Skip, Rent, Buy: Film and TV Reviews

In our most difficult episode to date, the true story of Shanann Watts and her beautiful family is heartbreakingly tough to hear about, let alone watch. Listener discretion is advised in this episode as the subject matter itself is very delicate and tough to get through and things get a little tense. --- Using raw, firsthand footage, this documentary examines the disappearance of Shanann Watts and...

Hubie Halloween follows an unlikely hero on his quest to ensure Halloween is safe for the residents of his hometown, Salem. Was this family film a trick or a treat? --- Hubie's not the most popular guy in Salem, Mass., but when Halloween turns truly spooky, this good-hearted scaredy-cat sets out to keep his town safe. Source: https://www.netflix.com/title/80245104 --- Twice a week, our hosts Raul...

Utopia, the latest original show from Amazon, is about a graphic novel designed to foretell the end of the world as we know it. Does it live up to the expectations or will it meet its own quick demise? --- Utopia is a conspiracy thriller that follows a group of young fans who come together when they discover that the conspiracy in an elusive comic, Utopia, is real. The comic foretells th...

Raul and Jason investigate the possibilities of Enola Holmes being a good film or lackluster. What would Sherlock say? --- While searching for her missing mother, intrepid teen Enola Holmes uses her sleuthing skills to outsmart big brother Sherlock and help a runaway lord. Source: https://www.netflix.com/title/81277950 --- Twice a week, our hosts Raul and Jason bring you their humorous take on cur...

Raul and Jason wrestle with their review of The Peanut Butter Falcon. Strap on your boots and get in the ring with us as we get down to business. --- A modern Mark Twain style adventure story, THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON tells the story of Zak (Gottsagen), a young man with Down syndrome, who runs away from a residential nursing home to follow his dream of attending the professional wrestling school o...

Raul and Jason take a deep dive into the world of reboots that are better than the originals. It's sink or swim, so you better bring your floaties, we're going into the deep end. --- Twice a week, our hosts Raul and Jason bring you their humorous take on current and past films and TV shows and take deep dives into subjects such as the future of cinema and sequels that are better than the original....

Raul and Jason discuss the documentary, Tread, and whether or not Marvin Heemeyer was justified in destroying the town he felt betrayed him. --- This documentary reconstructs the pivotal moments that drove a man on a rampage to destroy a small town with a bulldozer he fortified in secret. Source: https://www.netflix.com/title/81206411 --- Twice a week, our hosts Raul and Jason bring you their humo...

Raul and Jason review the Netflix original film, The Babysitter: Killer Queen, and try to decide if this way over the top movie hits the mark or if it's a dud that should have never been made. --- Two years after Cole survived a satanic blood cult, he's living another nightmare: high school. And the demons from his past? Still making his life hell. Source: https://www.netflix.com/title/81012366 --...

Raul and Jason review the Netflix original series, Ratched, and try to decide whether it's a great show or about as fun as sandpapering your balls. --- From Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan, RATCHED is a suspenseful drama series that tells the origin story of asylum nurse Mildred Ratched. In 1947, Mildred arrives in Northern California to seek employment at a leading psychiatric hospital where new and...

Raul and Jason take on the Netflix Original series, Cobra Kai (formerly a YouTube Original). This episode was recorded live on Facebook where the guys even answered a viewer's question. --- Decades after the tournament that changed their lives, the rivalry between Johnny and Daniel reignites in this sequel to the "Karate Kid" films. Starring: Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, Xolo Maridueña Creators:...

Raul and Jason discuss the Max original series, Raised by Wolves, on HBO Max. --- From Executive Producer Ridley Scott, Raised by Wolves centers on two androids tasked with raising human children on a mysterious virgin planet. As the burgeoning colony of humans threatens to be torn apart by religious differences, the androids learn that controlling the beliefs of humans is a treacherous and diffic...

Raul and Jason discuss the Korean Netflix Original film, #Alive. Two questions: First, how long would you stay alive if a virus turned everyone into zombies in your town? And, second, if a zombie can remember and do stuff it used to do when it was alive, what do porn star zombies do? --- Twice a week, our hosts Raul and Jason bring you their humorous take on current and past films and TV shows and...

In this quickie TV show review, Raul and Jason talk about the HBO Max original, Lovecraft Country. Based on Matt Ruff's novel of the same name, Lovecraft Country follows Atticus Freeman (Jonathan Majors) as he meets up with his friend Letitia (Jurnee Smollett) and his uncle George (Courtney B. Vance) to embark on a road trip across 1950s Jim Crow America in search of his missing father (Michael Ke...

In this episode, Jason's fiance, the ever lovely Samantha, joins the guys for a review of Disney's live action film, Mulan. Interestingly enough, no one was hurt during the recording of this episode, but we might not be able to say the same for Jason's pride. --- Twice a week, our hosts Raul and Jason bring you their humorous take on current and past films and TV shows and take deep dives into sub...

In this first watch film review, Raul and Jason discuss the Warner Bros. Pictures film, Tenet, and whether they think it was worth watching in a movie theater during the Covid-19 pandemic. --- Twice a week, our hosts Raul and Jason bring you their humorous take on current and past films and TV shows and take deep dives into subjects such as the future of cinema and sequels that are better than the...

Another quickie, but this time over Disney's The One and Only Ivan. Raul tries to convince Jason why he should watch it... or not. --- Twice a week, our hosts Raul and Jason bring you their humorous take on current and past films and TV shows and take deep dives into subjects such as the future of cinema and sequels that are better than the original. So, grab some popcorn and a drink and enjoy the...

Raul and Jason talk about what was revealed at DC FanDome - Part 1 and what they're excited about. --- Twice a week, our hosts Raul and Jason bring you their humorous take on current and past films and TV shows and take deep dives into subjects such as the future of cinema and sequels that are better than the original. So, grab some popcorn and a drink and enjoy the show! If you like what you hear...

 Raul and Jason's first quickie. No, not THAT kind of quickie--get your mind out of the gutter! Skip, Rent, Buy's quickies are quick reviews on a film or TV show that one of us has seen and the other hasn't and gets to question them about it. On this episode, Raul and Jason talk about Harley Quinn (the animated series) and Yellowstone. --- Twice a week, our hosts Raul and Jason bring you thei...

Raul and Jason discuss streaming and the future of cinema. With the current state of the world regarding Covid-19 and the issues it has presented for the film industry, will the traditional big screen experience survive or will it go the way of the once popular, and now nostalgic, drive-in movie theater? --- Twice a week, our hosts Raul and Jason bring you their humorous take on current and past f...

Hello and welcome to the Skip, Rent, Buy podcast bringing you film and TV reviews from today, yesterday, and the days of future past. We are your hosts, Raul and Jason, and together we're bringing you our take on current and past films and TV shows and take deep dives into subjects such as the future of cinema and sequels that are better than the originals. We're just two guys who love watching mo...

Raul and Jason give an in-depth recap of season four of Lucifer beginning with the events that transpired at the end of season three and leading up to their predictions of what's to come next in season five. Jason does the intro, too! Only took 47 takes, but it's all worth it in the end. Also, it turns out what Raul really, really wants is a series to be made as a sequel to Willow! --- Twice a wee...

Raul and Jason discuss the Netflix Original Film, Project Power, starring Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx, Dominique Fishback and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. On the streets of New Orleans, word begins to spread about a mysterious new pill that unlocks superpowers unique to each user. The catch: You don’t know what will happen until you take it. While some develop bulletproof skin, invisibility, and supe...