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The gang's back to discuss their favorite pop culture from 2023. Sorry for Corey's poor audio quality, he was recording into jet blue complimentary in-flight headphones while evading law enforcement.

The gang's all back, and they wish to Dance the Mask. To do so, they must: Service the composer Sublimate: -Themselves -Their egos -Their identities 3. Stand in front of the public/God 4. Obliterate themselves Can they do it? Stay tuned to find out!

The gang returns after a brief hiatus to lock in their predictions for this years' Oscars ceremony. 

Look, not to repeat ourselves, but this is a pretty good show, ok?  With the debut season behind us, your beloved pop culture mavens have returned to deep dive into House of the Dragon. Join us as we discuss not just our shared favorite piece of pop culture from 2022, but some exciting show updates as well. 

The boys are back in Westeros, folks, and so are we. We're here to talk about the series premiere of House of the Dragon, "The Heirs of the Dragon". For this minisode, we share our initial reactions to the series, where we think it's headed, and whether this pilot manages to stand apart from the larger Game of Thrones legacy.  Editors note: There have been some changes to our audio setup that...

Folks, it's Jordan Peele season. To honor America's premiere event filmmaker, we use his latest, Nope, as a springboard to discuss and celebrate his entire filmography. Kudos to Jessy(a known scaredy-cat) for stepping so far outside her zone for this one.  

Folks, after Toxie madness we needed a chill one. Join us for a cozy little discussion about 2022's most stressful new show, The Bear.  We had no shortage of new shows from this year to choose from, but nothing jumped out to us quite like this one. The Bear tells an intimate story about an extremely particular time, place and people, and it does it well. This feels like a special one, and we...

The time has finally come! Our beautiful angel Sean McKendry makes his long-teased, long-awaited debut on Showstoppers. The designer of our extremely sick show art is here to discuss one of his all-time favorites, The Toxic Avenger. This was a first time watch for Jessy and I, and a one billionth-time-watch for Sean, so we just sat back and let the magic happen.  Keen-eared listeners might also no...

The spice flows! The rock sees! All will be revealed!

Your favorite industry prognosticators are back with a quick recap of a totally normal Oscars ceremony where nothing crazy happened. We also reveal the results of our individual brackets and our WINNERS' CHOICE for our next episode.  Stay tuned to find out what's next for the show!

Gang, you know what time it is. The Oscars are back, and so are we.  We comb through the Oscars ballot, choosing who will and should win in each category. But this ain't your daddy's Yearly Showstoppers Oscar Special. This year, the stakes are real. The host with the most correct picks on their 2022 ballot will get to select one of their favorite films for a very special episode.

Folks, it's time to talk about female social mobility in America.  In The Gilded Age , many of TV's best actors are asked to sit still on couches and negotiate control of the evil machine.  In inventing Anna, a total weirdo scams all of their descendants. 

It's PTA season at Showstoppers, gang.  For this very special episode, Jessy and Corey made their first official, show-sanctioned trip to a real live theater to mark the occasion.  Join us as we discuss first loves, the liminal states of adolescence, and simply hauling ass through 1970s California. 

Are you feeling adrift in a stranger's galaxy? Would you like to come home? Then join us, won't you, as we discuss Station Eleven. HBO Max's new limited series explores a world orphaned by a global pandemic, and how its' survivors choose and create the world they prefer. It's lighter than it sounds, gang.  Building from Emily St. John Mandel's 2014 bestseller of the same name, Station Eleven...

At long last, we’re covering Succession. The #1 boys are back to wade into the marketplace of ideas and explore the Roy family. We dive deep, season by season, to explore story and character in Jesse Armstrong’s platinum masterpiece. -Editor’s note: We got so caught up in story that we failed to give Sarah Snook(Siobhan Roy) her proper due. Justice for Sarah Snook, who is doing canon-worthy work a...

We've come a long way, baby. For the final entry in our Favorite Films Series , Corey has selected Quentin Tarantino's 2009 magnum opus Inglourious Basterds (sic). We deep dive into the films' major themes and plot while attempting to answer, once and for all, whether business is indeed a-boomin'.  This one is a blast, gang. We hope you love it, we thank you for listening, and we are all so v...

For Jessy’s final entry in our 5 Favorite Films series, we cover Rob Reiner’s When Harry Met Sally... Joined by longtime friend, colleague, and chaos agent Vivian Collins, we solve once and for all the eternal mystery: should Jess keep that sick wagon wheel table?

Up next is a pick from Corey - Spirited Away! We can’t wait to break this one down and dive into why this is one of Corey’s all time favs!

We'll continue our review our Top 5 movies of all time with Corey's favorite: Legally Blonde! Just kidding. That's definitely Jessy's favorite....we'll dive in to the blonde phenomenon of the 90's! 

In this Very Special Episode, we take a break from out Top 5 films series to discuss the 93rd Academy Awards Ceremony. Returning champion Jessy and notoriously loud and wrong Corey make their predictions on the likely winners, and share their personal picks for the best of the year in film.

We are joined by Corey's brother Chris to continue our Top 5 movies of all time. This week is Raising Arizona staring Nicolas Cage and Holly Hunter. If you've not seen this Coen brothers' classic, watch it! And then come listen to our break down! 

Continuing our journey through our Top 5 favorite movies of all time, buckle up for JAWS!!!! This is a Jessy pick. It's a little bit fun. It's a little bit about sharks. It's a little bit of everything. Da-na....

Join us as we continue our journey through our Top 5 movies of all time we start Corey's picks with Chungking Express. We dive into this unique adventure through the streets of Hong Kong. Join us as we break it down! 

We've started our top 5 series, and we start with one of Jessy's picks, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Over the next few episodes join us for a trip down memory lane as we reflect on our favorite movies of all time! This one, a classic. Just "choose wisely" and come listen already. 

In this episode we recap one of the most popular, binge-worthy shows that we've seen in a while. Join us as we discover that the thing that made chess entertaining was, in fact, the Queens Gambit!