On Episode 138 of the Always the Critic Podcast, we wrap up our quick mini-series, where each host defends a presumably indefensible January release movie panned by critics, with 1999’s She’s All That.

Jess tries her best to convince Rico that She’s All That is an underrated and kind of great teen rom-com, citing the iconic makeover reveal, the magic of Freddie Prinze Jr., and the edgy themes the film explores. The two discuss what the critics said back when the movie first hit theaters, as well as the effectiveness of the music video-style dance scenes, the love story’s believability, and Rico’s scathing opinion of Rachael Leigh Cook as an actress and leading lady.

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On Episode 137 of the Always the Critic Podcast, we begin a quick mini-series where each host defends a presumably indefensible January release movie panned by critics, starting with 2004’s Along Came Polly.

Rico tries his best to convince Jess that Along Came Polly is an underrated comedy, citing Phillip Seymour Hoffman’s brilliant side character and a few strong scenes. The two discuss what the critics said back when the movie first hit theaters, as well as the effectiveness of the gross-out humor in the movie, the love story’s believability, and their opinion of Jennifer Aniston as an actress and leading lady.

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On the latest episode of the Always the Critic movie podcast, we look back and rank our favorite movies of 2020.

Rico Albarracin and Jessica Firpi take turns naming their favorite movies of the year. Although they share a few in common, the co-hosts surprise each other with their picks. They also talk about the year of 2020 in movies, their favorite performances of the year and movies that just missed the list.

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Rico and Jess talk about the Disney+ Original Series "The Mandalorian" season 2. The crew talks about the season finale, including the surprise cameo. They also talk about where they believe the show will go, whether Jess will still be interested in the show now that a major plot point has occurred. Plus a quick discussion of the announcement of the different Star Wars shows coming down the road.

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On Episode 135 of the Always the Critic Podcast, we actually review two new releases(!!): DC’s Wonder Woman 1984 and Pixar’s Soul.

Rico and Jess grab their fanny packs and head for D.C. (pun intended) as they review the second team-up of director Patty Jenkins and Gal Gadot, including their likes and dislikes (but mostly likes), how interesting they found Kristen Wiig’s character, and Pedro Pascal’s facial hair (or lack thereof). Later in the show, Rico and Jess discuss Pixar’s Soul,(1:02:08) including how disappointing they found the execution of the promising premise, differing wildly from the critic’s consensus, and if this movie is a sign of a creatively bankrupt Pixar… or maybe Rico and Jess just aren’t Pixar people anymore.

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On Episode 134 of the Always the Critic Podcast, we finish out our mini-series discussing underrated Christmas movies and spend Christmas with The Family Stone.

Rico and Jess discuss their favorite lines and scenes from the movie, ask questions like “Was Meredith that terrible?”, and talk through the amazing cast, which includes Diane Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Sarah Jessica Parker, Luke Wilson, Dermot Mulroney, and Claire Danes.

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On Episode 133 of the Always the Critic Podcast, we pick up on week 2 of our mini-series discussing underrated Christmas movies. We head back to 2005 with Ryan Reynolds in Just Friends.

Rico and Jess discuss their differing opinions on the film plus major plot points, the toxic concept of the friend zone, and laugh through their favorite lines and scenes.

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On Episode 132 of the Always the Critic Podcast, we begin a new mini-series discussing underrated Christmas movies. We start by getting a glimpse into a different life with The Family Man.

Rico and Jess look back at the 20-year-old film by discussing the major plot points, themes of money vs. family, some problematic tropes that don’t hold up anymore. Of course, we get into detail about the enigma that is Nicolas Cage.

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We’re taking the week off (hope you have a great Thanksgiving) and sharing one of our Patreon exclusive episodes. This may be a movie podcast but Jessica and Rico took some time to talk about their relationship to another medium, which is television.

Both podcast hosts talk about what draws them to the shows they watch, why they make the distinction between the two, Jessica’s reviews of Asian dramas, and Rico’s favorite shows ever.

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