The Drive In Of Doom- X-Men First Class

May's Drive-In of DOOM is (the conveniently timed to release with Days of Future Past) X-Men: First Class!

Myself and JJ talk about what is and isn't a deal-breaker with us and this movie. Some of our problems coincide, others we disagree about. I had a much more negative view of the film when it came out but have mellowed towards it slightly with time.

This may bode well for Iron Man 3, we'll see.

To listen CLICK HERE or to download directly CLICK HERE.

Aaron's WWEport - Here's Come The Money

NOTE: This article was originally published by me on TheWebsiteofDOOM.com

It's time to talk about the biggest financial crisis to ever hit the wrestling industry. The way we view wrestling and how much we enjoy it may forever change because of these economic problems. No, I'm not talking about Vince McMahon losing $350 million on the stock market, I'm talking about Botchamania looking for $1 donations!

If you're any kind of wrestling fan you'll be very familiar with YouTube sensation Botchamania. It is a compilation show of mistakes and funny moments featuring the whole wrestling landscape like WWE and TNA to the indie shows such as CZW. If you're not familiar, here is the most recent episode 251:



You now have 250 other episodes to watch. Say goodbye to your loved ones and you can thank me when you're finished.

Mars Needs Podcasts #265 - The Podcast Was Mighty

After a (surprisingly long) hiatus from the show, I return as a guest to Mars Needs Podcasts to chat with its perennial host JJ Hawkins.

We talk about a lot of the usual stuff; music, movies, and stage shows. I get to plug my Edinburgh show a bit and we just generally chat like the two old friends that we are.

7 years counts as old friends, right? I feel like it should.

Anyway, to listen CLICK HERE or to download directly CLICK HERE.

The Craic Was Mighty

You may have noticed that the last month or two around here has been very quiet. Well, that's because I've been busy co-writing The Craic Was Mighty for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. That work is essentially done now so despite that fact that rehearsals will be starting in earnest this week, I should have more time to blog/write/podcast again.

I'm really excited about the show but the reason why I'm mentioning it on here again is because tickets just went on sale today! You can be one of the first to purchase a ticket by clicking here https://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/comedy/craic-was-mighty.

Three months until opening night! Not long now. We'll have some preview shows in Dublin in July too so I'll be back at some point to pimp that out, I'm sure.

Tease Me, Baby! - Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

NOTE: This article was originally published by me on TheWebsiteofDOOM.com

I was a big fan growing up of the orignal series of Planet of the Apes films (particularly "Conquest..."). They were fantastic social commentary pieces shrouded in science fiction, as all good sci-fi films are.

When they rebooted the series with James Franco in "Rise..." I was unimpressed with the sentiment. There are so many possible stories you could tell within the established cannon that it seemed pointless to re-do things. Just pick a different part of the world and go from there! But no, they had to give us Caesar because Hollywood can't leave franchises alone.

This sequel to "Rise..." has had a few problems. The original director left due to the release date being too soon for him to work with and subsequently Franco was dropped too. But Andy Serkis stays on and they've added Gary Oldman to swap Oscar nominees in the cast.