https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/off-topic-with-ben-and-balky--6690677enEntertainment NewsWoodward Communications Inchttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/eb80b6d34fc0c4a7911f4665aeadeac3.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/off-topic-with-ben-and-balky--6690677Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:32:23 +0000Ben and BalkyWoodward Community Mediapodcast@wcmnew.comOff Topic is hosted by Ben and Balky; Two radio personalities with strong opinions and even stronger chemistry. Ben Cominos brings his background in news and political commentary, while Balky comes from the world of sports talk. Together, they dive...falseepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/masters-of-the-universe--72582993https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72582993Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:31:33 +0000Ben and BalkyBen and Laura Lee break down the colorful, and somewhat predictable summer blockbuster "Masters of the Universe"3117action,balky,ben,blockbuster,cominos,heman,jared,laura,lee,leto,masters,off,skeletor,summer,topic,universe,wapl,whbyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/backrooms--72483434https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72483434Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:59:09 +0000Ben and BalkyBen and Balky break down the indie sensation "The Backrooms"4769backrooms,balky,ben,off,topic,youtubefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/obsession--72348231https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72348231Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:45:21 +0000Ben and BalkyBen & Balky break down the surprise hit "Obsession". There's a reason why people like it so much!!3810balkman,balky,ben,cominos,eric,obsession,off,topicfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mortal-kombat-ii--72100237https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72100237Thu, 21 May 2026 16:59:15 +0000Ben and BalkyBen & Balky break down the new Mortal Kombat movie. A sequel to the surprise hit, did it live up to it's predecessor? 43862,balkman,balky,ben,cage,cominos,eric,johnny,kombat,mortal,scorpion,sub,zerofalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/punisher-one-last-kill--72007895Punisher: One Last Kill, an update on one of Marvel fan's favorite characters. ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72007895Thu, 14 May 2026 16:43:15 +0000Ben and BalkyBen & Balky break down the Marvel special Punisher: One Last Kill, an update on one of Marvel fan's favorite characters. Punisher: One Last Kill, an update on one of Marvel fan's favorite characters. ]]>3878balkman,balky,ben,castle,cinematic,cominos,episode,eric,frank,kill,last,marvel,mcu,off,one,punisher,special,topic,universefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/deep-water--71909203https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71909203Thu, 07 May 2026 17:00:03 +0000Ben and BalkyBen and Balky break down the (very) predictable movie Deep Water (2026). A movie with surprisingly positive reviews. 4095action,balkman,balky,ben,cominos,crash,deep,eric,movie,ocean,off,plane,shark,thriller,topic,waterfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/over-your-dead-body--71783466https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71783466Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:24:08 +0000Ben and BalkyBen and Balky break down the action thriller comedy "Over Your Dead Body". One of us liked it a good bit more than the other did, but listen to our full thoughts.4108action,balkman,balky,ben,body,comedy,cominos,dead,eric,jason,movie,off,over,samara,segal,thriller,topic,weaving,yourfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/normal--71592740https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71592740Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:44:49 +0000Ben and BalkyBen & Balky break down the movie Normal. A very weird take on the action genre in small town middle America. 4050action,balkman,balky,ben,bob,box,comedy,cominos,eric,henry,normal,odenkirk,off,outside,the,topic,whby,winkler,wscofalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pizza-movie--71374346https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71374346Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:34:53 +0000Ben and BalkyBen and Balky break down the HULU streaming comedy "Pizza Movie". A hit and miss effort that might be appreciated a bit more by the younger crowd.3712balkman,balky,ben,college,comedy,cominos,drugs,eric,movie,off,pizza,topicfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/project-hail-mary--71214612https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71214612Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:32:05 +0000Ben and BalkyBen and Balky break down the uplifting film Project Hail Mary, a film about a space journey to save the planet that still feels incredibly human3675action,balkman,balky,ben,comedy,cominos,drama,eric,gosling,hail,mary,off,project,rocky,ryan,space,topicfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ready-or-not-2-here-i-come--71065764https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71065764Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:57:16 +0000Ben and BalkyBen & Balky break down the disappointing sequel to the surprise hit, Ready or Not3372action,balkman,balky,ben,come,comedy,cominos,corporate,eric,greed,here,horror,i,not,off,or,ready,samara,topic,weavingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/undertone--70900517https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70900517Thu, 26 Mar 2026 17:02:42 +0000Ben and BalkyBen and Balky break down their lowest rated movie to date. This one left us wanting a bit more3843falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-make-a-killing--70486778https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70486778Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:24:45 +0000Ben and BalkyBen & Balky break down the Glen Powell Thriller/Comedy "How to Make a Killing"3559a,action,balkman,balky,ben,cominos,eric,glen,how,killing,make,off,powell,thriller,to,topicfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/good-luck-have-fun-don-t-die--70304131https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70304131Thu, 26 Feb 2026 17:35:35 +0000Ben and BalkyI know I said this last episode too, but this movie bangs!! Listen to our thoughts on the most original movie of 2026.4036balkman,balky,ben,cominos,die,don't,eric,fun,good,have,luck,off,rockwell,sam,topicfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/send-help--70181144https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70181144Fri, 20 Feb 2026 18:54:19 +0000Ben and BalkyBen and Balky review the best (In Ben's opinion) movie they've reviewed since the podcast started3586balkman,balky,ben,cominos,eric,grand,help,horror,island,marcus,raimi,sam,send,stranded,thailand,thriller,valleyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mercy--70013740Mercy.
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70013740Thu, 12 Feb 2026 18:00:02 +0000Ben and BalkyBen and Balky breakdown the new and original thriller Mercy.Mercy.
]]>3613action,ai,balkman,balky,ben,chris,cominos,eric,judge,mercy,off,pratt,thriller,topic,whbyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/28-years-later-bone-temple--69545643https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69545643Thu, 22 Jan 2026 18:00:08 +0000Ben and BalkyBen & Balky break down the 2nd of 3 28 years later movies.390128,balkman,balky,ben,cominos,eric,fines,fingers,jimmy,later,off,rage,ralph,topic,virus,yearsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/primate--69453117https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69453117Thu, 15 Jan 2026 13:49:16 +0000Ben and BalkyBen & Balky break down the creature feature Primate, with vastly differing opinions.3656balkman,balky,ben,chimp,cominos,deaf,eric,horror,off,primate,rabies,scary,thriller,topicfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/anaconda-2025--69358486https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69358486Thu, 08 Jan 2026 20:02:05 +0000Ben and BalkyBen & Balky Break down the awful Anaconda reboot.3386falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/knives-out-wake-up-dead-man--69117659https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69117659Thu, 18 Dec 2025 14:00:02 +0000Ben and BalkyBen and Balky break down the 3rd installment in the Knives Out series, available now on Netflix.3837balkman,balky,ben,brolin,cominos,craig,daniel,dead,eric,josh,knives,man,movie,mystery,off,out,topic,up,wake,whodunnitfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/five-nights-at-freddy-s-2--68976107https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68976107Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:00:07 +0000Ben and BalkyBen & Balky break down the attrocious sequel to the videogame phenomenon, Five Nights At Freddy's2925at,balkman,balky,ben,box,cominos,eric,five,fnaf,freddys,games,gaming,nights,outside,sequel,show,the,video,whby,wscofalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/now-you-see-me-now-you-don-t--68760704https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68760704Thu, 27 Nov 2025 18:00:08 +0000Ben and BalkyBen & Balky talk about the 3rd installment in the magic heist movie series Now You See Me4338balkman,balky,ben,cominos,dont,eisenberg,eric,harrelson,heist,jesse,magic,magician,me,now,see,woody,youfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-running-man--68659356https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68659356Thu, 20 Nov 2025 17:51:04 +0000Ben and BalkyBen and Balky break down Ben's favorite movie of the series, The Running Man4024balkman,balky,ben,cominos,edgar,eric,man,off,running,the,topic,with,wrightfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nuremberg--68553040https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68553040Thu, 13 Nov 2025 13:29:14 +0000Ben and BalkyBen and Balky break down the film Nuremberg, which was not what they were expecting, but was interesting nonetheless. 3747balkman,balky,ben,cominos,crowe,eric,hitler,interogation,malek,nazi,nuremberg,psychiatrist,rami,russel,ss,trialsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/bugonia--68447116https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68447116Thu, 06 Nov 2025 18:00:09 +0000Ben and BalkyBen and Balky break down the wonderfully weird movie Bugonia, a very unique critique of conspiracy theorists.3481balkman,balky,ben,bugonia,cinema,cominos,conspiracy,emma,eric,grand,jesse,marcus,movie,plemmons,review,stone,theory,valleyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/it-s-what-s-inside--68349080]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68349080Thu, 30 Oct 2025 17:00:08 +0000Ben and BalkyBen and Balky break down the interesting, yet extremely confusing, Netflix, body switching film "It's What's Inside".]]>3115balkman,balky,ben,body,cominos,eric,festival,film,halloween,horror,inside,it's,netflix,off,sundance,switch,topic,what's,withfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/good-fortune--68255812https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68255812Thu, 23 Oct 2025 16:53:40 +0000Ben and BalkyBen and Balky break down the way too realistic comedy, Good Fortune2742angel,ansari,aziz,balkman,ben,box,comedy,cominos,eric,fortune,good,keanu,off,outside,reeves,rogan,seth,show,the,topicfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/roof-man--68167445https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68167445Thu, 16 Oct 2025 17:00:07 +0000Ben and BalkyBen & Balky talk about the (outrageous) true story about a man trying to earn a living in America, in one of the most wild ways imaginable.3255balkman,balky,ben,channing,cinema,cominos,dunst,eric,grand,kirsten,man,marcus,mcdonalds,movie,roof,roofman,story,tatum,true,valleyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/one-battle-after-another--68066795https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68066795Wed, 08 Oct 2025 18:49:03 +0000Ben and BalkyBen & Balke break down "One Battle After Another", a movie about American Revolutionaries trying to adjust to life after fighting. 3478after,another,balkman,balky,battle,ben,cominos,dicaprio,eric,leo,off,one,penn,sean,topic,withfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/him--67907758https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67907758Fri, 26 Sep 2025 12:10:58 +0000Ben and BalkyBen and Balky review the worst movie they have seen since starting this podcast3468balkman,balky,ben,cominos,drama,eric,football,him,horror,jordan,marlon,nfl,off,peele,thriller,topic,wayansfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-long-walk--67810259https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67810259Thu, 18 Sep 2025 16:51:47 +0000Ben and BalkyBen & Balky break down one hell of a bleak version of a dystopian future. 3986balkman,balky,ben,cominos,dystopian,eric,horror,king,long,off,stephen,steven,survival,the,thriller,topic,walkfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/caught-stealing--67723082https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67723082Thu, 11 Sep 2025 16:51:05 +0000Ben and BalkyBen & Balky break down the OUTRAGEOUSLY MEDIOCRE movie Caught Stealing. If you've seen any crime caper before, you've seen this one. 3541aranofsky,balkman,balky,ben,butler,caught,cominos,crime,eric,movies,off,stealing,topic,whby,wscofalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/roses--67635605https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67635605Thu, 04 Sep 2025 17:00:53 +0000Ben and BalkyBen and Laura Lee (Pinch hitting for Balky) talk about Roses. The dark comedy that they found hilarious, but may only appeal to certain types of humor2145balkman,balky,ben,benedict,comedy,cominos,cumberbatch,dark,eric,laura,lee,olivia,roses,wapl,whby,wscofalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jurassic-world-rebirth--67615680https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67615680Wed, 03 Sep 2025 16:27:50 +0000Ben and BalkyBen and Balky talk about the 7th installment of the Jurrasic Park series, and while it's not a return to the best iteration, it's SIGNIFICANTLY better than the most recent efforts.3742balkman,balky,ben,cominos,dinosaurs,eric,hansen,jo,jurrassic,off,park,rebirth,scarlett,topic,worldfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/weapons--67533598https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67533598Thu, 28 Aug 2025 17:00:07 +0000Ben and BalkyBen & Balky discuss the movie Weapons, which can only be described as a horror movie for people that don't watch horror movies.3546balkman,balky,ben,brolin,cominos,eric,garner,horror,josh,julia,mystery,off,topic,weapons,wongfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/superman-2025--67519564https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67519564Tue, 26 Aug 2025 17:45:56 +0000Ben and BalkyBen and Balky break down the latest iteration of the man of steel.37882025,balkman,balky,ben,cominos,corenswet,david,eric,supermanfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/f1--67453875https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67453875Thu, 21 Aug 2025 17:00:08 +0000Ben and BalkyI wasn't expecting much from this one, but I was plesantly surprised. Balky and I break down F1.3026balkman,balky,ben,brad,cominos,eric,f1,formula,movie,off,pitt,racing,topicfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/m3gan-2-0--67441141https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67441141Tue, 19 Aug 2025 16:52:27 +0000Ben and BalkyBalky and Ben break down the action movie sequel to the sleeper hit M2gan. 30462.0,balkman,balky,ben,cominos,eric,grand,m3gan,marcus,megan,movies,off,topic,valleyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/naked-gun-2025--67369275https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67369275Thu, 14 Aug 2025 16:55:30 +0000Ben and BalkyBalky and Ben break down their second comedy in a row, this time with a much more desireable outcome3159anderson,balkman,balky,ben,comedy,cominos,eric,gun,hilarious,liam,naked,neeson,nostalgia,off,pam,pamela,satire,spoof,topic,withfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/28-years-later--67346873https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67346873Tue, 12 Aug 2025 17:01:37 +0000Ben and BalkyBen and Balky break down the 3rd installment of the 28 Days series, and were pleasantly surprised.312828,balkman,balky,ben,cominos,eric,later,movie,off,podcast,review,topic,whby,wsco,yearsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/happy-gilmore-2--67286658https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67286658Thu, 07 Aug 2025 16:40:45 +0000Ben and BalkyBalky and Ben break down the nostalgia filled romp that is Happy Gilmore 2. Not a lot of substance, but plenty of feel good vibes. 34462,adam,balkman,balky,ben,cominos,eric,gilmore,golf,happy,netflix,nostalgia,off,pga,sandler,topicfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/john-wick-4-and-ballerina--67260199https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67260199Tue, 05 Aug 2025 16:54:31 +0000Ben and BalkyBalky and Ben break down the last installment in the John Wick series AND the new spin off movie- Ballerina.30154,balkman,balky,ballerina,ben,cominos,eric,john,movies,off,topic,wickfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fantastic-4--67204457https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67204457Thu, 31 Jul 2025 16:58:24 +0000Ben and BalkyWe break down the (somewhat underwhelming) fantastic 4 movie.37094,balkman,balky,ben,cinema,cinematic,cominos,eric,fantastic,galactus,grand,marcus,marvel,mcu,off,pablo,pascal,thunderbolts,topic,universefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/john-wick-1-3--67178496https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67178496Tue, 29 Jul 2025 16:53:49 +0000Ben and BalkyWe break down the 1st three John Wick movies in anticipation for the new Ballerina spinoff movie.32031,2,3,balkman,balky,ballerina,ben,cominos,eric,john,off,topic,whby,wick,wscofalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mission-impossible-final-reckoning--67103193https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67103193Thu, 24 Jul 2025 17:33:29 +0000Ben and BalkyBalky and I break down the most recent installment of Mission Impossible mixed with our thoughts on the series as a whole2924balky,ben,cinema,cominos,cruise,eric,final,grand,impossible,marcus,mission,movies,off,reckoning,tom,topic,valleyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/final-destination-bloodlines--67075813https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67075813Tue, 22 Jul 2025 17:06:56 +0000Ben and BalkyWe break down the 6th installment of one of Ben's favorite franchises-- Final Destination2814balke,balky,ben,bloodlines,cominos,destination,eric,final,off,topicfalsefull