The Novice Elitists Film Podcast

Green Lantern (1967)

Isaac & Caleb return for the second part of the newest branch of their DC retrospective, this time looking at The Green Lantern Corps! And to dig deeper into the heroes of the corps, they're jumping into a series of stories featuring Hal Jordan. 

 

This was recorded on Dec. 7th, 2025.

 

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TNE Speakeasy: Bonus #145 (Dune Adaptations, Inception, The Dark Knight Trilogy and More ft. Eric & Caleb)

Caleb and Eric are back in the bar for another bonus episode as the two get lost in conversation discussing a variety of topics, including the Dune novels and adaptations, as well as the films of Christopher Nolan. They also dig deep into the The Dark Knight films, after they both revisited the trilogy.

 

This episode was recorded on Dec. 31st, 2024.

 

And follow Caleb and Isaac on their sister feed, Bending the Elements:

 

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And Join Caleb, Isaac & Eric on the Romulan's Bearing Gifts Podcast:

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And their other movie podcast, Prognosis Negative: Doctor Who: Prognosis Negative

 

You can also find Isaac & Eric as co-hosts of The Best Picture Podcast:

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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) [Redux]

Isaac and Eric are back on the beat to continue their Redux series on Michael Bay's Transformers films, now arriving at the second feature in their journey as they discuss the 2009 blockbuster spectacular, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen! What will your hosts think of this one? Will Eric come away as positive as he did back in their commentary, and will Isaac be singing a different tune on this revisit? Find out now! 

 

This episode was recorded on June 30th, 2025. 

 

And follow Caleb and Isaac on their sister feed, Bending the Elements:

 

Bending the Elements: An Avatar Podcast | The Novice Elitists (podbean.com)

 

And Join Caleb, Isaac & Eric on the Romulan's Bearing Gifts Podcast:

Romulans Bearing Gifts: The Star Trek Podcast | Libsyn Directory

 

And their other movie podcast, Prognosis Negative: Doctor Who: Prognosis Negative

 

You can also find Isaac & Eric as co-hosts of The Best Picture Podcast:

The Best Picture Podcast | Libsyn Directory

 

Dr. Strange (1978) [Marvel Live Action Odd Balls]

The Marvel retrospective continues into its next leg as Caleb and Isaac begin their five part series looking at some of the lesser seen live action adaptations of marvel characters. The first on our list is the 1978 tv movie, Dr. Strange! What will your hosts think of this one? Find out now!

*Note from the editor*

Due to some technical difficulties on Isaac's end, sporadically throughout the episode minor pops or bits of static can occasionally be heard on Isaac's end. Most of it was easy to remove, what remains are the few scattered moments that couldn't be. 

 

This episode was recorded on Dec. 7th, 2025. 

 

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Return of the Jedi (1983) [Redux]

The Star Wars Redux series soars back onto the TNE feed as the Jedi Council is once again in session, with Steve, Sean, Eric, Isaac, and Caleb as they dig into the final entry in the original trilogy, Revenge of th--opps, I mean Return of the Jedi! Will there be enough tissues around for all the crying eyes as we say goodbye to our cast of heroes, and will that band of Teddy Bear warriors win over our hosts as they revisit this beloved childhood favorite? Find out now! 

 

This episode was recorded on July 12th, 2025.

 

Check out Sean and Eric on The Best Picture Podcast. 

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As well as their other show, The 1001 Movies Podcast:

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And check out Sean and Steve on their other podcast, The Cabot Cove Confab Podcast:

https://thecabotcoveconfab.libsyn.com/

And listen to more of Caleb and Eric's ramblings on their Star Trek podcast, Romulan's Bearing Gifts:

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And on Doctor Who: Mostly Harmless Cutaway

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And follow Eric on twitter @Bullitt33

 

And check out Steve's horror movie/Dead by Daylight youtube channel! 

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Duck Dodgers: "Green Loontern" (2003)

The DC retrospective is back on The Novice Elitists Podcast as Isaac and Caleb kick off their next exploration of a DC comics character, this time looking at several different heroes that are all part of the famed Green Lantern Corp.

But before they begin their journey proper with their first spotlight Lantern, they chose to first introduce the series with a look at the 2003 crossover between DC comics and Looney Toons! Join us as we see how Duck Dodges handles his new found Green Lantern Powers, in Green Loontern!

Box of Delights (1984)

Christmas has arrived on the TNE Feed and for the first time for this podcast Eric has selected a pick for the holidays as he and Caleb discuss the 1984 BBC adaptation of Box of Delights! What will your hosts think of this six part serial? Find out now!

 

This episode was recorded on Nov. 23rd, 2025. 

 

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TNE Speakeasy: Bonus #148 (Retro Gaming, Redlettermedia, and Hobbies ft. Isaac & Caleb)

The Holidays have returned at the TNE studios and with your hosts busier than normal this year, in order to fill out some missing slots in the schedule it seemed an appropriate time to return to the TNE Archives to see what bonus episodes are still waiting for their chance in the spotlight! And today we release a discussion Caleb and Isaac had about Caleb's recent fascination with Snow Bros, our current video game diets, Redlettermedia and more!

 

This episode was recorded on June 27th, 2025.

Alita: Battle Angel (2019) {James Cameron Stragglers}

The James Cameron Stragglers Series rounds out to its penultimate series, as Caleb, Eric and Isaac arrive at the 2019 film he produced and wrote, Alita: Battle Angel! And since this one is tied into cybernetics and robotics, they brought along the Robominister himself, Carl to join them as they discuss how this adaptation stacks up in the filmographies of James Cameron and director of the film, Robert Rodriguez. What will they think of this one? Find out now!

 

This episode was recorded on Nov. 16th, 2025. 

 

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Battle Angel Alita (1993 OVA)

With the James Cameron Stragglers series nearing it's conclusion, that means Alita: Battle Angel is about to hit the TNE feed! But before we get to that film, Isaac and Caleb are once again paying off old debt by fulfilling their promise to first cover the 1993 OVA, Battle Angel Alita! And this is a tie in to our James Cameron series, they've tagged in Eric to join in the basement as they discuss this iconic OVA.

 

This episode was recorded on Nov. 2nd, 2025.