In our discussion of Deadpool, we assess its unique brand of humor, debate whether or not a PG-13 rating would’ve hurt it, and determine where it ranks among other superhero movies.

It’s hard to believe that Spotlight director Tom McCarthy also made The Cobbler, the Adam Sandler comedy that debuted on Netflix last year. Is the latter film the crime against humanity it’s made out to be? We debate that and more.

In B-Roll, we discuss the Stanley Kubrick classic Eyes Wide Shut and the DC Comics television universe.

Is Spotlight worthy of all the awards love? We cast a light of our own on the slow-burn journalism thriller to answer that question.

We conclude our look back at 2015 by revealing our favorite host-pick episodes and then counting down our 10 favorite films of the year.

In the first of two episodes assessing 2015 in film, we discuss the movies that disappointed us the most before revealing our picks for worst films of the year.

In our discussion of The Big Short, we compare it to The Wolf of Wall Street,

debate whether or not it made its complex financial subject easy to understand, and assess the careers of Steve Carell and director Adam McKay.

We invited The Guest into our studio to serve as the week's discussion topic.

During our chat, we hail the film's unique music as one of its greatest assets, debate whether the story's tonal shifts were a positive or negative, and

consider if the film's titular character remained shrouded in too much secrecy.

Special guest Brandon Peat joins us to discuss The Force Awakens. In our discussion of the long-awaited Star Wars installment,

we debate whether it pays homage to A New Hope or simply copies it, argue about whether or not Rey learns to use the Force too quickly, and speculate on where the story goes from here.

B-Roll: Mike and Brandon share their thoughts on the previous Star Wars films.

B-Roll - 2:44, The Force Awakens - 42:08

We conclude our march to The Force Awakens with a discussion of the original Star Wars trilogy, A New Hope (3:27), The Empire Strikes Back (24:34) and Return of the Jedi (48:52).

In anticipation of The Force Awakens, we revisit the Star Wars prequels, The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. Does this trilogy catch more flak than it deserves?

We debate that and more in the first of two episodes dedicated to the Star Wars saga, with an episode about the original trilogy dropping next week.

B-Roll: Everyone gets in the Christmas spirit as Steve shares his thoughts on Krampus.

Show Notes: The Phantom Menace - 13:05, Attack of the Clones - 46:17, Revenge of the Sith - 1:17:27