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Ep 470 - FROM S2 Interview, Dungeons & Dragons & More May 19, 2023

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Are we part of the FROMily yet? We're back talking about the most intriguing show on television, FROM, with Ricky He who plays Kenny. You know that we had to ask him about the confrontation with Boyd, some friction that might be on the way with Sara, if things are really over with Kristi and MUCH more. WATCH NEW EPISODES OF FROM EVERY SUNDAY ON MGM+!

We admit it, we've been a bit behind on reviews lately. This week we're playing catch-up! We start with Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves since it's now on Paramount+. We then shift gears to talk about Justice League X RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsman Part One from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment and Rooster Teeth. Finally we'll review the new White Men Can't Jump reboot from Hulu.

Nerd news is back this week, and we're finally diving deeper into the WGA strike and the possibility that actors could be next. We also talk about a bunch of trailers this week including Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One, Disney's Haunted Mansion, The Creator and Manifest Season 4 Part One. James was really fired up this week, so it's a fun show!

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Ep 469 - Knights of the Zodiac & FROM S2 Interviews & More May 12, 2023

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It's time to unlock your hidden power and swear to protect Athena! Knights of the Zodiac has finally come to live action and we're talking to the biggest stars of the new movie. You'll hear from Madison Iseman (Sienna/Athena), Mackenyu (Seiya), Mark Dacascos (Mylock) and Nick Stahl (Cassios) about adapting the fan favorite Saint Seiya story into live action for the first time. They'll give great insight into their characters, talk about some behind the scenes details from the film and much more. SEE KNIGHTS OF THE ZODIAC IN THEATERS NOW FROM SONY PICTURES!

Don't worry FROMily, we didn't forget about you! We're back talking to the cast again this week. Avery Konrad will talk about Sara's return to the town, how much stress that puts on Boyd and the tension that she could be met with. We also have Hannah Cheramy on the show to talk about Julie's emotional ride this season, how she's detailing with all of the turmoil in the family and much more. KEEP WATCHING FROM EVERY SUNDAY ON MGM+!

We even managed to find time to sneak in a couple of spoiler free reviews. Find out what we thought of The Muppets Mayhem series from Disney+ and the dystopian sci-fi series Black Knight from Netflix. So yeah, we've pretty much set up your binge watching obsessions for the weekend.

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Ep 468 - One Ranger, FROM, The Big Door Prize Interview & Star Wars Reviews May 05, 2023

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It's Revenge of the 5th and there's plenty of revenge to start our show! Dean Jagger joins us to talk about the action packed movie, One Ranger from Lionsgate. He'll tell us all about the villainous Declan, how he ended up in Texas, working opposite Thomas Jane and MUCH more! SEE ONE RANGER IN THEATERS OR ON DEMAND NOW!

We also continue our series of interviews from the MGM+ series from by taking a ride on the bus. Nathan D. Simmons joins us to talk about playing Elgin on the series. You know we had to ask him about those visions, how Elgin knew so much about where they were going and if we could possibly see him forming some bonds in the town any time soon. WATCH FROM EVERY SUNDAY ON MGM+!

The Big Door Prize Season 1 finale is also quickly approaching, so we catch up with Djouliet Amara (Trina) and Sammy Fourlas (Jacob) to talk about the events leading up to it. We talk a lot about why fans love Trina and Jacob so much, where that relationship stands, thoughts about the Morpho and Izzy's recent game-changing reveal. WATCH THE TWO PART FINALE OF THE BIG DOOR PRIZE BEGINNING WEDNESDAY ON APPLE TV+!

Did you really think we forgot about Star Wars? We review both Star Wars Visions Volume 2 AND Young Jedi Adventures. We'll also talk about the WGA strike impacts, the Dune: Part Two trailer, a surprise candidate to play Johnny Cage in Mortal Kombat 2 and Kevin Cosner official leaving Yellowstone. How did we pack so much into one hour!? Find out!

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Ep 467 - FROM S2, Rabbit Hole & Scream VI Interviews & More Apr 28, 2023

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This week, we search for answers from some of this year's biggest shows! We'll start with Season 2 of FROM, as we chat with some of the biggest names from the cast. You'll hear from Harold Perrineau (Boyd), Eion Bailey (Jim), Scott McCord (Victor) and Liz Saunders (Donna) as we ask them some of the burning questions that we hope will be revealed soon. That means we'll talk about who the voice was on the radio, where Boyd was in the Season 2 premiere, the bus of new arrivals and MUCH more. WATCH SEASON 2 OF FROM EVERY SUNDAY ON MGM+!

We're also coming close to the finale of Season 1 of Rabbit Hole on Paramount+. So we brought back Meta Golding (Hailey) and Rob Yang (Edward) to try to find answers for you as we head into the penultimate episode. We'll ask about how Weir's breakdown is affecting the team, if all of the Homm hype is going to get to Edward and who can we REALLY trust. SEASON 1 OF RABBIT HOLE IS NEW THIS SUNDAY, WITH THE FINALE STREAMING MAY 7TH ON PARAMOUNT+.

Now that Scream VI is available on DigitalHD, we thought we'd bring back Andre Anthony who played Frankie in the movie. We even talk a few spoilers, his surprise at the identity of Ghostface and what it was like being on the set of a classic horror movie franchise. Scream VI will also be available on 4K, Blu-Ray and DVD on July 11th.

The big news this week was all of the trailers coming out of CinemaCon 2023. That means we'll talk about new looks at The Flash, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Disney's Wish and the Twisted Metal series. We'll even sneak in some talk about more Batman coming to Prime Video. This is one episode that will keep you locked in!

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Ep 466 - Dead Ringers Interviews, The Mandalorian, Grease & More Apr 21, 2023

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We're seeing double, and it's a good thing! Dead Ringers has arrived with Rachel Weisz in a dueling role and we have a couple of members of the cast to talk about it. Hear from Britne Oldford (Genevieve) and Poppy Liu (Greta) about their character's connection to the Mantle twins, why this show tells such an important story and working with such an incredible cast. DEAD RINGERS IS NOW STREAMING ON PRIME VIDEO!

That's not all! Alexis Sides also joins us to talk about Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies. We revisit the show to ask him about his favorite songs, playing Potato and being one of the T-Birds and trying to tease what might be coming up on the show. Plus, Alexis addresses one of the main criticisms of the show. GREASE: RISE OF THE PINK LADIES STREAMS NEW EPISODES EVERY THURSDAY ON PARAMOUNT+!

You know we HAD TO talk about The Mandalorian Season 3 finale too, right? Hear our review in all of it's spoiler filled glory! We'll also share some thoughts on the new Netflix political thriller, The Diplomat. We'll also address the latest controversy surrounding Jonathan Majors, a possible Russo Bros. connection to the upcoming Batman movie, some big King Kong X Godzilla news and MUCH more.

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Ep 465 - Mafia Mamma Interviews, Star Wars Celebration, Super Mario Bros. & More Apr 14, 2023

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In the mood for some Italian? You've found the right show that's a feast for your eyes! We're talking to the director and a member of the cast of Bleecker Street's Mafia Mamma. Hear from director Catherine Hardwicke and Monica Bellucci (Bianca) about this fish out of water story of a woman who inherits the top seat of her family's mafia empire. Find out how this movie is just as much about women empowering women, how they captured the authenticity of Italy and much more. SEE MAFIA MAMMA IN THEATERS NOW FROM BLEECKER STREET!

There were some other BIG things happening this week! Hear our SPOILER FILLED review of The Super Mario Bros. Movie from Illumination, for starters. We also break down all of the big announcements from Star Wars Celebration 2023 including the Ahsoka trailer, Acolyte news, Skeleton Key, the return of Daisy Ridley as Rey and a Mando centric movie. We also had the Max streaming merger reveal which led to a ton of news. Get a breakdown of The Penguin series first look, our thoughts on the Harry Potter series news, another new Game of Thrones spinoff and some other big announcements. We even managed to squeeze in a quick thought about the John Wick prequel series The Continental, which dropped it's first teaser. Mama Mia, that's a spicy meatball of a show!

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Ep 464 - Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies Interviews, Blue Beetle, Spider-Man & More Apr 07, 2023

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Grease is the word this week! Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies has arrived, and we're finding all about this prequel series from the uber talented cast. We're chatting with Marisa Davila (Jane), Cheyenne Isabel Wells (Olivia), Maxwell Whittington-Cooper (Wally) & Nicholas McDonough (Gil) about all of the characters that bring Rydell High to life. We also talk about the incredible songs, how the show differs from the Grease movies and so much more. GREASE: RISE OF THE PINK LADIES IS NOW STREAMING ON PARAMOUNT+!

We also take a peek inside The Portable Door from MGM+ with a spoiler free review. There were a TON of trailers to drop this week so we'll dive into titles like Blue Beetle, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Barbie, The Diplomat and The Lazarus Project. You can also find out why we may never have another actress play Bo-Katan in the Star Wars universe and news of a Disney remake that seemingly no one was asking for yet.

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Ep 463 - Royal Crackers Interviews, Avatar, Batman & More Mar 31, 2023

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Anyone want a cracker? There's a new Adult Swim animated series debuting this weekend, and we're talking to the big names behind it. Hear more about Royal Crackers from Jason Ruiz (Creator, voice of Stebe), Seth Cohen (EP), Jessica St. Clair (Deb), David Gborie (Darby) and Maile Flanagan (Matt) about the crazy Hornsby family, whether what they're fighting over is actually worth it, some of the crazy things that happens to them and much more. ROYAL CRACKERS PREMIERES APRIL 2ND ON ADULT SWIM AND NEXT DAY ON HBO MAX!

We also have a couple of big reviews for you. Avatar: The Way of Water just found it's way to DigitalHD, so we'll review that. Batman: The Doom That Came To Gotham was also released on 4K, Blu-Ray and DigitalHD so we'll share our thoughts on that as well. We'll also talk about a former Marvel executive finding a "Prime" new gig, another Marvel exec on the outs, a Superman series on the move and talk of a possible revival of The X-Files. It's like a feast of nerdy goodness.

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Ep 462 - Rabbit Hole, The Night Agent & The Big Door Prize Interviews Mar 24, 2023

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We're full of conspiracies this week! There are a ton of amazing interviews on our show from some major shows debuting this week and next. We'll start with Rabbit Hole from Paramount+! We'll dive deep into the mind games and twists with Glenn Ficarra, John Requa, Meta Golding, Charles Dance, Walt Klink, Enid Graham & Rob Yang. Find out more about these amazing characters, what it was like working with Kiefer Sutherland and some teases as to why this show will have some serious trust issues. WATCH RABBIT HOLE WHEN IT PREMIERES MARCH 26TH ON PARAMOUNT+!

We hope you're sitting by the phone, because it's about to ring and change your life. It's time to talk about The Night Agent from Netflix! We're joined by Writer and Showrunner Shawn Ryan and Andre Anthony who plays Matteo. They'll tell us about the sense of urgency that the show brings, why the lead characters are the foundation of this character driven thriller and just how deep this conspiracy goes. THE NIGHT AGENT IS NOW STREAMING ON NETFLIX!

Finally, let's talk about your life's purpose. The Big Door Prize is coming to Apple TV+ and we get the scoop from the show's biggest names. You'll hear from Chris O'Dowd, Gabrielle Dennis and David West Read about how this small town is changed by a big, mysterious machine. Get insight on why this small town story is so unique, how the characters work so well together and so much more. WATCH THE BIG DOOR PRIZE WHEN IT PREMIERES MARCH 29TH ON APPLE TV+!

But wait...there's more! (I've always wanted to say that.) We still have a review of Shazam! Fury of the Gods, some talk about the Tim Drake Robin suit from Titans and trailers for Season 2 of Sweet Tooth and Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story. Buckle up, it's a wild ride this week!

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Ep 461 - Superman & Lois S3 & Agent Elvis Interviews, The Last of Us & More Mar 17, 2023

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We're leaping more buildings in a single bound this week! Once again we're talking about Superman & Lois, but this time, with the season's big bad. Chad L. Coleman joins us to talk about playing Bruno Mannheim this season on the show. He'll talk about why Bruno doesn't think he's a villain, why he has a beef with Superman, working with the amazing cast and so much more. We also ask Chad about hopes for another season of The Orville and he drops some BIG news for fans of The Wire. WATCH SUPERMAN & LOIS EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT ON THE CW!

The show is also a bit cooler this week, because Elvis is in the building! Showrunner/EP/Head Writer Mike Arnold and Co-Creator/EP/Co-Showrunner John Eddie are he to talk about Agent Elvis from Netflix. Find out why this show is almost a decade in the making, why Matthew McConaughey was the perfect choice the play "The King", why you might recognize certain moments in history throughout the show and much more. AGENT ELVIS IS NOW STREAMING ON NETFLIX!

There are also a couple of big reviews on the show this week. We'll dive into the Season 1 finale of The Last of Us full of spoilers and big opinions. You'll also find out what we thought of Hulu's new Boston Strangler movie. We'll also discuss the latest news on Superman: Legacy and a potential villain for The Flash movie, plus trailers for The Portable Door and Mrs. Davis. That's a lot of different fandoms wrapped into one show!

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