Episodes

Thursday Mar 04, 2021
135 - March News Roundup
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
JJ Abrams? Ta-Nehisi Coats? Superman?! Are we playing entertainment news mad libs and no one told me? Join us this week as we dive deep into the newest Superman announcement but also cover Blade, Cruella, Mortal Kombat, Last of Us, and *sigh* The Snyder Cut.

Thursday Feb 18, 2021
134 - Judas and the Black Messiah/Earwig and the Witch
Thursday Feb 18, 2021
Thursday Feb 18, 2021
It's a double feature this week with the two latest HBOMax releases: Earwig and the Witch and Judas and the Black Messiah. One tells the real life story of the FBI's war with Black Panther leader Fred Hampton and an informant who is caught in the crossfire. The other one is about an orphan with bad hair who never gets better hair. I won't say which is which.

Thursday Feb 04, 2021
133 - February News Roundup
Thursday Feb 04, 2021
Thursday Feb 04, 2021
This week we're catching up on all the noteworthy entertainment news including a Black Panther TV series, Godzilla vs Kong trailer, a Wicked movie, and much more!

Thursday Jan 28, 2021
132 - One Night in Miami
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
This week we're taking a look at One Night in Miami, a film adaptation of a stage play based on a real life meeting of Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Jim Brown, and Sam Cooke. It's a compelling and thought-provoking discussion on the responsibility of black influence in America and Regina King's directorial debut.

Wednesday Jan 20, 2021
131 - WandaVision Premier
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021
Wednesday Jan 20, 2021
It's the first Marvel content we've been presented in over a year and it's weird, y'all. Join us as we take a look at the first two episodes of the strange mashup of Marvel superheroes and TV Land that is WandaVision.

Thursday Jan 14, 2021
130 - Wonder Woman 1984
Thursday Jan 14, 2021
Thursday Jan 14, 2021
This week we're tackling Wonder Woman 1984. Is it good? Is it bad? Is rational discourse about its quality even possible at this point? We're going to find out! Join us as we break down the best and the worst of the first superhero blockbuster we've seen in what feels like an eternity.

Wednesday Dec 30, 2020
129 - The Mandalorian: Season 2 - Final Episodes
Wednesday Dec 30, 2020
Wednesday Dec 30, 2020
We're closing out the year by breaking down the last 3 episodes of The Mandalorian: Season 2. From the Robert Rodriguez-directed "The Tragedy" to the climactic finale, we discuss the best and worst that the final episodes have to offer and speculate on the future of the series.

Thursday Dec 17, 2020
128 - Disney's Big (Content) Dump
Thursday Dec 17, 2020
Thursday Dec 17, 2020
Look, we were totally gonna do a Christmas movie episode but Disney dropped so much exciting content this week that we couldn't ignore it. We've got new Star Wars shows, a Guardians of the Galaxy holiday special, Buzz Lightyear movie, Hocus Pocus 2, The Fantastic Four, Hayden Christiansen returning as Vader, and quite literally so much more.

Thursday Dec 10, 2020
127 - Best Pilots (and Best Shows with Bad Pilots)
Thursday Dec 10, 2020
Thursday Dec 10, 2020
A good pilot episode should give you a good idea of what the show is going to be about while enticing you to watch the next episode. This week we're talking about shows that hit the ground running and never quit while comparing them to shows that took a little longer to find their footing.

Thursday Dec 03, 2020
126 - Mandalorian and November News Roundup
Thursday Dec 03, 2020
Thursday Dec 03, 2020
Ahsoka Tano? Clones? Carl Weathers is good at directing? We've got a lot to catch up on in The Mandalorian! We've also got updates on a potential Spider-Verse with Alfred Molina (Doc Ock), a curious Black Widow announcement, and a potential casting on a new Black Panther.