That’s The Biggest Lady **** I’ve Ever Seen!This week on the podcast, Brian and Darryl are talking about, Lady Ballers from the Daily Wire, The Shift from Angel Studios, and Monarch episodes 3-5 from AppleTV+!

Episode IndexIntro: 0:07Lady Ballers: 4:41The Shift: 18:24Monarch: 38:15

Lady Ballers (The Daily Wire)Out of 10 What is a WomansDarryl: 5.5/10Brian: 5.5/10

SummaryA down-on-his-luck former high school basketball coach will do anything to win, which in this case means, leading his team of men to don wigs and brutally dominate in multiple women’s sports.

Directed byJeremy Boreing

Written byJeremy BoreingBrian A. HoffmanNick Sheehan

CastJeremy BoreingDaniel ConsidineDavid ConeBlain CrainJake CrainTyler FischerBillie Rae BrandtLexie ContursiRosie Seraphine HarperMatt WalshCandace OwensBrett CooperMichael J. KnowlesAndrew KlavanSpencer KlavanClay TravisSeth DillonRiley Gaines

The Shift (2023)Out of 10 The Benefactor is a Real DicksDarryl: 7.25/10Brian: 7/10

Summary

Kevin Garner encounters a mysterious man known as “The Benefactor”. When Kevin refuses the man’s enticing offer of wealth and power, he is shifted into alternate totalitarian realities, encountering infinite worlds and impossible choices, as he attempts to return to the woman he loves.

Directed byBrock Heasley

Written byBrock Heasley

Produced byBrock HeasleyKen Carpenter

StarringKristoffer PolahaNeal McDonoughElizabeth TabishRose ReidJohn BillingsleyParas PatelJordan AlexandraSean Astin

CinematographyEdd Lukas

Edited byChris Witt

Music byDan HaseltineMatthew S. Nelson

Production CompaniesNook Lane EntertainmentPinnacle Peak PicturesSalt Shaker Media

Distributed byAngel Studios

Release datesDecember 1, 2023 (United States)

Running time115 minutes

Budget$6.4 million

Box office$5.5 million

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (AppleTV)Out of 10 The One Character That’s Ready for All This Isn’tsDarryl: 6.5/10Brian: 7/10

Episode 3: Secrets and LiesSummaryIn 2015, Cate, Kentaro, May, and Shaw escape Japan on a ferry bound for Pohang, Korea. In Pohang, they are accosted by border guards before one of them, Du-Ho, reveals himself as Shaw’s old friend. Du-Ho transports them to Alaska by plane; on the way, May infers from Bill Randa’s files that Hiroshi was likely following a list of coordinates identified by Monarch. In Alaska, they find the wreckage of Hiroshi’s plane as well as an encampment suggesting his survival. Du-Ho realizes that Hiroshi’s plane was attacked after landing; a Frost Vark kills him and destroys his plane.

In 1954, Shaw has joined Monarch in a command position. He, Randa, and Miura present a cast of Godzilla’s footprint from Indonesia to Shaw’s superior officer, Gen. Puckett, to secure uranium to lure Godzilla out of hiding. In Bikini Atoll, Randa and Miura are horrified to discover that Puckett has delivered the uranium in the form of a nuclear bomb intended to kill Godzilla as part of the Castle Bravo test. As Godzilla surfaces, Miura attempts to halt the detonation, but Shaw restrains her. In the aftermath, Shaw is given a blank check by Puckett for Monarch to research the Titans.

Episode 4: Parallels and InteriorsSummaryIn 2015, the Frost Vark’s emergence was detected by Monarch. Cate, Kentaro, May, and Shaw manage to escape from the Frost Vark, but May falls into a pool of water and quickly develops hypothermia as they try to find shelter. Kentaro splits off from the rest of the group and finds a building that he saw from the plane, which turns out to be an old radio station that Hiroshi had previously repaired. Having learned that the Frost Vark feeds on heat energy, Cate, May, and Shaw create a