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Today Brandon and Lorin discuss the recent sound bite from Samuel L. Jackson on why he doesn't have an Oscar yet, and whether it should be the barometer to determine whether a film is great or not. We also are excited to discuss the latest episode of HBO's Winning Time and not so much of AMC's Killing Eve. 

Brandon & Lorin share their two cents on the new HBO series, Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, starring John C. Reilly and Quincy Isaiah. They also riff their favorite sports-themed films of all time. Plus an Oscars Watch update with the results of the DGA and BAFTA Awards. And is Killing Eve's final run just killing time? RIP Traci Braxton and William Hurt

Brandon and Lorin begin their trek with the final season of AMC's Killing Eve starring Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer. Elsewhere they continue their countdown of Oscar-nominated films in anticipation of the ceremony this month. 

Brandon & Lorin tackle the recent conundrum that is televised award shows through the recent changes at the Oscars. They also delve into the penultimate episode of Euphoria and list a crazy week in Headlines.

This week Brandon & Lorin recap Peacock's anticipated series, Bel-Air, the streaming service's dramatic reimagining of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. For Previously On...they continue their weekly dissection of HBO's Euphoria as viewers await the second season's penultimate episode. And they both share thoughts on some Oscar-nominated films before the March 27th Academy Awards. 

This week's ASLife Podcast episode dissects the major Oscar nominations. Brandon and Lorin list the films they still need to watch before the March 27th ceremony and ponder how Nightmare Alley earned that BP slot. Later, the two list their most-anticipated Netflix films for the year. They also recap episode five of Euphoria, share thoughts on Hulu's Pam and Tommy, and conclude their discussion on...

Lorin and Brandon dissect two prolific documentaries examining two very different legacies of Black American icons. First, Lifetime's janet. chronicles the youngest Jackson sibling's career from child star, to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and the sacrifices made to achieve these goals. Second, the cousins dissect the legacy of comedian and industry trailblazer, Bill Cosby, in Showtime's We...

Brandon and Lorin discuss the latest chaos of Euphoria and dissect season one of Showtime's hit thriller drama, Yellowjackets. 

Brandon and Lorin dissect the Screen Actors Guild Award nominations, which will be held on February 27. They also discuss their relation to both the Roots miniseries and The A-Team, which both premiered in January of their respective years. And Lorin details the films he watched this past weekend at Sundance. 

Brandon & Lorin have returned with their first episode of 2022. We review Headlines in the refreshed segment - What's New; dive into the films we hope to see at Sundance during No Concessions; recap S2E1 of Euphoria; and of course, list our most-anticipated titles for quarter one. 

In the final week of the year, Brandon & Lorin bring you the grade-A content they streamed for 2021. They'll also touch on the multiple Streams of the Week including the new NBC comedy American Auto and the shrugfest that is The Matrix Resurrections.

The third entry into the Report Card 2021 series highlights all our favorite B-average content. We also talk early awards chatter with the latest film news and dissect the Big problem with Chris Noth. 

Brandon and Lorin recap the tv and film that earned Cs this year as they continue with the Report Card '21. They also discuss the Abbott Elementary preview, the Critics Choice TV noms, and the latest development in the 'Rust' shooting saga.

Brandon and Lorin begin their review of content with the Report Card 2021. This week will see them shine light on the projects from TV and film that barely made the cut - and some that straight out flunked. Welcome The D-List.

Lorin closes out this month's celebration of Native American Heritage Month with a review of the 2017 film, "Indian Horse." Elsewhere Brandon recaps the new film "The Humans" in an extensive Streams of the Week segment. RIP Virgil and Stephen.

Brandon and Lorin tackle two 90s films centered on the Native American experience: 1990's Academy Award-winner Dances With Wolves , and the 1993 biopic Geronimo: An American Legend. 

This week Brandon brings our film pick in celebration of Native American Heritage Month with the murder mystery, Wind River . Elsewhere we talk the latest in Disney news and get a small preview of another Jeremy Renner project - Paramount Plus' Mayor of Kingstown.

For the month of November, Brandon and Lorin will celebrate American Indian Heritage Month by reviewing movies that center on the Indigenous experience here in the United States. The first pick is the 2002 family drama, Skins, directed by Chris Eyre. Elsewhere they discuss the latest trailers, Marvel's Eternals, and the tragedy that transpired at Friday's Astroworld Music Festival.

Brandon & Lorin get in the spirit of the spooky season with a review each of a Halloween-themed film. Brandon recaps the haunted classic, House of Wax , while Lorin digested the more recent zombie hit, Train to Busan. Elsewhere they cover a gamut of headlines and look forward to a special November honoring #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth. 

This week's episode finds B&L recapping the cinematic event of the year (that isn't a comic property), Dune. We also touch on the nominations for one of the first award ceremonies of the film season - the Gotham Awards. RIP Peter Scolari. 

This week Brandon & Lorin leave Hawkins, IN to visit Haddonfield, IL in their review of Halloween Kills, the highly-anticipated horror sequel to 2018's masterful reboot of the Halloween film franchise. Elsewhere they recap the plentiful exclusives revealed at DC's FanDome and discuss Netflix's biggest series ever (for now), Korean import, Squid Game. 

Brandon and Lorin recap the season two finale of Paramount Plus' #Evil and review the season as a whole.

Brandon and Lorin review the last three months of tv and film that made their quarter three report card. They also preview the content coming up in quarter four. In the N.O.T. they exalt the penultimate episode of #EvilReturns and lament the premiere of American Horror Story 's second portion - "Death Valley."

Lorin and Brandon return after a week all about the Emmys to discuss a whopping amount of new new shit. From Netflix's Tudum, to the latest finales of FX's Reservation Dogs and AHS: DF Part One. We also finally are able to discuss this recent season of Evil in full. RIP Melvin Van Peebles. 

Brandon & Lorin recap this year's Emmys. The stars braved the pandemic to bring us a seemingly normal award show stocked with a record of Black nominees and a record of white winners. Back to normal indeed.