The Millennial Falcon Podcast

This week your three favorite millennials review Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. We all have complicated feelings, and not so complicated feelings, about [in extreme Palpatine voice] the final word on the story of Skywalker. We have spoiler free thoughts and then start talking about specific plot details at 19:20. Skip forward to our “Really Like" section at 1:13:15. Enjoy!

This week your three favorite millennials are discussing HBO’s Watchmen, as well as the graphic novel from the 80s. We dive into the successes of the TV series and the way it recontextualizes the graphic novel and some of the issues we have with the source material itself. We also get into a discussion on Damon Lindelof, the showrunner, as well as talk about what we really life in pop culture this week!

This week, all three of your favorite millennials are back after vacations and thanksgivings to bring you their monthly movie review (a week late) of Knives Out, a Rian Johnson whodunnit. Listen to us discuss the murder mystery, all the twists and turns, the writing, the direction, and the ensemble cast!

This week we shake things up and get political! More than usual, this time it's the theme! We talk about how impeachment is a BFD and how all art is political. If you want to disengage and skip this episode, we really understand and you'll hear us next episode. Otherwise, we're bringing the big Leslie Knope energy this week.

No theme this week! HT is in Vietnam and Willoughby and Anya have a bunch of different things they want to talk about, from all the new Disney+ content, to The Adventure Zone, and more! It's a smorgasbord of topics!

This week your three favorite millennials (and their dæmons) expound on their love for Philip Pullman’s book series “His Dark Materials” as well as give their reactions to the first episode of the new HBO/BBC television show of the same name!

This week your three favorite millennials review Bong Joon-ho’s PARASITE. It’s being lauded as one of the best films of the year - find out if we agree! Because this movie should probably best be seen without knowing too much about it, our spoiler section begins at 17:44 and ends at 1:02:00.

Your three favorite millennials are talking about the dastardly villains of pop culture and what makes them tick. Why are we so fascinated with the bad guys? What happens when there’s attempts at redemption? We examine some classic villains and - in honor of the Maleficent films - pitch a reimagining of a villain we’d like to see or a redemption story. PLUS Get red hot takes on the latest RISE OF SKYWALKER trailer (because we recorded minutes after it was released).

Your three favorite millennials take a deep dive into vampires and what makes them such a compelling and interesting concept for basically all of humanity!

This week, your three favorite millennials review James Grey’s latest film: Ad Astra! Listen as we break down the themes, characters, and plot of the this year’s fall prestige space/sci-fi movie!