Episode 67: "Let's Get Sacrilegious" - Hokum / Mortal Kombat II / The Sheep Detectives

<p>The Brendans are back - like in some sort of sequel to a previous installment - with a triple threat main show to make up for lost time. To celebrate the return of Summer Blockbuster Season, the lads dive spoiler-deep into <em>Hokum</em>, <em>Mortal Kombat II</em>, and <em>The Sheep Detectives </em>(one of the best movies of the year*). We also chat catchup on news and trailers - like Ken Russell&#39;s <em>The Devils&#39;</em> new 4K Director&#39;s Cut and LAIKA&#39;s mesmerizing <em>Wildwood</em> trailer - and talk viewings from <em>Obsession</em> to <em>Humint</em> to the 1986<em>Top Gun</em> in IMAX.</p><p>Our Opening/Closing Music is from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): &quot;Skies of Hope&quot; by RA</p><p>https://uppbeat.io/t/ra/skies-of-hope</p><p>You can follow Foley on <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/thetruebrendanf.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> and/or read his work on <a href="https://cinapse.co/author/brendanfoley/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> (like <a href="https://cinapse.net/2026/05/in-praise-of-adam-scott-being-a-total-jackass-in-hokum/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">his piece on Adam Scott&#39;s performance in <em>Hokum</em></a>), and you can follow Agnew on <a href="https://letterboxd.com/blcagnew/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>, <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/blcagnew.bsky.social" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>, writing at <a href="https://cinapse.net/author/brendanagnew/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cinapse⁠</a>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ occasionally, and wherever you can bloody well find him.</p><p>(*No horseshit, Jack.)</p>