To commemorate (but not celebrate) the release of David Twohy's Riddick, Nick and Dimitri review the film that introduced Vin Diesel's allegedly iconic character: Pitch Black (2000). Then they whinge about its 2004 follow-up The Chronicles of Riddick for a while.

Everybody, please give a warm welcome to the newest member of the Idiomanic crew: Phil Rostaing! In our first news-themed podcast, he, Nick, and Dimitri discuss the new face of Batman, the Dredd II online petition, and the Ghostbuster II (1989) Kickstarter campaign. In regard to gaming headlines, they also tackle Blizzard's announcement for the Diablo III expansion and Apple censoring games in its App store.

Our panelists find common ground at last! In this episode, Nick and Dimitri each list their top three video game franchises that Nintendo should consider licensing to Hollywood producers. Also, Nick mocks Dimitri as the latter struggles to pronounce "economical" and just gives up.

To commemorate the release of Birdemic 2: The Resurrection (2013), Nick and Dimitri review James Nguyen's first Birdemic flick. As a bonus, they then discuss part two at length in an attempt to determine whether it's retained the spirit of the original.

While Chris, Eric, and Frank take a breather, Nick and Dimitri put on their couch potato hats to discuss the evolution of reality TV, some of their favourite unscripted shows, and, for whatever reason, the world Olympics. Also, they spend an inordinate amount of time comparing Gordon Ramsey's Masterchef with his firs show Hell's Kitchen. It's possible Dimitri just needed an excuse to talk about bullying and his love for Monty.

Part two of our discussion on spin-offs! In this episode, Nick and Dimitri talk about the cash grab nature of spin-offs. Then they each list their top three awful television spin-offs before rambling randomly about Indiana Jones and the Kingdom Crystal Skull (2008). Be sure to check out part one of our conversation, in which we list the best spin-offs on television.

To commemorate the release of The Smurfs 2 in theatres, Nick and Dimitri review the little blue critters' first cinematic foray: the 1976 French animated feature The Smurfs and the Magic Flute. Also, Dimitri shows off his embarrassingly detailed knowledge of French-Belgian comic books.

Our discussion of the seventies concludes! Eric, Nick, Chris, and Dimitri get drunk and list their respective choices for worst movies of the decade of disco and roller skates. Please excuse the coarse language. It's all Eric's fault.For more on the seventies, check out our two-part discussion on the best of the seventies.

A new podcast series begins! In our first episode, Nick Dimitri discuss the difference between a spin-off and a mere continuation. Then they each list their top three television spin-off. For more on spin-offs, tune back in two weeks for a discussion of the top three worst TV spin-offs.

To gear up for the release of The Wolverine (2013), Nick and Dimitri review the first theatrical feature to center on the hairy Canucklehead, by which we mean Gavin Hood's X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009). Spoiler alert: we don't hate it nearly as much as everyone else.