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Episode 57! Stu and Billy are back this week to discuss Thor: Ragnarok . They also head to the flicks to watch Brigsby Bear and discuss it after. Thor: Ragnarok is the sequel to Thor: The Dark World,  and the seventeenth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film is directed by Taika Waititi ( Boy, What We Do In The Shadows, and Hunt for the Wilderpeople ). Imprisoned on the alien planet Sakaar, the mighty Thor (Chris Hemsworth) finds himself in deadly gladiatorial competition that also pits him against the hulk. Time is ticking though as Thor must escape and race back to Asgard to save his civilisation from the all-powerful Hela (Cate Blanchett) and prevent the coming Ragnarok. The film also stars Tom Hiddleston, Tessa Thompson, Mark Ruffalo, Idris Elba, Karl Urban, Anthony Hopkins, Karl Urban, and many others. Brigsby Bear  stars Kyle Mooney as James Pope, a man obsessed with a children's television program titles Brigsby Bear Adventures. When...

Episode 17! Stu and Billy decide to head to the flicks and check out High-Rise! High-Rise is a British science fiction dystopian drama Directed by Ben Wheatley ( Sightseers, a Field in England ), and stars Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller, Luke Evans, and Elisabeth Moss. Set in the 1970's, Dr. Robert Laing (Hiddleston) moves into a skyscraper on the outskirts of London, where rising tensions and class warfare lead to anarchy and chaos in the building. Based on the acclaimed 1975 novel of the same name by British writer J.G. Ballard, the screenplay was written by Amy Jump. As well the film Stu and I discuss what else we've been watching this week, and discus the latest in movie news. As always it would make our day if you could take a couple of minutes to rate and reviews us on iTunes or drop us some feedback below! Really keen to have your input in the show. Enjoy! -Billy                        ...

Back in 2011 we reviewed the first instalment of Thor and were impressed by just about every element however in hindsight, it lacked a sense of scale that could be expected of a film based around gods and monsters. In Thor: The Dark World, those concerns are smashed to pieces. Bor, father of Hannibal Lecter, grandfather of Captain Kirk's dad, was responsible for vanquishing the Dark Elves from the Nine Realms. Lead by the nefarious Malekith, a crackhead version of Legolas, the Dark Elves return in search of the ancient and destructive force, Aether. Then stuff with a hammer and lots of punching and Queen Amidala happens.

With a slightly more gritty look than in the previous film, the mighty Asgardian, Thor returns to the big screen in the very first trailer for Thor: The Dark World. Check it out after the jump!