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No Time to Die | Daniel Craig was not a gritty Bond with Paul F. Tompkins Oct 14, 2021

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We've activated our license to kill — with scorching hot takes. On this week's episode, Dave and guest host Jon Gabrus go undercover to deactivate a nuclear idea: is Daniel Craig's Bond actually a big ol' softie? To help them cut the right wire is comedian, Bond stan, and generally classy guy, Paul F. Tompkins.

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Venom: Let There Be Carnage | The horniest superhero movie of all time Oct 07, 2021

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Motorcycles, mayhem and, my god, that thicc ass- this week we are covering Venom: Let Their Be Carnage. Joining Dave and Jonah to talk sexiness in superhero movies, the allure of Tom Hardy, and that big ole tongue is comedian and writer Dani Fernandez. The safe word for this episode is "Symbiote."

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Seinfeld | It was all in Jerry's mind, man, with Jesse David Fox Sep 30, 2021

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On this episode, we are swimming through the filth of our mental East Rivers to arrive, untouched by shrinkage, on the blessed shores of a truly spongeworthy Galaxy Brain take. Did the iconic sitcom all take place inside Jerry's head? Is George the Tyler Durden to Jerry's Ed Norton? Joining Dave and Jonah to shout "Serenity Now" to the heavens is host of the Good One podcast, Jesse David Fox.

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The Lord of the Rings | the trilogy that cracked the modern epic code Sep 23, 2021

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Fighting orcs, f***ing ents, and Brad Dourif delivering Wormtongue unto us — LOTR was the trilogy to rule them all. As part of Polygon's Year of the Ring celebration, Dave and Jonah dig into why Peter Jackson's movies defined a new epic standard with Bubble podcast/graphic novel creator, Jordan Morris.

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Y: the Last Man | Will #girlbosses be the ones to save us? Sep 16, 2021

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FX's new series proves that an adorable monkey won't save us in a dystopian future- but girlbosses just might? This week comedian and cohost of the Bechdel Test podcast, Jamie Loftus, signs on to help Dave and Jonah sift through the mental rubble of Y: the Last Man's gender-based apocalypse.

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Shang-Chi | A film that retcons the Mandarin... and Marvel's kung-fu history Sep 09, 2021

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Fighting dragons, an Asian-American superhero, and Tony Leung in fingerless gloves, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings has blessed audiences with many gifts. But it's also offered an opportunity for the Marvel Cinematic Universe to retcon troubling aspects of its history (here's looking at you, Mandarin). On this week's episode, Dave and guest host Maggie Mae Fish are joined by Marvel visionary Gene Luen Yang for a look at Marvel's kung-fu history, the revival of Shang-Chi, and the future of Asian-American comic storytelling.

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Candyman | Black horror gains an antihero feat. Horror Noire’s Tananarive Due Sep 02, 2021

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Freddy, Jason, and Pinhead — how does Candyman stack up alongside (literal) killer horror antiheroes? For an answer on that terrifying and tantalizing question, Dave and guest host Maggie Mae Fish turn to Black horror scholar and Shudder’s Horror Noire executive producer Tananarive Due.

Featuring guest host Maggie Mae Fish

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Idiocracy I Kumail Nanjiani and an impossible-to-top satire Aug 26, 2021

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Mike Judge's Idiocracy is a comedy about a dystopian future where the president is a former pro wrestler, the environment is tapped out, and capitalism has driven America to distraction. Is this satire so on the nose that no other film can top it? Kumail Nanjiani of Silicon Valley and Marvel's Eternals joins Dave and Jonah for a dive into the making of great political comedy and the future of the genre. Welcome to Costco, we love you.

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Free Guy | Greg Miller imagines the ideal video game movie Aug 19, 2021

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Free Guy checks the boxes: Easter eggs, Fortnite references, and Utkarsh Ambudkar in a bunny suit. And it might be one of the great video game movies because it’s not based on an actual game? On this week's episode, Kinda Funny cofounder Greg Miller gives Dave and Jonah the cheat codes for how to make a great video game movie.

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Suicide Squad | Hard-R movie food pairings with The Doughboys Aug 12, 2021

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James Gunn's The Suicide Squad is gloriously gross, from King Shark nomming on heads to Starro's big bloody eyeball. But is it so gross that is wrecks our appetite for popcorn? What do you eat with a gory romp? To answer that question, Dave and Jonah are dining in with Mr. Slice, Mike Mitchell, and the Burger Boy himself, Nick Wiger, of the Dougboys podcast.

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