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Let's cut the small talk. We've got an Ant-Man, a Wasp and a conversation about Marvel, sequels, villain problems and maybe a little side chat about toxic twitter. We're on a one-way ride to the quantum realm where we're going to try not to be eaten by tardigrades and avoid getting stuck in time talking about the same issues that seem to plague Marvel movies. Does Peyton Reed's sequel to 2015's An...

Matt and Shahir are real-life neighbors, so sitting down to have an honest discussion about Mr. Rogers, the current political climate or whether we're both mistakes doesn't take a lot of effort. What does require effort is pondering what Mr. Rogers would have thought of public rhetoric today and whether we're really thinking about the kids. Bring your tissues because we're going to figure out exac...

To pull off this review, we're gonna need a Charlotte, a Carrie, a Samantha and a really good Miranda! It's time for the crossover event of the century as we're joined by the fantastic Speaking of Carrie hosts Melissa Stokoski and Elyse Brandau to discuss Gary Ross' Oceans 8. Does this lady focussed fourth installment break the glass ceiling or is it just pulling off the same heist we've seen befo...

We're going down the TOPAM family history and bringing back MTV News Video Director Steven Roberts (www.twitter.com/stevenwoberts) to dissect the debut feature, Hereditary from writer/director Ari Aster. We discuss Greek mythology, the disconnect between audiences and critics and how a great horror movie can give you more than just a jump scare. If you feel like summoning us, you can write in your...

Released on Netflix the same week as another superhero movie made by a little studio called Marvel, Yeon Sang-ho's Psychokinesis has been called one of the finest genre films of the decade. That means it's time for Matt and Shahir to suit up, fly into action and review the first Korean superhero film. What makes a superhero movie a superhero movie? Super strength, flying... or is it the capes? The...

Terrified that in Shahir's absence he might have to go into this podcast as this films namesake implies, Matt enlists writer, game designer and co-creator of the YouTube series Extra Credits James Portnow to help smuggle this show across interstellar boarders. We talk the consequence of having none, humans speaking Wookie-ese, and what course the Star Wars franchise as a whole needs to plot into i...

Can the merc with the mouth break the fourth wall long enough for Matt and Shahir to sneak through time and use all of their luck to unpack the sequel to 2016's Deadpool? We open the fridge doors and discuss violence, comedy and whether time travel narratives have enough stakes to keep us interested. Has superhero fatigue finally kicked in or does Deadpool 2 slice and dice enough to make this sequ...

We've got Hoop Dreams this week as we're joined by writer/director and founder of NoFilmSchool Ryan Koo to discuss his directorial debut "Amateur" now streaming on Netflix. Proving that we're playing behind the backboard and Above the Rim, Matt and Shahir pass the rock to Ryan who fills us in on the incredible seven year journey to bringing Amateur to Netflix. If you'd like some easy buckets, emai...

Check your listings because Stanley Kubrick's 1968 masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey is returning to planet earth with special 70mm engagements this week only! We're thrilled to present this special episode with author and astronomer Dr. Jana Grcevich as we try to bridge the gap between filmmaking and science. Dr. Grcevich's book "Vacation Guide to the Solar System" is the perfect jumping off poin...

We're at the end times... sorta. Bringing our MCU review marathon to a close, we finally arrive at Avengers: Infinity War, a surprisingly appropriate title for this billion dollar blockbuster. Returning hero Shalyah Evans comes back to find out if the 18 preceding films prepared us enough for Thanos and his giant purple chin. Shahir makes a cameo appearance to talk about contractual enforcement an...

If you only see one movie about a man and his hammer this summer, make sure it's the one starring "Walkman Pheonix" and not that Hemsworth guy. We know there's a little indie film about super friends fighting purple giants that came out over the weekend, but if you want to flex your moviepass, we strongly urge you to check out Lynn Ramsey's "You Were Never Really Here" which makes us question whet...

After thirty-eight hours nineteen minutes of superhero cinema and great cost to our mental faculties, we've completed our preparation for Avengers Infinity War! Our discussion of the MCU concludes with the "realist" gathering of Marvel movies: Phase 3. Join Matt and returning guest Co-Host Shalyah Evans as they conclude their deep-dive with tales of grown men refusing to talk to one another, stran...

Be very very quiet... we're being hunted by giant rabbits (they've got big ears... get it?) We're not going to take a vow of silence when talking about John Krasinski's "A Quiet Place". In fact, we'd probably be shouting "go see it!" from the rooftops if we didn't already have noise complaints from yelling at each other on every episode. We probably wouldn't survive the silent apocalypse because w...

If everyone creates the thing they dread… what does that say about us?! Our MCU discussion continues with Phase 2: Marvel’s awkward teenage years! Join Matt and returning guest Co-Host Shalyah Evans as we talk sterilized assassin's, trading repulsor blasts for bullets and superhero PTSD. Plus non-depressing topics to! Films discussed in this episode: - Iron Man 3 - Thor: The Dark World - Captain A...

In Russia, movies review you! This deep dive into Armando Iannucci's "The Death of Stalin" ends up being a closer look Matt and Shahir's respective comedy preferences and tests the limits of their endurance when it comes to real-world horrors. Adapted from the graphic novel by Fabien Nury, this slapstick slice of Russian history has us trawling Wikipedia as we try to figure out fact from fiction....

18 Films. 14 Billion Dollars. 10 Years. 6 Stones. 3 Episodes. 2 Hosts. All leading to 1 War. The Road to The Avengers: Infinity War has been an intricate one from both a story and film-making perspective. But how does this marvelous monstrosity hold up as one complete story in 2018? Join Matthew Krol and special guest co-host Shalyah Evans in this three part mini-series reflecting on the good, the...

We're off the leash and out of the cage to discuss the latest whimsical tale of canine angst from director Wes Anderson. Does Wes go full Anderson Cooper as he transports his unique brand of highly stylized comedy to Japan, or does the transposing of countries amount to cultural appropriation? Thankfully we've got some help tackling this and more questions with the help of the extraordinarily tale...

Fulfilling our promises one film at a time, here's our review of Adam Leon's Tramps, available now on Netflix and as requested by friend of the show, Jacob. But Jacob, we're not just content with reviewing and discussing this excellent film, we want you to know how it got made, so we've invited co-producer and superb raconteur Corey Deckler who'll fill us in all the sweaty details of how to make a...

Episode 150! And what better way to celebrate our sesquicentennial anniversary then getting stuck on a desert island with the wrong movie? Their choices couldn't be any more on brand with Matt picking the 1987 action extravaganza "Masters of the Universe," while Shahir opts for Orson Welles' 1973 essay film "F For Fake". Could Matt and Shahir survive the rest of their lives stranded on a desert is...

Time to take to the ice, spin a triple axel and break down the truth / fiction of the infamous Tonya Harding incident by way of Craig Gillespie's "I, Tonya" Questioning the boundary between real and delusional, Matt and Shahir attempt to figure out if Tonya (Margot Robbie) is the perpetrator, mastermind or victim of the infamous Nancy Kerrigan attack. We also get an opinion from a champion figure...

What a night! The glitz the glamour and the… gills? 2018 is officially the year of the fish, and we’re gonna recap all the Oscars that mattered in this hastily recorded late night episode! Matt’s gonna connect every winner to the MCU, while Shahir plays catch up for an event he didn’t even watch. And Jamie Walsh also returns to tack down The Shape of Water. Got an opinion? Sure you do… why don’t y...

With the Oscars just a few days away, we decided to be completionists and make sure we covered every Best Picture nominee for your listening pleasure. But don't think that Joe Wright's Darkest Hour is just a cynical grab for the little gold statue, we deep dive into the nature of propaganda, war movies and whether Gary Oldman has earned the right to play Winston Churchill. And get your Oscar bingo...

It's time to zip up our backpacks, strap on our machine-guns and take a hike through the Southern Reach in Alex Garland's adaptation of Annihilation. Based on Jeff VanderMeer's book of the same name, Shahir and Matt stroll through the Shimmer and start to reflect on different modes of science fiction, whether Netflix can save the mid-range film and if Natalie Portman's science background can help...

Now, this is a story all about how Black Panther came and flipped a car upside down. And we marvel for a minute at the cinema, that tells us how T'Challa became the king of Wakanda. To recount the story of how this fresh prince became king, we're joined by returning guest Steve Van Patten (https://twitter.com/svpthinks) who has the knowledge to school us on the history of this mysterious cat-man....

Spielberg, Hanks, Streep. If you only needed three names to persuade you to go see a movie, those would be the top choices. But we're going to add three more this week, Daud, Krol and Slade. We're joined by comedian, philosopher, photographer and the trillest guy we know, Alzo Slade (https://twitter.com/alzoslade) to talk about how The Post stacks up against history both recent and distant. Oh yea...