Carson Choi

The Fan & The Critic

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Carson and Paolo love movies. They don't always love the same movies — and that's the whole show. Two suburban dads who probably spend more time thinking about film than is healthy — get together every month or so, bring in some friends, and talk about movies for way too long. Sometimes it's a deep dive into a genre. Sometimes it's a year-end list that causes more conflict than it should. Sometimes we're not totally sure what it is, but we had a good time making it and hopefully you'll have a good time listening to it. Instagram: thefanandthecritic

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Terrible Films from Asylum Studios (feat. Aleks and Dan) 13.07.2018 1:43:48

Aleks and Dan join us to power through some of The Asylum's worst low-budget movies — Nazis at the Center of the Earth, Transmorphers, Atlantic Rim, and Titanic 2 — and explain them to each other while drinking. Instagram: thefanandthecritic

Movie Reviews - Infinity War, Deadpool 2 (feat. Tyler and Rebecca) 31.05.2018 1:57:53

We catch up on a few recent releases — Avengers: Infinity War, Deadpool 2, and Solo: A Star Wars Story — with Tyler and Rebecca, plus a round of rapid-fire questions to get to know them. Instagram: thefanandthecritic

Movie Character Hockey Draft (feat. Manan, Regan, and Trevor) 15.04.2018 1:32:47

Manan, Regan, and Trevor join us to draft classic non-athlete movie characters onto hypothetical hockey teams, then argue over who actually built the better roster. Vodka gets an assist. Instagram: thefanandthecritic

Spotlight - Luc Besson (feat. Joe and Ben) 27.03.2018 1:36:49

Joe and Ben join us to discuss the films of Luc Besson — The Fifth Element, Lucy, Léon: The Professional, and Valerian — including a bracket-style draft to find the best Besson side character of all time. Instagram: thefanandthecritic

Franchise Reviews - Star Wars (feat. Ben and Dan) 27.01.2018 1:33:00

We finally sell out and do a Star Wars episode with Ben and Dan — pitching standalone movie ideas for Kathleen Kennedy and asking the bigger question of why we keep talking about these movies at all. Instagram: thefanandthecritic

Apocalypse Movies (feat. Ben and Nehal) 28.12.2017 1:41:33

Ben and Nehal join us to talk apocalypse movies — who you'd actually pick to save the world, why Armageddon and Deep Impact both exist, and who the best zombie outbreak patient zero would be. Instagram: thefanandthecritic

Best Movies of 2017 (feat. Cam and Peter) 28.12.2017 1:45:17

Cam and Peter share their favourite movies from the past year that you've probably never heard of, then pitch reinventions of bad movies as dark, gritty Oscar contenders — Paul Blart: Mall Cop included. Instagram: thefanandthecritic

Space Movies (feat. JP and Joe) 28.12.2017 1:25:57

JP and Joe join us to discuss (and fight about) space movies — building an all-star space mercenary crew and debating which sci-fi planet would actually be worth living on. Instagram: thefanandthecritic

Bank Heist Movies (feat. David and Manan) 28.12.2017 1:25:02

David and Manan join us for an hour of bank heist movie talk and drunken rambling — casting the next James Bond, drafting an all-star heist crew, and pitching a movie from a side character's point of view. Instagram: thefanandthecritic

Best Sports Movies (feat. Kevin and Jory) 28.12.2017 1:21:10

Jory and Kevin join us to argue about sports movies — the best fictional athlete, baseball versus basketball versus hockey on screen, and building our dream basketball starting lineup out of movie characters. Instagram: thefanandthecritic

Best Cinematic Universes (feat. Cam and Kevin) 28.07.2017 1:19:27

We dig into cinematic universes, pitch our own, and argue over the best non-MCU shared universe out there. Instagram: thefanandthecritic

Video Game Movies (feat. Dan and Andy) 01.07.2017 1:19:31

Why do video game movies always suck, how would we adapt them better than Hollywood does, and which movie worlds would actually fit each video game genre? Dan and Andy join us to find out. Instagram: thefanandthecritic

The Pilot (feat. Aaron and Yoshi) 05.06.2017 1:06:43

Classic movie remakes, The Mummy (1999), and an extremely important debate: Kristen Stewart versus Emma Watson. Instagram: thefanandthecritic