Episodes

  • 725: Most Valuable Ape

    725: Most Valuable Ape
    Jul 19 2024
    Our Summer of the Planet of the Apes reaches its exciting conclusion with “War for the Planet of the Apes,” which starts out as a war movie but continues mutating into different genres as it goes. We really enjoyed our walk through this underrated trilogy of 2010s action movies, and we hope you did too!

    Jason Snell with Brian Warren, John Moltz, Annette Wierstra and David J. Loehr.
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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • 724: Treacherous Bonobo

    724: Treacherous Bonobo
    Jul 12 2024
    The Summer of the Planet of the Apes continues with 2014’s “Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.” It’s a sequel that’s superior in almost every way, but somehow seems a little less fun, since we can no longer root for the apes. Now there are bad guys on both sides, as Gary Oldman and a chimpanzee named Caesar act out a tragedy of Shakespearean levels.

    Jason Snell with Brian Warren, Annette Wierstra, David J. Loehr and John Moltz.
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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • 723: We Bought an Ape Prison

    723: We Bought an Ape Prison
    Jul 5 2024
    You did it, you blew it all up! And now it’s… the Summer of the Planet of the Apes! Our own troop of hairless apes tackles the well-regarded modern “Apes” trilogy this month, beginning with 2011’s “Rise of the Planet of the Apes.” James Franco is a scientist? Brian Cox runs a sketchy ape facility? Tom Felton thinks his dates want to see caged primates? Just when you think this movie has it all backward, that’s when you realize: we’re actually all rooting for the apes.

    Jason Snell with Annette Wierstra, Brian Warren, John Moltz and David J. Loehr.
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • 722: There Isn't a Twist at the End

    722: There Isn't a Twist at the End
    Jun 28 2024
    Boot up the Time Window and prepare your memory palace! A full season of the new, Disneyfied version of “Doctor Who” has gone by, and we’ve convened a panel of time experts to discuss the highs and lows, and where the series goes next.

    Jason Snell with Steven Schapansky, Erika Ensign, Chip Sudderth and Annette Wierstra.
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    1 hr and 38 mins
  • 721: It's a Triangle!

    721: It's a Triangle!
    Jun 21 2024
    “Star Trek: Discovery” opened a new era in Star Trek TV, but now the series has reached its end. How did the new, slimmed-down season 5 storyline work? Were we happy with the series-ending payoff? How were the show’s many interesting characters served in their final go-round? We break it all down.

    Jason Snell with Dan Moren, Jean MacDonald, Joe Rosensteel and Erika Ensign.
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    1 hr and 36 mins
  • 720: Law of Conservation of Boots

    720: Law of Conservation of Boots
    Jun 14 2024
    With “Furiosa: A Mad Max Story” in theaters, we thought we would dip back to the original (aka, the fourth) Mad Max movie, “Mad Max: Fury Road” from 2015. It’s a big car chase followed by a race, it’s two hours long, and it’s considered one of the greatest films of all time. Witness us!

    Steven Schapansky with Erika Ensign, Merlin Mann, Brian Warren and Kelly Guimont.
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    1 hr and 30 mins
  • 719: Three Novellas in a Trench Coat

    719: Three Novellas in a Trench Coat
    Jun 7 2024
    Our 2024 book club shortlist read continues with “Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon”, “The Terraformers,” and “Some Desperate Glory.” We enjoyed them all, to varying degrees! Plus: What else are we reading?

    Jason Snell with Aleen Simms, Scott McNulty, Erika Ensign and Heather Berberet.
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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • 718: Starfighters in Their Office Chairs

    718: Starfighters in Their Office Chairs
    May 31 2024
    It’s been 40 years since the release of 1984’s “The Last Starfighter,” so we finally give this visually groundbreaking film its due. Did we find the early CGI effects as charming as the plot of a small town kid becoming a galactic hero in the distant reaches of space?

    Steven Schapansky with Joe Rosensteel, Cicero Holmes, David J. Loehr and Erika Ensign.
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    1 hr and 10 mins