HeyJaredClear and Present Dudes: A Thriller Movies Podcast
It's a defence podcast! It's a cinema podcast! It's Clear and Present Dudes! Join Naval officers and Tom Clancy fans Mike Dunbar and Saanje Björkson and resident civvy expert Ruari O' Toole as we dissect spy and political thrillers, courtroom dramas, crime movies and military…
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The Avengers (1998) (opens the original)
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How now brown cow?? This week the Dudes dig into the commercial and critical flop that was 1998's attempt to reboot 1960s spy-thriller series The Avengers. This time, Ralph Fiennes and Uma Thurman take the mantles of John Steed and Emma Peel - their mission, to foil a dastardly Sean Connery playing a would-be Bond villain with a weather control device!
Sitrep: Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026), Bugs (1995), Tek War (1994) (opens the original)
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The Dudes are back in town! After a harrowing hiatus, we are back with a TV-trash-pile of 90s Sci-Fi thrillers, and a deep-dive into the latest Marvel Spider-Man movie starring Tom Holland, Zendaya and Jon Bernthal. Normal service may now resume! Stay tuned as next time we dive deep into The Avengers (1998) - no Iron Man in sight, this is the reboot of the 60s British spy show, one of cinema's greatest turkeys!
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