It Was Mooney!

It’s the beginning of February 2025 so what better time than now to recap our favorite media of 2024. From movies to games to even highly publicized rap beefs, we’re looking back at the media we enjoyed the most last year. We’re joined in studio by friends (and family) of the show Cousin Chris and Jim as we countdown our favorites from a banner year in entertainment on the latest installment of It...

On this episode we're taking a bite (a mini bite) out of corporate bureaucracy as we review the 2024 Apple TV+ series Severance. We will go in on our overall thoughts on the first season, all the siginificant themes, as well as theories and predictions going into the second season. So whether you're an innie, outtie, or maybe you're not even sure what's real anymore (definitely been there) get com...

On today's episode we’re getting nostalgic again as we look back on the 2005, Judd Apatow comedy The 40-Year-Old-Virgin. Two decades after its release, we'll talk about our favorite moments and quotes from a movie that is considered an all time great in the genre. Plus, we are giving our review of Showtime's Escape at Dannemora as we continue our One Shot! series. We're waxing and relaxing with sp...

On this episode we're chilling with our favorite nocturnal animal/reocurring character on Sponge Bob, as we review the new Robert "Leggo My" Eggers movie Nosferatu (2024). What did we like? What did we not like? How much dong does ol' Nossy hang in this blood soaked dreamscape of a film? We're sinking our teeth (yikes) into this one so get ready. Look up in the sky. It's a bird, it's a plane, it's...

On this episode we share our personal immigration experiences and how it shaped us into the people we are today. Plus, we touch on the movies and television we enjoyed that are forvever connected to this lived experience. We're getting all mushy and nostalgic (like we always do) on this "road show" edition of It Was Mooney!

Life's a witch but then you die...but then they make a Disney+ show about it. We watched Agatha All Along, the latest in Marvel's Disney+ offerings and we will give our review. What were our overall thoughts? Did our theories end up panning out? Is Aubrey Plaza still hot despite literally being Death? It's also a trailer trash day as we look at the sizzle reel from Marvel looking ahead to their up...

On this episode we're headed back to Gotham as we review the latter half of the Max series The Penguin. In what has been such an incredible year for streaming series, this one really has solidified itself among the year's best and we’ll share our reactions and theories about it. Plus, an affluent drug dealer was gunned down in cold blood in New York City and Ben Shapiro REALLY wants you to be upse...

On this episode, we're on the road again as we provide our thoughts, feelings, reactions, and predictions regarding the results of the 2024 United State presidential election. Join us, as we give our candid takes on the why's and how's of the election on truly non-partisan episode of It Was Mooney!

On this episode we are back as if we never left as we kick off this fall season with a review of the first 4 episodes of the hit Max show The Penguin. We’re crushing hard on Christin Milioti and her googly eyes while also theorizing on which Godfather movie this series copies the most (spoiler alert, it's all of them except the shitty one). Plus, it's another glorious day of trailer trash as we lo...

On this episode we are joined in studio by a flithy non believer of Marvel Jesus as he tells us why he wasn't immediately swayed by the MCU’s most recent offfering of action set pieces, irreverant humor and sweet, sweet memberberries. Our resident Player Hater JuanyB saw Deadpool and Wolverine and he has some thoughts he wants to get off his chest as we do both a movie review and segment of The Pl...

On this episode, we're getting physical and a bit petty, as we react to the sights, sounds, and smells of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris. We'll look at the athletes and storylines that stole our hearts (and sometimes our undivided attention for exactly 24 hours), along with iconic moments from previous Olympic games. Plus, Juan's going for the gold medal in hating popular movies as we debu...

On this bonus movie review episode we are joined in studio by friend of the show and first-time guest Cousin Chris (first name Cousin, last name Chris) along with friend of the show Aaron as we review the 2024, MCU homecoming of the Merc with the Mouth and his gaggle of shameless cameos. Was this the much-needed peg to the system Marvel needed or are we looking at another Thor: Love and Thunder? (...

On this episode we are reacting to all the monumental news coming out of Comic-Con 2024 but none bigger than the announcement of a DC Creature Commandos series coming to HBO Max this December. Oh yeah, Marvel Studios and Robert Downey Jr. did something too so I guess we'll also talk about that. We will share our thoughts on the 58th installment of the long running comic convention from its humble,...

Last weekend, Presidential candidate Donald Trump nearly got the ol’ JFK treatment at a rally in Pennsylvania and all we got was the single greatest photo op of the 21st century. How did we arrive at such a bizarre timeline? (we're looking at you Harambe); What lead up to this? What do we think happens next? Plus, it’s that time of year when God tries his best to wipe the city of Houston off the f...

On this episode, we solve racism the only way we know how.....by getting canceled. Joined in studio by Eric, we completed a five-round, NFL style mock draft of some of our favorite fictional characters from movies and television. We finally put to rest, once and for all the true racial identities of some of these beloved characters in an episode that totally won't get flagged by the time I finish...

On today's episode all we do is slay all day as we look back on the beloved anime series Demon Slayer. What were our favorite moments? How does it differ from the successful manga? Is Mugen the biggest Michael Jackson fan we've ever seen? That's debatable. It's also another trailer trash day as we look at trailers for Nosferatu (2024), Heretic, and Kaiju Number 8. Plus, we review our latest new sh...

On today's episode, we're checking back in with our two favorite dysfunctional, incestuous, dragon-riding families this side of Westeros as we review the first episode of the new season of House of the Dragon. What's Rhaenyra's next move? What exactly were Daemon's orders for Blood and Cheese? What was Sir Crispy Creme doing in Alicent's quarters well past school hours? Plus, it's another trailer...

On today’s episode we’re taking it back to feudal Japan as we review the epic saga Shogun (2024). Where do they go with a second season? Is it Hulu’s answer to Game of Thrones? Is Anna Sawai going to finally accept the open invitation to come on our show? We’ll also look at the similarities and differences to the Shogun novel by James Clavell as well as the landmark, miniseries released in 1980. I...

On today's episode, everybody was kung-fu fighting as we are joined in studio by friend of the show Aaron to show some love to our favorite martial arts films. What films had the biggest influence on the industry? What are some of our favorite martial arts films? Who would we include in a "Mount Punchmore" of the greatest martial artists on screen? Has Maurice, the live studio ostrich, always had...

On today's episode, Kaosi thinks he knows better than all those hard-working, Hollywood screenwriters so we're putting him to the test in a new segment we like to call "Pitch, please!" where he'll pitch 3 potential blockbuster films to our movie execs (Mooney execs?) and the listeners at home. It's another trailer trash day as we react to the teaser trailer for Moana 2 and the official trailer for...

On today's episode, we're going retro again as we review the George Miller epic Mad Max: Fury Road. What were our favorite scenes? What exactly happens in the Mad Max timeline? Did George Miller actually direct both Babe and Happy Feet? Join us as we show some love for the best-looking, 2-hour car chase put to screen this side of Queensland. It's another trailer trash day as we react to trailers f...

On today's episode, the studio has been overrun with sportsball fans! We'll discuss what made us basketball fans, debate who our favorite all-time teams and players are, and finally give our thoughts on the 2024 NBA Playoffs. The sports fans can't have all the fun though as we talk about our favorite basketball-based movies and NBA stars turned actors. Then, it’s another trailer trash today as we...

On today’s episode, we ask the question: what happens when a certified lover boy squares off against a good kid from a m.a.a.d city? Drake and Kendrick Lamar are rap beefing and the entire world has been put on notice and we’ll give our thoughts. It's also trailer trash day as we react to new trailers for A Quiet Place: Day One and The Boys Season 4. Plus, we're getting more Lord of the Rings movi...

On today’s show we ask the multi billion dollar question: In an industry teeming with cinematic universes, do all the A24 films exist in the same reality? We’ll strap on our tinfoil hats and get to the bottom of this. Plus, it’s a trailer trash day of epic proportions as we react to the new Deadpool and Wolverine trailer! Our excitement and expectations are high but should they be tempered? Can Ma...

On today's episode we're getting animated....well anime-ted as we discuss our love for all things Japanese animation. What's been our favorites? Any weird or obscure ones we want to share with the world? What's the current state of anime and where is it headed? Plus, is the term "weeb" offensive? The answer won't shock you. All this and more as we are joined in studio by friend of the show Jim, on...