Category Archives: comic books

Silver Linings Playback 189 – Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

Joel Murphy and Andy McIntyre watch maligned movies and find their silver linings. To kick off the new year, they are watching the most maligned movies of 2023.

This week, Joel and Andy watch Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, which felt like a turning point for Marvel fans support of the MCU.

[This episode was recorded in December, before Jonathan Majors was found guilty of assault and harassment and fired by Disney.]

Theme Song: “Bankin’” by Bronson Scott

Silver Linings Playback is is presented by HoboTrashcan.com and is a part of the Peak Sloth Podcast Network. Hear more shows at PeakSloth.com.

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Silver Linings Playback 138 – Morbius

Joel Murphy and Andy McIntyre watch maligned movies and find their silver linings. To kick off the new year, they are watching the most maligned movies of 2022.

Joel and Andy start the month with Morbius, a film that is nowhere near as fun as the memes it inspired.

Theme Song: “Bankin’” by Bronson Scott

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Hobo Radio 615 – We’re finally discussing The Batman (ft. Julia Hershey)

When Joel Murphy and Lars Periwinkle started doing Hobo Radio together in 2008, they devoted the bulk of the time their first month together to discussing The Dark Knight.

They’ve been somewhat more reluctant to discuss The Batman, which audiences have seemed to love, but they have been more lukewarm on. But today, Julia Hershey joins them to finally have a detailed, spoiler-filled discussion about the film.

This week’s music:

  • Intro – “Giddy Up” by Tahuna Breaks
  • End – “Something in the Way” by Alicia Widar

You can leave a message for Joel and Lars anytime at 213-770-7241.

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Silver Linings Playback 90 – Supaidāman (Japanese Spider-man)

Joel Murphy and Andy McIntyre watch maligned movies and find their silver linings. For the month of January, in honor of Spider-man: No Way Home, they are watching maligned Spider-man films.

Joel and Andy close out the month with the 24-minute Japanese film スパイダーマン, which premiered at the Toei Manga Matsuri film festival on July 22, 1978. A tie-in with the Japanese Spider-man TV show, the film features giant robots, aliens and a kick-ass theme song.

Theme Song: “Bankin’” by Bronson Scott

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Silver Linings Playback 89 – The Amazing Spider-man 2 (ft. Jonathan Davenport)

Joel Murphy and Andy McIntyre watch maligned movies and find their silver linings. For the month of January, in honor of Spider-man: No Way Home, they are watching maligned Spider-man films.

This week, Jonathan Davenport returns to watch The Amazing Spider-man 2 with Joel and Andy. It’s a film filled with wild swings and bizarre tonal shifts.

Theme Song: “Bankin’” by Bronson Scott

Silver Linings Playback is is presented by HoboTrashcan.com and is a part of the Peak Sloth Podcast Network. Hear more shows at PeakSloth.com.

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