The Office Grunts: Recent Episodes
Brian S. Stewart
As young men they patrolled Baghdad together in the infantry. As middle-aged office professionals...they don't do that anymore. Listen as longtime Army buddies John Arlan Peterson, John Wayne Reynolds, Jr., and Brian Stewart (aka Petey, John Wayne, and Stew) break down movies, life, and whatever the heck they want, on The Office Grunts Podcast.
Stew and John Wayne revisit the MCU with the latest "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" and then rank the live action Spider-Man movies. Plus, John Wayne talks Texas rodeos, and Stew unveils hidden treasure in his new home theater.
The show returns after a "new aby" induced hiatus. Stew talks about getting back in the baby game , John Wayne watches a movie in a Texas theater without AC, and Petey (!) rejoins the show to tha "The Odyssey."
Stew and John Wayne check out the latest Star Wars film, "The Mandalorian and Grogu." Also, Stew talks faulty appliances, Wario's cheesesteaks, and IKEA bookshelves.
Stew and John Wayne revisit two Quentin Tarantino classics "Jackie Brown" and "Inglorious Basterds."
John Wayne and Stew review the year's biggest movie - Project Hail Mary - as well as the year's not biggest movies, Crime 101 and Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die.
Petey returns to count down the Top 10 Movies of 2025 with John Wayne and Stew. Plus, John Wayne buys a house with a pond + Stew buys a 200-year old law office = real estate talk! Also, the Worst Movie of 2025.
Stew forces John Wayne to finally watrch "Narc" and "Uncut Gems" before they both dive into the new Sam Raimi thriller "Send Help." Plus, adventures in Stewart family road tripping.
Stew shares some big life news before he and John Wayne watch "Marty Supreme," the new zombie film "28 Years Later: The Bone Temple," and the Netflix Damon-Affleck actioner "The Rip."
John Wayne and Stew regroup after the holiday season to talk cooking success, videogame geekery, and a whole bunch of movies: Bugonia, Zootopia 2, The Smashing Machine, and The Baltimorons.
John Wayne is a Christmas cookie making machine, and the fellas dissect the "Odyssey" trailer. Then, it's a long overdue discussion of the new Christmas classic "The Holdovers," and a deep dive on the latest "Avatar: Fire and Ash."
John Wayne talks Christmas parade chaos while Stewart decries airport gyms and video game awards shows. Then, they count down their Top 5 Most Underrated Christmas movies, and check out the latest "Knives Out" film, "Wake Up Dead Man."
John Wayne talks 5K success and then Stew descres the death of " Black Friday" and grabs his pitchfork over Netflix acquiring WB. Then...they watch two Netflix movies (lol) - "Train Dreams" and "Jay Kelly."
John Wayne and Stew talk Thanksgiving highs and lows, best side dishes, worst side dishes, and family traditions. Then they lean into their middle aged man bone fides with a discussion of WWII history and the new Russell Crowe-starring "Nuremberg."
It's a history geek fest as John Wayne and Stew devour "Death by Lightning" about Presidents James Garfield and Chester Arthur. Then, they count down their Top 5 Most Underrated American history movies, before dreaming up their Top 3 Most-Desired American History Movies that should be made.
Stew talks pricey Bengals gear & Christmas decorations before he and John Wayne debate Guillermo Del Toro's "Frankenstein" and "Predator:Badlands." Also, a haphazard ranking of Predator movies.
Stew and John Wayne talk "A House of Dynamite" before ranking the entire Kathryn Bigelow filmography.
John Wayne and Stew talk Heat 2 news, and Stew is "Wacko for Flacco." They then discuss The Lost Bus, Eden, and Caught Stealing.
Stew takes a return trip to Fort Stewart from his Army days, John Wayne takes a trip through Austin, Texas traffic Hell, before they discuss ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER from Paul Thomas Anderson, and the surprise release PLAY DIRTY, from writer-director Shane Black.
John Wayne and Stew reflect on the Charlie Kirk tragedy, the cruel start to the NFL season, before checking out the Stephen King adaptation, "The Long Walk" and the Coen Brother (singular)-directed "Honey, Don't."
John Wayne and Stew talk Jaws 50th anniversary before dividing into Nobody 2, Sovereign (and some politics!), and The Amateur. If you're offended by Rami Malek shade, be forewarned!
Stew and John Wayne talk new cars and teen drivers before watching the new Spike Lee/Denzel Washington film, "Highest 2 Lowest." PLus, a ranking of their Top 5 Spike Lee movies.
John Wayne and Stew talk 4K players, TVs, and Heat 2 casting rumors, before diving into the horror movie "Weapons" and the hilarious "The Naked Gun."
John Wayne and Stew talk family vacations, road trips, and the new Marvel film, "Fantastic Four: First Steps."
John Wayne and Stew dive into one of the year's most interesting, divisive movies, Ari Aster's "Eddington."
Stew records from a Lake Erie vacation, John Wayne critiques Amazon Prime Day (and shares his movie haul), before they power through James Gunn's "Superman."
John Wayne and Stew talk 4th of July fun, defeating bird's nests, and dad jokes, before diving into the meat of summer movie season with reviews of F1, Jurassic World Rebirth, and (From the World of John Wick) Ballerina.
Petey returns to join John Wayne and Stew to talk "28 Years Later," before the 3 Iraq Qar veterans talk "Warfare." Plus, that terrible New York Times "Greatest Films of the 21st Century" list, kids birthday planning, Ohio budget talk, and more.
Stew and John Wayne wrap up the Jason Bourne series by revisiting "The Bourne Ultimatum," "The Bourne Legacy," and "Jason Bourne. Plus, Stew has a big court victory and tries to celebrate with Taco Bell.
Stew & John Wayne talk Memorial Day vacations and then check out the new "Mission: Impossible - Final Recknoning" and the AppleTV+ Guy Ritchie film, "Fountain of Youth."
John Wayne and Stew talks grilling, John Wayne catalogs his entire movie collection into the wrong app, and then they dive into the Ben Affleck action double feature of "The Accountant" and "The Accountant 2."
John Wayne and Stew compile their movie collections and compare numbers, talk self-driving cars and garage maintenance, before geeking out over "Thunderbolts*".
(Note: apologies for Stew's low quality audio feed, which somehow got recorded with the wrong mic.)
Stew and John Wayne talk dinosaur cloning, the NFL draft, and 20 year Star Wars anniversaries before diving into the hit movie, "Sinners".
John Wayne and Stew talk furniture negotiations before reviewing Steven Soderbergh's "Black Bag," the deep water driller thriller "Last Breath," and the much-discussed "Severance" TV show.
John Wayne and Stew pay their respects to the late great Val Kilmer and count down his Top 5 films.
It's an Office Grunts reunion as Petey rejoins the show to count down the Top 10 Movies of 2024 with John Wayne and Stew.
Stew and John Wayne talk about "The Brutalist" and "The Substance," after Stew recounts a New York City trip to see Denzel Washington in Othello.
Stew and John Wayne dutifully go watch the latest Marvel movie, Captain America: Brave New World, plus Apple TV's The Gorge, September 5, The Order, and Flow. Beyond the grab bag, they talk Home Depot visits and Hans Zimmer concerts.
John Wayne and Stew get ready for the Oscars by watching 3 of the contenders - Anora, Emilia Perez, and A Real Pain - after geeking out about Nintendo Switch 2 and other gaming stories.
John Wayne and Stew talk Robert Eggers' "Nosferatu" and "The Witch". Plus, a disappointing Bengals season, and Stew recounts his "Platinum Club" status at the local Cinemark.
The shows hits 200 episodes as John Wayne and Stew review "A Complete Unknown" and talk Bob Dylan. Plus - lists! Top 5 Greatest Theater Trips of all-time, Top 5 Favorite Directors of all-time, and their respective 5 Most-Hated Movies of all-time.
John Wayne and Stew talk Christmas festivities, comic book conventions, Joe Burrow's Batmobile, and more, before reviewing Blitz (on Apple TV+), The Piano lesson (Netflix), and a rapid fire grab bag of Kraven, Moana 2, Juror No. 2, Wicked, and more.
Stew hosts a private screening of "Gladiator II" which John Wayne misses due to an airline debacle. But they get to talk about the year's biggest movie regardless!
Stew and John Wayne talk election results, Veterans Day, silent auctions, and more, before scaring themselves silly with the Netflix thrilelr "Woman of the Hour" and the A24 horror movie, "Heretic." Stew may not sleep for a week.
John Wayne and Stew spar over the new Best Picture contender "Conclave," while talking Little League drama, marvels in TV tech, and Netflix's "Ancient Apocalypse."
Stew and John Wayne talk "Venom: The Last Dance" and its predecessors, as well as Amazon's "Brothers" with Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage. Plus, Stew enters a cooking competition, and Joe Purrow the cat goes viral.
John Wayne brags about parenting, Stew's oldest daughter starts driving, and then they dive into two of 2024's most controversial films, "Joker: Folie a Deux" and Francis Ford Coppola's "Megalopolis."
John Wayne and Stew talk Little League baseball, car crashes, and a Chicago trip to see Hans Zimmer in concert. Plus, they review Rebel Ridge, Widows, and Wolfs.
It's here - the 3.5 hour Director's Cut of Napoleon from Ridley Scott. John Wayne and Stew dive into the massive changes in his new cut, plus NFL season openers, John Wayne's quarantine regime, and more.
Stew and John Wayne rank the Alien franchise after talking about "Prometheus" and "Alien: Covenant."
7 people in America watched the new "The Crow" movie in theaters, and John Wayne and Stew were 2 of them.
John Wayne talks medicinal plants, Stew hates on "internet dad" influencers, and then they do a spoiler-filled review of both "Alien Romulus" and "Alien 3."
John Wayne and Stew talk school supplies schemes, and Stew's car getting wrecked, before hitting the triple-header of "Twisters," "The Instigators" and "Love Lies Bleeding."
Stew and John Wayne talk Olympics, family vacations, Army reunions, and boats, before diviing into M. Night Shyamalan's latest movie, "Trap."
John Wayne and Stew check out one of the summer's biggest movies - "Deadpool & Wolverine" - and talk on family reunions, boat trips, and kid entrepreneurship.
John Wayne finally gets to watch the Kevin Costner opus Horizon: An American Saga - Part One, and Stew has to also. Plus, A Quiet Place Day One, 4th of July, a presidential assassination attempt, and much more.
It's a grab bag episode as John Wayne and Stew talk parades, kid birthdays, Batman suits at auction, and then review Hit Man (Netflix), Monkey Man (Peacock), The Bike Riders (theaters!), and Pool Man (VOD).
John Wayne and Stew revisit JW's all-timer favorite "Alien" from Ridley Scoitt, and the sequel "Aliens" from James Cameron. Plus, Stew starts an Ebay business.
Stew makes his first ever trip to the Indy500, John Wayne buys old-man furniture, and they check out the latest Mad Max film, "Furiosa."
John Wayne turns 50 and treats himself to oatmeal cookies, while Stew readies himself for the grilling season. Then, they tackle Mad Max, The Road Warrior, Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome, and Mad Max Fury Road!
Stew and John Wanye talk Mother's Day, Cracker Barrel, 86 inch TVs, and toaster-oven grilled cheese before watching "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes" and the Apple TV+ limited series, "Manhunt."
John Wayne and Stew check out the modern "Planet of the Apes" trilogy with "Rise of the Planet of the Apes," "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,"and "War for the Planet of the Apes." Also, 80s music, and protesting in masks.
John Wayne and Stew check out Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire and Argylle, and talk movie theater malfunctions, the NFL draft. Plus, ranking the breakfast food chains.
Stew and John Wayne compare travelogues to Las Vegas and Florida, Stew celebrates his 20th wedding anniversary, and then they check out "Civil War" and "The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare."
John Wayne and Stew watch the 1989 Patrick Swayze classic (?) "Roadhouse" and then watch the not-classic "Roadhouse" remake starring Jake Gyllenhaal. Also, Stew wins another election and geeks out about the Lincoln assassination show "Manhunt."
John Wayne and Stew return after a hiatus to say farewell to Petey and dive into DUNE PART II. Plus, Oscars reactions, an Office Grunts reunion in North Carolina, and John Wayne is loose at Universal Studios theme park.
John Wayne and Stew put on their berets to watch French films "Anatomy of a Fall" and "The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan" and then check out Best Picture nominee "Past Lives." Plus, chess adventures with the Reynolds clan, dryer repair, and Stew makes fun of the Baltimore Ravens.
John Wayne and Stew enjoy the national holiday of a new Michael Mann movie - Ferrari - and then count down their respective Top 10 Movies of 2023. Plus, car theft updates, XBOX racing, air fryer tips, and more.
John Wayne and Petey force Stew to watch "Dances With Wolves." Meanwhile, Stew recounts a Bengals game car theft.
John Wayne and Stew check out "Godzilla Minus One" while John Wayne recounts his own monster eating his laundry.
Stew, Petey, and John Wayne are revved up to see "Napoleon" and talk Christmas decorating, Thanksgiving meal postmortems, Black Friday wins and losses, and Petey's purchase of his first snowblower in the frozen tundra.
The fellas check out Michael Mann's "Manhunter" and then watch the same movie over again (sort of) with the remake "Red Dragon," starring Anthony Hopkins. Plus, Stew's lamentations on the season-ending of Joseph Burrow.
It's David Fincher week as the fellas check out "The Killer" on Netflix before ranking the Top 5 David Fincher movies. Plus, John Wayne talks kid jujitsu, and Stew asks how early is too early for Christmas decorations?
John Wayne, Petey, and Stew complete another installment of "Guilty Pleasures", revisiting Ridley Scott's Hannibal, Kevin Costner's "Revenge," and Robert Deniro in "The Fan."
John Wayne, Petey, and Stew discuss Trick or Treat dad duties, then watch "The Silence of the Lambs" before ranking the Top 5 Serial Killer movies.
The full trio - John Wayne, Petey, and Stew - finally check out Martin Scorsese's "Killers of the Flower" moon, discussing both the best-selling book and the movie adaptation. Plus, John Wayne moonlights as an amateur mailman, Petey watches a 30 year old movie in 20-minute increments, and Stew accidentally terrifies family members with Halloween decorations.
After tlaking around the movie for years, John Wayne and Stew revisit "Schindler's List" and talk current events. Plus, the perils of taking kids to NFL games.
John Wayne, Petey, and Stew check out the No. 1 Netflix Movie in America - Reptile - plus the final William Friedkin film, "The Caine Mutiny Court Martial," streaming on Paramount+. Plus, tales from the Renaissance Fair, and some tough stuff out of Israel.
John Wayne and Petey go camping, Stew is subjected to anime, and the trio watch the new sci-fi actioner "The Creator."
John Wayne, Petey, and Stew talk Kenneth Branagh's "A Haunting in Venice" along with Aaron Rodgers injury, a missing stealth fighter jet, and Petey voluntarily revisiting "Blackhat."
It's another Guilty Pleasures Week as John Wayne pickes "The Legend of Tarzan," Petey picks Nic Cage's "Gone in 60 Seconds" and Stew professes his love for William Friedkin's "Rules of Engagement." Plus, Army ruck march stories.
John Wayne and Stew check out the Denzel Washington "Equalizer" trilogy while discussing "Starfield" on XBOX and combatting hot water tanks.
John Wayne and Stew - two "girl dad" former infantrymen - sit down to share their thoughts on..."Barbie". Also, they check out the late summer kids flick "TMNT: Mutant Mayhem."
John Wayne and Stew recount their dueling South Dakota road trip vacations, Petey talks amateur rocket science, and the whole crew talks 1983's "The Right Stuff".
John Wayne, Petey, and Stew all head to the theater for Christopher Nolan's latest, "Oppenheimer." Plus, jury trials, camping, and missing parts of the movie because you love popcorn too much.
Our "Mission: Impossible" streak continues with the newest film, "Mission:Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One." Plus, we rank the entire series.
John Wayne and Stew revisit "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation" and "Mission:Imposible - Fallout" in preparation for the latest movie. Plus, John Wayne cooks, and Stew dives into President Benjamin Harrison history and silver politics. Life in the fast lane.
John Wayne, Petey, and Stew recap their 4th of July celebrations, Stew makes fun of John Wayne's cooking, and Stew recaps turning 40 and fighting sump pumps. Plus, a fight about Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny and The Flash.
John Wayne, Petey, and Stew recount their own Iraq experiences with local interpreters while watching Guy Ritchie's The Covenant. Plus, Tyler Rake returns in Extraction 2.
John Wayne, Petey, and Stew check out both "Spider-Verse" movies while talking E.T., smashburgers, cave exploring, and more.
John Wayne and Stew are bayonetted into watching another Transformers movie, "Rise of the Beasts." Also, "Grill Dad" talk over JW's new Blackstone griddle.
It's a Mystery Science Theater 3000 version of #OfficeGrunts as John Wayne and Stew dive into five Michael bay Transformers movies that John Wayne rewatches willingly and Stew is subjected to by his son on a loop. Plus, Stew talks rollercoaster riding at age 39.
John Wayne, Petey, and Stew check out "The Bourne Identity" and "The Bourne Supremacy". Plus, Stew recounts being nearly maimed by one of his children.
John Wayne, Petey, and Stew talk "Dunkirk" and "Memento" before giving their rankings of all the Christopher Nolan films. Plus, birthday celebrations, and teaching kids to ride bikes.
John Wayne and Stew check out the latest Marvel movie - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 - while Stew recounts a midnight game release for "Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom."
John Wayne, Petey, and Stew talk the Jack London classic novel "Call of the Wild" and the less classic 2020 Disney adaptation starring Harrison Ford and a great big CGI dog. Plus, camping in the basement, "Return of the Jedi," and NFL draft thoughts.
John Wayne and Stew check out the "Super Mario Bros. Movie," and then cleanse the palette with the new Ben Affleck-directed "Air." Plus, Lego Batmobiles and a Mandalorian round-up.
Petey's back with John Wayne and Stew for a Michael Mann double feature of "Thief" with James Caan and "Public Enemies" with Johnny Depp.
John Wayne gets revenge on Stew for making him watch 4 John Wick movies, by forcing him to see "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves." Plus, Star Wars geekery.
John Wayne and Stew finish up the John Wick series with "John Wick 3" and the new "John Wick 4."
Petey returns to the show to talk "Lonesome Dove" with John Wayne - the book and the TV miniseries - while Stew recounts a tale of rooming with John Wayne in Iraq.
It's a John Wick-themed episode as John Wayne and Stew debate the first 2 entries of the Keanu Reeves series. Plus, John Wayne is brought to tears by Shazam 2, and Stew rants about GameStop.
John Wayne and Stew are among 7 people in America to go watch Adam Driver's spaceships and dinosaurs movie "65." Plus, John Wayne vacations an hour from his home, and they calculate who won the Oscars prediction contest.
John Wayne and Stew check out 3 new releases: Creed III, Cocaine Bear, and Ant-Man and the Wasp:Quantumania. Plus, a John Williams concert, a Tom Sizemore retrospective, and Red Dead Redemption II.
It's a Batman week on Office Grunts asJohn Wayne and Stew close the loop in the Nolan "Dark Knight Trilogy" with "The Dark Knight Rises," before heading down memory lane and revisiting the infamous Joel Schumacher-directed "Batman and Robin." Also, Super Bowl highs and lows.
John Wayne and Stew revisit M. Night Shyamalan's "Signs" before checking out his latest film, "Knock At the Cabin." Plus WWI geekery and N64 Goldeneye is back.
It's list time as John Wayne and Stew count down their respective Top 10 Movies of 2022. Plus, John Wayne rants about rental cars while Stew goes on a vendetta against NFL referee analyst Gene Sterratore.
John Wayne and Stew check out "The Menu" and "The Pale Blue Eye" while recounting Bengals victory and an evening with William Shatner.
John Wayne and Stew catch up post-New Year's, gripe about kids' homework assignemnts for parents, talk broken Blu-Ray players, and then dig into "Glass Onion" and "White Noise" on Netflix.
It's Avatar week as John Wayne and Stew revisit the highest grossing movie of all-time - "Avatar" - and its new sequel "Avatar: The Way of Water."
It's a Christmas-themed episode as John Wayne and Stew revisit the clasic Elf and Will Ferrell's latest movie, Spirited. Plus, a whiplash turn into the Will Smith slavery film, Emancipation. Also, Christmas lighting postmortems.
It's a Steven Spielberg list-a-thon as John Wayne and Stew count down their Top 5 Favorite Spielberg films, their Bottom 3 Spielberg Films, and his most underrated work. Plus, they review Spielberg's latest, "The Fabelmans." Where will it rank?
John Wayne and Stew talk Thanksgiving meal favorites - and least favorites - before getting into Marvel's latest movie - "Black Panther Wakanda Forever."
John Wayne and Stew enjoy a Martin McDonagh double feature of the cult hit "In Bruges" and the director's 2022 follow-up "The Banshees of Inisherin." Plus, JW fights COVID in 2022, and Stew regales with his "Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2" exploits.
It's a Halloween themed episode of The Office Grunts as John Wayne and Stew recount Trick or Treat festivities and revisit Francis For Coppola's Dracula and the Benicio Del Toro-starring The Wolf Man.
It's the first Office Grunts reunion since 2019 as John Wayne, Petey, and Stew travel to the Big Easy. Battlefields, bars, Bourbon Street, the Superdome, and lots of food in between, they recount their trip before reviewing two New Orleans-set movies - Denzel Washington's "Deja Vu" and Nicolas Cage's insane "Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans."
John Wayne and Stew are among the dozen people in America to watch "Amsterdam" and revisit David O. Russell's "American Hustle." Plus, John Wayne buying an engagement ring with cash at a pawn shop. (Note: an audio issue resulted in Stew's portion being recorded with a subpar mic - apologies in advance.)
It's a Vietnam movie boxing match as John Wayne and Stew debate the new Apple TV+ movie "The Greatest Beer Run Ever," starring Zac Efron and Russell Crowe. The Vietnam War, the anti-war movement, embedded reporters, alcohol consumption in war zones - all of it is up for discussion. Plus, Stew rediscovers Halo, and John Wayne is enjoying a brisk 90 degree fall in Texas.
John Wayne and Stew check out "Don't Worry, Darling," the new film from Olivia Wilde. Also, Stew recounts an eventful journey to the Ohio Renaissance Festival while John Wayne explains why his daughter turned on Tom Brady.
It's another "Guilty Pleasures" episode as Stew picks the 2000 version of Shaft while John Wayne subjects Stew to the 1982 fantasy movie "The Sword and the Sorcerer." Also, Stew steps up his pizza-making game, and John Wayne has to explain bad words to his kids.
Stew and John Wayne rank the 6 movies in the Terminator series from worst to first. Plus, a 20-year class reunion, and John Wayne's fantasy TV talk.
John Wayne and Stew are back to talk bourbon bottling, wedding music, and picture-worthy hot dog plating, along with Sylvester Stallone's foray into the superhero movie genre, "Samaritan" on Amazon Prime.
Stew and John Wayne race to see "Beast" in the theater (aka "The Idris Elba Punching a Lion Movie") and then count down their Top 5 "Animal Attack" movies. Plus, puppy training, toy shopping, and a "Stew's Kitchen" triumph.
Stew and John Wayne do a super deep dive into Michael Mann and Meg Gardiner's "Heat 2" novel, and then run down their dream casting choices for the (hopefully inevitable) movie adaptation. Plus, a new dog for the Reynolds family, and a trip down memory lane Black Hawk helicopter ride for Stew.
John Wayne and Stew revisit "Predator" before checking out the latest entry in the series, "Prey" on Hulu. Plus, amusement parks, road trips, and Happy Heat Day!
John Wayne and Stew talk "Nope" and "They Gray Man," plus killing snakes, cave exploring, and a voyage to Cleveland.
John Wayne and Stew dive into the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe entry, "Thor: Love and Thunder."
For a 4th of July double feature, John Wayne, Petey, and Stew watched Harrison Ford killing Russians aboard Air Force One, and watched American oil drillers conquer an asteroid in Armageddon. It's a whole lot of late 90s insanity, plus fireworks rituals, and Independence Day thoughts.
It's "Elvis Week" as John Wayne, Petey, and Stew all checked out Baz Luhrman's "Elvis." Plus, they count down their Top 5 Elvis songs and their Top 5 Music Biopics.
John Wayne & Stew travel to NYC for the Tribeca Film Festival's screening of the new 4K restoration of Michael Mann's HEAT. They discuss the trip, the panel discussion with Pacino and Deniro, the screening, and, of course, the movie Heat itself (which is Stew's favorite movie of all-time).
It's Jurassic World week as John Wayne and Stew check out the newest dinosaur "adventure" and re-rank the JP series. Plus, Stew continued his Rutherford B. Hayes fandom, John Wayne makes an Apple TV+ discovery, and Petey makes the savvy decision to skip dinosaurs for a repeat of Top Gun: Maverick.
By listener request, John Wayne, Petey, and Stew revisit 2 modern war movies, "13 Hours: Secret Soldiers of Banghazi" and "Long Survivor." 3 former infantryman have a lot to say about 3 infantry heavy movies, and the way the movies. Also, office renovations, Star Trek indoctrination, and foiled vacation plans.
It's Top Gun week as John Wayne, Petey, and Stew revisit the 80s classic and then buckle in for the blockbuster sequel. Plus, Memorial Day thoughts from the trio.
It's another Army movie double feature of "Patton" and "Charlie Wilson's War" for the fellas. Plus, Stew discusses advances in Nerf warfare technology, and John Wayne goes full-Rambo during a wilderness hike.
It's a John-Milius double feature this week as John Wayne, Petey, and Stew revisit "Red Dawn" and "Apocalypse Now." Wolverines!!!!
John Wayne, Petey, and Stew get together for a post-Mother's Day episode, talking about the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe release, "Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness."
John Wayne and Stew ride back into movie theaters for "The Northman," and revisit the (largely forgotten) Clive Owen-starring, Jerry Bruckheimer-produced version of "King Arthur." Plus, Netflix pet peeves, 3-D printed food, and Stew avoiding "Yellowstone" (yet again) to watch Julia Child.
It's another Michael Mann week for the show as John Wayne, Petey, and Stew revisit "Last of the Mohicans" and "Miami Vice." Plus, Stew returns from a 9 day Disney vacation with parenting war stories to tell.
John Wayne is in the saddle with Petey for a Stew-less rundown of their Top 10 Favorite (pre-2000) westerns.
It's the 100th episode extravaganza for John Wayne, Petey, and Stew as they look back on the first 100 episodes, and then count down their individuals lists of their Top 20 Movies of All-Time. Thanks to everyone who has made these first 100 episodes so much darn fun.
John Wayne and Stew talk "Mission: Impossible 3" and "Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol." Plus, camping Texas style, Stew takes in a first hockey game, and the fellas bemoan the terrible Little Caesar's promotion for "The Batman."
It's finally here! John Wayne, Petey, and Stew do a spoiler-filled deep dive on "The Batman." Plus, Stew talks about being a pushover parent sinking tons of money into endless Batman toys & collectibles.
It's another "Guilty Pleasures" week as John Wayne, Petey, and Stew watch William Friedkin's The Hunted, Anthony Hopkins in Instinct, and Ridley Scott's Exodus: Gods and Kings.
John Wayne and Stew finally talk "Mission:Impossible" with the first 2 entries in the Cruise-led franchise. Plus, the rapidly-rising reputation of "Blackhat," and Stew's continuing pilgrimage to as many "Dollar General" stores as he can find.
For Valentine's Day, John Wayne, Petey, and Stew each picked one of the romantic comedies they didn't hate for the group to watch. Serendipity from John Wayne, Grosse Point Blank from Petey, and Intolerable Cruelty from Stew. Plus, they rundown their Top 5 romantic comedies. Stew talks a Bengals Super Bowl, and John Wayne recounts a Valentine's Day getaway gone awry.
John Wayne and Stew look back on 20 years of X-Men movies and rank the series, 10 to 1.
John Wayne, Petey, and Stew watch "Titanic" and "The Wolf of Wall Street" for a listener request Leonardo DiCaprio episode. Plus, Stew's Bengals are in the Super Bowl, John Wayne is watching 1883 to remember his good old days, and Petey is plotting how to beat 150 coworkers in a weight loss challenge.
John Wayne and Stew get geeky over all things Middle Earth as they talk the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Plus, John Wayne's 2nd battle with the 'rona, Stew riding high on Bengals fandom, plus invites to the Ohio Sasquatch Festival.
John Wayne, Petey, and Stew strap on their berets and enjoy some Shakespeare, including the new Tragedy of Macbeth and the Kenneth Branagh Henry V. Plus, their own tribute to a fallen brother in arms, and a rundown of their Top 5 Movies of 2021.
Stew and John Wayne finally go toe-to-doe with their dueling rankings of all 25 James Bond films, from worst to best.
John Wayne, Petey, and Stew plug into The Matrix Resurrections for a spoiler-filled reaction to the latest entry in the series. Plus, Stew twists the knife of the Urban Meyer postmortem, John Wayne rails against fantasy football, and parenting advice (for raising a soldier of fortune) from Petey.
John Wayne and Stew's spoiler-filled rundown of the blockbuster new "Spider-Man: No Way Home."
John Wayne, Petey, and Stew get in the Christmas spirit by revisiting National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation and A Christmas Story. Plus, they each nominate their 2 least favorite Christmas movies. Plus, Petey turns in his Jordan-esque "flu game" (i.e. COVID game), and Stew obsesses over a new infectious Christmas song.
John Wayne, Petey, and Stew revisit the infamous Matrix sequels, The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Reloaded. Also, Stew talks Christmas inflatables and his new OLED TV, John Wayne details a wild Texas Christmas theme park, and Petey begins fighting the Minnesota blizzards,
John Wayne, Petey, and Stew count down their Top 5 Ridley Scott movies, check out the new "House of Gucci," and revisit the quickly-forgotten "All the Money in the World." Plus, Thanksgiving posmortems, mourning a lame Black Friday, Christmas tree adventures, and more.
John Wayne, Petey, and Stew revisit a classic - The Matrix - in preparation for the upcoming sequel.
It's a "Listener Request" episode from friend of the show Don Brown, who suggested "Sling Blade" (Stew's first viewing!) and the WWII classic "12 O'Clock High."
Petey and Stew do a retrospective on The Sopranos after Stew's first watch of the series. The highs, lows, Top 5 moments, and, of course, that controversial series finale. Plus, a review of The any Saints of Newark.
It's Dune(s) week as John Wayne, Petey, and Stew check out "Dune" from director Denis Villeneuve and "Dune" from director David Lynch. Plus, Pumpkin Show Americana from Stew, John Wayne rants about rackets in the funeral industry, and Petey teaches office professionals how to rig a fix to broken zippers while on the job.
John Wayne, Petey, and Stew are among the dozen people in America to watch Ridley Scott's latest historical epic, The Last Duel, in theaters. Plus, Stew finishes his first Sopranos watch 14 years after the series finale, and Petey prepares for a brutal Minnesota winter...in October.
It's finally here - "No Time to Die" - the final Daniel Craig-era Bond movies. John Wayne, Petey, and Stew walk through the whole movie, and get deep into spoilers. So, check out the movie, then come break down the plot points with the team. Also, they make some bold predictions for where the 007 series goes from here.
In prep for "No Time To Die," John Wayne, Petey, and Stew revisited the prior two Daniel Craig Bond movies, "Skyfall" and "Spectre."
It's "Clint Eastwood" week on the show as John Wayne, Petey, and Stew check out "Cry Macho", revisit "Richard Jewell," and each rank their Top 5 Clint-Eastwood-directed movies.
It's a double-feature about plane crashes stranding men in the Alaskan wilderness to be hunted by animals this week as the fellas revisit "The Edge", with Anthony Hopkins and Alec Baldwin, and "They Grey" starring Liam Neeson. Plus, "Covid Chat" with a quarantined John Wayne, following the aborted Office Grunts reunion trip thanks to the pandemic.
It's another Marvel week as the fellas watch the new "Shang-Chi" and revisit "Doctor Strange."
It's a "Petey's Picks" double feature of "No Country For Old Men" and "Hell or High Water" this week, plus Stew reviews Kanye West's new album "Donda," John Wayne revisits "Return of the King" and Petey describes the trials and tribulations of home improvement projects with kids at home.
John Wayne, Petey, and Stew talk fryers, Rutherford B. Hayes biographies, and boating...and oh, yeah, 2 new movies in Nicolas Cage's "Pig" and John David Washington's "Beckett" this week.
It's Pierce Brosnan Bonds week on a hotly debated episode of Office Grunts. John Wayne and Stew have been fighting about Brosnan for 15 years with Petey as referee. Where does he rank among the James Bond actors?
It's a Suicide Squad double-feature as John Wayne, Petey, and Stew watch the 2016 David Ayer "Suicide Squad" and the brand new James Gunn reboot "The Suicide Squad." Plus, Stew recounts his hazard-pay-worthy trip to the water park, and John Wayne gets into deep track superhero trivia.
It's a "grizzled dads" double feature as John Wayne, Petey, and Stew take in the new "Stillwater" starring Matt Damon and the actioner "Nobody" starring Bob Odenkirk. In between, Stew and John Wayne trade stories about family vacation adventures, while Petey muses about our tech overlords turning into Bond villains before our eyes.
It's M. Night Shyamalan week on the show as John Wayne, Petey, and Stew check out "Old" opening weekend, revisit "The Happening," and run down their Top 5 favorite M. Night movies.
It's the first "Listener Request" episode as loyal listener Justin suggested a heavy double Daniel Day-Lewis double feature of "Lincoln" and "There Will Be Blood." Lincoln buff Stew makes this arguably our nerdiest episode ever, plus a Sopranos update, water heater fights, the wonders of kids doing chores, and lots of Daniel Day-Lewis fanaticism.
John Wayne and Stew geek out about the MCU film "Black Widow" before Petey rejoins the crew to talk about Steven Soderbergh's new HBO Max movie "No Sudden Move." Plus, adventures in roofing, grocery store mysteries, and RIP Richard Donner.
It's an Independence Day-themed episode as the fellas watch...Independence Day. Does the 1996 sci-fi actioner hold up? And to round out the patriotic double feature, they checked out Episode 2 of the John Adams HBO miniseries titled, "Independence." Plus, fish fry withdrawals, Petey's "porketta" (sp?) escapades, fireworks etiquette, and more.
It's Denis Villeneuve week as John Wayne, Petey, and Stew revisit "Arrival" and "Prisoners." Plus, "pizza talk," taking kids to the horse track, and other parenting wins.
It's Father's Day week and John Wayne, Petey, and Stew tackled a double feature of "Taken" and "Field of Dreams."
It's Timothy Dalton Bond week on the show as John Wayne, Petey, and Stew revisit "The Living Daylights" and "Licence to Kill." Stew is president of the Timothy Dalton Fan Club while John Wayne is a skeptic. Plus, cicada plagues, Minnesota weather updates, and more.
Movie theaters are back, and John Wayne, Petey, and Stew checked out "A Quiet Place Part II." Also, Stew details the liberation of the AMC butter dispensing machines post-COVID.
It's an undead episode of The Office Grunts as John Wayne, Petey, and Stew check out the new Zack Snyder movie "Army of the Dead" on Netflix, revisit his first film "Dawn of the Dead," and then count down their Top 5 zombie movies.
Heading into Memorial Day, John Wayne, Petey, and Stew revisit "Black Hawk Down" and discuss its impact as it approaches its 20th anniversary. Then, they dive into "Green Zone," their most hated Iraq War movie.
It's a Taylor Sheridan week on the show as John Wayne, Petey, and Stew watch the brand new "Those Who Wish Me Dead" and revisit "Wind River."
It's videogame week as John Wayne, Petey, and Stew subject themselves to the new Mortal Kombat movie on HBO Max and give their "top" 3 videogame movies lists.
It's Tom Clancy week as John Wayne, Petey and Stew check out the new Amazon Prime movie "Without Remorse" starring Michael B. Jordan along with the Harrison Ford-led "Clear and Present Danger."
It's another Ridley Scott double feature with "Gladiator" and "The Counselor." Plus, John Wayne talks about being one of the only people on the planet to watch the 2021 Oscars show.
It's Jurassic Park week on Office Grunts as John Wayne, Petey, and Stew debate - and rank - all 5 of the Jurassic Park movies.
It's the 4th installment of "Guilty Pleasures" week as John Wayne, Petey, and Stew each pick a sub-30% on Rotten Tomatoes movie they love. For John Wayne, it's "The 13th Warrior," while Petey picked Stallone's "Rambo First Blood Part II," and Stew selected the Dolph Lundgren version of "The Punisher." Love them or hate them, they all get skewered on this episode.
It's Godzilla week on the show as John Wayne, Petey, and Stew all checked out the new "Godzilla vs. Kong." And, because they're gluttons for punishment, they also rewatched the 1998 Roland Emmerich-directed "Godzilla."
It's the 1-year anniversary of the show as John Wayne, Petey, and Stew celebrate with a Mel Gibson double-feature of Braveheart and The Patriot.
John Wayne, Petey, and Stew check out the long-awaited "Snyder Cut" of "Justice League" from HBO Max, and revisit "Batman v. Superman."
It's the big 5-0 episode, and the fellas celebrate by rewatching one of their favorites, Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight," and revisiting a longtime classic, Tim Burton's original "Batman."
It's a Scorsese double-feature this week as John Wayne, Petey, and Stew revisit the classics "Goodfellas" and "The Departed."
It's finally a Batman week on the show as John Wayne, Petey, and Stew revisit Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins and Tim Burton's Batman Returns. Plus, Batman Begins came out in 2005 during their shared deployment to Iraq, so they reminisce about the various ways they managed to watch it in the midst of a war.
It's a Roger Moore-themed episode as John Waune, Petey, and Stew watch and debate 007-clicks "Moonraker" and "Live and Let Die." Also, John Wayne describes his week with ice storms and rolling blackouts in Texas.
John Wayne, Petey, and Stew are joined for the first time by a guest - Mrs. Petey herself, Natalie Peterson - as they discuss her suggested double feature, Forrest Gump and Fight Club. Also, they debate how to come up with a Top 5 All-Time list.
It's a special "draft day" episode as John Wayne, Petey, and Stew draft their respective actor "dream teams." 7 picks across 5 age brackets. Listen and let us know who won. Plus, Super Bowl thoughts.
It's a Denzel Washington double-feature this week, as John Wayne, Petey, and Stew revisit "Training Day" before checking out Denzel's newest feature, "The Little Things." Plus, adventures in AMC stock trading.
John Wayne, Petey, and Stew check out the new Tom Hanks western, "News of the World" directed by Paul Greengrass.
It's another "Guilty Pleasures" episode as John Wayne, Petey, and Stew revisit and skewer "Predator 2," "Waterworld," and "Terminator: Salvation." Does anyone's pick get high marks from the rest of the group? Listen and find out.
It's Sean Connery Bond week as John Wayne, Petey, and Stew talk "Goldfinger" and "Diamonds Are Forever."
As 2020 closes, John Wayne, Petey, and Stew count down their Top 5 movies of the year, do a deeper dive on George Clooney's "The Midnight Sky" on Netflix, and revisit "Tenet" after some home video rewatches.
It's a post-Christmas recap as John Wayne, Petey, and Stew talk about the Christmas Day release of "Wonder Woman 1984" and do a deep dive on the recently-finished Season 2 of "The Mandalorian."
Christmas season continues as John Wayne, Petey, and Stew count down their Top 5 Christmas movies, debate "what is a Christmas movie?" and dive into Christmas-set actioners "Die Hard" and "Lethal Weapon."
It's a Christmas-themed episode this week as John Wayne, Petey, and Stew enjoy the classic "Home Alone," and the should-be-more-classic "Four Christmases." Plus, Star Wars announcements, gaming as a dad on Assassin's Creed Valhalla, and more.
John Wayne, Petey, and Stew put on their berets to watch "Citizen Kane," paired with David Fincher's new Netflix feature Mank. They also debate the pros/cons of HBO Max's bombshell news that WB's entire 2021 slate would debut on the service.
John Wayne, Petey, and Stew recount their Thanksgiving meals and Christmas decorating procedures before diving into both Ron Howard's "Hillbilly Elegy" on Netflix and the Mel Gibson-as-grizzled-Santa-Claus VOD flick, "Fatman."
It's the longest-running movie feud of the Office Grunts friendship - is "Legends of the Fall" good? Join John Wayne, Petey, and Stew for a brawl as they discuss it and another Edward Zwick hit, "The Last Samurai" starring Tom Cruise. Also, Christmas decorating, outdoor cooking, and gnashing teeth over Joe Burrow's knee injury.
It's political thriller week on The Office Grunts as Petey, John Wayne, and Stew rewatch the classic "All the President's Men," alongside the more recent (and slightly forgotten) "State of Play." And - as always - a weekly Mandalorian rundown to boot.
The guys synchronized their watches and all saw the new "Let Him Go," starring Kevin Costner and Diane Lane, in the theater. Listen to their spoiler free review of the movie (before a spoiler-laden deep dive later in the episode), another weekly Mandalorian discussion, plus, Stew won an election!
On this Halloween edition of The Office grunts, the fellas watched...Halloween! Along with the original John Carpenter classic, they watched the more recent A Quiet Place, and geeked out about the awesomeness of the Season 2 premier of The Mandalorian.
Stew describes a wild week that included speaking at a presidential rally, before he, John Wayne, and Petey each hype another guilty pleasure movie favorite. This time, it was Stallone's Over the Top, Oliver Stone's Alexander, and yet another Costner film, 3,000 Miles to Graceland.
John Wayne, Petey, and Stew tackle Aaron Sorkin's latest movie "The Trial of the Chicago 7" on Netflix. Plus, drive-in theaters, Ridley Scott's Napoleon movie, and early winter tribulations in Petey's frozen "kingdom beyond the Wall."
It's the first James Bond week on the show as John Wayne, Petey, and Stew watch the first two Daniel Craig Bond films - Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace. Plus, Stew gives unsolicited male fashion tips and Petey puts the trio to shame describing his workout routine.
It's Tarantino Week on Office Grunts as the fellas revisit Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction. John Wayne, Petey, and Stew have some surprisingly strong feelings on both films which you won't want to miss.
It's a Ridley Scott double feature this week with the underseen "Kingdom of Heaven" and the virtually unseen "Body of Lies." Stew and John Wayne have been fighting about "Kingdom of Heaven" for 15 years - so why stop now? Also, the fellas discuss how to watch movies at full volume while your kids are asleep, and exchange LEGO tips. An episode you won't want to miss.
It's a Russell Crowe week on Office Grunts after the fellas discuss toy shopping, septic tanks, and sleeping baby etiquette. John Wayne, Petey, and Stew watched "Master & Commander: Far Side of the World" and "L.A. Confidential" - two Crowe classics - and then ranked their top 3 favorite Crowe performances all-time. Listen and enjoy.
It's Sicario week as the fellas dive deep on Denis Villeneuve's 2015 instant classic "Sicario" and the less-renowned sequel, "Sicario: Day of the Soldado." Also: what are some of the best, underrated and unloved sequels that are actually good? John Wayne, Petey, and Stew discuss it all on this latest episode.
The wait is over - Tenet is in theaters and Petey, John Wayne, and Stew saw it opening day. What's it like being back in the theaters and how as the movie? Check out this episode as they go spoiler-free to start, and a deep dive into every detail in the back half.
The "March to Tenet" continues as John Wayne, Petey, and Stew watch and debate Christopher Nolan's "Inception" and "Interstellar."
It's Indiana Jones week as John Wayne, Petey, and Stew dive into the classic "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and the not-remotely-classic "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull." Also, Batman superfan Brian geeks out about the recently unveiled teaser trailer for Matt Reeves' "The Batman". Follow Petey on his new Twitter account www.twitter.com/@JohnPetersonMN and e-mail the show at officegrunts@gmail.com.
On a somber anniversary, John Wayne, Petey, and Stew revisit two of the favorite movies of their fallen hero and friend Scott "KP" Kirkpatrick - Ridley Scott's "Blade Runner" and Lawrence Kasdan's "Silverado." Plus, Stew returns to the movie theater, John Wayne gets lured in by the Peacock, and Petey gets away with a weekend vacation.
It's dueling westerns on this week's episode as John Wayne, Petey, and Stew talk the classic Tombstone (1993) and the not-so-classic Wyatt Earp (1994).
John Wayne, Petey, and Stew drown their sorrows over the oft-delayed "Tenet" by watching the under-appreciated early Christopher Nolan films "Insomnia" and "The Prestige."
While continuing in their own coronavirus-imposed Groundhog Day, the fellas watch the Bill Murray classic "Groundhog Day" and the new Hulu original movie, "Palm Springs" from Lonely Island.
Petey, John Wayne, and Stew tackle their guilty pleasures - 3 movies that are sub 15% on Rotten Tomatoes but which at least one of them enjoys. For Petey, it's the Stallone 80s actioner "Cobra," for John Wayne, the 90s Kevin Costner epic "The Postman," and for Stew, the adaptation of the classic video game "Street Fighter," starring Jean Claude Van Damme. Listen as they defend - and skewer - each pick, one by one.
John Wayne, Petey, and Stew get to watch two new movies in a week, Netflix's "The Old Guard" and "Greyhound" from Apple TV+, starring Tom Hanks.
The fellas talk about their Independence Day routines, share thoughts on Hamilton, and then rank their best and worst entries from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
John Wayne, Petey, and Stew dive into the Rocky series, with their rankings of all 8 films from "Rocky" to "Creed II," plus John Arlan Peterson gives us an update on his family's new addition and his delivery room workout routine.
John Wayne gets to geek out on all things western as he, Petey, and Stew count down their Top 5 western movies since the year 2000. Plus Father's Day thoughts, reviews of singing actors, and more.
Iraq War veterans John Wayne, Petey, and Stew watch Spike Lee's newest Vietnam War veterans film "Da 5 Bloods" on Netflix, and also check out his first war movie, "Miracle at St. Anna."
It's Michael Mann week as the fellas talk Stew's favorite movie of all-time - HEAT. They also debate the much-less-loved BLACKHAT, compare their Mann Top 5 lists, and predict what the future of movie theaters may look like.
The fellas discuss John Wayne's favorite movie of all-time - "Jaws" - as well as Spielberg's most recent "Ready Player One." And , for some reason, they also watched Nicholas Cage in "USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage." Along the way they talk HBO Max, ESPN's "The Last Dance" and more.
John Wayne, Petey, and Stew talk Petey's favorite movie of all-time, "The Big Lebowski," the Coen Bros. newest film "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs" and share their Top 5 favorite Coens movies on this latest episode.
It's a special Memorial Day episode with John Wayne, Petey, and Stew sharing memories of SGT Scott Kirkpatrick and other fallen heroes. They also revisit Spielberg's SAVING PRIVATE RYAN and JARHEAD from Sam Mendes. A heartfelt discussion you won't want to miss. "Earn this."
The fellas discuss Netflix's The Irishman from Martin Scorsese, plus a look back at Gangs of New York, and our Top 5 favorite Scorsese movies.
The fellas discuss grilling, murder hornets, Pixar's Onward, while giving their lists of the best and worst kids' movies of the last decade. A fun debate you wont want to miss.
Petey, John Wayne, and Stew debate Netflix's Extraction - a rare new release in times of quarantine - and reminisce about the similar Tony Scott/Denzel Washington classic "Man on Fire."
The guys discuss the Netflix phenomenon "Tiger King" and hold a casting call for the inevitable Hollywood movie version.
The guys talk Star Wars fandom and do a deep-dive on the latest film, The Rise of Skywalker, while also giving their individual rankings of the entire Star Wars series. It's a geek fest, mixed with some fond memories of their bootleg DVD collections from Iraq.
The guys introduce themselves, talk a little Army history, commiserate about COVID19 quarantine life, and then tackle the on-two-pandemic punch of Outbreak (1995) (dir. Wolfgang Peterson) and Contagion (2011) (dir. Steven Soderbergh).