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Episodes
122 episodes since 2020
Episode 122: Deadpool & Wolverine
On this episode, Barry and Mike don their superhero tights and talk all things Deadpool and Wolverine. Topics discussed include the value of Ryan Reynold's shtick and a multitude of multi-verse cameos, as well as the tenuous future of th...
August 23, 2024
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Season 5
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Episode 10
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57:01
Episode 121: The Bikeriders
On this episode, Barry and Mike hop aboard their Harleys and discuss The Bikeriders, the biker gang movie starring Austin Butler, Jodie Comer and Tom Hardy. Topics discussed include Barry's undying love for Austin Butler, the unsexing of...
July 16, 2024
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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50:39
Episode 120: Civil War
On this episode, Barry and Mike charge headlong to the front lines of Alex Garland's dystopian film Civil War. Topics discussed include missed opportunities, spitting out the lukewarm, and the albatross of poorly developed characters.&nb...
April 21, 2024
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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1:17:41
Episode 119: Dune Part 2
On this episode, Barry and Mike don their stillsuits and head to Arrakis to discuss Denis Villeneuve's new film, Dune Part Two, starring Timothee Chalamet and Zendaya. Topics discussed include the dismal state of modern cinemas, the weak...
March 19, 2024
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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1:15:34
Episode 118: Poor Things
On this episode, Barry and Mike head to Victorian England to discuss Yorgos Lanthimos' crazy Frankenstein-fueled, feminist sex-romp Poor Things, starring Academy Award winning Best Actress Emma Stone. Topics discussed include th...
March 17, 2024
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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1:00:26
Episode 117: Anatomy of a Fall
On this episode, Barry and Mike head to court in France to debate the merits of one of the best films of the year, writer/director Justine Triet's French legal/family drama Anatomy of a Fall. Topics discussed include the astonishing perf...
February 08, 2024
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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1:14:55
Episode 115: Killers of the Flower Moon
On this episode, Barry and Mike have a powwow over Martin Scorsese's Best Picture nominee Killers of the Flower Moon. Topics discussed include late career Scorsese films, DiCaprio's miscasting, and Robert DeNiro's rough last two decades.
February 02, 2024
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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1:14:03
Episode 116: Barbie
On this episode, Barry and Mike don pink beach outfits and chat about Barbie, the biggest movie of the year and and a Best Picture Oscar nominee. Topics discussed include Greta Gerwig's career path, the snub of Margot Robbie, and the sne...
February 01, 2024
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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1:04:28
Episode 114: Oscar Nomination Reactions
On this episode Barry and Mike talk snubs and surprises and everything else regarding the Academy Award nominations. Topics discussed include Greta and the Angry Barbies...is Emma Stone's victory set in stone? And is Oppenheimer inevitable?
January 24, 2024
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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1:26:01
Episode 113: Saltburn
On this episode, Barry and Mike pour themselves some bathwater cocktails and dance around their mansion in the nude as they discuss Emerald Fennell's new controversial film Saltburn. Topics discussed include the weirdness of Bar...
January 03, 2024
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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1:18:58
Episode 112: Rebel Moon Part 1
On this episode, Barry and Mike enter the Star Wars adjacent Snyder-verse of the new Netflix science-fiction movie Rebel Moon directed by Zack Snyder...and want to escape that hellhole as quickly as possible. Topics discussed include the plague...
January 02, 2024
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Season 4
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Episode 24
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1:14:39
Episode 111: Godzilla Minus One
On this rip-roaring episode, Barry and Mike don kimonos and talk all things Godzilla Minus One, the fantastic new Godzilla movie from Toho Studios. Topics discussed include Godzilla Minus One as companion piece to Oppenheimer
December 22, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 23
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1:09:40
Episode 110: Cocaine Bear
On this combustible episode, Barry and Mike ingest heroic amounts of cocaine and then yell at each other about the comedy/horror movie Cocaine Bear. Topics discussed include guilty pleasures, bad taste and the perils of living with bears. ...
November 30, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 22
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59:44
Episode 109: Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
On this episode, Barry and Mike navigate the maze that is Apple TV+ in order to review the first two episodes of the Godzilla-adjacent tv series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters. Topics discussed include Mike's bizarre obsession with...
November 20, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 21
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1:14:26
Episode 108: Wes Anderson's Four Short Films - The Roald Dahl Collection
On this episode Barry and Mike talk all things Wes Anderson and critique the four short films he recently made for Netflix based on the Roald Dahl short stories The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, The Swan, The Ratcatcher, ...
October 19, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 20
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52:46
Episode 107: No One Will Save You
On this episode, Barry and Mike talk about No One Will Save You, the new sci-fi/horror movie on Hulu. Topics discussed include UFOs, the uncomfortable accuracy of the film's title, the excitement of an ambitious and well-made movie, and t...
September 27, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 19
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1:08:21
Episode 106: Ted Lasso- Season 3
On this long-awaited episode, Barry and Mike kick around season three of Apple TV's Ted Lasso. Topics discussed include the misery of comedy without conflict, the cancer of self-satisfied tv shows, and the incomprehensible fall of a once enjoya...
September 15, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 18
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58:07
Episode 105: Oppenheimer
On this apocalyptically combustible episode, Barry and Mike go nuclear in their discussion of Christopher Nolan's new movie Oppenheimer. Topics discussed include a heated debate over the movie, musings on Nolan's career and a ranking of Nolan's...
July 26, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 17
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1:24:58
Episode 104 - Mission: Impossible 7 - Dead Reckoning Part One
Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to listen to Barry and Mike as they jump off a cliff on a motorcycle while discussing all things M:I 7 - Dead Reckoning, the newest installment of Tom Cruise's long-running Mission Impossible action ...
July 20, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 16
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1:14:28
Episode 103: Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny
On this episode Barry and Mike go on an archeological dig to try and discover why Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny was such a flop...and they find a treasure trove of answers. Topics discussed include Phoebe Waller-Bridge and the fool's go...
July 10, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 15
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1:19:44
Episode 102: The Flash
On this episode, Barry and Mike sprint as fast as they can away from the DC superhero movie The Flash. This rip-roaring episode contains boisterous discussions about the disaster area that is DC Films, Ezra Miller's multitude of failures,...
July 10, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 14
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1:13:50
Episode 101- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
On this episode, Barry and Mike don their Spidey-tights and do battle over Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. These friendly-neighborhood movie critics web-sling through such topics as the film's truly spectacular animation and it's cre...
June 15, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 13
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59:41
Episode 100 Part 2- Popular Streaming Platform Recommendations
On the conclusion of their 100th episode celebration, Barry and Mike finish up their streaming service film/tv recommendations. Topics discussed include the wonders of the Criterion Channel, the god-awful shit that is Peacock, and how HBO...
June 08, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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1:39:49
Episode 100: Top Choices from Major Streaming Platforms Part 1
On this episode, Barry and Mike host a massive party at LCFM headquarters to celebrate their 100th episode. In part one of this historic podcasting event, the fellas not only name drop their bevy of celebrity friends, but also give their select...
June 06, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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1:11:48
Episode 99: Air
On this episode, Barry and Mike don their Air Jordans and go one-on-one to discuss Air, the corporate tale of Nike's rise to basketball dominance directed by Ben Affleck and starring Matt Damon now streaming on Amazon. Topics discussed include ...
May 17, 2023
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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45:51