Red Team Reviews

The oven is done cooking, the sheets are out of the dryer, and TJ has done a bang up job digesting and excreting the contents of Part 1 into a satisfying meal of an X-Franchise. Last week, Trevor talked a whole bunch about things that feel true to making a better X-Men movie or TV franchise, and now he gets to be silly again as he sits back and listens to the musings of an almost-screenwriter. And that's when Pedro Pascal's acting comes in. Join us for too many damn characters, a softly-spoken "nobody wants to follow you, dude", having Mark Ruffalo on retainer, and Thunderbird: he attac, he protec, but unfortunately, he still has to get wrecked.

Yes friends here we are with more strike content - because even though we're not Drew Barrymore, we still know what it means to not be a scab. That said, if some mouse-based mega corporation likes our ideas, we should be paid for them. This week and next week, Trevor and TJ will be doing a deep dive into X-Men comics history to pitch a better live action adaptation. Today, we begin with Trevor's super-fan interpretation of plots, characters, and key points to cover, so that TJ can get to cooking for next week. If we got stuff wrong, don't come for us! Join us for a very single Okoye, not giving evangelicals one inch with Nightcrawler, AOC as Kitty Pryde, and the X-Men never getting to have what they want.  PAY YOUR WRITERS AND ACTORS, YOU LEECHES/EXECS. 

It finally happened, gang. Trevor has completed his debt to TJ (per last December's Reject or Renew Survivor Series) to complete the Mass Effect video game trilogy. And now TJ finally has a friend. As a bonus, we don't have to be scabs because this is video game content! Join us for an extra long, extra special episode featuring: our space dad, our space raptor best friend, and our space conservative side chick, discovering those sweet sweet robot yams, hand tongs for space stations, misgendering the Mako, giving biotics laser swords, socialism (but creepy), Trevor's new dog, and nobody talking to Kaidan. Ever.

Wow. This anime sure is anime-ing. You know, the anime called One Piece? It's an anime called One Piece. It's about Pirates. Wowee! Pirates! Did we mention it's about Pirates? Not the Cypher Chief, but Pirates! I once encountered pirates... (proceeds to talk about it for nine episodes). Welcome to May's Reject or Renew where we finally dig into the first four arcs of the seminal anime One Piece. And we're not gonna pull a Zoro and take a nap during all the action until our cue is called. This is bitter work. Join us for multiple episode titles, Chibi versions of ourselves, taking the SAT when you're bored, and catboys: mmm... Gross.

A white woman? NO! And he falls in love with her? TYPICAL! Welcome back to AAPI Heritage month where we finally take a crack at movies representing that big ole Indian subcontinent with Tollywood's smash hit, RRR, and the Pakistani slugfest, Polite Society. This is the week we learn that if you don't have anything to say to a woman that isn't about her womb, just don't say anything at all. We're even gonna weigh in on politics we know very little about, hot dog! Join us for being 20 (woof), our culinary tour through India, and Trevor becoming a Terminator, using infared vision to hunt down celebrities to meet.

Are straight people okay? Clearly not, since we're launching into unprompted Star Wars rants in the middle of AAPI Heritage Month. Welcome to a big heckin negative review episode as TJ and Trevor chime in about a genre that is very much not for them: the erotic thriller! Featuring 2007's Lust, Caution, 2022's Decision to Leave, and very much not any Marvel movies, why would you even think that? We take this opportunity to acknowledge why Sandra Oh should be in more things, and that you should never waste a perfectly good Stephanie Hsu. In addition to those universal truths, join us for The Who (or George W. Bush), Tony Leung's ungodly rizz, reading wives for filth, and not thinking straight. Thinking GAY. 

We've hired the Cypher Chief to jack into your brains for yet another episode of classic anime franchises. This week's slate is Ghost in the Shell (not the whitewashed one, we promise) and Lupin III: The First (Yeah, that one. No, the other one. No, the *other* other one. Look, just type in 2018 when you search for it, it's the one with the CG). Tune in for what basically amounts to a pretty intelligible discussion of irl AI and the limitations of archeology, and… Not much else, tbh. Join us for repeating plot details ad nauseam, quiet Barenaked Ladies references, and ghosts in… Michelle? 

This episode is somehow simultaneously a warm bowl of soup and an absolute roller coaster ride - that's just the combination you get when you put us together to talk about Studio Ghibli movies. We return to the promised land that Hayao Miyazaki built in a cave with a box of scraps, by diving into the oft-overlooked film The Cat Returns, the classic growing pains of Kiki's Delivery Service, and the environmentalist juggernaut that is Princess Mononoke. Give Trevor the demon powers, cause he's gonna go kill a capitalist. (For legal reasons, this is a joke.) Truly, truly, there are too many references to list in this description, so for just a small treat: join us for TikTok name drops, the rise of the Cypher Chief, William Robert Thornton, and the newly discovered Jay Baruchel/Jennifer Coolidge phenomenon. 

They're not creepy, they're not kooky, they're altogether… disappointing. Welcome to this month's Reject or Renew where TJ and Trevor cover the Riverdale-ification of yet another franchise with season one of Netflix's Wednesday. We give flowers where due to Jenna Ortega as we wrestle with this wendigo of a mystery plot. Or is it a chupacabra? At any rate, join us for turning gay by moonlight, questionable characters named Rowan, the hot button topic that is Tyler's mom, and aggressively playing the cello as the world burns down around you. 

No March but all Madness? Sounds like a lotta Hoopla to me. We're sucking down burnt shakes as we carry on with the second half of our 100th Episode (hush), narrowing down our choice for the *Best*, Most *Iconic* episode of SpongeBob SquarePants. We've reached our final 32 contestants - will Band Geeks mosey into the top spot? Will Wet Painters carry on with its run of the century? Will Kwista remain twue neutwal? One thing's for sure: TJ is certainly a misanthrope. Join us for the exciting conclusion! 

IT'S OUR 100TH EPISODE! DO NOT @ ME! Strap in for all of the references because we're about to FLOOR IT! Welcome to the (slightly delayed) 2023 March Madness Tournament, where we welcome back legacy tourney guest Krista Grevas to simply bathe in the wonder that is the show that defined the humor of a generation: SpongeBob SquarePants. We're taking 76 of the best, most memed, most heart-stopping episodes and going back into the arena once more, only this time it's Trevor who's agonizing over the bracket, and TJ who's gonna win! Join us in supporting women's wrongs, fearing TJs inevitable board game mania, anti-Patrick sentiments, and a lack of enrichment in Trevor's enclosure. 

Welcome back to another Reject or Renew where everything's made up and the numbering of episodes doesn't matter. This episode is kinda like if Trevor half heartedly played the keep-the-balloon-in-the-air game, and TJ had a knife (insert Vine reference here). Today we cover the Big Mouth of DC properties, the Harley Quinn animated series to close out our Ladies Who Punch series. Join us for Trevor's stress dreams, Little TJ in a Can, and (shudders) … Mr. Whiskers.

While it is not the month of his people, Trevor still manages to eke out yet another Marvel episode. He can't keep getting away with this. In any case, welcome back to our second week of Women's Comic Movie History Month! TJ continues to fawn over our guests, Julienne Bailey (said guest) continues to fawn over women (who can blame her) and we all fawn over Florence Pugh (who can blame us). This time around, we tackle the two women-led solo MCU entries: Captain Marvel & Black Widow. The wounds cut deep, there's super analytical voices in our heads, and Trevor goes to get a popsicle. Truly the stakes have never been higher. Join us for Carol Danvers: Nissan Sales Rep, Yon Rogg vs. WAP, and absolutely letting Yelena use us as a human shield.

It's Women's History Month, and we're doing something very unusual for us and spotlighting ladies who punch. I'm shocked we never thought to do this before. Please welcome the return of our perennial stage manager Julienne Bailey as we dive deep into 2017's Wonder Woman and 2020's Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey (or is it the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn? We don't know! Neither does Warner Brothers. Fuck you for cancelling Batgirl and for making WW84). Join us for Halle Berry's OnlyCats account, TJ finally getting a sponsor, Ares' punk ass, and finally putting the sandwich in the fridge for the good of women and Jason Todds everywhere.

We're going back to school, listeners! We're closing out Black History Month with the first season of Quinta Brunson's trope-encyclopedic sitcom, Abbott Elementary. Meanwhile, TJ and Trevor have war flashbacks to their time as teaching artists. Man, those third graders really do a number on a person. Join us for HOT LUNCH, Elizabeth-Olsen-hands, three first names, and the three pillars of Chicago network television: cops, doctors, and firefighters.

Is this a microphone we see before us? Come, let me podcast into thee. Welcome to another exciting artist spotlight, this time around for a man who can go from noble to crazy in 30 seconds: Denzel Washington. Moving past his award-winning performance in Malcolm X (see episode 24!), this week we are looking at a pair of films that are emblematic of the smooth-talking, cop-adjacent, Magneto-like gravitas that Denzel so effortlessly exudes: Inside Man & The Tragedy of Macbeth. Also, with a little Remember the Titans on the side. Because what's more indicative of Black History Month than white people romanticizing a story from the Civil Rights era to make them feel all warm and fuzzy inside? Join us for super spit, incredible eyebrows, babies becoming biblical, and Ken Leung being a VERY grumpy boy.

WE DEFY YOU, HEART MAN! Welcome back to the kissiest, goo-goo-iest episode of the year, as TJ and Trevor tackle two romance movies with subtitles ahead of Valentine's Day (listen, it's not a strong theme, but to be fair, it's not exactly a strong holiday). Equality will be a pleasant feeling, as you tune in to hear our thoughts on 2019's Portrait of a Lady On Fire, and you'll wonder if you've woken up in another body as we discuss the 2016 anime film, Your Name. Just... Try not to grope yourself, alright? Join us for AI generated actors, relationships based in sloth, and the wondrous world of Japan: where every town has a mascot!

We're Bla-- I mean, we're back! Welcome to the SIXTH (Jeez, the sixth...) season of Red Team Reviews, as we embark on yet another Black History Month of content. And who better to smash through the litany of gangster movies and trauma porn than someone that very well may traumatize a few folks with his thrillers, Jordan Peele himself. This week we take a big ol' slurp of Rogaine for Henry Selick's newest project, Wendell & Wild, followed by a refreshing serving of nickels and car keys with 2022's Nope. Join us for Joanne's tasteless naming conventions, a vague reminiscence of Space Jam, and parental character development that can never live up to the true king, Mufasa!

Well this is going just peachy for SOME of us. We bring you the second part in our thrilling onslaught against television mediocrity with the continuation of the Reject or Renew Survivor Series. The stakes are incredibly high as we finish our negotiations on Schitts Creek, as well as decide the fates of Scrubs, Game of Thrones, Sgt. Frog, and Stranger Things. Who will come out on top? Will Trevor finally win??? Join us for the dramatic, and definitive conclusion of not just this ruthless purge, but of the very season itself!

Season 5? The tribe has spoken. Our slate of renewed shows for our Reject or Renew segment has gotten just crowded enough that we thought, Hey, why not get a good ol' purge goin? It's the first ever edition of the Reject or Renew Survivor Series, where TJ and Trevor cull the herd by coming to a resolution on the future of each show. They *must* come to an agreement, all bets are off and everything, EVERYTHING is on the table. This two-parter will ruin friendships. Featuring the fate of: Friends, Infinity Train, The Good Place, Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, & She-Ra & The Princesses of Power.

Bah Humbug, listeners - it's time for a Christmas Carol round up. Out of the litany of options, we chose to meet our Muppet quota with The Muppet Christmas Carol, and then scratch our heads through the Netflix pop-ified animated remake of the 1970s movie musical Scrooge (yes, all of those words are necessary to describe this), and the absolute turducken of a movie that is Will Ferrell & Ryan Reynold's Spirited. We then proceeded to pitch every other possible better adaptation. Join us for Muppet Jesus, Hugh Jackman & Michael Bolton vocals, and Patrick Paige: man whose voice is so low it literally fucks.

Listen. We were having a good run with this segment, watching some shows, bopping along, doing a fan survey every week. But then, Danny McBride happened. As Danny McBride often does. But still, we thought "Maybe we will be pleasantly surprised. It won't happen, but maybe." All of this to say that this week TJ and Trevor destroy the hopes of a dear friend by reviewing the first season of HBO's The Righteous Gemstones. I would normally note that it won't be pretty, but it's a Danny McBride project, pretty was never even on the menu. Instead, this week's menu includes a stir-crazy TJ fresh off his meds, too-accurate youth pastor energy, too many/much bj's/BJ, and a waste of a perfectly good John Goodman.

FIRE! FIRE! EVERYONE GETS PAID TO SHOUT FIRE! Welcome to our little shoehorned edition of Dissin' Franchise, where we're looking at the masterpiece-turned-Johnny Depp-circle-jerk that is the Pirates of the Caribbean original trilogy. Despite a good run, Trevor's attempts of emulating Luis from Ant-Man are about to go downhill very quickly. Join us for Salty Skarsgard, starfish face paint, flat earth confirmation, and - of course - sea turtles, mate. Find us on IG @redteampod!

Welcome back to the final episode of our X-cursion, where we find out how two men who regularly go to therapy react to the patriarchal shitstorm that are the solo “Wolverine” “films” (and we use those terms loosely). Ya know, the one where Hugh Jackman shows us Logan's origin by… Skipping the actual origin. Or the one where Hugh Jackman punches a Japanese guy for… Speaking Japanese. Or the one where Hugh Jackman donates sperm. Join us for nice fridgable families, According to Jim flashbacks, sexy lamps in fridges, long term character assassination, Plays With Squirrels, and will.I.am playing a… Cowboy? For some reason?

Welcome back to the X-Men movie tour, where the characters are randomly plucked and the timelines don't matter. We're taking a look at the reboot-sequel trilogy (yes, there are only three, shush) because we're just so darn fascinated with that thing that happened between Professor X and Magneto during the Cold War. And how they never seem to age… Join us for the start of lovely fridge-able families, Charles "Erik No!" Xavier, Erik "Fuck Mystique" Lensherr, and my sister-friend Raven from skül. And Hugh Jackman is here again. Because of course he is.

The Hollywood executives are on their coke bender again. Welcome to another ill-advised superhero three episode arc where TJ and Trevor first tackle the original X-Men trilogy of the early 2000s. Cue the trenchcoats and black leather jumpsuits. It's hard to tell who is the protagonist, but then again our beloved characters are hardly recognisable anyway, especially when they make everyone American and way too tall. Join us for Magneto's action figures (I mean minions), Charles "Not All Men" Xavier, the thorough cucking of Scott Summers, and problems only a flash drive can solve.

Yeah yeah yeah, so we ran into a little scheduling problem and now we're doing Reject or Renew early. We're fine! Everything is fine. Don't worry about it. Returning to the task at hand, we dive back into the nocturnal misadventures of the no-parents batboy, by finishing off the first mondo sized season of Batman: The Animated Series. The sheer number of episodes, the BBC is shaking. Join us for fall girlies, washed up old men, and head-cannon endings that you can't take away from us, it's better this way!

Who you gonna call? A new screenwriter. It's week two of October and we're taking on the bafflingly still relevant Ghostbusters franchise with the 1984 original, the SNL saturated 2016 "reboot", and the surprisingly enjoyable Ghostbusters: Afterlife. At the end of the day, at least they didn't give it to Joss Whedon. Join us for topical Olivia Wilde, Paul Rudd's stock in Basken-Robbins, the blessing that is Kate McKinnon, and the real hero of the story: the EPA.

It's October, which means it's all about the spooky - but it's also about family. We're kicking off the month with the wholesome Addams Family live action movies (there was definitely not a third...), and the excessively less wholesome Beetledeuce. Beagleflutes? Beezelgoose. Trevor cannot pronounce it anyway. Join us for spooky non-binary children, Trevor's lack of a uterus, "Christian Halloween", and a strong distrust of young Alec Baldwin. Or really any Alec Baldwin, for that matter. Check out our IG @redteampod and visit us at redteampod.com!

It's the epic conclusion of Spider-Month, and we're not doing the Sony Villain-verse unless you're paying us! Yes, you're about to hear how well two men who love puzzles, actually, pivot when they realize they've made a mistake: today we take a precedented detour by discussing the narrative of the 2018 Insomniac Spider-Man video game, as well as the very real winner of June's Reject or Renew draft, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power. (Listen, mistakes were made, and Coupling would have been one.) Join us as we discuss the proper rituals for electric drills, gay Republicans, Tim Weaver & his wife Shadow, and Sid Meier's Civilization VI. Follow us on IG and Twitter @redteampod.com and check out redteampod.com!

When we said a month, we meant a MONTH, damnit. They say that a hero can save us, and that's evident as we round out our mainline entries with the two best** spider movies to date: Spider-Man: No Way Home and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse. There is quite literally not a single Spider-Person in film who does not cameo in this episode, for better or worse. And also Adam West for some reason. Join us for shock-jockey sound bites, fans‘ inability to keep a damn secret, and Jamie Foxx building Lego sets. **TJ has entered the chat. Follow us on IG and Twitter @redteampod and check out redteampod.com!

Our spiders are men and our poops are regular - it's week two of Spider-Month. This episode we start the three (admittedly six, counting crossovers) movie arc of Tom Holland's Peter Parker with Spider-Man: Homecoming and Spider-Man: Far From Home, and boy is there just too much corporate fuckery from Disney and Sony to unpack. Join us for Trevor calling for people to be bullied, Shocker's reliable lack of personality, and accepting that the MCU is reproducing faster than a small rodent. Follow us on Instagram @redteampod and check out redteampod.com!

Welcome to the first entry of what is sure to be a long and storied Spider-Month, where we're cranking out all the cinematic Spider-content our Spider-hearts Spider-desire. And what other way to start than getting this reactionary take on Spidey out of the way by covering the Amazing Spider-Man films. Ya know, the films wherein Andrew Garfield can absolutely play Peter Parker. He just doesn't get to. Join us for scarily British children, assistant stage managers, eating flies, and TJ teaching Trevor what "lampshading" means. Follow us on IG and Twitter @redteampod and check out redteampod.com!

None of you are going to have any idea what we're talking about in this episode -- and we're just fine with that! Welcome to the second half of our Reject or Renew double header, where we psychoanalyze TJ through through recapping all of the random lines and references he's been spewing in his everyday life from the 2004 anime Sgt. Frog. You will never listen to this show the same way again, but the Ribbit March is still cute and catchy. Join us for anime simps, Tamama's elusive gender, calling out unread emails, bloodlust, and the ability to cook gourmet. Follow us on IG and Twitter @redteampod and check out redteampod.com!

Reject or Renew? More like Should It Stay Or Should It Go. Get ready to trespass through some flesh walls, we're starting our two week RoR double feature with the first season of the 2016 instant Netflix success, Stranger Things! It's a big old batch of 80's nostalgia full of nosebleeds, awful parenting, and 6th graders gaslighting their new friends for information. Join us for Kataang parallels, debates over TJ's honor, and David Harbour's Wreck-It Ralph hands. Follow us on IG and Twitter @redteampod, and check out redteampod.com to vote on the next Reject or Renew!

In case you didn't get enough of it on TikTok, welcome back to the endless Marvel discourse. It's evident we're not the same Thor we were four years ago as we finish (mostly) our coverage of the Infinity Saga with the one two punch of Trevor's babies, Infinity War and Endgame. Everyone's hot, no one is sexy, and we ask the real questions, like whether they should recast Star Lord with Joe Keery. Join us as we discuss the yaasification of Thanos, Rhodey's only black friend, Sonic The Musical, and my enemy: Tim Allen. Follow us on IG and Twitter @redteampod and check out redteampod.com to vote on the next Reject or Renew!

Time to punch some Nazis, you f#@king egg. This week (and like, three weeks late, sorry) we're heading back to the land of kiwis and hobbits to honor the Pacific Islander part of AAPI Heritage Month by taking a look at the currently thriving career of Jewish-Maori director Taika Waititi. Cue the Michael Jackson haka, we're tackling one of Taika's debut projects with Boy, the New Zealand cult classic What We Do In The Shadows, and the Oscar winning Jojo Rabbit. Join us for scraping TJ's tastebuds, Trevor's obligatory anti-fascism rant, 2010's celebrity Chris discourse, and pitching three alternative podcasts that se will never do. Also, Trevor is an egg and called Roberto Benigni by the name Bellini. Which is a cocktail. Follow us on IG and Twitter @redteampod and checkout redteampod.com to vote on the next Reject or Renew!

Well folks, the day has arrived at long last. The day TJ has been dreading ever since we first covered A New Hope. The movie that pulled a Babu Frik and erased TJ's brain. And of course. We had to do it to him on his birthday. Threepio won't have to give us the odds on how this episode will go. Between the two of us, we have more notes than an organic chemistry exam, which means JJ and Chris Terrio will have to see us after class. Join us for C-3PJesus, Mitt Romney in the First Order, John Boyega's poor vocal chords, the kiss that disappointed an entire theater, and disturbing overuse of Carrie Fisher's face, as we wrap up our coverage of mainline Star Wars with Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker. Follow us on IG and Twitter @redteampod and checkout redteampod.com for your chance to vote on the next Reject or Renew!

I think it's time we wrap this month, get all these anime tropes together. Okay 3, 2, 1, SOME- Welcome back to another Reject or Renew, where plans were made and plans were not adhered to: this week we cover the iconic late 90's anime, Cowboy Bebop, and if you're hoping we also tacked on the live action from last year... Just know we tried. Much like how we tried with Kung Fu Hustle. More on that in the episode itself. Join us this week for bounty hunters who never catch anyone, character selection screen silhouettes, Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, and GAY ICE TOWN! Good stories don't need to be live action to be valid, but it IS possible to adapt anime, we SAID WHAT WE SAID. Follow is on IG and Twitter @redteampod and check out redteampod.com to put in your fan vote for the next Reject or Renew!

SOME - (Jamie Lee Curtis hits you with a pipe) - BODY once told me there were new, exciting movies out that also happen to fit into our coverage of Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage month. Get ready for a new movie jubilation (Lee of the X-Men) as we cover Pixar's Turning Red and The Daniel's Everything Everywhere All At Once. Do we need further proof that children of immigrants are not okay? Join us for TJ's mysterious tone, One Direction as religious allegory, painful 2000's flashbacks, and a HitClip of Story of a Girl by Nine Days. And also Encanto having some. Follow us on IG and Twitter @redteampod and check out redteampod.com for your chance to vote on Reject or Renew!

May the Fourth be with you. And also with you having some. But let's change it to trick John! May the cold medicine flow like the canonical midichlorians that are factually in your veins right now. Trevor's all hopped up on acetaminophen! For the first time in our *checks notes* second year of the show (stop it, passage of time, you STOP it now) May 4th actually lines up with our release schedule, and thus… We chose violence. We decided to take on the hoards of Star Wars fans in order to shout directly into the face of adversity: THE LAST JEDI IS GOOD, YOU IDIOTS. YOU FOOLS! Your misogyny has turned you so far away that you believe the prequels are actually good when they are, QUOTE, "peepee caca poopoo". Seems as if you only hate politics in your Star Wars when it has something worthwhile to say. In any case, join us as we slurp up some green milk fresh from the teet, judge Kylo's high waisted pants just in time for the Met Gala to dominate Twitter (convenient), and force, pun intended, TJ to have the same conversation about this GOOD MOVIE for five years. Follow us on IG and Twitter @redteampod and check out redteampod.com to vote on the next Reject or Renew!

What do we say after a month of Tolkien? NOT TODAY. Where we're headed, there is no "back again". Welcome to the medieval month of fantasy's Reject or Renew, where we tackle the first season of the behemoth who famously crapped the bed, Game of Thrones. Join us for brats with swords, Iron Fist's punchable face, oddly specific White Castle analogies, and the clear need for some characters to JUST DIE ALREADY!  Btw, we're still waiting on that Arya solo series, HBO. Follow us on IG and Twitter @redteampod and check out redteampod.com to vote on future Reject or Renew!

Get ready for an episode that is nearly as long as the movie itself! Join us as we round out our LOTR coverage with Return of the King, featuring the return of our real life Eowyn, Julienne Bailey. We ride into battle one last time in defense of Faramir, female character development, and the rightful contributions of women Tolkein scholars! Join us for weird pre-corruption Smeagol, Saur-Instagram, Gandalf's love of big heckin' tiddies, and violating the rules of silent reading time. And... *sigh* Trevor, I guess, creates another original character for himself. Follow us on IG and Twitter @redteampod and check out redteampod.com to vote on the next fan pick for Reject or Renew!

Much like Sam and Frodo, we're walking in circles around an Isengard's worth of Tolkein analysis as part of our LOTR month! And if you can't understand that sentence, turn back now. We're joined again by friend of the pod Ginnie Lee House to milk a whole bunch of religious parallels out of The Two Towers (though at the end of the day, we simply have to throw our hands up and say it's a musical). Join us for Trevor's misguided rants about the author, battle fatigue, the question of lobster mortality, and a fish flopping Frodo. Also, give us some good BIPOC representation in fantasy, already. Follow us on IG and Twitter @redteampod and check out redteampod.com to vote on the next Reject or Renew pick!

Aw yeah. We're going there and back again with champagne in a bag. Welcome to Lord of the Rings month, where we're finally going to put in the ground and cover with stone the iconic early 2000's trilogy of fantasy's OG daddy. And it's gonna give us several climaxes. Like. As in the movie has multiple peaks in the story arc. Why, what did you think we meant?All month we'll be bringing in LOTR superfans like the lovely Catherine Clarke Patterson so that TJ doesn't have to speak his unspeakable opinions. Join us for a hilarious episode featuring the questionable morality of horses, Elrond as a sitcom father, Gollum representing the Star Wars fandom, and Frodo falling. So many times. And somehow getting stabbed nearly as much. Also note: we can confirm Trevor has not done his taxes yet. Follow us on IG and Twitter @redteampod, and check out redteampod.com to vote on the next Reject or Renew pick!

Thank you for being a friend, listener. And because your heart is true, you'll be a pal and a confidant, right? Because this episode may be hazardous to your health. But especially your opinion. But ESPECIALLY Bart. We close out Women's History month with justice for Twilight stars and Trevor's complicated relationship with senior citizens by covering the Oscar-nominated Spencer and this months Reject or Renew of The Golden Girls: Season One. We'd include more Princess Diana references but John Mulaney beat us to them all. Join us for very specific targeted ads, Aunt May discourse, distinguished British actors we don't call by name, and Kristen Stewart serving up lewks as per usual. Also fuck Hulu. Follow us on IG and Twitter @redteampod and check out redteampod.com to vote on the next Reject or Renew fan picks!

What makes an animated movie the best of them all? And why do so many of those values overlap with Shrek? We're back for the raucous part two of our 2022 March Madness tournament, jumping back in with the Sweet 16, to determine a new champion of champions! Our guests return to have their hopes and dreams flogged like Miguel and Tulio from The Road to El Dorado, as these heavy hitters go head to head. Join us for the exciting conclusion, where everything will be decidedly not Awesome, as we say What's Up Danger to the crashing waves of Neptune (it's... it's an American Tail reference, just go with it). And Arthur Christmas is here, too. Sorry TJ. Follow us on IG and Twitter @redteampod and check out redteampod.com for voting on the next Reject or Renew!

Let's GO!!! Get your brackets ready, because we're back on our March Madness bullshit, this time with a tournament that TREVOR pitched! Though TJ still made the bracket, with his now-trademark cruel intentions firmly intact. This time around, we have a worlds colliding brawl between animated movies *not* made by the House of Mouse (or Ghibli, because like... it just wouldn't be fair). We've got movies repping studios far and wide, from heavy hitters like DreamWorks, to the now defunct Blue Sky, to the stop-motion juggernaut Laika, to the sparkling new technology of Sony Animation. And just like last time, we brought some victims -- sorry, fRiEnDs -- along for the ride! Join us for the frenetic free for all that is round 1: will the Lego Movie overcome it's Pratt-iness? How strong is the influence of Don Bluth? Is someone a Shrek supremacist? Find out this week and tune in next week for Part 2! Follow us on IG and Twitter @redteampod, and check out redteampod.com to vote on Reject or Renew!

IT'S A PER-FECT DAYYYY (even though we missed International Women's Day by one day). This episode we're covering two classic 2000's comedies that showcase incredible performances by women, as well as confront our own personal childhood trauma: Legally Blonde and Mean Girls. Join us for analysis of Disney Channel character dating dynamics, Florence Pugh reboot requests, Maya Rudolph's standard two-episode sitcom arcs, and Trevor making fun of his high school principal. Shout out to DUMB SUPPORTIVE FRIENDS, we love you.

Trevor apologizes in advance for his audio sounding like General Grievous. Anyway - we're back to finish what we started, except instead of George, we're going after JJ. This week we embark on the long journey through the sequels and spinoffs with Rogue One and The Force Awakens, two movies that (if you're not a shithead) make you look comparatively at all 70s movies and go, "Oh yeah. They were all kinda bad back then". Join us for the return of 3-4 Casablancas and his new Dutch friend Jan Catalan, lessons on how subversion works (take notes GOT), our respective tastes in cheeses, and a John Mulaney synopsis. Follow us on IG and Twitter @redteampod, and check out redteampod.com to vote on the next Reject or Renew!

One thing is for certain: Trevor and TJ sure don't like schadenfreude. We're bringing this year's Black History Month coverage to an unfortunate close with Eddie Murphy's comedy classic Coming to America, followed by a Reject or Renew of the first season of the HBO series Insecure (and frankly, if we said anything more, it would be a spoiler). Join us for TJ explaining away his mental illness, a deep need to subvert archetypes, questioning if Trevor stumbled into a Jheri curl, and Darth Vader telling you to bang 40 women in 40 nights. Follow us on IG and Twitter @redteampod and check out redteampod.com to vote for your pick on the next Reject or Renew!