Pod Stallions 117: The 2023 Retro Awards

Hey listeners- it’s 2024!

What better time than to look backwards at 2023? We took our time this year and decided to really hone our lists of our fave movies, tv shows, toys, DVDs and other sundries that were gifted to us in ’23. We cover many ground, with the usual controversies and heavy political commentary. Kidding! It’s nothin’ but fun. Enjoy (please) our Best of 2023!

Jason’s List:

Movies-
Indiana Jones and Dial of Destiny
GOTG3
The Holdovers
Oppenheimer
Evil Dead Rise
Where Evil Lurks

Tv-
Bodies
Loki S2
The Bear
(Crap I forgot what else I picked and can’t find my list)

Toys-
Indiana Jones Hasbro 6″ figures
Spidey w S Buggy playset from Disney site

Books-
Big Beacon- Alan Partridge

BrAin List-
Best Films-
Godzilla Minus One
Guardians Volume 3
Shazam Fury of the Gods
Albert Brooks Documentary

TV-
Luthor Fallen Son
House of Usher
Twisted Metal
What We Do in the Shadows

BluRay
Magic, Myth & Mutilation: The Micro-Budget Cinema of Michael J. Murphy
Werewolf Versus Vampire Woman [4k Ultra HD / Blu-ray Set]
FROM HOLLYWOOD TO HEAVEN: THE LOST AND SAVED FILMS OF THE ORMOND FAMILY

 

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