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NOBODY WANTS THIS... It is the name of a show... not what people are saying about this podcast... (Right)? DEFINITELY! It's another episode of "Add it to your list," which is a game we play on the podcast where Nick and Joe take turns pitching shows or movies that the other NEEDS to be watching.  On the fourth episode of "Add It To Your List" Nick and Joe pitch Netflix's "Nobody Wants This" and AB...

Ozwald Cobb's journey to the top is at its end.  Top hats off to the big man! Nick and Joe take one last look at HBO Max's hit show "The Penguin." ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHOW NOTES 00:00--03:29 Reactions "The King of Gotham" 03:30--07:31 Francis' flashback 07:32--13:57 The most messed up family therapy session 13:58--18:20 So...

We're going down the review road as Agatha All Along comes to an end.  Nick and Joe follow through on the final episodes of the episodic journey of Agatha and Billy, and where the road will lead them next.  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHOW NOTES 00:00--04:48 Intro/Is Marvel Back?!? 04:49--06:13 Episode 8 Review 06:14--08:48 Rip...

It's time for a Halloween Time Travel review! We're back to the Time Travel Draft and Joe's pick for Superhero in a time travel movie is the 2001 cult classic "Donnie Darko." But does the movie even fit in a time travel draft? Nick has questions. But after watching "Donie Darko" who doesn't? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHOW NOTES...

The city is almost his... We are officially over the hump with The Penguin finishing Episode 5: Homecoming. Nick and Joe get into a mid-season review of Matt Reeves' The Penguin. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHOW NOTES 00:00--04:32 Intro 04:33--08:31 Episode 5 Summary 08:32--18:45 Reseting the gameboard 18:46--20:30 The ticking "dem...

What shows on your list? Looking to add some more? Here are two. The guys play "Add it to your list" in an attempt to convince each other to watch that movie or TV show they've been insisting is GREAT. On today's episode, it's a Netflix action movie standoff: Rebel Ridge vs The Union! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHOW NOTES 00:0...

A shadow is growing over Middle Earth... Rings of Power Season 2 comes to a close and as darkness falls... this heckin' great review is rising. Nick and Joe review the finale and talk about the season. What worked? What didn't? Why is Joe glaring at Numenor? SHOW NOTES ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00--01:50 Intro 01:51--03:56 Qu...

What shows on your list? Looking to add some more? Here are two. The guys play "Add it to your list" in an effort to convince each other to watch that movie or tv show they've been insisting on for a little while. Nick and Joe go over last week's TV and Film news with the passing of Dame Maggie Smith, the latest on James Gunns' "Lanterns," plus Francis Ford Coppola's "Megalopolis"  is finally in t...

It's a double header! Two villains! Two premieres! Two dudes! One review. Agatha All Along and The Penguin arrived on streaming services last week and Nick and Joe are here for it. Also, is Dorothy wanted for murder in Oz? Tune in and find out. SHOW NOTES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00--03:28 Intro (What a weekend for TV) 03...

Add it to the list! Everyone has a watch list. Everyone has been part of that conversation, where someone gives you their best pitch for what should be on your list. Today, Nick and Joe make a game of it and see if they can convince each other to add one more to each of their lists.  Netflix's "Delicious In Dungeon" vs. Apple Tv's "Silo" SHOW NOTES: 00:00 — 02:22 Welcome to Episode 1 of Add it to...

One review to rule them all, and on the internet bind them! Rings of Power is back for another season, and Nick and Joe jump into it to discuss all the highlights: orc babies, the similarities of between Sauron and Muk, and why talking to trees is important...You know, the same thing everyone is talking about... Right? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------...

But how did the detective get to Louis XVI? TIME TRAVEL BABY, it either all makes sense, or it's Midnight in Paris. Just when you were feeling nostalgic the Time Travel Movie Draft is back for a golden age of movie review and time travel mechanic discussion.  This week, Joe's pick for Time Travel comedy, Woody Allen's "Midnight in Paris." -----------------------------------------------------------...

We're back baby! And we're digging up all the adamantium skeletons we can find! Which is one... Huh. There was really only one dead Logan?...But so many dead pools... PLEASE DON'T GO BYE BYE BYE! I'll let Nick and Joe take it from take it from here. Deadpool and Wolverine: The Movie: The Review. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHOW NO...

Was it good? The board is set. The players have arrived and the dragons lay in wait... The finale of House of the Dragon Season 2 leaves our characters on the precipice of a fiery and bloody season 3. But seriously, was it good? Nick and Joe jump into their favorite highlights of the season and what didn't work for them. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------...

Some would describe the power of the darkside as... unnatural. Love it. Hate it. Whatever you're feeling, night has fallen on The Acolyte.  Nick and Joe get to the midpoint of the series and discuss the episode's highlights and possible flaws. 00:00--05:37 First impressions 05:38--06:39 Applause for the choreographers! 06:40-8:30 Who is the Sith? 08:31--11:59 How does this end? 12:00-- 18:45 Is he...

We are House Review. Our words "play the next episode!"  The guys soar into the second season premiere of House of the Dragon. Nick is siding on Team Black and Joe is... also siding on Team Black? Wait but they like Aegon? Who's on who's side here exactly?  It's all nuance and politics. The world of Ice and Fire is back on Sunday nights! Long Live House Review! 00:00--06:10 Introduction. WE'RE BAC...

In a galaxy far, far away there is a great STAR WARS show... Hopefully, we can see it some time. The newest Star Wars show joins the Disney Plus gallery. Nick and Joe take a look at the first two episodes and dive into the mystery of who is Mae. Or perhaps more importantly, what's going on with Osha? Eyebrows are raised! 00:00--05:21 Intial thoughts + Joe loves Carrie Anne Moss 05:22--09:04 Episod...

ABUNDANCE. Looking for a Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga review? We have it... in ABUNDANCE. The guys take a look at the good (mostly good!) and bad of George Miller's 5th installment to the mad, mad world of Mad Max. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHOW NOTES 00:00 -- 04:36 Introduction 04:37 -- 07:30 THE 15 SECOND SUMMARY 07:31 -- 10:35...

A podcast over analyzing the time travel mechanic in Avengers Endgame? It's like we were made for this. The Time Travel Movie Draft continues with Anthony and Joe Russo's 2019 blockbuster hit.  Did it make sense? Did the Avengers break the rules? The guys take a look at the function of the Quantum Realm - the MCU's greatest deux ex machina. Keep up with the Time Travel Draft by visiting May The Re...

IT'S JUDGEMENT DAY.... For T2.  To be clear. No bombs. And if Skynet is listening, I for one love our new A.I. overlords. May it appease them, that Nick and Joe continue the Time Travel Movie Draft with a look back on James Cameron's hit: Terminator 2.  Joe has a problem with Cameron. Nick has a problem with Joe.  TUNE IN, IT'S JUDGEMENT DAY!!! 00:00--01:35 Joe's really bad intro 01:36--03:20 THE...

Is Back to the Future a bunch of bull? The Time Travel Draft continues! Today the guys step back into "Time Travel Classics." Joe is up first with the 1985 hit starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Loyd. But is the time travel as problematic as the Avengers cast pointed out in Endgame?  Listen for yourself, True Believer! --------------------------------------------------------------------------...

Deja vu? Or Broken record time travel? It's the fourth installment of the Time Travel Draft series! Joe's pick for romantic time travel is on the board with the 1993 beloved classic Groundhog Day. With some talk of story and a discussion on the method/mechanic of time travel, we get a glimpse as to who is winning the Time Travel Draft so far. Place your bets 00:00--02:47 Intro 02:48--04:29 THE 15...

Dune Part 2 is finally here in all of its sandy, wormy glory! Nick and Joe explore Frank Herbert's world of spice, religious icons, and big movie events in the recent release of Denis Villeneuve's latest installment to the Dune franchise. Warning: There is a jump scare where Joe attempts to sing Hans Zimmer's score... You've been warned. Show Notes: 00:00--04:35 Intro and thoughts on the Dune seri...

Have you ever cried until it didn't hurt anymore?... Yeah us neither. Anyway, it's the "About Time" review! Part 4 of the Time Travel Movie Draft takes us to Nick's pick for "Romance in Time Travel" category, Richard Curtis' 2013 slice of life/coming of age, soft sci-fi about a young man who discovers the men in his family can go back and redo life the way they want it. But is it that simple? And...

You didn't see this coming! The guys swing into the Madame Web discussion, Sony's latest attempt at building its Spiderverse franchise. Critics hate it. Audiences kind of don't... but kind of do. Nick and Joe gaze into the web for answers. Show notes: 00:00 — 04:41 Intro and quick thoughts 04:42 — 07:47 The 15-second Summary! 07:48 — 11:37 What didn’t work in the film; Sony’s Dr. Strange? 11:31 —...