The Substandard: Endgame
In this latest episode, the Substandard discusses the new Avengers trailer, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs , and the Netflix gambit. Sonny lov...
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The Weekly Substandard | A nerdcast on movies and pop-culture
Each week geek out with Victorino Matus, Jonathan V. Last and Sonny Bunch for a nerdcast on movies and pop-culture. The genesis for this podcast started way back in 2002 with Jonathan's semi...
Episodes
20 of 100 episodesThe Substandard on Green Book, Italian Accents, and Vic's Picks
In this latest episode, the Substandard discusses Green Book —Sonny shares his disdain while Vic lavishes praise. JVL and Sonny ask Vic if t...
The Substandard on Creed II, Ricky Jay, and Dimming Zones
On this latest episode, the Substandard takes on Creed II and the Rocky oeuvre. JVL buys a flatscreen, Vic remembers seeing Ricky Jay, and S...
The Substandard on Widows and Meeting the SSEU
On this week's episode, the Substandard discusses Steve McQueen's Widows. JVL calls it No Country for Old Women. Vic and Sonny liken it to L...
The Substandard on Stan Lee, The Good Place, and Fanta
On this week's episode, the Substandard reflects on the death of Stan Lee and the greatness of The Good Place . JVL has an origin story—abou...
The Substandard on Bohemian Rhapsody and Postelection Analysis!
On this week's return episode, the Substandard takes on Bohemian Rhapsody . Special guest Mike Warren fact-checks and gives us a Queen ranki...
The Substandard on Halloween and Exotic Swing Sets
On this latest episode, the Substandard discusses Halloween and the blockbuster horror genre. JVL goes on a babymoon with his ... best frien...
The Substandard on First Man and Concierge Bee Keepers!
On this latest episode, the Substandard reviews First Man , which Sonny and Vic enjoyed. JVL begs to differ. Vic goes to an all-you-can-eat...
The Substandard on Venom, Texas, and Watches
On this latest episode, the Substandard takes on Venom (plus a Tom Hardy ranking!). JVL unveils his latest watch, Sonny asks why the watch h...
The Substandard Oscar Draft!
On this latest episode, the Substandard goes out on a limb and picks the nominees and winners for the next Oscars (which don't take place ti...
The Substandard on YA Adaptations and Pillow Talk
On this latest episode, the Substandard discusses The House With a Clock in Its Walls and the YA adaptation genre. Does anyone want to watch...
The Substandard on The Predator and Captain Marvel
On this latest episode, the Substandard discusses The Predator and how on earth it ever got the green light. JVL makes the case for Chav Kin...
The Substandard on Peppermint, Jennifer Garner, and Serena!
On this latest episode, the Substandard discusses Peppermint and the curious career of Jennifer Garner. Sonny bids farewell to his favela, J...
The Substandard on Tom Clancy, 5Ks, and Practice!
On this latest episode, the Substandard discusses Amazon's new series, Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan . The cohosts rank Tom Clancy movies and JVL r...
The Substandard Summer Clip Show
In this JVLess episode, Sonny and Vic discusses Crazy Rich Asians at the box office. Sonny does an Oreo pairing and Vic tries to put the fix...
The Substandard on The Meg and Summer Box Office 2018
In this latest episode, the Substandard discusses the surprise hit The Meg and looks back on the summer box office—what we got right (a few...
The Substandard on Christopher Robin, Hook, and the Kenmore of Cars
On this latest episode, the Substandard discusses Disney's Christopher Robin . JVL gets the Kenmore of cars (or is it Whirlpool?). Vic heads...
The Substandard on Mission Impossible, Tom Cruise, and Fan Mail!
In this latest episode, the Substandard takes on Mission Impossible: Fallout . The cohosts rank the M:I series (they all agree on what's the...
The Substandard on Kubrick, 2001, and James Gunn
In this latest episode, the Substandard reflects on Stanley Kubrick and the 50th anniversary of 2001: A Space Odyssey . Sonny and JVL wade i...
The Substandard on Aquaman and Shazam!
In this latest micro episode, the Substandard breaks apart the trailers for Aquaman and Shazam! Everyo ne agrees Aquaman will be an unmitiga...