The Deserter (2.10) - Really sweet. Entirely an insight into what it is to be a Clone and object to being a soldier which is particularly nice. It does take a little too long in my estimation to get us to the main plot, the Grievous subplot just makes me feel more and more like I don’t actually

National Theatre Live: The Importance of Being Earnest (2025) - Pure joy and camp. boxd.it/dwMFJ5

This week's #StarTrek is Sarek, an episode that has the charm of Peter S. Beagle written all over it, elevating it to one of the greats: jacoblickliderreviews.blogspot.com/2026/03/sare...

Jason Lives - Friday the 13th Part VI (1986) - Actually a good film with a central theme and something to say about Jason? Like I thought that was impossible. boxd.it/dvJZ55

Grievous Intrigue (2.9) - Probably suffering a little bit from being after such a great episode this one was decent. It’s a pretty simple story told fairly well, though it does feel like it’s stretching out the current arc just a bit with Grievous coming in basically at the last minute of the arc

I love Doctor Who.

Brain Invaders (2.8) - Like the last episode the definition of my shit, but even more so. The tension on the ship throughout is just made for me specifically and I am a sucker for an Ahsoka character piece. The imagery of the brainworms is also another example of this show playing with being more

Legacy of Terror (2.7) - Kind of wild that the show just swings in the middle of an arc inspired by war movies to a random horror episode. It’s quite effective at being creepy in places, parasitic horror is always able to get under my skin even in a show aimed at children. James Arnold-Taylor is

Eternity (2025) - I love what the film ultimately says about humanity even if the love triangle has an answer. boxd.it/duTou9

Just had the pleasure of editing the Doctor Who Missing Episodes Wikipedia article so it says "95" where it used to say "97".

This was near impossible that it’s these two episodes. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Weapons Factory (2.6) - Love when we get a second pair of Master and Apprentice to give us a comparison to Anakin and Ahsoka. This episode is moving the story arc forward on Geonosis. Then it splits the pairs up which is nice and there’s a really effective moment of self-sacrifice at the climax of

Anastasia (1997) - Disney-esque but it works best when Bluth is allowed full control. boxd.it/duibD9

The Secret Agent (2025) - Makes me feel like an outsider looking in which is the point. boxd.it/dtDu3d

Oh so there is a reason DC KO is five issues and we’re going to stick the landing even with the now standard next event setup…I shouldn’t be surprised but I kind of am.

But wait, there's more! @newt5996.bsky.social and I are finishing our coverage of DC K.O. on the latest Fresh-Faced One Shot! youtu.be/wyr6WwpRB3Q

The Infinity Race is a #DoctorWho book that takes inspiration from things I love but only has enough plot to sustain maybe 50 pages: jacoblickliderreviews.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-...

Landing at Point Rain (2.5) - Okay this is all setup but it’s quite good setup, formatted as a race against the clock to have a repeat of the climax of Attack of the Clones. What works best is incredibly minor character Ki-Adi-Mundi and the master/student rivalry of Anakin and Ahsoka, even if some

Senate Spy (2.4) - Sadly I think this is the weakest so far, mainly because of how almost everything about it is a cliche. Anakin’s rage at points is interesting but sadly that’s about it, it’s just kind of a contrived story for Anakin/Padme tension that I’ve seen done better in other shows. 4/10.

Marty Supreme (2025) - Look Chalamet on-screen is just always charismatic. boxd.it/dsSVwd

This is a heavy one so don’t listen unless you’re in the right headspace. But @jomoblooddonut.bsky.social and I are discussing Volume 2 of Punisher MAX by Garth Ennis.

Biblically accurate Nick Fury. The latest episode of Fresh-Faced Comics is here, in which @newt5996.bsky.social and I discuss #Punisher MAX Volume 2! Available anywhere you listen to podcasts! :) linktr.ee/jomoblooddon...

Doctor Who: The Seeds of Doom (1976) - My favorite Tom Baker serial, everyone on top form despite being a last minute addition to the season. boxd.it/drMauj

Seven Chances (1925) - Why is there blackface here? Why must I be blindsided by one of my favorite silent stars putting blackface in his movies? boxd.it/drwQHd

On the other hand maybe he remembers everything? Matt Fraction’s #Batman is bringing in the Joker for an issue that is all talking and I am just eating it up.

I'm sure he doesn't even remember anything! @newt5996.bsky.social and I continue our coverage of #Batman on the latest Fresh-Faced One Shot! youtu.be/GObaEZEl6A0

This week's #StarTrek The Next Generation is another iteration of The Measure of a Man with The Most Toys which asks how far can Data go and the writer has an answer the producers slightly undercut: jacoblickliderreviews.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-...

That's one way to live out your fantasies... @hezoriszid.bsky.social and I continue our #StarTrek journey today with 'Hollow Pursuits'! youtu.be/3eEm3XLUXOo

The Bride! (2026) - I don’t think the Midnight Society wrote this film, but it’s somehow less subtle than them. boxd.it/dq9w33

Culture Shock! is a story that gives me slight hopes for the Seventh Doctor #DoctorWho Magazine strip: jacoblickliderreviews.blogspot.com/2026/03/cult...

Year of the Pig by: Matthew Sweet: Literary feels like the best descriptor for Year of the Pig. You can tell Matthew Sweet has an academic background and this is a story I’ve always had a soft spot for. There are clearly tributes here to things I do not have the necessary cultural touch points for

The Zillo Beast Strikes Back (2.19) - A much better Godzilla tribute, this one just has more of a weight to the ethical dilemma. You do not, under any circumstances, have to hand it to Chancellor Palpatine. You do not have to kill the alien that is the last of its kind. Also the climax is just

The Zillo Beast (2.18) - From Kurosawa tributes to kind of a Honda tribute, this is an episode that works best when it is being a monster movie in the vain of 1950s space age horror. The treaty stuff is kind of bland but the ethical dilemma does work. 6/10.

Bounty Hunters (2.17) - Randomly this episode is dedicated to Akira Kurosawa. Okay it’s a riff on Seven Samurai, a film I’ve not seen but one I know enough through cultural osmosis about. It’s a great episode, Seven Samurai is a classic. Greg Baldwin is quite good in the guest cast and there is a

Children of the Force (2.3) - Maybe the weakest link of the trilogy but still good. I like the idea of Sidious wanting to abduct force sensitive children for his army and oh boy the dark implications are great, but it’s the episode that does feel out of line tonally with the previous two episodes.

Tonight @jomoblooddonut.bsky.social and I record our last Marvel episode in this massive block discussing Issues 13-30 of Punisher MAX by Garth Ennis. Get your comments, questions, and opinions in below.

TONIGHT: @newt5996.bsky.social and I are recording the next episode of Fresh-Faced Comics, talking about #Punisher MAX Volume 2! Send any questions or comments below and we'll discuss them on the podcast! :)

Little Amelie or the Character of Rain (2025) - Deserving of the awards buzz but trying to filter too much complexity into the mind of a child at times. boxd.it/doNmkF

Cargo of Doom (2.2) - What is it with these middle episodes of story arcs just working so well? This one is just an extended chase sequence when everything is said and done but it’s done with such style. Once again Ahsoka is the standout character because she’s the one who can keep a level head in

Punisher: War Zone (2008) - Is a little to generic outside of its lead but a solid effort. boxd.it/do85Wv

Holocron Heist (2.1) - Second season premiere time and it’s a heist movie in miniature which is great. The first act of the episode is a little slow but Cad Bane is a villain who makes an immediate impression but I also love the droid he confuses. 7/10.

Cryptobiosis by: Elliot Thorpe: A weird little bonus release from 2006 that technically has connection to the Forge arc. Really it wants to be a high seas adventure with the Doctor and Peri discovering mermaids which is a fine enough premise. It’s presented as an hour long story which is just odd

Doctor Who: The Brain of Morbius (1976) - So much more than a Frankenstein parody, a tribute to James Whale. boxd.it/dnpd0T

Did I forget we released this yesterday? Yes. But Joshua Williamson’s Superman and DC KO are coming to a close and we know exactly where everything is going and it is fantastic.

Being fully caught up on One Shots is a beautiful feeling @newt5996.bsky.social and I continue our coverage of #Superman on the latest Fresh-Faced One Shot! youtu.be/tggV28SyfGE

No Man’s Land by: Martin Day: Listened to this one about 12 hours ago at this point so that’s how busy my day has been. The 7/Ace/Hex run of stories is just one of Big Finish’s strongest runs, this one is an origin story of sorts for the Forge but is also explicit as a pure historical. It works

The Big Lebowski (1998) - A cinematic blindspot. boxd.it/dmBfh3

This week's #StarTrek The Next Generation is Hollow Pursuits, an episode tackling mental health with some tact but also some pretty large blunders. It does strike a great balance between a one-off character in Barclay & focusing on Geordi La Forge: jacoblickliderreviews.blogspot.com/2026/02/holl...

Uncanny X-Men is currently doing tributes to 50s monster movies and westerns. And also making me lose my mind about the current design for Agatha Harkness.

A true Monster Mash. @newt5996.bsky.social and I continue our coverage of The Uncanny #XMen on the latest Fresh-Faced One Shot! youtu.be/TjozKqLn_v4