Uninvited Critics

The 2026 Emmys (plus every tangent they sent us down), Daniel on Masters of the Universe, and Abhishek on Practical Magic 2. We're taking a holiday break after this one. Spoiler wall: full Practical Magic 2 spoilers, ending included, from 1:58:20 to the end. There's also a quick Masters of the Universe cameo spoiler at 3:21 (skip to 3:57). 0:07 — The 2026 Emmys, with detours through the Go...

Two reviews and a sidebar this time: the new DCU Supergirl movie, Hulu's Deli Boys, and a rant about Pradeeps of Pittsburgh getting canceled on a cliffhanger. 0:00 — Review: Supergirl. Washed-out color, a one-note drunk Supergirl, and a movie that borrows from Guardians, John Wick, True Grit, Logan, and Mad Max. 12:44 — Spoilers: how Supergirl ends and what it means for Man of Tomorrow 15:16 —...

Two reviews this time: a Netflix rom-com and a Pittsburgh ER drama, about as different in tone as it gets. Content note: The Pitt discussion includes a spoiler about one character's suicidal-ideation storyline, flagged ahead of time — see the timestamp below if you'd rather skip it. 0:08 — Review: Voicemail to Isabel. A Netflix rom-com starring Zoey Deutch as a woman who keeps calling her...

Episode 17 – Batman Fancasting + Coyote vs. Acme Recorded August 30, 2026 — this one's for Tim Curry, Peter Cullen, and Dolly Parton. 0:07 — Cold open: remembering Tim Curry, Peter Cullen, and Dolly Parton (with a detour through her episodes of The Orville) 10:39 — Fan-casting rumors: who could play the next Batman. A fan-made list gets put through the wringer, name by name — Alan Ritchson, Ja...

Recorded August 23, 2026 — before Dolly Parton, Tim Curry, and Peter Cullen's passing (Aug 25–27). That gets its own tribute next episode; this one's just Hayden. 0:07 — Cold open: remembering Hayden Panettiere 3:24 — Entertainment news roundup (Lanterns, DCU, Marvel, X-Men casting) 27:47 — X-Men Rogue casting and the Heat 2 rumor 57:34 — Star Wars vs. the horror movies: box office check-i...

Content note: this episode briefly references a suicide-attempt storyline involving an android character on The Orville. It's a short mention, not the focus of the conversation — see the timestamp below if you'd like to skip it. Daniel and Abhishek open with a grab-bag of Star Wars news — Ahsoka's Season 2 return, whether Kenobi gets a second season, The Acolyte's cancellation, and...

A quick note: we faced some unforeseen audio issues while mastering this episode — please excuse any rough patches in the sound. Daniel leads off with his take on Good Cop Bad Cop , the CW cop-family dramedy about a talented-but-too-sympathetic detective, her estranged brother, and their police-chief father trying to mend a family while chasing a season-long mystery case. From there the conversati...

Abhishek gives his full take on Spider-Man: Brand New Day , Tom Holland's fourth solo outing and the first under director Destin Daniel Cretton. Covers the shift to a fabric-based, non-Stark suit, the return of organic web shooters (and the James Cameron/Sam Raimi history behind that choice), the new first-person web-swinging camera work, why the Frank Castle/Spider-Man dynamic is getting some...

We open with the news out of Comic-Con: reactions to the Avengers: Doomsday trailer (including Dr. Doom's accent, Robert Downey Jr.'s reported paycheck, and the returning X-Men lineup), followed by new casting reveals for Ghost Rider and Black Panther, plus some Blade and Midnight Sons speculation. Then Abhishek gives Daniel — and you — a full rundown of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey...

Abhishek covers HBO's A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, the Dunk & Egg adaptation set a century before Game of Thrones — including the "Yin Order" for watching the season (Daniel's suggested sequence, adjusted slightly by Abhishek), and a look at how it stacks up against Thrones' larger battles and The Witcher's messier flashback structure. Then it's War Machine, a...

Abhishek and Daniel dig into Season 2 of Taylor Sheridan's West Texas oil drama, Landman — Billy Bob Thornton, Sam Elliott, and a look at how Andy Garcia's casting quietly echoes a very different crime saga he's part of film history for. They also unpack the show's real-world wind turbine controversy, and break down where the season's characters land on the Asian Dad scale. The...

Abhishek and Daniel are back after a short break, and this time we're covering more than one show. We're also introducing something new — the Asian Dad disappointment scale. Check the episode for the full breakdown. First up: High Potential. Two seasons of Kaitlin Olson playing a genius LAPD cleaner, a D&D framework for why the show works and occasionally doesn't, and the French or...

Abhishek and Daniel cover the series finale of The Boys - Season 5, Episode 8: Blood and Bone. This week: Frenchie's will, Sage's exit line, a ballgag that ends Oh Father, the projection theory finally put to the test, one sentence for Becca, Butcher getting his humanity back and immediately reaching for the weapon, and a child named Robin. Plus - what's coming next from Uninvited Crit...

Abhishek and Daniel dive into Season 5 Episode 7 of The Boys — The Frenchman, the Female, and the Man Called Mother's Milk. This week: Oh Father opens with a gospel number that isn't just propaganda — it's a theological argument. Homelander dissolves The Seven in ninety seconds and puts Soldier Boy back in a box. Synapse weaponises Butcher's own conscience against him, and Hughie w...

Abhishek and Daniel dive into Season 5 Episode 6 of The Boys - Though the Heavens Fall. This week: Deep gets handed a grenade disguised as a promotion, a dying fish named Jeremy, and the theory that reframes his entire arc. The Legend navigates old Hollywood charm under witness protection at Vought's AMC. The Boys head to a retirement home for supes. Oh Father and Annie face off over a mistake...

Abhishek and Daniel catch up on Mortal Kombat 2 and High Potential Season 1 before diving into The Boys Season 5, Episode 5. This week: Black Noir's secret life as a theater actor and the Bee Gees play that gets taken from him, the Democratic Church of America's religious franchise and what it costs one person in particular, Terror's dream life and what it reveals about Butcher, Sage&#...

This week Abhishek and Daniel catch up on what they've been watching — including the Michael Jackson biopic, High Potential, Timeless, and what's coming with For All Mankind and its Soviet spinoff Star City. Then it's into Season 5, Episode 4 of The Boys: what Butcher's silence really says about Ryan, Annie discovering a father and a brother she never knew, Soldier Boy trapping Hom...

Before diving into The Boys, Daniel shares his early thoughts on The Pitt Season 2, then Abhishek and Daniel react to the news that Gen V has been cancelled - and what the announced spinoffs might mean. Then it's on to Season 5, Episode 3: the race for V1, Soldier Boy's disappointing reunion with Homelander, the Stan Edgar compound raid, Maverick's body spray obsession, and Homelander&...

Abhishek and Daniel dive into The Boys Season 5, Episode 2 — covering Rockhard's unforgettable introduction, Soldier Boy's return, Sister Sage outmaneuvering everyone in the room, and Homelander's increasingly fragile grip on reality. Plus a debate on whether superpowers corrupt people or just amplify who they already are.

The boys cover ... The Boys, Season 5 Episode 1. The final season begins with a bang!

Welcome to the uninvited critics, by Abhishek Jain and Daniel Yin, two Asian guys with lots of opinions on media, and no filter!