The Cinema Goodness Podcast

Supergirl & House of the Dragon Season 3

Most House of the Dragon fans have never heard this.The three dragon eggs Rhaena Targaryen carries away to safety at the end of Season 2 — those are the exact same three eggs given to Daenerys Targaryen in the Game of Thrones pilot.Drogon. Rhaegal. Viserion. Were laid by Rhaenyra's dragon Syrax.Which means when Daenerys walked into that fire in Season 1 of Game of Thrones — she was hatching Rhaenyra's legacy. That connection runs 200 years deep.Tonight on The Cinema Goodness Podcast Kahim and JP break down the first two episodes of House of the Dragon Season 3 and the DCU's most interesting new character — Supergirl.Season 3 of House of the Dragon wastes zero time. The Battle of the Gullet. Jacaerys dead in Episode 1. Aemond on the Iron Throne. Rhaenyra receiving her son's body. Emma D'Arcy delivering what might be the performance of her career.They fixed it.And then we get into Supergirl — Milly Alcock's fierce trauma hardened Kara Zor-El who fights better than Superman and we have thoughts about why that creative choice was made. The cosmic revenge western vibe. The cost of revenge. And the most powerful moment in the DCU this year — when Supergirl takes the darkness so a young girl doesn't have to carry it.Like, Share and Subscribe to The Cinema Goodness Podcast, where big movies meet bigger conversations.

Disclosure Day Review + The Filmmaker Who Built His Career From Scratch

Tonight's conversation with Bron reminded us why we started Cinema Goodness. If you're a filmmaker, a creator, or someone building something from scratch — we want to hear from you. Want to be a guest on the show? Email us: cinemagoodnesspodcast@gmail.com Tell us who you are, what you're building, and why Cinema Goodness needs to know about it.

KevOnStage Got a Kingdom & He-Man Found His Power

Two completely different stories. One identical truth.Tonight on The Cinema Goodness Podcast Kahim and JP break down two stories about stepping into who you were always meant to be. KevOnStage just signed the most expansive creator deal in Tubi history. Two feature films. Multiple series through 2028. Safe Space Season 2 just dropped. Season 3 already greenlit. This isn't a content creator getting a streaming deal — this is a content creator becoming a studio. We break down what this means for the creator economy and why KevOnStage didn't go to Hollywood. He made Hollywood come to him.Then we get into Masters of the Universe — the $200 million film that gave us Jared Leto as the most theatrical villain of 2026, Idris Elba kicking everyone in sight, and the most universally human moment in any blockbuster this year. The Sorceress tells Adam the magic was never in the sword. It was in him all along. He spent fifteen years hiding on Earth in an HR job when his destiny was waiting on another planet. He kept looking for the right weapon. The right moment. The right permission. Sound familiar?

The Mandalorian & Grogu Surprised Us… But Is God Is Stole The Show

Two films. Two completely different kinds of love. One night that changed how we see both.Tonight on The Cinema Goodness Podcast Kahim and JP sit down with two of 2026's most talked about films — and one of them completely stole the show.Is God Is arrives with a 98% on Rotten Tomatoes and zero apologies. A Southern Gothic revenge thriller about twin sisters commanded by their dying mother to hunt down and destroy the man who burned them alive. Directed by Aleshea Harris in her feature film debut it blends Afropunk aesthetics, Spaghetti Western energy, Greek tragedy, and pitch black comedy into something cinema hasn't seen before.Sterling K. Brown plays one of the most chilling villains of 2026 — and the choice to withhold his face until the third act is a masterclass in building dread.Then we shift to a galaxy far far away. The Mandalorian and Grogu brings Din Djarin and his tiny green son back to the big screen for the first time in seven years. Grand. Cinematic. Emotionally satisfying. But did it earn its theatrical ticket?We get into all of it — Sterling K. Brown's devastating reveal, the twins' unspoken mental connection, the cursing cult pastor nobody saw coming, Grogu showing up for Mando when Mando couldn't show up for himself, the Martin Scorsese Easter egg, and the question that connects both films:Is your love building something… or burning something down?

Michael Jackson Biopic Got It Wrong & MK2 Finally Got It Right

Two of 2026's biggest films. Two completely different kinds of legacy. This week on The Cinema Goodness Podcast, Kahim and JP break down the Michael Jackson biopic and Mortal Kombat II — and what both films reveal about what it really costs to become legendary. We're getting into Jaafar Jackson's haunting performance, the shocking legal drama that forced a complete third act rewrite, and why critics and audiences couldn't be more divided on Michael. Then we shift to Mortal Kombat II — Karl Urban's scene-stealing turn as Johnny Cage, the most emotionally devastating fight in the whole film, and the moment Kitana's fatality made the entire theater lose their minds. Plus the Cinema Goodness Hall of Fame, our Final Mic-Drop, and the question that connects both films: Are you building your own legacy… or just surviving someone else's version of you?