This week, we take a break from pop-culture analysis to play a game of Competitive Casting Challenge!

This week, we're not throwing away our shot to take a break and talk non-stop about Hamilton as a story, as musical theater, and as an important cultural artifact.

This week, we get our hands dirty with some semantics as we try to understand on-screen chemistry, that strange and elusive quality that makes some couples unmissable!

This week, we discuss our Mad Magazine phases, and the good and the bad parodies and pastiches.

This week, we catch up with the most recent movie from Pixar, The Good Dinosaur!

This week, we talk about criticism, the Tuesday-Morning Backlash, ivory towers, and our responsibilities as critics and reviewers!

This week, we talk about a unique corner of the Marvel Cinematic Universe -- the clothes, the hats, and the mid-century adventure of Agent Carter!

This week, we discuss our adventure in the forests of Wyoming in the brand-new video game Firewatch!

This week, we discuss our hopes and fears for the forthcoming TV reboot of Star Trek!

This week, we dream of warm summer days and the finest baked confections as we discuss The Great British Baking Show!