Plot Devices

A film critic and guests get sucked into the void; The only way out? Talk about movies, television, the entertainment industry, the meaning of life- wait that got really existential, what was this show about? Oh look popcorn. Follow the show! Twitter/IG @PlotDevicesPod and TikTok @plotdevicespodcast Follow the team! Brandon King: Twitter/IG @themovieking45 // Bluesky @bdk45.bsky.social

Plot Devices is a news podcast hosted by Brandon King, with 69 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Brandon King hosts Plot Devices, a news show with 69 episodes published.

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  Episode #3

  Plot Devices Ep. 53 - 'KPop Demon Hunters' Review and Several Kings are Mentioned

  Aug 31, 20251h 21mS4

  <p>On Ep. 53 of Plot Devices, we talk about:</p><p>TIMESTAMPS:</p><p>0:00 – Imogen(s). As you do.</p><p>0:21 – Intro, wherein Brandon decides to talk about drums</p><p>4:58 – Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ WILL go to theaters // https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/netflix-guillermo-del-toros-frankenstein-theaters-1236346938/</p><p>8:31 – Zack Snyder will direct ‘The Photograph’ // https://deadline.com/2025/08/zack-snyder-last-photograph-stuart-martin-fra-fee-1236492175/</p><p>12:59 – An ‘Archies’ movie in the works from Lord/Miller, Tom King to write the script // https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/archie-movie-universal-pictures-1236348689/</p><p>18:47 – ‘Americana’ Film Review (dir. Tony Tost // Sydney Sweeney, Paul Walter Hauser and Halsey)</p><p>28:10 - 'Honey, Don’t!’ Film Review...

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  Plot Devices Ep. 52 - A SECOND SHOW RESURRECTION?! Also the 'Freakier Friday' Review

  Aug 16, 202547 minS4

  <p>On Ep. 52 of Plot Devices, we talk about:</p><p>TIMESTAMPS:</p><p>0:00 - Brandon has some explaining to do...</p><p>:40 - Intro</p><p>2:15 - First trailer for Josh Safdie's 'Marty Supreme' starring Timothee Chalamet and Tyler the Creator</p><p>6:13 - 'Star Trek' movies on deck at Paramount after Skydance merger </p><p>14:13 - 'Shrek 5' pushed back six months to June 2027</p><p>20:00 - 'Freakier Friday' Film Review</p><p>29:02 - 'Fixed' Film Review </p><p>36:16 - This Week's IALWAT: 'Gravity' (2013) Film Review</p><p>Follow the show at the link below!</p><p>https...

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  Plot Devices Ep. 51 - WE. ARE. BACK! There's Some Changes, and 2023 Catch-Ups

  Jan 20, 20242h 17mS4

  <p>On Ep. 51 of Plot Devices, we talk about:</p><p>TIMESTAMPS:</p><p>0:00 - The return of Plot Devices, what's going on?</p><p>5:20 - Intro</p><p>7:00 - 'Saw X' review with Leah Zweig</p><p>20:00 - 'Killers of the Flower Moon' review with Dylan Roth</p><p>47:14 - ;The Marvels' review with Danielle Boekankamp </p><p>1:11:00 - 'The Killer' review with Koki Riley</p><p>1:34:17 - 'The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes' review with Danielle Boekankamp </p><p>Follow the show at the link below!</p><p>https://linktr.ee/plotdevicespod</p><p>Follow...

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  Plot Devices Ep. 50 - 'Fast X' Review and Surprise Tim Blake Nelson is Good

  May 19, 20231h 33mS3

  <p>On Ep. 50 of Plot Devices, we talk about:</p><p>TIMESTAMPS:</p><p>0:00 – Intro</p><p>1:14 - Some special nonsense for Episode 50 tee-hee ha-ha</p><p>9:05 - Update on the Writer's Strike: SAG-AFTRA show solidarity and will vote on strike in June</p><p>15:36 - First trailer for 'Five Nights at Freddy's Movie,' set for release this Halloween</p><p>20:55 - David Corenswet and Emma Mackey top of reported casting choices for 'Superman: Legacy'</p><p>26:41 - Quick Hits! First trailer for Gareth Edwards' new sci-fi film 'The Creator' released, 'The Origin,' a horror film about early hu...

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  Episode #11

  Plot Devices - 'Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 3' SPOILER Review and Breakdown

  May 12, 20231h 11mS3

  On this Plot Devices minisode (or whatever we call these), we spoil everything (and we do mean EVERYTHING) regarding 'Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 3,' whether it be the emphasis on Rocket's grim struggles as a character, the comradery we've come to expect from James Gunn's pack of intergalactic weirdos, and is there even a next for said weirdos?Follow the show: Search for PLOT DEVICES on Spotify and Apple PodcastsTwitter/IG/Facebook @PlotDevicesPodTikTok @plotdevicespodcastFollow the team!Noah Guzman: Twitter @NoahsPlotting // IG @guapoguzman // Twitch @anoahlation // TikTok @noahimhim [subscribe to the Bisexual Book Club]Brandon King: Twitter/IG @themovieking45 // [follow my...

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