The Incomparable Superfeed

Our annual Kilmas tradition leads us to watch the questionable 2000 sci-fi film “Red Planet,” in which Val Kimer is at his best, and several other actors are also present. Also, the main plot points of this film are so similar to “The Martian” that we’re now convinced Andy Weir must have seen this film and vowed to do it better. But if you’ve ever wanted to watch a dumber version of “The Martian,” have we found the movie for you. - Jason Snell with Moisés Chiullán, Annette Wierstra, Erika Ensign and David J. Loehr.

A clerk from the hall of records needs Magnum’s help to unravel a really stupid and convoluted plot involving her husband (hey, it’s that guy!) and artificial intelligence computer code that is so advanced it should probably never be used by anyone. But the real attraction is the episode’s visit to the U.S. Male adult entertainment show, which is perplexing in every possible way. - Jason Snell, Philip Michaels and David J. Loehr.

Barbara Stanwyck and Fred McMurray team up, not to kill for insurance money, but to share a sweet but unlikely holiday road trip. It’s the last movie Preston Sturges wrote before he turned fully to directing. Happy holidays from your friends at Lions, Towers & Shields. - Shelly Brisbin with David J. Loehr, Micheline Maynard, Erika Ensign and Nathan Alderman.

When you have no thoughts or plans and are surrounded by lava and incompetence, how much worse could it get? - Scott McNulty with Aleen Simms, Dan Moren, Erika Ensign, Jason Snell, Steve Lutz and Tony Sindelar.

Blaine is a pain, and that is the truth. - John Siracusa and Jason Snell.

Star Wars gets serious with “Andor,” a show that gives us exactly what we needed (but didn’t know we wanted?) from the venerable franchise. We break down the plots, characters, and storytelling choices, live from John Siracusa’s living room! - Jason Snell with Dan Moren, Tony Sindelar and John Siracusa.

We are back with Season 3 of Agents of SMOOCH. We couldn’t let prime romance movie season pass us by. So we are starting with Lindsay Lohan’s holiday offering: Falling for Christmas. Join our agents as they discuss what worked, what didn’t, which snow was fake, and what makes this a very good movie for our holiday bingo cards. - Annette Wierstra with Kathy Campbell and Erika Ensign.

Ello, guvna! Ian McShane guest stars as a very, very sweaty racist ex-soldier who is convinced he’s about to be killed by the ghosts of the Mau Mau uprising. It’s an opportunity for thoughtful explorations of the legacy of empire and the damage it did to people on both sides, but this is “Magnum, p.i.” so instead it’s an abortive attempt to recreate “The Odd Couple” with Thomas and Higgins! Also: A series of poor accents, an amazing Pac-Man game, Rick takes one right to the head, and there’s a twist ending that’s anything but. - Jason Snell, Philip Michaels and David J. Loehr.

America’s favorite game show is back with Mind Meld, now a regular part of the of the Game Show rotation! Will this week’s contestants lock minds and win? Or will their stubborn iconoclasm ruin the day? Listen and find out! - Tony Sindelar and Kathy Campbell with Chip Sudderth, Brian Hamilton, Annette Wierstra, Erika Ensign and Jason Snell.

This is one weird mouse book. Phil Gonzales and John discuss E. B. White’s Stuart Little(1945). - John McCoy with Phil Gonzales.