On this week’s installment of Rec or Dreck, Evan and Dave dove into the very little content that was released the first two weeks of May, thanks to the behemoth that was “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” taking over the box office and public’s consciousness.

They started with Pete Davidson’s new Peacock series “Bupkis” (01:44) before hitting three films released into theaters: Lily James’ rom-com “What’s Love Got to Do with It?” (05:36), Priyanka Chopra Jonas’ rom-com “Love Again” (11:19), and Charlie Day’s best Buster Keaton imitation with “Fool’s Paradise” (23:08). Enjoy everyone!

On this week’s episode, the slate of movies couldn’t be any more diverse. Dave and Evan first talked the Batfleck’s mind-melting thriller “Hypnotic” (07:41) before remembering to play the latest round of our game, “News to Dave” (21:14). Then, we discussed the new movie from the other half of Bennifer, Netflix’s and Jennifer Lopez’s “The Mother” (23:41), before we traded in our iPhone hardware for the ol’ trackpad and Matt Johnson’s “BlackBerry” (48:33). Lastly, we return to the Marvel Cosmic Universe for “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” (59:32), the bittersweet end of the James Gunn trilogy, which proved bitter for one of us and sweet for the other.

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Welcome to the first official episode of Rec or Dreck! On this week’s taping, Evan recounts the rest of the best (and worst) that April had to offer, while Dave chimed in with his fancy buzzers and buzzwords. Here’s the line-up:

— Renfield (02:42)

— Mafia Mamma (06:20)

— The Pope’s Exorcist (09:32)

— Sweetwater (15:50)

— Suzume (18:04)

— The Season 5 premiere of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (21:23)

— The Season 3 finale of The Mandalorian (22:00)

— Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (25:10)

— How to Blow Up a Pipeline (27:20)

— Chevalier (29:25)

— Somewhere in Queens (31:26)

— A Tourist’s Guide to Love (34:04)

— Ghosted (36:14)

— Judy Blume Forever (40:53)

— The premiere of Dead Ringers (41:16)

— Season 1 of Slip (42:55)

— The series finale of Great Expectations (44:34)

— Sisu (46:05)

— Polite Society (49:06)

— Citadel (51:25)

Enjoy the show!

On this week’s show, Evan breaks some of the biggest cinematic news of late to Dave in our newest segment, “News to Dave” (07:06), before they get into four of the top mid-to-late April theater releases. First up is a tour in Afghanistan to take part in “Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant” (10:22). Then, they relive their gloriously stressful childhood years to talk about “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.” (26:15), followed by a descent into hell (with corresponding ascent into a Los Angeles high rise) for “Evil Dead Rise” (36:03). Lastly, Evan was amused while Dave was afraid to watch and discuss the polarizing nightmare comedy “Beau Is Afraid” (50:26). Enjoy the episode, everybody!

On this special bonus episode, Evan borrows the soapbox for a bit to talk about the best (and worst) of the rest he’s seen in late March and early April, as Dave either actively or passively listens. You decide. Here’s what they got into:

• Jason Isbell: Running With Our Eyes Closed (02:08)

• Paint (03:50)

• BEEF (05:24)

• Season 3 of Party Down (07:15)

• Murder Mystery 2 (08:37)

• Tetris (09:05)

• Rye Lane (10:26)

• A Thousand and One (11:47)

• The 2-episode premiere of Great Expectations (13:03)

• The season 4 premiere of Succession (13:20)

• Daisy Jones & the Six (14:15)

• Season 1 of Shrinking (16:29)

• The Lost King (17:30)

• A Good Person (18:26)

Enjoy the show!

In this week’s episode, Dave and Evan are tackling some of the biggest movies to hit theaters so far this year. 2023 has finally gotten some momentum going, evident by the spectacular box office numbers and a massive jump in the quality of the product being put out. After tackling some of the biggest news in cinema in a new segment (13:45), they’ll be taking the nearest green tunnel to the Mushroom Kingdom and talking “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” (21:04). They’ll then discuss Ben Affleck’s much-lauded return to the director’s chair for “Air” (35:14) before venturing into role-playing territory for “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” (56:19). Lastly, they’ll be ascending the Sacre-Coeur for (somewhat) dueling takes on “John Wick: Chapter 4” (01:11:57). Enjoy the show!

March is underway and so are the blockbusters! We are first discussing Adam Driver’s (very much junk) sci-fi epic “65” (10:25) before returning to the City of Brotherly Love for the second (and presumably final) installment in the “Shazam!” franchise (23:24). Then, Dave and Evan talk TV, particularly Pedro Pascal on TV, spotlighting the season 1 finale of “The Last of Us” (44:15) and the official* season 3 premiere of “The Mandalorian” (1:03:19) [*unofficial if you take “The Book of Boba Fett” into consideration]. Finally, for the main event, “Creed III” takes the ring and we threw a lot of punches its way (01:08:48). Hope y’all enjoy!

On this special bonus episode, Dave and Evan are reacting to the just-finished Oscars telecast, going through every category and recounting the winners. Negronis not included, but giggling sure is. Enjoy!

Welcome back to the show! On today’s episode, Dave and Evan are venturing deep into the Hundred Acre Wood to talk about “Winnie the Pooh: Blood & Honey” (10:25), traveling across the pond to lay witness to “Magic Mike’ Last Dance” (26:45), and retuning to the forest to tear into “Cocaine Bear” (49:45). Then, Dave shared his thoughts about “Eating Miss Campbell” (01:03:13), a premiere he had the pleasure of indulging in a few weeks ago, and Evan quickly shared his praise for two sublime dramas, “Of An Age” and “Close” (01:05:30). Finally, we followed the Langs, Pyms, and Van Dynes into the quantum realm to argue whether “Ant-Man & the Wasp: Quantumania” spells promise or doom for the Marvel Cinematic Universe moving forward (01:12:27). Enjoy everybody!

It’s officially February and the first big movie of the year is upon us! Dave and I start this episode by reviewing Brandon Cronenberg’s debatably allegorical but certainly gross-out indie flick Infinity Pool (12:21), the Netflix original comedy You People (35:14) starring Jonah Hill and Eddie Murphy, and Sarah Polly’s Oscar-nominated character study Women Talking (46:41). Then, we get into the feature review for the episode, M. Night Shyamalan’s Knock at the Cabin (01:14:23), and argue whether or not Night has regained his fastball as a filmmaker and writer. As always, check us out on Instagram at talking_pictures_podcast for reels from this show and past ones and for Evan’s reviews of even more films that graced the big and silver screens over the last couple weeks. Enjoy the show everybody!