For this episode, we went in without much planning and stumbled on a few good topics, including our favorite movie theater experiences, MPAA ratings, the new Charlie Kaufman movie "Anomalisa," and customer service. 

Our theme music is by Alex Brodsky and Makenzie Flom did the art.

Now that just about everyone in the world has seen it, we're talking about "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" in this (spoiler-filled!) episode.

We also get into other movies from this year that resurrected beloved '80s franchises, like "Creed," "Jurassic World" and "Mad Max: Fury Road."

Our theme music is by Alex Brodsky and Makenzie Flom did the art.

Happy New Year! As 2015 turns into 2016 we're talking about year-end lists: best albums, songs, movies, TV, etc. We're unpacking why we like them, what's on them, and why they might be bad for us.

Bonus! If you start listening at 11:10 you can ring in the new year with us. Kiss your iPod at midnight.

Our theme music is by Alex Brodsky and Makenzie Flom did the art. Special editing help this week by Nina Perkins.

Merry Christmas Eve everybody! We're celebrating by talking for a long, long time about the British Christmas classic Love Actually! Will Tony's Grinch heart grow three sizes this day? Will Griffin ever say anything bad about this movie? Let's find out together!

Our theme music is by Alex Brodsky and Makenzie Flom did the art.

Facebook recently unveiled the Trending feature, where news stories of the day pop up on the side of your page. Some of these stories are very dumb! Griffin has been collecting some of the more dubious entries for a few weeks. Now it's time to rattle them off. Plus a discussion of the things that make Michael Bublé sad.

Our theme music is by Alex Brodsky and Makenzie Flom did the art.

We're almost halfway through December and your local lite rock station is playing Christmas music 24/7, so we're gonna join them and talk about our holiday favorites. Plus discussion of Griffin's former job as Santa's helper at the Mall of America and the ongoing War on Christmas.

Our theme music is by Alex Brodsky and Makenzie Flom did the art.

This week we're talking about two movies from 2015, one many consider to be the best of the year, one many consider the worst, both made by writer/director Tom McCarthy. 

The first is Spotlight, a no-nonsense journalism ensemble drama that seems to be leading the Oscar race. Then, The Cobbler, a baffling modern fable starring Adam Sandler. We review them individually and wonder if there is anything to be learned from McCarthy's bizarre year as a director. 

Our theme music is by Alex Brodsky and Makenzie Flom did the art.

It's Thanksgiving! To celebrate, we're talking about Griffin's movie-centric tradition (which involves a deep dive into the morbid ending of The Mist), Best Buy, a new song from Chance the Rapper's brother, and everything else that we're thankful for.

Our theme music is by Alex Brodsky and Makenzie Flom did the art. 

We didn't get the chance to sit next to Shia LaBeouf as he watched #AllMyMovies, so we've at least got to talk a little about him, his career, and one unfortunate rap battle in the middle of a swamp. 

Plus a conversation about the best new Netflix comedies. And Griffin takes a moment to publicly hate on Coke Freestyle machines.

Our theme music is by Alex Brodsky and Makenzie Flom did the art. 

"Saturday Night Live" is often essential viewing during election season. But when the very-easy-to-make-fun-of GOP frontrunner comes to host, the air leaves the room completely.

We'll talk about why Donald Trump didn't work, and run down our favorite non-performer hosts. Plus, Jeb Bush vs. Baby Hitler.

Our theme music is by Alex Brodsky and Makenzie Flom did the art. They're like those perfect and weird sketches right between Update and goodbyes.