NOW PLAYING: HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON | The Drive-In Movie Podcast (Ep. 11)

In this fire-breathing episode of The Drive-In Movie Podcast, hosts Berkan Dincer (Big Screen Berkan) and Michael Lee review the highly anticipated live-action remake of How to Train Your Dragon — and yes, they have opinions.

Directed by Dean DeBlois (returning from the animated trilogy), this remake reimagines the bond between Viking and dragon for a new generation.

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (2025)

• Directed by Dean DeBlois
• Starring:
  Mason Thames as Hiccup
  Nico Parker as Astrid
  Gerard Butler as Stoick the Vast
  Nick Frost as Gobber

In this episode, Berkan and Michael:

• Review the new How to Train Your Dragon remake and how it compares to the beloved DreamWorks animated original
• Rank the best dragons in cinema history — from Toothless to Smaug to Falkor
• Debate the best musical scores in Hollywood history (Hans Zimmer hive, assemble)
• Build a Disney Channel Mt. Rushmore of iconic childhood characters
• And finally… ask the all-important question: which fictional characters could we steal from their husbands?
  (Yes, this one goes off the rails. No, we’re not sorry.)

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NOW PLAYING: KARATE KID LEGENDS | The Drive-In Movie Podcast (Ep. 10)

In this episode of The Drive-In Movie Podcast, hosts Berkan Dincer (Big Screen Berkan) and Michael Lee return to the dojo for a breakdown of the brand-new film: Karate Kid: Legends — the ultimate generational crossover in the franchise’s history.

With Ralph Macchio and Jackie Chan uniting for the first time, Karate Kid: Legends bridges the original 1980s films and the 2010 reboot, setting up an all-new chapter for one of cinema’s most iconic martial arts sagas.

KARATE KID: LEGENDS (2025)

• Directed by Jonathan Entwistle
• Starring:
  Ralph Macchio as Daniel LaRusso,
  Jackie Chan as Mr. Han,
  Ben Wang (from American Born Chinese) as the new lead student
• Produced by Karen Rosenfelt

Berkan and Michael discuss:

• How this film ties together multiple Karate Kid timelines
• What it means for the future of the Cobra Kai universe
• Where it ranks in the legacy of martial arts cinema
• The impact of nostalgia done right — and how franchises can evolve while honoring the past

Plus: Is Karate Kid: Legends a passing of the torch… or the start of something entirely new?

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NOW PLAYING: LILO & STITCH / MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING | The Drive-In Movie Podcast (Ep. 8)

In this wild (literally) episode of The Drive-In Movie Podcast, hosts Berkan Dincer (Big Screen Berkan) and Michael Lee break down two of 2025’s biggest releases: Disney’s long-awaited live-action Lilo & Stitch and Tom Cruise’s explosive finale in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.

And just when you think the conversation couldn’t get more intense—wild coyotes crash the episode mid-recording. Not a metaphor. Real coyotes. Still rolling.

LILO & STITCH (2025)

• Directed by Dean Fleischer Camp (Marcel the Shell with Shoes On)
• Starring:
  • Maia Kealoha as Lilo
  • Zach Galifianakis as Pleakley
  • Billy Magnussen as Dr. Jumba
  • Sydney Agudong as Nani
  • Courtney B. Vance as Cobra Bubbles
• Produced by Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich

The crew debates where Lilo & Stitch lands in the Disney live-action remake pantheon, and compares Rotten Tomatoes scores between remakes and their original animated counterparts.

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING (2025)

• Directed by Christopher McQuarrie
• Starring:
  • Tom Cruise as Ethan Hunt
  • Hayley Atwell as Grace
  • Rebecca Ferguson as Ilsa Faust
  • Simon Pegg as Benji
  • Ving Rhames as Luther
  • Vanessa Kirby as the White Widow
  • Pom Klementieff, Esai Morales, and Shea Whigham also return

We break down the stunts, story, and emotional stakes of Ethan Hunt’s last mission—and ask: Where does Mission: Impossible rank among legendary action franchises like James Bond, Fast & Furious, and John Wick?

Also in this episode:

• Which Disney remakes have actually improved on the original?
• Does Rotten Tomatoes reflect fan opinion—or fuel remake fatigue?
• And yes… how do you keep podcasting when coyotes interrupt the show?

This might be our wildest episode yet—and one of the most fun.

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