Two real sales managers, Dave and Dave, join us to break down how salespeople get portrayed in movies — and then we throw scenarios at them to find out which fictional sales characters they'd actually hire.
Carson and Paolo argue about whether Charlie Kaufman's films hold up, then a guest drops by to talk through everything else we've enjoyed lately — including Tenet, The Devil All the Time, and Bloodshot.
Carson and Paolo argue about whether Charlie Kaufman's films hold up, then dig into a few other recent watches: Onward, I'm Thinking of Ending Things, and #Alive.
Dr. Mena joins the show to fact-check Hollywood's track record on infectious disease movies — what they get right, what they get hilariously wrong — and ranks ten disease movies we made him watch just for this episode.
Lauren joins us to dig into the 2008 Spanish horror movie REC and the five increasingly strange sequels it spawned — what worked, what didn't, and where the franchise should've stopped.
Andy and Joe are back for round two on video game movies, and this time we actually try to give Hollywood some constructive notes on how to adapt a game without ruining it.
Of all the movie franchises out there, which one is actually the most fun to watch — not the best, not the most important, just the most fun? Charli and Dan join us to argue it out.
Did Harry Potter create a generation of social justice warriors? Are the subliminal messages people swear are in old Disney movies real or just internet nonsense? Andrew and Colin join Carson and Paolo to argue about all of it and more.
Ben and Shadoe join us to break down the career of Canadian actor Keanu Reeves and argue over which role is actually his best — with a Care Bears fact-check thrown in for good measure.
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About The Fan & The Critic
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Carson and Paolo love movies. They don't always love the same movies — and that's the whole show.
Two suburban dads who probably spend more time thinking about film than is healthy — get together every month or so, bring in some friends, and talk about movies for way too long. Sometimes it's a deep dive into a genre. Sometimes it's a year-end list that causes more conflict than it should. Sometimes we're not totally sure what it is, but we had a good time making it and hopefully you'll have a good time listening to it.