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The Pensky PodcastThe Pensky PodcastEndgame (Podcast Finale)Well, folks, we’ve finally made it. Welcome to the grand, or maybe not-so-grand, finale of The Pensky Podcast. After a decade of dissecting every nook and cranny of Star Trek, we’ve reached the bittersweet end. In this final episode, we tackle the Star Trek: Voyager series finale, “Endgame,” with all the enthusiasm of a Borg […] Are you looking for older episodes? Find this and every other episode at The Pensky Podcast! Thanks for listening. Stay connected: • https://thepenskyfile.com/links/ • e-mail: thepenskyfilevideo(at)gmail.com2024-08-141h 31Rotten Horror Picture ShowRotten Horror Picture Show104. Green Room (#83)Hey there, punk rockers and horror hounds! It’s time to turn up the volume and prepare for an electrifying episode of The Rotten Horror Picture Show. Today, Clay and Amanda are joined by the incomparable Wes from The Pensky File to dive into the brutal, […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2024-06-071h 28Rotten Horror Picture ShowRotten Horror Picture Show97. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream WarriorsHold onto your pillows and brace yourselves, dear listeners, for a nightmarish journey with The Rotten Horror Picture Show! In this chilling episode, Clay is joined by the illustrious guest, Wes from The Pensky File, as they venture into the dreamlike horrors of Nightmare on […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2024-03-011h 24Rotten Horror Picture ShowRotten Horror Picture Show46. The Platform (#175)It’s Halloween! Here, on a very special, extra episode of The Rotten Horror Picture Show, we’re giving you our Patreon Special from last year (2020), where we team up with Wes from the Pensky File to cover the claustrophobic, Spanish horror flick The Platform! It’s […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2021-10-311h 19BATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastAvatar & House and GardenThis week on the BATTASS Podcast, Batman has his first encounters with some truly inhuman foes, Ra’s al Ghul makes mouth time with a mummy monster, and Ivy grows her own family and becomes a monster’s mommy with Avatar and House and Garden!   First up, in Avatar, An […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2020-09-091h 02The Pensky PodcastThe Pensky PodcastA Night in SickbayArcher spends a night in sickbay with Dr. Phlox after Porthos picks up a deadly virus on an alien planet. In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss bringing your dog everywhere you go! Plus, the guys talk about using a chainsaw while very sweaty, T'Pol being the focus of the male gaze, and choosing whether to save your dog or a random stranger! Are you looking for older episodes? Find this and every other episode at The Pensky Podcast! Thanks for listening. Stay connected: • https://thepenskyfile.com/links/2020-09-081h 05The Pensky PodcastThe Pensky PodcastCupid’s Errant ArrowMariner is suspicious of Boimler’s new girlfriend. Tendi and Rutherford grow jealous of a bigger starship's gear. In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay analyze "Cupid's Errant Arrow" and wonder if Lower Decks would be better suited to exploring the dark edge of Star Trek lore. Plus! The guys talk about sitcom plots versus Star Trek plots, mixing up the characters, and Wes gives some truncated thoughts about the latest trailer for "The Batman"! Are you looking for older episodes? Find this and every other episode at The Pensky Podcast! Thanks for li...2020-09-0543 minBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastClay and Sean React to “The Batman” TrailerWe’re taking a quick break from our regularly scheduled Batman The Animated Series coverage to bring you some quick thoughts from Sean and Clay on the first trailer for Matt Reeves’ upcoming flick The Batman, starring Robert Pattinson, Zoe Kravitz, Jeffrey Wright, Paul Dano, and […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2020-09-0226 minThe Pensky PodcastThe Pensky PodcastDead StopEnterprise docks with a strange, automated repair space station, which proves too good to be true. In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss Enterprise switching up its "mystery" formula! Plus, the guys talk about the characterization of Malcolm Reed, Mayweather's twelve-pack, and trying to delay an automated phone service! Are you looking for older episodes? Find this and every other episode at The Pensky Podcast! Thanks for listening. Stay connected: • https://thepenskyfile.com/links/ • e-mail: thepenskyfilevideo(at)gmail.com2020-09-011h 00The Pensky PodcastThe Pensky PodcastMoist VesselCaptain Freeman seeks the ultimate payback after Mariner blatantly disrespects her in front of the crew. A well-meaning Tendi accidentally messes up a lieutenant's attempt at spiritual ascension and tries to make it right. In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss the latest Star Trek: Lower Decks episode, "Moist Vessel"! They break down society's discomfort with the word "moist", the success (or not) of the show's attempts to be emotionally grounded, and over-stuffing an episode with ideas! Are you looking for older episodes? Find this and every other episode at The Pensky...2020-08-2850 minBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastA Bullet for Bullock | TrialThis week on the BATTASS Podcast covers A Bullet for Bullock and Trial! Sean and Clay also get into how Sean lifted his idea for White Knight DIRECTLY from the Animated Series. First up, in A Bullet for Bullock, After surviving several near misses, Gotham’s […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2020-08-261h 21The Pensky PodcastThe Pensky PodcastMinefieldThe Enterprise NX-01 strays into a Romulan "Minefield" and is disabled by a cloaked mine. Meanwhile, Reed is pinned to the hull of the ship. In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay describe how to pay extra attention to make sure you're truly bored. Plus! The guys talk about watching an episode of Enterprise while angry, the survival of soccer into the 22nd century, and surfing an explosion to safety! Are you looking for older episodes? Find this and every other episode at The Pensky Podcast! Thanks for listening. Stay connected:2020-08-251h 04The Pensky PodcastThe Pensky PodcastTemporal EdictA new work protocol eliminating “buffer time” has the Cerritos crew running ragged as they try to keep up with their tightened schedules. Ensign Mariner and Commander Ransom's mutual lack of respect comes to a head during an away mission. In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss an episode that makes you expect some time travel, only to end up with some new timekeeping habits. Plus! The guys chat about the screen time of the senior officers, cultural misunderstandings, and balancing the stuffiness of Star Trek with the comedy of Lower Decks! Are...2020-08-2148 minThe Pensky PodcastThe Pensky PodcastRevisiting “The Measure of a Man”When Star Trek: Picard started, Clay and I went back to re-watch "The Measure of a Man". The themes are characters seemed like they were going to be important to the first season of Star Trek: Picard. Since our original coverage of the episode was a solo affair by me, the re-watch also allowed us to hear Clay's thoughts about an episode that many consider to be one of TNG's finest. So, what did we think? This episode was originally available to only our supporters on Patreon. If you wish to get access to more content like...2020-08-1848 minThe Pensky PodcastThe Pensky PodcastEnvoysAfter a high-profile mission goes awry, Boimler is further plagued with self-doubt when Mariner proves herself to be a more naturally talented sci-fi badass than he. Rutherford quits his job in engineering and explores other departments on the USS Cerritos. In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss "Envoys" and wonder if Lower Decks is a series that will be able to survive on its own once the supply of references runs low. Plus! The guys chat about the potential issues with Mariner, why Rutherford works so well as a comic character, and why you...2020-08-1442 minBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastThe Worry Men | SideshowThis week on the BATTASS Podcast, Mad Hatter goes a really long way for a racist ham sandwich, and Killer Croc comes oh so close to turning over a new leaf with The Worry Men and Sideshow! First up, in The Worry Men, Veronica Vreeland […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2020-08-1259 minThe Pensky PodcastThe Pensky PodcastCarbon CreekT'Pol tells Archer and Tucker a story about her great-grandmother and two other Vulcans, who crash landed in a small Pennsylvania town in the year 1957. In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay debate the how much Carbon Creek is to Enterprise as The City on the Edge of Forever is to The Original Series. Plus! The guys talk about Vulcans in disguise, inventions you'd believe to be alien in origin, and the acting prowess of Jolene Blalock! Are you looking for older episodes? Find this and every other episode at The Pensky Podcast...2020-08-111h 03BATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastFire From Olympus | Read My LipsThis week on the BATTASS Podcast, the villains get weird as a rich guy with delusions of godhood thinks he’s literally the Greek god Zeus, and a foul-mouthed, gangster puppet has designs on putting Batman in cement shoes in Fire From Olympus and Read My […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2020-07-291h 03BATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastThe Demon’s QuestThis week on the BATTASS Podcast, the Demon comes to Gotham, and then goes to the middle east, and then goes crazy as Ra’s Al Ghul makes his grand entrance onto the Batman the Animated Series stage in “The Demons Quest”! In Demon’s Quest Part […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2020-07-151h 04BATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastBlind as a Bat | His Silicon SoulThis week on the BATTASS Podcast, the town is painted glowing-red in not one, but both episodes, Blind As A Bat and His Silicon Soul! Batman builds a fancy red-lensed vision booster after losing his sight in Blind as a Bat, and we see the […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2020-07-011h 11BATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastShadow of the BatBATTASS has returned with “Shadow of the Bat”! When Commissioner Gordon is framed for taking bribes from Rupert Thorne, his daughter Barbara pleads with Batman to show up at a rally being put on in the commissioner’s behalf. But when Batman disappears after finding the […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2020-06-171h 12Reel Ripe & Reel RottenReel Ripe & Reel Rotten2020 Oscars – Marriage Story (95%)Wes and Clay wrap up their coverage of the 2020 Academy Awards by watching their B-Roll selection of the Best Picture nominees, “Marriage Story”. Directed and written by Noah Baumbach, “Marriage Story” stars Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson as a […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2020-03-2454 minReel Ripe & Reel RottenReel Ripe & Reel Rotten2020 Oscars – Joker (68%)The lowest rated Best Picture nominee at the 2020 Academy Awards is Todd Phillips’ “Joker”. Currently at 68% with 543 reviews, the film stars Joaquin Phoenix as the eponymous villain. Based on the Joker character from DC Batman comics, Phoenix […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2020-02-081h 07Reel Ripe & Reel RottenReel Ripe & Reel Rotten2020 Oscars – Parasite (99%)Who would you say is the “Parasite” in this film? Bong Joon Ho brings his work home to Korea in this pitch-black modern fairytale. Meet the Park Family: the picture of aspirational wealth. And the Kim Family, rich in street […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2020-01-271h 04BATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastThe Curse of the White Knight | Q&AClay and Sean return to the podcast to discuss Sean’s new release, “The Curse of the White Knight“. It’s Castlevania meets Batman! Or is it? Listen as the guys discuss the history of the book and explain the behind-the-scenes process. They talk about issues with […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2019-12-191h 53Reel Ripe & Reel RottenReel Ripe & Reel RottenB-Roll: Wes Craven – Scream (79%)We are continuing our coverage of the “master of horror”, Wes Craven. We have already discussed “Vampire in Brooklyn” and “A Nightmare on Elm Street“. With our “B-Roll” selection, we chose to watch 1996’s “Scream”! Scream is a metatextual homage […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2019-11-121h 19Reel Ripe & Reel RottenReel Ripe & Reel RottenWes Craven – A Nightmare on Elm Street (94%)Happy Halloween! Our “Wes Craven” themed coverage continues with the director’s highest-rated film (according to Rotten Tomatoes), “A Nightmare on Elm Street”! It’s the film that gave the world one of the most iconic villains of all time: Fred “Freddy” […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2019-10-311h 29BATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastThe Mechanic | Harley and IvyIn this episode of the podcast, Clay and Sean discuss the episodes, “The Mechanic” and “Harley and Ivy”! In “The Mechanic“, thanks to a freak accident during a high-speed chase, the Batmobile is virtually demolished. After Batman takes the car to his personal mechanic, Earl […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2019-10-301h 19Reel Ripe & Reel RottenReel Ripe & Reel RottenWes Craven – Vampire in Brooklyn (10%)Happy Halloween! As is customary in podcast culture, Reel Ripe & Reel Rotten are covering something horror-themed: the “Master of Horror” himself, Wes Craven, and his critical low-point, “Vampire in Brooklyn”. Starting off with Craven’s lowest-rated film, Wes, Clay and […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2019-10-291h 11BATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastPaging the Crime Doctor | ZatannaIn this episode of the podcast, Clay and Sean discuss the Batman: The Animated Series episodes, “Paging the Crime Doctor” and “Zatanna”! In “Paging the Crime Doctor“, Dr. Matthew Thorne (played by Joseph Campanella), losing his medical license and forced into becoming the crime doctor by […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2019-10-2554 minReel Ripe & Reel RottenReel Ripe & Reel RottenB-Roll: Kathryn Bigelow – Near Dark (88%)For the B-Roll selection of our coverage of Kathryn Bigelow, we are turning out the lights, pouring ourselves a tall glass of blood, and watching “Near Dark”! “Near Dark” is Bigelow’s 1987 attempt to meld the vampire and western genres. […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2019-10-151h 11BATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastThe Man Who Killed Batman | MudslideThis week, Clay and Sean discuss the episodes, “The Man Who Killed Batman” and “Mudslide”! In “The Man Who Killed Batman“, small-time gang member Sidney “The Squid” Debris (played by Matt Frewer) seemingly kills Batman by accident. He gets involved with gangs all over Gotham, […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2019-10-091h 06BATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastI Am the Night | Off BalanceThis week, Clay and Sean discuss the episodes “I Am the Night” and “Off Balance”! In “I Am the Night“, on the anniversary of the death of Bruce’s parents, Batman accompanies Leslie Thompkins to Crime Alley to place roses on the spot where they were gunned down. Meanwhile, Commissioner […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2019-10-021h 03Reel Ripe & Reel RottenReel Ripe & Reel RottenKathryn Bigelow – The Weight of Water (35%)In “The Weight of Water“, journalist Jean Janes (Catherine McCormack) begins researching the 1873 axe-murder of two sisters and discovers new information in the case. Meanwhile, her marriage to writer Thomas (Sean Penn) begins to fall apart. The show has […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2019-10-011h 04BATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastBirds of a Feather | What is Reality?This week, Clay and Sean discuss “Birds of a Feather” and “What is Reality?” In “Birds of a Feather“, Veronica Vreeland is looking for a way to create a splash with her next party and arrives at the idea of having a former criminal in […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2019-09-181h 13Reel Ripe & Reel RottenReel Ripe & Reel RottenKathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker (97%)The show has moved onto Kathryn Bigelow because Clay “deparately wanted to do her” and that means we’re starting off with the critically acclaimed “The Hurt Locker“. Directed by Bigelow and scripted by Mark Boal, The Hurt Locker is regarded […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2019-09-171h 06The Pensky Podcast: Star Trek: Deep Space 9The Pensky Podcast: Star Trek: Deep Space 9Tears of the Prophets – Ft. ClayWith one stone, a Pah-Wraith possessed Dukat kills two birds: he manages to close the Bajoran Wormhole and he literally kills Jadzia Dax. "Tears of the Prophets" is the sixth season finale and works hard to both send off a major character and set the show up for the next season. It jumps headlong into the Bajoran Religion and foreshadows Dax's demise so heavily it might as well be an episode of The Walking Dead! Wes and Clay discuss the end to a very up and down season of DS9 and give their own personal eulogies to...2019-09-161h 07The Pensky Podcast: Star Trek: Deep Space 9The Pensky Podcast: Star Trek: Deep Space 9The Sound of Her Voice – Ft. ClayThe crew of DS9 receives a distress call from a distant planet - a Starfleet captain has been marooned on a deadly planet and her only chance of survival is the Defiant. Guided (literally and figuratively) by "The Sound of Her Voice", Sisko, Bashir and O'Brien take stock of themselves as they try to rescue the voice on the other end of the line. Back on DS9, Quark teaches Jake about the finer points of being a black market smuggler when he realizes that Odo being smitten with Kira is opening some very profitable doors. ...2019-09-1254 minBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastTerror in the Sky | Almost Got ‘ImThis week, Clay and Sean discuss “Terror in the Sky” and “Almost Got ‘Im”! In “Terror in the Sky“, a giant-sized bat ransacks Gotham harbor and Batman suspects that Dr. Kirk Langstrom is up to his old tricks, taking the Man-Bat formula again. Batman isn’t […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2019-09-111h 03The Pensky Podcast: Star Trek: Deep Space 9The Pensky Podcast: Star Trek: Deep Space 9Time’s Orphan – Ft. ClayWhile picnicking on an alien world, Molly O'Brien falls into a time portal. She is rescued but has spent the past decade of her life alone on an alien planet and has become feral and unfortunately stabby! Meanwhile, Worf tries to prove to Dax that he can be a successful father and that Alexander was just a one-off mistake. Wes and Clay discuss "Time's Orphan" and try to determine if it's worse than "Profit and Lace"! Plus! The guys discuss the fine line between a good and bad setup, the hatred that festers within the...2019-09-0946 minThe Pensky Podcast: Star Trek: Deep Space 9The Pensky Podcast: Star Trek: Deep Space 9Profit and Lace – Ft. ClayAfter he promotes equal rights for female Ferengi, Grand Nagus Zek is deposed and replaced by (acting) Grand Nagus Brunt (of the F.C.A.). To restore order, Quark undergoes a sex change operation to convince a Ferengi cola merchant that Zek's radical plan has merit. Yes, this really happens. "Profit and Lace" is frequently derided as not only one of the worst DS9 episodes of all time but of the entire Star Trek franchise! Wes and Clay discuss the attempt at a "golden age" homage and why it doesn't work in the Star Trek universe. 2019-09-0541 minReel Ripe & Reel RottenReel Ripe & Reel RottenB-Roll: Amy Adams – Nocturnal Animals (73%)The B-Roll selection for Amy Adams has Wes and Clay watching a film that both of them are unfamiliar with, 2016’s Nocturnal Animals. Directed and written by Tom Ford, Nocturnal Animals is the story of an art gallery owner named […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2019-09-0358 minThe Pensky Podcast: Star Trek: Deep Space 9The Pensky Podcast: Star Trek: Deep Space 9Valiant – Ft. ClayWhile on a trip to Ferenginar, Jake and Nog are attacked by the Jem'Hadar. They are saved by the USS Valiant, which is apparently commanded by a crew of Red Squad cadets - an elite group from Starfleet Academy that we last saw in Paradise Lost. The Valiant is on a dangerous mission to locate a Dominion warship behind enemy lines, but the biggest danger might be the cadets themselves. DS9 pays homage to "Lord of the Flies" with a story about the collapse of values in the face of authoritarianism. Or at least... that's what it...2019-08-2954 minBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastMoon of the Wolf | Day of the SamuraiThis week, Sean and Clay discuss “Moon of the Wolf” and “Day of the Samurai”! In Moon of the Wolf, Batman investigates the appearance of a werewolf-like creature in Gotham, not realizing that the monster happens to be one of Bruce Wayne’s associates — Anthony Romulus, ex-Olympic […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2019-08-2752 minThe Pensky Podcast: Star Trek: Deep Space 9The Pensky Podcast: Star Trek: Deep Space 9The Reckoning – Ft. ClayAfter an ancient Bajoran tablet is discovered, Sisko finds himself embroiled in a battle between good and evil. The battle is known as "the Reckoning", and the result will determine the fate of Bajor. Unfortunately, the ultimate battle is between Jake and Kira. The Reckoning is the annual "Bajor" episode, so we get another Kai Winn appearance, some vague statements from the Prophets, and a lot of questions about the need to continue this storyline. In this podcast, Wes and Clay discuss their frustrations with the Prophets and the confounding actions of Kai Winn! Plus...2019-08-2653 minThe Pensky Podcast: Star Trek: Deep Space 9The Pensky Podcast: Star Trek: Deep Space 9His Way – Ft. ClayWhen Bashir shows off his new holosuite creation, a swinging lounge singer with top-notch relationship advice named Vic Fontaine, Odo has his interest piqued. He's been pining after Kira for years now, but he's unsure of how to proceed with her. Will this insightful, lightbulb powered hologram be able to provide him with any meaningful advice? DS9 feeds the 'shippers with an episode that finally gets Odo and Kira together! It's also a holodeck adventure, which is fairly unusual for DS9, and it has a light-hearted, charming tone has has Clay absolutely smitten. Put on your finest...2019-08-2254 minThe Pensky Podcast: Star Trek: Deep Space 9The Pensky Podcast: Star Trek: Deep Space 9In the Pale Moonlight – Ft. ClayThe war against the Dominion is going poorly. The Federation is suffering defeat after defeat, and the death toll is rising. One last hope remains: to bring the Romulan Star Empire into the war effort against the Dominion. But the Romulans are hesitant to commit to the war, as they've cozied up to the Dominion in the hopes that the war eliminates all of their enemies. In "In the Pale Moonlight", Captain Sisko must decide how far he is willing to go to save the Alpha Quadrant. Are the values of the Federation sacrosanct, or must he...2019-08-191h 19The Pensky Podcast: Star Trek: Deep Space 9The Pensky Podcast: Star Trek: Deep Space 9Inquisition – Ft. ClayInternal Affairs visits the station and begins to interrogate Doctor Bashir, who they believe to be a Dominion double-agent. "Inquisition" is most famous for being the introduction of Section 31, a shadowy covert ops group that operates without the supervision of Starfleet or the Federation. It's also a solid episode that manages to create a creepy, paranoid atmosphere that dovetails into a look at what values the Federation might need to compromise in order to survive. We also get some adorable shots of Bashir's teddy bear! Clay and Wes also discuss Section 31's penchant for leather...2019-08-1553 minBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastJoker’s Wild | Tyger TygerThis week, Sean and Clay discuss Joker’s Wild and Tyger Tyger! In Joker’s Wild, Cameron Kaiser builds a casino hotel modeled after the Joker, called “The Joker’s Wild”. The Joker sees this on the news and, enraged, escapes from Arkham again, with one thought on his mind: […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2019-08-141h 17The Pensky Podcast: Star Trek: Deep Space 9The Pensky Podcast: Star Trek: Deep Space 9Wrongs Darker than Death or Night – Ft. ClayDukat contacts Kira and informs her that he and her mother were once lovers. Kira is disgusted enough to request that Sisko allow her to use the Orb of Time to travel into the past to verify the claim. While in the past, Kira meets her mother, Kira Meru, and discovers a dark family secret that threatens to change everything. While the time travel aspect is a bit questionable, Wrongs Darker than Death or Night is an extremely fascinating character piece for Kira and for the Bajoran Occupation as a whole. It delves into some moral questions...2019-08-1257 minThe Pensky Podcast: Star Trek: Deep Space 9The Pensky Podcast: Star Trek: Deep Space 9Change of Heart – Ft. ClayWhile on a mission to rendezvous with a Cardassian spy, Dax is seriously wounded and Worf is forced to make a choice between saving his wife and completing the mission. It's our first episode since the wedding to focus on the marriage of Worf and Dax, and "Change of Heart" gives you plenty to chew on. We get some insight into the banter of newlyweds, learn about Worf's definition of "duty", and learn all about the sleeping arrangements of our favorite Trill and Klingon! In the B-plot, Bashir and O'Brien try to defeat Quark in a game...2019-08-0852 minBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastHeart of SteelThis week, Clay and Sean discuss the two-parter, “Heart of Steel”! In this episode, several robberies take place at major companies, including Wayne Enterprises, and Bruce Wayne, as Batman, discovers the thief to be a mechanical briefcase. Bruce meets with his old friend, Karl Rossum, […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2019-08-0752 minThe Pensky Podcast: Star Trek: Deep Space 9The Pensky Podcast: Star Trek: Deep Space 9Honor Among Thieves – Ft. ClayO'Brien is recruited for an undercover Starfleet operation where he must infiltrate the Orion Syndicate and bring it down from the inside. During his mission, he befriends a man named Bilby. As their friendship flourishes, O'Brien becomes more and more conflicted about his mission: will he be able to betray Bilby? Back on DS9, the station is falling apart without its chief engineer. And that's pretty all that you need to know about that plotline because... that's all that happens. Wes and Clay discuss "Honor Among Thieves" and find themselves thinking about The Departed, wondering...2019-08-0550 minThe Pensky Podcast: Star Trek: Deep Space 9The Pensky Podcast: Star Trek: Deep Space 9One Little Ship – Ft. ClayO'Brien, Dax, and Bashir are shrunk down to "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" size while exploring an anomaly. Meanwhile, the Defiant is attacked and captured by Jem'Hadar, leaving the tiny runabout and tiny O'Brien, Dax, and Bashir no choice but to take their miniature ship and selves into the Defiant to retake it. Fortunately, it's a tiny ship that can still shoot tiny photon torpedoes! DS9 returns to a sci-fi concept episode while still keeping the focus on the Dominion threat, and the result is an episode with a whole bunch of plots and information and tones. Clay and...2019-08-0141 minBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastThe Strange Secret of Bruce Wayne | If You’re So Smart, Why Aren’t You Rich?Sean and Clay return with coverage about two Batman: The Animated Series episodes that have extremely long titles! In The Strange Secret of Bruce Wayne, a prominent judge is injured during a struggle with some thugs demanding money from her in exchange for a strange […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2019-07-301h 00The Pensky Podcast: Star Trek: Deep Space 9The Pensky Podcast: Star Trek: Deep Space 9Far Beyond the Stars – Ft. ClayBen Sisko suddenly finds himself as a science-fiction writer in the mid-1950s and creates a character named "Benjamin Sisko", a black commander of a space station in the distant future. The rest of the DS9 cast is also here - they're writers, ballplayers, con men and corrupt cops. Far Beyond the Stars deals with racism and the insidious ways that it finds its way into various aspects of life, and it's generally regarded as one of the strongest stand alone episodes that the series ever produced. Listen as Wes and Clay discuss DS9's attempt to re-calibrate the...2019-07-251h 15BATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastNight of the Ninja | Cat Scratch FeverSean and Clay discuss two more episodes of Batman: The Animated Series – “Night of the Ninja” and “Cat Scratch Fever”! In Night of the Ninja, a mysterious ninja is robbing Wayne Enterprise’s subsidiaries, and Batman discovers that the ninja is actually his equal in combat. […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2019-07-181h 10BATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastRobin’s ReckoningThis week, the guys discuss both parts of the two-parter, “Robin’s Reckoning”. During a fight with some gangsters at a construction yard, Batman and Robin learn the name of their boss: Billy Marin. While Robin looks forward to going up against Marin, Batman becomes distant, […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2019-07-091h 00BATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastTim Burton and BatmanTo honor the 30th anniversary of 1989’s Batman, you can’t ignore the fact that it was a strange production. Mr. Mom as Bruce Wayne? Nicholson as The Joker? And directed by the guy who did Pee Wee’s Big Adventure? In this episode, the guys discuss […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2019-07-0254 minBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastThe Cape and Cowl Conspiracy | The Laughing FishThis week, the guys discuss The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy and The Laughing Fish. In The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy, Baron Jozek, furious at Batman for humiliating him at a dinner party (over Jozek’s underworld connections), hires Josiah Wormwood, a master in setting traps for […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2019-06-251h 11BATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastEternal Youth | Perchance to DreamThis week, the guys discuss Eternal Youth and Perchance to Dream. In Eternal Youth, several rich industrialists are invited to the Eternal Youth Health Spa, and that’s where they are last seen before disappearing. The only connection: they had something to do with the death […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2019-06-181h 11Reel Ripe & Reel RottenReel Ripe & Reel RottenAmy Adams – Arrival (94%)For our coverage of the “best” Amy Adams film, we discuss the intellectual science fiction of Arrival! It’s currently at 94% on Rotten Tomatoes and it secured several Academy Award nominations in 2016. Amy Adams stars as a linguist who […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2019-04-101h 11Reel Ripe & Reel RottenReel Ripe & Reel RottenAmy Adams – Leap Year (23%)Amy Adams stars in a truly horrible romantic-comedy where the jokes fall flat, the Irish are maligned, and Adam Scott is mis-used! “Leap Year” is a film from 2010 and is currently at 23% on Rotten Tomatoes. Adams stars as […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2019-03-251h 09Reel Ripe & Reel RottenReel Ripe & Reel RottenB-Roll: 2019 Oscars: A Star Is Born (90%)To complete our coverage of the 2019 Best Picture nominees, we have selected “A Star Is Born” as our B-Roll. It’s Bradley Cooper’s directorial debut, and he also stars as the talented but troubled rock star Jackson Maine. When Jackson […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2019-02-231h 18Reel Ripe & Reel RottenReel Ripe & Reel Rotten2019 Oscars: Black Panther (97%)This episode of the podcast covers the highest rated Best Picture nominee from 2018, Ryan Coogler’s MCU entry: Black Panther! The crown jewel of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (so far), Black Panther follows the adventures of T’Challa, the newly crowned […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2019-02-141h 02Reel Ripe & Reel RottenReel Ripe & Reel Rotten2019 Oscars: Bohemian Rhapsody (62%)As a special event, we’re going to cover the “ripe” and “rotten” films nominated for the 2019 Best Picture Oscar! For the low end of the spectrum, we start with Bohemian Rhapsody, a biopic about the rock band Queen, and […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2019-02-111h 05Reel Ripe & Reel RottenReel Ripe & Reel RottenB-Roll: Edgar Wright – The World’s End (89%)We say farewell to Edgar Wright with the final film in his Three Flavors Cornetto trilogy, The World’s End. At 89% on Rotten Tomatoes, it is critically adored but audiences generally see it in a different light. Starring Simon Pegg […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2019-01-0955 minBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastMask of the Phantasm | Q&AIn this animated feature set in the 1940s, the troubled yet heroic Batman (Kevin Conroy) is pitted against a mysterious figure who is rubbing out Gotham City’s most dangerous criminals, and who many believe is the caped crusader himself. Batman’s alter ego, millionaire Bruce Wayne, […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2018-12-171h 53Reel Ripe & Reel RottenReel Ripe & Reel RottenEdgar Wright – Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (81%)This week, we take a look at the lowest rated film on Edgar Wright’s Rotten Tomatoes listing: 2010’s Scott Pilgrim vs the World. Currently at 81%(!), Scott Pilgrim stars Michael Cera as the titular “hero”, a young twenty-something who falls […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2018-12-0551 minReel Ripe & Reel RottenReel Ripe & Reel RottenEdgar Wright – Baby Driver (93%)We kick off our Edgar Wright coverage with his highest rated film, 2017’s Baby Driver! Currently at 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, Baby Driver tells the story of a getaway driver (the best in the biz!) who yearns for both a […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2018-11-071h 01BATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastMad as a Hatter | Dreams in DarknessIn Mad as a Hatter, miserable Wayne Industries scientist Jervis Tetch is unable to pursue the girl he loves, Alice the secretary. When she splits up from her boyfriend, he makes an advance and develops a fast friendship with her, until her boyfriend reconciles with her […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2018-10-021h 02BATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastThe Clock King | Appointment in Crime AlleyIn The Clock King, after his company goes bankrupt, Temple Fugate becomes the Clock King. Fugate sets out to seek his revenge against the man whom he blames for his misfortunes: Mayor Hamilton Hill. Fugate kidnaps Hill, intending to do away with him to accomplish […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2018-10-0256 minBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastVendetta | Fear of VictoryIn Vendetta, Detective Bullock is arrested for kidnapping. Batman, who dislikes Bullock but nevertheless believes him to be a good man, investigates, and discovers the identity of the real criminal: Killer Croc, who harbors a vendetta against Bullock for capturing him once. Batman must clear Bullock’s name […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2018-10-021h 00BATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastProphecy of Doom | Joker’s FavorIn Prophecy of Doom, Batman investigates a cult, called the Brotherhood, founded by the “mystic” Nostromos, after hearing about a number of stories from his colleagues about his ability to predict the future. Batman finds out that Nostromos is actually a con artist who was rigging […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2018-10-0258 minBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastFeat of ClayIn Feat of Clay, Bruce Wayne is framed for the attempted murder of Lucius Fox. The real perpetrator is an actor and master of disguise named Matt Hagen, who was disfigured in a car accident years ago. In order to keep his fame, he secretly started working […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2018-10-0257 minBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastSee No Evil | Beware the Gray GhostIn See No Evil, Lloyd “Eddie” Ventrix is on the verge of losing his daughter, Kimberly, to his ex-wife, Helen, due to his past as a con artist. Determined not to lose Kimberly, Ventrix dons a suit, stolen from where he used to work while on parole, […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2018-10-021h 25BATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastThe Cat and the Claw (Part 1 and 2)In The Cat and The Claw, Batman encounters a new cat burglar calling herself Catwoman, and around the same time, meets a woman named Selina Kyle (as Bruce Wayne), to whom he is visibly attracted. When Selina runs into trouble with a terrorist group known as The […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2018-10-0248 minBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastI’ve Got Batman in My Basement | Heart of IceThis week, Clay and Sean discuss “I’ve Got Batman in My Basement” and “Heart of Ice”! During a fight with Batman over a stolen Fabergé egg, the Penguin incapacitates Batman with poison gas. The Dark Knight is rescued by a teenage amateur detective named Sherman Grant and his […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2018-10-021h 10BATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastTwo Face (Parts 1 and 2)In Two Face, Mobster Rupert Thorne attempts to use Harvey Dent’s secret split personality to blackmail him. But when Dent meets with Thorne at a chemical plant, “Big Bad Harv” takes over, and the resulting confrontation leads to an explosion that horribly scars half of Dent’s […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2018-10-0251 minBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastBe a Clown | It’s Never too LateIn Be a Clown, Mayor Hamilton Hill‘s miserable son, Jordan, becomes even sadder when his father uses his birthday party as a political gathering rather than a normal celebration, and ends up stowing away in the truck of the party clown hired by Hill for the party, […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2018-10-021h 05BATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastP.O.V. | The ForgottenIn POV, a botched police operation results in the suspension of those involved: Officer Wilkes, Officer Montoya, and Detective Bullock. Confronted by their superiors, each of them is forced to tell their tale of what happened that night. The episode is similar in structure to Akira Kurosawa’s […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2018-10-0257 minBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastPretty Poison | The UnderdwellersWhen District Attorney Harvey Dent collapses after a meal with his fiancée Pamela Isley and friend Bruce Wayne, doctors discover that he has been poisoned. Batman must find the culprit and the antidote before the DA’s time runs out. It’s “Pretty Poison”! In “The Underdwellers”, Batman traces a series of […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2018-10-0251 minBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastNothing to Fear | The Last LaughSean G. Murphy and Clay McCormack discuss Batman: The Animated Series! In this episode, they discuss "Nothing to Fear" and "The Last Laugh". Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2018-10-021h 06BATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastOn Leather Wings | Christmas with the JokerSean G. Murphy and Clay McCormack discuss Batman: The Animated Series! In this episode, they discuss "On Leather Wings" and "Christmas with the Joker". Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2018-10-021h 05BATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastBatman: The Animated Series – Test PilotHello, fans of Batman: the Animated Series! In the first episode of the BATTASS Podcast, Sean G. Murphy and Clay McCormack introduce us to the test pilot for the series. Enjoy the show, and thanks for listening! BATTASS on Twitter | Clay on Twitter | Sean on Twitter […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2018-10-0240 minBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastBATTASS: The Batman The Animated Series Show PodcastBATTASS: The PrefaceWelcome to The BATTASS Podcast! This podcast is dedicated to covering Batman: The Animated Series. However, hosts Clay McCormack and Sean Murphy are going to be examining the series through the lens of a comic book artist and sharing their thoughts about the series as a […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2018-09-2810 minReel Ripe & Reel RottenReel Ripe & Reel RottenB-Roll: Denzel Washington – Man on FireDenzel Washington’s “B-Roll” selection is Man on Fire, which is currently at 39% on Rotten Tomatoes. Highly stylized in the way that only early 2000s action films are, Washington takes the role of John Creasy, an alcoholic bodyguard. When his […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2018-08-151h 10Reel Ripe & Reel RottenReel Ripe & Reel RottenDenzel Washington – Heart Condition (0%)When a racist cop inherits the heart of a black lawyer, the end result is a fun-filled comedy romp that ends in shotgun murder! Denzel Washington’s worst film (according to Rotten Tomatoes) is the 0% rated “Heart Condition“. It’s a […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2018-07-1743 minReel Ripe & Reel RottenReel Ripe & Reel RottenDenzel Washington – Fences (94%)Denzel Washington has been acting in Hollywood since early in the 1980’s but his highest rated film is 2016’s Fences, which stands at 94% on RottenTomatoes. Originally a theatrical play, the film is a showcase of writing and acting (Washington […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2018-04-181h 12Reel Ripe & Reel RottenReel Ripe & Reel RottenB-Roll: Spielberg & Cruise – Minority ReportIn our first “B-Roll” episode (where we discuss a film of our choosing from the topics filmography), we discuss the 2002 neo-noir sci-fi thriller, Minority Report! Featuring a plot that examines the battle of free will and determinism, Minority Report […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2018-03-301h 21Reel Ripe & Reel RottenReel Ripe & Reel RottenSteven Spielberg – E.T. (98%)Hook might have been excessive and over the top, but it also might have been an attempt to recapture the feeling of E.T.? We discuss the 98% film and try to figure out where the love comes from, and if […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2018-03-1654 minReel Ripe & Reel RottenReel Ripe & Reel RottenSteven Spielberg – Hook (29%)Steven Spielberg is the highest grossing Hollywood director of all time, and is considered to be one of the greatest filmmakers that the world has ever seen. But even still, he did make “Hook” which is at 29% on Rotten […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2018-02-281h 02Reel Ripe & Reel RottenReel Ripe & Reel RottenTom Cruise – Risky Business (96%)Risky Business launched Cruise’s career, and it also ended its directors! A 96% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, Risky Business features Cruise as a high school senior who learns some hard lessons about life and prostitution while trying to get […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2018-02-1448 minReel Ripe & Reel RottenReel Ripe & Reel RottenTom Cruise – Cocktail (5%)The power running, intensely emoting, Xenu worshipping Tom Cruise is the next subject of Reel Ripe & Reel Rotten! In this episode we start at the bottom with Cocktail, a 1988 film that currently sits at 5% on Rotten Tomatoes. […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2018-01-241h 09Reel Ripe & Reel RottenReel Ripe & Reel RottenRidley Scott – A Good Year (25%)A Good Year is a perfect example of a director taking on a genre that they are ill suited to handle. A romantic comedy that features very little romance and almost no comedy, A Good Year has Russell Crowe playing […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2018-01-1755 minReel Ripe & Reel RottenReel Ripe & Reel RottenRidley Scott – Alien (97%)Famed director Ridley Scott is this month’s focus, and we kick things off with the modern classic, “Alien”, which is currently at 97% on RottenTomatoes! When the crew of a towing spaceship intercepts a message from a nearby planetoid, their […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2017-12-131h 14Reel Ripe & Reel RottenReel Ripe & Reel RottenDecember 2017After covering Patrick Stewart last month, it’s time for Clay and Wes to discuss a director! We put the selection up to a vote on Patreon.com, and this short episode will let you know which director we’ll be covering, and […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2017-12-0601 minReel Ripe & Reel RottenReel Ripe & Reel RottenPatrick Stewart – Christmas Eve (0%)After discussing Stewart’s nuanced performance in “Logan”, Clay and I discuss a holiday movie that has no nuance whatsoever. It’s 2015’s “Christmas Eve“! The film may list Patrick Stewart as the lead role, but it’s actually an ensemble piece that […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2017-11-291h 06Reel Ripe & Reel RottenReel Ripe & Reel RottenPatrick Stewart – Logan (93%)“Logan” is a 2017 superhero film that features Patrick Stewart as Charles Xavier (the 7th time he’s played that character), the leader of the mutant group called the X-Men. Set in the near future, “Logan” is a genre defying story […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2017-11-221h 13Reel Ripe & Reel RottenReel Ripe & Reel RottenReel Ripe & Reel Rotten: IntroductionThis podcast takes a look at the highs and lows of your favorite Hollywood artists! Each month, Wes and Clay will use Rotten Tomatoes to determine the best and worst film in one individuals filmography. Then you can listen along […] Find all of our content at The Pensky File Links! • https://thepenskyfile.com/links • e-Mail : thepenskyfilevideo@gmail.com 2017-11-1205 min