Trial by Content

This week, in honor of the 25th anniversary of ‘Varsity Blues,’ Dave, Neil, and Joanna are debating the best MTV movie of all time! But first, they reveal some changes being made to the podcast’s format (3:05). After that, they discuss some pretrial dismissals (12:47) before revealing each of their top three picks for the best MTV movie, hearing some of your favorites, and figuring out which four...

This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna debate the worst January movie release of the 21st century! They start by talking about why January is a “dump month” for bad movies (6:01). Then, they discuss pretrial dismissals and awards (28:38) before revealing their picks for the worst January movie release of the 21st century (59:58). Finally, they read listener submissions and choose one to add to the fina...

This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna place their bets for what will be the biggest movie of 2024! First, they update the formula they’ll be using to determine a winner (13:17). Then, they discuss some potential wild cards (20:55) before revealing each of their top three picks (41:43). Later, they read some listener submissions and pick one to add to the final poll (1:18:08). Now it’s up to you to dec...

This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna discuss the worst things they watched in 2023! They start by going over the results of the big movie bet and receive their collective punishment for being wrong—"Tubthumping" (3:31)! Then they go through honorable mentions and toughest cuts (20:44) before revealing their list of the 10 worst things they watched in 2023 (39:27). Don’t forget to vote on the final po...

This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna continue the Holiday Trial Royale! In this multi-week series, they are debating the best holiday movies of all time! They start by playing one more round of holiday trivia games (8:07). Then, they discuss pretrial dismissals and awards (31:18). After that, they talk about the movies going up against one another in this week's poll (52:44). Now it’s up to you to de...

This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna continue the Holiday Trial Royale! In this multi-week series, they are debating the best holiday movies of all time! They start by playing another round of holiday trivia games (5:59). Then, they discuss pretrial dismissals and awards (33:17). After that, they talk about the movies going up against each other in the second week's poll, and debate whether some of t...

This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna kick off the Holiday Trial Royale! In this multi-week series, they’ll be debating the best holiday movies of all time! They start by playing some holiday trivia games (4:36). Then, they discuss pretrial dismissals and awards (28:09). After that, they talk about the movies going up against each other in the first week and discuss which ones they’re voting for (45:3...

This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna debate the best method of time travel in a movie or TV show! They start by talking about what they love about time-travel stories (4:40). Then, they discuss pretrial dismissals and awards (25:04) before revealing their picks for the best method of time travel (45:21). Later, they read listener submissions and choose one to add to the final poll (1:01:54). After al...

This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna debate the most unnecessary prequel! They start by talking about the where the term “prequel” came from, and the different kinds of prequels there are (10:12). Then, they discuss pretrial dismissals and awards (28:45) before revealing their picks for the most unnecessary prequel (46:11). Later, they read listener submissions and choose one to add to the final poll...

This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna debate the best body-swap movie! They start by talking about the inspiration for this debate, ‘The Marvels’ (14:32). Then, they discuss pretrial dismissals and awards (25:22) before revealing their picks for the best body-swap movie (42:22). Later, they read listener submissions and choose one to add to the final poll (1:09:36). Now it’s up to you to decide! What...

This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna debate the best animated series for adults! They start by talking about the history of adult animation on TV (9:15). Then, they discuss pretrial dismissals and awards (40:43) before revealing their picks for the best animated series for adults (1:16:35). Later, they read listener submissions and choose one to add to the final poll (1:34:11). Now it’s up to you to...

This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna debate the best movie ghost! They start by talking about Mike Flanagan’s filmography, why his work resonates so much with them, and which of his movies or series are their favorites (6:53). Then, they discuss pretrial dismissals and awards (30:34) before revealing their picks for the best movie ghost (50:38). Finally, they read listener submissions and choose one...

This week, Dave and Joanna are joined by Ryan Arey, live from City Winery Grand Central! They debate the worst superhero in the MCU! They start by presenting their own picks (6:17), before getting suggestions from the audience (15:48). Then, they have the audience decide which suggestion should be added to the final poll! Now it’s up to you to decide! Who is the worst superhero in the MCU? You can...

This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna debate the best acting performance by a real-life musician! They start by talking about the inspiration for the debate and playing a trivia game about musicians in movies (8:14). Then, they discuss pretrial dismissals and awards (23:54), before revealing their picks for the best acting performance by a real-life musician (45:49). Finally, they read listener submis...

This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna debate the movie franchise that deserves to make it to 10 films! Dave starts by explaining the plots of all 10 ‘Saw’ movies to Neil and Joanna in extreme detail (6:25). Then, they play a game where they guess the subtitles of various movie sequels (46:16). Later, they discuss pretrial dismissals and awards (55:47) before revealing their picks for the movie franchi...

This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna debate the best sex comedy movie ever! They start by discussing the series that inspired the debate, ‘Sex Education’ (9:41). Then, they go through a history of sex comedy movies (18:49). Later, they discuss pretrial dismissals and awards (39:56) before revealing their picks for the best sex comedy movie ever (1:01:18). Finally, they read listener submissions and c...

This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna debate the best murder mystery movie of the 21st century. They begin with their experiences with Agatha Christie and then some history of murder mystery movies (13:45). Then they hand out some awards and go through pretrial dismissals before revealing their picks for best murder mystery movie of the 21st century (33:50). Later, they read listener submissions and c...

This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna debate the best movie goop! They start with a little goop history lesson (4:59) before playing a few games and heading over to the goop recipe corner (25:33). Then, they go through pretrial dismissals (1:00:00) and reveal their picks for the best movie goop (1:17:18). Later, they read listener submissions and choose one to add to the final poll (1:33:15). Now it’s...

This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna debate the best movie about the labor movement! They start by discussing the history of strike movies, and their appreciation of them (7:03). Then, they go through awards, pretrial dismissals, and their toughest cuts (18:13). Later, they reveal their picks for the best movie about the labor movement (44:29), before reading some listener submissions and choosing on...

This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna debate the best animated character turned live action! They start by discussing the inspiration for the debate, ‘Ahsoka.’ They talk about the first two episodes, how the show is interacting with ‘Rebels,’ and their theories about where it is going (7:38). Later, they go through pretrial awards and dismissals (54:49) before revealing their picks for the best animat...

This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna debate the worst movie to make $1 billion (worldwide) at the box office! They start by recapping the results from their multi-week Batman Trial Royale, check in on their 2023 Movie Bet, and then discuss the inspiration for the debate, the global box office success of ‘Barbie’ (1:41). Next, they walk through a series of pretrial awards and dismissals before reveali...

It’s the final round of the Bat Royale! This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna finish up their Batman Trial Royale. They start by talking about the history of rich vigilantes in pop culture and the inspirations for Batman (9:50). Then they give out “Brucie” Awards and go through some final pretrial dismissals (32:30). Later, they discuss the Batmen who made it to the final round and reveal which one th...

The Bat Royale continues! This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna continue their Batman Trial Royale with the 21st century division. But first, they have an update on their big movie bet in the wake of the box office success of ‘Barbie’ (6:51). Then, they get back to Batman by discussing his history as a detective (9:07). Later, they go through some more pretrial dismissals and awards (46:20) before bre...

This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna kick off another Trial Royale! In this multi-week series, they’ll be pitting several on-screen Batmans from over the years against each other to determine the best Batman ever. First up is the 20th century division. First, they recap the results from the last episode on the greatest opening weekend double feature ever, check in on their 2023 Movie Bet, and explain...

This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna debate the greatest opening weekend double feature ever! They start by recapping the results from last episode on the most impressive stunt in cinema history, check in on their 2023 Movie Bet, and then discuss the inspiration for the debate, the simultaneous release of ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ (1:40). Next, they walk through a series of pretrial awards and dismi...