The Movie Defenders is a podcast which discusses the positive aspects of popular movies. Most movie review podcasts spend the entire time tearing down the movies you love instead of celebrating them. We take popular movies that have been ridiculed by critics and defend them. Come listen to a fun discussion of the movies you love, or perhaps re-consider a movie again that you didn't like as much as you wish you did. If you like movies, you found the only podcast with movie reviews that loves them as much as you do!
Ep 233: Krull
Krull (1983) · Sep 20, 2026
Ep 232: Masters of the Universe (2026)
Masters of the Universe (2026) · Sep 7, 2026
Ep 231: The Hobbit - Battle of the Five Armies
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) · Aug 23, 2026
EP 230: Terminator Salvation
Terminator Salvation (2009) · Aug 9, 2026
Ep 229: Step Brothers
Step Brothers (2008) · Jul 27, 2026
Ep 227: Supergirl
Supergirl (1984) · Jun 30, 2026
Ep 226: The Running Man (2025)
The Running Man (2025) · Jun 15, 2026
Ep 225: The Mandalorian & Grogu
The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026) · May 31, 2026
Ep 224: Secondhand Lions
Secondhand Lions (2003) · May 17, 2026
Ep 223: Star Trek 3 - The Search for Spock
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984) · May 3, 2026
Ep 222: The Hobbit - The Desolation of Smaug
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) · Apr 20, 2026
Ep 221: The Running Man (1987)
The Running Man (1987) · Apr 12, 2026
Ep 220: Twilight Zone - The Movie
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) · Mar 22, 2026
Ep 218: Tommy Boy
Tommy Boy (1995) · Feb 22, 2026
Ep 217: Predator - Badlands
Predator: Badlands (2025) · Feb 8, 2026
Ep 216: The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) · Jan 25, 2026
Ep 215: Tron - Ares
TRON: Ares (2025) · Jan 11, 2026
Ep 214: Weird Science
Weird Science (1985) · Dec 29, 2025
Ep 213: The Sword in the Stone
The Sword in the Stone (1963) · Dec 14, 2025
Ep 211: The Star Wars Holiday Special
The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978) · Nov 16, 2025
Ep 210: Shaun of the Dead
Shaun of the Dead (2004) · Nov 2, 2025
Ep 209: Weapons
Weapons (2025) · Oct 19, 2025
Road Trip Reviews: Episode 19 - (AFI 10-6)
Schindler's List (1993) · Oct 12, 2025
Road Trip Reviews: Episode 19 - (AFI 10-6)
Vertigo (1958) · Oct 12, 2025
Road Trip Reviews: Episode 19 - (AFI 10-6)
The Wizard of Oz (1939) · Oct 12, 2025
Road Trip Reviews: Episode 19 - (AFI 10-6)
Gone with the Wind (1939) · Oct 12, 2025
Road Trip Reviews: Episode 19 - (AFI 10-6)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962) · Oct 12, 2025
Road Trip Reviews: Episode 17 - (AFI 20-16)
On the Waterfront (1954) · Oct 12, 2025
Road Trip Reviews: Episode 17 - (AFI 20-16)
The General (1926) · Oct 12, 2025
Road Trip Reviews: Episode 17 - (AFI 20-16)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946) · Oct 12, 2025
Road Trip Reviews: Episode 17 - (AFI 20-16)
The Graduate (1967) · Oct 12, 2025
Ep 208: The Cabin in the Woods
The Cabin in the Woods (2012) · Oct 5, 2025
Road Trip Reviews: Episode 15 - (AFI 30-26)
Apocalypse Now (1979) · Oct 3, 2025
Road Trip Reviews: Episode 15 - (AFI 30-26)
High Noon (1952) · Oct 3, 2025
Road Trip Reviews: Episode 15 - (AFI 30-26)
All About Eve (1950) · Oct 3, 2025
Road Trip Reviews: Episode 15 - (AFI 30-26)
Double Indemnity (1944) · Oct 3, 2025
Road Trip Reviews: Episode 15 - (AFI 30-26)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) · Oct 3, 2025
Ep 207: Midsommar
Midsommar (2019) · Sep 22, 2025
Alien: Earth - Ep 6 - "The Fly"
The Fly (1986) · Sep 10, 2025
Ep 206: Atomic Blonde
Atomic Blonde (2017) · Sep 8, 2025
Road Trip Reviews: Episode 13 - (AFI 40-36)
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) · Aug 31, 2025
Road Trip Reviews: Episode 13 - (AFI 40-36)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) · Aug 31, 2025
Road Trip Reviews: Episode 13 - (AFI 40-36)
Road Trip Reviews: Episode 13 - (AFI 40-36)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) · Aug 31, 2025
Road Trip Reviews: Episode 13 - (AFI 40-36)
The Sound of Music (1965) · Aug 31, 2025
Ep 205: Transformers One
Transformers One (2024) · Aug 23, 2025
Road Trip Reviews: Episode 11 - (AFI 50-46)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) · Aug 18, 2025
Road Trip Reviews: Episode 11 - (AFI 50-46)
Rear Window (1954) · Aug 18, 2025
Road Trip Reviews: Episode 11 - (AFI 50-46)
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) · Aug 18, 2025
Road Trip Reviews: Episode 11 - (AFI 50-46)
It Happened One Night (1934) · Aug 18, 2025
Road Trip Reviews: Episode 11 - (AFI 50-46)
Intolerance (2021) · Aug 18, 2025
Ep 204: Galaxy Quest
Galaxy Quest (1999) · Aug 10, 2025
Road Trip Reviews: Episode 7 - (AFI 70-66)
Unforgiven (1992) · Jul 29, 2025
Road Trip Reviews: Episode 7 - (AFI 70-66)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) · Jul 29, 2025
Road Trip Reviews: Episode 7 - (AFI 70-66)
A Clockwork Orange (1971) · Jul 29, 2025
Road Trip Reviews: Episode 7 - (AFI 70-66)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) · Jul 29, 2025
Road Trip Reviews: Episode 7 - (AFI 70-66)
Tootsie (1982) · Jul 29, 2025
Ep 203: Superman (2025)
Superman (2025) · Jul 27, 2025
Road Trip Reviews: Episode 5 - (AFI 80-76)
The Apartment (1960) · Jul 5, 2025
Road Trip Reviews: Episode 5 - (AFI 80-76)
The Wild Bunch (1969) · Jul 5, 2025
Road Trip Reviews: Episode 5 - (AFI 80-76)
All the President's Men (1976) · Jul 5, 2025
Road Trip Reviews: Episode 5 - (AFI 80-76)
Modern Times (1936) · Jul 5, 2025
Ep 202: Good Morning, Vietnam
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987) · Jun 29, 2025
Road Trip Reviews: Episode 3 - AFI 100 (90-86)
12 Angry Men (1957) · Jun 26, 2025
Road Trip Reviews: Episode 3 - AFI 100 (90-86)
The Sixth Sense (1999) · Jun 26, 2025
Road Trip Reviews: Episode 3 - AFI 100 (90-86)
Platoon (1986) · Jun 26, 2025
Road Trip Reviews: Episode 3 - AFI 100 (90-86)
Bringing Up Baby (1938) · Jun 26, 2025
Road Trip Reviews: Episode 3 - AFI 100 (90-86)
Swing Time (1936) · Jun 26, 2025
Ep 201: The Sandlot
The Sandlot (1993) · Jun 15, 2025
Episode 200! Superman: The Movie
Superman (1978) · Jun 1, 2025
Ep 199: Watchmen
Watchmen (2009) · May 18, 2025
Ep 198: Spaceballs
Spaceballs (1987) · May 4, 2025
Ep 197: Draft Day
Draft Day (2014) · Apr 20, 2025
Ep 196: John Wick - Chapter 4
John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) · Apr 7, 2025
Ep 195: Saturday Night
Saturday Night (2024) · Mar 23, 2025
Ep 194: Constantine
Constantine (2005) · Mar 9, 2025
Ep 192: Transformers - The Movie
The Transformers: The Movie (1986) · Feb 9, 2025
Ep 189: Batman Returns
Batman Returns (1992) · Dec 30, 2024
Ep 188: Die Hard 2
Die Hard 2 (1990) · Dec 16, 2024
Ep 187: Coming to America
Coming to America (1988) · Dec 1, 2024
Ep 186: Trading Places
Trading Places (1983) · Nov 17, 2024
Ep 185: Deadpool & Wolverine
Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) · Nov 3, 2024
Ep 184: Alien: Romulus
Alien: Romulus (2024) · Oct 20, 2024
Ep 183: Evil Dead (2013)
Evil Dead (2013) · Oct 6, 2024
Ep 182: Pacific Rim, Mean Girls, Talk to Me
Mean Girls (2004) · Sep 23, 2024
Ep 182: Pacific Rim, Mean Girls, Talk to Me
Pacific Rim (2013) · Sep 23, 2024
Ep 181: Blazing Saddles
Blazing Saddles (1974) · Sep 8, 2024
Ep 180: Cloud Atlas
Cloud Atlas (2012) · Aug 26, 2024
Ep 179: Ladyhawke
Ladyhawke (1985) · Aug 11, 2024
Ep 178: The Last Starfighter
The Last Starfighter (1984) · Jul 28, 2024
Ep 176: Terminator 2 - Judgement Day
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) · Jun 30, 2024
Ep 175: Real Steel
Real Steel (2011) · Jun 16, 2024
Ep 174: Road House
Road House (1989) · Jun 2, 2024
Ep 173: They Live
They Live (1988) · May 19, 2024
Ep 172: Face/Off
Face/Off (1997) · May 6, 2024
Ep 171: Sneakers
Sneakers (1992) · Apr 21, 2024
Ep 170: Star Trek 2 - The Wrath of Khan (Live from GamerNation Con)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) · Apr 8, 2024
Ep 169: Dune Part 2
Dune (2021) · Mar 25, 2024
Ep 168: Heathers
Heathers (1989) · Mar 10, 2024
Ep 165: Akira
Akira (1988) · Jan 28, 2024
Ep 164: The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022) · Jan 15, 2024
Ep 163: Die Hard
Die Hard (1988) · Dec 31, 2023
Ep 162: Scrooged
Scrooged (1988) · Dec 17, 2023
Ep 161: The Muppet Christmas Carol
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) · Dec 3, 2023
Ep 159: V for Vendetta
V for Vendetta (2006) · Nov 5, 2023
Ep 158: It Follows
It Follows (2015) · Oct 22, 2023
Ep 157: Doctor Sleep
Doctor Sleep (2019) · Oct 8, 2023
Ep 156: The Untouchables
The Untouchables (1987) · Sep 24, 2023
Ep 155: Jumper / Sing Street (6th Anniversary Show)
Jumper (2008) · Sep 10, 2023
Ep 154: Disney's Robin Hood
Robin Hood (1973) · Aug 27, 2023
Ep 153: The Flash
The Flash (2023) · Aug 13, 2023
Ep 152: Death Becomes Her
Death Becomes Her (1992) · Jul 30, 2023
Ep 151: The Martian
The Martian (2015) · Jul 16, 2023
Ep 150: The Goonies
The Goonies (1985) · Jul 2, 2023
Ep 149: Stand By Me
Stand by Me (1986) · Jun 18, 2023
Ep 148: Spider-Man - Across the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) · Jun 4, 2023
Ep 147: Dungeons & Dragons - Honor Among Thieves
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) · May 22, 2023
Ep 146: The Black Hole
The Black Hole (1979) · May 7, 2023
Ep 145: The Dark Knight Rises
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) · Apr 23, 2023
Ep 143: 10 Cloverfield Lane
10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) · Mar 26, 2023
Ep 141: Jojo Rabbit
Jojo Rabbit (2019) · Feb 26, 2023
Ep 139: Dredd (2012)
Dredd (2012) · Jan 29, 2023
Ep 138: Strange Days
Strange Days (1995) · Jan 16, 2023
Ep 137: Christmas Vacation
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989) · Jan 1, 2023
Ep 136: Avatar - The Way of Water
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) · Dec 19, 2022
Ep 135: Ready Player One
Ready Player One (2018) · Dec 5, 2022
Ep 132: Black Adam
Black Adam (2022) · Oct 23, 2022
Ep 131: The Thing (1982)
The Thing (1982) · Oct 10, 2022
Ep 130: Tombstone
Tombstone (1993) · Sep 25, 2022
Ep 128: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World - 5th Anniversary Show
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) · Aug 29, 2022
Ep 127: Titan A.E.
Titan A.E. (2000) · Aug 14, 2022
Ep 126: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988) · Jul 31, 2022
Ep 125: Thor - Love & Thunder
Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) · Jul 17, 2022
Ep 124: Spies Like Us
Spies Like Us (1985) · Jun 19, 2022
Ep 123: Top Gun - Maverick
Top Gun: Maverick (2022) · Jun 5, 2022
Ep 122: Stardust
Stardust (2007) · May 23, 2022
Ep 121: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) · May 9, 2022
Ep 120: Cowboys and Aliens
Cowboys & Aliens (2011) · Apr 26, 2022
Ep 119: Knives Out
Knives Out (2019) · Apr 10, 2022
Ep 118: The Matrix - Resurrections
The Matrix Resurrections (2021) · Mar 27, 2022
Ep 117: The Batman (2022)
The Batman (2022) · Mar 13, 2022
Ep 116: The New Mutants
The New Mutants (2020) · Feb 27, 2022
Ep 115: Johnny Mnemonic
Johnny Mnemonic (1995) · Feb 13, 2022
Ep 113: Dark City
Dark City (1998) · Jan 18, 2022
Ep 112: The King's Man
The King's Man (2021) · Jan 3, 2022
Ep 111: Spider-Man - No Way Home
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) · Dec 20, 2021
Ep 110: Rocky IV - Ultimate Director's Cut
Rocky IV (1985) · Dec 5, 2021
Ep 109: Ghostbusters - Afterlife
Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) · Nov 22, 2021
Ep 108: Interstellar
Interstellar (2014) · Nov 7, 2021
Ep 107: Dune (2021)
Dune (2021) · Oct 25, 2021
Ep 106: Venom - Let There Be Carnage
Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) · Oct 4, 2021
Ep 103: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) · Sep 6, 2021
Ep 102: Blade: Trinity
Blade: Trinity (2004) · Aug 22, 2021
Ep 101: The Suicide Squad
The Suicide Squad (2021) · Aug 8, 2021
Ep 100: 100th Episode Celebration and Black Widow
Black Widow (2021) · Jul 19, 2021
Ep 99: Independence Day
Independence Day (1996) · Jul 5, 2021
Ep 98: Blade Runner 2049
Blade Runner 2049 (2017) · Jun 20, 2021
Backlot Tour Ep 50: BVS - Interview with Colin Sanders
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) · Jun 5, 2021
Ep 97: John Wick Chapter 3 - Parabellum
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019) · May 30, 2021
Ep 96: Napoleon Dynamite
Napoleon Dynamite (2004) · May 17, 2021
Ep 95: Three Amigos!
¡Three Amigos! (1986) · May 2, 2021
Ep 94: X-Men - Apocalypse
X-Men: Apocalypse (2016) · Apr 19, 2021
Ep 93: Top Gun
Top Gun (1986) · Apr 5, 2021
Ep 92: Zack Snyder's Justice League
Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) · Mar 22, 2021
Ep 89: The Wolverine
The Wolverine (2013) · Feb 22, 2021
Ep 87: Wonder Woman 1984
Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) · Jan 25, 2021
Ep 85: John Wick - Chapter 2
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017) · Dec 14, 2020
Ep 82: Idiocracy
Idiocracy (2006) · Nov 2, 2020
Ep 81: Kill Bill - Vol 2
Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) · Oct 19, 2020
Ep 80: Kill Bill - Vol 1
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) · Oct 4, 2020
Ep 77: The Last of Us Prologue and Boogie Nights - 3rd Anniversary Show - Part 2
Boogie Nights (1997) · Sep 13, 2020
Ep 76: The Prestige - 3rd Anniversary Show - Part 1
The Prestige (2006) · Sep 12, 2020
Ep 75: TMNT (2007)
TMNT (2007) · Aug 30, 2020
Ep 74: Tropic Thunder
Tropic Thunder (2008) · Aug 16, 2020
Ep 72: Better Off Dead
Better Off Dead... (1985) · Jul 13, 2020
Ep 71: Willow
Willow (1988) · Jun 29, 2020
Ep 70: John Wick
John Wick (2014) · Jun 16, 2020
Ep 69: Onward
Onward (2020) · Jun 1, 2020
Ep 68: Blade
Blade (1998) · May 18, 2020
Ep 67: Star Trek Beyond
Star Trek Beyond (2016) · May 4, 2020
Ep 66: Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) · Apr 19, 2020
Ep 65: Alien: Covenant
Alien: Covenant (2017) · Apr 6, 2020
Ep 62: Star Trek - Into Darkness
Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) · Feb 23, 2020
Ep 61: Birds of Prey
Ep 58: Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) · Dec 23, 2019
Ep 57: Star Trek (2009)
Star Trek (2009) · Dec 10, 2019
Ep 55: Terminator - Dark Fate
Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) · Nov 2, 2019
Ep 54: Zombieland - Double Tap
Zombieland: Double Tap (2019) · Oct 22, 2019
Ep 51: It - Chapter 2
Michael Jackson: Faking It (2023) · Sep 10, 2019
Ep 49: The Amazing Spider-Man 2
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) · Aug 4, 2019
Ep 47: Spider-Man - Far From Home
Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) · Jul 8, 2019
Ep 46: The Amazing Spider-Man
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) · Jun 23, 2019
Ep 45: Dark Phoenix
Dark Phoenix (2019) · Jun 9, 2019
Ep 44: Iron Man 3
Iron Man 3 (2013) · May 27, 2019
Ep 43: Iron Man 2
Iron Man 2 (2010) · May 12, 2019
Ep 42: Avengers - Endgame
Avengers: Endgame (2019) · Apr 29, 2019
Ep 40: Thor - The Dark World
Thor: The Dark World (2013) · Mar 25, 2019
Ep 39: Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel (2019) · Mar 11, 2019
Ep 38: Alita - Battle Angel
Alita: Battle Angel (2019) · Mar 5, 2019
Ep 35: Spider-Man - Into the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) · Jan 13, 2019
Ep 32: Pacific Rim - Uprising
Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018) · Dec 11, 2018
Ep 31: Stan Lee Remembered & X-Men Origins: Wolverine
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) · Nov 27, 2018
Ep 30: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) · Nov 12, 2018
Ep 29: Tron Legacy
TRON: Legacy (2010) · Oct 23, 2018
Ep 27: 1st Anniversary Show - Part 2 (Chasing Amy)
Chasing Amy (1997) · Sep 24, 2018
Ep 26: 1st Anniversary Show - Part 1 (Big Trouble in Little China)
Big Trouble in Little China (1986) · Sep 17, 2018
Ep 25: The Matrix - Reloaded and Revolutions
The Matrix (1999) · Aug 28, 2018
Ep 24: Transformers Movies
Transformers (2007) · Aug 5, 2018
Ep 23: Summer Superhero Movies - 2018
Incredibles 2 (2018) · Jul 16, 2018
Ep 23: Summer Superhero Movies - 2018
Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) · Jul 16, 2018
Ep 23: Summer Superhero Movies - 2018
Deadpool 2 (2018) · Jul 16, 2018
Ep 21: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017) · Jun 21, 2018
EP 20: Solo - A Star Wars Story
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) · May 28, 2018
Ep 19: Avengers - Infinity War
Avengers: Infinity War (2018) · Apr 29, 2018
Ep 18: Star Wars - The Last Jedi Commentary Track
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) · Apr 8, 2018
Ep 17: Terminator: Genisys
Terminator Genisys (2015) · Mar 25, 2018
Ep 16: Ghostbusters (2016)
Ghostbusters (2016) · Mar 5, 2018
Ep 15: Black Panther
Black Panther (2018) · Feb 21, 2018
Ep 14: Reign of Fire
Reign of Fire (2002) · Feb 11, 2018
Ep 11: The Last Jedi - Analysis Show
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) · Dec 30, 2017
Ep 10: Star Wars Episode 8 - The Last Jedi
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) · Dec 18, 2017
Ep 9: Justice League
Justice League (2017) · Nov 20, 2017
Ep 8: Thor - Ragnarok
Thor: Ragnarok (2017) · Nov 6, 2017
Ep 7: Star Wars - The Force Awakens
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) · Oct 21, 2017
Ep 6: Suicide Squad - Part 2
Suicide Squad (2016) · Oct 14, 2017
Ep 6: Suicide Squad - Part 1
Suicide Squad (2016) · Oct 8, 2017
Ep 5: Batman v Superman - Dawn of Justice - Part 2
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) · Sep 24, 2017
Ep 5: Batman v Superman - Dawn of Justice - Part 1
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) · Sep 24, 2017
Ep 4: Man of Steel
Man of Steel (2013) · Sep 10, 2017
Ep 3: Star Wars Episode 3 - Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) · Aug 29, 2017
Ep 2: Star Wars Episode 2 - Attack of the Clones
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) · Aug 18, 2017
Ep 1: Star Wars Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) · Aug 9, 2017