A film, tv, and entertainment podcast discussing news, reviews, theories, and more.

Patrick and Dan break down all of the casting announcements for the upcoming MCU project, Avengers: Doomsday. They review the characters, actors, if they'll be reprising that same role, and their theories on how they will fit into the overall plot.

This week, we reach back into the history of cinema to focus the entire episode on the year 2003, with our hosts Patrick and Dan building lists of their favorite movies of that year.

This week, we venture into the worlds of action comedies and spy thrillers with a double feature of Novocaine, about a man who can’t feel pain on a mission to rescue his girlfriend from bank robbers, and Black Bag, an ensemble espionage film about a spy who is working to uncover the mole in his secret organization before they can sell a stolen weapon.

We dig into a horror triple feature of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974), Near Dark, and Gerald’s Game along with a short review of Mickey 17, Twisters, and the Oscars 2025 Ceremony. We finish off with the latest in movie and television news.

In this episode, we talk about what the Cursed Object sub-genre is and what some of our favorite movies and shows within it are. From there, we dive into the most recent Cursed Object feature, The Monkey, written and directed by Osgood Perkins based on the Stephen King short story.

Patrick and Dan break down the latest hit from Marvel Studios, discussing the cast, box office, and the extensive reshoot rumors as well as all of the scenes they picked out that seem to be from the reshoots.

We review the horror comedy Heart Eyes along with My Bloody Valentine (1981) along with discussing recent entertainment news including Buffy the Vampire Slayer Announcements as well as Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime Show.

We discuss the dark comedy hit, Companion, focusing on the unique tone and strong acting from its cast with background notes about the production process. We also do a deep dive on our theories on the plot and twists of the upcoming Scream 7.

We discuss the essential elements of what make good folk horror followed by reviews of two Korean folk horror movies that deal with folklore, history, culture, and loss related to their region.

We discuss the new Wolf Man (2025) movie with very light spoilers, focusing on topics olikethe writing, directing, and acting as well as the special effects, atmosphere, and setting of the film. Following the review, we talk Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) pitch each other on our own Werewolf movies.