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Send us Fan Mail Matt previews what's coming to theaters and streaming this month, the Oscars, and more! Don't forget to Subscribe, Like, Share, and Comment! Time Codes: 00:00 - Opening Act & Oscars Talk 03:46 - Theaters 10:44 - HBO/Max 16:46 - Disney+ 19:06 - Netflix 26:13 - Amazon Prime Video 27:51 - Apple TV+ 30:28 - Hulu 36:08 - Peacock 40:16 - Paramount+ 43:21 - Curtain Call Fol...

Send us Fan Mail *Originally released on YouTube February 5, 2023* Matt takes a look at this week's episode of The Last of Us, Please Hold to My Hand, and discusses some of the key differences from the game and some of the easter eggs that they have included for game players. HBO announced Episode 5 will be airing on HBO Max Friday @ 9PM EST for an early streaming release, so stay tuned! Don&...

Send us Fan Mail Brad joins Matt for our February movie review talking about Jon M. Chu's 2021 adaptation of the Lin-Manuel Miranda Tony award winning musical! Don't forget to Follow, Subscribe, Like, Comment, Share, and Leave a Review! Time Codes: 00:00 - Opening Act 01:49 - Brad's Message to the Fans 05:20 - In the Heights Intro & History 10:21 - Initial Thoughts 17:56 - Broad...

Send us Fan Mail *Originally released on YouTube January 30, 2023* Matt discusses this weeks The Last of Us news and gives his thoughts on Episode 3: Long, Long Time. *Spoilers for Episode 3* Time Codes: 0:00 - Intro 01:19 - Season 2 Announcement & Speculation 03:22 - RIP Annie Wersching 04:26 - Bella Ramsey on Season 2 05:03 - Episode 3 Thoughts *SPOILERS* 22:42 - Final Thoughts & Sign-Of...

Send us Fan Mail This week Matt's reviewing Captain America: Brave New World, talking Moulin Rouge! the Musical, Yellowjackets Season 3, Dexter: Original Sin, and giving you five songs from his playlist that you should be listening to today! Don't forget to Follow, Subscribe, Like, Comment, Share, and Leave a Review! Time Codes: 00:00 - Opening Act 04:44 - HBO Updates: The Last of Us &am...

Send us Fan Mail *Originally released on YouTube January 23, 2023* Matt gives a recap of the second episode of HBO's adaption of The Last of Us. Take a look at some of the easter eggs for game players and breakdown this latest episode. Time Codes:  0:00 - Intro 1:16 - A Note to Game Players 3:55 - Episode Recap & Thoughts 24:13 - Future Plans & Sign-Off Don't forget to Subscribe,...

Send us Fan Mail This week is all about the Moulin Rouge! Matt discusses the history of the actual location, the 2001 Baz Luhrman film, the stage musical launched in 2018, and reviewins the North American Tour production of the musical! Don't forget to Follow, Subscribe, Like, Comment, Share, and Leave a Review! Time Codes: 00:00 - Opening Act: The Real Moulin Rouge 01:39 - The 2001 Movie vs....

Send us Fan Mail *Originally released on YouTube January 13, 2023* Releasing Matt's thoughts on each episode from Season 1 of The Last of Us! Originally a YouTube exclusive, start your rewatch of Season 1 and follow along with our weekly bonus drops leading up to the Season 2 premiere in April!  Don't forget to Subscribe, Like, Share, and Comment! Follow us on Instagram for updates: http...

Send us Fan Mail Matt previews what's coming to theaters and streaming this month, the audio release of The Last of Us season 1 thoughts, and more! Don't forget to Subscribe, Like, Share, and Comment! Time Codes: 00:00 - Opening Act 04:08 - The Last of Us Reviews Audio Release 07:11 - Coming to Theaters 13:33 - Coming to Netflix 21:15 - Coming to Prime Video 25:41 - Coming to Max/HBO 29:...

Send us Fan Mail Brad joins Matt on the pod for our first movie review of 2025, Kneecap! Based on the true story of the Irish language hip-hop group founded in 2017, Kneecap features the group members playing themselves in a story about the importance of native language and rebellion. Don't forget to Subscribe, Like, Share, and Comment! Time Codes: 00:00 - Opening Act: Kneecap Oscars Snub 02:...

Send us Fan Mail Matt gives his thoughts on Rent in Concert with a full symphonic orchestra and talks about the beauty and power of Rent as a whole as he looks back on the history, how it's shaped the pod, and the filmed versions available to watch. Don't forget to Subscribe, Like, Share, and Comment! Time Codes: 00:00 - Rent in Concert Thoughts 10:47 - How Rent Led to the Podcast Starti...

Send us Fan Mail Matt goes through some of the best Act One finales in musicals, giving his top five and a number of honorable mentions! Don't forget to Subscribe, Like, Share, and Comment! Time Codes: 00:00 - Opening Act: Best Act One Finales Intro 03:40 - Matt's Five Best Act One Finales 15:29 - Honorable Mentions 31:18 - Ranking the Top Five 32:13 - Curtain Call: What's Next? Fol...

Send us Fan Mail Matt's Mystery Movies are back! This week Matt talks a bit about The Last of Us Season 2, gives a mini-review on the upcoming Robbie Williams biopic, Better Man, and talks about some of his favorite musical biopics out there! Don't forget to Subscribe, Like, Share, and Comment! Time Codes: 00:00 - Opening Act: The Last of Us Season 2 is Coming! 02:51 - Mystery Movie Mini...

Send us Fan Mail Matt kicks off 2025 previewing what's coming to streaming platforms and theaters this month! Don't forget to Subscribe, Like, Share, and Comment! Time Codes: 00:00 - Opening Act 01:16 - Coming to Netflix 05:08 - Coming to Max 08:47 - Coming to Hulu 10:05 - Coming to Prime Video 12:08 - Coming to Apple TV+ 16:21 - Coming to Theaters 20:19 - Curtain Call Follow us on Insta...

Send us Fan Mail We're finishing out 2024 with a super-sized Christmas Spectacular! First up Matt & Raley review the Netflix original Christmas movie, The Merry Gentlemen! Next Matt & Brad debate and rank the "Best Christmas Movies", coming up with maybe the worst list ever put together! One of the more combative and chaotic episodes in the pod's history is here as our...

Send us Fan Mail Matt previews what's coming to theaters in December & January, talks about the Wicked Part 2 title change, and gives his thoughts on the Netflix original movie Hot Frosty and the Rock & Chris Evans' new Christmas movie Red One, along with a few other grab bag topics! Don't forget to Subscribe, Like, Share, and Comment! Time Codes: 00:00 - Opening Act 01:22 -...

Send us Fan Mail Matt talks about the trend of adapting movies into musicals (Lin-Manuel Miranda & Eisa Davis's Warriors Concept Album) and goes through his 2024 Apple Music Replay. Check out what we've been listening to and let us know what was the top of your replay/wrapped for the year! Don't forget to Subscribe, Like, Share, and Comment! Time Codes: 00:00 - Opening Act 05:20...

Send us Fan Mail This week we're reviewing the movie adaptation of the first act of the acclaimed musical Wicked, starring Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande! We discuss the history of the musical, some key differences from the original book, easter eggs, and some potential spoilers for Part 2 of the movie that fans of the stage musical will be familiar with!  Don't forget to Subscribe, L...

Send us Fan Mail Matt's owning up to his lie and previewing the new releases coming to streaming in December to kick off Thanksgiving and the holiday season! Don't forget to Subscribe, Like, Share, and Comment! Time Codes: 00:00 - Opening Act: I Lied 02:30 - Netflix Releases 11:24 - Max Releases 14:38 - Hulu Releases 17:21 - Disney+ Releases 19:20 - Amazon Prime Video Releases 22:20 - So...

Send us Fan Mail Matt reviews the 2024/2025 National Tour of The Little Mermaid National Musical! Don't forget to Subscribe, Like, Share, and Comment! Time Codes: 00:00 - National Tour Initial Thoughts 06:20 - Movie to Musical Song Changes & Additions 11:59 - Mermaids on a Wire & The Danger of Bubbles 15:53 - Who Is This For? 23:19 - Curtain Call Follow us on Instagram for updates: ht...

Send us Fan Mail Brad joins Matt on the pod this week to talk about Jim Henson's 1996 classic Muppet Treasure Island!  Don't forget to Subscribe, Like, Share, and Comment! Time Codes: 00:00 - Opening Act 03:39 - Dave Portnoy vs. Zach Bryan 11:44 - Cokey Muppets & H*rny Pirates 17:18 - Muppet Treasure Island Review Starts 28:25 - Hormel Sued Jim Henson Over This Movie 35:45 - Impressi...

Send us Fan Mail It's a bit of a grab bag this episode as Matt reviews the final movie in the Venom trilogy, talks about Smash coming to Broadway, and the finale of Agatha All Along! Don't forget to Subscribe, Like, Share, and Comment! Time Codes: 00:00 - Opening Act 01:46 - Venom: The Last Dance Review 20:10 - Smash Broadway Tickets on Sale 30:12 - Agatha All Along Finale Thoughts 34:38...

Send us Fan Mail To wrap out the month Matt's taking a look at what's coming to streaming and theaters in November, including Netflix's extremely h*rny holiday movie slate! Don't forget to Subscribe, Like, Share, and Comment! Time Codes: 00:00 - Opening Act 02:27 - Netflix Releases 10:57 - Max Releases 14:55 - Hulu Releases 17:25 - Prime Video Releases 21:06 - Theater Releases...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's mini-episode Matt is talking about the beauty of live music and theatre as he reviews and reflects on the Skillet/Seether tour and what makes live entertainment so special and important. Don't forget to Subscribe, Like, Share, and Comment! Time Codes: 00:00 - Opening Act 01:17 - Streaming Reviews 10:37 - The Beauty of Live Music & Skillet/Seether Tour...

Send us Fan Mail This week Matt is reviewing the 2024 National Tour of Back to the Future the Musical! Reviewing the October 10th performance featuring Don Stephenson as Doc Brown and Lucas Hallauer (understudy) as Marty! Don't forget to Subscribe, Like, Share, and Comment! Time Codes: 00:00 - Opening Act: The Tuxy 01:11 - Back to the Future: The Musical History 05:03 - Thoughts on the Songs...