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There's a lot coming in 2024 and to list it all in the description would totally defeat the point of the episode! Needless to say, there is a boatload of content coming this year and Kevin, left all by his lonesome, tells you what he's most interested in for this year. In a roundabout way, everyone but Pete shares their lists, too! Because he's only human, Kevin can't cover everything, so there is also a more comprehensive list at the end as you listen to the majestic APNC theme song. Here's to a magnifecent 2024! Cheers!

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This week it's just Andrew and Kevin and they cover Rebel Moon, The Curse, Poker Face, Genie, and The Best Christmas Ever! They manage to keep it relatively tight in spite of the amount of content and a good portion of it is dedicated to Rebel Moon.

The show kicks off with Andrew jumping right into it. He liked the movie more than the critics did (not hard to do, really...) and, as the discussion goes on, it seems like Kevin did, too. He doesn't like it as much as Andrew, but he gives it higher praise than most other recent Snyder films. Andrew even takes a minute to compare the film to the '80s film, Battle Beyond the Stars, which is an eerily similar plot!

Next up Kevin talks about the Showtime series, The Curse. It's an A24 series and it's an art piece, so VERY subjective. And with Kevin the subject, he's very critical of it. It's an interesting series that he'll watch all of but he's not sure he can actually recommend it to anyone. So with that, watch at your own risk!

While Andrew gathers his notes, Kevin steers the conversation to Holiday films for the last (recorded) episode of 2023. He discusses the Peacock film, Genie, starring Melissa McCarthy. This film revolves solely around Melissa's ability to carry a scene, but it leaves a lot to be desired on the story front. Kevin has some serious issues with the development and shares those outright.

Once he's gathered his notes, Andrew takes over with a Christmas review of his own, Best Christmas Ever! He claims he had to watch it because he has a girlfriend now and this is a sacrifice he has to make, but I think we all know the truth... That said, he didn't absolutely hate this movie, though Rotten Tomatoes suggests maybe everyone else did!

Kevin rounds out the show with a review of the Peacock series, Poker Face, starring Natasha Lyonne. As with just about everything she does, Kevin loved it. It's a smart, creative, and witty take on the crime dramedy and definitely worth your time!

Andrew closes the show with some notes on the most recent season of Invincible and, if you are a facial hair aficionado, there's some bonus footage at the end for you!

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On the docket this week is Leave the World Behind, Godzilla Minus One, Wonka, How To Be A Mob Boss, a Christmas episode preview, and more! It's an all new configuration this week, too, as Salony is back on the show and Jen finally decided to show up, too. Alongside Kevin and Andrew, it makes for a very classy show. Until they run away, one by one, leaving the guys to their usual mischief.

The reason for all the camaraderie, of course, is Leave the World Behind. It's a new end-of-the-world-type movie and everyone watched. The gang goes around the horn with general thoughts before breaking everything down together. It's a great conversation with some great insights from everyone. It actually seems like we have SOME culture on the show after all.

After that conversation, Salony jumps off and leaves Jen to tell the boys about Wonka. To everyone's surprise (even Jen's) it really wasn't that bad of a film. At this point, Kevin and Andrew may even jump on an check it out.

When Jen is done spinning her Wonka tale, Andrew plays her off like she's at an award show. Andrew then jumps into a quick lightning round where he covers The Fall of the House of Usher and Gen V before jumping into Godzilla Minus One which he absolutely gushes about. Needless to say, Kevin is chomping at the bit for this one to stream.

Next up, Kevin takes the opportunity to speed rush his Christmas watches this year, all recommended by friend of the show, Ari. He quickly lists off his order of preference and explains where some of them falter. He then jumps into his own 8-Bit Christmas-ish story.

Once Story Time with Kevin is over, Andrew talks through his history with Godzilla. This, of course, leads into his review of Godzilla Minus One, which he loved. It's a very human-centric film which is what Andrew really loves about it.

After the Kaiju talk, Andrew wants to discuss How to Become a Mob Boss, but his notes are missing, so Kevin jumps in with a quick review of a couple of things he's in the middle of, Obliterated on Netflix and The Family Plan on Apple TV+. Neither film is perfect but he enjoys them enough to recommend them. Once Andrew gets his notes together, he gets back in on the action and finishes his deep dive into Mob Boss.

The next discussion they get into is the Rebel Moon trailer. Between the trailer itself and the latest Rotten Tomatoes scores, the film looks dubious at best. That being said, both of the fellas are committed to watching it, so that's something right?

Andrew then takes a quick break to talk about the latest trailer for The American Society of Magical Negroes, which has taken a film with some potential and has turned it into a rather disjointed romcom. The guys haven't completely given up on it yet, but the trust level on this one is very low...

To close out the show, the guys quickly talk about contecnt creator KevOnStage and his new aventure with Attack on Titan. More importantly, though, is that his content is great anyways. You can find him on all socials at @KevOnStage and we are tagging him here so he knows he's appreciated and hopefully we can feed him a couple of new followers!

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It's a quick one this week since Kevin is all alone and there is no one to tell him his ideas are foolish. The episode kicks off with the first ever full on sales pitch, with Kevin having fallen in love with his Backbone for iPhone (you can buy one here, even if you use Android: https://www.playbackbone.com )

Of course he bought it so he could spend more time gaming so that leads into his quick review of Starfield, now out on PC and XBox (and his iPhone using his Backbone. Just sayin'...). He's pretty hooked on the game and would definitely love for you to check it out, too! To close out the gaming bit of his unsupervised episode, he also covers the trailer for the new Fallout series coming to Prime in 2024.

Next up, Kevin sticks with games, but of the reality variety rather than the video variety. He and his kids have been watching The Squid Game Challenge on Netflix, a real life (non-lethal) version of the popular Netflix show. Guests compete for a whopping $4.56M grand prize in a show that has been quite entertaining for both Kevin and his kids.

After that, Kevin discusses the show Jury Duty on the free Amazon Prime service, Freevee. It's a show about a fake reality show, except one guy doesn't know it's fake. Ronald Gladded has volunteered to participate in a documentary about jury duty, not knowing that the judge, trial, and every single person involved is an actor. James Marsden, of X-Men and Sonic the Hedgehog fame, plays a narcissistic caricature of himself in a very interesting show.

The show finishes with a brief review of Bodies, a multi-decade spanning murder mystery on Netflix, and then a bit of a rundown on some streaming content releasing later this month.

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This week is a hearty one. The gang covers The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Blue Beetle, Blue Eye Samurai, Monarch Legacy of Monsters, and more!

It kicks off with Andrew and Jen talking about the newest Hunger Games flick, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. It's really interesting to hear how this prequel story ties and just how much they enjoyed it. Kevin hasn't seen it yet, but his interest is certainly piqued.

Next up, Kevin discusses Blue Beetle, which just dropped on Max. If you'll recall, Andrew saw this in theaters and thoroughly enjoyed. As it turns out, Kevin and his kids did not... There's a hearty debate about it and we definitely leave this one to the commenters to tell us what they think!

After that, Kevin and Andrew talk about Monarch - Legacy of Monsters on Apple TV. They both love that it's a human centered story and it's off to a great start. This also leads into a quick discussion of some other Apple TV shows Andrew should be watching now that he has the service. If you have any others he should be watching, definitely post in the comments.

The guys pass the baton back to Jen to give her a chance to talk about her take on the two most recent Mike Flanagan shows, Midnight Mass and The Fall of the House of Usher. The guys both love these and, thankfully, so did Jen!

Eventually we end up back with Kevin who discusses Blue Eye Samurai. This is a new animated series on Netflix and it has all the makings of a modern day masterpiece. He's only one who's seen it but he gushes about it so hopefully the gang and the viewers give it a chance!

Stay tuned after the show for Jen and Kevin rambling on reality TV and more. This whole bit was recorded as they waited for Andrew to show up. This is a very condensed cut of over 90 minutes of extra goodies!

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This week the guys cover so many endings! The end of Attack on Titan, Loki, Season 3 of The Boys, and Season 1 of Gen V. They also cover The Marvels and Invincible and, of course, some bonus content because they love their tangents.

They kick off with something beginning rather than ending, though, in The Marvels, just released in the theaters this last weekend. While The film struggled at this weekend, both guys really enjoyed it and share their thoughts on why.

Next up, they dig into the season/series finale of Loki. This one hits with a lot of feels and sets up a lot of the future of the MCU, so the guys dig into that a bit before moving on to The Boys, Gen V, and Invincible, which Kevin is now completely caught up on and Andrew is nearly caught up on.

Before jumping into the meatiest part of the talk, Attack on Titan, Kevin quickly throws a review in for Quiz Lady on Hulu, starring Sandra Oh and Awkwafina. Hint: go watch it!

To finish off the show, they dig into the finale to the 10 year run of Attack on Titan. This show is incredibly deep so they get to break down a lot of material here. If you are a fan of the show the you'll definitely want to here the guys geek out on this one.

If you stay for the end, the guys also go over all of the trailers they saw before The Marvels and there are some fun ones in there!

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We have an emotional roller coaster this week with a ton of stuff, including more of Loki, Five Nights at Freddy's, and the passing of Matthew Perry. The guys also mix in some Gen V and Old Dads talk as well.

Despite security precautions, Pete is back this week and jumps right in, practically begging for a FNAF review. Kevin obliges and discusses a bit of the lore as well as who this film is really targeted at. He enjoyed it enough and the box office numbers suggests we can expect a sequel in the future.

Next up, Andrew gets in his wayback machine and talks about the 1980 monster flick, Alligator. While being very Sharknado-esque and really not great, he still enjoyed it and it's worth a watch if those types are your jam. This leads Kevin to talk about the new Lil Rel Howery film, The Mill. It's certainly less fun than Alligator is probably skippable.

Next up, the 3 talk about the new film, Old Dads, starring Bill Burr, Bobby Cannavale, and Bokeem Woodbine. It's at least a decent film depending on which of the guys you ask, but certainly has it's hilarious moments is an overall recommendation.

Next up, Pete brings up Gen V which somehow only he has watched. He gives it rave reviews, especially for those that love The Boys. Kevin and Andrew have made the commitment to get on board ASAP so look for a broader review soon.

Pete and Kevin discuss Big Mouth briefly before Kevin reviews Cobweb which just dropped on Hulu. It's a pretty solid horror flick with some glaring flaws but really does a great job with atmosphere.

This leads the guys into the heartbreaking topic of the untimely passing of Matthew Perry. This loss hit Pete especially hard so he takes the lead on this discussion. It's a great retrospective on a man who touched so many lives both on and off screen.

Once the guys finish the emotional break, they finish the episode talking about Loki Season 2 through episode 4. It's been a great season so far and they are certainly looking forward to what comes next!

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Andrew is back this week and the guys keep the content tighter this time with Loki, Ahsoka, The Fall of the House of Usher, Hippest Trip - The Soul Train Musical, Pearl, The Thing (2011), and John Carpenter's Suburban Screams.

The show kicks off with the guys talking about the finale of the first (and last?) season of Ahsoka. There's a lot of great stuff to cover including the future of the very dynamic charatcter, Baylan Skoll.

Next up, Kevin talks about the recent horror films, Pearl, The Thing (2011), and the new docuseries John Carpenter's Suburban Screams. These are generally a hit, but there is a miss in here. Which one? Listen and find our?

When he's done going on about all that, Kevin and Andrew the move on to the start of Loki season 2. It's early going, but the guys are really enjoying it so far. There is a lot of road to travel with several episodes to go, but there is a lot of promise here.

Kevin then goes on to talk about the latest from Mike Flanagan, The Fall of the House of Usher. If you like Flanagan's work, this is going to be your jam. It's peak Flanagan and rivals shows like Midnight Mass and the Haunting of Hill House.

The show finishes off with a very rare discussion of musicals. Andrew took in a great show recently called Hippest Trip - The Soul Train Musical. He absolutely loved it and it leads to the guys talking about the genre in general for what might be a first on the show!

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It's all about Totally Killer, One Piece, and a whole kitchen sink of horror and suspense films. Why? Because Andrew is out again and if you leave him for another week, Kevin will have way too much to talk about!!

The episode kicks off with Kevin discussing the new Netflix show, One Piece. It's based on an insanely long running anime that he's never seen, but that doesn't stop him from loving the show!

Next up, Kevin discusses a couple of major gaps in his classic horror film watch history, The Exorcist and The Thing. Yup, two absolute classics and this fool hasn't seen either one. Rest assured, though, that he loved both of them!

Next up, sticking with older horror, Hulu presented Kevin with 2 made for TV Stephen King classics, Rose Red and Storm of the Century. As these were both made for TV they hit a little different then the previous two classics, but they hold their own when needed.

As we move into more modern horror and suspense, he covers As Above So Below, Wilderness, Watcher, Fair Play, and The Boogeyman. Some of these were certainly better than others. None were bad and none were mind blowing, though As Above So Below was probably the best of the bunch.

He then finishes thus episode as the proverbial "compliment sandwich" of episodes. He loved One Piece at the beginning and he loved Totally Killer here at the end. I guess that makes The Exorcist and The Thing the bacon of the sandwich?

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This week kicks off with the latest episode of Ahsoka, then jumps into TMNT Mutant Mayhem, and then heads into No One WIll Save You before finishing off with some solid tangent talk!

Episode 6 of Ahsoka is a BANGER and Kevin and Andrew dive in pretty hard. Obviously there is love for the episode overall, but there is a lot of conversation around where the show is going and what it all means, including some wild fan theories!

Next up, the guys talk TMNT Mutant Mayhem. This is a rare one for Andrew as comedy and kids animation is not his jam. We won't make you wait here, he actually really enjoyed it, so the discussion on it is a lot of fun.

Before getting into what's coming up in the next several weeks, Kevin takes the time to talk about the new film, No One Will Save You on Hulu, starring the excellent Kaitlyn Dever. He is a huge fan of her work and this film definitely highlights her skill, while being something very different at the same time!

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