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!
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!
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The Death Don’t Do Fiction podcast brings you the latest in movie news, reviews, and more! Hosted by supposed “industry vets,” Alex Harris and Tim Gardiner, the show gives you a peek behind the scenes from two filmmakers with oddly nonexistent filmographies. You can find Alex on Twitter, Bluesky, or Letterboxd @actionharris. This episode’s guest, Bill Mueller, can be found on Bluesky. Tim can’t be found on social media because he doesn’t exist. If you have any questions or suggestions for the Death Don’t Do Fiction crew, they can be reached at aiptmoviespod@gmail.com, or you can find them on Twitter or Instagram @aiptmoviespod.
Theme song is “We Got it Goin On” by Cobra Man.