Welcome back for Part Two of our look at the film industry and how it's been shaped and reshaped by various forces, be they artistic, economic, or technological, over time.

We hope you enjoyed part one! This is The History of the World, Pt. 2!

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The Mikes go way back into the annals of history to talk about the history of the film industry and how it's changed, evolved, and sometimes been completely up-ended over time.

We were pretty excited about this one and ran a little long, so we broke it into two parts. We hope you enjoy! This is The History of the World, Pt. 1

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Let the Spice flow! The Mikes are joined by Midtown KW legend Sam Toman as we head to Arrakis in this sprawling conversation about Canadian director Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of Frank Herbert's seemingly impossible adapt series Dune (or as Pereira affectionately calls it, "Whispers Amongst the Foghorns").

How does it compare to Lynch's 1984 piece? Will Villeneuve ever leave the Duniverse? Are these well-acted movies, or just a lot of moody turning to the camera? Let's discuss!

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This is a very special episode that the Mikes have been talking about for a while, and as you will hear, may well be Pereira's Area of Expertise: the best movie soundtracks that come from the worst movies. Clark is along for the ride on this one, as his music knowledge is surface level at best, but we deep dive into the influence of some of these soundtracks on the wider music industry, the late 20th century phenomena of the best selling movie soundtrack, and how it is yet another part of the movie business that has largely disappeared. And many tangents throughout, as to be expected.

Clarification: at one point Clark comments about George Lucas' two "best films"; obviously, he meant two best films that Lucas made outside of the original Star Wars. Clark may have some strange opinions, but he's not going to argue that Willow is better than A New Hope. Dark Crystal though...

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Today, Clark closes the loop and reads a listicle he wrote in the early 2010s on a semi-successful blog, which was a thing you could do back then! We present Mid Credit Minute - 9 Innocent Bystanders Whose Day Was Ruined By James Bond.

Audio note, there is a knocking throughout that could not be exorcised in the edit. Apologies in advance.

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That's right, the Mikes are finally talking about Bond films! We talk our faves, the regrettables, and why Pereira can't seem to remember anything about the Craig era.

So hop into our audio Aston Martin and let's take down some super villains!!

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The Mikes are joined by poet, board game aficionado, host of Free Wizard Radio, and owner of the Adventurers Guild Board Game and Video Game Café to talk about games and their film adaptations!

From Clue to Mario, Battleship to Dungeons & Dragons, we dive into some of the best and the ... rest... of game adaptations. Regrettably we did not record three different endings for this episode.

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In this episode, the Mikes reflect on 2026 kicking our butts with the sudden, unexpected, and heartbreaking loss of three giants of the film industry: Rob Reiner, Catherin O'Hara, and Robert Duvall. We talk about the impact these three careers have had one the two of us, diving into some of our favourite films and performances from their filmographies, and generally pay tribute to titans.

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