Only Stupid Answers

The fifth installment of the Transformers franchise is here. Michael Bay returns with Mark Wahlberg, Optimus, Bumblebee, Megatron and all the metal mayhem you could ask for, with a dash of Arthurian legend, but is this jumbled mess the worst of the franchise? Boy People Sam Bashor and DJ Wooldridge suffered through it to find out!

Special guest Ava Gordy joins boy people Sam Bashor and DJ Wooldridge to discuss the latest animated adventure from Pixar, Cars 3. Does it live up to Pixar's special brand of storytelling, or is it just another dumb kids movie? Also, what they hell is going on in that world? Why is everything built as if humans are there, even though there are no humans? Can these three uncover the truth? PLUS, they talk about the new hot trailers from E3 like Spider-Man for the PS4 and Mario Odyssey!

With the release of The Mummy, and the launch of Universal’s Dark Universe with it, boy people Sam Bashor and DJ Wooldridge discuss shared universes, crossovers, and what match-ups they’d love see! PLUS, they discuss the Black Panther's first trailer, new indie horror flick It Comes At Night, the glorious over-the-top action of Speed, and cinema classic Blank Check.

After 75 years of waiting, Wonder Woman fans finally got to see the amazing Amazon on the big screen! The latest installment of the DC Comics film universe, directed by Patty Jenkins, starring Gal Gadot as Princess Diana and Chris Pine as Steve Trevor, has roared out of the gate with an incredible opening weekend and boy people Sam Bashor and DJ Wooldridge can’t wait to discuss it with their awesome special guest Roxy Striar!

In the wake of Flash’s Season 3 Finale the boy people, Sam Bashor and DJ Wooldridge, decide to do something a little different this episode and discuss alternate directions this season of The Flash could’ve gone. Have Flashpoint last more episodes? Cut Savitar all together? And what about Season 4? They speculate about it all! PLUS, they also discuss alternate versions of Batman V Superman that include a brand new villain! Take a listen and enter a brave new speculative world where (almost) anything is possible!

Clarke Wolfe joins boy-people Sam Bashor and DJ Wooldridge to discuss the most recent installment of the revered sci-fi/horror franchise, Alien: Covenant. Directed by Ridley Scott and starring Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup, and Danny McBride does this new chapter in the Alien saga redeem Prometheus? Is it a worthy follow-up to Alien and Aliens? How scared are we of Michael Fassbender’s teeth? PLUS Injustice 2, musicals, Goosebumps, and more in this episode of Only Stupid Answers!

This week Sam Bashor and DJ Wooldridge tackle the epic new show on Starz based on the best-selling novel by Neil Gaiman, American Gods! Brought to the screen by the twisted minds of Bryan Fuller and Michael Green, and starring Ricky Whittle and Ian McShane, American Gods might be the strangest show we’ve ever seen (and that’s saying a lot)! Sam and DJ tackle the shows dense mythology, people eating vaginas, and wonder what gods they would be, and whether they’d even want all that trouble to begin with.

This week sees Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket, and Groot return to the big screen in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2! Joining their wild misadventures this time around are Kurt Russell as Ego (Star-Lord’s dad), Mantis, and the returning Yondu, and Nebula. Does this sequel reach the high-flying heights of the original? Sam Bashor and DJ Wooldridge are joined by Amy Dallen to discuss the latest installment and answer the question on everybody’s mind, has DJ grown a heart and finally learned to the like the Guardians movies?

Sam Bashor and DJ Wooldridge see a lot of movies so that they can discuss them on the podcast. Not all of those theater experiences are great. Now Sam and DJ vent their worst movie theater experiences while diving into other cinematic debacles shared by you, the fans! Movies are the best, but sometimes audiences that go to see them… not so much. PLUS, because you demanded it, the boys discuss the new planets NASA discovered and space travel!

This week saw another installment of Agents of SHIELD’s Hydra takeover, plus the release of the new Cloak and Dagger trailer and announcements for New Warriors starring Squirrel Girl. Is that too many damn shows in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Sam Bashor and DJ Wooldridge review the latest AoS episode, “No Regrets”, and break down the new series coming from the House of Ideas.

It’s a packed week as Sam Bashor and DJ Wooldridge buckle up to review the eighth installment of the Fast and the Furious mega-franchise! It has all the hard driving action you could ask for but does it get left in the dust by its incredible predecessors? Not only that, but the granddaddy of all scifi shows, Doctor Who, returned with a new companion in tow! Has Bill already made a good impression only one episode in? Finally the boys discuss all the awesome trailers that dropped last week from Thor Ragnarok to Star Wars: The Last Jedi. So sit back, and enjoy the ride!

The beloved iZombie returns for its third season and Maude Garrett joins Sam Bashor and DJ Wooldridge to discuss the premiere episode and speculate about the upcoming season! Meanwhile, Legends of Tomorrow had to save all of time and space in their epic season 2 finale! Sam and DJ break down all the timey wimey antics and what they’d like to see in season 3!

The mega-popular anime, Ghost in the Shell, gets a live action blockbuster adaptation starring Scarlett Johansson this week! Is it able to stand apart from the original as a solid movie in its own right? Sam Bashor and DJ Wooldridge explore just that, and weigh in the controversy around Johansson’s casting. That’s not all, the boys also dive into the finale of the popular new X-men TV series, Legion! David Haller has confronted his demons, but they won’t stay buried. Was the final confrontation with the Shadow King satisfying, and what’s going to happen in season 2?

This week the Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers return to the big screen in a gritty reboot of the classic franchise with Elizabeth Banks as Rita Repulsa and Bryan Cranston as Zordon. Do the new Jason, Kim, Billy, Zack, and Trini stack up to the originals, is Tommy anywhere to be found, and what exactly are the new zords supposed to look like (because they definitely don’t look like dinosaurs)? PLUS Sam and DJ discuss the new Justice League trailer and which hero they think will steal the epic DC Universe team-up movie starring Batman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Cyborg, and Aquaman!

Iron Fist has hit the Netflix queues of Marvel fans everywhere, starring Finn Jones, Jessica Henwick, and Rosario Dawson, but it has already been met with tons of poor reviews. Do the critics have it wrong? After a full day livestreaming the show Sam Bashor and DJ Wooldridge break down what works, what doesn’t, and what they’d like to see in a season 2 of the latest Defenders solo series.

This week Sam Bashor and DJ Wooldridge take a return trip to Skull Island! King Kong returns to cinemas this week, bigger and meaner, in Kong: Skull Island. He brings with him an all-star cast including Tom Hiddleston (The Avenger’s Loki), Brie Larson (The Avenger’s Captain Marvel), Samuel L. Jackson (The Avenger’s… well you get the idea), with John Goodman and John C. Riley. How does Kong’s latest adventure stack up to the others, like the original classic or Peter Jackson’s reboot?

It’s the end of the road for Hugh Jackman as Wolverine in the latest X-Men flick, Logan. Sam and DJ review this epic, violent, R-Rated send off to the beloved mutant. James Mangold is back in the director’s chair and he brings with him Patrick Stewart as an aging Professor X and Dafne Keen as the vicious Laura/X-23. Is Logan the right send-off for the character? Is it the best X-men movie ever? Let’s dive in!

This week the boys return to their favorite superhero shows, discussing The Flash’s epic adventure to a city full of psychic gorillas and what's maybe the best Agents of SHIELD episode ever! Plus they touch base with Arrow, Legends of Tomorrow, Legion, and give their thoughts on the new Jordan Peele thriller, Get Out, in an epic, overstuffed episode recorded at the Academy Awards (maybe… you don’t know)!

This week the boys discuss The Great Wall, the major US/Chinese movie from the legendary director of Hero, starring Jason Bourne himself, Matt Damon. Is it a major trainwreck or the sweeping period epic it aims to be? And what it is up with Matt Damon’s accent? Sam and DJ answer these questions and many more!

This weekend saw the anticipated follow-up to the awesome LEGO Movie, The LEGO Batman Movie, and special guest Jason Inman stops by to discuss it with Sam and DJ! With Will Arnett as Batman, Michael Cera as Robin, and Rosario Dawson as Barbara Gordon/Batgirl, is this actually one of the best Batman movies yet? PLUS they talk about the new X-Men TV series on FX, Legion, and Keanu Reeves return as the ultimate dog lover in John Wick Chapter 2!