This week on The Wasteland Retrospective, host Shane Conto (The Wasteland Reviewer) is joined by writer, reviewer, and filmmaker Jeff Alan for a deep dive into two of Kathryn Bigelow's most powerful and acclaimed films — both exploring the post-9/11 world through the lens of modern warfare:

🎬 Films Discussed:

• The Hurt Locker (2008) — starring Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie & Brian Geraghty — Kathryn Bigelow's Academy Award Best Picture winner that redefined war cinema and made history as the first film directed by a woman to win Best Picture
• Zero Dark Thirty (2012) — starring Jessica Chastain — Bigelow's gripping and controversial thriller about the hunt for Osama Bin Laden following the September 11 attacks

The Wasteland Retrospective is a weekly film podcast where Shane Conto and a guest each pick a related film to discuss together — spanning war cinema, prestige drama, and landmark filmmaking across every era.

Shane Conto — film critic, writer & YouTuber: 🌐 Website | ▶️ YouTube | 📸 Instagram | 🎵 TikTok | 🎥 Letterboxd

Also hosts Wasteland Watchlist, Wasteland Spotlight, and Cinematic Wasteland on the SPDM Crew network.

Jeff Alan — photographer, filmmaker & film/TV reviewer: 🌐 Portfolio & Contact Available for photography and videography — check out his portfolio!

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This week on the Comix Corner Podcast, B-Lar and Danny P break down a massive week in comics!

• 📚 What We're Reviewing
• 👀 What We're Looking Forward To
• 📋 FOC (Final Order Cutoff) Report — pre-order now before it's too late!
• 🆕 New #1 Issues Spotlight — the biggest new series hitting comic shops this week!

🏪 Comix Corner — Your Local Michigan Comic Shop Two locations: Fraser, MI and Rochester Hills, MI They ship anywhere in the US and offer a comic book subscription club! 📘 Follow on Facebook for store news and events.

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Welcome back to BTB Shorts: BTB Does D&D — the Dungeons & Dragons actual play spin-off from the BTB Movie Club! The battle of Vogler rages on as our party faces their toughest challenge yet — a Half-Ogre named Greg and his mercenary crew are still standing, and things are about to get very messy. Sacred flames, botched shoves, falling off horses, and a Dungeon Master mid-episode correction — it's all here!

⚔️ Episode 4 — Greg Won't Go Down Easy:

The party is scattered across the battlefield and every dice roll matters. Will the battle be won — it's not over yet!

BTB Shorts: BTB Does D&D is the ongoing D&D actual play campaign set in the classic Dragonlance world of Krynn with Dungeon Master Matt Smith running the show. New to the series? Start from Episode 1!

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