlton cuse, damon lindelof, jj abrams, lost, recap, rewatch, tv

We're back! Today, we're talking about the Season 3 "pod" (episodes 1-6)

Ep. 83 - Marvel's Spider-Man (2018), Demon's Souls, Veruca Salt

Episode  |  January 17th, 2022  |  56 mins 26 secs

bloodborne, comics, dark souls, demon's souls, marvel, marvel's spider-man, miles morales. video games, music, peter parker, playstation, playstation 4, playstation 5, ps4, ps5, spider-man, veruca salt

This week, Tessa plays the remake of the PS4 exclusive 'Marvel's Spider-Man,' Andy plays the PS3 exclusive 'Demon's Souls,' and Sam didn't get the memo--she listened to 90s band Veruca Salt.

Ep. 82 - Grave of the Fireflies, Subnautica, Starship Troopers w/Toren and Joe

Episode  |  January 10th, 2022  |  53 mins 14 secs

animated film, film podcast, grave of the fireflies, podcast, starship troopers, subnautica

Andy has guests from Caustic Soda - his favorite defunct podcast on Toren Atkinson and Joe Fulgham to talk about Subnautica, Starship Troopers, Grave of the Fireflies, and a lot of Dexter

Jim Cameron Presents

Episode  |  January 3rd, 2022  |  56 mins 44 secs

aliens, avatar, avatar 2, dark angel, james cameron, piranha 2, t2, terminator 2, the abyss, the terminator, titanic, true lies

In anticipation of (he promises) 'Avatar 2' this year--and to make good on a joke--Andy, Tessa, and Sam discuss the entirety of James Cameron's oeuvre, focusing on films they've never seen: 'True Lies,' 'The Abyss,' and 'Piranha 2.'

13 Days of X-Men: The New Mutants

Episode  |  December 25th, 2021  |  1 hr 17 mins

anya taylor-joy, cannonball, fox, illyana rasputin, magik, maisie williams, sunspot, the new mutants, wolfsbane, x-men

It all comes down to this. It's Christmas Day, which must mean we're talking about 'The New Mutants.' Friend of the pod Melissa joins us for the final episode of the 13 Days of X-Men.

13 Days of X-Men: Dark Phoenix

Episode  |  December 24th, 2021  |  1 hr 5 mins

alexandra shipp, beast, cyclops, dark phoenix, evan peters, films, fox, genosha, james mcavoy, jean grey, jennifer lawrence, magneto, michael fassbender, mystique, nicholas hoult, nightcrawler, phoenix, professor x, quicksilver, sophie turner, storm, superheroes, x-men

Tessa and Sam count down to Christmas Day with the 'X-Men' franchise, spreading some holiday cheer along the way. It's Christmas Eve! Today, we're talking 2011's 'Dark Phoenix.'

13 Days of X-Men: Deadpool 2

Episode  |  December 23rd, 2021  |  1 hr 2 mins

brad pitt, brianna hildebrand, cable, celine dion, colossus, deadpool, domino, films, firefist, fox, juggernaut, movies, negasonic teenage warhead, ryan reynolds, stefan kapicic, wade wilson, x-men

Tessa and Sam count down to Christmas Day with the 'X-Men' franchise, spreading some holiday cheer along the way. We're almost to Christmas! Today, we're talking 2019's 'Deadpool 2' with special guest Jack!

13 Days of X-Men: Logan

Episode  |  December 22nd, 2021  |  1 hr 3 mins

caliban, daphne keen, films, fox, hugh jackman, laura, logan, patrick stewart, post-apocalyptic, professor x, richard e grant, stephen merchant, superhero, weapon x, westerns, wolverine, x-23, x-men

Tessa and Sam count down to Christmas Day with the 'X-Men' franchise, spreading some holiday cheer along the way. Nigel is with us to talk about the 2017 superhero western 'Logan.'

13 Days of X-Men: X-Men: Apocalypse

Episode  |  December 21st, 2021  |  1 hr 11 mins

apocalypse, beast, evan peters, fox, hugh jackman, james mcavoy, jennifer lawrence, magneto, michael fassbender, mystique, olivia munn, professor x, psylocke, quicksilver, weapon x, wolverine, x-men

Tessa and Sam count down to Christmas Day with the 'X-Men' franchise, spreading some holiday cheer along the way. Lozy is back with us to talk about the (apocalyptic) disaster that is 2016's 'X-Men: Apocalypse'!

13 Days of X-Men: Deadpool

Episode  |  December 20th, 2021  |  53 mins 23 secs

brianna hildebrand, colossus, deadpool, films, fox, negasonic teenage warhead, ryan reynolds, stefan kapicic, wade wilson, x-men

Tessa and Sam count down to Christmas Day with the 'X-Men' franchise, spreading some holiday cheer along the way. Next up, it's 2016's 'Deadpool.'

13 Days of X-Men: X-Men: Days of Future Past

Episode  |  December 19th, 2021  |  1 hr 17 mins

back to the future, beast, elliot page, evan peters, fox, hugh jackman, ian mckellen, james mcavoy, jennifer lawrence, kitty pryde, magneto, michael fassbender, mystique, patrick stewart, peter dinklage, professor x, quicksilver, the rogue cut, time travel, wolverine, x-men

Tessa and Sam count down to Christmas Day with the 'X-Men' franchise, spreading some holiday cheer along the way. Next up, it's 2011's 'X-Men: Days of Future Past (The Rogue Cut)' with special guest Elyse!

13 Days of X-Men: The Wolverine

Episode  |  December 18th, 2021  |  45 mins 32 secs

comic books, film, fox, hugh jackman, james mangold, japan, logan, marvel, movie, mutants, silver samurai, wolverine, x-men

Tessa and Sam count down to Christmas Day with the 'X-Men' franchise, spreading some holiday cheer along the way. Next up, it's 2013's 'The Wolverine' with MoMBl cohost, Andy!

13 Days of X-Men: X-Men: First Class

Episode  |  December 17th, 2021  |  1 hr 1 min

beast, fox, hugh jackman, james mcavoy, jennifer lawrence, magneto, michael fassbender, mystique, professor x, wolverine, x-men

Tessa and Sam count down to Christmas Day with the 'X-Men' franchise, spreading some holiday cheer along the way. Next up, it's 2011's 'X-Men: First Class' with special guest Colby!

13 Days of X-Men: X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Episode  |  December 16th, 2021  |  39 mins 52 secs

comic books, deadpool, film, fox, gambit, hugh jackman, liev schreiber, marvel, movie, mutants, professor x, ryan reynolds, sabertooth, weapon x, will i am, wolverine, x-men

Tessa and Sam count down to Christmas Day with the 'X-Men' franchise, spreading some holiday cheer along the way. Next up, it's 2009's 'X-men Origins: Wolverine.'

13 Days of X-Men: X-Men: The Last Stand

Episode  |  December 15th, 2021  |  1 hr 14 mins

anna paquin, beast, cyclops, fox, halle berry, hugh jackman, ian mckellen, jean grey, juggernaut, kitty pryde, magneto, mystique, patrick strewart, professor x, rogue, storm, wolverine, x-men

Tessa and Sam count down to Christmas Day with the 'X-Men' franchise, spreading some holiday cheer along the way. Next up, it's 2006's 'X-Men: The Last Stand' with special guest Lozy!