We're forcing author, comedian, and actor DC Pierson to cover all the Transformers films with us here at The Spiel and he finally returns for the second film in the franchise: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, a film that is inexplicably nearly 3 hours long, is even more incoherent than the first, and filled with giant robot testicles.
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Jun 13
Disclosure Day Review with Drew McWeeny
There is a brand new Steven Spielberg movie out in theaters this weekend so of course we had to dive into it on The Spiel. Vespe is joined by his longtime friend and ex-Ain't It Cool colleague Drew McWeeny to dissect, as best they can, Spielberg's Disclosure Day, which could very ... Show More
1h 22m
Mar 2026
*batteries not included With Lou Taylor Pucci
Prominent indie actor Lou Taylor Pucci (Southland Tales, Thumbsucker, Evil Dead 2013) is our guest this episode to talk about a new title for The Spiel: *batteries not included, the 1987 film produced by Steven Spielberg, directed by Matthew Robbins, and starring everybody's favo ... Show More
1h 6m
Mar 2026
Transformers: Dark of the Moon with DC Pierson
DC Pierson (Captain America: Winter Soldier, Community) returns to talk a little about the brand new restoration of his cult classic indie comedy, Mystery Team co-starring Donald Glover and Dominic Dierkes, as well as continue his Spiel journey of watching every Transformers movi ... Show More
1h 17m
Mar 2023
Matinee Monday: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
<p>Join Paul, June, and Jason as they dive headfirst into the BAYos that is Michael Bay’s 2009 film Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. Jason and June play a game where they try to guess the plot and Paul reveals that he auditioned for this movie! Plus, the crew discusses if rob ... Show More
1h 8m
Jun 2017
Transformers with Teresa Lee
<p>As Caitlin and Jamie's personal protest against the forty five hundredth <em>Transformers</em> movie being released this week, we had fellow hero Teresa Lee come in to discuss pissing cars, Megan Fox's feud with Michael Bay and, bear with us, Jerry Bruckheimer's well-documente ... Show More
1h 2m
Jun 2023
482 Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
<p>TRANSFORMERS. MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE AND ONE IS A GORILLA. This week we talk all about the lastest Paramount/Hasbro brand movie Transformers: Rise Of The Beasts. Plus more writers strikes delays, regrets about Thor 4 from Chris Hemsworth, Captain America 4 gets a new name, an ... Show More
1h 36m
Oct 2024
Another Transformers Film? What Will Mark Think?
This week’s guest is everyone’s favourite foul-mouthed politico-cum-Time Lord. That’s right, Peter Capaldi is on the show to tell Simon all about Season 2 of his time-bending, psychological thriller show ‘The Devil’s Hour’. Mark reviews ‘Transformers One’, an animated sci-fi acti ... Show More
1h 5m
May 2023
Summer Movies 2023 - Part 2
The summer blockbusters just keep on coming this week as we discuss the newest and SEVENTH Transformers movie, Wes Anderson’s latest, a problematic Flash and some extremely old man named Indiana Jones.For weekly episodes of Books: The Podcast and much, much more check out the TCG ... Show More
1h 10m