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Diminished Returns - The Movie Podcast About Sequels, Prequels, Spin-offs and Reboots

A comedy podcast about sequels, prequels, spin-offs and reboots. Expect dumb jokes and Scottish accents. Hosted by a comedian (Chris) and an former roadie, (Allen), the show is split between 'franchise' episodes (about a particular film or series of films) and 'non-franchise' episodes where we talk, sequel news, trailers and recommendations.
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Now displaying: November, 2018
Nov 26, 2018

Michael Keaton's stint as Batman, as good as we remembered?

Tim Burton’s Batman was a cultural juggernaut in 1989, riding a wave of hype and an iconic performance from Jack Nicholson to box office success. The unlikely casting of Michael Keaton as Bruce Wayne/Batman worked and this ‘darker’ version of Batman can be seen as the forebearer of so many of the comic book adaptations that now rule the box office. With Batman Returns, Burton drove his vision for the dark knight further, tripling the villains to include Michelle Pfeiffer’s Catwoman, Danny Devito’s penguin and the new villain, Christopher Walken’s Max Shreck

In this episode:

-How dark is this dark version of Batman?

-Batman 89 vs Batman 66

-The ghost of David Bowie

-Jack Nicholson laughing all the way to the bank

-The Joker knows a graphic designer

-A great Michelle Pfeiffer performance as Selena Kyle/ Catwoman.

-Danny Devito’s relatable performance as Penguin

-The Ghost of David Bowie pops by again

-And let me be clear, two uncannily pitch perfect Christopher Walken impersonations

Remind yourself of the films here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(1989_film)

and

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_Returns

 

EPISODE POSTERS AT https://www.facebook.com/pg/DiminishingReturnsPod/photos/

We are an independent podcast, so remember and subscribe, rate and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Have friends that like cult films and can understand Scottish accents? Send them a link to the show. 

CONTACT LINKS

Email us at: diminishingpod@gmail.com

Find us at

https://www.facebook.com/DiminishingReturnsPod

https://twitter.com/diminishingpod  (@diminishingpod)

https://diminishingpod.wordpress.com/

https://www.instagram.com/diminishingpod/

YouTube: Diminishing Returns (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTkdqFm2OiLVwGhjVHEtaFw_)

DIMINISHING RETURNS: A comedy podcast about movie sequels, prequels, spin-offs and reboots. Hosted by Allen and Chris. WARNING: Contains Scottish accents and spoilers.

Nov 12, 2018

Thoughts on Halloween (2018), sequel news, Twilight lore and of course, Trailer Talk

In between 'franchise' episodes (where we delve into a particular film or series of films) we'll be doing bonus episodes where we talk about wider trends in sequel culture, sequel news, new trailers and whatever the hell we like.

In this episode:

-Did David Gordon Green’s Halloween live up to our expectations?

-Avatar sequel titles released: What do they mean?

-George A Romero’s legacy

-US remakes of Korean smashes.

-An important Question re: Twilight’s Vampires

-and of course our most popular section, Trailer Talk.

EPISODE POSTERS AT https://www.facebook.com/pg/DiminishingReturnsPod/photos/

We are an independent podcast, so remember and subscribe, rate and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Have friends that like cult films and can understand Scottish accents? Send them a link to the show. 

CONTACT LINKS

Email us at: diminishingpod@gmail.com

Find us at

https://www.facebook.com/DiminishingReturnsPod

https://twitter.com/diminishingpod  (@diminishingpod)

https://diminishingpod.wordpress.com/

https://www.instagram.com/diminishingpod/

YouTube: Diminishing Returns (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTkdqFm2OiLVwGhjVHEtaFw_)

 

COMING SOON ON DIMINISHING RETURNS: Batman (1989) and Batman Returns.

DIMINISHING RETURNS: A comedy podcast about movie sequels, prequels, spin-offs and reboots. Hosted by Allen and Chris. WARNING: Contains Scottish accents and spoilers.

 

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