The Novice Elitists Film Podcast

Caleb and Eric are back in the bar, this time discussing a new release film by acclaimed director Christopher Nolan. Long in the annuals of TNE history have Eric and Caleb clashed their proverbial swords with their differing thoughts on Nolan's filmography. Will his vision for The Odyssey finall bridge that gap? Find out now!

 

This episode was recorded on July 19th, 2026.

 

You can find Caleb and Isaac on their sister feed, Bending the Elements:

 

https://tnebendingtheelements.podbean.com/

 

And you can also find more Caleb and Eric on Doctor Who: Mostly Harmless Cutaway,

https://guidetothewhoverse.libsyn.co

 

As well as Romulans Bearing Gifts:

 

Star Trek: Romulans Bearing Gifts

 

And over on the Prognosis Negative feed:

Doctor Who: Prognosis Negative

 

And check out Sean, Eric and Isaac as the hosts of The Best Picture Podcast:

The Best Picture Podcast

Eric and Caleb are back in the bar to continue the discussion they started in the last bonus episode. They take some more about Andor and Rogue One, as well as the prequel era of Star Wars. They also dive deep into the 28 Days Later films, mostly centered on the 2nd and 4th films. They also go off on a long discussion about their differing perspectives on modern Doctor Who. (This section contains full spoilers for all seasons of modern doctor, so if you'd like to skip that, it begins at the start of the episodes and ends at approx. 31:20)

 

This episode was recorded on April 11th, 2026. 

 

You can find Caleb and Isaac on their sister feed, Bending the Elements:

https://tnebendingtheelements.podbean.com/

 

And you can also find more Caleb and Eric on Doctor Who: Mostly Harmless Cutaway,

https://guidetothewhoverse.libsyn.com

 

As well as Romulans Bearing Gifts:

Star Trek: Romulans Bearing Gifts

 

And over on the Prognosis Negative feed:

Doctor Who: Prognosis Negative

 

And check out Sean, Eric and Isaac as the hosts of The Best Picture Podcast:

The Best Picture Podcast

The Jedi Council are back in session as the crew of Isaac, Sean, Eric, Steve, Carl, and Caleb return to discuss yet another Star Wars film, this time looking at The Force Awakens! Will this return still look triumphant 11 years later? Will third time be the charm for Isaac and Caleb's coverage of this film? Find out now!

 

This episode was recorded on May 18th, 2026.

 

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

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

Check out Sean, Isaac and Eric on The Best Picture Podcast. 

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

https://1001moviespodcast.libsyn.com/

 

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

https://thecabotcoveconfab.libsyn.com/

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

Romulans Bearing Gifts: The Star Trek Podcast | Libsyn Director

And on Doctor Who: Mostly Harmless Cutaway

https://guidetothewhoverse.libsyn.com

And follow Eric on twitter @Bullitt33

 

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

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Eric and Caleb are back in the bar for another bonus episode, this time discussing some of the books they've been reading in 2026. Eric discusses his dip into the Horus Heresy series, as well broaching into the warhammer 40k video games, and they also discuss The Gunslinger, Blood Meridian and many more topics. 

 

This episode was recorded on Apr. 11th, 2026.

 

You can find Caleb and Isaac on their sister feed, Bending the Elements:

https://tnebendingtheelements.podbean.com/

 

And you can also find more Caleb and Eric on Doctor Who: Mostly Harmless Cutaway,

https://guidetothewhoverse.libsyn.com

 

As well as Romulans Bearing Gifts:

Star Trek: Romulans Bearing Gifts

 

And over on the Prognosis Negative feed:

Doctor Who: Prognosis Negative

 

And check out Sean, Eric and Isaac as the hosts of The Best Picture Podcast:

The Best Picture Podcast

Isaac and Caleb are back on the beat looking at another manga that relates to a recent OVA they've covered, this time looking at the source material for Bio Hunter! Will they enjoy the story on the page as much as they did on the screen? Find out now!

 

This episode was recorded on May 3rd, 2026. 

 

You can find more of Caleb and Isaac on their sister feed, Bending the Elements:

https://tnebendingtheelements.podbean.com/

 

And you can also find them all on Doctor Who: Mostly Harmless Cutaway,

https://guidetothewhoverse.libsyn.com

Romulans Bearing Gifts:

Star Trek: Romulans Bearing Gifts

And over on the Prognosis Negative feed:

Doctor Who: Prognosis Negative

 

And check out Sean, Eric and Isaac as the hosts of The Best Picture Podcast:

The Best Picture Podcast

Isaac, Caleb and Eric are back in the bar for another bonus episode, this time discussing Amazon's upcoming James Bond film, Eric's thoughts on the Stranger Things finale, Radu Jude's Dracula and Don't Expect Much From the End of the World. 

 

This bonus episode is a composite of several episodes recorded in early 2026. 

 

You can find more of Caleb and Isaac on their sister feed, Bending the Elements:

https://tnebendingtheelements.podbean.com/

 

And you can also find them all on Doctor Who: Mostly Harmless Cutaway,

https://guidetothewhoverse.libsyn.com

Romulans Bearing Gifts:

Star Trek: Romulans Bearing Gifts

And over on the Prognosis Negative feed:

Doctor Who: Prognosis Negative

 

And check out Sean, Eric and Isaac as the hosts of The Best Picture Podcast:

The Best Picture Podcast

Caleb and Isaac return to their long-lost series covering Video Game Based Movies, this time looking at the 1999 film Wing Commander! They've got Eric in tow for his first time on this series, and they're ready to jump back into some late 90s blockbuster fun. How will this one hold up in 2026? Find out now!

 

This episode was recorded on Jan. 1st, 2026. 

 

You can also find more of Caleb and Isaac on their sister feed, Bending the Elements:

https://tnebendingtheelements.podbean.com/

 

And you can also find them on Doctor Who: Mostly Harmless Cutaway,

https://guidetothewhoverse.libsyn.com

And Romulans Bearing Gifts:

Star Trek: Romulans Bearing Gifts

And over on the Prognosis Negative feed:

Doctor Who: Prognosis Negative

The interns over at the TNE archive have once again assembled some lost material found on an old hardrive, this time presenting two recordings (one from the summer of 2023, the other from early 2025.)

In these discussions, Carl, Caleb & Eric discuss their thoughts on the state of modern science fiction films/television, as well pondering the Roddenberry Archive youtube channel and Eric's recent viewing of the Star Trek: The Next Generation movies. 

 

You can find more of Caleb and Isaac on their sister feed, Bending the Elements:

https://tnebendingtheelements.podbean.com/

 

And you can also find them on Doctor Who: Mostly Harmless Cutaway,

https://guidetothewhoverse.libsyn.com

And Romulans Bearing Gifts:

Star Trek: Romulans Bearing Gifts

And over on the Prognosis Negative feed:

Doctor Who: Prognosis Negative

 

Isaac and Caleb are back to the wild world of Yukito Kishiro's Battle Angel Alita, as they pivot their attention away from the adaptations and focus the podcast spotlight on the first volume of the manga that kicked it all off. 

 

This episode was recorded on May 8th, 2026. 

 

You can also find more of Caleb and Isaac on their sister feed, Bending the Elements:

https://tnebendingtheelements.podbean.com/

 

And you can also find them on Doctor Who: Mostly Harmless Cutaway,

https://guidetothewhoverse.libsyn.com

And Romulans Bearing Gifts:

Star Trek: Romulans Bearing Gifts

And over on the Prognosis Negative feed:

Doctor Who: Prognosis Negative

After getting lost in the back corner of the editing bay, we finally arrive at the final part of Caleb's look at the books he read in 2025. This one includes the last few books he read, as well as some of the stand out short stories.

 

Included in this episode:

1. Alien vs Predator: Hunter's Planet (1994) [David Bischoff]

2. The Haunting of Hill House (1959) [Shirley Jackson]

3. The Haar [2022] [David Sodergren]

4. Raptor Red (1995) [Robert T. Bakker]

5. Hangsaman (1951) [Shirley Jackson]

6. Dune (1965) [Frank Herbert]

*Shorts Mentioned:

7. I Have No Mouth and I must Scream (1967) [Harlen Ellison]

8. A Matter of Traces (1958) [Frank Herbert]

9. The Tactful Saboteur (1964) [Frank Herbert]

10. Conan Collection [Robert E Howard]

11. Nightfall [1941] [Isaac Asimov]