The Nix: Recent Episodes
Fanny Darling and Justin Hartung
We review pop culture, including TV, movies, books & music, until we can't stand it anymore...and we nix it.
Discussed this week: Talk to Me (VOD), Willi Carlisle, Fall of the House of Usher (Netlflix), Shining Vale (Starz), Scavengers Reign (Max), Fionna & Cake (Max), Dicks the Musical (theaters)
Discussed this episode: Bottoms, Theater Camp, Minx, Barbie, Billions, Righteous Gemstones, Oldboy, After that Night, Girls 5Eva, Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi, The Big Nailed it Baking Challenge, Us Against the World (Jungle)
Discussed this episode: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Asteroid City, Elemental, The Bear, I’m a Virgo, Nimona, Wham!, From, Project Greenlight, Claim to Fam, The Stroll, Dead and Comany, 65
Discussed this episode: Across the Spider-Verse, Are You There God It’s Me Margaret, The Lake House, Suzume, You Hurt My Feelings, The Boogeyman, Couples Therapy, The Curious Case of Natalia Grace, Primo The Women of Jonestown
Discussed this episode: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, They Might Be Giants, Beef (Netflix), Polite Society (theaters), Somebody, Somewhere (HBO), Wellmania (Netflix), Shrinking (Apple), Ted Lasso (Apple), Big Door Prize (Apple), Picard (Paramount), Unicorn: Warriors Eternal (HBO), The Ghost Eaters (Clay McLeod Chapman), The National - New Order T-Shirt, from First Two Pages of Frankenstein), Barry (HBO), Yellowjackets (Showtime), Succession (HBO), The Real Housewives: Ultimate Girls Trip (Peacock), Tiny Beautiful Things (Hulu), Blindspotting (Starz), Mrs. Davis (Peacock), Renfield (theaters), Perry Mason (HBO), Schmigadoon (Apple), Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields (Hulu), The Lake House (Sarah Beth Durst), Rise of the Pink Ladies (Starz), Dead Ringers (Prime), The Last Thing He Told Me (Apple)
Discussed this episode: Dungeons & Dragons, Party Down, Big Door Prize, John Wick 4, The Night Agent, The Power, Carpool Karaoke, Rabbit Hole, Love Is Blind, Secrets of the Playboy Mansion, Yellowjackets, Succession, Saint Omer, Missing, Vesper, All the Beauty & Bloodshed, Caveat, The Harbinger, The Mandolorian, The Number Ones, De La Soul
Discussed ths episode: The Quiet Girl, Party Down, Ant-Man & the Wasp: Quantumania, Cunk on Earth, Poker Face, The Mandalorian S3, Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts (“Ice Merchants”), Don’t Make Me Over, How to Sell a Haunted House, Hell Bent, I Have some questions for you, Creed III, Stolen youth, School spirits, M3GAN The company you keep, Hello tomorrow , Wolfpack, Perfect match, Vanderpump Rules
Discussed this epsiode: Knock at the Cabin, Women Talking, Last of Us, Call Me Miss Cleo, Extraordinary, Tar, Reservation Dogs, M3gan, Causeway, Till, Compartment No 6, Eternal Daughter, The People We Hate at the Wedding, Lockwood and Co. The Menu, White Lotus, Avatar, Reboot, Traitors, Violent Night, This is Going to Hurt, Orphan: First Kill, Mayfair Witches, Will Trent , Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, Watchful Eye, Gossip Girl, Documentary Now, The Good Fight
Discussed this episode: Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Dead to Me S3 (Netflix), Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, The Fabelmans, Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (Disney+), Catastrophe (Amazon), Meet Me in the Bathroom (Showtime), Dangerous Liaisons (Starz), Emily The Criminal (VOD), The Menu, Hey Pepsi, Where’s My Jet? (Netflix), Echo 3 (Apple TV), See How they Run (VOD), Welcome to Chippendales (Hulu), Tulsa King (FX), Don’t Worry Darling (HBO), Bones and All
Discussed this episode: The Banshees of Inisherin, Cabinet of Curiosities, The White Lotus, The Vow, Reboot, Mighty Ducks, The Extinct, Ice Age: Collision Course, Love is Blind, Triangle of Sadness, Just Like Home Sarah Gailey), Dead Silence (SA Barnes), Big Mouth
Discussed this epsidoe: Bad Sisters, Midnight Club, Werewolf by Night, Bros, American Gigolo, Monarch, Vampire Academy, For All Mankind, Let the Right One In, The Vow, The Lincoln Project, Rosaline, I Love You, You Hate Me. Little Demon, House of the Dragon, Handmaid’s Tale, The Patient, Fairy Tale (Stephen King), Dahmer, Reasonable Doubt., Rings of Power, The Watcher, The First Collection of Criticism by a Living Female Rock Critic, White Smoke, What Moves the Dead, Taylor Swift's Midnights, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Charlotte Adigery, Tegan and Sara, Rick Hakim
Discussed this episode: Bad Sisters (Apple), Reboot (Hulu), Andor (Disney),The Patient (Hulu), The Woman King (theaters), Moonage Daydream (theaters), Ring Shout (book), Outlaws (Amazon), Little demon (Hulu), Central Park (apple tv+), The good fight (paramount +), Cobra Kai (Netflix), The Invitation (theaters), Breaking (theaters), Barbarian (theaters), For all mankind (appletv+), The Handmaid’s tale (Hulu)
We're back with reviews of House of the Dragon and 3,000 Years of Longing
Also discussed: Rings of Power, Sandman, She Hulk, Drag Becomes Her, The Rehearsal, Inu Oh, C’mon C’mon, Only Murders in he Building, Mythic Quest, Warhol Diaries, When Women Were Dragons, The Darkness Outside Us, Howl’s Moving Castle, The Resort, Evil, P Valley, The Chi, Bad Sisters, Blackbird, Animal Kingdom, Suspicion, American Horror Stories, Bullet Train, Girl Forgotten, Cult of the Lamb
It's been a minute - we play catch up with reviews of Jordan Peele's Nope, Marcel the Shell With Shoes On and more.
Also discussed: The Bear, Ms. Marvel, Stranger Things, The Bob's Burgers Movie, Lightyear, Thor: Love and Thunder, The Black Phone, Mrs. Snake Charmer, The Violence, Just Like Mother, The Pallbearer's Club, The Old Man, P Valley, The Rehearsal, The Wilds, Slow Horses, Blackbird, Mind Over Murder, The Girl in the Picture, First Kill, Players, Phrogging, The Anarchists, Jurrasic Park: Dominion, The Sea Beast, Devil in Silver, Big Machine
Benedict Cumberbatch is back in this Marvel sequel, with the same patchy American accent and a new soul patch.
Also discussed: Moon Knight finale (Disney+), Girls5Eva (Peacock), Heartstopper (Netflix), Grace and Frankie (Netflix), Drag Race Espana (World of Wonder), The House Next Door (Anne Rivers Siddons), The Broken Girls (Simone St. James), Big Thief live, Shining Girls (Apple), The Flight Attendant (HBO), The Way Down (HBO), Made for Love (HBO), Under the Banner of Heaven (Hulu), The Staircase (HBO), Swimming with Sharks (Roku), Barry (HBO), The Wilds (Amazon)
We review the new Bullock/Tatum flick, Lost City.
Also discussed: Severance finale (Apple), The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (theaters), Moon Knight (Disney), The Baby (HBO) Romancing the Stone (HBO), Frayed (HBO), The Batman (HBO), Great Pottery Throwdown S5 (HBO), Grown-Up (Gillian Flynn), The Woman in Black (Susan Hill), Song: Sprints (How Does the Story Go?); Roar, The First Lady, Wecrashed, The Dropout, Super Pumped, The Winning Season, Roar, Outer Range, Gaslit, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Captive Audience
We review the bananapants Everything, Everywhere All at Once.
Also discussed: Starstruck (HBO), Severance (Apple), Central Park (Apple), Major Labels (Kelefa Sanneh), The Master (Amazon), After Yang (Hulu), The Dropout (Hulu), Big Grrrls (HBO), Last Days of Ptolemy Grey (HBO), Fresh (Hulu), As We See It (Amazon)
Discussed: Moon Knight (Disney), The Academy Awards (ABC), The Adam Project (Netflix), We Need to Talk About Cosby (Showtime), House of Gucci (VOD), Central Park (AppleTV+), Bad Vegan (Netflix), The Minx (HBO), Pam & Tommy (Hulu), Afterparty (Appletv+), Reacher (Amazon Prime), Upload (Amazon Prime), As We See It (Amazon Prime), Peacemaker (HBO Max) Love Is Blind (Netflix), Inventing Anna (Netflix), WeCrashed (Appletv+), Ptolemy Grey (Appletv+), SuperPumped (Showtime), The Dropout (Hulu), Phoenix Rising (HBO Max), Severance (AppleTV+), Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes (VOD), Law & Order Reboot (NBC - Hulu), Windfall (Netflix), The Power of the Dog (Netflix), Shining Vail (Starz), Force: Power IV (Starz), Pieces of Her (Netflix), Deep Water (Hulu), Mr. Mercedes (Peacock), Girl From Plainville (Hulu), Pachinko (Appletv+), Here’s to Us, Flee (Hulu), After Yang (Hulu), Master (Amazon), Death on the Nile (Theaters), Worst Person in the World (Theaters), Kimi (HBO Max), Better Things (Hulu), The City Beautiful (Aden Polydoros), Ibibio Sound Machine (“17 18 19” from Electricity)
We run down some of our most anticipated movies, TV, books and music of the year ahead.
Also discussed:
F: Twenty something Austin
Cobra Kai (Netflix), Heels (Starz), Peacemaker (HBO), Togetherness (HBO), Billions (Showtime), Encanto (Disney), Archive 81 (Netflix), Don’t Look Up (Netflix), Licorice Pizza (Theaters), The Medium (Shudder), The Puppet Master (Netflix), Nightmare Alley, Boba Fett (Disney), Just Like That (HBO), Sinead O’Connor memoir Rememberings
We run down our favorite pop culture of 2022.
Fanny:
- The French Dispatch (VOD)
- The Great (Hulu)
- Station 11 (HBO)
- Luca (Disney)
- Minari/The Humans (Hulu)
- Blindspotting (Starz)
- White Lotus (HBO)
- Pig (Hulu)
- Wandavision (Disney)
- Midnight Mass (Netflix)
Honorable Mentions: Succession (HBO), Central Park (Apple), Work in Progress (Showtime), In Treatment (HBO), Yellowjackets (Showtime), Free Guy (Disney), Shadow and Bone (Netflix)
Justin:
- Minari (Hulu)
- Power of the Dog (Netflix)
- Juno (album by Remi Wolf)
- Mare of Easttown (HBO)
- Pen15 (Hulu)
- Nomadland (Hulu)
- The French Dispatch (VOD)
- The Fall of Babel (book by Josiah Bancroft)
- We’re Here (HBO)
- White Lotus (HBO)
Honorable Mentions: Summer of Soul (Hulu), The Other Two (HBO), Nightmare Alley (theaters), We Are Lady Parts (Paramount), Get Back (Apple+), Luca (Disney), Limbo (HBO), Cruella (Disney), Free Guy (Disney), Suicide Squad (HBO)
Also discussed: Matrix Resurrections (HBO), Being the Ricardos (Amazon), Remain in Love (Chris Frantz' Talking Heads memoir), West Side Story (Theaters), The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (NK Jemisin), Hawkeye (Disney), Shiva Baby (HBO), Succession (HBO), Claws (TNT), And Just Like That (HBO)
Discussed this episode: Hawkeye (Disney), Tick Tick Boom (Netflix), The Deep House (VOD/Epix), Kim’s Convenience (Netflix), Found (Netflix), We’re Here (HBO), Ghostbusters (VOD), Shrink Next Door, (Apple), Yellowjackets (Showtime), Again (Showtime), The Great (Hulu), Succession (HBO), Mayor of Kingstown (Paramount), Salt Lake City Arrest (Bravo), Love Life (Apple TV), Pennyworth (Epix), Lisey’s Story (Apple), Curse of Von Dutch (Hulu), The Fight Before Christmas (Apple), The Humans (Showtime), Cusp (Showtime), Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders (Paramount), Real Housewives: The Ultimate Girls Trip (Peacock), Selling Sunset (Netflix)
We both saw Wes Anderson's latest, The French Dispatch, and have thoughts, while Justin clocked many many hours at the theater for Dune and the Eternals.
Also discussed: Paranormal Activity: Next of Kin (Paramount+), Big Mouth S5 (Netflix, Kin (AMC+), The Good Fight (Paramount+), We're Here (HBO), Just Beyond (Disney+), A Dark Song, The other Lamb, Four Hours at the Capital (HBO), Queenpins (Paramount+), Yellowjackets, Dexter: New Blood (Showtime), Succession (HBO), Paper Dolls
Justin's husband, Bondologist Dave Beeman, makes his Nix debut to talk No Time to Die.
Also discussed: Succession (HBO), Henning Mankell’s Wallander series, Classic Reel, "What We do in the Shadows" (FX), You (Netlix), La Brea (NBC), Dopesick (Hulu), The Stand (Amazon), The Last House on Needless Street (Catriona Ward), The Velvet Underground (Apple), Venom 2 (theater), Cruella (Disney+), Another Round (Hulu), Remi Wolf (“Grumpy Old Man”)
We've got reviews of The Eyes of Tammy Faye (theaters), Sopranos' prequel The Many Saints of Newark (HBO), and Star Wars Visions (Disney).
Also discussed: 911 (Fox), The Way Down (HBO), The Guilty (Netflix), Survivor (CBS), The Big Leap (Fox), Animal Kingdom (TNT), American Horror Story (FX), Hawkeye (trailer), House of the Dragon (trailer), Nuclear Family (HBO), Kid 90 (Hulu), Illuminati Hotties
The FX adaptation of the beloved comic Y the Last Man is finally here and we've got a review of the first batch of episodes.
Also discussed: Midnight Mass (Netflix), Untold: Crimes and Penalties (Netflix), American Horror Story (FX), Real Housewives (Bravo), Billions (Showtime), Come From Away (Apple), Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (Amazon), Nailed It (Netflix), Doomed: The Untold Story of Roger Corman’s Fantastic Four (Amazon Prime), Ted Lasso (Apple), The Other Two (HBO Max), Malignant (HBO Max), Evil (Paramount), Back to Life (Showtime), Death of a Vlogger (Tubi), The Conners (ABC)
We've got a review of the surprisingly sweet Ryan Reynolds comedy Free Guy.
Also discussed: Work in Progress (Showtime), The Chair (Netflix), Clickbait (Netflix), Vivo (Netflix), Raya (Disney), Lula Rich (Amazon Prim), American Horror Story (FX), The Card Counter (theatera), The Girl From Rawblood by Catriona Ward, Strawberry Spring podcast, Animal Kingdom, Michael K Williams, Coda (apple tv), Shang Chi (theaters), The Suicide Squad (hbo max), The Other Two (apple tv), Only Murders in the Building (Hulu), Ted Lasso (apple tv), What If (Disney), Count Me In (Netflix), What We Do in the Shadows (FX), Adventure Time (hbo max), Growing Things by Paul Tremblay, The Night Strangers,’ by Chris Bohjalian, Drag Race All Stars
We review the new ghost flick The Night House and Hulu's buzzy new show, 9 Perfect Strangers
Also discussed: White Lotus finale, Reservation Dogs, Suicide Squad, Zola, The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard, Doctor Death, Leverage: Redemption, Woodstock 99, Pig, American Horror Stories, Death of a Starlet, The Devil’s Candy, Marvel's What If, Pray Away, Centaurworld, Raya and the Last Dragon, United States vs. Billie Holiday, Chaos Walking
Discussed this episode: Loki, F9, Black Widow, White Lotus, Starstruck, We Are Lady Parts, Summer of Soul, Mary J Blige’s My Life, Rick & Morty, Strange Academy, No Sudden Moves, In Treatment, Death & The Nightingales, Animal Kingdom, Too Hot to To Handle, You Love Me, Nightmare Scenario, Disloyal, Frankly, We Did Win This Election
Discussed this episode: Luca (Disney+), In the Heights (HBO), Central Park Season 2 (Apple), Loki (Disney), Handmaids Tale (Hulu), Warrior (HBO), Blindspotting (Starz), Physical (Apple), Kid Detective (Amazon Prime), Starstruck (HBO), Cruel Summer (Hulu), Panic (Amazon Prime)
We're back after a break, talking about Loki (Disney) and a Quiet Place 2 (Movies)
Also discussed: Mare of Easttown (HBO), Shadow & Bone (Netflix), Mighty Ducks Game Changer (Disney), The Chi (Showtime), Drag Kids (Hulu), Owl House (Disney), Kajillionaire (HBO), The Housewife and the Hustler (Hulu), Panic (Amazon), Couples Therapy (Showtime), Hacks (HBO) , Plan B (Hulu), Conjuring 3 (HBO), Pose (FX), High on the Hog (Netflix)), Adventure Time: Distant Lands (HBO), Great Pottery Throwdown HBO, LIz Phair (Soberish) & Sleater Kinney (Path of Wellness)
We watched the fun musical comedy series Girls5Eva (Peacock) and have a full-season review.
Also discussed: Premiere dates for Blindspotting, Animal Kingdom, Claws, Central Park, Betty, Feel Good
Mare of Easttown (HBO Max), Shadow and Bone (Netflix), Mosquito Coast (Apple TV+), The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu), Real Housewives (Bravo), Zero Fail, Kiss of Death (VOD), Saint Maud (Hulu), Shrill S3 (Hulu) Mom (CBS), Hacks (HBO Max), Love Death and Robots - All Through the Night (Netflix), Nix (SNL's Muppet Sketch)
We catch up on new TV episodes of Mare of Easttown (HBO Max), Handmaid's Tale (Hulu), Pose (FX), and Shadow & Bone (Netflix).
Also discussed: Mitchells vs the Machines (Netflix), Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar (VOD), Sweet Tooth (Comic), Drag Race Down Under (World of Wonder app), Invincible (Amazon Prime)
The Oscars happened, and they were really weird.
Also discussed: Shadow & Bone, Falcon & Winter Soldier finale, Sound of Metal, Infinity Train S4, Drag Race, Songbird, Mare of Easttown, Sasquatch
We went to another movie screening! And hooboy, do we have thoughts on the Sam Raimi-produced horror flick The Unholy.
Also discussed: Godzilla vs. Kong (HBO Max), The Nevers (HBO Max), Falcon & Winter Soldier (Disney), Nailed It (Netlix), Made for Love (HBO Max), Wework (Hulu), Law & Order: Organized Crime (NBC, Hulu), Mighty Ducks: Game Changers (Disney+), Brotherhood (Showtime), Rebel (NBC), Them (Amazon Prime), Invincible (Amazon Prime), Roar (Apple), Drag Race (VH1), Ted Lasso (Apple), Jonathan Hickman's X-Men run, Genesis Owusu, "That Other Black Dog"
We're back in person! And we actually went to a movie theater to see the amazing film Minari. Plus, we have thoughts on the first 2 episodes of Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
Also discussed: P-Valley (Starz), I Care A Lot (Netflix), Genera+ion (HBO), Kid 90 (Hulu), Q: Into the Storm (HBO), Persona: The Dark Truth Behind Personality Tests (HBO), The Last Blockbuster (Netflix), Murder Among the Mormons (Netflix), Ted Lasso (Apple TV), Tina (HBO), Justice League Snyder Cut (HBO), Can’t Slow Down (Michaelangelo Matos)
Emergency episode! WandaVision has been an unexpected keeper of a show. We dive into the finale, spoilers and all.
We review another award-buzz film, Chloe Zhao's Nomadland (Hulu), starring Frances McDormand.
Also discussed: Mom (CBS), The Devil's Partner (Amazon Prime), Drag Race (VH1), Cassandra Jenkins ("Crosshairs"), WandaVision (Disney+), House of M (MarvelUnlimited), Grownish (ABC), Hench, Willy's Wonderland (VOD)
We review 2 buzzy award films about important moments in black history.
Discussed: Judas & the Black Messiah (HBO), One Night in Miami (Amazon Prime), Barry (HBO) Only Fans: Selling Sexy, Behind Her Eyes, Sinner (season 3), Allen v Farrow (HBO), Clarice (CBS), WandaVision (Disney+), The Muppet Show (Disney+), It's a Sin (HBO), I Care a Lot (Netflix), Shadow in the Cloud (Vod), Greenland (Vod), Modest Heroes (Netflix), Marvel Comics: Vision 2015, Scarlet Witch 2014, Vision Quest, West Coast Avengers
We checked out SyFy's new show Resident Alien, about the always charming Alan Tudyk as a possibly genocidal but still kind of sweet alien lost on earth.
Also discussed: Real Housewives, Seduced NIXVM, Riverdale, Name That Tune, Lupin, Come Play, Framing Britney Spears, Night of the Hunter, Hench, Vanished Birds, Saturday Night Live
We review Marvel's new show and a much-hyped new movie.
Also discussed:
Muppets, Caroline Kepnes, Concrete Rose (Angie Thomas), Morganville Vampires (Rachel Cain), Doctor Who, Dogma, Servant, Search Party, We Ride Upon Sticks (Quan Barry), Home Before Dark (Riley Sager)
We review The Dissident, a new documentary about the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Plus, Justin tries to sort through his feelings on (understanding of?) Tenet.
Also discussed: Cobra Kai S3 (Netflix), Discovery of Witches S2 (AMC), Detective Pikachu (HB0), Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Netflix), First Cow (Showtime), Pretend It’s a City (Netflix), Adventure Time comics, Best Friends (Saweetie and Doja Cat)
We review the 2 biggest releases of this holiday season.
Also discussed: Queen & Slim (HBO), Wolfwalkers (Apple TV), Midnight Sky (Netflix), Kingmaker (Amazon Prime), The Fabulous Alan Carr (Amazon Prime)
The year wasn't all bad! We each run down our top 10 favorite movies, tv, and music of 2020.
Also discussed:
J: Mandalorian finale (Disney), Lover’s Rock (Small Axe - Amazon), How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (HBO), The Rider (VOD), Happy Happy Joy Joy (VOD), Uncle Frank (Amazon Prime), Flight Attendant (HBO), Your Honor (Showtime), The Wilds (Amazon Prime), Bombshell (Hulu), Twilight Zone S2 (CBS AA), The Stand (CBS AA), The Good Fight (CBS AA)
We're joined by a special guest, queer romance author Philip William Stover. to discuss his Seasons of New Hope series, the new Hulu movie, Happiest Season, and queer romantic fiction.
Also discussed: Flight Attendant, My Sweet Audrina, Big Mouth, Beforeigners, Blinkist, Mank, Love and Monsters, Search Party, Taylor Swift's Evermore.
The latest buzzy movie to go straight to streaming is Run, a thriller about Sarah Paulson and her wheelchair-using daughter. We caught it on Hulu and have a review.
Also discussed: Hillbilly Elegy (Netflix), His House (Netflix, Remi Weeks, Sudan), New Mutants (VOD), Adventure Time: Distant Lands (HBO Max), The Mandalorian (Disney+), 616 (Disney+), What We Left Behind (IMDB), Years and Years (HBO), Search Party (HBO Max), Two Weeks to Live (HBO, Max?), Crazy Not Insane (HBO), Murder at Middle Beach (HBO), Flight Attendant (HBO Max), Doctor Who (HBO)
It's a bit of a grab bag this week as we catch up on pop culture odds and ends, including the Queen's Gambit (Netflix) and second season of The Mandalorian (Disney+)
Also Discussed: We Are Who We Are (HBO), The Vow (HBO), Rachel Gets Strange (Amazon Prime), Both Fright Nights (Amazon & Showtime respectively), Evil Eye (Amazon Prime), Two Weeks to Live (HBO Max), Vivarium (Amazon Prime), Final Girls (VOD), Malasana 32 (Shudder), Bob’s Burgers (Hulu), Indiana Jones Temple of Doom (Netflix), Stalking Darkness (Lynn Fleweling), Remove 45 (De La Soul)
Roald Dahl's book The Witches has been remade into a new movie - how does it compare to the original? We also debut our new segment, Who Dat?, where we do a deep dive on one of our favorite actors/directors/musicians/etc. This week Fanny tackles John Cusack.
Also discussed: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (Amazon Prime), Over the Moon (Netflix), The Conners (ABC), Over the Garden Wall (HBO Max), Ghosts (HBO Max), Luck in the Shadows (Lynn Flewelling), Session 9 (Netflix), The Undoing (HBO), The Lie (Amazon Prime), Snowden (VOD)
Spooky stuff for you this episode - we review the Netflix series The Haunting of Bly Manor, and give final thoughts on Lovecraft Country.
Also discussed: 40 Year Old Version (Netflix), My Octopus Friend (Netflix), You Should Have Left (VOD), Daytrippers (HBO), Over the Garden Wall (HBO Max), Soulmates (AMC), Tiny World (Apple TV), Swamp Thing: Twin Branches (Maggie Stiefvater), Dexter Reboot
Stranger Things' Millie Bobby Brown plays a famous detective's younger sister in the new Netflix movie Enola Holmes— we've got a review.
Also discussed: Lovecraft Country (HBO), Lovecraft Country Radio (Podcast), We Are Who We Are (HBO), Cuties (Netflix), Scare Me (Shudder), Followed (VOD), Disappearance at Devil’s Rock (Paul Tremblay), Pet (Akwaeke Emezi), The Comey Rule (Showtime), Great American Pop Culture Quiz Show (Podcast), American Werewolf in London (HBO), Call Me By Your Name (VOD)
We review the new Netflix adaptation of the pioneering play Boys in the Band, about the horrors of the closet. We also debut our new rating system!
Also discussed: Utopia (Amazon Prime), Fargo (FX/Hulu), American Murder (Netflix), Wilderness of Error (FX/Hulu), Lovecraft Country (HBO), Pen15 (Hulu), RBG (Hulu), Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Tomi Adeyemi), Sign o' the Times Deluxe (Prince)
exharZhGNCMJKHwlPXtB
We preview our most anticipated movies, TV, and music headed our way in the next few months.
Also discussed: Cobra Kai (Netflix), Devil All the Time (Netflix), The Great Pottery Throwdown (HBOMax), Ratched (Netflix), Coastal Elites (HBOMax), We Are Who We Are (HBOMax), Filthy Rich (FX/Hulu), Sing On (Netflix), Lovecraft Country (HBO),
We review 2 new, very topical documentaries worth your while, The Social Dilemma (HBO) and Boys State (Netflix).
Also discussed: Lovecraft Country (HBO), Raised by Wolves (HBO), Undone (Amazon Prime), I’m Thinking of Ending Things (Netflix), Marshall (rental), Hard Days Night (Criterion), The Beautiful Ones (Prince), We Set the Dark on Fire (Tehlor Kay Mejia), Can’t Stop Watching (Podcast), Class Action Park (HBO, Doctor Sleep (HBO), Love Fraud (Amazon), Unpregnant (HBO), Enlighten Us: The Rise and Fall of Arthur Ray James (Amazon), Third Day (HBO), Central Park (Apple TV+, song: "Weirdos Make Great Superheroes")
The Wyld Stallyns are back, and we've got a review of Bill & Ted Face the Music.
Also discussed: The Vow (HBO), I May Destroy You (HBO), Lovecraft Country (HBO and Matt Russ Book), Class Action Park (HBO Max), High Score (Netflix), Central Park (Apple TV), Howard (Disney+), The Names of All the Flowers (Melissa Valentine), The City We Became (NK Jemisin), Chika (U Should)
HBO's long awaited horror series is finally here, and we've got a review of the pilot.
Also discussed: Them That Follow (Hulu), Six Feet Under rewatch (HBO Max), The Silent Wife by Karin Slaughter, Host (Shudder), Pen15 (Hulu), She Dies Tomorrow (VOD), Tread (Netflix), Skate Kitchen (Hulu), Infinity Train S3 (HBO Max), A Long Time Ago in a Cutting Room Far Far Away by Paul Hirsh, Kasher in the Rye by Moshe Kasher
The Netflix superhero show returns for a second season, and we've got a review.
Also discussed: The Lost Girls (Netflix)), We Are What We Are (Amazon), Married At First Sight (Lifetime), Showbiz Kids (HBO) The Politician Season Two (Netflix), David Foster on the record (Netflix), Destination Wedding (Amazon Prime), The Skeleton Twins (Hulu), Black Is King (Disney+), The Go-Gos (Showtime), Crawl (Amazon Prime), Drag Race Canada and Thailand (WOW app), Muppets Now (Disney+), Infinity Train s2 (HBO Max), Floor Is Lava, The Hike (Drew Magary), Amulet of Samarkand (Jonathan Stroud)
Hulu debuted the buzzy new Andy Samberg/Cristin Miliotti comedy, Palm Springs, and we have a review.
Also discussed:
Outcry (Showtime), 7500 (Amazon) Pistol Shrimps (Amazon), A Knights Tale (Amazon Prime), My Cousin Vinny (Hulu), Blast From the Past (HBO), Henry Rollins: Keep Talking, Pal (Amazon), I May Destroy You (HBO), Brave New World (Peacock), The Chi (Showtime), Relic (rental), Adventure Time Distant Lands: BMO (HBO Max), Infinity Train (HBO Max), Cosmology of Monsters (Shaun Hamill); All the Birds in the Sky (Charlie Jane Anders), Bad Moves ("Local Radio" from Untenable)
The filmed version of Hamilton dropped on Disney+ and we've got a review.
Also Discussed: What We Do in the Shadows (Hulu), The Changeling (Victor LaValle), Man On Man (Daddy), Douglas (Hannah Gadsby), I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, The Good Liar, Guru (podcast), Stepford Wives
We review Disclosure, a new Netflix documentary about trans representation across the history of movies and TV.
Also discussed: Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga (Netflix), What We Do in the Shadows (FX on Hulu), Central Park (Apple TV), Haim (I’ve Been Down, from Women in Music Pt III), Perry Mason (HBO), Scandalous: National Enquirer, (HBO Max) Coward, Bully Victim: Roy Cohn (HBO), Mommie Dearest, Hairspray, Search Party (HBO Max)
Why are we attracted to stories about anti-heroes, or even just straight-up villains. We dig in, and recommend some our favorite pop culture about not-so-great people.
Also discussed:
J: The Vast of Night (Amazon Prime), I May Destroy You (HBO), Insecure (HBO), Letterkenny (Hulu), Love Victor (Hulu, At Home With Amy Sedaris (TruTV), Kim Stanley Robinson’s Aurora, AMC reopening, Shamir's “On My Own"
F:USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage, Love Life (HBO Max), Selling Sunset (Netflix), Stay Gold by Tobly McSmith
Special guest Dr. Ken Nielsen joins for a rewatch and discussion about the enduring queerness of the Golden Girls. We also recommend some black-authored works that are engaging us in this profound moment in time.
Discussed: Bettye Lavette ("Thing Have Changed"); Angela Davis (Freedom Is a Constant Struggle); Bell Hooks (All About Love); Dear Martin (Nic Stone); The Hate You Give (Angie Thomas); Samuel Getachew; Nnamdi (Black Plight); Quiz (AMC); Dirty John (USA); Hate Thy Neighbor (Viceland); I May Destroy You (HBO); Pom Poko (HBO Max); Rita (Netflix); 13th (Netflix), Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (Amazon Prime), Pipeline (Broadway HD); Feel Good (Netflix); Betty (HBO); We’re Here (HBO); The Hollow (Netflix)
HBO Max is here, after a bumpy rollout. We've got thoughts on its new shows, including Love Life and Legendary. Plus, we've got recs for what to watch in their back catalog, and what's coming soon on the platform that has us excited.
Also discussed: Feel Good (Netflix), The Enchantress (Michael Scott), If You See Her (Ania Alhborn), Mary (Amy Cross), Run the Jewels -Ooh La La , Drag Race finale (VH1), Shut Up Little Man (Amazon), Sick Around The World (YouTube), Every Little Step (Amazon), Hollywood Season (HBO), Filthy Rich (Netflix), Run (HBO), The Great )(Hulu), Defending Jacob (Apple), Have a Nice Trip, Man (Netflix)
HBO Max: Love Life, On the Record, The Not-so-Late Show with Elmo, Legendary, Looney Tunes, Craftopia, Larry Kramer: In Love in Anger (2015), Pom Poko (1994), Harold & Maude (1971), Freaks (1929), Adventure Time: Distant Lands (June 25), I’ll Be Gone In the Dark (June 28)
HBO's new reality show We're Here takes drag on the road to small-town America. It's way better than you think.
Irreplaceable You (Netflix),Godless (Netflix), Blow the Man Down (Amazon), The Great (Hulu), Big Fish, Jimmy Yang, Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (Hunger Games prequel book), Out (Disney+), Betty (HB0), Have a Great Trip (Netflix), Indian Summers (Amazon)
Netflix's mystery comedy is back - was it worth a second season?
Also discussed:
F: The Kitchen, Notes from a Drug Scandal, Warriors of Liberty City, Upload, Double Tap, Anne Rice AMC news
Both: Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
J: Brahams: The Boy II, We’re Here, Ashley McBryde (Hang in There Girl from Never Will)
Relax, don't do it! This week we're reviewing Ryan Murphy's new Netflix series, Hollywood.
Also discussed:
F: Cursed (Amazon), October Faction (Netflix), True Grit (Amazon), Night of the Hunter (Amazon), Hellboy (HBO), Billions (Showtime), White Boy Rick (Hulu), Clue (Amazon), Wheat and Tares (Amazon), Art & Craft (Amazon), Malevolent (Neftlix) Lighthouse (Amazon)
J: Into the Night (Netflix), Midnight Gospel (Netflix), Parks & Rec (NBC) Reunion, The Warlock, Asaf Avidan “Earth Odyssey"
Hugh Jackman and Alison Janney start in Bad Education, an HBO movie about a real-life school embezzlement scandal. We review it, and also the wonderful Netflix documentary, Circus of Books, about unlikely gay-porn purveyors.
Also discussed: Necromancer, Stephen Sondheim's 90th Birthday Celebration, We're Here, Nailed It Holiday, Midnight Gospel, Beastie Boys Story, Ru Paul, Jinx Monsoon, Castle Rock, Galaxy Quest, Never Surrender, 10 Things I Hate About You, Defending Jacob, Disney's Robin Hood, 100 Human, Friday Night With the Morgans, Girls Just Want to Have Fun, Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
We've got thoughts on the first 3 episodes of Mrs. America, about efforts to pass the ERA. We've also finished Devs and have some things to say.
Also discussed: Too Hot to Handle, Josie and the Pussycats, American Animals, Fiona Apple's Fetch the Bolt Cutters, Tales From the Loop, Insecure
We review the new HBO show Run, and Fanny tricks Justin into watching the entirety of a 70s movie from her childhood, Tim, starring a young Mel Gibson in jeans shorts.
Also discussed: Better Things, The Best Worst Thing That Could Have Happened, Merrily We Roll Along, Stephen Sondheim, Thao and the Get Down Stay Down, Kim's Convenience, Saturday Night Live, Dirty Money, Uncut Gems, Rules for Being a Girl, Lady Gaga
We take advantage of shelter in place to watch the 80s flick Young Sherlock Holmes - did it stand up to our fond memories?
Also discussed: Drag Me to Hell, A Fish Called Wanda, 101 Dalmatians, John Oliver, Tales From the Loop, Quincy, Next in Fashion, Nailed It, The Magician, Adam Schlesinger (Song: Fountains of Wayne, "Sick Day")
We're getting through this....with the help of the banana new Netflix true crime series, Tiger King.
Also discussed: Picard, Vivarium, Making the Cut, Amazing Stories, Amy Rigby's "Girl to City" (Song "Beer and Kisses"), The Alchemyst, Animal Kingdom, Counterpart, The Lost Room, Dirty Money, Black Monday, The Gentlemen, John Waters on SVU, Basic Skills Test, Top Chef All Stars, Alien, Drag Race, Devs, Little Fires Everywhere, Trixie Mattel's Moving Parts
Reese Witherspoon is playing another conflicted rich white lady in the new Hulu show, Little Fires Everywhere. Kerry Washington plays her foil. We've got thoughts.
Also discussed: Charlie Says, Bloom, Power, Young Frankenstein, Onward, Frozen 2, Project Runway, Robert Forster's "Grant and I" and Bob Mould's "See a Little LIght."
Song: The Go-Betweens' "Bye Bye Pride"
Note: Sound isn't great - our first time trying remote. We'll get better.
Nick Offerman stars in Devs, a new trippy new show from writer/director Alex Garland.
Also discussed: Hilary, Visible, Beanpole, Amazing Stories, The End of the Fucking World, Picard, Clem Snide, I Am Not Ok With This (Comic), Sundown Motel, Lone Star 911 update
We review the the new Invisible Man remake and the Netflix comic adaptation, I Am Not Okay With This.
Also discussed: The Circle, Visible, Picard
We finally got to see the much-hyped Portrait of a Lady on Fire - did it live up to expectations?
Also discussed: Cheer, The Lodge, Ford v. Ferrari, The Queen, The Stone Sky, Love is Blind, Lone Star 911
Lakeith Stanfield and Issa Rae ooze star power in the languid romantic drama, The Photograph.
Also discussed: Birds of Prey, Shrill, Good Girls, Sundown Motel by Simone St James, What She Said: The Art Of Pauline Kael, David Lynch: What Did Jack Do?, Fast Color, Luna
We've got thoughts on the Academy Awards!
Also discussed: Goop Lab, McMillions, Jungletown, Gretel & Hansel, The Pharmacist, Honeytown
The Good Place has ended. We review the finale and talk about the series as a whole.
Also discussed:
The Invited (Jennifer McMahon), cancellation of Ray Donovan, October Faction, Are You Listening? (Tillie Walden), Picard, John Mulaney's Kid Gorgeous, Obelisk Gate (NK Jeminsin), Miss Americana, Drive By Truckers “Thoughts and Prayers” from the album The Unraveling
Fanny's son Parker joins us for a discussion about Showtime's darkly comic new series, Work in Progress.
Also discussed: The Lighthouse, Steven Universe, John Mulaney & the Sack Lunch Bunch, Grace & Frankie, Cheer, The Dream Podcast, 911 Lone Star, Boys and Sex (Peggy Orenstein), Are You Listening (Tillie Walden), The Moor (Laurie R. King).
Note: audio is a little distorted, but gets better quickly. Apologies.
It's a new year (thank god). We look forward to the movies, tv, books and music we're most excited about. We also review the underrated new movie, Just Mercy, and have some thoughts about the Oscar nominations.
Also discussed: The Outsider, Vanderpump Rules, Cats, Underwater.
We review Little Women, which was robbed at the always-bonkers Golden Globes.
Also discussed: Steven Universe, Polaroid, Work in Progress, Ray Donovan, Phil Hartman Documentary
We've got thoughts on a Star War, and (bah humbug!) share our biggest pop culture disappointments of the year.
Also discussed: You, Please Like Me, Breaking Away, Little Women, The Mandalorian, His Dark Materials, Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot, The Need, Doom Patrol
We run down our favorite movies, TV, books and music of 2019.
Also discussed: Marriage Story, The Need, His Dark Materials, Kumail Nanjiani
Fanny List:
-
Fleabag 2. Pain & Glory 3. Unbelievable 4. Barry/End of the Fucking World 5. Booksmart 6. Ninth House 7. Mrs. Fletcher 8. Orange Is The New Black- Final Season 9. Catch & Kill 10. Knives Out Justin List:
-
Transparent Finale
- Watchmen
- Jenny Lewis - On the Line
- Fleabag
- Pain and Glory
- Horror Stories - Liz Phair
- Unbelievable
- Last Black Man in San Francisco
- Phoenix - Pedro the Lion
- Parasite
Tom Hanks plays Mr. Rogers, we've got a review.
Also discussed: Truth Be Told, Evil, Mrs. Fletcher, The Mandalorian, Servant, Watchmen, The Conners, Alanis Morissette, The Golden Globe Nominations
Rian Johnson writes and directs this whodunit in the vein of Agatha Christie - we've got a review. Also discussed: Watchmen, The Mandalorian, His Dark Materials, The Good Place, Back to Life, 9th House, Fifth Season, Buffy Comic Reboot, Brittany Howard , Prince, Dickinson, Servant, End of the Fucking World, Catch and Kill, My Friend Anna, Locke and Key
Nazis still suck, and Pedro Pascal shouldn't wear ever wear a mask.
This week, we're talking Jojo Rabbit, The Mandalorian, His Dark Materials, Watchmen, Rick & Morty, Mrs. Fletcher, Godfather of Harlem, Encore, Starless Sea, Barry, and Liebestrasse.
We review Bong Joon Ho's latest movie, the darkly comic Parasite.
Also discussed: Liz Phair's Horror Stories, Downtown 81, Buck, Delta 5, Mrs. Fletcher, Barry, The Deuce
We review tons of intriguing new pop culture, including the Breaking Bad movie El Camino, the premiere of HBO's new Watchmen series, Almodovar's new movie Pride & Glory, and the Showtime series On Becoming a God in Central Florida.
Also discussed: The Stand, Station Eleven, We Have Always Lived in the Castle, Ninth House, Succession, Debbie Harry's memoir, Face It, HorrorStor, Adventure Time.
Steven Soderbergh's latest movie, The Laundromat, tackles the Panama Papers with unexpected humor and style.
Also discussed: Big Mouth Season 3, Tank and the Bangas, In the Tall Grass, Buzz, Ninth House, The Testaments
We watched a crap-ton of new TV.
Discussed: Transparent, The Politician, The Good Place, Succession, The Conners, Emergence, Prodigal Son, The Unicorn, Evil, Disenchantment, Drag Race.
Plus: Judy, The New Pornographers, and The Testaments
Brad Pitt fights space monkeys, Toni Collette & Merritt Weaver fight law enforcement indifference, and Margaret Atwood continues the Handmaid's Tale.
Also discussed: Bruce Springsteen, Alice Boman, The Emmys, Are You the One: Come One Come All, American Horror Story 1984
Constance Wu and Jennifer Lopez star this true story about a group of exotic dancers who come up with a plan to fleece their wealthy clientele - we've got a review.
Also discussed: Unbelievable, The Challenge, On Becoming a God in Central Florida, The Stand, Brittany Runs a Marathon, This Way Up, Steven Universe, Sam Smith, Sampa the Great
[Insert evil clown laugh] Pennywise and the Losers' Club are back in It Chapter Two, and we've got a review.
Also discussed: Dark Crystal Age of Resistance, Miranda Lambert, Being Human, Transmetropolitan.
After a disappointing summer, we've got a more optimistic preview about the movies, TV, books, and music we’re looking forward to. Plus thoughts about the new Dark Crystal series on Netflix - or at least my thoughts, cuz Fanny don’t play that shit!
Also discussed: Ready or Not, Luce, The Dark Crystal, This Way Up, Untouchable, Rocketman
A true story about a Bruce Springsteen superfan inspired the new movie Blinded by the Light - we've got a review.
Also discussed: Where'd You Go Bernadette (book), Killing of a Sacred Deer, Screamers, Raphael Saadiq, Flamin' Hot, Pose, Righteous Gemstones, On Becoming a God in Central Florida, The Last Widow, Sweet Bitter, Succession.
The third season of GLOW has dropped on Netflix and it's better than ever.
Also discussed: Handmaids Tale season finale, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Turn of the Key, All of This is True, Always Be My Maybe, Jackie Brown, The Ghost Notebooks, Sleater-Kinney, The Hold Steady, David Berman.
We review Tarantino's latest, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and give a full-spoilers review of Orange is the New Black Season 7. Also discussed: the Netfilx Indian horror series, Typewriter.
Awkwafina gives a surprising performance in the comedic family drama The Farewell, and we've got a review.
Also discussed: Orange Is the New Black S7, The Boys, Secret Obsession, Lucifer, Pennyworth, The Great Hack, Suited, Terror at the Mall, 12th & Delaware, You Must Remember This, All About Eve, Sleater-Kinney
We share our favorite hidden gems, talk Emmy nominations and, as always, cover our week in pop culture.
Discussed on this ep: 3%, Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson, Pose, Handmaids Tale, I Love You, Now Die, Power, Ray Donavan, The Rook, Love Island, Marrying Millions, Emmys
Hidden Gems: Hold Me Closer, Necromancer (Lish McBride), Nimona (Noelle Stevenson), Secretary, Kiss Me First, Peterloo, Purple Mountains
More Marvel? Yes, always and forever.
Discussed: Spider-Man Far From Home, Stranger Things 3, Midsommar, Annabelle Comes Home, The Walking Dead, The Loudest Voice, JeruZalem, Neon Genesis Evangelion
Pixar's latest sequel, Toy Story 4, is here - did it need to exist? We've got thoughts. And following up on last week's discussion of the worst summers for movies, we name our favorite years.
Also discussed: John Wick 3, Her Smell, Big Little Lies, Rook, City on the Hill, Baby Driver, Wig, Echo in the Canyon, Lil Nas X, Robert Christgau, Los Espookys, Sleater-Kinney, One Day at a Time
Dark Phoenix, MIB 4 and Ugly Dolls make this a good contender for worst movie-summer ever, but have there been worse years? We've got some alternatives for consideration.
Also discussed: The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Letter 44, Grass Girls, Los Espookys, The Twilight Zone, Perpetual Grace Ltd, Deep State, Songland, The Stand, Ravlery
Kulap Vilaysack has made a name for herself as a podcast and comedy producer, and now she's made a moving Amazon Prime documentary, Origin Story, about her search for truth in her family tree.
Also discussed: Big Little Lies, Pose, Black Mirror, Dark Phoenix, Euphoria, Rolling Thunder Revue, 3%, Pieces of Her, My Sister Rosa, They Both Die at the End, Y the Last Man, Hunger Games, Reservoir Dogs
The new teen comedy Booksmart looks at female friendship through a fresh, funny lens. We've got a review.
Also discussed: Godzilla: King of Monsters, I Am Mother, The Hod King, Caroline Spence, Handmaid's Tale, Good Omens, Animal Kingdom, When They See Us, Always Be My Maybe, Fosse/Verdon, Gangster Capitalism, NOS4A2
GoT has ended and we're not mad about that. That said, you don't know how smart dragons are.
Also discussed: Fleabag Season 2, John Wick, Paradise Island, The Good Fight, Better Things
What the heck is Netflix's quirky mystery series, Dead to Me, starring Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini? We also discuss the second to last Game of Thrones episode, "The Bells," and the SNL supergroup comedy, Wine Country.
We review the newest Game of Thrones episode, The Last of the Starks, and also run down the future of HBO & Marvel after they've wrapped up their current big hits
Discussed: Drag Race, Princess, Transparent, Silver Sphere, Chernobyl, Years & Years, Euphoria, Deadwood, Los Espookys, The Righteous Gemstones, The New Pope, Mrs Fletcher, Watchmen, Demimonde, The Undoing, His Dark Materials, I Know This Much is True, Catherine the Great, Lovecraft Country, The Nevers, The Outsider, The Time Traveler's Wife, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Black Widow, Black Panther 2, Doctor Strange 2, The Eternals, Shang Chi, Falcon & Winter Soldier, WandaVision, What If, Loki, Hawkeye
The big finale of the Marvel cinematic universe is here, and we've got thoughts. We also disagree heartily about Game of Thrones, at least based on what we could see of it.
Also discussed: Amazing Grace, United Skates, The Good Fight
Tim Gunn may be gone, but how is Project Runway holding up without him? We also review the 2nd episode of the final Game of Thrones season.
Also discussed: Fosse/Verdon, Bosch, White Rose, Oprah, Twilight Zone (ep 4), Game of Thrones, Beyonce's Homecoming, The Curse of Lalarona
It's back, and we've got thoughts. Also discussed: The Mustang, Shazam, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Action
Our most anticipated summer movies, tv, books and music
Also discussed: Twilight Zone, Crazy Ex Girlfriend, What We Do in the Shadows, The Dirt, Hanna, Breslin & Hamill, Tell Me a Story, Stella Donnelly
Tim Burton's live action remake has arrives and we've got feeling.
Also discussed: Broad City, The Other Two, X-Men Red, Drag Race, Crazy Ex Girlfriend, Gloria Bell, Santa Clarita Diet, The Legend of Cocaine Island, Bad Blood, Abby's Place.
The new horror movie from Peele is here, and we have thoughts - both with and without spoilers.
Also discussed: The Hod King, Mortal Engines, Jenny Lewis, SMILF, Crazy Ex Girlfriend, Love, Death & Robots, The Act, Good Girls, RuPaul's Drag Race
2 new TV comedy reviews, The Other Two & Shrill, which mostly worked for us.
Also discussed: The Dropout, Billions, The Case Against Adnan Syed, Better Things, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Captain Marvel, Sam Evian
The MCU finally does a woman-led movie - we have thoughts.
Also discussed: Leaving Neverland, Robyn, Blacklicious, SMILF, Santa Clarita Diet.
Not quite a camp classic. We review Greta, Neil Jordan's new thriller starring Chloe Grace Moretz and Isabelle Huppert.
Also discussed: Drag Race S11, Better Things S1&2, The Challenge, Tabitha King, Captain Marvel comics, Spielberg vs. Netflix, Girlpool
Who won our Oscar ballot? And how much did we love Billy Porter's tuxgown?
Also discussed: How to Train Your Dragon 3, Fighting With My Family, Billions, Alita: Battle Angel, Made in Abyss, Hilda, Umbrella Academy
We review the new Rebel Wilson rom-com satire, Isn't It Romantic, and the new series Umbrella Academy, plus we make Oscar predictions.
Also discussed: The Other Two, Abducted in Plain Sight, Hannah, Locke & Key, They Both Die at the End, Drag Race All-Stars, Bohemian Rhapsody
We review the Oscar-nominated animated shorts, plus a few that didn't make the cut that should have.
Also discussed: Wanderlust, Sandman, the Mekons, Derry Girls, Crazy Ex Girlfriend, SMILF, I Am the Night, The Kid Who Would Be King, Down a Dark Hall, On the Come Up, Claws, Animal Kingdom, Legion