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OK, dammit. This week Jason Pyles and Kombat Karl “The Mad Irishman” Huddleston are joined by special guest Mister Watson of Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies and Horror Movie Weekly for Episode 398 of MOVIE PODCAST WEEKLY.
Listen as these ne’er-do-wells tackle Steven Spielberg’s alien-disclosure blockbuster Disclosure Day (2026), debate the frustrating mysteries and fascinating ideas lurking beneath its surface, and then shift gears into one of the year’s most unexpectedly emotional documentaries, #SkyKing (2026), about the infamous 2018 airplane theft that somehow manages to be funny, heartbreaking, and thought-provoking all at once. Jason also heads to the theater for Carolina Caroline (2026), a crime-romance starring sexy Samara Weaving and capable Kyle Gallner. While Watson praises Widow’s Bay, Karl shares World War II documentary discoveries, and the crew somehow wanders into discussions about Ireland, underground tunnels connecting continents, Mortal Kombat II, Michael Jackson ambiguities, arcade games, men’s mental health, and whether humanity could survive Disclosure Day itself. Naturally, we also bring you Mini Reviews of What We’ve Been Watching Lately.
NOTE: This is an explicit podcast. Also, this episode was recorded on June 16, 2026.
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Introduction:
– Jason welcomes Karl and special guest Mister Watson
– Ryan is still MIA, and Andy is apparently climbing
– Jason delivers an epic but completely unreliable introduction for Watson (or as Karl calls him, “Wilson”)
– Listener feedback from Paddy Glynn in Ireland
– Discussion about Ireland, sister cities, and possible underground Earth tunnels
– Cody Clark comments on The Rip (2026), Project Hail Mary (2026), and Stranger Things
– Jason clarifies his comments regarding Tulsa King mob violence by citing Roger Ebert’s observations about violence in The Godfather (1972)
Mini Reviews: What We’ve Been Watching Lately
Karl: Jack Ryan: Ghost War (2026), The Boroughs (2026) – TV series, Criminal Minds: Evolution (2026) – TV series, World War II with Tom Hanks (2026) – TV series
Mister Watson: Invincible Season 4, Widow’s Bay (2026) Season 1, Mortal Kombat II (2026), Next on the watchlist: Severance
Jason: War Machine (2026), Michael Jackson: The Verdict (2026) – 3-part series on Netflix
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Feature Reviews:
DISCLOSURE DAY (2026)
Jason = 7.5 ( Theater / One-Time Rental )
Karl = 7 ( Theater / Rental )
Premise: A Steven Spielberg-directed, science-fiction thriller exploring the possibility of extraterrestrial disclosure and whether humanity is prepared to learn the truth.
#SKYKING (2026) (SPOILERS!)
Jason = 8.5 ( Strong Rental )
Karl = 8.5 ( Strong Rental / Stream it )
Mister Watson = 8.5 ( Strong Rental )
Premise: A documentary chronicling the bizarre and tragic 2018 case of Richard “Bebo” Russell, the airline employee who stole a plane, took it on a joyride, and became an internet legend. The film explores mental health, family reactions, and the unanswered questions surrounding the event.
CAROLINA CAROLINE (2026)
Jason = 7.5 ( Rental )
Premise: A crime / drama / romance starring Samara Weaving and Kyle Gallner about a young woman who falls for a charismatic con man and joins him on a path toward bank robberies, deception, and a search for family.
Wrap-Up:
– Sean Penn is reportedly set to direct Bradley Cooper in an upcoming film about a January 6 police officer
– Jason promotes Considering the Cinema
– The crew reflects on approaching Episode 400
Links for this episode:
Catch up with Mister Watson on his Horror podcasts:
– Jay of the Dead’s New Horror Movies
– Horror Movie Weekly
Jay says check out his MPW buddies here:
— Movie Podcast Weekly
— On X: Karl Huddleston
— On X: Geek Cast Ryan Elliott
— Ryan’s show: Geek Cast Live Podcast
— On X: William Rowan Jr.
— William’s shows: Movie Moments Podcast and The Sci-Fi Podcast
Want to hear more Horror movie reviews? Check out Jay’s weekly horror podcast:
– Horror Movie Weekly.com
– On X: @horror_weekly
Considering the Cinema links:
On X: @ConsiderCinema
Film Blog / Audio Podcast: ConsideringTheCinema.com
HORROR-Only Content: ConsideringHorrorCinema.com
Email: ConsideringTheCinema@gmail.com
Letterboxd: Letterboxd.com/ConsiderCinema
Ya’ll hating on Disclosure Day! Boo! I had a good time with it, even caught it a second time in the theaters. Shout out to Emily Blunt’s Oscar-worthy performance. And the news anchor at the end? That actress, Courtney Grace, really sold it (I had to look her up). The second viewing actually really helped, but to each his own.
From a previous episode, you all talked about revisiting the Bond films. I did the same, and I gotta say, most of the Bond catalog is goofy garbage! I was surprised to find the two Timothy Dalton outings pretty fun, with some great stunts, a sharper 80s edge, and a more serious 007 turn from Dalton. And Benicio Del Toro shows up in one as a henchman and has a pretty gnarly moment. Curious if Ryan made it to Dalton in his rewatch?
KARL: “There’s always a grumpy asshole who doesn’t want to be there.”
The global fraternity of Cody Clarks must be relatively small, because I’m pretty sure I did a guest appearance on the podcast of Cody Clarke, the brother from another mother who Mr. Watson had me confused with. Wolfman Josh put the two of us in contact a while ago. I’m not positive it’s the same guy, but based on Mr. Watson’s description of the other me out there, it sounds likely.
My main man Vance from Idaho is on the money about Timothy Dalton. He’s a vastly underrated (and largely forgotten) Bond, and his two movies are far better than the much larger output of the two worst Bonds, Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnan. Even Daniel Craig only really crushed it in CASINO ROYALE. All the rest of his movies are various levels of disappointing.
I think you have to be a UFO true believer for the ending of DICLOSURE DAY to really land. I’m not only a non-LGM conspiracy person (Occam’s razor; no secret that big could be successfully kept for five minutes, let alone for decades), but I also don’t obsess much about whether extraterrestrial life is out there. I mostly just assume that it is. It also doesn’t really bother me that no E.T.s have found their way to Earth yet.
Perhaps the most brilliant idea in PROJECT HAIL MARY is Andy Weir’s implicit suggestion that maybe some aspects of science are as baffling to extraterrestrials as they are to humans. I could totally accept that the cosmos is teeming with life, but that nobody has successfully cracked the faster-than-light interstellar travel nut. We haven’t. Why is it so hard to accept that it might also be baffling to aliens? Also: Do something different with your big movie-ending alien reveal, Steve. I don’t think he needed to go there, though I understand and even empathize with the impulse. But if you gotta do it, well, maybe don’t just take the very first idea from the creature design team and go with that one? Workshop it a little.
All that said, DISCLOSURE DAY is thrilling just as a showcase for world-class technique from a master filmmaker. It’s worth seeing just to watch a true genius expertly deploy the nuts and bolts of cinematic action and suspense. Some of the set pieces are almost as good as anything Spielberg has ever done.