This week on the Cinema Duces Tecum Podcast, we return to Cleveland, where ducks are arrested, lasers malfunction catastrophically, and a small, angry waterfowl might be humanity’s last hope — or its greatest mistake.

Steven “Sticky Rice” Betz, Peter “Homework Optional” Borruso, James “the House Cat” Bradford, and Eric “El Gallo” Arias plunge deeper into Howard the Duck’s chaotic second half, grappling with:

• The tragic transformation of Dr. Walter Jennings into the Dark Overlord, complete with laser eyes, psychic knives, and nuclear plant walk-ins requiring zero security clearance.

• Howard’s questionable heroism, as he squawks about constitutional rights, throws away perfectly good weapons, and lets Tim Robbins do all the heavy lifting — while still somehow getting the credit.

• The diner standoff at Joe Roma’s Cajun Sushi, where locals attempt to season, pluck, and sauté Howard live on the griddle, forcing him to unleash his deadliest martial art: Quack Fu.

• A deep dive into laser ethics, dirty shoe Malort shots, and whether seasoning a feathered duck makes culinary sense without plucking first — plus shocking revelations about Duckworld law, extradition treaties, and intergalactic Miranda rights.

  Trivia bombs including: Duck Hunt’s timeline controversy, why Howard the Duck was blamed for the creation of Pixar, and whether the real villain here was George Lucas’ mortgage payment.