Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, or Merciful Competence
From Marvelous! Or, the Death of Cinema by Nicole Veneto, Tyrell James, and Cole Netscape
May 15, 2026 · 2h 8m · Episode 165
About this episode
The hosts discuss the film 'Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves' and its merits compared to other franchise films.
A long, long time ago, in a remote, wild and mystical land called Minnesota, a bunch of nerds with polyhedral dice decided to play-act Lord of the Rings using the rules and miniatures from a medieval war game. That game became a product, that product became a brand, and that brand became popular with women, so they made a pretty decent movie out of it. We watched that movie, and had a nice chat about what sets it a step above its IP franchise film peers. An extra special thanks to our $10 Executive Producers: JetChiclete, Isaac, squishward, Walt Lewellyn of The Black Casebook, Tropical Doves, jprestonpoole, Lohik, bernventers, and Owen2. If you can, please lend some support to these organizations: Gaza Funds PCRF (Palestinian Children's Relief Fund) MAP (Medical Aid for Palestinians) National Networks of Abortion Funds Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota If you enjoy the show please consider: Subscribing to our Patreon, where you can enjoy exclusive subscriber only episodes.
People in this episode
Hosts: Nicole Veneto, Tyrell James, Cole Netscape
Topics covered
- Dungeons & Dragons
- film review
- IP franchise
- cinema
- pop culture
Keywords
- Dungeons & Dragons
- Honor Among Thieves
- film review
- cinema
- pop culture
- Minnesota
- Lord of the Rings
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Palestinian Children's Relief Fund, Medical Aid for Palestinians, National Networks of Abortion Funds, Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota
Books & works: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Places: Minnesota
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