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We’re preparing you for Marvel’s upcoming series, “Ironheart!” Jason and Rosie break down Riri Williams and her role in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and explore her comics history. Then, we chat through a few of our predictions for the series.  Follow Jason: IG & Bluesky  Follow Rosie: IG & Letterboxd   Follow X-Ray Vision on Instagram  Join the X-Ray Vision DiscordSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Seeing 28 years later this weekend? Listen to this first! As we get ready for the long awaited 3rd installment of the “28 later” franchise as we’re calling it, Rosie is here to prep you with a recap of 28 days and weeks later, with lots of first hand knowledge as a former Londoner and Jason has a special Zomnibus prepared for us on the history of the Zombie trope and how it has evolved over the years! Follow Jason: IG & Bluesky Follow Rosie: IG & Letterboxd  Follow X-Ray Vision on Instagram Join the X-Ray Vision DiscordSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week in PREVIOUSLY ON! Jason and Rosie dive into the newest trailers from the week; Foundation Season 3, Superman, and…Spaceballs 2????? Plus, our reactions to Hulu’s Preadator: Killer of Killers! Follow Jason: IG & Bluesky Follow Rosie: IG & Letterboxd  Follow X-Ray Vision on Instagram Join the X-Ray Vision DiscordSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

15 years after the original, we’re taking to the skies again with Toothless and Hiccup! Jason and Rosie break down the How to Train Your Dragon live action remake, with reactions to the flying scenes, the cast, and Jason’s half serious theory on the movie’s darker message. Then Joelle and Aaron join to discuss How to Train Your Dragon, Lilo & Stitch, and the current trend of live action remake movies. Do we want a remake or an adaptation? Which ones have been good? Plus, everyone picks their favorite (and least favorite) live action remake. Follow Jason: IG & Bluesky Follow Rosie: IG & Letterboxd  Follow X-Ray Vision on Instagram Join the X-Ray Vision DiscordSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You can watch this episode on YouTube! Jason and Rosie convene the X-Ray Vision producers to a conclave to once and for all define the boundaries of the genre called science fiction. Joelle let's loose the incendiary opinion that the Star Wars franchise is in fact not a part of the genre. Abu tries to introduce Snow Piercer, Rosie is aghast when the entire table turns against the anime classic Akira, and Jason argues against Everything Everywhere All At Once. From there, the table erupts into chaos. What is the Jurassic Park Contingency? How will the Iron Giant Correlate impact a fan favorite? And, how does Carmen remain the queen of movies?!  Follow Jason: IG & Bluesky Follow Rosie: IG & Letterboxd  Follow X-Ray Vision on Instagram Join the X-Ray Vision Discord Are these movies science fiction films, or would you categorize them in another genre?  Jason’s films Edge of Tomorrow  The Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Strange Days  Aniara  They Live  Enemy Mine  Rosie’s films Akira  Starship Troopers  Robocop Jurassic Park High Life Innerspace   Joelle’s films The Day the Earth Stood Still  The Fly  Everything Everywhere All At Once  The Matrix  The Iron Giant Alien   Abu’s films Children of Men Blade Runner 2049 Her District 9 Arrival Pacific Rim   Carmen’s films The Fifth Element  Ghost in the Shell  Gattaca Companion Blade Runner   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The days are getting longer and hotter, smells like summer TV is upon us! This is a giant discussion about Jason and Rosie’s favorite TV shows of all time, their favorites of the year so far and they give us a hype rating for the TV that will be out in the weeks and months to come. Stick around for the end! Jason and Rosie are giving us a mid-season check-in of Apple TV+’s Murderbot!   Jason’s top one hour dramas: Succession Dead wood Breaking bad The wire Madmen   Rosie’s top one hour dramas: Better Call Saul Hannibal Evil   Faves of the year SO FAR: Severance The Last of Us The Studio The Pitt Sakamoto Days Your Friends and Neighbors    Misc mentions: Bodyguard Adolescents Fool me once, Missing you & Safe   Summer TV we’re hyped for (on a scale of 1 to 5): The Gilded Age season 3 (3 out of 5)  Ironheart (4 out of 5) The Bear season 4 (3 out of 5) Squid Game season 3 (3 out of 5) Dexter revival (3.5 out of 5) Foundation season 3 (4 out of 5) Eyes of Wakanda (Rosie: 5 out of 5) (Jason: 4 out of 5 until he sees the trailer) Wednesday season 2 (Rosie: 3 out of 5) (Jason: 2 out of 5) Alien: Earth (5 out of 5) Peacemaker season 2 (3 out of 5) Long Story Short (Rosie: 4 out of 5) (Jason: 3 out of 5)   Follow Jason: IG & Bluesky Follow Rosie: IG & Letterboxd  Follow X-Ray Vision on Instagram Join the X-Ray Vision DiscordSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hey! You can watch the interview with the Philippou brothers on YouTube! This week in PREVIOUSLY ON! Jason and Rosie are hitting the latest trailers for “Alien: Earth” and Del Torro’s “Frankenstein” , then we are talking about the highlights out of the latest State of Play, an in memoriam for Jonathan Joss, the actor and beloved voice of KoTH’s John Redcorn who was tragically murdered this week. Stick around for the end, Rosie has a special interview with the Philippou brothers directors of “Bring Her Back” in theaters NOW! Follow Jason: IG & Bluesky Follow Rosie: IG & Letterboxd  Follow X-Ray Vision on Instagram Join the X-Ray Vision DiscordSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When will Ana de Armas's juice start juicing? Could it be in this weekend's John Wick: Ballerina?! We don't know. Haven't seen the movie yet. But, Jason and Rosie are prepared to speculate about what this role means for de Armas' career, the state of John Wick, and whether or not Len Wiseman will add werewolves to this series. Plus, an omnibus on the Gun Fu genre.  Follow Jason: IG & Bluesky Follow Rosie: IG & Letterboxd  Follow X-Ray Vision on Instagram Join the X-Ray Vision DiscordSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hey! You can watch this episode on YouTube! The Elder Scrolls battle begins! Skyrim and Oblivion are both critically acclaimed and fan favorites, but Skyrim tends to dominate the conversation. Is it Oblivion's time now? Maester Jason and Dune Daddy Abu face off to debate which game has a more immersive world, which role playing aspects are more impressive, and which game should sit atop the Elder Scrolls throne. Will Skyrim’s long running popularity be enough to convince our judges that it’s the better game? Or will the newly remastered Oblivion change our minds? Follow Jason: IG & Bluesky Follow Rosie: IG & Letterboxd  Follow X-Ray Vision on Instagram Join the X-Ray Vision DiscordSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jason and Rosie check in to the Continental and speed recap every single John Wick film in preparation for the upcoming Ballerina. Then they gush about Keanu Reeves’ incredible career and share their favorite Keanu films that aren’t The Matrix. Follow Jason: IG & Bluesky Follow Rosie: IG & Letterboxd  Follow X-Ray Vision on Instagram Join the X-Ray Vision DiscordSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.