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Just a well-intentioned bounty hunter and his magic green baby, zooming through the galaxy: you guessed it, we're talking THE MANDALORIAN & GROGU. We've got Danielle Radford (of MaxFun's TIGHTS & FIGHTS, Dropout, and more) along with us this episode to talk about the newest thing from the Star Wars universe, and whether being deeply invested in the lore is a benefit or a drawback to enjoying the film. Then we'll take a hotline question about Dad Movies!

What’s Good

Drea - Lake of the Isles Pencil Sharpening Party

Danielle - get a hobby (like DIY press-on nails)

Kevin - inside scoop on the La La Land/Moonlight Oscars snafu (as told in Oscar Wars)

ITIDIC
Paddington 4 Will be Written by Armando Iannucci
Mark Duplass and Other Big Names Defend BACKROOMS’s Young Director

Staff Picks

Drea - Carolina Caroline

Danielle - Drumline (and the Waterworld Stunt Show at Universal Studios)

Kevin - Backrooms

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With
Kevin Avery
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde
Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

It’s been 8 long years since Boots Riley’s directorial debut (Sorry to Bother You) surprised and delighted moviegoers. Does his follow-up deliver on color, comedy, and chaos? We’ve got Black People Love Paramore’s Ryann Graham with us to discuss I Love Boosters. Then, we talk about how some of the sci-fi tech from this film might be deployed in other movies!

What’s Good

Alonso - Getting things “Christmas” (both red and green chile) in Albuquerque

Drea - Baked Ruffles

Ryann - El Pollo Loco

Kevin - mystery sauce saga

ITIDIC

Team Behind “Americana at Brand Memes” Writing Heist Comedy

2 Previously Unseeable Documentaries Are Getting a Chance to Be Seen: Spacewoman and Boorman & the Devil

Staff Picks

Drea - Dead Pigs

Alonso - Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (Upcoming Cinematographe release)

Ryann - Obsession

Kevin - Legally Blonde

This episode edited by Gabe Mara

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With
Kevin Avery
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde
Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

Part revenge thriller, part Greek tragedy, and fully its own thing, Aleshea Harris’s directorial debut is an adaptation of her own award-winning Off-Broadway show. We have Geek Girl Riot’s Sherin Nicole with us to talk about all the twists, turns, and treacheries.

Then we have a fun quiz about “twin” movies.

What’s Good?

Alonso - Farmers markets (even for non-chefs)

Drea - Richard Osman’s House of Games

Sherin - nephew’s elementary school graduation

Kevin - the gasman came by…

ITIDIC
Sweeney/Seyfried Thriller The Housemaid Is Headed to the Stage
Discourse Around American Accents in Nolan’s The Odyssey Trailer

Staff Picks

Alonso - The Addiction of Hope

Drea - Mile End Kicks

Sherin - Nine Days

Kevin - Obsession

Listen to Sherin’s show Geek Girl Riot

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With
Kevin Avery
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde
Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

If you didn’t have “Hugh Jackman/CGI Talking sheep murder mystery” down as a lock to be both a critical hit and a box office success, you’d be forgiven. Does it help or hurt to know that it’s director did all the MINIONS movies and it’s screenwriter did both THE HANGOVER and HBO’s CHERNOBYL? We get into all of that, plus our favorite moments in talking animal moviedom!

What’s Good

Alonso - Tacolate at Salt and Straw

Drea - roasted edamame

Kevin - cleaning up the office for real this time

ITIDIC

AMC Reports Box Office Recovery?!?

Cannes 2026 Begins

Staff Picks

Drea - now available to rent: Project Hail Mary, You, Me, & Tuscany, The Christophers

Alonso - Blue Film

Kevin - Theater Camp

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With
Kevin Avery
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde
Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher

What’s RUNWAY like in 2026? THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2 takes that question pretty seriously. We’ve got film critic (and former 2000s-era abused NYC assistant) Katie Walsh with us to talk about the fashion, the journalism, the nostalgia, and the cerulean of it all.

What’s Good

Alonso - Family Movie Night Menus by Leonard and Jessie Maltin 

Drea - mom volunteering with for movie causes 

Katie - Hudson Williams (and Connor Storrie) at the Met Gala

Kevin - The Traitors UK (and The Celebrity Traitors UK S2 casting)

ITIDIC

The Academy Has Banned AI from Winning Oscars for Acting/Writing

Netflix Sets Greta Gerwig’s Narnia Film for Wide Release, Long Theatrical Window

Staff Picks

Alonso - Into the Woods

Drea - Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come

Katie - Tuner

Kevin - All About Eve

This episode was edited by Gabe Mara.

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With
Kevin Avery
Drea Clark
Alonso Duralde
Produced by Marissa Flaxbart
Sr. Producer Laura Swisher