It's A Streamable Life

Brandon and Lorin attempt to watch Netflix's "Blonde," the fictionalized biopic of Marylin Monroe from Andrew Dominick, starring Ana de Armas. The chore of exploring Monroe's traumas all at once spurred a larger conversation around biography films about the deceased. We also talk about HBO's second season of White Lotus and recap the third entry of Unsolved Mysteries on Netflix. 

Closing out the Halloween season, Brandon and Lorin discuss the Final Girl. The popular horror film trope has changed the way women are viewed in the genre. We talk about the iconic trailblazers and the current new women who are fighting back. We also recap season one of House of the Dragon and give our two cents on Netflix's Cabinet of Curiosities from Guillermo Del Toro. 

Brandon and Lorin compare and contrast two new series adaptations of vampire tales in AMC's Interview With The Vampire and Showtime's Let The Right One In. In the spirit of Halloween, we also discuss the return of Ryan Murphy's American Horror Story and Netflix's third volume of Unsolved Mysteries. 

Brandon & Lorin tackle the true crime genre, contemplating the pros and cons of the successful paramount across all mediums. What is the root of our obsession with these stories, and when does that fixation become exploitative? We recap the penultimate episode of "House of the Dragon" and review the long-awaited conclusion to 2018's "Halloween" trilogy, "Halloween Ends." 

This week Brandon and Lorin transition into the spooky season with a recap of Hulu's "Hellraiser" reboot. In conversation, they discuss horror's recent resurgence as of late in film and TV. Elsewhere they discuss that pivotal episode of "House of the Dragon" and give their thoughts on Disney's "Hocus Pocus 2" and Marvel's "Werewolf By Night."

We've arrived at the final quarter of 2022, signaling a recap of the best titles consumed within the last three months before looking ahead to what the year has in store across TV and film. We also discuss the latest in headlines while pondering what has really changed in the industry five years from the onset of the #MeToo movement. 

This week's episode recaps Netflix's annual Tudum: A Global Event. Brandon and Lorin share which of the upcoming titles they're most excited about; from the fourth season of You to Ryan Murphy's next limited series, The Watcher. Later, they discuss the streams of the week which include a wild episode of House of the Dragon as well as the ever-brilliant Reservation Dogs. 

Brandon and Lorin are BACK with a BRAND NEW episode. Kicking off season six of the podcast with our thoughts on last week's Primetime Emmys. We also venture into a new segment called our COLD OPEN. Lastly, we introduce STREAMS OF THE WEEK - our new way of chronicling life in the peak entertainment era. 

In this final episode of season five, Lorin welcomes Brandon to the world of the Song of Fire and Ice with HBO’s premiere of House of the Dragon. We talk about characters, initial thoughts, and where we think the show may be headed.

This week we talk about the season three finale of Westworld as HBO prepares for a return to Westeros.