Gathering around a virtual campfire talking about what we love
Episodes
4 hours ago
4 hours ago
Recently, Craig had the pleasure of talking to director Paul Raschid, director of the upcoming interactive movie Hello Stranger and other interactive movies. The conversation covers the evolution of interactive storytelling, how to plan different scenarios and the potential future of cinema screenings.
Show Notes
- Craig's review of White Chamber
- Paul's website
- Paul's IMDb
- Paul's BlueSky
- Paul's Twitter
- Paul's Instagram
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Sunday Apr 13, 2025
Sunday Apr 13, 2025
Andor season 2 is very close to releasing so Kneel Before Pod opted to revisit season 1 and bring you an extended discussion about it. The conversation covers fascism, radicalisation and the eternal question - What is Star Wars?
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.
Darren Mooney’s words can be read on Second Wind Group or his website and his voice can be heard on The 250 podcast or Dublin’s Q102 radio station. He can also be found on Twitter and BlueSky.
Show Notes
Reviews
- Craig’s review of Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens
- Craig’s review of Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi
- Craig’s review of Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker
- Craig’s review of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
- Craig’s Review of Solo: A Star Wars Story
- Craig’s reviews of Star Wars: Rebels
- Craig’s review of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Podcasts
- Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
- Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
- Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
- Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
- Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back
- Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi
- Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens
- Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi – first podcast and second podcast
- Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story – first podcast and second podcast
- Solo: A Star Wars Story
- The Mandalorian season 2
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars final season
- Obi Wan Kenobi
- The Ewok Movies
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars (movie)
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Misc
- The referenced New York Times Tony Gilroy interview
- The referenced Wired article
- The referenced N+1 article
- George Lucas talking to James Cameron about his inspiration for Star Wars
Music
- Ian Wright’s cover of the “Star Wars theme” and his YouTube channel
- 331ERock’s cover of the “Star Wars End Credits Theme” and his YouTube channel
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Saturday Apr 05, 2025
Saturday Apr 05, 2025
38 years to go until the big day and Kneel Before Pod continues the annual coverage of Star Trek to celebrate. This year we return to Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and pair it with Khan's introduction in the classic The Original Series episode "Space Seed". The conversation covers con/Khantext, how this would be approached in the modern day and Pete "Maverick" Mitchell sharing DNA with James T. Kirk.
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
TV Reviews
Movie Reviews
- Craig's review of Star Trek: Beyond
- Craig's review of Captain America: Brave New World
- Craig's review of Top Gun: Maverick
- Craig's review of T2: Trainspotting
- Craig's review of Jurassic World
- Craig's review of Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice
Podcasts
- Star Trek (2009)
- Star Trek Into Darkness
- Star Trek Beyond
- Star Trek: The Motion Picture
- Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
- Star Trek: Generations
- Star Trek: First Contact
- Star Trek: Insurrection
- Star Trek: Nemesis
- Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice
Music
- Captain_Meatshield’s cover of the “First Contact” and “Star Trek: The Next Generation“ theme and his YouTube channel
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Monday Mar 31, 2025
Monday Mar 31, 2025
March is over and Kneel Before Pod brings you a stripped down news episode. The conversation covers more reboots, concerns about franchising and the power of chairs in movie marketing.
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 his Twitter, BlueSky or Instagram.
Show Notes
Movie Reviews
- Craig’s review of Avengers: Infinity War
- Craig’s review of Avengers: Endgame
- Craig’s review of Black Widow
- Craig’s review of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
- Craig’s review of Eternals
- Craig’s review of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
- Craig’s review of The Marvels
- Craig’s review of Deadpool & Wolverine
- Craig’s review of Captain America: Brave New World
- Craig's review of Chappie
Podcasts
- Avengers: Infinity War
- Avengers: Endgame – First and second podcast
- Black Widow
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
- Eternals
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
- The Marvels
- Deadpool & Wolverine
- Captain America: Brave New World
Trailers
News
- Kathryn Newton cast in Ready or Not 2
- New Starship Troopers movie in the works from Neill Blomkamp
- Amy Pascal and David Heyman to produce next Bond movie
- Colin Farrell in talks to star in Sgt. Rock
- Sadie Sink cast in Spider-Man 4
- Avengers: Doomsday casting
Misc
- Craig's appearance on Podcast 616 discussing Daredevil: Born Again episode 3
- Craig's appearance on Podcast 616 discussing Your Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man
- Ben Affleck reflecting on his time as Batman
Music
- Niall Stenson’s cover of the “Marvel Music“ and his YouTube channel.
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Wednesday Mar 19, 2025
Wednesday Mar 19, 2025
The Marvel Cinematic Universe continues with Anthony Mackie's first cinematic outing in the role of Captain America, Captain America: Brave New World and Kneel Before Pod restart the Avengers to discuss it. The conversation covers the current state of the MCU, getting political and justice for Sam Wilson.
Craig McKenzie can be found on this very site and over on We Are Starfleet on the Film Stories podcast network. Kat Kourbetti can be found here. Bo Nicholson’s projects can be found on his Linktree.
Thanks to Izaak Stoakes for the artwork, he can be found on Twitter, BlueSky or Instagram.
Show Notes
TV Reviews
- Craig's reviews of Marvel's Inhumans
- Craig’s reviews of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
- Craig’s reviews of Loki
- Craig’s reviews of Hawkeye
- Craig's reviews of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
Movie Reviews
- Craig's review of Captain America: Brave New World
- Craig's review of Captain America: The Winter Soldier
- Craig’s review of Guardians of the Galaxy
- Craig’s review of Captain America: Civil War
- Craig’s review of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
- Craig’s review of Avengers: Infinity War
- Craig’s review of Ant-Man and The Wasp
- Craig’s review of Avengers: Endgame
- Craig’s review of Black Widow
- Craig’s review of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
- Craig’s review of Eternals
- Craig’s review of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
- Craig’s review of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Podcasts
- Marvel's Inhumans IMAX release
- Marvel's Inhumans - full series
- The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
- Hawkeye
- She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
- Captain America: Civil War
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
- Avengers: Infinity War
- Ant-Man & The Wasp
- Avengers: Endgame – First and second podcast
- Black Widow
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
- Eternals
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Misc
Music
- Niall Stenson's cover of the "Captain America: The First Avenger" The "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" theme and his YouTube channel.
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Sunday Mar 02, 2025
Sunday Mar 02, 2025
February is over but the news continues. Kneel Before Pod brings you a discussion of the news and trailers from February 2025. The conversation covers controversial entertainers, originality and Smurf versions of popular songs.
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 his Twitter. Angus Ballantine can be found on this very site and over on SoundCloud. Kat Kourbetti can be found here.
Show Notes
TV Reviews
Movie Reviews
- Craig's review of Captain America: Brave New World
- Craig's review of Star Trek: Section 31
- Craig’s review of Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens
- Craig’s review of Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi
- Craig’s review of Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker
- Craig’s review of Bumblebee
- Craig's review of Black Panther
- Craig's review of Captain Marvel
- Craig's review of Black Widow
- Craig's review of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
- Craig’s review of The Marvels
- Craig's review of Deadpool & Wolverine
- Craig’s review of How To Train Your Dragon 2
- Craig’s review of How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
- Craig's review of Black Adam
- Craig’s review of The Batman
- Craig's review of The Flash
- 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 Tetris
- Craig's review of Luck
- Craig's review of The Accountant
- Craig's review of Legend
- Craig's review of Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City
- Craig's review of Interstellar
- Craig's review of Dunkirk
- Craig's review of Tenet
- Craig's review of Free Guy
- Craig's review of The Martian
- Craig's review of Spectre
- Craig's review of No Time To Die
- Graeme's review of Kubo and the Two Strings
- Craig's review of Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves
Podcasts
- Donor Special - The Dark Crystal & Labyrinth
- Superman & Lois season 4
- Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens
- Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi – first podcast and second podcast
- Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker
- Bumblebee
- Marvel's The Defenders
- Black Panther
- Captain Marvel
- Black Widow
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
- The Marvels
- Deadpool & Wolverine
- The Batman
- The Flash
- Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves
Trailers
- M3gan 2.0
- Final Destination: Bloodlines
- Locked
- Sinners
- Smurfs
- How to Train Your Dragon
- The Amateur
- G20
- F1
- Fight or Flight
- The Accountant 2
- Novocaine
- The Studio - Duhpocalypse
- Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
- Jurassic World: Rebirth
- Friendship
- Superman Puppybowl spot
- Thunderbolts*
- Fantastic Four: First Steps
- The Actor
- The Residence
- The Man With The Iron Heart
- The Life List
- Eric Larue
- Borderline
- Bring Her Back
- Freaky Tales
- The King of Kings
- Lilo and Stitch
News
- Marvel Studios exploring bringing back other Defenders cast
- The Punisher special presentation in the works
- James Watkins to direct Clayface movie
- DC projects update
- Matthew Lillard returns for Scream 7
- More Masters of the Universe casting
- Buffy The Vampire Slayer reboot/continuation in the works
- Elliot Page developing Beyond: Two Souls TV show
- Just Cause movie in the works
- Zach Cregger to direct Resident Evil reboot
- Rebecca Hall joins Adam Wingard’s Onslaught
- Kaitlyn Dever to join Godzilla X Kong sequel
- Ben Affleck to direct and star in Animals
- Rooney and Kate Mara to star in Werner Herzog movie Bucking Fastard
- Jake Gyllenhaal to lead M. Night Shymalan’s new movie
- Anna Sawai rumoured to play Yoko Ono in Beatles movies
- Ke Huy Quan and Lili Reinhart to star in Bad Boy
- Madelyn Cline joins Day Drinker
- George Rolfi to write Daisy Ridley Star Wars movie
- William Shatner approached to resurrect Captain Kirk
- Ben Stiller to headline The Band
- Ben Jacoby adapting Thomas Ray Novella Silencer
- Kristin Wiig and Bill Murray to star in Epiphany
- Martin Scorcese’s next movie
- Anna Maxwell Martin to star in For All Mankind spinoff
- Magic: The Gathering film and TV universe in the works
- Dungeons & Dragons live-action series in the works at Netflix
- Margaret Qualley, Josh Brolin and Guy Pearce join Ridley Scott’s The Dog Stars
- Amazon takes control of James Bond
- John Lithgow confirms Dumbledore casting in Harry Potter series
- Benny Safdie joins Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey
- Mia Goth joins The Odyssey
- First look at Matt Damon in The Odyssey
Misc
- Craig's appearance on "Academy Watch" discussing The Wild Robot
- "The Smurfs Go Pop"
- "The Smurfs Go Pop Again"
- The referenced Neil Gaiman article
- The referenced website highlighting the best time to go to the bathroom during cinema viewings
- The referenced musical adaptation of The Odyssey
Music
- Niall Stenson’s cover of the “How To Train Your Dragon Theme“ and his YouTube channel
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Sunday Feb 09, 2025
Sunday Feb 09, 2025
Superman & Lois comes to an end and with it an era of TV that spanned 23 years so Kneel Before Pod was both obligated and delighted to cover it to give it the send-off it deserves. The conversation covers emotional gut punches, consistency of thematic storytelling and the end of a golden TV era.
Craig McKenzie can be found on this very site and over on We Are Starfleet on the 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.
Thanks to Izaak for the artwork, he can be found on his Twitter or BlueSky.
Show Notes
Reviews
- Craig’s reviews of Superman & Lois season 1
- Craig’s reviews of Superman & Lois season 2
- Craig’s reviews of Superman & Lois season 3
- Craig’s reviews of Superman & Lois season 4
- Craig’s reviews of “Crisis on Infinite Earths”
- Craig’s reviews of Krypton
- Craig's review of The Batman
Podcasts
- Superman & Lois season 1
- Superman & Lois season 2
- Superman & Lois season 3
- Craig's interview with Natalie Moon
- “Crisis on Infinite Earths” – first podcast and second podcast
- The Batman
Music
- Niall Stenson’s cover of the “Superman theme” and his YouTube channel
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Monday Feb 03, 2025
Monday Feb 03, 2025
January is finally over and Kneel Before Pod brings you the first 2025 news round-up. We cover video game adaptations, more unnecessary continuations and failing horror franchises.
Craig McKenzie can be found on this very site and over on We Are Starfleet on the Film Stories podcast network. Andrew’s work can be found on this site and on the Starburst website. Isa S-A can be found on Twitter, Instagram, BlueSky or YouTube where she shares her projects and tutorial videos.
Show Notes
TV Reviews
Movie Reviews
- Craig's review of Star Trek: Section 31
- Craig's review of Elevation
- Craig's review of I've Never Wanted Anyone More
- Craig's review of Alien Romulus
- Craig’s review of Justice League
- Craig’s review of Zack Snyder’s Justice League
- Craig’s review of A Quiet Place
- Craig’s review of A Quiet Place Part II
- Craig's review of Interstellar
- Craig’s review of Dunkirk
- Craig's review of Tenet
- Craig’s review of Avatar: The Way of Water
- Craig’s review of Uncharted
- Craig’s review of Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
- Craig’s review of Madame Web
- Craig’s review of Tetris
- Craig's review of Luck
- Craig’s review of Terminator: Genisys
- Craig's review of Snowpiercer
- Graeme’s review of Happy Death Day
- Craig’s review of Happy Death Day 2U
- Andrew's review of Teen Wolf: The Movie
Podcasts
- Donor Special - The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth
- Craig's interview with actress Millan Tesfazgi
- She-Hulk: Attorney At Law
- Madame Web
- Justice League
- Zack Snyder’s Justice League
- AVP: Alien Vs Predator
- Obi Wan Kenobi
Trailers
- The King of Kings
- The Woman in the Yard
- The Monkey
- Heart Eyes
- Opus
- A Working Man
- The Alto Knights
- In The Lost Lands
- Suits LA
- The Last of Us season 2
- Daredevil: Born Again
- Zero Day
- Drop
- Hell of a Summer
- Mickey17
- Until Dawn
News
- David Krumholtz and Emily Beecham cast in Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow
- Ulrich Thomsen to play Sinestro in Lanterns
- Ryan Gosling in talks to star in Shawn Levy’s Star Wars movie
- James Mangold talks his Star Wars movie
- Grimm reboot/continuation in the works
- James Cameron teases Avatar: Fire and Ash details
- Lee Isaac Chung to direct The Traveler
- Dylan O’Brien to star in Sam Raimi’s Send Help
- Tom Holland to lead The Partner
- Joel McHale cast in Scream 7
- David Leitch in talks to direct Oceans 14
- Jon Bernthal cast in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey
- Thandiwe Newton and Steve Zahn cast in Anaconda
- Robert Eggers sets next movie
- Robert Eggers set for Labyrinth sequel
- Horizon Zero Dawn and Helldivers movies in the works
Misc
Music
- Niall Stenson’s cover of the “Marvel Music“, the “Superman theme” and his YouTube channel
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Friday Jan 24, 2025
Friday Jan 24, 2025
Recently Craig had the pleasure of chatting with actress Millan Tesfazgi; she plays Sasha in the trilogy of Mary J. Blige-inspired Lifetime films Real Love, Strength of a Woman and Family Affair. The discussion covers building rapports on and off camera, acting as a therapeutic emotional release and swimming for work.
Show Notes
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Sunday Jan 05, 2025
Sunday Jan 05, 2025
The year comes to an end but the news cycle rolls on. The conversation covers The Odyssey, young Spider-Man, Glen Powell's work ethic and more.
Craig McKenzie can be found on this very site and over on We Are Starfleet on the 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
Movie Reviews
- Craig’s review of Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
- Craig’s review of Thor: Love and Thunder
- Craig’s review of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
- Craig’s review of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
- Craig’s review of Venom
- Craig’s review of Venom: Let There Be Carnage
- Craig’s review of Morbius
- Craig’s review of Madame Web
- Craig’s review of Moana
- Craig’s review of The Mummy
- Craig's review of Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice
- Craig’s review of Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens
- Craig’s review of Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi
- Craig’s review of Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker
- Craig’s review of Sonic The Hedgehog
- Craig’s review of Sonic the Hedgehog 2
- Craig’s review of Pokémon: Detective Pikachu
- Craig’s review of The Greatest Showman
- Craig’s review of I, Frankenstein
- Craig’s review of Dracula Untold
- Craig’s review of The Mummy
- Craig’s review of Bumblebee
- Graeme’s review of Ghostbusters (2016)
- Craig’s review of Ghostbusters: Afterlife
- Graeme’s review of Kubo and the Two Strings
Podcasts
- Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
- Thor: Love and Thunder
- Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
- Venom
- Madame Web
- Pokémon: Detective Pikachu
- Man of Steel
- Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice
- Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens
- Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi – first podcast and second podcast
- Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker
- Bumblebee
Trailers
- The Gorge
- Popeye The Slayer Man
- 28 Years Later
- Novocaine
- Karate Kid: Legends
- Black Bag
- Death of a Unicorn
- Cleaner
- The Electric State
- A Minecraft Movie
- Elio
- Snow White
- Lilo & Stitch
- Star Trek: Section 31
- Superman
- Chad Powers
- Zero Day
- Love Me
- Your Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man
News
- Nova series showrunner
- Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse directors confirmed
- Hayley Atwell to appear in Avengers: Doomsday
- Chris Evans cast in Avengers: Doomsday
- Clayface movie confirmed
- Jason Momoa to play Lobo in Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow
- Jeremy Allan White cast as Rotta the Hutt in The Mandalorian & Grogu
- Live-action Tangled movie confirmed
- Aardman and Pokemon team up for collaboration
- Jared Leto cast as Skeletor in Masters of the Universe
- New The Mummy movie announced
- Melissa Benoist and Chris Wood to start in Duo
- Elizabeth Olsen joins Julia Roberts in Panic Carefully
- Ryan Reynolds, Jason Momoa, Vince Vaughn and Aubrey Plaza to star in Animal Friends
- Ryan Reynolds to star in boy band movie
- Prison Break reboot confirmed
- Austin Butler cast as Patrick Bateman in American Psycho remake
- Malcolm in the Middle revival confirmed
- Ghostbusters animated movie in development
- Sonic The Hedgehog 4 confirmed
- Paul Mescal to play Paul McCartney
- Glen Powell cast in Homewreckers
- Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro to star in new Meet the Parents sequel
- Tom Cruise to star in Deeper
- Samuel L. Jackson to star in new J.J. Abrams movie
- Christopher Nolan’s next movie revealed
Misc
Music
- Niall Stenson’s cover of the “Marvel Music“, the “Superman theme” and his YouTube channel
If you enjoyed what you heard here, please subscribe to Kneel Before Pod. If you have any feedback then we’d love to hear it. You can find us on Facebook ,Twitter and BlueSky. You can also make yourself known in the comments section below or you can join us on Discord.