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In this episode, we review Bugonia (2025), an absurdist black comedy starring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons, which serves as a remake of the 2003 South Korean film Save the Green Planet!. We discuss whether the film’s eccentric plot may be too unconventional for mainstream audiences and debate who delivered the stronger performance between Stone and Plemons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, we do a rewatchable review of the 2000 psychological drama Requiem for a Dream, directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Jared Leto and Marlon Wayans. We discuss whether the film still holds up in its brutal honesty about drug addiction, and we debate whether this is Marlon Wayans’s best film performance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, we conclude our Not That Bad review series with the sequel to the classic horror film franchise “Nightmare on Elm Street Part II”. We discuss if the film still holds up and we debate on which film in the Freddy Krueger series would have been a better follow up after the original. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, we do a rewatchable review of the 1995 cult classic crime film Dead Presidents, starring Larenz Tate, Keith David, and Chris Tucker. We discuss whether this was the last great film from the Hughes Brothers and debate how well it has aged. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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In this episode, the crew discusses the best film trilogies—both recent and all-time. We share our reasons for selecting certain franchises and debate why some trilogies are overrated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, we review the first season of the Disney+ original series from the Marvel Cinematic Universe titled Marvel Zombies. We discuss how this animated series marks a new shift in the MCU, as it presents a more mature story not intended for kids, and we debate whether we are still as interested in upcoming Marvel projects as we were in the past. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, we review the latest Netflix original crime thriller series, Black Rabbit, starring Jason Bateman and Jude Law. We discuss how gripping and anxiety-inducing the series was in every episode, and we praise the acting performances delivered by Bateman and Law. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, we review the highly anticipated biographical sports drama from A24, The Smashing Machine, starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt. We discuss whether this role represents the best performance we’ve seen from Dwayne Johnson, and we debate whether A24 is back on a roll with prestige, high-art, yet entertaining films. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, the crew has a conversation about films, both recent and past, that would probably have been better received as fleshed-out TV series. We debate our individual selections and explain the reasons behind our choices. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, we recap the first season of the new FX original series from the Alien franchise universe, titled Alien: Earth. We discuss whether this series helps or hurts the world-building established by the movie franchise, and we highlight some of our favorite episodes and scenes from the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, we review 2025’s highly anticipated American dark comedy political action thriller One Battle After Another, written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, Regina Hall, and Teyana Taylor. We discuss whether the hype for this film was warranted and debate whether Leo is experiencing a rare third peak in his film career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, the crew does a rewatchable review of the 1995 cult classic neo-noir mystery thriller Devil in a Blue Dress, directed by Carl Franklin and starring Denzel Washington, Tom Sizemore, and Don Cheadle. We discuss whether the film still holds up after 30 years and debate if Don Cheadle delivered the best performance in the film. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, we do a rewatchable review of the 2005 action thriller A History of Violence, starring Viggo Mortensen, Ed Harris, and William Hurt. We discuss whether this film still lives up to the hype—not only as one of the best films of the 2000s but also of all time—and highlight some of our favorite scenes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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In this episode, we review the 2025 dystopian survival thriller The Long Walk, based on Stephen King’s 1979 novel of the same name, starring Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Ben Wang, and Mark Hamill. We discuss whether the premise of the movie stayed consistent with the realities of the human body, and we debate whether we enjoyed the ending. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, we review the fourth season of the hit Amazon Prime original superhero series titled “The Boys”. We discuss which characters story arch was done well and which ones weren’t, we debate if Ryan will be one of the heroes or villains next season, and we praise the acting performance of Anthony Starr as Homelander. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, the crew has a conversation about The Ringer’s 101 Best Movie Performances list. We debate which films they got right and which films they got wrong. We also include some of our favorite movie performances and explain why we think they should have made the list. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, we review the 2025 American neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Spike Lee, starring Denzel Washington, Ilfenesh Hadera, Jeffrey Wright, ASAP Rocky, and Ice Spice (in her film debut). We discuss whether this English-language reinterpretation of Akira Kurosawa's 1963 Japanese film High and Low was a successful attempt by Spike Lee, and we debate if Lee and Washington are the best director/actor combination of the last 35 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.