On the 598th episode of The Sidetracked Podcast, Anderson makes out like a bandit, Richard Donner announces his retirement, superhero movies are overrated, JGL could be part of the FF in the MCU, Rian reads a book about books, Jesse revisits Adam Sandler's wonder years, Christmas gets creepy with Bob Clark, Wonder Woman 1984 doesn't grant Jesse's wish and Soul is a sufficient way to end the year.

On the 597th episode of The Sidetracked Podcast, Jesse and Rian wax poetic about the meaning of Christmas, the Russo Brothers make an unfortunate streaming choice, Rian reads a very inoffensive Marvel MAX comic, The Mandolorian makes one major misstep, The Wire dives right back into its namesake, Rian chooses a questionable way to spend 16 hours of his time and Christopher Nolan tries to recapture the magic of Inception.

On the 596th episode of The Sidetracked Podcast, Rian sends off his favorite artist, Disney lays the smack down on every other streaming service 4 times over, strange things are afoot at Image Comics, Bill Burr steals the show, David Fincher fulfills an obligation and two Warren Oates' are better than one.

On the 595th episode of The Sidetracked Podcast, Jesse ponders what makes Halloween and Christmas so different, a lot of familiar faces return for the new Spider-Man film, HBOMAX makes big waves with their 2021 streaming plans and Christopher Nolan is not happy about it, even Joe Mad's art may not be able to save Deadpool, Rian nitpicks The Mandalorian, newsflash: The Shawshank Redemption is a good movie, John Hughes is suspect and Sean Penn calls in a few favors.

On the 594th episode of The Sidetracked Podcast, Jesse and Rian take a trip back in time in their minds, Pizza Dog makes Disney+ his business, the pride of Troma Films is set to make a comeback, Rian reads more 90's X-Men comics, the world at large makes the acquaintance of Grogu, Fargo ends on a bit of a fizzle, Jesse does his best impersonation of a Millennial and "watches" a video game, Rian knocks a surprising film off of his bucket list and Robert DeNiro makes a "special appearance".

On the 593rd episode of The Sidetracked Podcast, Rian makes a new friend, Deadpool calls the future of the MCU into question, Jesse learns how parental locks work, Blade MAX gets cut short, the waffling on The Wire Season 2 continues, The Mandalorian brings the action, Rian spends another 4 hours watching movies about movies and it's time to finally say goodbye to the FOX era of the X-Men.

On the 592nd episode of The Sidetracked Podcast, Jesse fleshes out his origin story, Wonder Woman comes home for Christmas, Rian reviews a very random assortment of old comics, Jesse has questions about Penthouse Magazine, The Wire Season 2 continues to underperform, Will Smith makes Jesse feel all warm and fuzzy inside, Eli Roth abridges horror history, Action USA lives up to its name (some of the time) and Kenneth Branagh plays fast and loose with Frank Darabont's best script.

On the 591st episode of The Sidetracked Podcast, Jesse and Rian breathe a post-election sigh of relief, A Quiet Place gets too big for its britches, Jason Pearson kicked some major ass in 1994, The Wire wants to have its cake and eat it too, Baby Yoda stirs up some controversy, Rian rewatches some of the best sci-fi that the 80's had to offer, only 3 MCU movies can make the cut and A Fish Called Wanda is surprisingly divisive.

On the 590th episode of The Sidetracked Podcast, Jesse and Rian avoid discussing the election by talking about...nothing really, the problem with monthly comics is that they come out once a month, the ending of The Wire Season 1 feels like a series finale, it's great to have The Mandalorian back, it may not be so great to have Boba Fett back, the last few days of Gialloween get pretty dark and could Dave be the most watchable film of all time?

On the 589th episode of The Sidetracked Podcast, Oscar Isaac circles the MCU, Tom Holland promises not to spoil Spider-Man 3, the 2020 presidential election looms large, Panel Syndicate comes to the rescue, Fargo steps up its game, The Wire gets even better than it was, Rian recommends a Giallo for the masses, 2 bad Superman films could make one good one, Borat hits some major roadblocks and Buffy The Vampire Slayer may no longer be the worst movie reviewed on Sidetracked this year.