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We review pop culture, including TV, movies, books & music, until we can't stand it anymore...and we nix it.

Fanny Darling and Justin Hartung


    • Oct 27, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 46m AVG DURATION
    • 132 EPISODES

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    The Fall of the House of Usher & Talk to Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2023 30:02


    Discussed this week: Talk to Me (VOD), Willi Carlisle, Fall of the House of Usher (Netlflix), Shining Vale (Starz), Scavengers Reign (Max), Fionna & Cake (Max), Dicks the Musical (theaters)

    Bottoms, Theater Camp & Barbie

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2023 60:31


    Discussed this episode: Bottoms, Theater Camp, Minx, Barbie, Billions, Righteous Gemstones, Oldboy, After that Night, Girls 5Eva, Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi, The Big Nailed it Baking Challenge, Us Against the World (Jungle)  

    Indy 5, Asteroid City & Elemental

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2023 54:27


    Discussed this episode: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Asteroid City, Elemental, The Bear, I'm a Virgo, Nimona, Wham!, From, Project Greenlight, Claim to Fam, The Stroll, Dead and Comany, 65  

    Across the Spider-Verse

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2023 45:10


    Discussed this episode: Across the Spider-Verse, Are You There God It's Me Margaret, The Lake House, Suzume, You Hurt My Feelings, The Boogeyman, Couples Therapy, The Curious Case of Natalia Grace, Primo          The Women of Jonestown 

    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2023 53:33


    Discussed this episode: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, They Might Be Giants, Beef (Netflix), Polite Society (theaters), Somebody, Somewhere (HBO), Wellmania (Netflix), Shrinking (Apple), Ted Lasso (Apple), Big Door Prize (Apple), Picard (Paramount), Unicorn: Warriors Eternal (HBO), The Ghost Eaters (Clay McLeod Chapman), The National  - New Order T-Shirt, from First Two Pages of Frankenstein), Barry (HBO), Yellowjackets (Showtime), Succession (HBO), The Real Housewives: Ultimate Girls Trip (Peacock), Tiny Beautiful Things (Hulu), Blindspotting (Starz), Mrs. Davis (Peacock), Renfield (theaters), Perry Mason (HBO), Schmigadoon (Apple), Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields (Hulu), The Lake House (Sarah Beth Durst), Rise of the Pink Ladies (Starz), Dead Ringers (Prime), The Last Thing He Told Me (Apple)   

    Dungeons & Dragons

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2023 45:23


    Discussed this episode: Dungeons & Dragons, Party Down, Big Door Prize, John Wick 4, The Night Agent, The Power, Carpool Karaoke, Rabbit Hole, Love Is Blind, Secrets of the Playboy Mansion, Yellowjackets, Succession, Saint Omer, Missing, Vesper, All the Beauty & Bloodshed, Caveat, The Harbinger, The Mandolorian, The Number Ones, De La Soul

    The Quiet Girl, Creed 3 & Ant-Man 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2023 42:57


    Discussed ths episode: The Quiet Girl, Party Down, Ant-Man & the Wasp: Quantumania, Cunk on Earth, Poker Face, The Mandalorian S3, Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts (“Ice Merchants”), Don't Make Me Over, How to Sell a Haunted House, Hell Bent, I Have some questions for you, Creed III, Stolen youth, School spirits, M3GAN The company you keep, Hello tomorrow , Wolfpack, Perfect match, Vanderpump Rules  

    Knock at the Cabin & Women Talking

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2023 71:25


    Discussed this epsiode: Knock at the Cabin, Women Talking, Last of Us, Call Me Miss Cleo, Extraordinary, Tar, Reservation Dogs, M3gan, Causeway, Till, Compartment No 6, Eternal Daughter, The People We Hate at the Wedding, Lockwood and Co. The Menu, White Lotus, Avatar, Reboot, Traitors, Violent Night, This is Going to Hurt, Orphan: First Kill, Mayfair Witches, Will Trent , Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, Watchful Eye, Gossip Girl, Documentary Now, The Good Fight

    Best Pop Culture of 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2022 38:40


    We countdown our favorite movies, TV, music and books of 2022.

    Glass Onion & Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2022 40:14


    Discussed this episode: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Dead to Me S3 (Netflix), Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, The Fabelmans, Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (Disney+), Catastrophe (Amazon), Meet Me in the Bathroom (Showtime),  Dangerous Liaisons (Starz), Emily The Criminal (VOD), The Menu, Hey Pepsi, Where's My Jet? (Netflix), Echo 3 (Apple TV), See How they Run (VOD), Welcome to Chippendales (Hulu), Tulsa King (FX), Don't Worry Darling (HBO), Bones and All

    The Banshees of Inisherin

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2022 47:35


    Discussed this episode: The Banshees of Inisherin, Cabinet of Curiosities, The White Lotus, The Vow, Reboot, Mighty Ducks, The Extinct, Ice Age: Collision Course, Love is Blind, Triangle of Sadness, Just Like Home  Sarah Gailey), Dead Silence (SA Barnes), Big Mouth

    Werewolf by Night, Bros & Taylor Swift

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2022 56:56


    Discussed this epsidoe: Bad Sisters, Midnight Club, Werewolf by Night, Bros, American Gigolo, Monarch, Vampire Academy, For All Mankind, Let the Right One In, The Vow, The Lincoln Project, Rosaline, I Love You, You Hate Me. Little Demon, House of the Dragon, Handmaid's Tale, The Patient, Fairy Tale (Stephen King), Dahmer, Reasonable Doubt., Rings of Power, The Watcher, The First Collection of Criticism by a Living Female Rock Critic, White Smoke, What Moves the Dead, Taylor Swift's Midnights, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Charlotte Adigery, Tegan and Sara, Rick Hakim

    Bad Sisters, Reboot & Andor

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2022 61:22


    Discussed this episode: Bad Sisters (Apple), Reboot (Hulu), Andor (Disney),The Patient (Hulu), The Woman King (theaters), Moonage Daydream (theaters), Ring Shout (book), Outlaws (Amazon), Little demon (Hulu), Central Park (apple tv+), The good fight (paramount +), Cobra Kai (Netflix), The Invitation (theaters), Breaking (theaters), Barbarian (theaters), For all mankind (appletv+), The Handmaid's tale (Hulu)

    House of the Dragon & Rings of Power

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2022 67:17


    We're back with reviews of House of the Dragon and 3,000 Years of Longing Also discussed: Rings of Power, Sandman, She Hulk, Drag Becomes Her, The Rehearsal, Inu Oh, C'mon C'mon, Only Murders in he Building, Mythic Quest, Warhol Diaries, When Women Were Dragons, The Darkness Outside Us, Howl's Moving Castle, The Resort, Evil, P Valley, The Chi, Bad Sisters, Blackbird, Animal Kingdom, Suspicion, American Horror Stories, Bullet Train, Girl Forgotten, Cult of the Lamb

    Nope & Marcel the Shell With Shoes On

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2022 61:08


    It's been a minute - we play catch up with reviews of Jordan Peele's Nope, Marcel the Shell With Shoes On and more.  Also discussed: The Bear, Ms. Marvel, Stranger Things, The Bob's Burgers Movie, Lightyear, Thor: Love and Thunder, The Black Phone, Mrs. Snake Charmer, The Violence, Just Like Mother, The Pallbearer's Club, The Old Man, P Valley, The Rehearsal, The Wilds, Slow Horses, Blackbird, Mind Over Murder, The Girl in the Picture, First Kill, Players, Phrogging, The Anarchists, Jurrasic Park: Dominion, The Sea Beast, Devil in Silver, Big Machine

    Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2022 49:25


    Benedict Cumberbatch is back in this Marvel sequel, with the same patchy American accent and a new soul patch. Also discussed: Moon Knight finale (Disney+), Girls5Eva (Peacock), Heartstopper (Netflix), Grace and Frankie (Netflix), Drag Race Espana (World of Wonder), The House Next Door (Anne Rivers Siddons), The Broken Girls (Simone St. James), Big Thief live, Shining Girls (Apple), The Flight Attendant (HBO), The Way Down (HBO), Made for Love (HBO), Under the Banner of Heaven (Hulu), The Staircase (HBO), Swimming with Sharks (Roku), Barry (HBO), The Wilds (Amazon)

    Lost City & Severance Finale

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2022 56:41


    We review the new Bullock/Tatum flick, Lost City. Also discussed: Severance finale (Apple), The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (theaters), Moon Knight (Disney), The Baby (HBO) Romancing the Stone (HBO), Frayed (HBO), The Batman (HBO), Great Pottery Throwdown S5 (HBO), Grown-Up (Gillian Flynn), The Woman in Black (Susan Hill), Song: Sprints (How Does the Story Go?); Roar, The First Lady, Wecrashed, The Dropout, Super Pumped, The Winning Season, Roar, Outer Range, Gaslit, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Captive Audience

    Everything, Everywhere, All at Once

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2022 64:50


    We review the bananapants Everything, Everywhere All at Once. Also discussed: Starstruck (HBO), Severance (Apple), Central Park (Apple), Major Labels (Kelefa Sanneh), The Master (Amazon), After Yang (Hulu), The Dropout (Hulu), Big Grrrls (HBO), Last Days of Ptolemy Grey (HBO), Fresh (Hulu), As We See It (Amazon)

    Moon Knight & The Oscars

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2022 64:45


    Discussed: Moon Knight (Disney), The Academy Awards (ABC), The Adam Project (Netflix), We Need to Talk About Cosby (Showtime), House of Gucci (VOD), Central Park (AppleTV+), Bad Vegan (Netflix), The Minx (HBO), Pam & Tommy (Hulu), Afterparty (Appletv+), Reacher (Amazon Prime), Upload (Amazon Prime), As We See It (Amazon Prime), Peacemaker (HBO Max) Love Is Blind (Netflix), Inventing Anna (Netflix), WeCrashed (Appletv+), Ptolemy Grey (Appletv+), SuperPumped (Showtime), The Dropout (Hulu), Phoenix Rising (HBO Max), Severance (AppleTV+), Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes (VOD), Law & Order Reboot (NBC - Hulu), Windfall (Netflix), The Power of the Dog (Netflix), Shining Vail (Starz), Force: Power IV (Starz), Pieces of Her (Netflix), Deep Water (Hulu), Mr. Mercedes (Peacock), Girl From Plainville (Hulu), Pachinko (Appletv+), Here's to Us, Flee (Hulu), After Yang (Hulu), Master (Amazon), Death on the Nile (Theaters), Worst Person in the World (Theaters), Kimi (HBO Max), Better Things (Hulu), The City Beautiful (Aden Polydoros), Ibibio Sound Machine (“17 18 19” from Electricity)

    2022 Pop Culture Preview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2022 56:26


    We run down some of our most anticipated movies, TV, books and music of the year ahead. Also discussed: F: Twenty something Austin  Cobra Kai (Netflix), Heels (Starz), Peacemaker (HBO), Togetherness (HBO), Billions (Showtime), Encanto (Disney), Archive 81 (Netflix), Don't Look Up (Netflix), Licorice Pizza (Theaters), The Medium (Shudder), The Puppet Master (Netflix), Nightmare Alley, Boba Fett (Disney), Just Like That (HBO), Sinead O'Connor memoir Rememberings

    2021's Best Pop Culture: Movies, TV, and More

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2022 56:27


    We run down our favorite pop culture of 2022. Fanny: The French Dispatch (VOD) The Great (Hulu) Station 11 (HBO) Luca (Disney) Minari/The Humans (Hulu) Blindspotting (Starz) White Lotus (HBO) Pig (Hulu) Wandavision (Disney) Midnight Mass (Netflix) Honorable Mentions: Succession (HBO), Central Park (Apple), Work in Progress (Showtime), In Treatment (HBO), Yellowjackets (Showtime), Free Guy (Disney), Shadow and Bone (Netflix) Justin: Minari (Hulu) Power of the Dog (Netflix)  Juno (album by Remi Wolf)  Mare of Easttown (HBO) Pen15 (Hulu) Nomadland (Hulu) The French Dispatch (VOD) The Fall of Babel (book by Josiah Bancroft) We're Here (HBO) White Lotus (HBO) Honorable Mentions: Summer of Soul (Hulu), The Other Two (HBO), Nightmare Alley (theaters), We Are Lady Parts (Paramount), Get Back (Apple+), Luca (Disney), Limbo (HBO), Cruella (Disney), Free Guy (Disney), Suicide Squad (HBO)

    Spider-Man: Far From Home & Ghostbusters: Afterlife

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2021 53:29


    Also discussed: Matrix Resurrections (HBO), Being the Ricardos (Amazon), Remain in Love (Chris Frantz' Talking Heads memoir), West Side Story (Theaters), The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (NK Jemisin), Hawkeye (Disney), Shiva Baby (HBO), Succession (HBO), Claws (TNT), And Just Like That (HBO)

    Hawkeye & Tick Tick Boom

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2021 51:55


    Discussed this episode: Hawkeye (Disney), Tick Tick Boom (Netflix), The Deep House (VOD/Epix), Kim's Convenience (Netflix), Found (Netflix), We're Here (HBO), Ghostbusters (VOD), Shrink Next Door, (Apple), Yellowjackets (Showtime), Again (Showtime), The Great (Hulu), Succession (HBO), Mayor of Kingstown (Paramount), Salt Lake City Arrest (Bravo), Love Life (Apple TV), Pennyworth (Epix), Lisey's Story (Apple), Curse of Von Dutch (Hulu), The Fight Before Christmas  (Apple), The Humans (Showtime), Cusp (Showtime), Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders (Paramount), Real Housewives: The Ultimate Girls Trip (Peacock), Selling Sunset (Netflix)

    The French Dispatch, Dune & The Eternals

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2021 43:05


    We both saw Wes Anderson's latest, The French Dispatch, and have thoughts, while Justin clocked many many hours at the theater for Dune and the Eternals.  Also discussed: Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin (Paramount+), Big Mouth S5 (Netflix, Kin (AMC+), The Good Fight (Paramount+), We're Here (HBO), Just Beyond (Disney+), A Dark Song, The other Lamb, Four Hours at the Capital (HBO), Queenpins (Paramount+), Yellowjackets, Dexter: New Blood (Showtime), Succession (HBO), Paper Dolls

    No Time to Die & Succession

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2021 67:12


    Justin's husband, Bondologist Dave Beeman, makes his Nix debut to talk No Time to Die. Also discussed: Succession (HBO), Henning Mankell's Wallander series, Classic Reel, "What We do in the Shadows" (FX),  You (Netlix), La Brea (NBC), Dopesick (Hulu), The Stand (Amazon), The Last House on Needless Street (Catriona Ward), The Velvet Underground (Apple), Venom 2 (theater), Cruella (Disney+), Another Round (Hulu), Remi Wolf (“Grumpy Old Man”)

    Eyes of Tammy Faye & Many Saints of Newark

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2021 44:04


    We've got reviews of The Eyes of Tammy Faye (theaters), Sopranos' prequel The Many Saints of Newark (HBO), and Star Wars Visions (Disney).  Also discussed: 911 (Fox), The Way Down (HBO), The Guilty (Netflix), Survivor (CBS), The Big Leap (Fox), Animal Kingdom (TNT), American Horror Story (FX), Hawkeye (trailer), House of the Dragon (trailer), Nuclear Family (HBO), Kid 90 (Hulu), Illuminati Hotties

    Y the Last Man & Midnight Mass

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2021 47:59


    The FX adaptation of the beloved comic Y the Last Man is finally here and we've got a review of the first batch of episodes.  Also discussed: Midnight Mass (Netflix), Untold: Crimes and Penalties (Netflix), American Horror Story (FX),  Real Housewives (Bravo), Billions (Showtime), Come From Away (Apple), Everybody's Talking About Jamie (Amazon), Nailed It (Netflix), Doomed: The Untold Story of Roger Corman's Fantastic Four (Amazon Prime), Ted Lasso (Apple), The Other Two (HBO Max), Malignant (HBO Max), Evil (Paramount), Back to Life (Showtime), Death of a Vlogger (Tubi), The Conners (ABC)

    Free Guy & The Chair

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2021 52:09


    We've got a review of the surprisingly sweet Ryan Reynolds comedy Free Guy.  Also discussed: Work in Progress (Showtime), The Chair (Netflix), Clickbait (Netflix), Vivo (Netflix), Raya (Disney), Lula Rich (Amazon Prim), American Horror Story (FX), The Card Counter (theatera), The Girl From Rawblood by Catriona Ward, Strawberry Spring podcast, Animal Kingdom, Michael K Williams, Coda (apple tv), Shang Chi (theaters), The Suicide Squad (hbo max), The Other Two (apple tv), Only Murders in the Building (Hulu), Ted Lasso (apple tv), What If (Disney), Count Me In (Netflix), What We Do in the Shadows (FX), Adventure Time (hbo max), Growing Things by Paul Tremblay, The Night Strangers,' by Chris Bohjalian, Drag Race All Stars  

    The Night House & 9 Perfect Strangers

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2021 59:57


    We review the new ghost flick The Night House and Hulu's buzzy new show, 9 Perfect Strangers  Also discussed: White Lotus finale, Reservation Dogs, Suicide Squad, Zola, The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard, Doctor Death, Leverage: Redemption, Woodstock 99, Pig, American Horror Stories, Death of a Starlet, The Devil's Candy, Marvel's What If, Pray Away, Centaurworld, Raya and the Last Dragon, United States vs. Billie Holiday, Chaos Walking

    Loki Finale, F9 & Black Widow

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2021 56:15


    Discussed this episode: Loki, F9, Black Widow, White Lotus, Starstruck, We Are Lady Parts, Summer of Soul, Mary J Blige's My Life, Rick & Morty, Strange Academy, No Sudden Moves, In Treatment, Death & The Nightingales, Animal Kingdom, Too Hot to To Handle, You Love Me, Nightmare Scenario, Disloyal, Frankly, We Did Win This Election

    Luca & In the Heights

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2021 43:55


    Discussed this episode: Luca (Disney+), In the Heights (HBO), Central Park Season 2 (Apple), Loki (Disney), Handmaids Tale (Hulu), Warrior (HBO), Blindspotting (Starz), Physical (Apple), Kid Detective (Amazon Prime), Starstruck (HBO), Cruel Summer (Hulu), Panic (Amazon Prime)

    Loki & Quiet Place 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2021 63:33


    We're back after a break, talking about Loki (Disney) and a Quiet Place 2 (Movies) Also discussed: Mare of Easttown (HBO), Shadow & Bone (Netflix), Mighty Ducks Game Changer (Disney), The Chi (Showtime), Drag Kids (Hulu), Owl House (Disney), Kajillionaire (HBO), The Housewife and the Hustler (Hulu), Panic (Amazon), Couples Therapy (Showtime), Hacks (HBO) , Plan B (Hulu), Conjuring 3 (HBO), Pose (FX), High on the Hog (Netflix)), Adventure Time: Distant Lands (HBO), Great Pottery Throwdown HBO, LIz Phair (Soberish) & Sleater Kinney (Path of Wellness)

    Girls5Eva, Saint Maud & Mosquito Coast

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 54:43


    We watched the fun musical comedy series Girls5Eva (Peacock) and have a full-season review.  Also discussed: Premiere dates for Blindspotting, Animal Kingdom, Claws, Central Park, Betty, Feel Good  Mare of Easttown (HBO Max), Shadow and Bone (Netflix), Mosquito Coast (Apple TV+), The Handmaid's Tale (Hulu), Real Housewives (Bravo), Zero Fail, Kiss of Death (VOD), Saint Maud (Hulu), Shrill S3 (Hulu) Mom (CBS), Hacks (HBO Max), Love Death and Robots - All Through the Night (Netflix), Nix (SNL's Muppet Sketch)

    Mare of Easttown & Handmaids Tale

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2021 52:16


    We catch up on new TV episodes of Mare of Easttown (HBO Max), Handmaid's Tale (Hulu), Pose (FX), and Shadow & Bone (Netflix).  Also discussed: Mitchells vs the Machines (Netflix), Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar (VOD), Sweet Tooth (Comic), Drag Race Down Under (World of Wonder app), Invincible (Amazon Prime)

    Oscars + Shadow & Bone

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2021 50:32


    The Oscars happened, and they were really weird. Also discussed: Shadow & Bone, Falcon & Winter Soldier finale, Sound of Metal, Infinity Train S4, Drag Race, Songbird, Mare of Easttown, Sasquatch

    The Unholy & Godzilla vs. Kong

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2021 55:43


    We went to another movie screening! And hooboy, do we have thoughts on the Sam Raimi-produced horror flick The Unholy. Also discussed: Godzilla vs. Kong (HBO Max), The Nevers (HBO Max), Falcon & Winter Soldier (Disney), Nailed It (Netlix), Made for Love (HBO Max), Wework (Hulu), Law & Order: Organized Crime (NBC, Hulu), Mighty Ducks: Game Changers (Disney+), Brotherhood (Showtime), Rebel (NBC), Them (Amazon Prime), Invincible (Amazon Prime), Roar (Apple), Drag Race (VH1), Ted Lasso (Apple), Jonathan Hickman's X-Men run, Genesis Owusu, "That Other Black Dog"    

    Minari & Falcon and the Winter Soldier

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2021 52:04


    We're back in person! And we actually went to a movie theater to see the amazing film Minari. Plus, we have thoughts on the first 2 episodes of Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Also discussed: P-Valley (Starz), I Care A Lot (Netflix), Genera+ion (HBO), Kid 90 (Hulu), Q: Into the Storm (HBO), Persona: The Dark Truth Behind Personality Tests (HBO), The Last Blockbuster (Netflix), Murder Among the Mormons (Netflix), Ted Lasso (Apple TV), Tina (HBO), Justice League Snyder Cut (HBO), Can't Slow Down (Michaelangelo Matos)

    WandaVision Finale Thoughts

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2021 28:38


    Emergency episode! WandaVision has been an unexpected keeper of a show. We dive into the finale, spoilers and all.

    Nomadland

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 48:50


    We review another award-buzz film, Chloe Zhao's Nomadland (Hulu), starring Frances McDormand.  Also discussed: Mom (CBS), The Devil's Partner (Amazon Prime), Drag Race (VH1), Cassandra Jenkins ("Crosshairs"), WandaVision (Disney+), House of M (MarvelUnlimited), Grownish (ABC), Hench, Willy's Wonderland (VOD)

    One Night in Miami + Judas & the Black Messiah

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 66:38


    We review 2 buzzy award films about important moments in black history. Discussed: Judas & the Black Messiah (HBO), One Night in Miami (Amazon Prime), Barry (HBO) Only Fans: Selling Sexy, Behind Her Eyes, Sinner (season 3), Allen v Farrow (HBO), Clarice  (CBS), WandaVision (Disney+), The Muppet Show (Disney+), It's a Sin (HBO), I Care a Lot (Netflix), Shadow in the Cloud (Vod), Greenland (Vod), Modest Heroes (Netflix), Marvel Comics: Vision 2015, Scarlet Witch 2014, Vision Quest, West Coast Avengers

    Resident Alien & Lupin

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 58:34


    We checked out SyFy's new show Resident Alien, about the always charming Alan Tudyk as a possibly genocidal but still kind of sweet alien lost on earth.  Also discussed: Real Housewives, Seduced NIXVM, Riverdale, Name That Tune, Lupin, Come Play, Framing Britney Spears, Night of the Hunter, Hench, Vanished Birds, Saturday Night Live

    WandaVision & Promising Young Woman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2021 45:26


    We review Marvel's new show and a much-hyped new movie.  Also discussed: Muppets, Caroline Kepnes, Concrete Rose (Angie Thomas), Morganville Vampires (Rachel Cain), Doctor Who, Dogma, Servant, Search Party, We Ride Upon Sticks (Quan Barry), Home Before Dark (Riley Sager)

    The Dissident & Tenant (Fixed)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2021 40:56


    We review The Dissident, a new documentary about the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Plus, Justin tries to sort through his feelings on (understanding of?) Tenet. Also discussed: Cobra Kai S3 (Netflix), Discovery of Witches S2 (AMC), Detective Pikachu (HB0), Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (Netflix), First Cow (Showtime), Pretend It's a City (Netflix), Adventure Time comics, Best Friends (Saweetie and Doja Cat)

    Soul and Wonder Woman 1984

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2020 51:26


    We review the 2 biggest releases of this holiday season.  Also discussed: Queen & Slim (HBO), Wolfwalkers (Apple TV), Midnight Sky (Netflix), Kingmaker (Amazon Prime), The Fabulous Alan Carr (Amazon Prime)

    Our Favorite Pop Culture of 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 61:47


    The year wasn't all bad! We each run down our top 10 favorite movies, tv, and music of 2020.  Also discussed: J: Mandalorian finale (Disney), Lover's Rock (Small Axe - Amazon), How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (HBO), The Rider (VOD), Happy Happy Joy Joy (VOD), Uncle Frank (Amazon Prime), Flight Attendant (HBO), Your Honor (Showtime), The Wilds (Amazon Prime), Bombshell (Hulu), Twilight Zone S2 (CBS AA), The Stand (CBS AA), The Good Fight (CBS AA)

    Happiest Season and Queer Romantic Fiction

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2020 56:21


    We're joined by a special guest, queer romance author Philip William Stover. to discuss his Seasons of New Hope series, the new Hulu movie, Happiest Season, and queer romantic fiction.  Also discussed: Flight Attendant, My Sweet Audrina, Big Mouth, Beforeigners, Blinkist, Mank, Love and Monsters, Search Party, Taylor Swift's Evermore.  

    Run, New Mutants & Hillbilly Elegy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2020 55:26


    The latest buzzy movie to go straight to streaming is Run, a thriller about Sarah Paulson and her wheelchair-using daughter. We caught it on Hulu and have a review. Also discussed: Hillbilly Elegy (Netflix), His House (Netflix, Remi Weeks, Sudan), New Mutants (VOD), Adventure Time: Distant Lands (HBO Max), The Mandalorian (Disney+), 616 (Disney+), What We Left Behind (IMDB), Years and Years (HBO), Search Party (HBO Max), Two Weeks to Live (HBO, Max?), Crazy Not Insane (HBO), Murder at Middle Beach (HBO), Flight Attendant (HBO Max), Doctor Who (HBO)

    Queen's Gambit & The Mandalorian

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2020 52:22


    It's a bit of a grab bag this week as we catch up on pop culture odds and ends, including the Queen's Gambit (Netflix) and second season of The Mandalorian (Disney+) Also Discussed: We Are Who We Are (HBO), The Vow (HBO), Rachel Gets Strange (Amazon Prime), Both Fright Nights (Amazon & Showtime respectively), Evil Eye (Amazon Prime), Two Weeks to Live (HBO Max), Vivarium (Amazon Prime), Final Girls (VOD), Malasana 32 (Shudder), Bob's Burgers (Hulu), Indiana Jones Temple of Doom (Netflix), Stalking Darkness (Lynn Fleweling), Remove 45 (De La Soul)

    The Witches & Borat 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2020 62:34


    Roald Dahl's book The Witches has been remade into a new movie - how does it compare to the original? We also debut our new segment, Who Dat?, where we do a deep dive on one of our favorite actors/directors/musicians/etc. This week Fanny tackles John Cusack.  Also discussed: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (Amazon Prime), Over the Moon (Netflix), The Conners (ABC), Over the Garden Wall (HBO Max), Ghosts (HBO Max), Luck in the Shadows (Lynn Flewelling), Session 9 (Netflix), The Undoing (HBO), The Lie (Amazon Prime), Snowden (VOD)

    Haunting of Bly Manor & Lovecraft Finale

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2020 54:34


    Spooky stuff for you this episode - we review the Netflix series The Haunting of Bly Manor, and give final thoughts on Lovecraft Country.  Also discussed: 40 Year Old Version (Netflix), My Octopus Friend (Netflix), You Should Have Left (VOD), Daytrippers (HBO), Over the Garden Wall (HBO Max), Soulmates (AMC), Tiny World (Apple TV), Swamp Thing: Twin Branches (Maggie Stiefvater), Dexter Reboot 

    Enola Holmes, We Are Who We Are

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2020 57:25


    Stranger Things' Millie Bobby Brown plays a famous detective's younger sister in the new Netflix movie Enola Holmes— we've got a review.  Also discussed: Lovecraft Country (HBO), Lovecraft Country Radio (Podcast), We Are Who We Are (HBO), Cuties (Netflix), Scare Me (Shudder), Followed (VOD), Disappearance at Devil's Rock (Paul Tremblay), Pet (Akwaeke Emezi), The Comey Rule (Showtime), Great American Pop Culture Quiz Show (Podcast), American Werewolf in London (HBO), Call Me By Your Name (VOD)

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