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Mad About Montana PodcastEpisode 13: Hot mics and Sumo matchesIn this lucky episode of the Mad About Montana Podcast, Erik Nylund and Bill Foley dive into the open-mic scandal from Wednesday’s Butte-Silver Bow Council of Commissioners Committee of the Whole meeting.While the incident exposed the flippant attitude our local government has repeatedly shown toward our citizens, it did finally give us a moment of transparency. Accidental transparency, but transparency nonetheless. The scene also gave Erik and Bill some insight as to why their April 4 Freed of Information Act request to see emails sent to or from the chief executive regarding House Bill 547 ha...
2025-06-131h 18
Engine25 ReviewsEngine25 Reviews Killers of the Flower Moon, Ep. 42 -- SPOILER ALERT!Katy and Daniel join Brandon to discuss Killers of the Flower Moon, the latest film from the legendary Martin Scorsese.
00:00 - Intros and Background
25:00 - Spoiler Free discussion of KotFM
43:10 - Full Spoilers!
Also Available as a YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/yoAzd2Nz1Sw
2023-11-052h 03Engine25 ReviewsEngine25 Reviews Star Wars Ahsoka, Ep. 41 - SPOILER ALERT!
Brandon and the Star Wars crew chat about Star Wars Ahsoka.
00:00 Intro and General Thoughts on Story, Cast, and Production Design
33:00 Hera's eyes look terrible, more thoughts on the Production Design
36:30 FULL SPOILERS!
2023-10-301h 23
Engine25 ReviewsEngine25 Reviews Barbie, Ep. 39 -- SPOILER ALERT!Brandon aka Podcaster Ken invites two Barbies to discuss Barbie, directed by Greta Gerwig.
Also available as a YouTube Video:
https://youtu.be/Kz0Ilpyp7XU
2023-07-311h 57Engine25 ReviewsEngine25 Reviews Oppenheimer, Ep. 38 -- SPOILER ALERTBrandon and Katy discuss Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer. We really delve into spoilers at about 36:00 Minutes, but there are mild spoilers throughout due to the film's historical nature.
Also available on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/96MSZotIZMc
2023-07-241h 06Engine25 ReviewsEngine25 Reviews Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Ep. 37 -- SPOILER ALERT!
Katy and Wesley join Brandon to discuss the latest (and final) Indiana Jones film, starring Harrison Ford and directed by James Mangold.
00:00 - Intro, Box Office Discussion, and Background with Indy
24:50 - Non-Spoiler Discussion
56:30 - SPOILERS!
Also available as a YouTube Video:
https://youtu.be/vZ8CFbAoZps
2023-07-131h 41Engine25 ReviewsEngine25 Reviews Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Ep. 36 -- SPOILER ALERT!
Brandon, Adam, and some new guests review the D&D movie, chat D&D games, and roll some dice for good measure.
00:00 Show Open, General Thoughts
40:20 Spoiler Alert!
Also available as a YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/1vCdb0B3Llw
2023-04-091h 39Engine25 ReviewsEngine25 Reviews Scream 6, Ep. 35 -- SPOILER ALERT!
WGA Writer and Director Dayna Noffke returns to review Scream 6, directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett.
Check out Dayna's Kickstarter for her upcoming feature film, Eidolon!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eidolonfilm/eidolon-a-horror-feature-film?ref=discovery&term=eidolon%5D
00:00 Show start, General Impressions
41:36 Spoiler Alert!
Also Available as a YouTube Video:
https://youtu.be/FvIwxcCo3mo
2023-03-201h 23Engine25 ReviewsEngine25 Reviews Avatar: The Way of Water, Ep. 34 - SPOILER ALERT!Brandon and Dr. Dan discuss Avatar: The Way of Water, written and directed by James Cameron. Dan's mic is a bit noisy. We're still working on some audio issues, but we should be fixed before the next one. Hopefully.
00:00 Intro, Avatar 2009, General Thoughts on Avatar: TWOW
31:42 Spoiler Discussion
Also available as a YouTube video: https://youtu.be/4PPv5pIJ_6g
2023-01-091h 08Engine25 ReviewsEngine25 Reviews The Fabelmans, Directed by Steven Spielberg, Ep 33 - SPOILER ALERT!This is a special one. Wesley from https://www.youtube.com/@viewist308 joins us again to chat The Fabelmans, directed by Steven Spielberg.
00:00 Show Start, general discussion
14:29 Spoilers!
Also available as a YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/4PPv5pIJ_6g
2022-12-041h 10Engine25 ReviewsEngine25 Reviews Star Wars Andor on Disney+, Episode 32 - SPOILER ALERTIt's time to review another Star War! The usual Star Wars crew returns to review Andor on Disney Plus.
Also available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/iqMwMd6qnuk
2022-11-272h 12
Engine25 ReviewsEngine25 Reviews Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Directed by Ryan Coogler, Ep. 31 - SPOILER ALERT!Katy and Wesley join Brandon to chat all the things we like and don't like about Black Panther: Wakanda forever. We also chat some about the ups and downs of Phase 4.
00:00 Show Start, General Thoughts
37:25 Spoiler Alert!
01:43:00 What we've been watching and the Wrap-up
Also available as a YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/nwvm3KJ3b2E
2022-11-211h 52Engine25 ReviewsEngine25 Reviews House of the Dragon Season 1, Ep 30 - SPOILER ALERT!Brandon and Adam discuss HBO's House of the Dragon Season 1 in excruciating detail. Spoilers abound! Minor technical issue in the middle of the show, but nothing was lost this time!
Also available as a YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/i44_UO9jh3Y
2022-11-081h 51Engine25 ReviewsEngine25 Reviews The Rings of Power Season 1, Ep. 29 - SPOILER ALERT!Unfortunately, I recorded the episode with a new guest, and I messed up half the audio. But here is a review and discussion of Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power on Amazon Prime. I re-recorded a new intro segment, and the second half of the episode features first time guest and Tolkien SuperFan, Katie Pearson.
Also available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/XD8GP2hHxDA
2022-11-0140 minEngine25 ReviewsEngine25 Reviews Prey Directed by Dan Trachtenberg and Batgirl Cancellaton Ep 28 - SPOILER ALERT!!Director Chris Ethridge returns to discuss Prey on Hulu, directed by Dan Trachtenberg. At the end of the show, they chat the situation surrounding Warner Bros Discovery and Batgirl.
00:00 Intro and Non Spoiler Discussion
14:30 Spoilers for Prey
48:30 Batgirl Cancellation and Warner Bros Discovery
Also available as a YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/6dMEkEPJCzM
2022-08-081h 11Engine25 ReviewsEngine25 Reviews Nope, Directed by Jordan Peele, Ep. 27 - Spoiler Alert!Brandon and actor buddy Brian Joseph chat Nope and other works by Jordan Peele.
Also available as a YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/fuqn7vT2R7k
2022-08-0144 minEngine25 ReviewsEngine25 Reviews Elvis, Directed by Baz Luhrmann, Ep. 26 - Spoiler Alert!Brandon and Katy chat Baz Luhrmann's Elvis
2022-07-181h 16Engine25 ReviewsEngine25 Reviews Stranger Things 4, Ep. 25 - Spoiler Alert!Brandon and Katy talk about how much they love Stranger Things 4!
Also Available as a YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/j6zI7FpBo-4
2022-07-111h 07
Engine25 ReviewsEngine25 Reviews Phil Tippett's Mad God, Ep. 24 - SPOILER ALERT!Well this is a weird one. Brandon and Katy chat about Mad God, the stop-motion opus from SFX master Phil Tippett. As always, full spoilers after the first few minutes, or at least as close to spoilers you can get with this movie.
Also available as a YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/OSXPMGEIac0
2022-07-051h 03Engine25 ReviewsObi-Wan Kenobi Series (Season 1?) On Disney+, Ep. 23 - SPOILER ALERT!The Nerdy Nerfherders reunite to discuss Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney+!
Also available as a YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/9po5b86sB_4
2022-06-272h 05Engine25 ReviewsEngine25 Reviews Top Gun Maverick, Directed by Joseph Kosinski - Full Spoilers!, Ep. 22Engine25 Reviews Top Gun Maverick with his wingmen Nick, an old gaming buddy, and Doug, a former mechanic on the USS Abraham Lincoln, where portions of the movie were filmed!
00:00 Show Start and General Thoughts
25:40 Spoiler Alert!
Links referenced during the show:
Fighter Pilot reacts to Top Gun: https://www.ign.com/videos/us-navy-fighter-pilot-reacts-to-top-gun
USS Abraham Lincoln crashes a race: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1995/02/05/this-cup-race-goes-to-biggest-us-navy/57259863-51a4-4298-a6e6-4a52f1774f00/
Episode also available as a YouTube video: https://youtu...
2022-05-301h 17Engine25 ReviewsEngine25 Reviews The Northman, Directed by Robert Eggers, Episode 21 - FULL SPOILERS!Brandon and Dr. Dan review The Northman, directed by Robert Eggers. What a crazy movie.
Also available as a YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/4v1TaZWzI4c
00:00 Show start and general thoughts
34:39 Spoilers
2022-05-021h 27Engine25 ReviewsEngine25 Reviews Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Episode 20 - SPOILER ALERT!Brandon and Nick chat all the things they love about Sonic games and Sonic the Hedgehog 2, directed by Jeff Fowler.
Nick's audio is a little low. It has been fixed for the future.
Also available as a YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/SBK6hjCxjUY
2022-04-2132 minEngine25 ReviewsEngine25 Reviews Death on the Nile and Belfast, Episode 19 - SPOILER ALERT!Brandon and Katy review Death on the Nile and Belfast, both directed by Kenneth Branagh
Also available as YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/werkoIaNXBs
2022-03-2758 minEngine25 ReviewsEngine25 Reviews Pixar's Turning Red, Episode 18 - SPOILER ALERT!Brandon and some parent friends talk about Pixar's Turning Red, directed by Domee Shi and other recent and upcoming Pixar movies.
Also available as a YouTube video: https://youtu.be/6NroHpt7Sgs
2022-03-2137 minEngine25 ReviewsEngine25 Reviews The Batman, Episode 17 - SPOILER ALERTBrandon, Katy, and Dr. Dan talk discuss The Batman, Directed by Matt Reeves.
FULL SPOILERS
Also available as a YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/2Ij1tXEF6SM
2022-03-171h 35Engine25 ReviewsEngine25 Reviews Peacemaker Season 1 on HBO Max, Ep. 16 - SPOILER ALERT!Brandon and The Grognard Geek chat Peacemaker, The Suicide Squad, and their love for old comic books.
Also available as a YouTube video: https://youtu.be/Dqvndqt256s
2022-02-2049 minEngine25 ReviewsEngine25 Reviews The Book of Boba Fett on Disney+, Ep. 15 - FULL SPOILERSBrandon and a handful of nerfherders chat The Book of Boba Fett full season along with a lot of other Star Wars related stuff. Also on Spotify:
Also on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4fC1i2Uaiuw
2022-02-131h 31Engine25 ReviewsEngine25 Reviews The Matrix Resurrections, Ep. 14Brandon, Katy, and some friends from college review and discuss The Matrix Resurrections, directed by Lana Wachowski. Full spoilers, of course.
Also available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/nCvlSBb3T40
00:00 - Intro
20:40 - Spoilers
2022-01-161h 34Engine25 ReviewsEngine25 Reviews The Witcher Season 2, Ep. 13Brandon and Katy discuss Netflix's The Witcher Season 2 and the nature of adaptations. FULL SPOILERS!
Also on YouTube: https://youtu.be/mO4wYsLWdEs
2022-01-091h 26
Engine25 ReviewsEngine25 Reviews Spider-Man: No Way Home with Wesley from Viewist Productions, Ep 12Brandon and Wesley Review Spider-man No Way Home and talk about their favorite Spider-man moments from all of the movies.
Also on YouTube: https://youtu.be/07PwCR0MW20
2021-12-281h 25Engine25 ReviewsEngine25 Celebrates Fellowship of the Ring for its 20th Anniversary, Ep 11Brandon and some old friends discuss one of their favorite movies on its 20th birthday.
Also available as a YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/kSTA9bPDy8I
2021-12-1949 minEngine25 ReviewsEngine25 Reviews Last Night in Soho with Dan Singleton and Katy Burrell, Ep 10Dan and Katy join Brandon to discuss Edgar Wright's Last Night in Soho.
Also Available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/UTZT98SjPuU
2021-11-171h 07Engine25 ReviewsEngine25 Reviews The Batman Trailer, No Time To Die, and Dune with Katy Burrell, Ep. 9Brandon and Katy chat the DC FanDome Trailer for The Batman, No Time to Die, and Dune, along with what else they've been watching.
00:00 Show Start/what we've been watching
06:40 The Batman Trailer
22:55 No Time to Die
01:01:55 Dune
01:56:00 What we're looking forward to/show closing
Also available on YouTube https://youtu.be/bQZi1OG0Lp8
2021-10-282h 05Engine25 ReviewsEngine25 Reviews The Suicide Squad with Director Chris Ethridge, Ep. 8Brandon hangs out with Chris Ethridge, director of indie films such as Haven's End and Attack of the Morningside Monster, to chat everything they love about James Gunn's The Suicide Squad!
Also available as a video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/V1dh3auqMbM
2021-08-1452 minEngine25 ReviewsEngine25 Reviews The Green Knight with Dr. Dan Singleton, Ep. 7Brandon and Dr. Daniel Singleton discuss The Green Knight, directed by David Lowery. It's a weird one for sure!
Also available on YouTube! https://youtu.be/Y6-ELcpxuKU
2021-08-091h 06Engine25 ReviewsEngine25 Reviews M. Night Shyamalan's Old with Kendra Gilbert, Ep. 6Brandon and guest Kendra discuss the good and the bad of M. Night Shyamalan's new movie, Old, starring Gael Garcia Bernal, Vicky Krieps, Rufus Sewell, Abbey Lee Kershaw, and Thomasin Mckenzie. Spoilers ahead!
Find Kendra at instagram.com/kendracockerspaniel
Find more Engine25 Reviews at engine25production.com and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwoIpQlE1NCvlk4DhXWJjiA
Brandon's Instagram is instagram.com/bbishop.e25
2021-08-0236 minEngine25 ReviewsEngine25 Reviews Cruella on Disney+ with Katy Burrell, Ep 5.Brandon and Katy discuss Cruella 2021 and the state and future of live action Disney Remakes!
You can find Katy's twitter here: https://twitter.com/KathrynKateBurr And her website and blog are here: https://www.kathrynburrell.com/
Find more Engine25 Reviews at engine25production.com and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwoIpQlE1NCvlk4DhXWJjiA Brandon's Instagram is instagram.com/bbishop.e25
2021-08-0246 minEngine25 ReviewsEngine25 Reviews The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It with Katy Burrell, Ep. 4Brandon and Katy discussed what they thought worked and what didn't in The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do it.
Find Katy at www.kathrynburrell.com
Find more Engine25 Reviews at engine25production.com and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwoIpQlE1NCvlk4DhXWJjiA Brandon's Instagram is instagram.com/bbishop.e25
2021-08-021h 09Engine25 ReviewsEngine25 Reviews Mortal Kombat 2021 with Wil Blanks and Carlos Robledo Ep. 3Brandon and some gaming buddies chat about Mortal Kombat 2021 and their history with the games and movies. Full Spoiler Warning!
Find more Engine25 Reviews at engine25production.com and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwoIpQlE1NCvlk4DhXWJjiA
Brandon's Instagram is instagram.com/bbishop.e25
2021-08-021h 16Engine25 ReviewsEngine25 Reviews Godzilla vs. Kong with Director Dayna Noffke Ep. 2Atlanta writer and director Dayna Noffke and I discuss Godzilla vs Kong. Full Spoiler Warning!
You can find Dayna at: daynanoffke.com facebook.com/daynadirects instagram.com/daynadirects
Find more Engine25 Reviews at engine25production.com and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwoIpQlE1NCvlk4DhXWJjiA
Brandon's Instagram is instagram.com/bbishop.e25
2021-08-0253 minEngine25 ReviewsEngine25 Reviews Zack Snyder's Justice League with Katy BurrellBrandon and Kathryn Burrell discuss Zack's Snyder's Justice League, including what works for us, what doesn't, and why the "Marvel Method" didn't work for DC Movies. Full Spoilers ahead!
Find more Engine25 Reviews at engine25production.com and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwoIpQlE1NCvlk4DhXWJjiA
Brandon's Instagram is instagram.com/bbishop.e25
You can find Katy's twitter here: https://twitter.com/KathrynKateBurr
And her website and blog are here: https://www.kathrynburrell.com/
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