Episodios

  • 796: Grape Juice Plus

    796: Grape Juice Plus
    Dec 12 2025
    Our Ape Club reconvenes to celebrate the holidays with a viewing of 1971’s “Escape from the Planet of the Apes!” Is this an ape movie or an episode of “Mannix”? What happens when you change lanes on the Freeway of Time? Why is Zira the smartest of all creatures, ape or human? And was Dr. Cornelius framed by big government? Apes smart, humans dumb!

    Jason Snell with John Moltz, Annette Wierstra, Brian Warren and John Moltz.
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    1 h y 10 m
  • 795: Put the Magic Baby Down

    795: Put the Magic Baby Down
    Dec 5 2025
    Set in a bright retro-future world, “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” doesn’t have anything to do with the Marvel Cinematic Universe… yet. We analyze the latest attempt to translate Marvel’s first family to the big screen, including the trade-offs involved in introducing characters, not retreading the origin story again, turning Galactus into Rumplestiltskin, and the inevitable downbeat ending that never comes.

    Jason Snell with Erika Ensign, Moisés Chiullán, Scott McNulty and Chip Sudderth.
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    1 h y 20 m
  • 794: Oops! All Rats

    794: Oops! All Rats
    Nov 27 2025
    We celebrate Fangsgiving with a visit to darkest Transylvania (and Germany) for the plague-stricken, rat-infested tale of “Nosferatu”, a legally questionable knock-off of “Dracula” more than a century old that surprisingly reinvigorates the classic lines of the Dracula story.

    Jason Snell with Steve Lutz, Annette Wierstra, Tiff Arment and Tony Sindelar.
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    1 h y 17 m
  • 793: Table 19, Your Pizza's Ready

    793: Table 19, Your Pizza's Ready
    Nov 21 2025
    Ever wonder what happened to The Oneders? We celebrate Hanksgiving by discussing Tom Hanks’s love letter to ’60s pop that’s also a clear-eyed look at the machinery of the entertainment business, “That Thing You Do!” Powered by a legitimately classic pop song, a stunning cast (turns out, Tom Hanks knows some people), and scenes of joy, warmth, and kindness, this is a film that we find ourselves revisiting often. Happy Hanksgiving to all! And make it snappy!

    Jason Snell with Erika Ensign, Lex Friedman, Brian Warren, Kathy Campbell and Dan Moren.
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    1 h y 10 m
  • 792: Deep Books in a Trenchcoat

    792: Deep Books in a Trenchcoat
    Nov 14 2025
    If you’ve been thinking of reading Science Fiction and Fantasy but had no idea where to start, we’re here to help. Our panel of longtime SF/F readers has some suggestions just for you!

    Jason Snell with Aleen Simms, David J. Loehr, Erika Ensign, Heather Berberet and Sandra Wong.
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    1 h y 47 m
  • 791: Elio and Glordon's Excellent Space Adventure

    791: Elio and Glordon's Excellent Space Adventure
    Nov 7 2025
    Pixar Club re-forms to discuss “Elio,” the studio’s lowest-grossing feature film of all time. Funny thing, though… it’s a pretty good movie? It’s funny, has some space adventure and gross-but-lovable aliens, and even has a nice message about making connections. Look, we didn’t go see it in the theater either, but we sure had a fun time watching it on Disney+.

    Jason Snell with Moisés Chiullán, Brian Hamilton and Annette Wierstra.
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    1 h y 21 m
  • 790: Serious Academic Arguments

    790: Serious Academic Arguments
    Oct 30 2025
    It’s time for another Old Spooky Club, as we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Stuart Gordon’s horror-comedy classic, “Re-Animator”, which bears very little resemblance to the works of H.P. Lovecraft. We’ve got notes about severed heads, chomped-on fingers, lobotomized deans, weird character motivations, creepy stalkers, a literal blood bath, and everything Barbara Crampton.

    Jason Snell with Steve Lutz, Tiff Arment and Monty Ashley.
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    1 h y 16 m
  • 789: A Hunting Lodge for Rich Weirdos

    789: A Hunting Lodge for Rich Weirdos
    Oct 24 2025
    We celebrate the 50th anniversary of the longest-running theatrical run of all time—“The Rocky Horror Picture Show”! It’s an unapologetic musical about being yourself (and giving yourself over to pleasure). It spawned a cultural phenomenon that’s still evolving, and making some of us feel old! If you’re a weirdo, you’re welcome here.

    Erika Ensign with Monty Ashley, Shelly Brisbin, Antony Johnston and Brian Hamilton.
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    1 h y 28 m