Strap yourself in Gothamites for the rambliest Joker review yet (and we've read a lot of 'em...)! Jads, JOPO, and Charles prepare to give the latest take on a Joker origin story scores out of five, and try (and fail) to explain some of the movie's controversy. Why do trendy critics hate it? And who are the 'incels' for whom a narcissistic serial killer is such a hero? If it's left to Jads to explain, we'll never know. But regardless of all that, how does it hold up as a DC story, and how does Joaquin Phoenix's portrayal stack up?

Praise Jebus! Spider-Man has swung back into the MCU! We all figured this was going to happen, but not quite so soon, so Jads and Charles react to the news, and break down what we know about the new deal, and Tom Holland's awesome role in making it happen. Also this week on The Newplex Podcast, a full trailer for DC's Birds of Prey has been released, with a lukewarm reception from the gang. Plus, Finn Balor makes a shock return to NXT as the Wednesday Night Wars officially get underway.

The Newplex turns 50 (episodes)!!!!!! Jads and Charles are joined by friend of the site SophieMags for this milestone episode where the gang chat the latest castings for Matt Reeve's The Batman, the controversy surrounding Joker, and a big night for the Brits at the Emmys. Plus, Charlie talks his return to boxing, and after Jads watched this week's Stacey Dooley Sleeps Over, we ponder whether 14 is too young to be a cage fighter.

This week on The Newplex Podcast, Jads and Charlie react to the leaked photos of Titans' Dick Grayson in his Nightwing super suit and continue to be perplexed by Red Robin's transformation into "Drake". This leads us onto a massive tangent about toxic fandoms, including Twitter's terrifying Doctor Who corner (which in turn leads us onto crying about why Doctor Who sucks so much latley). Plus, our IT Chapter 2 review, and tell us who says "Neeeeeewplex" in the intro and win a prize!

JOPO is in the hosting seat for this week's Newplex Podcast, kicking off with some 90s retrospective, Fantastic 4 chat, and which Iron Man suit is the best? Everything from Marvel's tonal shift to Red Robin's rebrand as Drake (quack quack) is covered in this roller coaster of an episode. Remember to leave a review, comment, and subscribe to the pod for more nerdy action every week, and find more at thenewplex.com/tnx

Avengers: Endgame released on DVD this week, which gave Charles the opportunity to see it for a second time round, and JOPO for the 80th. The gang discuss their favourite moments, while moody Jads laments the presence of "cheap heat" at all and calls bull on Cap lifting Mjölnir. Also, Jads and JOPO talk AEW All Out (bubbly, anyone?) and NXT UK TakeOver: Cardiff.

Jads and Charles are on-deck for this week's Newplex Podcast where they're diving into (and proposing) some favourite Star Wars Episode IX theories, including evil Rey clones, possessed C-3PO, and the (potential) double meaning of the film's title, "Rise of Skywalker". Also this week, Charlie fills Jads in on Drake's hidden son, the latest on Disney Plous, and the initial reviews for Joker are in! Listen to the end to catch our new segment: Tracks of the Week (and follow on Spotify now!)

We complained that the last few weeks had been a bit slow for movie news, but boy-oh-boy do we long for those care-free days now. With Spider-Man out of the MCU, how is Marvel going to quickly find a new hero to centre it's universe around, and just how quickly will Sony screw up Spider-Man on their own? Join Jads, JOPO, and Charles to get wild speculation to these important questions of time right now!

Sophie of SophieMags joins Jads, Charles, and JOPO this week. The gang discuss the future of Fox under Disney, this year's seemingly slow summer blockbuster season, and should DC sue the WWE? Plus, Saints Row 5 is confirmed, and was The Kitchen intentionally buried? Also this week, the gang each share their favourite childhood movies.

Listen in amazement as two very sleepy boys try and maintain a train of thought for longer than a minute at a time in this week's incredibly relaxed episode of the Team Newplex Podcast. Jads and Charles talk Ava DuVernay's New Gods movie, react to the Titans season 2 teaser trailer, PLUS: has Disney lost its magic? And this week's Nerdlines.