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October 2026 News Round-Up (337)

Show notes

October is over and the usual news roundup podcast is ready for consumption. The conversation covers more revivals, under wraps plot details and comforting trash.

Featuring

• Craig McKenzie can be found on this very site and over on We Are Starfleet on the Trek Geeks Podcast Network
• Angus Ballantine can be found on this very site and over on SoundCloud
• Izaak Stoakes can be found on Twitter ,BlueSky ,Instagram and his writing Instagram

• Aaron Billingham can be found on this very site

Show Notes

TV Reviews

• Craig’s reviews of WandaVision
• Craig’s reviews of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 1
• Craig’s reviews of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2
• Craig’s reviews of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3
• Craig’s reviews of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 4
• Craig’s reviews of Star Trek: Picard

Movie Reviews

Podcasts

• Our Road to Doomsday series
• Our 2026 Halloween special
• Our Multiverse of Santas Christmas Writer's Room
• Star Trek: Picard season 1
• Star Trek: Picard season 2
• Star Trek: Picard season 3
• Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 1
• Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2
• Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3
• Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 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
• Obi Wan Kenobi
• Andor season 1
• Andor season 2
• Thor: Love and Thunder
• Madame Web
• The Batman

Trailers

• Allen
• Way of the Warrior Kid
• Jumanji: Open World
• Guarding Stars
• In a Holidaze
• A Dog’s Perfect Christmas
• The Man with The Bag
• Steps
• Hexed
• In Waves
• Hershey
• The Altruists
• 12 12 12
• Baywatch
• Above the Below
• The Beekeeper 2
• Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew
• Dune: Part Three

News

• TV series based on the Spider-Man “Clone Saga”
• Stephen Soderbergh steps in to finish principal photography on The Batman Part II
• Poison Ivy TV series in the works
• Jac Schaefer to develop Stargate series
• Zendaya to star in Alex Garland’s upcoming sci-fi movie
• Tom Holland and Drew Pearce team on Penthouse

Nov 2, 2026 2 hr 46 min

2026 Halloween Special - Obsession & Backrooms (336)

Show notes

Spooky Season is upon us again and Kneel Before Pod dedicates its Halloween Special to the recent YouTuber turned directed movies, Obsession and Backrooms. The conversation covers topical contemporary issues, unbreakable cycles and killing Star Wars.

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Featuring

• Craig McKenzie can be found on this very site and over on We Are Starfleet on the Trek Geeks Podcast Network
• Angus Ballantine can be found on this very site and over on SoundCloud
• Natalie Lyons Ballantine can be found on this site, upcycling trash to jewellery on Etsy under DisasterFashion and TattyBoJangs. She can also be found sharing foraging findings on Instagram

Show Notes

Movie Reviews

• Craig's review of Resident Evil (2026)
• Craig’s review of The Flash

Podcasts

• Last year's Halloween special
• The Flash

Misc

• The referenced Saturday Night Live sketch

Music

• KOSmusic’s cover of the “Halloween theme” and their YouTube channel
• Kaleidoscope Covers cover of "Forever" by The Little Dippers and their YouTube channel

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Oct 31, 2026 1 hr 43 min

Road to Doomsday - Iron Man 2 (335)

Show notes

The Road to Doomsday continues with 2011's Iron Man 2. The conversation covers flawed characters, figuring out the formula and death and alcoholism.

Featuring

• Craig McKenzie can be found on this very site and over on We Are Starfleet on the Trek Geeks Podcast Network
• Darren Mooney's words can be read on Second Wind Group or his website and his voice can be heard on The 250 podcast orDublin’s Q102 radio station. He can also be found on Twitter and BlueSky.

Show Notes

TV Reviews

• Craig’s reviews of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Craig’s reviews of Ms. Marvel
• Craig’s reviews of She-Hulk: Attorney At Law
• Craig’s reviews of Secret Invasion

Movie Reviews

Podcasts

• Our Road to Doomsday series
• The Avengers
• Captain America: Civil War
• Doctor Strange
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
• Avengers: Infinity War
• Captain Marvel
• Avengers: Endgame – first and second podcast
• Spider-Man: Far From Home
• Black Widow
• Eternals
• Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
• Ms. Marvel
• She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
• Secret Invasion
• Deadpool & Wolverine
• Captain America: Brave New World
• Thunderbolts*
• Spider-Man: Brand New Day
• Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice
• The Flash (Movie)
• Supergirl

Misc

• Emily Blunt talking about turning down the role of Black Widow

Music

• Niall Stenson’s cover of the “Marvel music” and his YouTube channel

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Oct 24, 2026 2 hr 58 min

Road to Doomsday: The Incredible Hulk (334)

Show notes

We continue our journey down the Road to Doomsday with the second MCU entry, The Incredible Hulk. The conversation covers building a franchise, compromised visions and the Hulk being close to God!

Featuring

• Craig McKenzie can be found on this very site and over on We Are Starfleet on the Trek Geeks Podcast Network
• Izaak Stoakes can be found on Twitter ,BlueSky ,Instagram and his writing Instagram
• Darren Mooney's words can be read on Second Wind Group or his website and his voice can be heard on The 250 podcast orDublin’s Q102 radio station. He can also be found on Twitter and BlueSky.

Show Notes

TV Reviews

• Craig’s reviews of She-Hulk: Attorney At Law
• Craig’s reviews of Hawkeye

Movie Reviews

• Our Road to Doomsday series
• Craig’s review of Avengers: Age of Ultron
• Craig’s review of Thor: Ragnarok
• Craig’s review of Black Widow
• Craig’s review of Captain America: Brave New World
• Craig’s review of Thunderbolts*
• Craig’s review of Spider-Man: Brand New Day

• X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Podcasts

• Avengers: Age of Ultron
• Thor Ragnarok
• Black Widow
• Hawkeye
• She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
• Captain America: Brave New World
• Thunderbolts*
• Spider-Man: Brand New Day

Music

• Niall Stenson’s cover of the “Marvel music” and his YouTube channel

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Oct 14, 2026 2 hr 36 min

Interview with Lindsey Ryan

Show notes

Recently, Craig had the pleasure of talking to Lindsey Ryan, the writer and director of the movie Capsized, which premiered at this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival. The discussion covers challenging herself as a film maker, hoping for good weather and bittersweet reality.

Show Notes

• Craig's review of Capsized
• Lindsey's IMDb
• The Capsized website

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Oct 8, 2026 39 min

September 2026 News Round-Up (333)

Show notes

September has ended and we're awake to discuss the news and trailers. The conversation covers premature stories, vocal departures and franchises learning nothing.

Featuring

• Craig McKenzie can be found on this very site and over on We Are Starfleet on the Trek Geeks Podcast Network
• Andrew Marshall’s work can be found on this site and on the Starburst website

Show Notes

TV Reviews

• Craig's reviews of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 4
• Craig's reviews of Marvel's Inhumans

Movie Reviews

Podcasts

• Craig's interview with Ella Lucas
• Craig's interview with Kieron J. Walsh
• Craig's interview with Victor Cook
• Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 4
• Our Road to Doomsday series
• Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves
• Our Alien Day podcasts
• Solo: A Star Wars Story
• Marvel's Inhumans - First Podcast and Second Podcast
• Star Trek Into Darkness

Trailers

• Wildwood
• Remain
• Animals
• The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth
• Artificial
• Ink
• Madden
• Werwulf
• Day Drinker
• Clayface
• Ray Gunn
• Gremlins 3
• Godzilla Minus Zero
• The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping
• Street Fighter

News

• Asa Germann cast as Angel in X-Men
• Marvel spy thriller TV series Zodiac greenlit
• Information on next Star Trek movie
• World War Z sequel is back on
• New Saw movie
• Meryl Streep to voice Aslan in Greta Gerwig’s Chronicles of Narnia
• Ridley Scott confirms plans for a new Alien movie
• Robert Eggers to direct Romeo & Juliet adaptation
• Margaret Qualley and Sabrina Carpenter to star in Fred Astaire biopic
• Playmates
• The Challenger cast
• Ryan Gosling developing live-action Flinstones movie about Bamm-Bamm
• Jon Watts to direct new Star Wars Skywalker saga movie

Misc

• Craig's recent appearance on ChuckyVision discussing SoulM8te
• Adam Driver's X-Men announcement
• Tom Holland's Lip Sync battle performance
• The Flintstones sketches on Family Guy

Music

• Niall Stenson’s cover of the “Marvel music”, the "Star Wars Cantina Theme" and his YouTube channel

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Oct 4, 2026 1 hr 46 min

Road To Doomsday - Iron Man (332)

Show notes

The next stop on the Road to Doomsday is the start of the Marvel Cinematic Universe; 2008's Iron Man. The conversation covers ambition, character growth and billionaires as protagonists.

Featuring

• Craig McKenzie can be found on this very site and over on We Are Starfleet on the Trek Geeks Podcast Network.
• Aaron Billingham can be found on this very site

Show Notes

TV Reviews

• Craig’s reviews of What If…?

Movie Reviews

• Craig’s review of Avengers: Age of Ultron
• Craig’s review of Spider-Man: Homecoming
• Craig’s review of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
• Craig’s review of Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania
• Craig’s review of Thunderbolts*
• Craig’s review of The Fantastic Four: First Steps
• Craig’s review of The Flash
• Craig’s review of Superman

Podcasts

• Our Road to Doomsday series
• Avengers: Age of Ultron
• Spider-Man: Homecoming
• What If…?
• Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
• Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
• Thunderbolts*
• The Fantastic Four: First Steps
• The Flash
• Superman

Misc

• The Onion video about the Iron Man trailer

Music

• Niall Stenson’s cover of the “Marvel music” and his YouTube channel

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Sep 30, 2026 2 hr 35 min

Interview with Kieron J. Walsh

Show notes

Recently, Craig had the pleasure of talking to Kieron J. Walsh, the director of the movie Skintown, which premiered at this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival. The discussion covers treating difficult subjects sensitively, learning from history and making sequences look bigger than they actually are.

Show Notes

• Craig's review of Skintown
• Kieron's IMDb

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Sep 29, 2026 1 hr 7 min

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 (331)

Show notes

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has completed its fourth season and Kneel Before Pod boldly goes into an extended conversation breaking down the season. We cover canon adherence, too many gimmicks and changing hairdos.

Featuring

• Craig McKenzie can be found on this very site and over on We Are Starfleet on the Trek Geeks 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 1
• Craig’s reviews of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2
• Craig’s reviews of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3
• Craig's reviews of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 4

Podcasts

• Our Star Trek 60th Anniversary special
• Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 1
• Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2
• Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3

Misc

• The referenced cookware

Music

• L’Orchestra Cinematique’s cover of the “Star Trek: The Original Series theme” and their YouTube channel

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Sep 24, 2026 2 hr 28 min

Interview with Ella Lucas

Show notes

Recently Craig had the pleasure of talking to Ella Lucas, star of the recently released Camp Rock 3. The conversation covers switching disciplines, meeting heroes and the Disney machine.

Show Notes

• Ella’s IMDb
• Ella’s Instagram
• Ella’s TikTok

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Sep 21, 2026 46 min

Road To Doomsday - X-Men (330)

Show notes

Avengers: Doomsday is coming and Kneel Before Pod begins its journey down the Road To Doomsday by looking back at the earliest introductions of the key players. The journey opens with 2000’s X‑Men, often seen as the start of the modern superhero era. The conversation covers adaptation choices, prejudice and the Punch Dimension.

Featuring

• 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 ,Instagram and his writing Instagram
• Andrew Marshall’s work can be found on this site and on the Starburst website
• Kat Kourbeti can be found here

Show Notes

Movie Reviews

• Craig's review of The Wolverine
• Craig's review of X-Men: Days of Future Past
• Craig's review of X-Men: Apocalypse
• Craig's review of Logan
• Craig's review of X-Men: Dark Phoenix
• Craig's review of The New Mutants
• Craig’s review of Supergirl
• Craig’s review of The Marvels

Podcasts

• Our Road to Doomsday series
• Logan
• Supergirl
• The Marvels

Misc

• Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen doing dramatic readings of Taylor Swift lyrics

Music

• Niall Stenson’s cover of the “X-Men Animated Series Theme” and his YouTube channel

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Sep 14, 2026 1 hr 41 min

Star Trek 60th Anniversary Special (329)

Show notes

For Star Trek’s 60th, Kneel Before Pod teams up for a special crossover with We Are Starfleet, sharing what the franchise means to us before diving into a writers’ room challenge to create a new pilot from random elements.

Featuring

• Craig McKenzie can be found on this very site and over on We Are Starfleet on the Trek Geeks 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
• Mike Slamer, Ashley Thomas and Ian Buckley from We Are Starfleet on the Trek Geeks Podcast Network

Show Notes

TV Reviews

• Craig’s reviews of Star Trek: Discovery
• Craig’s reviews of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
• Craig’s reviews of Star Trek: Prodigy season 1
• Craig’s reviews of Star Trek: Picard
• Craig’s reviews of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy season 1

Movie Reviews

• Craig’s review of Star Trek: Beyond
• Craig’s review of Star Trek: Section 31

Podcasts

Music

• Captain_Meatshield’s cover of the “First Contact” and “Star Trek: The Next Generation“ theme and his YouTube channel

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Sep 8, 2026 1 hr 52 min

August 2026 News Round-Up (328)

Show notes

August is over and Kneel Before Pod breaks down the news and trailers as is the tradition. The conversation covers Marvel's future, Ghostwriters, Ghost Riders and Ryan Gosling's signature jackets.

Featuring

• Craig McKenzie can be found on this very site and over on We Are Starfleet on the Trek Geeks 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

Movie Reviews

• Craig's Edinburgh International Film Festival Coverage
• Craig's review of Spider-Man: Brand New Day
• Craig's review of Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
• Graeme's review of Kubo and the Two Strings

Podcasts

• Spider-Man: Brand New Day

Trailers

• The Thomas Crown Affair
• Verity
• Primetime
• Jumanji: Open World
• Wildwood
• Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother
• Violent Night 2
• Ahsoka season 2
• VisionQuest
• Avengers: Doomsday

News

• X-Men cast
• Ghost Rider announced
• Jimmy Olsen TV series greenlit
• Other D23 announcements
• Dan Stevens cast as RoboCop in Prime series
• Paradox Inc

Misc

• The in universe press release for The People vs. Gorilla Grodd
• The X-Men casting reveal video

Music

• Niall Stenson’s cover of the “Marvel music” and his YouTube channel

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Aug 30, 2026 1 hr 16 min

Spider-Man: Brand New Day (327)

Show notes

Peter Parker returns but nobody remembers him in Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Kneel Before Pod breaks down the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe entry. The conversation covers loneliness, self-sufficient superheroes and Ninja employment.

Featuring

• Craig McKenzie can be found on this very site and over on We Are Starfleet on the Trek Geeks 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 WandaVision
• Craig’s reviews of Moon Knight
• Craig’s reviews of She-Hulk: Attorney At Law

Movie Reviews

• Craig's review of Spider-Man: Brand New Day
• Craig’s review of Spider-Man: Homecoming
• Craig’s review of Thor: Ragnarok
• Craig’s review of Spider-Man: Far From Home
• Craig’s review of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
• Craig’s review of Spider-Man: No Way Home
• Craig’s review of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
• Craig’s review of Captain America: Brave New World
• Craig’s review of Thunderbolts*

Podcasts

• Spider-Man '94 - The Mutation Saga
• Spider-Man '94 - Daredevil Team-Up
• Supergirl
• Spider-Man: Homecoming
• Thor Ragnarok
• Spider-Man: Far From Home
• WandaVision
• Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
• Spider-Man: No Way Home
• Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
• Ms. Marvel
• She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
• Captain America: Brave New World
• Thunderbolts*

Misc

• The referenced behind the scenes video of the wedding scene
• Tom Holland talking about a succession plan
• The referenced John Oliver podcast
• Izaak's novel

Music

• Niall Stenson’s cover of the “Spider-Man: Homecoming fanfare”. the "Spider-Man: Homecoming" theme and his YouTube channel

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Aug 9, 2026 2 hr 24 min

July 2026 News Round-Up (326)

Show notes

July is over and Kneel Before Pod breaks down the news and trailers in that month. The conversation covers the state of franchises, kids in danger and learning the wrong lessons from success.

Featuring

• Craig McKenzie can be found on this very site and over on We Are Starfleet on the Trek Geeks Podcast Network
• Angus Ballantine can be found on this very site and over on SoundCloud

Show Notes

TV Reviews

• Craig's reviews of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 4

Movie Reviews

Podcasts

• Supergirl
• Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
• Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
• The Fantastic Four: First Steps
• The Flash
• Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves
• Andor season 1
• Andor season 2
• Alien: Romulus

Trailers

• Other Mommy
• The Whisper Man
• Don’t Move
• Bad Apples
• Crystal Lake
• Carrie
• All Night Wrong
• Neuromancer
• Mayday
• Behemoth
• The Uprising
• Digger
• Ebenezer
• I Play Rocky
• Apollo Has Fallen
• Legend of the White Dragon
• Blade Runner 2099
• Resident Evil
• Clayface
• Lanterns
• Matchbox: The Movie
• Coyote Vs. Acme
• Dune: Part Three
• Avengers: Doomsday

News

• Marvel Comic-Con announcements
• Xolo Maridueña to reprise Blue Beetle role in Man of Tomorrow
• Star Trek movie directors talk the new movie
• Dwayne Johnson to star in Free Byrd
• Warner Bros sets Siren Head movie
• Glen Powell and Richard Linklater re-team for Lou Gehrig movie
• Snoop Dog biopic
• New Nightmare on Elm Street movie in the works
• Robocop series ordered by Amazon

Misc

• Tom Cruise eating popcorn
• Zach Cregger breaks down first Resident Evil trailer

Music

• Niall Stenson’s cover of the “Marvel music” and his YouTube channel

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Aug 2, 2026 1 hr 57 min

Spider-Man '94: Daredevil Team-Up (325)

Show notes

Spider-Man: Brand New Day is on the horizon, and Kneel Before Pod is getting prepared with episodes exploring other versions of the stories the film might be adapting. The second episode revisits the 1994 animated episodes that feature Daredevil as we suspect he'll be in the film. The conversation covers cycles of bad fathers, secret identity shenanigans and incredible one liners.

Featuring

• Craig McKenzie can be found on this very site and over on We Are Starfleet on the Trek Geeks Podcast Network.
• Andrew Marshall’s work can be found on this site and on the Starburst website.

Show Notes

Movie Reviews

• Craig’s review of Spider-Man: No Way Home

Podcasts

• Craig’s interview with John Semper Jr.
• Spider-Man: No Way Home
• Star Trek Into Darkness

Misc

• Craig’s Top 12 episodes of Spider-Man ’94

Music

• Niall Stenson's cover of the "Spider-Man '94 theme" and his YouTube channel

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Jul 17, 2026 1 hr

Supergirl (324)

Show notes

James Gunn's DC Universe continues with Craig Gillespie's Supergirl and Kneel Before Pod is here to break it down. The conversation covers adaptation, the film's impressive grimness and the death of superhero movies.

Featuring

• Craig McKenzie can be found on this very site and over on We Are Starfleet on the Trek Geeks Podcast Network.
• Darren Mooney – words can be read Second Wind Group or his website and his voice can be heard on The 250 podcast orDublin’s Q102 radio station. He can also be found on Twitter and BlueSky.

Show Notes

TV Reviews

• Craig's reviews of Supergirl
• Craig's reviews of Superman & Lois season 4

Movie Reviews

Podcasts

• Superman
• Superman & Lois season 4

• Man of Steel
• Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice
• Justice League
• Zack Snyder's Justice League
• The Suicide Squad
• Logan
• Avengers: Age of Ultron
• Spider-Man: No Way Home
• Andor season 1
• Andor season 2
• Bumblebee

Misc

• The referenced Hollywood Reporter article
• Everyone is Beautiful and No One is Horny
• Milly Alcock drunk at the Golden Globes

Music

• Charlie Tyler's cover of "The Middle" by Jimmy Eat World and her YouTube channel

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Jul 15, 2026 3 hr 32 min

June 2026 News Round-Up (323)

Show notes

The year is half done and Kneel Before Pod covers the news and trailers from June. The conversation covers original ideas, new voices and the death of franchises.

Featuring

• Craig McKenzie can be found on this very site and over on We Are Starfleet on the Trek Geeks Podcast Network.
• Izaak Stoakes can be found on Twitter, BlueSky, Instagram and his writing Instagram
• 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

Movie Reviews

Podcasts

• Spider-Man ('94) - The Mutation Saga
• Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3
• Suicide Squad
• The Batman
• Superman
• Batman: Forever
• Thor: Ragnarok
• Spider-Man: No Way Home
• Thor: Love and Thunder
• Captain America: Brave New World
• Bumblebee
• Doctor Who 60th anniversary
• Doctor Who series 1
• Doctor Who season 2

Trailers

• Onslaught
• Whalefall
• The Devil's Mouth
• Heart of the Beast
• How To Rob A Bank
• The Social Reckoning
• Nimrods: A Green Day Comedy
• Stuart Fails to Save the Universe
• Klara and the Sun
• The Love Hypothesis
• Gato
• Shrek 5
• Hexed
• Fall 2: Deadpoint
• Batman: Knightfall
• Spider-Man: Brand New Day
• Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 4

News

• Avengers: Doomsday back to phase zero?
• Sebastian Stan may play Victor Zsasz in The Batman II
• New DC animations announced
• Curry Barker teases next film
• Moriarty series in the works
• Netflix to adapt Icebreaker
• Kathryn Newton to star opposite Cooper Hoffman in Durango
• Hugh Jackman to play Long John Silver in Ridley Scott’s Treasure Island
• Ariana Greenblatt to star in Egg Baby
• Sarah Michelle Gellar to star in Thud
• Sydney Sweeney to star in Hollow
• Writers and director set for Streets of Rage adaptation
• Keanu Reeves to star in new LEGO movie
• Zack Snyder to write and direct Escape from New York remake
• 24 Jump Street in the works
• Live action Scooby Doo is a real dog
• Only Murders in the Building season 6 cast
• Doctor Who cancelled

Misc

• The referenced Eddy Burback routine
• Taika Waititi commenting on Thor: Love and Thunder special effects

Music

• Niall Stenson’s cover of the “Marvel music”, The “Spider-Man: Homecoming theme” and his YouTube channel

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Jul 5, 2026 2 hr 56 min

Spider-Man '94 - The Mutation Saga (322)

Show notes

Spider-Man: Brand New Day is on the horizon, and Kneel Before Pod is getting prepared with episodes exploring other versions of the stories the film might be adapting. The first revisits the 1994 animated episodes that, in what can only be described as a remarkable coincidence, also involve Peter mutating and the Punisher appearing. The conversation covers storytelling pace, trusting the audience and Cronenbergian horror.

Featuring

• Craig McKenzie can be found on this very site and over on We Are Starfleet on the Trek Geeks Podcast Network..
• Andrew Marshall’s work can be found on this site and on the Starburst website.
• 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

• Craig's interview with John Semper Jr.
• Craig's Top 12 episodes of Spider-Man '94

Music

• Niall Stenson's cover of the "Spider-Man '94 theme" and his YouTube channel

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Jun 24, 2026 1 hr 15 min

May 2026 News Round-Up (321)

Show notes

May is over and Kneel Before Pod brings you the usual news and trailers coverage. The conversation covers baffling spinoffs, strange revivals and sexy projects.

Featuring

• Craig McKenzie – here on Kneel Before Blog and on We Are Starfleet
• Kat Kourbeti can be found here

Show Notes

Movie Reviews

• Craig’s review of Superman
• Craig's review of Bumblebee
• Craig's review of Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves
• Craig's review of Interstellar
• Craig's review of Dunkirk
• Craig's review of Tenet
• Craig’s review of Jurassic World Rebirth
• Craig's review of The Long Walk
• Craig's review of Arrival
• Craig's review of Begin Again
• Craig's review of Sing Street
• Kat's review of The Beat Beneath My Feet

Podcasts

• Superman
• Bumblebee
• Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves
• Andor season 1
• Andor season 2

Trailers

• One Night Only
• Voicemails from Isabelle
• Stuart Fails to Save the Universe
• Elle
• Evil Dead Burn
• Chum
• Wildwood
• Vought Rising
• Lanterns
• The Odyssey

News

• Matthew Lillard cast in Man of Tomorrow
• David Koepp to write new Westworld movie
• Matt Shakman to direct new Planet of the Apes movie
• Django and Zorro crossover movie revived
• The Expendables all female spinoff revived
• Casper live-action series in the works at Disney+
• Kate Beckinsale to star in Twilight of the Dead
• Sam Raimi to direct Magic remake
• Francis Lawrence to direct Carry Me To My Grave
• Iman Vellani to lead Suffering Is Optional
• Shawn Levi to direct original sci-fi movie at Netflix
• A Matter of Time cast
• Florence Pugh to headline The Midnight Library adaptation
• Lucy Hale to star in Vision Board
• Vincent Cassel and Felicity Jones to star in Eleven Missing Days
• Imogen Poots and John Reynolds to headline Sex Criminals
• Michael 2 update
• Fast & Furious TV series in the works
• Radio Silence directing Choose Your Own adventure movie

Misc

• The referenced The Punisher: One Last Kill review
• The referenced review of "The Midnight Library"

Music

• Niall Stenson’s cover of the “Marvel music”, The "Superman Theme" and his YouTube channel

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May 31, 2026 2 hr 46 min

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