Married to the Idea

Welcome to Season Three! For the first episode of 2019, we're comparing the flawed yet enjoyable Venom with the visually and viscerally violent Upgrade. Will the winner be the likable yet dysfunctional relationship, or the cautionary tale of man vs. machine? Let us decide for you, like a symbiotic partner whispering in your brain.

Welcome to the end of 2018, and the end of Season Two! We wrap up with a wonderful and underrated holiday movie, Arthur Christmas. We hope you find the simple beauty and heartfelt message within that we did, and make it part of your viewing list next Christmas. See you in 2019! *NO SPOILERS - We want you to enjoy it like we did: without spoilers.*

To kick off this Christmas, we begin with a character as ubiquitous to the holiday season as Santa and Jesus - The Grinch! Does the new Illumination animated movie hold up to the original Chuck Jones classic? Does it make up for the sins of the Jim Carrey version? Is there a Who pope? All this, and more, lie within our first Christmas episode of 2018!

We're celebrating this Thanksgiving with our new fave animated Netflix show, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power! Having never seen the original 80s tv show, we discuss the two-part season opener, The Sword, from a newcomers perspective. Prepare for talk about magnificent horses, excitement for future cosplays, endless positive comparisons to Avatar: The Last Airbender, and rediscovering the genius humor and heart of Noelle Stevenson. *SPOILERS FOR THE FIRST TWO EPISODES*

It's Halloween 2018, and Aaron can't stop swearing as we look at the meh-sterpiece Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween. It's worse in every way compared to the 2015 movie, and yet is also the best Goosebumps movie adaptation so far. Confused? So are we. Listener beware - you're in for expletives, spoilers, and scares!

Gather your coven close and bust out the midnight margaritas, because this week in Halloween 2018, we're talking about Practical Magic! Is this the rare case where the movie is better than the book? Did actual witchcraft account for its initial flop and subsequent cult status? Are we all now living like witches in the 90s? Get those self-stirring coffees, and let's dive in.

For our second spoopy episode of Halloween 2018, we're reviewing a show as cozy as being wrapped up in a blanket with a mug of hot cocoa on a brisk autumnal night - Hilda! *NO SPOILERS* as we discuss the first season of this Netflix original, from its likable characters and beautiful art direction, to its unnerving earnestness and sincere joy, as well as which magical creatures we would be.

It's Halloween 2018, and we're starting off with A House With A Clock In Its Walls. Does it have enough magic and scares to become a Halloween classic? Do the cool characters and fun atmosphere make up for the poop jokes? And will we ever figure out how to do a proper opening? Tune in to find out! *SPOILERS*

We're still not over Thanos, but that doesn't mean we can't enjoy a fun superhero movie! We talk rankings, representation, and whether Marvel movies are allowed to be just okay.

You've binged it on Netflix, now let's analyze us some fairy tale subversion as we discuss Matt Groening's newest show, Disenchantment!