The Nix

We checked out SyFy's new show Resident Alien, about the always charming Alan Tudyk as a possibly genocidal but still kind of sweet alien lost on earth.

Also discussed: Real Housewives, Seduced NIXVM, Riverdale, Name That Tune, Lupin, Come Play, Framing Britney Spears, Night of the Hunter, Hench, Vanished Birds, Saturday Night Live

We review Marvel's new show and a much-hyped new movie.

Also discussed:

Muppets, Caroline Kepnes, Concrete Rose (Angie Thomas), Morganville Vampires (Rachel Cain), Doctor Who, Dogma, Servant, Search Party, We Ride Upon Sticks (Quan Barry), Home Before Dark (Riley Sager)

We review The Dissident, a new documentary about the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Plus, Justin tries to sort through his feelings on (understanding of?) Tenet.

Also discussed: Cobra Kai S3 (Netflix), Discovery of Witches S2 (AMC), Detective Pikachu (HB0), Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (Netflix), First Cow (Showtime), Pretend It's a City (Netflix), Adventure Time comics, Best Friends (Saweetie and Doja Cat)

We review the 2 biggest releases of this holiday season.

Also discussed: Queen & Slim (HBO), Wolfwalkers (Apple TV), Midnight Sky (Netflix), Kingmaker (Amazon Prime), The Fabulous Alan Carr (Amazon Prime)

The year wasn't all bad! We each run down our top 10 favorite movies, tv, and music of 2020.

Also discussed:

J: Mandalorian finale (Disney), Lover's Rock (Small Axe - Amazon), How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (HBO), The Rider (VOD), Happy Happy Joy Joy (VOD), Uncle Frank (Amazon Prime), Flight Attendant (HBO), Your Honor (Showtime), The Wilds (Amazon Prime), Bombshell (Hulu), Twilight Zone S2 (CBS AA), The Stand (CBS AA), The Good Fight (CBS AA)

We're joined by a special guest, queer romance author Philip William Stover. to discuss his Seasons of New Hope series, the new Hulu movie, Happiest Season, and queer romantic fiction.

Also discussed: Flight Attendant, My Sweet Audrina, Big Mouth, Beforeigners, Blinkist, Mank, Love and Monsters, Search Party, Taylor Swift's Evermore.

The latest buzzy movie to go straight to streaming is Run, a thriller about Sarah Paulson and her wheelchair-using daughter. We caught it on Hulu and have a review.

Also discussed: Hillbilly Elegy (Netflix), His House (Netflix, Remi Weeks, Sudan), New Mutants (VOD), Adventure Time: Distant Lands (HBO Max), The Mandalorian (Disney+), 616 (Disney+), What We Left Behind (IMDB), Years and Years (HBO), Search Party (HBO Max), Two Weeks to Live (HBO, Max?), Crazy Not Insane (HBO), Murder at Middle Beach (HBO), Flight Attendant (HBO Max), Doctor Who (HBO)

It's a bit of a grab bag this week as we catch up on pop culture odds and ends, including the Queen's Gambit (Netflix) and second season of The Mandalorian (Disney+)

Also Discussed: We Are Who We Are (HBO), The Vow (HBO), Rachel Gets Strange (Amazon Prime), Both Fright Nights (Amazon & Showtime respectively), Evil Eye (Amazon Prime), Two Weeks to Live (HBO Max), Vivarium (Amazon Prime), Final Girls (VOD), Malasana 32 (Shudder), Bob's Burgers (Hulu), Indiana Jones Temple of Doom (Netflix), Stalking Darkness (Lynn Fleweling), Remove 45 (De La Soul)

Roald Dahl's book The Witches has been remade into a new movie - how does it compare to the original? We also debut our new segment, Who Dat?, where we do a deep dive on one of our favorite actors/directors/musicians/etc. This week Fanny tackles John Cusack.

Also discussed: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (Amazon Prime), Over the Moon (Netflix), The Conners (ABC), Over the Garden Wall (HBO Max), Ghosts (HBO Max), Luck in the Shadows (Lynn Flewelling), Session 9 (Netflix), The Undoing (HBO), The Lie (Amazon Prime), Snowden (VOD)

Spooky stuff for you this episode - we review the Netflix series The Haunting of Bly Manor, and give final thoughts on Lovecraft Country.

Also discussed: 40 Year Old Version (Netflix), My Octopus Friend (Netflix), You Should Have Left (VOD), Daytrippers (HBO), Over the Garden Wall (HBO Max), Soulmates (AMC), Tiny World (Apple TV), Swamp Thing: Twin Branches (Maggie Stiefvater), Dexter Reboot