AIPT Movies

About AIPT Movies

Hosted by three real filmmakers [citation needed], Death Don't Do Fiction, the AIPT Movies podcast brings you the latest in movie news, reviews, and more!

Publisher

The AIPT Movies podcast

Category

comedy · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Aug 2021

Latest episode

22 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

131 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Sept 2026

   Mechtember - M3GAN 2.0 (2025)

   Welcome to another episode of Death Don’t Do Fiction, the AIPT Movies podcast! The podcast about the enduring legacy of our favorite movies! It’s September, so that means it’s time for our “Mechtember” series, where we cover movies involving all things robotic!! In this week’s episode, Alex, Tim, and Bill Mueller discuss the somewhat divisive action sci-fi sequel to 2022’s surprise hit, 2025’s M3GAN 2.0! Impressive fight scenes! Multiple Steven Seagal references! Fake muscles! Robotic apologies! Dangerous luggage! Chekhov's exoskeleton! Clear monitor propaganda! Robo-dancing! A rocket fist! A kill-kabob! Smartphones being compared to cocaine! Internet privacy violations! Reckless and unnecessary wheelchair use! Dramatic ice dispensing! A cool underground bunker! Great costume/production design! Possible references to Spaceballs and Upgrade! Excellent use of practical and digital effects! Fascinating, complicated characters! The primary cast from the first movie plus new additions Ivanna Sakhno, Jemaine Clement, Aristotle Athari, and Timm Sharp! All this and more in this gutsy, Terminator 2-inspired followup that further explores ethical use of Artificial Intelligence and humanity's role in its creation, while still managing to provide heartfelt moments, laughs, and thrills! In addition, the gang shares their spoiler-free thoughts on Na Hong-jin’s creature feature-chase movie Hope, Adam Wingard’s Onslaught, The Mandalorian and Grogu, and Bill finally saw 2026’s Mortal Kombat II!

2. 

   11 Sept 2026

   Mechtember - M3GAN (2022)

   Welcome to the 6th season of Death Don’t Do Fiction, the AIPT Movies podcast! The podcast about the enduring legacy of our favorite movies! It’s September, so that means it’s time for our “Mechtember” series, where we cover movies involving all things robotic!! In this week’s episode, Alex, Tim, and returning guest Bill Mueller discuss the 2022 cautionary tale about Artificial Intelligence gone wrong, M3GAN! Dance intimidation! Inappropriate use of a paper cutter! Ear stretching! Farting toys with disturbing teeth! Wet 3D printers! Deadly lawn tools! Educational discussions about bathroom etiquette and condensation! A judgmental child therapist! Awkwardly funny police! Chekhov's Bruce! Death confirmation via shoe removal! Believable-yet-fun tech design! An impressive mix of practical and digital effects! RoboCop-style satirical commercials! A tight script from Malignant's Akela Cooper! An excellent cast that includes Allison Williams as a morally-gray technologist, Ronny Chieng, Violet McGraw, and Jenna Davis as the voice of M3GAN with Amie Donald physically bringing her to life! All this and more in this perfectly balanced horror-comedy from director Gerard Johnstone that has surprisingly effective themes of facing grief and the dangers of humanity's reliance on technology! In addition, the gang shares their spoiler-free thoughts on Don Coscarelli’s first two Phantasm movies, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Zendaya & Robert Pattinson’s The Drama, and the movie that almost wasn’t even released, Coyote vs. Acme!

3. 

   6 Aug 2026

   Julygantic - Alligator (1980)

   Welcome to another episode of Death Don’t Do Fiction, the AIPT Movies podcast! The podcast about the enduring legacy of our favorite movies! It was recently July, so that meant it was time for our “Julygantic” series! Where we cover monster movies! In our season 5 finale, Alex, Tim, and returning guest Matt Naughton discuss the classic mockbuster that asks “what if Jaws could swim in the sewer and walk on city streets?” 1980’s Alligator! Booger Alley! A monster that knows how to make an entrance! Male pattern balding! Alligator flirting! Animal sadness! Suspiciously aerodynamic eyebrows! Multiple examples of bad parenting! Bribing street kids with beer! A surprisingly stealthy-yet enormous alligator! A dark, cavernous, and beautifully-shot sewer system! A deeply committed photographer! An incredibly memorable wedding! A pool-related prank gone horribly wrong! irresponsible hand grenade use! A strategic pots and pans parade! Gator profiteering! An attack on the free market! Dramatic guestlist checking! An incompetent Police force! A fun giant alligator puppet and actual alligators walking around miniature sets! Plentiful alligator attacks, including the match we’ve all been waiting for: gator vs. limo! A cast that includes an iconic performance from Jackie Brown's Robert Forster and Henry Silva as an ineffective big game hunter! All that and more in this cash grab with character development that somehow succeeds in being a real movie, where the true villain is corporate greed! In addition, the gang shares their spoiler-free thoughts on Hot Fuzz, Tenet, Alan Ritchson’s Motor City, and The Long Walk!

Who has been a guest on AIPT Movies

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• K-Tron
• Alec Baldwin
• Ian McKellen
• Tim Curry
• John Lone

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 70 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

95

Social presence

94

YouTube

0

Engagement

68

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