Plot Devices
Season 1
by Brandon King
On Ep. 17 of Plot Devices, we talk about: TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 – SPIDER-MAN SPOILER DISCLAIMER, See Time Stamps Below 0:51 – Intro 2:12 – First trailer for ‘Everything Everywhere, All At Once’ starring Michelle Yeoh released 8:49 – Florence Pugh and Rami Malek join ensemble cast of Christopher Nolan’s next movie. 14:44 – ‘Gotham Knights’ series in development at the CW from ‘Batwoman’ writers. 20:16 – Quick Hits! First trailer for ‘Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore’ released, Guillermo del Toro reveals original pitch for ‘Pacific Rim 2,’ First look at ‘The LCD Soundsystem Holiday Special’ released 24:48 – Sam and Brandon review ‘Nightmare Alley’ (Theaters) 33:55 – The crew reviews ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ (Theaters) [[SPOILERS AT 45:44, SKIP TO 59:39 FOR RATINGS]] 1:01:27 – Directorial Debut: Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Cronos’ (1993) Follow the show: Search for PLOT DEVICES on Spotify and Apple Podcasts Twitter/IG/Facebook @PlotDevicesPod Get tickets for Cablebox at the Phoenix Rebel Lounge: https://www.seetickets.us/event/CABLEBOX/456586 Follow the team! Noah Guzman: Twitter @NoahsPlotting // IG @guapoguzman Samantha Incorvaia: Twitter @s_incorvaia // IG @samiam520 Brandon King: Twitter/IG @themovieking45
On Ep. 16 of Plot Devices, we talk about: TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 – Intro 1:23 – First trailer for ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 2’ released online 6:56 – First sneak peak for ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part I)’ released online 15:01 – Tom Holland to star as Fred Astaire in Sony-producer biopic 20:54 – Quick Hits! First teaser for HBO Max’s ‘Harry Potter’ reunion, First trailer for long delayed ‘The King’s Daughter,’ First look at ‘Halo’ series from Paramount+ 26:12– Sam reviews ‘Being the Ricardos’ (Theaters/Amazon) 32:53 – Brandon reviews ‘Encounter’ (Theaters/Amazon) 39:37 – The crew reviews ‘West Side Story’ (Theaters) 57:12 – Directorial Debut: Rian Johnson’s ‘Brick’ (2005) Follow the show: Search for PLOT DEVICES on Spotify and Apple Podcasts Twitter/IG/Facebook @PlotDevicesPod Follow the team! Noah Guzman: Twitter @NoahsPlotting // IG @guapoguzman Samantha Incorvaia: Twitter @s_incorvaia // IG @samiam520 Brandon King: Twitter/IG @themovieking45
*apologies that this is going up before this weeks' episode, editing has been difficult to get to. Ep. 16 will be up before week's end, thanks for the support as always! -BK On this Plot Devices minisode (or whatever we call these), we rank every live-action Spider-Man film in honor of ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home.’ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 – Intro 1:24 – General thoughts on the Spider-Man films 4:23 – No. 7 7:00 – No. 6 10:00 – No. 5 11:47 – No. 4 14:05 – No. 3 17:41 – No. 2 21:18 – No. 1 28:16 – Final Thoughts Follow the show: Search for PLOT DEVICES on Spotify and Apple Podcasts Twitter/IG/Facebook @PlotDevicesPod Follow the team! Noah Guzman: Twitter @NoahsPlotting // IG @guapoguzman Samantha Incorvaia: Twitter @s_incorvaia // IG @samiam520 Brandon King: Twitter/IG @themovieking45
On Ep. 15 of Plot Devices, we talk about: TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 – Intro 1:51 – Sam and Brandon review ‘The Power of the Dog’ (Netflix/Theaters) 11:44 – Noah reviews ‘Wolf’ (Theaters) 18:14 – Brandon reviews ‘King Richard’ (Theaters/HBO Max) 24:39 – The crew reviews ‘Bruised’ (Netflix) 35:38 – The crew reviews ‘House of Gucci’ (Theaters) 48:18 – The crew reviews ‘Encanto’ (Theaters) // ***SPOILERS AT 59:37 1:05:49 – ‘Hawkeye’ S1E1-3 (Disney+) Follow the show: Search for PLOT DEVICES on Spotify and Apple Podcasts Twitter/IG/Facebook @PlotDevicesPod Follow the team! Noah Guzman: Twitter @NoahsPlotting // IG @guapoguzman Samantha Incorvaia: Twitter @s_incorvaia // IG @samiam520 Brandon King: Twitter/IG @themovieking45
On Ep. 14 of Plot Devices, we talk about: TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 1:33 – Final trailer for ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ releases online 9:51 – Chris Columbus wants to do a ‘The Cursed Child’ Harry Potter sequel + ‘Sorcerer’s Stone’ reunion special confirmed for HBO Max 15:52 – Paul Sun-Hyung Lee cast as Iroh in Netflix’s ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender,’ production officially begins in Vancouver 20:32 – Quick Hits! Halle Berry wants to direct a ‘Catwoman’ remake, ‘Julia’ documentary released on HBO, ‘Arcana’ S1 drops on Netflix 25:08 – Sam and Brandon review ‘Spencer’ (Theaters) 33:02 – Brandon reviews ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’ (Theaters) 39:09 – The team review ‘tick…tick, BOOM!’ (Netflix) 48:40 – ‘Cowboy Bebop’ S1E1 (Netflix) 54:26 – ‘Dopesick’ Review (Hulu) Follow the show: Search for PLOT DEVICES on Spotify and Apple Podcasts Twitter/IG/Facebook @PlotDevicesPod Follow the team! Noah Guzman: Twitter @NoahsPlotting // IG @guapoguzman Samantha Incorvaia: Twitter @s_incorvaia // IG @samiam520 Brandon King: Twitter/IG @themovieking45 Follow the show: Search for PLOT DEVICES on Spotify and Apple Podcasts Twitter/IG/Facebook @PlotDevicesPod Follow the team! Noah Guzman: Twitter @NoahsPlotting // IG @guapoguzman Samantha Incorvaia: Twitter @s_incorvaia // IG @samiam520 Brandon King: Twitter/IG @themovieking45
On Ep. 13 of Plot Devices, (with guest panelist, Melanie Rogoff), we talk about: TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 1:08 – Disney+ Day announcements 1:35 – DISNEY: First trailer for ‘Baymax’ series announced 7:36 – PIXAR: ‘Win or Lose’ original series announced for Pixar 11:32 – MARVEL: First footage for ‘She-Hulk,’ Moon Knight’ and ‘Ms. Marvel’ released 17:06 – Quick Hits! ‘Pinocchio’ starring Tom Hanks confirmed for Disney+, Paul Rudd named Sexiest Man Alive, First teaser for ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ released, Foo Fighters making a haunted house movie 20:13 – Brandon and Sam review ‘Belfast (Theaters) 31:12 – Brandon and Sam review ‘The Harder They Fall’ (Netflix) 39:35 – 'Supergirl' S6 Finale (CW) [[SPOILERS]] 46:14 – 'Supergirl' Series Tribute 55:23 – 'Maya and the Three' S1 (Netflix) 1:04:35 – Directorial Debut: Orson Welles’ ‘Citizen Kane’ (1941) Follow the show: Search for PLOT DEVICES on Spotify and Apple Podcasts Twitter/IG/Facebook @PlotDevicesPod Follow the team! Noah Guzman: Twitter @NoahsPlotting // IG @guapoguzman Samantha Incorvaia: Twitter @s_incorvaia // IG @samiam520 Brandon King: Twitter/IG @themovieking45 Melanie Rogoff: IG @djmellemel // Spotify @Chanteuse
On Ep. 12 of Plot Devices, we talk about: TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 1:05 – First full trailer for Roland Emmerich’s ‘Moonfall’ released online 6:26 – Daniel Dae Kim cast as Fire Lord Ozai in live-action ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ series 11:50 – Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande cast as Elphaba and Glinda in Jon M. Chu's 'Wicked' adaptation 17:48 – Quick Hits! Steve Buscemi goes as his own meme for Halloween, first ‘Book of Boba Fett’ trailer drops, ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ runtime revealed 21:20 – The team reviews ‘Eternals (Theaters) 41:51 – Brandon reviews ‘The Souvenir Part II’ (Theaters) 46:28 – Brandon reviews ‘Finch’ (Apple TV+) 51:37 – ‘Maid’ E6-10 (Netflix) 1:05:11 – ‘Y: The Last Man’ S1 Review (FX on Hulu) 1:09:39 – November Anniversaries (Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone, Monsters Inc., Fiddler on the Roof and more!) Follow the show: Search for PLOT DEVICES on Spotify and Apple Podcasts Twitter/IG/Facebook @PlotDevicesPod Follow the team! Noah Guzman: Twitter @NoahsPlotting // IG @guapoguzman Samantha Incorvaia: Twitter @s_incorvaia // IG @samiam520 Brandon King: Twitter/IG @themovieking45
On Ep. 11 of Plot Devices, we talk about: TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 1:46 – First trailer for Pixar’s ‘Lightyear’ releases online 5:28 – Kevin Feige wanted the original Avengers dead by ‘Avengers: Endgame’ 9:43 – Nominations for the 2021 People’s Choice Awards announced 16:23 – Quick Hits! Timothée Chalamet was a YouTuber, Mike Flanagan wants to direct a Star Wars horror movie, ‘Dune: Part II’ confirmed by Warner Bros, ‘Percy Jackson’ series confirms James Bobin as director. 21:27 – Sam and Brandon review ‘Last Night in Soho’ (Theaters) 33:08 – Noah reviews ‘Antlers’ (Theaters) 39:31 – ‘Maid’ E1-5 (Netflix) 50:05 – ‘Inside Job’ S1 (Netflix) 58:11 – ‘Young Justice’ S4E1-4 (HBO Max) 1:03:11 – Directorial Debut: Ava DuVernay’s ‘I Will Follow’ (2010) Follow the show: Search for PLOT DEVICES on Spotify and Apple Podcasts Twitter/IG/Facebook @PlotDevicesPod Follow the team! Noah Guzman: Twitter @NoahsPlotting // IG @guapoguzman Samantha Incorvaia: Twitter @s_incorvaia // IG @samiam520 Brandon King: Twitter/IG @themovieking45
On Ep. 10 of Plot Devices, we talk about: TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Intro 1:29 – Tribute to Halyna Hutchins 3:01 – First trailer ‘Uncharted’ starring Tom Holland released 9:16 – AMC Theaters to begin Open Caption screenings at hundreds of theaters 13:57 – Kristen Stewart not opposed to playing The Joker 19:02 – Quick Hits! Mel Brooks teams with Hulu for 'History of the World Part II,' Netflix greenlights 'To All The Boys' spin-off, HBO confirms S2 of 'Raised by Wolves' 23:29 – Sam reviews ‘The Electrical Life of Louis Wain’ (Theaters) 26:26 – Brandon reviews ‘Ron’s Gone Wrong’ (Theaters) 32:11 – Sam reviews ‘The French Dispatch’ (Theaters) 38:39 – The team reviews ‘Dune' (Theaters/HBO MAX) 55:09 – Only Murders in the Building S1E10 and S1 wrap-up (Hulu) 1:04:17 – Directorial Debut: Catherine Hardwicke’s ‘Thirteen’ (2003) Halyna Hutchins’ work and AFI scholarship fund: http://www.halynahutchinsdp.com/ // https://www.afi.com/halyna-hutchins-scholarship-fund/ Follow the show: Search for PLOT DEVICES on Spotify and Apple Podcasts Twitter/IG/Facebook @PlotDevicesPod Follow the team! Noah Guzman: Twitter @NoahsPlotting // IG @guapoguzman Samantha Incorvaia: Twitter @s_incorvaia // IG @samiam520 Brandon King: Twitter/IG @themovieking45
On the first Plot Devices minisode (or whatever we call these), we recap all the reveals from this week’s DC Fandome event! TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 – Intro 1:25 – Second full trailer for ‘The Batman’ drops 6:44 – First teaser for ‘The Flash’ drops 11:53 – First look at ‘Black Adam’ 17:57 - Rundown of (mostly) every other big announcement 20:12 – Sam’s standouts: ‘Shazam: Fury of the Gods’ first look and ‘Gotham Knights’ trailer 22:20 – Noah’s standouts: ‘Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom’ first look 24:01 – Brandon’s standouts: ‘Blue Beetle’ first look and ‘Milestone’ universe animated movie confirmation Follow the show: Search for PLOT DEVICES on Spotify and Apple Podcasts Twitter/IG/Facebook @PlotDevicesPod Follow the team! Noah Guzman: Twitter @NoahsPlotting // IG @guapoguzman Samantha Incorvaia: Twitter @s_incorvaia // IG @samiam520 Brandon King: Twitter/IG @themovieking45