The Nix

We review the Netflix series, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, and the terrific new Melissa McCarthy movie, Can You Ever Forgive Me?

Also discussed: Beautiful Boy, Sabrina comic, Harrow County, Heathers, Pedro the Lion

We review the new neo-noir movie, Bad Time at the El Royale, and discuss our favorite pop culture set in a single location. Also, The Conners is here - how's the family fairing without its matriarch-gone-mad?

Also discussed: Big Mouth, The Good Place, Crazy Ex Girlfriend, Hell House LLC 2, Witch in the Window, J.S. Ondara

We review the new movie, The Hate U Give, adapted from a YA novel inspired by #BlackLivesMatter, and share thoughts on the premiere episode for the final, 4th season of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.

Also discussed: The Haunting of Hill House, What If It's Us?, Chic

We review A Star is Born (with spoilers), and also share some of our favorite movies about musicians. Plus, Justin gives his thoughts on Venom and the Doctor Who season 11 premiere.

Also discussed: The Good Place, Insecure, Big Little Lies, Hurray for the Riff Raff

We're psyched to have The Good Place back and talk (with spoilers) about the season 3 premiere. 

Also discussed: Truth and Lies: Jonestown, Paradise Lost (documentary), 90 Day Fiancé (reality show), Love Gilda (Gilda Radner documentary), Hal (Hal Ashby documentary), Maniac (full season reviews), NoName (Chicago rapper)

We review Eli Roth's movie version of The House With a Clock in Its Walls, one of our favorite childhood books, plus the pulpy thriller A Simple Favor. We also give spoiler-free thoughts on the first half of the surreal new Netflix series Maniac. 

Finally, we talk about some our favorite platonic relationships in pop culture (and some that should've stayed platonic). 

Also discussed: Serial S3, Please Like Me, Arm of the Sphinx, Whip It, Loudon Wainwright.

We review 2 new shows: Jim Carrey's Forever & Kidding, starring Maya Rudolph & Fred Armisen. This leads to a discussion about which sketch-comedy actors have sustained the most interesting careers.

Also discussed: American Horror Story: Apocalypse, American Vandal, Shameless, You, Jack Ryan, Whip It, Battlestar Galactica, Adventure Time, The Dragon Prince, Katie Pruitt.

We saw The Nun. It was terrible. It inspired us to talk about bad pop culture we actually like, which leads to Justin breaking Fanny with one of the most wretched songs of all time. Also, Justin does a dramatic reading and doesn't hold back on the bad accents. 

Discussed: The Nun, Kanopy, BPM, The Lodgers, Mayans MC, Red Dawn, Girls Just Want to Have Fun, The Pirate Movie, House II, Sweet Valley High, The Loch, Vengaboys, Riskay

We review Crazy Rich Asians, and talk about fall music & books we're excited about. 

Also discussed: Searching, The Little Stranger, Support the Girls, Battlestar Galactica, Breaking Bad

We talk about most anticipated movies and TV coming this fall.

Fanny does her pop-culture homework, reviewing the first season of Battlestar Galactica.

Justin, meanwhile, gets some TV time with parents (Foxtrot, The Leisure Seeker, A Very English Scandal).