Critically Panned

Caitlin, Jacob, and the two Sams enter the DC Fandome for the show’s first episode. They discuss the biggest gaming and movie news from the event, including "The Batman," "Gotham Knights," the new Suicide Squad game and movie, and the Snyder Cut teaser.

Timecodes:

4:05 - "Death on the Nile" trailer

10:43 - Olivia Wilde’s Marvel project

16:32 - DC Fandome

18:15 - DC games ("Gotham Knights" and "Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League")

40:00 - DC movies ("The Suicide Squad," "Wonder Woman 1984," The Snyder Cut, "The Batman")

Thank you to Post Sex Nachos for the music.

Kids in College is dead. Long live Critically Panned, a new pop culture podcast starring Caitlin Brenner, Jacob Douglas, Sam Kingma, and Sam Mosher. On this week’s teaser episode, the hosts discuss the show’s format, name, and other behind-the-scenes goodies in anticipation of the show’s first full episode. Thank you to Post Sex Nachos for the music.

This is it. The end of Kids in College. The past three and a half years have been a hell of a ride, and we thank you all for joining us along the way. Jacob and Sam sunset the show by discussing the past, present and future of the podcast and their friendship. Thanks to Jonathan Ochocki for our logo and to Randy Gindler and Ian Teoh for our music. New episodes post every Monday.

Three and a half years in, now is as good a time as ever to look back and highlight our favorite moments from the show. Does that make this episode our best one yet? Listen to find out. Shoutout to best friends of the show Caitlin Brenner, Bryce Cross, Cameron Flatt, Lukas Fryer, Elmer Guardado and Sam Kingma for appearing in these “greatest hit” clips. Timecodes:

4:08 - Our first intro

15:05 - “What? You don’t like money?” (ft. Caitlin Brenner)

24:20 - “Don’t fight me. I’m a gamer.”

29:00 - “Ice Age in Review” (ft. Bryce Cross and Sam Kingma)

38:12 - Kingma’s Crazy Taxi pitch (ft. Cameron Flatt and Sam Kingma)

49:00 - Breakheads (ft. Lukas Fryer and Sam Kingma)

52:50 - Breakheads, Part 2 (ft. Lukas Fryer and Sam Kingma)

58:23 - Hurricane Heist (ft. Bryce Cross, Elmer Guardado and Sam Kingma)

Thanks to Jonathan Ochocki for our logo and to Randy Gindler and Ian Teoh for our music. New episodes post every Monday.

It’s been a hot second since the last pitch episode, but this one is a doozy. Cameron Flatt and Sam Kingma join us once again to pitch new stories based on existing IP and people (16:15 past pitches, 20:22 Sam Mosher’s pitch, 38:00 Jacob’s pitch, 46:30 Cameron’s pitch, 1:00:08 Sam Kingma’s pitch). Other topics include Jacob’s PC build, moving and the Sonic movie. Thanks to Jonathan Ochocki for our logo and to Randy Gindler and Ian Teoh for our music. New episodes post every Monday.

A lot of movies make us miss normal life right now, but few movies make us miss doing nothing with our friends more than Dazed and Confused, the movie of the week (26:25). We discuss the great cast and soundtrack, get nostalgic about long nights with friends and compare the movie to our high school experience. Other topics include vacations during pandemic times, PC gaming and Uncharted. Thanks to Jonathan Ochocki for our logo and to Randy Gindler and Ian Teoh for our music. New episodes post every Monday.

This week, we’re feeling romantic about spending our 20s together in a big city. That’s because we watched Jacob’s favorite movie, Frances Ha (21:27). We discuss the titular character, Greta Gerwig’s performance, the hilarious dialogue and its representation of friendship. Other topics include Following, The Castle of Cagliostro, The Great Dictator and Sam’s review of The Last of Us Part II. Thanks to Jonathan Ochocki for our logo and to Randy Gindler and Ian Teoh for our music. New episodes post every Monday.

The House Arrest Activity Club welcomes Sam’s favorite movie of all time, La La Land, this week (26:45). The boys discuss their favorite songs, the cast and the cinematography. Other topics include our 4th of July weekends, Hamilton and NBA 2K. Thanks to Jonathan Ochocki for our logo and to Randy Gindler and Ian Teoh for our music. New episodes post every Monday.

The boys (which of course includes Sam Kingma) reunite in Columbia and talk about the weirdness of hanging out together in 2020. Jacob and Sam K reflect on college and what they miss or regret. In classic Kingma fashion, video games come up, including The Last of Us Part 2, Smash Bros. DLC and PC gaming. Other topics include dating apps, Floor Is Lava, other game shows and clout chasing. Thanks to Jonathan Ochocki for our logo and to Randy Gindler and Ian Teoh for our music. New episodes post every Monday.

Our favorite anime boy Sam Kingma joins us this week to gush about Hayao Miyazaki’s The Wind Rises (32:45). We discuss the film’s romance, animation and love of planes. Other topics include The Last of Us Part 2, Arrested Development, anime video games, Content Cube’s bad takes and more acts of goodness from K-pop stans. Thanks to Jonathan Ochocki for our logo and to Randy Gindler and Ian Teoh for our music. New episodes post every Monday.