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Episodes
Monday Feb 02, 2026
Monday Feb 02, 2026
January, also known as the longest month of the year, is over and Kneel Before Pod closes it off by discussing the news and trailers that came our way. The conversation covers corporate shifts, respect for source material and getting paid to do nothing.
Featuring
- Craig McKenzie can be found on this very site and over on We Are Starfleet on the Film Stories podcast network.
- Aaron Billingham can be found on this very site.
- Andrew Marshall’s work can be found on this site and on the Starburst website.
Show Notes
TV Reviews
Movie Reviews
- Craig's review of Robert the Bruce
- Craig's review of Searching
- Craig's review of Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City
- Craig's review of Top Gun: Maverick
- Craig's review of Monolith
- Craig's review of The Super Mario Bros. Movie
- Craig's review of Solo: A Star Wars Story
- Craig's review of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Craig's review of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
- Craig's review of Cruella
- Craig's review of Tomb Raider
- Craig's review of Power Rangers (2017)
- Craig's review of Bumblebee
- Craig's review of Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves
- Craig's review of The Flash
- Craig's review of Yoga Hosers
- Craig's review of Steel Country
- Graeme's review of Kubo and the Two Strings
- Andrew's review of The Hallow
Podcasts
- Donor Special - The Secret of Nimh
- iZombie season 5
- Bumblebee
- Power Rangers (2017)
- Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves
- The Flash
- Solo: A Star Wars Story
- Andor season 1
- Andor season 2
- The Star Wars Day special discussing Darth Maul's return
Trailers
- The Bride!
- Lee Cronin’s The Mummy
- The Dreadful
- undertone
- Vampires of the Velvet Lounge
- They Will Kill You
- How To Make a Killing
- The Death of Robin Hood
- Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair
- Scrubs
- Wildwood
- The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
- Street Fighter
- Star Wars: Maul: Shadow Lord
- Supergirl - Lobo teaser
- Avengers: Doomsday - X-Men teaser
- Avengers Doomsday - Wakanda/Fantastic Four teaser
- Daredevil: Born Again season 2
- Masters of the Universe
News
- The Batman Part II casts Sebastian Stan
- Christina Hodson to write The Brave and the Bold
- Kathleen Kennedy steps down at Lucasfilm
- JJ Abrams The Great Beyond
- Jason Moore to direct Murder She Wrote
- Prime video orders animated series Odd Jobs
- Tangled live action movie casting
- First look at Sophie Turner as Lara Croft
Music
- Niall Stenson’s cover of the "Super Mario Galaxy Flying Theme" “The Avengers Theme” and his YouTube channel
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Monday Jan 05, 2026
Monday Jan 05, 2026
Another year is in the rear view mirror but the news doesn't sleep during the festive period. The conversation covers more toy movies, Marvel's desperation and ScarJo as franchise catnip.
Featuring
- Craig McKenzie – here on Kneel Before Blog and on We Are Starfleet (Film Stories podcast network)
- Chris Mackrell can also be found on a Sunday between 12 and 2pm GMT live on Black Diamond FM and periodically on Lave Radio
Show Notes
TV Reviews
- Craig’s reviews of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3
- Craig’s reviews of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier
Movie Reviews
- Craig’s review of Superman
- Craig’s review of The Batman
- Craig’s review of Avengers: Infinity War
- Craig’s review of Avengers: Endgame
- Craig’s review of Deadpool & Wolverine
- Craig's review of Captain America: Brave New World
- Craig’s review of Thunderbolts*
- Craig's review of The Fantastic Four: First Steps
- Craig’s review of Venom: Let There Be Carnage
- Craig’s review of The Long Walk
- Craig’s review of Materialists
- Craig’s review of Interstellar
- Craig’s review of Avatar: The Way of Water
- Craig’s review of The Martian
- Craig’s review of Jurassic World
- Craig’s review of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
- Craig’s review of Jurassic World: Dominion
- Craig’s review of Jurassic World: Rebirth
- Craig’s review of Alien: Romulus
- Craig's review of Steve Jobs
- Craig's review of Cruella
- Graeme’s review of Ghostbusters (2016)
Podcasts
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3
- Superman
- The Batman
- The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
- Avengers: Infinity War
- Avengers: Endgame – First and second podcast
- Deadpool & Wolverine
- Captain America: Brave New World
- Thunderbolts*
- The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Trailers
- Digger
- Normal
- Dead Man’s Wire
- The Drama
- Wasteman
- Mother Mary
- The Moment
- Animal Farm
- The Sheep Detectives
- How to Make a Killing
- Disclosure Day
- Kraken
- Ready or Not 2: Here I Come
- The Odyssey
- Supergirl
- Avengers: Doomsday - Steve Rogers teaser
- Avengers: Doomsday - Thor teaser
News
- Lars Eidinger cast as Brainiac in Man of Tomorrow
- Scarlett Johansson in talks for The Batman II
- Scarlet Johansson to star in new Exorcist movie
- Thomas Jane cast as Dr. McCoy in final episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
- Elizabeth Olsen’s Seven Sisters picked up to series
- Lucy Hale and Ian Harding to star in The Twelve Dates of Christmas
- Paul King to direct Labubu movie
- Disney working on live action Gaston movie
- New Men in Black movie in the works
Misc
- Craig's appearance on MovieVersaries discussing Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: The Movie
- Craig's appearance on the MovieVersaries Lightning Round
- "Doctor Who Christmas Specials" at Candy Jar Books
Music
- Niall Stenson’s cover of the “Marvel Music" and his YouTube channel.
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Monday Jan 05, 2026
Monday Jan 05, 2026
Kneel Before Pod brings you the second donor requested episode. Donor and superfan Violet Hammond requested we go back to her childhood and discuss Don Bluth’s 1982 classic The Secret of Nimh. The conversation covers taking on Disney, attempted hero’s journeys and the necessity of magical amulets.
Featuring
- Craig McKenzie – here on Kneel Before Blog and on We Are Starfleet (Film Stories podcast network)
- Chris Mackrell can also be found on a Sunday between 12 and 2pm GMT live on Black Diamond FM and periodically on Lave Radio
- Aaron Billingham can be found on this very site
Show Notes
- The previous donor special
- Carol Belle’s cover of “Flying Dreams” and her YouTube channel
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Monday Dec 15, 2025
Monday Dec 15, 2025
Merry Christmas from all of us here at Kneel Before Blog. For this year’s Christmas Special, we have formed another writer’s room to come up with a future Christmas classic. This year, our writers are tasked with crafting a post-apocalyptic Christmas blockbuster where Santa is one of the few survivors of an apocalypse and works to free the world of the tyranny of a sentient Christmas toy. Geoffrey Wright takes on the role of Santa Claus, using all of the resources at his disposal to save humanity.
Featuring
- Craig McKenzie – here on Kneel Before Blog and on We Are Starfleet (Film Stories podcast network)
- Kat Kourbeti can be found here
- Chris Mackrell can also be found on a Sunday between 12 and 2pm GMT live on Black Diamond FM and periodically on Lave Radio
Show Notes
- 2024's Christmas movie Writer's Room
- 2023’s Christmas Movie Writer’s Room
- 2022’s Christmas Movie Writer’s Room
- 2021’s Christmas games
- 2020’s Christmas games
- Our Christmas movie showdown
- Craig's review of X-Men: Days of Future Past
- Craig's review of X-Men: Apocalypse
- Craig's review of X-Men: Dark Phoenix
- Craig's reviews of Star Wars: Rebels
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Tuesday Dec 09, 2025
Tuesday Dec 09, 2025
Kneel Before Pod gets a MovieVersaries flavour and commemorates the 30th anniversary of Batman Forever. The conversation covers the changing face of superhero movies, merchandising and sanctioning Jim Carrey's buffoonery.
Featuring
- Bo Nicholson’s projects can be found on his Linktree.
- Craig McKenzie can be found on this very site and over on We Are Starfleet on the Film Stories podcast network
- Izaak Stoakes can be found on Twitter, BlueSky or Instagram
Show Notes
Movie Reviews
Podcasts
Misc
Music
- Niall Stenson’s cover of the “Batman themes" and his YouTube channel.
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Monday Dec 01, 2025
Monday Dec 01, 2025
November 2025 is over and the festive season is upon us but before that we take care of the business of discussing the news and trailers revealed during the month. The conversation covers more revivals, the return of the romcom and repressed frolicking desire.
Featuring
- Craig McKenzie – here on Kneel Before Blog and on We Are Starfleet (Film Stories podcast network)
- Angus Ballantine can be found on this very site and over on SoundCloud.
- Kat Kourbeti can be found here.
- Chris Mackrell can also be found on a Sunday between 12 and 2pm GMT live on Black Diamond FM and periodically on Lave Radio.
- Izaak Stoakes can be found on Twitter, BlueSky or Instagram..
- Aaron Billingham can be found on this very site.
Show Notes
TV Reviews
Movie Reviews
- Craig's review of The Super Mario Bros. Movie
- Craig’s review of Superman
- Craig's review of Moana
- Craig's review of Morbius
- Craig's review of Top Gun: Maverick
- Craig's review of The Martian
- Craig's review of Arrival
- Craig's review of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
- Craig's review of The Mummy
- Craig's review of The Radleys
- Craig's review of The Long Walk
Podcasts
- Superman
- Doctor Who series 1
- Doctor Who season 2
- Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3
- 2022’s Christmas Movie Writer’s Room
- 2023’s Christmas Movie Writer’s Room
- 2024’s Christmas Movie Writer’s Room
- Time Travel on TV
- Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers
Trailers
- The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
- Toy Story 5
- Moana
- Marty Supreme
- Michael
- 100 Nights of Hero
- The Testament of Ann Lee
- The Housemaid
- Scream 7
- Merv
- Is This Thing On
- Man Vs Baby
- The Devil Wears Prada 2
- Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die
- Godzilla Minus Zero
- Fallout season 2
- Return to Silent Hill
- The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
- Project Hail Mary
News
- Jimmy Olsen spin-off DC Crime in development
- Doctor Who future confirmed
- Stargate revival announced
- New Star Trek movie in the works
- Gremlins 3 confirmed
- Miss Piggy movie in development
- New Luther movie at Netflix
- A new The Mummy movie in development
- Josh Hartnett to star in All Day & All Night
- Taylor Sheridan and Peter Berg join Call of Duty movie
- Pete Davidson & Ella Purnell to star in That Time We Met
- BeWitched reimagining in the works
- Nicolas Cage to star in Gambino
- The Legend of Zelda movie first look
- Afterlife with Archie series in the works
Misc
- Craig's appearance on At the Movies in the Noughties discussing School Of Rock
- The MovieVersaries feed
- Craig's Power Rangers reboot concept
- John Barrowman's appearance on "Inside of You With Michael Rosenbaum"
- The Film Theorists Hunger Games episode
- The referenced Stargate YouTube announcement and the analysis video
Music
- Niall Stenson’s cover of the "Super Mario Galaxy Flying Theme", the “Star Trek Beyond theme” and his YouTube channel.
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Monday Nov 03, 2025
Monday Nov 03, 2025
October is over and the news cycle continues to turn. The conversation covers horror concepts, unnecessary adaptations and the joy of Netflix Christmas.
Featuring
- Craig McKenzie – here on Kneel Before Blog and on We Are Starfleet (Film Stories podcast network)
- Kat Kourbeti can be found here.
- Chris Mackrell can also be found on a Sunday between 12 and 2pm GMT live on Black Diamond FM and periodically on Lave Radio.
Show Notes
TV Reviews
- Craig’s reviews of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3
- Craig's reviews of Cloak & Dagger season 1
Movie Reviews
- Craig's review of Crimson Peak
- Craig's review of The Shape of Water
- Craig's review of Morbius
- Craig's review of 47 Meters Down
- Craig's review of Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City
- Craig's review of Thunderbolts*
- Craig's review of Central Intelligence
- Craig's review of Jurassic World
- Craig's review of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
- Craig's review of Jurassic World: Dominion
- Craig's review of Jurassic World: Rebirth
Podcasts
- Craig's interview with Dean Redman
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3
- Andor season 1
- Andor season 2
- Pacific Rim
- Cloak & Dagger season 1
- Thunderbolts*
Trailers
- Primate
- We Bury the Dead
- Mercy
- Send Help
- Eternity
- The Copenhagen Test
- Crime 101
- Hijack season 2
- Playdate
- Ella McCay
- My Secret Santa
- A Merry Little Ex-Mas
- Jingle Bell Heist
- Wonder Man
- Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 4 first look
News
- Star Trek: United pitch
- Disney acquires rights to “Impossible Creatures” book series
- Dakota Johnson’s directorial debut
- Netflix sets Kennedy family drama series starring Michael Fassbender
- “Magic 8 Ball” series in the works from M. Night Shymalan
- Bradley Cooper in talks to star in Ocean’s prequel
- Scarlett Johansson circling Mother Gothel role in live-action Tangled
- Johnny Depp to star in Christmas Carol movie
- Jim Carrey to star in live action The Jetsons
Misc
Music
- Niall Stenson’s cover of the “Star Trek Beyond theme” and his YouTube channel.
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Friday Oct 31, 2025
Friday Oct 31, 2025
Spooky season is in full swing and Kneel Before Pod resurrects the Halloween special. This year we compare and contrast John Carpenter's 1978 classic Halloween with its 2007 remake by Rob Zombie. We discuss setting the standard, directorial artistry and being scared.
Featuring
- Craig McKenzie can be found on this very site and over on We Are Starfleet on the Film Stories podcast network.
- Angus Ballantine can be found on this very site and over on SoundCloud.
Show Notes
Reviews
- Craig's review of Halloween (2018)
- Craig's review of Halloween Kills
- Craig's review of A Quiet Place
- Craig's review of A Quiet Place Part II
Misc
Music
- KOSmusic's cover of the “Halloween theme" and their YouTube channel.
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Sunday Oct 26, 2025
Sunday Oct 26, 2025
Recently Craig had the pleasure of talking to actor Dean Redman, who recently guest starred in the first episode of Boston Blue. They discuss acting with CGI, meeting your heroes and the importance of recognising stunts.
Show Notes
- Dean's IMDb
- Dean's Twitter
- Dean's Instagram
- Craig's review of Warcraft: The Beginning
- Craig's review of War for the Planet of the Apes
- Craig's interview with Sudz Sutherland
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Monday Oct 06, 2025
Monday Oct 06, 2025
September has ended and Kneel Before Pod brings you a breakdown of the news and trailers from that month. The conversation covers returning to wells, Star Wars back in theatres and recasting Stallone.
Featuring
- Craig McKenzie – here on Kneel Before Blog and on We Are Starfleet (Film Stories podcast network)
- Izaak Stoakes – Twitter, BlueSky or Instagram
Show Notes
TV Reviews
Movie Reviews
- Craig's review of The Long Walk
- Craig's review of Sovereign
- Craig's review of Redux Redux
- Craig's review of Brides
- Craig’s review of Superman
- Craig’s review of Spider-Man: No Way Home
- Craig’s review of The Marvels
- Craig’s review of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
- Craig’s review of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
- Craig's review of The Mummy
- Craig's review of The Super Mario Bros. Movie
- Craig's review of Now You See Me 2
- Craig's review of Zootopia/Zootropolis
- Craig's review of Avatar: The Way of Water
- Craig's review of Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
- Craig's review of Bumblebee
- Craig's review of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
- Craig's review of Tomb Raider
- Craig's review of Searching
- Craig's review of San Andreas
Podcasts
- Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3
- Superman
- Spider-Man: No Way Home
- The Marvels
- Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
- Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
- Bumblebee
Trailers
- The Housemaid
- Christy
- Die My Love
- Rental Family
- Hedda
- 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
- The Bride
- Good Boy
- Robin Hood
- Is This Thing On?
- The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
- Dust Bunny
- Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
- Wicked For Good
- Anaconda
- Now You See Me: Now You Don’t
- The Mandalorian and Grogu
- Zootopia 2
- Avatar: Fire and Ash
News
- Spider-Punk movie in the works
- Marvin Jones III cast as Tombstone in Spider-Man: Brand New Day
- Man of Tomorrow announced
- Matt Smith to star in Star Wars: Starfighter
- Karen Gillan cast in Highlander reboot
- Michael Caine to come out of retirement for The Last Witch Hunter 2
- Michael Bay developing new Transformers movie
- Another The Simpsons movie announced
- Call of Duty movie in the works at Paramount
- Life Is Strange live action series ordered by Prime Video
- Zack Snyder’s The Last Photograph
- The Social Network sequel titled The Social Reckoning
- Knight Rider movie in the works
- Sophie Turner cast as Lara Croft
- Guillermo Del Toro to adapt The Boy in the Iron Box
- Matt Berry and Natasha Lyonne to star in Force and Majeure
- Alexandra Daddario and John Cho to star in Ridley Scott’s Inground
- Noah Centineo to play Rambo in prequel movie John Rambo
- Anthony Ippolito to play Sylvester Stallone in making of Rocky drama
Music
- Niall Stenson’s cover of the “Rocky IV training montage“, the “Super Mario Galaxy flying theme” and his YouTube channel.
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