Sep 14, 2023

Rian Johnson’s 2019 mystery-comedy Knives Out carved out $311 million at the box office on a budget of $40 million, making it the second-highest-grossing original movie of the year not based on existing IP. The sequel rights set off a bidding war between the top streamers, with Netflix beating Amazon and Apple with a...

Sep 7, 2023

We’re getting back to our regular programming with a special request from one of our listeners! Following our episode on The Road, listener Jeff shared his  recommendation for another post-apocalyptic movie. According to Jeff, “It's an old one, but it still checks out.” Released in 1977, the same year as Star...

Aug 30, 2023

We’re rolling the final dice of this gambling game we call Aug-Heist, and it just so happens to have 20 sides! After the 2000 film doomed the franchise to the plane of Box Office Oblivion, the Gary Gygax-created tabletop fantasy roleplaying game enjoyed a resurrection thanks to retro references in shows like...

Aug 23, 2023

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Legends Podcast is cracking open the cinematic vault and bringing you a whole month of cons, capers, and car chases! Whether you’re a stoic getaway driver, some ne’er-do-well thieves, a misdirection master, or some fantasy friends, you’ll find the big score right here on our podcast....

Aug 16, 2023

Before he played Ken, Ryan Gosling portrayed a nameless driver in Nicolas Winding Refn’s 2011 film based on the James Sallis novel. When a Hollywood stuntman who moonlights as a getaway driver gets romantically involved with his neighbor, he is drawn into a mobster’s plot and must use all his skills to stay alive....