If you thought the discourse around 2019's "Joker" was unbearable, "Joker: Folie à Deux" has arrived to take the crown. Hosts Ema Sasic and Kevin Schwaller dive into the world of Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) and Harleen "Lee" Quinzel (Lady Gaga) in this musical-that-no-one-wants-to-call-a-musical sequel. Was it good? Was it bad? Lots of people have opinions on it, and your hosts certainly do too. Later in the episode, they play another game of Top 4 with a new slate of celebrities.

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Hosts Kevin Schwaller and Ema Sasic ditch The Mouse for a day and travel over to DreamWorks where Lupita Nyong'o and Pedro Pascal absolutely break our hearts and build them bacck up again with "The Wild Robot". They then start their awards season predictions for the Academy Awards (for October, at least) which include "Inside Out 2," "Anora," "Emilia Pérez," "The Brutalist," "Sing Sing" and much, MUCH more.

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It's a Mother Off on Weekly Pop this week! Hosts Ema Sasic and Kevin Schwaller are just spoiled rotten by iconic actresses doing iconic things. First, they talk about all the insane and horrifying things that happen in "The Substance," starring Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley. Later on in the episode, it's a true mother-off with Carrie Coon, Natasha Lyonne and Elizabeth Olsen fighting and yelling at each other in "His Three Daughters."

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Dan Levy and Eugene Levy! Anna Sawai! Jean Smart! Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez! Whacking "The Bear" for not being a comedy! Hosts Kevin Schwaller and Ema Sasic dive into their favorite moments from the 76th annual Emmy Awards and how much fun they had. It's been a while! They also review "Speak No Evil" the f*cked-up remake of an even more f*cked up Danish film, this time led by James McAvoy.

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We're baaaack! Hosts Ema Sasic and Kevin Schwaller have returned from their gorgeous trips abroad and are sharing some highlights from London, Paris, Rome and Venice. They also discuss some of the buzzy titles from the Venice International Film Festival, including "Maria" with Angelina Jolie, "Babygirl" with Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson, "Queer" with Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey, "The Room Next Door" with Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore, and "Joker: Folie a Deux" with Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, and other films they saw, like "Emilia Perez" with Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldaña. Later in the episode, they share their predictions for the 76th annual Primetime Emmy Awards.

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Hosts Kevin Schwaller and Ema Sasic will be your tour guide today! First, they'll take you to the gorgeous German Alps with Hunter Schafer and Dan Stevens in "Cuckoo." Then you'll go up to space with Cailee Spaeny in "Alien: Romulus." Both are crazy rides, so buckle up!

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Hosts Ema Sasic and Kevin Schwaller dive into the latest M. Night Shyamalan flick, "Trap," which proves to be his silliest yet. Your hosts talk all about the tricks that Shyamalan and lead Josh Hartnett have up their sleeves in this Taylor Swift Eras Tour-inspired horror film. Later on in the episode, they talk about their favorite films of 2024, at least so far.

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Are you ready to chase some storms? Hosts Kevin Schwaller and Ema Sasic put their tornado-wrangling gear on and discuss "Twisters" starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell. They then hop over the pond to discuss the newest paranormal horror film "Oddity" and why trap doors simply shouldn't be a thing anymore.

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Do you have your longlegs on for this episode? Hosts Ema Sasic and Kevin Schwaller sure do, as they finally review one of their most anticipated films of 2024, "Longlegs," starring Maika Monroe and Nicolas Cage. They try to decipher the hidden messages and clues in Osgood Perkin's latest horror film. Later on in the episode, they recap some of their favorite nominations for the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards, including acting noms for Selena Gomez, Lily Gladstone and Ryan Gosling.

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Hosts Kevin Schwaller and Ema Sasic will not accept a life they don't deserve! This week is all about Mia Goth and Ti West and the "X" film trilogy. Starting with the latest "MaXXXine" and revisiting "X" and "Pearl" after, we talk about the craziness of the A24 horror film series and, more importantly, how thankful they are for Mia Goth.

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