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  • The Space Jam Episode + other Great Sleepover Movies | Nicolas Cage in Pig

    (2:12) A gossip Girl check-in and Mindy Kaling's Never Have I Ever season 2.

    (4:45) Space Jam A New Legacy conversation including Looney Toon player comps, a best non-actor celebrity actor ranking, and cameos.

    (37:20) The many categories of sleepovers and the movies that accompany them.

     (54:20) Our favorite post-Oscars movies of 2021, including Nicolas Cage's Pig. Then, we guess the rotten t for M. Night's Old.

    1 hr 10 min
  • Gossip Girl Old and New, Black Widow and a bit of a Space Jam Preview

    Gossip Girl is back and while it no longer looks like a soap opera, the kids are still mean and their parents are still the same age as them. We take it back to the first season of Gossip Girl (2007) and review the pilot of Gossip Girl (2021).

    Then, Black Widow. Was it just a means to an end or a worthwhile standalone origin movie?

    Last we preview Lebron's Space Jam and take a look back at how the OG was received.

    1 hr 8 min
  • The Gang Pulls a Heist | No Sudden Move and Zola

    First, we discuss Steven Soderbergh's new film on HBO Max, No Sudden Move which stars Don Cheadle and was shot in our lovely Detroit.

    Then, we cast our own heist. Who's the getaway driver, the mastermind, the smooth operator and so-on.

    We wrap-up with a review of Zola, the twitter story turned queasy A24 comedy.

    Segments include: This or That and Best Thing You Ate

    1 hr 10 min
  • Drake vs. Taylor Swift | Pete Davidson's last SNL? with Anya Taylor-Joy | Army of the Dead | Mare of Easttown

    (3:20) Drake wins Billboard's Artist of the Decade but who else was statistically charting in the top 10?

    (6:45) Saturday Night Live's season finale complete with some potential farewell of longtime cast members like Pete Davidson. Mostly, we try not to over fanboy for Anya Taylor-Joy.

    (18:55) We guess the Rotten Tomatoes scores for Emma Stone's Cruella and then take the stars of A Quiet Place (Emily Blunt, John Krasinski) to celebrity movie court.

    (26:44) We review Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead, starring Dave Bautista and streaming on Netflix. Also a discussion on the Zombie movie sub-genre as a whole.

    (48:00) A no-spoiler discussion around HBO's latest detective series Mare of Easttown starring Kate Winslet.

    Stay tuned for the post-outro music for theories leading into the finale.

    1 hr 27 min
  • 'Good' Bad Movies (ex. Sorority Row) | Spiral and The Women in The Window

    (1:00) Erik asks the gang what's the most paranoid thing they do, including taped webcams and incognito windows.

    (5:05) We review the latest Netflix release Women in the Window starring an elite task lead by Amy Adams.

    (20:12) Final thoughts on Spiral from the book of Saw. Chris Rock and Saw IP tries to tackle crooked cops. How old is Samuel L Jackson? 

    (34:50) The parameters of Good Bad Movies featuring Good Burger, Larry The Cable Guy, Spring Breakers, Roadhouse and more.

    (53:12) The 3rd Franco. Including a story explaining why Erik knows James Franco's age at any given moment in time.

    (56:05) What are Brad and Erik looking forward to in the NBA playoffs.

    Then stick around through the outro to find out if we're going to the Green Day and Fall Out Boy tour.

    1 hr 1 min
  • Spiral and a celebrity Saw trap, the A24 Actors who could beat us up and The Mitchells vs. The Machines

    First, we guess the rotten tomato score for Spiral and the Women in the Window. We play a Saw related game of 'how many limbs' with a hypothetical Anya Taylor Joy and Steph Curry.

    (30:05) Seth Rogen as the sex-tape electrician in a Tommy Lee and Pam Anderson hulu series. 

    (33:06) A facebook users "A24 Actors who I could beat up" tier list sparked our toxic masculinity and leads us to a Mayweather vs. Paul discussion.

    (44:50) Finally, we review Netflix's Mitchells vs. The Machines, a stylish animated flick with plenty of laughable jokes.

    1 hr 6 min
  • TGI Fridays is a Circus, The Chain Restaurant Starting 5, an Oscars WTF and Mortal Kombat

    First, we discuss a Nomadland sweep of best actress, Chloe Zhao for best director and best picture. How does Anthony Hopkins beat Chadwick Boseman for best actor, and was that the worst TV moment of all time?

    (31:30) Then, a quick review of Warner/HBOmax's Mortal Kombat, a movie with very few lines, but many fatalities.

    (42:50) TGI Friday's circus menu, that isn't a joke. A starting 5 chain restaurants that chronicles some of the greater innovators in the food landscape. Chilli's is the new golf course, and Bahama Breeze is the Rainforest Cafe for adults.

    1 hr 23 min

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