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&lt;p&gt;Happy New Year!&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;In the first episode of the 2026 season, Steve Stebbing (&lt;a href="https://letterboxd.com/thestevildead/"&gt;Letterboxd&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://stevestebbing.ca/"&gt;Website&lt;/a&gt;), Melissa McDowell (&lt;a href="https://letterboxd.com/melsy/"&gt;Letterboxd&lt;/a&gt;), Bill Harris (&lt;a href="https://letterboxd.com/soundjam69/"&gt;Letterboxd&lt;/a&gt;) and Marina Antunes (&lt;a href="https://letterboxd.com/themarina/"&gt;Letterboxd&lt;/a&gt;) catch up on a the final batch of awards hopefuls, including the very buzzy &lt;em&gt;Marty Supreme&lt;/em&gt;, as well as the cultural milestone that is the &amp;#8220;Stranger Things&amp;#8221; finale.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;What we&amp;#8217;ve been watching:&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;ul class="wp-block-list"&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/marty-supreme/"&gt;Marty Supreme&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&amp;#8220;&lt;a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/stranger-things-5-the-finale/"&gt;Stranger Things 5: The Finale&lt;/a&gt;&amp;#8220;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/train-dreams/"&gt;Train Dreams&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/the-testament-of-ann-lee/"&gt;The Testament of Ann Lee&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/rental-family-2025/"&gt;Rental Family&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/it-was-just-an-accident/"&gt;It Was Just an Accident&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/cover-up-2025/"&gt;Cover-Up&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/is-this-thing-on-2025/"&gt;Is This Thing On?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/avatar-fire-and-ash/"&gt;Avatar: Fire and Ash&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/nirvanna-the-band-the-show-the-movie/"&gt;Nirvana the Band the Show the Movie&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/scarlet-2025/"&gt;Scarlet&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/dead-mans-wire/"&gt;Dead Man&amp;#8217;s Wire&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/the-luckiest-man-in-america/"&gt;The Luckiest Man in America&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/anaconda-2025/"&gt;Anaconda&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/the-rule-of-jenny-pen/"&gt;The Rule of Jenny Pen&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/we-bury-the-dead/"&gt;We Bury the Dead&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/frewaka/"&gt;Frewaka&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/die-my-love/"&gt;Die My Love&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/honey-dont/"&gt;Honey Don&amp;#8217;t&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/the-great-flood-2025/"&gt;The Great Flood&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/mile-end-kicks/"&gt;Mile End Kicks&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/zodiac-killer-project/"&gt;Zodiac Killer Project&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&amp;#8220;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluribus_(TV_series)"&gt;Pluribus&lt;/a&gt;&amp;#8220;&lt;/li&gt;



&lt;li&gt;&amp;#8220;&lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severance_(TV_series)"&gt;Severance&lt;/a&gt;&amp;#8220;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;






&lt;p&gt;We can also be contacted via email –&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:info@atcpod.ca"&gt;info@atcpod.ca&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Opening and closing credits music is &amp;#8220;&lt;a href="https://pixabay.com/music/upbeat-drive-breakbeat-173062/"&gt;Drive Breakbeat&lt;/a&gt;&amp;#8221; by &lt;a href="https://pixabay.com/users/rockot-1947599/"&gt;Rockot&lt;/a&gt;. Used under CC BY License.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;Timecodes under &lt;strong&gt;Continue Reading&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;



&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Disclosure: some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning that at no additional cost to you, we will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;



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&lt;p&gt;00:00:00 &amp;#8211; Opening credits &amp;amp; introduction&lt;br&gt;00:04:09 &amp;#8211; &lt;em&gt;Marty Supreme&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;00:19:37 &amp;#8211; &amp;#8220;Stranger Things&amp;#8221; Finale&lt;br&gt;00:29:04 &amp;#8211; What we’ve been watching&lt;br&gt;01:14:40 &amp;#8211; Coming soon&lt;br&gt;01:23:23 &amp;#8211; Closing thoughts &amp;amp; credits&lt;/p&gt;



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After the Credits Podcast Network

After the Credits Podcast Network

After the Credits Episode 357: The Strangeness of it All

JAN 6, 202688 MIN
After the Credits Podcast Network

After the Credits Episode 357: The Strangeness of it All

JAN 6, 202688 MIN

Description

<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1024" height="1024" src="https://atcpod.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AtC357-1024x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-95019" srcset="https://atcpod.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AtC357-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://atcpod.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AtC357-300x300.jpg 300w, https://atcpod.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AtC357-150x150.jpg 150w, https://atcpod.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AtC357-768x768.jpg 768w, https://atcpod.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AtC357-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://atcpod.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AtC357-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https://atcpod.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AtC357-330x330.jpg 330w, https://atcpod.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AtC357-96x96.jpg 96w, https://atcpod.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AtC357-648x648.jpg 648w, https://atcpod.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AtC357-1230x1230.jpg 1230w, https://atcpod.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/AtC357-192x192.jpg 192w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></figure> <p>Happy New Year!</p> <p>In the first episode of the 2026 season, Steve Stebbing (<a href="https://letterboxd.com/thestevildead/">Letterboxd</a>, <a href="https://stevestebbing.ca/">Website</a>), Melissa McDowell (<a href="https://letterboxd.com/melsy/">Letterboxd</a>), Bill Harris (<a href="https://letterboxd.com/soundjam69/">Letterboxd</a>) and Marina Antunes (<a href="https://letterboxd.com/themarina/">Letterboxd</a>) catch up on a the final batch of awards hopefuls, including the very buzzy <em>Marty Supreme</em>, as well as the cultural milestone that is the &#8220;Stranger Things&#8221; finale.</p> <p>What we&#8217;ve been watching:</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><em><a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/marty-supreme/">Marty Supreme</a></em></li> <li>&#8220;<a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/stranger-things-5-the-finale/">Stranger Things 5: The Finale</a>&#8220;</li> <li><em><a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/train-dreams/">Train Dreams</a></em></li> <li><em><a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/the-testament-of-ann-lee/">The Testament of Ann Lee</a></em></li> <li><em><a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/rental-family-2025/">Rental Family</a></em></li> <li><em><a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/it-was-just-an-accident/">It Was Just an Accident</a></em></li> <li><em><a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/cover-up-2025/">Cover-Up</a></em></li> <li><em><a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/is-this-thing-on-2025/">Is This Thing On?</a></em></li> <li><em><a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/avatar-fire-and-ash/">Avatar: Fire and Ash</a></em></li> <li><em><a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/nirvanna-the-band-the-show-the-movie/">Nirvana the Band the Show the Movie</a></em></li> <li><em><a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/scarlet-2025/">Scarlet</a></em></li> <li><em><a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/dead-mans-wire/">Dead Man&#8217;s Wire</a></em></li> <li><em><a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/the-luckiest-man-in-america/">The Luckiest Man in America</a></em></li> <li><em><a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/anaconda-2025/">Anaconda</a></em></li> <li><em><a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/the-rule-of-jenny-pen/">The Rule of Jenny Pen</a></em></li> <li><em><a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/we-bury-the-dead/">We Bury the Dead</a></em></li> <li><em><a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/frewaka/">Frewaka</a></em></li> <li><em><a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/die-my-love/">Die My Love</a></em></li> <li><em><a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/honey-dont/">Honey Don&#8217;t</a></em></li> <li><em><a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/the-great-flood-2025/">The Great Flood</a></em></li> <li><em><a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/mile-end-kicks/">Mile End Kicks</a></em></li> <li><em><a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/zodiac-killer-project/">Zodiac Killer Project</a></em></li> <li>&#8220;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluribus_(TV_series)">Pluribus</a>&#8220;</li> <li>&#8220;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severance_(TV_series)">Severance</a>&#8220;</li> </ul> <p>We can also be contacted via email –&nbsp;<a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p> <p>Opening and closing credits music is &#8220;<a href="https://pixabay.com/music/upbeat-drive-breakbeat-173062/">Drive Breakbeat</a>&#8221; by <a href="https://pixabay.com/users/rockot-1947599/">Rockot</a>. Used under CC BY License.</p> <p>Timecodes under <strong>Continue Reading</strong>.</p> <p><em>Disclosure: some of the links below are affiliate links, meaning that at no additional cost to you, we will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase.</em></p> <span id="more-95018"></span> <p>00:00:00 &#8211; Opening credits &amp; introduction<br>00:04:09 &#8211; <em>Marty Supreme</em><br>00:19:37 &#8211; &#8220;Stranger Things&#8221; Finale<br>00:29:04 &#8211; What we’ve been watching<br>01:14:40 &#8211; Coming soon<br>01:23:23 &#8211; Closing thoughts &amp; credits</p> <p></p>