Binge Buddies

Neon Bloodbath: Checkout Time (Tokyo Vampire Hotel – The Finale & Series Wrap-Up) We’ve reached the end of the line, and the apocalypse isn't exactly what it used to be! This week on Neon Bloodbath , the Binge Buddies are finally checking out of Tokyo Vampire Hotel as we tackle the grand finale. The timeline jumps 15 years into the future to find K serving as the literal, bleeding heart of the hot...

Neon Bloodbath: The 8.01 & 8.02 Anomaly (Tokyo Vampire Hotel – Episodes 8 & 9) We survived the massacre, but the weirdness is just getting started! This week on Neon Bloodbath , the Binge Buddies are back for another double feature. We’re tackling Episodes 8 and 9 together, which are bizarrely titled 8.01 and 8.02—because why would a Sion Sono show do anything the normal way? Coming off the unprec...

Neon Bloodbath: Painting the Halls Red (Tokyo Vampire Hotel – Episodes 6 & 7) The Binge Buddies had to double up this week, because once the bullets started flying, there was simply no stopping! This week on Neon Bloodbath , we are combining our coverage of Episodes 6 and 7 of Tokyo Vampire Hotel . The story flows so seamlessly that these two chapters absolutely cannot be separated, acting as one...

Neon Bloodbath: Welcome to the Slaughterhouse (Tokyo Vampire Hotel – Episode 5) The doors are locked, the blood is flowing, and the Binge Buddies are back for another wild ride! This week on Neon Bloodbath , we are digging into Episode 5 of Tokyo Vampire Hotel . The grim reality of Hotel Requiem has fully set in for the trapped human guests, who are now forced to navigate their terrifying new exis...

Neon Bloodbath: Cattle Call (Tokyo Vampire Hotel – Episode 4) It's time for check-in on the next episode of Binge Buddies! This week, we are dissecting Episode 4 of Tokyo Vampire Hotel , and the situation inside the Requiem Hotel has officially gone from weird to absolutely brutal. The Corvins have dropped the facade, turning their captive mortal guests into a literal blood farm, forcing them to l...

Neon Bloodbath: RSVP for the Apocalypse (Tokyo Vampire Hotel – Episode 3) Welcome back to Hotel Requiem! The Binge Buddies are checking in to Episode 3 of Tokyo Vampire Hotel , and this time, we're crashing the most chaotic singles mixer in Japan. The neo-vampires running the hotel, Yamada and Bathory, are throwing a massive dating party for their human guests. But this is a Sion Sono joint, so yo...

Neon Bloodbath: Neck Braces Required (Tokyo Vampire Hotel – Episode 2) Hope you packed your neck braces, because the Binge Buddies are experiencing some serious story whiplash this week! Continuing our dive into the neon-soaked madness of Tokyo Vampire Hotel , Episode 2 hits the brakes on the present-day carnage to throw us straight into the past. Before the opening title card even has a chance to...

Neon Bloodbath: Checking In (Tokyo Vampire Hotel – Episode 1) Grab your weapons and watch out for the crossfire, because the Binge Buddies are back! Welcome to our brand-new season, Neon Bloodbath , where we are sinking our teeth into the gloriously unhinged Amazon Prime series, Tokyo Vampire Hotel . In this season premiere, we dive headfirst into Episode 1 to tackle director Sion Sono's absolute...

The timeline has been reset, the dust has settled, and the Binge Buddies are delivering their ultimate cinematic verdict. > Welcome to the grand finale of "Hall of Just Us." After surviving the absolute highest highs and the most grueling, Skittle-tasting lows of the DC Extended Universe, your hosts Bryan, Matt, Joel, and Ryan are closing out the season with a massive, two-hour-plus double episode...

Fire up the drum-playing cephalopods, because the Binge Buddies are closing out the DCEU with a massive, aquatic question mark. > Welcome back to "Hall of Just Us," where your hosts Bryan, Matt, Joel, and Ryan have reached the official end of the line: 2023's Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. The guys are trying to figure out exactly what the hell this movie actually is. Is it a cohesive sequel? A dis...

The Binge Buddies are activating the Scarab, and we’re bringing some much-needed heart back to the franchise. > Welcome back to "Hall of Just Us," where your hosts Bryan, Matt, Joel, and Ryan are shaking off the multiverse fatigue to celebrate the absolute, unexpected joy of 2023's Blue Beetle. Right when the broader cinematic universe felt like it was running on empty, director Ángel Manuel Soto...

The Binge Buddies are breaking the sound barrier and fracturing the multiverse, but this timeline might be beyond saving. > Welcome back to "Hall of Just Us." This week, Bryan, Matt, Joel, and Ryan are strapping in for the ultimate cinematic paradox: 2023's The Flash. This movie features the absolute highest highs and the most subterranean, rock-bottom lows of the entire DCEU, all crammed into one...

Taste the rainbow? More like taste the disappointment, because the Binge Buddies are choking on a massive handful of Skittles. > Welcome back to "Hall of Just Us." This week, Bryan, Matt, Joel, and Ryan are watching the magic completely fizzle out as they endure the absolute misfire that is 2023's Shazam! Fury of the Gods. How does a sequel manage to make every conceivable wrong creative decision...

The hierarchy of power in the DCEU didn’t just change—it completely collapsed, and the Binge Buddies are crashing down hard into the wreckage. > Welcome back to "Hall of Just Us." After riding high for two straight weeks on some genuinely fantastic superhero cinema, Bryan, Matt, Joel, and Ryan are hitting a massive brick wall with 2022's Black Adam. Dwayne Johnson spent a decade hyping up this pas...

Wipe the slate clean and assemble a brand new Task Force X, because the Binge Buddies are deploying to Corto Maltese. > Welcome back to "Hall of Just Us." This week, Bryan, Matt, Joel, and Ryan are dropping straight into the glorious, R-rated, hyper-violent madness of James Gunn's 2021 soft-reboot, The Suicide Squad. The guys are breaking down how this wildly entertaining, critically acclaimed mas...

The Binge Buddies are answering the call, because the fans demanded it, and the four-hour epic has finally arrived.   Welcome back to "Hall of Just Us," where your hosts Bryan, Matt, Joel, and Ryan are tackling the unprecedented cinematic resurrection of 2021's Zack Snyder's Justice League. After tragic personal circumstances forced Snyder to step away from the original production—resulting in the...

Throw out your Dreamstones, because the Binge Buddies are about to wish they could unsee this one. >   Welcome back to "Hall of Just Us." This week, Bryan, Matt, Joel, and Ryan are gritting their teeth and wading through what might just be the biggest misstep of the entire franchise: the nearly unwatchable Wonder Woman 1984. How did the team behind one of the DCEU's greatest triumphs deliver such...

Fire up the randomizer, because the Binge Buddies are about to get fantabulously emancipated. > Welcome back to "Hall of Just Us," where your hosts Bryan, Matt, Joel, and Ryan are breaking away from the typical grim superhero formula to celebrate 2020's surprisingly fantastic Birds of Prey. Cathy Yan and Margot Robbie crafted a vibrant, chaotic, R-rated carnival ride that breathes fresh, glitter-f...

The Binge Buddies are striking cinematic lightning, and this time, it's a family affair. > Welcome back to "Hall of Just Us." This week, Bryan, Matt, Joel, and Ryan are stepping out of the epic, world-ending shadows and into the surprisingly heartfelt, Amblin-esque joy of 2019's Shazam!. The guys are breaking down how director David F. Sandberg injected a massive dose of fun and foster-family warm...

Trade your chainsaws for tridents, because the Binge Buddies are diving into the deep end of the DCEU! > Welcome back to "Hall of Just Us." After surviving the wreckage of our last outing, Bryan, Matt, Joel, and Ryan are thrilled to announce that things are finally getting good again. We are plunging headfirst into the neon-soaked, wildly unapologetic spectacle of James Wan's 2018 Aquaman. The guy...

Sound the alarms, because the Binge Buddies are wading straight into a cinematic dumpster fire. > Welcome back to "Hall of Just Us." This week, Bryan, Matt, Joel, and Ryan are suffering through the jarring tonal whiplash of 2017's theatrical Justice League—or as we affectionately call it, the "Josstice League." The guys are breaking down the infamous collision of directorial visions that resulted...

The Binge Buddies are stepping onto the battlefield, and we're taking a look at a modern superhero classic—problematic third act and all.   Welcome back to "Hall of Just Us," where your hosts Bryan, Matt, Joel, and Ryan are shedding the grimdark shadows of Gotham and Metropolis to bask in the radiant glory of 2017's Wonder Woman. Patty Jenkins and Gal Gadot completely revitalized the DCEU with thi...

Fire up the chainsaws, because episode three of Binge Buddies is cutting into one of the most chaotic chapters of the DCEU. > Welcome back to "Hall of Just Us." This week, Bryan, Matt, Joel, and Ryan are assembling Task Force X to tackle David Ayer's undeniably rough-around-the-edges 2016 Suicide Squad. From the neon-soaked, pop-music-fueled editing room to the infamous behind-the-scenes studio me...

The red curtain is pulling back on episode two, and the Binge Buddies are bringing out the heavy artillery. > Welcome back to "Hall of Just Us," where your hosts Bryan, Matt, Joel, and Ryan are plunging deep into the three-hour, R-rated cinematic crucible of Zack Snyder's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. But we aren't settling for the theatrical release—the guys are tackling the full 182-minute...

Welcome to "Hall of Just Us," where your hosts Bryan, Matt, Joel, and Ryan tackle the highs, lows, and cinematic chaos of the DCEU. For episode one, we're going back to ground zero: Man of Steel. Join the crew as they dissect Zack Snyder’s darker, grittier take on Clark Kent's origin story. From the spectacular collapse of Krypton and Kevin Costner's parenting advice, to General Zod's neck-snappin...