A Trident Fawn Presentation

From Jason Beard, the mind behind the award nominated audio cinematic podcasts Leo Brawn, Magnetar and Topaz & Stillman... comes your new listening obsession.

Episode 2: "Lethal Weapon with Kilts"

To the listeners: This is a second dry run and not the finished product. For a limited time, we're letting you peek behind the curtain to witness the flaws and all. Indulge in your inner voyeur... while it lasts.

The world has officially ended, but the movie reviews must go on! Welcome to the pilot episode of Dystopian Drive-In, broadcasting to you live from vastly different corners of a massive underground survival bunker.

Join your host Jason Beard, his co-host Justin Merritt (who is currently surviving the apocalypse in a plush Montana Airbnb missile silo), and Andy—their aggressively disgruntled, heavily drinking British weather reporter who is dealing with some serious marital debris.

Just when they think they are the last souls alive, The President of the Republic, Shaun Scott hijacks the airwaves with a direct order from the new Republic: preserve the culture of the former United States by curating the ultimate media vault. Their first mandatory assignment? Mel Gibson’s 1995 sweeping historical epic, Braveheart.

In this episode, the bunker crew tackles:

• The Visceral Reality of 90s Battle Scenes: How Braveheart laid the muddy, blood-splattered template for everything from Saving Private Ryan to Game of Thrones.
• Historical Inaccuracies vs. Cinema Magic: Blue face paint, 13th-century kilts, and why Princess Isabella definitely wasn't having a secret romance with William Wallace in real life.
• The Ultimate Dilemma: Can you separate a masterful film from a notoriously problematic director?

Does this Oscar-winning classic deserve a permanent spot in humanity's post-apocalyptic vault, or should it be obliterated into the nuclear wasteland? Plus, El Presidente drops a surprise announcement for next week's movie assignment.

• Shaun Scott
• Andy Parkiin