FED Talks

Episode 235 - Vin's Talking Crazy Again

Tue, 19 May 2026 20:38:44 -0500

This week, we're talking about how the new Mortal Kombat movie kind of rips and Widow's Bay is fantastic. But man, we have to discuss Vin Diesel and the collapse of one of the world's biggest movie franchises. Sometimes that dude says stuff just to hear how it sounds.

Episode 234 - The TV Shows of 2026 (so far)

Wed, 13 May 2026 19:17:09 -0500

This week, EJ's going through all the TV shows of 2026 that he has watched to completion. And they've mostly been pretty good! DTF! Daredevil! Pitt! Reggie Dinkins! More!

Episode 233 - The May and June Preview

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:30:06 -0500

This week, I'm taking a look at some things that I'm excited about coming up in May and June. Toy Story 5! Spider-Noir! The Ground Beefing Tour! 007! The Deli Boys! Supergirl! More!

Episode 232 - A New Enthusiasm List

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:13:30 -0500

EJ talks about some things he's been enjoying, including DTF St Louis, the new Tom Waits song, and a video game from nine years ago.

Boots on the Ground

Episode 231 - Let's-a Go!

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:25:18 -0500

This week, I try to break down how the Mario Galaxy Movie is exceedingly well-made but also not very good, but also I loved it. Who even knows anymore? Plus Jury Duty and Jaws 2!

Episode 230 - D(aredevil)TF St. Louis

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 18:52:40 -0500

It's TV time as we talk about an early contender for my favorite show of 2026 - DTF St. Louis! Also, catching up on The Pitt and Daredevil: Born Again. We're talkin' good TV!

Episode 229 - The Coco Chronicles

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:29:56 -0500

Back from vacation, and EJ's talking about his trip and his best friend. Also some recent movies and that Spider-Man trailer, but it's mostly Coco.

Episode 228 - Hail to the King

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 19:36:57 -0500

In light of Bruce Campbell's recent cancer diagnosis, I take an episode to talk about my favorite guy. We're all rooting for you, Bruce!

Episode 227 - I Can't Believe I Didn't Reference Jackee

Tue, 03 Mar 2026 21:04:47 -0500

Checking in with some TV talk, including anticipatory excitement for DTF St Louis and enthusiasm for Strip Law and its extremely podcast-friendly cast. Also, The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins is really funny. Sometimes it's fun to just enjoy TV!

Episode 226 - The Coen Bros. Film Festival: Blood Simple and Crimewave

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 21:45:44 -0500

We begin our sporadic but comprehensive look at the Coen Bros. filmography! This week, EJ talks about their first movie, Blood Simple plus a bonus look at Crimewave, their collaboration with Sam Raimi. We're talking about what major director had the best debut and the sheer lunacy of Crimewave, a movie that is not good but also I love with all my heart.

Episode 225 - As Close to a Super Bowl Wrap-Up as We're Going to Get

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 19:17:52 -0500

This week, we're sort of looking at the Super Bowl movie trailers. Also, some recent good TV and I'm surprised at how good Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die and Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie are. It's largely a positivity episode except for how that Mandalorian teaser was pretty weak.

Episode 224 - A Return to Talking About Jason Statham

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 19:22:04 -0500

This week, some things I've been enjoying recently. Ponies, Primal, The Pitt, and at least one other show that doesn't start with 'P'. Also, the Jason Statham Film Festival returns with Shelter and it's always a pleasure to talk about Sam Raimi.

Episode 223 - Looking Ahead to 2026

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 19:46:53 -0500

This week, it's the 25 things we're looking forward to in 2026! The Odyssey! Daredevil! Coyote vs Acme! Two Jason Statham movies! The world may be a turd pit, but we're grabbing joy where we can!

Episode 222 - Top 25 of '25

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 19:38:51 -0500

Kicking off the new year by talking about the Top 25 TV Shows of last year! It's one of those episodes where I'm enthusiastic and we're all having fun with good TV.

Epsiode 221 - The Best TV Shows of 2025 with Hayley Leier

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 21:15:18 -0500

In one of our greatest holiday traditions, Hayley Leier (ADHD-DVD) returns to talk about the best TV shows of the year. Pluribus! Severance! The Chair Company! Platonic! Much more!

Episode 220 - The 2025 Tom Waits Birthday Bash

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 21:25:24 -0500

Happy birthday Tom Waits! This year, inspired by the new Knives Out, we're talking about Tom's songs in movies and TV. From The Wire to Beavis and Butt-Head, I'm covering the things I like! Also, with the help of AI, we determine whether or not Tom Waits is Hellboy.

Episode 219 - Peacemaker Season 2 with Rachel Hadaway

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 21:31:41 -0500

The delightful Rachel Hadaway (host of Rachel's Chart Chat on the People are the Enemy podcast) returns to talk about Season 2 of Peacemaker. We're talking bird blindness, super pets, John Cena being awesome and much more. We had so much fun talking about our favorite guy and hope you'll join us!

NOTE: I don't know why I pronounced "Vigilante" so weird multiple times. I think I got in my head about how harsh my Midwestern vowels sound and overcorrected.

Episode 218 - Cranksgiving 2025

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 21:42:31 -0500

It's the most sacred holiday on our calendar! After doing two commentary tracks and two drinking game commentary tracks, this year EJ drank weed soda while watching Crank. You will notice that the runtime of this episode is significantly shorter than the movie...

I'm not proud of this one.

Episode 217 - Podlands

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 21:50:51 -0500

This week, EJ watches his favorite new show of the year, Pluribus! Also, Roofman is surprisingly delightful and we wrap up the Predator franchise (for now) with Badlands, a movie that rules. It's all enthusiasm this week, baby!

Episode 215 - Podcast of Podcasts

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 21:55:56 -0500

This week's episode was hastily thrown together while I edit next week's episode. So we talk a little about Slow Horses, Chair Company, Down Cemetery Road and quite a lot about Predator: Killer of Killers. And then some existential, well, not dread exactly. More like some kind of malaise.

Episode 214 - An Elevated Transporter

Wed, 29 Oct 2025 21:22:30 -0500

In a little bit of a catch-up episode, we make some Cranksgiving plans, and discuss the alphabetical order of James Bond movies. Plus, the Predator rewatch gets us to the awesome Prey and we compare Drive to the Transporter series. You might say I see things.... a little bit differently.

Episode 213 - The Enthusiasm List for November and December

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 20:23:35 -0500

This week, EJ talks about the things he's looking forward to before the end of the year. TV! Movies! Games! Comics! Podcasts! The main five forms of entertainment!

In the Franchise Report, The Predator is a slog but we also watched Edge of Tomorrow and fell in love all over again.

Episode 212 - Chairs and Peace

Wed, 15 Oct 2025 19:51:03 -0500

This week, EJ discovers that he's somebody's type. We review the premiere of The Chair Company (awesome) and the finale of Peacemaker (also awesome), and in the Franchise Report, we dig into Predators and remain surprised that it wasn't directed by Robert Rodriguez.

Episode 211 - A Brief History of Stilt-Man

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 21:05:07 -0500

This week, we're talking about One Battle After Another and also a history of Daredevil's tallest villain. In the Franchise Report, a Predator 2 viewing leads us to discover a Quibi version of The Fugitive. We're all over the place today!

Episode 210 - Slow and Low

Wed, 01 Oct 2025 20:54:16 -0500

This week, we're looking at some recent TV shows that have thematic connections if you squint hard enough - Slow Horses, The Lowdown, and Task. Plus some thoughts on Peacemaker and the newly functional DC Universe and in the Franchise Report, we take on Predator and end up joining the Bill Duke Fan Club.

Episode 209 - The Happy List

Wed, 24 Sep 2025 21:15:24 -0500

It's a crumbling nightmare world out there, so EJ's talking about the things that make him happy. The movies, games, podcasts, comics, and TV shows that put a smile on his face. Wizards, mysteries, revivals, radical empathy, and Superman. It's a no bummers episode! Except for the implied bummers of living in 2025.

Episode 208 - We're All Doing Our Best Here

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 21:00:48 -0500

We're getting back to the original premise of the show this week (EJ talks into a microphone to get away from crushing depression). There's a little bit of TV talk but mostly disappointment in the surprise sequel to one of the greatest comedies ever. The vibes are a little weird this week.

Episode 207 - Jaws: A Good Movie

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 20:35:05 -0500

It's a media catch-up week with new seasons of Peacemaker and Only Murders in the Building, plus Alien: Earth and The Paper. And over on the movie side, the 50th anniversary re-release of Jaws makes it clear that Jaws is, in fact, a good movie. Who could have known?

Episode 206 - Superman with Tim Kenny

Wed, 03 Sep 2025 19:38:13 -0500

Tim Kenny returns to the show to talk about Superman (2025). We both liked it and we have a lot to say! Too much? Possibly! We also talk about the Peacemaker season premiere and the transition from one continuity to another, along with some general DC excitement.

Episode 205 - A Very Limited Fall Preview

Wed, 27 Aug 2025 20:53:45 -0500

This week, EJ looks at some of the September and October releases that are on his radar, for good or for ill. (Spinal Tap 2 seems, if we're being honest, ill-advised.) Plus, some talk of Long Story Short and Nobody 2.

Episode 204 - A Coward Watches Weapons

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 21:28:04 -0500

This week, EJ enjoyed a movie that was probably too scary for him and feels like he's missing important cultural context for Shin Godzilla. We also talk about the second seasons of Platonic and Twisted Metal and check in with the Monsterverse rewatch. There's a lot of monster talk this week!

Episode 203 - I Tell You What

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 20:36:46 -0500

We're talking about the revivals of The Naked Gun and King of the Hill. Is it OK for Liam Neeson to make a racial profiling joke? Is Dale Gribble still funny after paranoid conspiracy nuts ruined America? We'll talk about it!

Also, in the Franchise Report, we kick off a Monsterverse series with 2014's Godzilla, a movie that is too serious but not in the good way.

Episode 202 - The Visible Woman

Wed, 30 Jul 2025 20:22:58 -0500

This week, EJ's talking Fantastic Four: First Steps and the idea of superheroes as progressive fantasy. Plus, a back-to-back watch of Hot Fuzz and The World's End has us swimming in great British character actors. It's all movie talk, baby!

Episode 201 - Goat Friend

Wed, 23 Jul 2025 21:11:51 -0500

This week, EJ makes friends with animals both (very) big and small. Then, he hops on the Switch 2 train and reviews Mario Kart World and Donkey Kong Bananza. He awkwardly discusses a thing in the Poker Face finale that made him uncomfortable, and then talks the new Jurassic World, Shaun of the Dead, and Annihilation. It's a real grab bag!

Episode 200.5 - A Superman Review

Thu, 17 Jul 2025 20:42:33 -0500

This was supposed to be a short episode because I lost my voice but it still seemed important to give my thoughts on Superman (2025) after devoting an entire episode to my enthusiasm. But then I talked for a regular length of time and it's all because I loved Superman so damn much.

Episode 200 - Superman Talk!

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 20:57:44 -0500

We're celebrating 200 episodes (depending on how you count) with some pre-movie Superman talk. EJ talks about some favorite stories, scandalous behavior by comic writers, and actually tears up describing his favorite Superman moment. We wish we could say it's the first time he's cried on this show, but it's been 200 episodes. We've been down some roads.

Episode 199 - Marge Be Not Dead

Wed, 02 Jul 2025 21:04:00 -0500

This week, EJ worries about the fact that people didn't understand a Simpsons episode and now he has thoughts about media literacy. There's some talk about a great video game that he doesn't have time to play, and the Franchise Report takes it to the titular next level with the Jumanji sequel. Probably going to be all Superman talk for the next couple of weeks, so enjoy a variety of topics while you can!

Episode 198 - Against All Odds, More Ballerina Talk

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 21:25:36 -0500

EJ remembers a point he wanted to make about Ballerina, so we're talking about it two weeks in a row. Also, 28 Years Later and no more than 1/3 of Elio. We're talking about the premieres of The Bear and Ironheart, plus the Franchise Report is officially welcomed to the jungle.

NOTE: EJ mentions doing a live reaction to the Fantastic Four trailer, but he forgot. We're never going to get to the fireworks factory.

Episode 197 - A Normal Person Watching Movies

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 20:43:01 -0500

EJ is back on the beat after a short vacation in which he helped both a lost dog and a drunk woman. He's got threatrical reports on From the World of John Wick: Ballerina, and a second viewing of The Final Reckoning. Also, the Daredevil Cinematic Universe continues with Spider-Man: No Way Home, easily the best movie in which Matt Murdock has dialogue!

Episode 196 - Goodbye to the Forties

Mon, 02 Jun 2025 21:24:23 -0500

On the verge of a birthday, EJ mostly just wants to talk about The Final Reckoning and Friendship (the Tim Robinson movie, not the abstract concept). Also, he talks up some favorite podcasts and stretches the boundaries of the Daredevil Cinematic Universe to the breaking point as an excuse to rewatch Into the SpiderVerse.

Episode 195 - Incorrect Neil Simon Attribution

Wed, 21 May 2025 21:18:02 -0500

This week, EJ figures out which Jason Statham characters could have prevented the pandemic, checks in with some recent TV show recommendations (Four Seasons! Duster! Murderbot!) and continues the Daredevil Cinematic Universe with Elektra. It's a movie that dares to ask "What if ninja Jennifer Garner but boring?"

Episode 194 - Talkin' Trailers

Wed, 14 May 2025 21:35:49 -0500

This week, EJ watches the trailers for Superman, Nobody 2, and Ironheart. He also talks about them, in case you were wondering how that affected you. He also talks about Chekhov's Helicopter Accident and the new season of Poker Face. And then we wrap up Mission Prep with a re-watch of Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning and continue the Daredevil Cinematic Universe with the Director's Cut of the 2003 movie. You know who's good in that movie? Coolio.

Episode 193 - Pitt Pilled

Thu, 08 May 2025 21:16:42 -0500

This week, EJ finishes watching The Pitt, fumbles through talking about a sensitive subject on Andor, and revels in the weirdness of The Rehearsal. Also, he really liked Thunderbolts*, which is not going to shock anybody.

Episode 192 - Much Ado About Holland

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 21:39:48 -0500

This week, EJ talks about Amazon taking over the rights to James Bond, anti-fascist TV, and the bizarre streaming movie Holland. Also, general enthusiasm about Mission: Impossible - Fallout!

Episode 191 - Summer TV Preview

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 21:05:47 -0500

This week, EJ goes over the TV shows he's watching, and the upcoming stuff he's excited about. Duster! Poker Face!

Murderbot! The Four Seasons! Catching up on The Pitt! More!

Also, a quick look at the bonkers season finale of Daredevil: Born Again and spoiler-free Sinners talk! We've got it all, depending on your definition of "all".

Episode 190 - I'm Asking You to Trust Me, One Last Time

Wed, 16 Apr 2025 19:10:36 -0500

This episode has it all! If by "all", you mean "Mission: Impossible trailer talk, some quick takes on recent TV, and a mental health check-in". In the M:I rewatch, we hit Rogue Nation and welcome Ilsa Faust back into our lives, and our trek through the Daredevil Cinematic Universe gets to the actual Daredevil movie. EJ has thoughts!

Episode 189 - The Jason Statham Film Festival Post-Show

Wed, 09 Apr 2025 22:08:49 -0500

We wrap up the Jason Statham Film Festival with a brief look at A Working Man and conclude that watching 50 movies of wildly varying quality was a good use of time. Plus, there's some Severance Season 2 talk, the Mission: Impossible rewatch continues, and EJ begins the Daredevil Cinematic Universe with The Trial of the Incredible Hulk. What do we do next week without a Jason Statham movie? Who can say? It's a new world and we're not excited about it.

Episode 188 - The Jason Statham Film Festival: The Beekeeper

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 21:12:36 -0500

We're reaching the end of the Jason Statham Film Festival, so we're closing it out with our friend, and huge Statham fan, Gen to talk about The Beekeeper. Statham's biggest solo hit and an absolutely bonkers movie, we're geeking out over the movie and the man in general. We also try to fit the Beekeeper into the Mission: Impossible universe and you know how awesome that would be.

Episode 187 - Two Banes and an Open Mind

Wed, 26 Mar 2025 20:22:37 -0500

This week, we're catching up on movies and TV. Daffy Duck! Daisy Ridley! Daredevil! The Severance season finale! Deli Boys! Also, EJ's doing a Mission: Impossible rewatch and the Jason Statham Film Festival nears its end with Expend4bles, a movie that does not live up to its tagline. But that tagline is "They'll Die When They're Dead", and no movie lives up to that.

Episode 186 - Moe'z Tavern and other San Francisco Fun

Wed, 19 Mar 2025 20:14:44 -0500

EJ's back from vacation, so that means it's time for a trip report! Family and friends! Ant-Man! Acrobats! Pinball! An unlicensed Simpsons-themed bar! He had a great time and he's bursting to talk about it!

We'll talk about TV and movies next week, we promise!

Episode 185 - No Clear Title Emerges

Wed, 26 Feb 2025 20:58:15 -0500

This week we talk about a couple of celebrity deaths and EJ commits to trying to watch Twin Peaks. He talks about seeing a TIm Heidecker show for free and the absolutely wild new origin for animated Spider-Man. The Jason Statham Film Festival speeds toward its conclusion with Meg 2: The Trench, a movie covered on this show in its initial release. That's right, we've talked about Meg 2 twice. We'll probably talk about it again sometime. Don't test us! We're not bluffing!

Episode 184 - Facts About My Outie

Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:52:54 -0500

This week, EJ is excited about Severance and appalled by Saturday Night Live. He's also pretty darn pleased with Captain America: Brave New World and hates that so many nerds are right-wing. In the Franchise Report, John Wick 4 might be the best movie, and over at the Jason Statham Film Festival, find out where Fast X ranks in the overall Statham filmography. (Hint: Low. Think In the Name of the King and then go down several spots.)

Episode 183 - The Jason Statham Film Festival - Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre with Zach Dirksen

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 21:13:35 -0500

Zach Dirksen (Fool's Gold Variety Hour) joins us to talk about 2023's overlooked Jason Statham movie Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre. It's a weird movie that nobody noticed, but it's super fun, even if you want it to just generally be better. We also talk about Daredevil and Blank Check more than you might expect. Or exactly as much as you'd expect, given how things usually go around here.

Episode 182 - Vin Diesel's Instagram

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 21:18:16 -0500

This week, we're dealing with Vin Diesel's absolutely bonkers social media post about how Fast X Part 2 will heal Los Angeles, and then the Jason Statham Film Festival takes a look at F9: The Fast Saga. This episode is largely about being disappointed in Vin Diesel.

Episode 181 - Melons and Trailers

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 20:48:21 -0500

This week, despite crippling anxiety in re: the state of the world, EJ wants to talk about a fun cozy video game. And then, live commentary on the trailers for Superman, A Working Man, and Daredevil: Born Again. (Spoiler: They all rock.) Finally, the Franchise Report gets to the underappreciated The Marvels and the Jason Statham Film Festival looks at Wrath of Man, a surprise favorite reteaming Statham with Guy Ritchie. We're having fun!

Episode 180 - A Look Back and A Look Ahead

Tue, 14 Jan 2025 21:40:16 -0500

In the first episode of 2025, we rank the 25 best TV shows of 2024 and the 25 things we're looking foward to in 2025. That's a total of 50 items which, honestly, seems excessive.

Episode 179 - Murder at Christmas Manor

Mon, 23 Dec 2024 22:10:06 -0500

Happy Holidays! In keeping with tradition, we have an original Christmas story that EJ sent to his friends a couple of years ago and hasn't looked at since. Will he enjoy jokes he made in the past? Will he be disappointed in the ending? And most important, can anybody solve The Murder at Christmas Manor?

Episode 178 - The Best TV Shows of 2024 with Hayley Leier

Tue, 17 Dec 2024 20:27:20 -0500

It's our favorite annual tradition, as ADHD-DVD's Hayley Leier stops by to talk about the best TV of the year. And since TV spent most of the year getting back on track after last year's strikes, it was kind of a weird year without a clear consensus favorite. But we still had plenty of winners to talk about as we dig into Fargo, The Bear, Girls5Eva, Somebody Somewhere, Interior Chinatown, and so much more. For the second week in a row, there's an attempt to figure out how famous Eiza Gonzalez is, plenty of tangents, and some real talk with North America's most trusted culture critic.

CONTENT WARNING: We recorded this before the allegations against English Teacher creator Brian Jordan Alvarez were made public. Additionally, we do discuss Baby Reindeer, which means there is some non-graphic, non-specific, and respectful discussion of sexual assault. If you would like to skip either of these sections, the time codes are:

English Teacher - 7:00 - 16:30

Baby Reindeer 1:07:35 - 1:19:30

Episode 177 - The Jason Statham Film Festival: Hobbs & Shaw with Tom Oord

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 19:57:02 -0500

Tom Oord (Fool's Gold Variety Hour, my actual cousin) joins the Jason Statham Film Festival to discuss Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw. It's a blast, both the movie and the conversation. We try to work out how we feel about the Rock these days, revel in some big stupid stunts, try to figure out if Eiza Gonzalez was already famous when she appeared in this movie, and also we talk about the Penguin. We had a lot of fun and I think you'll enjoy it!74

Episode 176 - The Tom Waits Birthday Bash - The Song Draft

Mon, 02 Dec 2024 18:21:43 -0500

NOTE: Due to technical issues (read: the producer not recording the microphone that we were talking into), the sound quality is a little shaky this episode. But Sam Kenny cleaned it up as much as he could and we still think you'll enjoy it.

For Tom Waits' 75th Birthday, EJ is joined by friends and Tom Fans Becky, Becke, and Brad to draft their favorite Tom Waits songs. It is a very fun discussion celebrating one of the all-time greats. Friendship!

Episode 175 - Cranksgiving 2024 - The Crank Drinking Game

Mon, 25 Nov 2024 22:33:16 -0500

It's Cranksgiving! You know, the holiday when people watch both Crank movies. For our fourth annual Cranksgiving episode, it's the Cranksgiving Drinking Game. We'll talk about the rules in the episode, but EJ gets very drunk and more personal than you might expect. Also, Crank rules. Honestly, this is a messy episode. Maybe it's funny, but at the very least we take the stance that all other movies can eat a butt.

Episode 174 - Election Talk with a Beaver Chaser

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 21:06:42 -0500

EJ is dealing with a lot of stuff after the election. He's maybe not smart or informed enough to just talk politics at length, but he needs this. But after a lot of rambling, he has a couple of delightful movies to discuss. We're all doing our best over here.

Episode 173 - The New King of Drugs

Tue, 22 Oct 2024 21:21:22 -0500

EJ has news of an important lifestyle change and then talks a lot about a TV show and a video game, both from 2019. Perpetual Grace, Ltd and Baba Is You are both great but only one of them has Ben Kingsley singing "When Doves Cry". And in the Jason Statham Film Festival, we finally meet The Meg.

Episode 172 - Warning: Contains Saucy Talk

Wed, 09 Oct 2024 21:09:35 -0500

Yes, there is some saucy talk but nothing that will require you to picture EJ doing anything disreputable or even fun. We've got thoughts on The Wild Robot, Agatha All Along, and Penguin. Plus Guardians of the Galaxy 3 is a tearjerker and the Jason Statham Film Festival looks at Fate of the Furious for some great action scenes and also some complete nonsense.

Episode 171 - LOST 20th Anniversary with Hayley Leier

Wed, 02 Oct 2024 16:59:24 -0500

We're celebrating the 20th Anniversary of LOST with fan-favorite Hayley Leier (ADHD-DVD). Just having a great time talking about our favorite show: The episodes we keep rewatching, our theories that didn't pan out, our favorite characters and the love we still have for all those Lostaways. It was an absolute joy to record and I hope you'll enjoy it as much as we did!

Episode 170 - Running Out of Stathams

Tue, 17 Sep 2024 20:41:25 -0500

After weeks of technical issues, EJ is back to talk about watching the last Jason Statham movie he hadn't seen with the deeply average Mechanic: Resurrection. Also, a favorite show comes to streaming and EJ talks about when he met James Earl Jones.

Episode 169 - The Jason Statham Film Festival - Parker with Justin Morissette

Mon, 26 Aug 2024 16:54:45 -0500

We're rewinding the Film Festival to take another look at Parker with special guest Justin Morissette (ADHD-DVD)! We talk about Taylor Hackford, Jennifer Lopez, Big Brother, post-pandemic movies, when an adaptation is maybe too faithful to the book, why that one scene is so much better than the rest of the movie, and much more! Check it out! We had so much fun that EJ's computer overheated and shut down mid-episode so there's going to be a transition that we did our best to smooth out.

Episode 168 - The Catch-Upisode

Tue, 13 Aug 2024 20:59:53 -0500

After a hectic few weeks, EJ checks in with the movies and TV he's been watching. Twisters, Deadpool/Wolverine, Caped Crusader, Sunny, Time Bandits, and more! He has a sore throat, but he's doing his best.

Episode 167 - The Chicago Report - Comedy Bang! Bang! and James Bond

Tue, 06 Aug 2024 21:06:04 -0500

Back from vacation, EJ's got all the details on his Chicago trip, especially the James Bond exhibit at the museum and especially especially the Comedy Bang! Bang! show and meet-and-greet. Find out who's super nice (all of them it, it turns out) and enjoy EJ's version of a perfect day.

Episode 166 - The 2024 Jason Statham Birthday Bash

Wed, 24 Jul 2024 21:00:53 -0500

It's Statham's birthday on Friday and after thirty-some episodes of talking about his movies, we're talking some more about his movies! This year, EJ makes a list of the pleasant surprises - the movies that were better than he was expecting or that nobody ever talks about but are actually really fun. It's just a little appreciation of our favorite guy in a podcast that is already largely about showing him appreciation.

Episode 165 - The Jason Statham Film Festival - Furious 7 with Lenny Burnham

Tue, 16 Jul 2024 17:15:01 -0500

Lenny Burnham (House of House, Chapter Surfing) returns to talk about Statham's first full movie in the Fast and Furious franchise. We talk about Deckard Shaw, the sometimes moving and sometimes bizarre ways they handled Paul Walker's death during filming, the franchise as a whole, the absolute shocking presence of Djimon Hounsou, and whether or not the streets do, in fact, always win. Plus all the tangents you've come to expect from a guest episode! We had a lot of fun and you will to! And then you should check out Lenny's podcasts and just be awash in fun.

Episode 164 - The Jason Statham Film Festival - Spy with Hayley Leier

Tue, 09 Jul 2024 17:55:39 -0500

Returning Champion Hayley Leier (ADHD-DVD) is back to talk about 2015's Spy, an out-and-out comedy where our guy gets to be really funny. We discuss Melissa McCarthy's career, how much Wonder Woman 1984 does not exist, Walton Goggins (who is not in the movie), and we spend a lot of time talking about comedy podcasts. This was so much fun to record and you will enjoy it unless you're an absolute pill.

Episode 163 - The Wild Card Defender Has Logged On

Tue, 02 Jul 2024 20:16:25 -0500

This week, EJ's avoiding the real world by watching The Bear and House of the Dragon. Plus, The Quick and the Dead absolutely rules, Ant-Man 3 remains delightful no matter what anybody says, and in the Jason Statham Film Festival, EJ turns out to be the number one fan of Wild Card. It's an occasionally thoughtful drama about a gambling addict who also has Bullseye powers and can kill you with a credit card.

Episode 162 - Awkward Eye Contact

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 21:27:38 -0500

True life stories of awkward interactions! Positive reviews of nerd TV shows that have made dummies angry for bad reasons! The Franchise Report brings us back to the days of the weird credits in Wakanda Forever, and the Jason Statham Film Festival gets into Expendables 3 and the appearance of Baby Glen Powell.

Episode 161 - Life After Clifford

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 21:38:26 -0500

It's all movie talk this week as EJ goes to the theater for Inside Out 2, and then re-watches Arrival and experiences the actual madness of Clifford. In the Franchise Report, he finishes the Dirty Harry series after what feels like years, and the Jason Statham Film Festival brings us Homefront, a movie that seems like it's going to be bad but turned out to be surprisingly enjoyable. Mostly good movies this week!

Episode 160 - The Jason Statham Film Festival: Fast and Furious 6 with Katie Wright!

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 16:55:19 -0500

When you’ve got a movie where Jason Statham has only 20 seconds of screen time, you need a great guest to cover it. And we’ve got one with actress and podcaster Katie Wright (Brett Easton Hell Yes)! We talk about the Fast Saga as a whole, unlikely celebrity friendships, Dalton Wilcox, and the undeniable charm of our main guy. It’s a fun discussion that occasionally works its way back to the movie!

Episode 159 - Original Title: Hummingbird

Wed, 05 Jun 2024 21:09:55 -0500

This week, EJ has a trivia update and a depressing look inside his birthday celebration. The Acolyte and Hacks are good TV shows, and the Jason Statham Film Festival brings us Redemption (or as some people call it, Hummingbird), a movie that's surprisingly good and almost great.

Episode 158 - A Fake Australian Accent

Wed, 29 May 2024 21:18:47 -0500

EJ is pleased to report that he's enjoying the new season of Doctor Who. Also, he had a great time at Furiosa and doesn't care about the box office. In the Franchise Report, the Dirty Harry movies continue to be not nearly as good as he remembers. And the Jason Statham Film Festival brings us the underrated Parker. We're watching things!

Episode 157 - OK, I'm Still Talking About Apes

Wed, 22 May 2024 21:29:25 -0500

One more episode of Ape Talk as EJ remembers when somebody got stabbed at his showing of King Kong (2005) and reflects on comics' greatest gorillas. In the franchise report, the third Dirty Harry movie is eminently forgettable and the Jason Statham Film Festival brings us the mixed bag that is Expendables 2.

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Episode 156 - 500!

Wed, 15 May 2024 21:08:12 -0500

This week, EJ remembers to talk about the new season of Fargo. Also, he doesn't spoil the wild thing that happens in Sugar but he does mention that a wild thing happens in Sugar. In movie news, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is good, Magnum Force is not, and in the Jason Statham Film Festival, he wanted to like safe more than he did. Plus, he hits 500 issues in his Daredevil reading project and he would like some credit for that.

Episode 155 - Pod for the Planet of the Cast

Wed, 08 May 2024 20:56:57 -0500

This week, EJ talks more about a single picture of Superman than you would ever think possible. There's some TV talk and then we go to the movies and check out The Fall Guy. Plus, the franchise report looks at War for the Planet of the Apes and the Jason Statham Film Festival has more enthusiasm for Killer Elite than the movie probably warrants.

Episode 154 - My Man, Caesar

Wed, 01 May 2024 21:57:45 -0500

This week, EJ is feeling bleak but at least he watched Fallout and Baby Reindeer, among other things. He says at least one thing that he definitely should have cut from the episode before getting into movie talk, including Civil War and The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare. Plus, the Franchise Report witnesses the Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and Blitz is one of the nicest surprises of the Jason Statham Film Festival.

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Episode 153 - A Surprising Amount of Basketball Talk

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 19:54:28 -0500

EJ is back from vacation! He met an Instagram dog, saw his first NBA game, and almost missed his flight, among other things. Check out his audio vacation slides, if that's any kind of a thing.

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Episode 152 - An Issue With Scale

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 20:50:35 -0500

There's a Trivia Night report and some recent TV recommendations. Plus, the Franchise Report deals with some damn dirty apes and the Jason Statham Film Festival takes a look at Gnomeo and Juliet, because we're nothing if not comprehensive.

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Episode 151 - Somewhere in Hidden Earth...

Wed, 03 Apr 2024 21:01:37 -0500

EJ did things this week! A trip to the courthouse and a more fun trip to see Joe Pera! Plus, we've got Godzilla X Kong, The Thing prequel, and Dirty Harry to talk about, plus the Jason Statham Film Festival brings us The Mechanic. That's a lot of movies!

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Episode 150 - The Jason Statham Film Festival: The Expendables with Larry Young

Wed, 27 Mar 2024 17:06:52 -0500

Writer, publisher, and raconteur Larry Young (Astronauts in Trouble, Black Diamond, Loose Cannon, a million other things) joins the Jason Statham Film Festival to talk about The Expendables. We talk all the big action stars, the ways in which the movie is weird and the parts of it that are awesome, and then we go on some tangents. It’s a wide-ranging discussion that includes Larry’s thoughts on being a canonical Marvel character. It’s a lot of fun!

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Episode 149 - The Grace Poll

Wed, 20 Mar 2024 21:27:40 -0500

This week, EJ's watching Apples Never Fall and Girls5Eva. He's distressed about some James Bond rumors and he's baffled by actors who look substantially older than they are. In the Franchise Report, The Thing is kind of a perfect movie. And the Jason Statham Film Festival lands on a real clunker with the eminently forgettable 13.

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Episode 148 - Dune 2: High Voltage

Tue, 12 Mar 2024 20:01:37 -0500

This week, we're talking Fargo and Dune 2, both of which are great. Then the Franchise Report wraps up the Muppets with Muppets Most Wanted (Good!) and our series on The Thing begins with 1951's The Thing From Another World (Kinda Boring!). And finally, the Jason Statham Film Festival hits the big one with Crank 2: High Voltage, a movie that delights us to no end.

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Episode 147 - Men of a Certain Age and Transporter 3 with Rachel Hadaway

Tue, 05 Mar 2024 18:21:45 -0500

A short-lived TV show AND a Jason Statham movie? That's right, Rachel Hadaway (Rachel's Chart Chart on the People Are the Enemy podcast) returns to talk about Ray Romano, Scott Bakula, and the much-missed Andre Braugher in Men of a Certain Age and then she helps wrap up the Transporter franchise. We loved the show and the movie is probably the weakest in the franchise but still has some truly awesome moments. We talk Statham's back muscles, three guys with iconic roles trying something new, and so much more. The conversation is so jam-packed that we totally failed to mention the Pets of a Certain Age, a wonderful French Bulldog and a first-rate Orange Tabby. We missed the chance to talk cute animals! It's a big epsiode!

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Episode 146 -The Jason Statham Film Festival: Death Race with Lenny Burnham

Wed, 21 Feb 2024 18:07:04 -0500

Lenny Burnham (House of House; Chapter Surfing) returns to talk about Jason Statham's 2008 film Death Race. It's a movie that is both as dumb as you want it to be and smarter than you expect. We talk about the surprisingly on-point satire, Joan Allen and Ian McShane classing up the joint, Statham at his most jacked, and much more. It's really fun!

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Episode 145 - Rowlf!

Wed, 14 Feb 2024 21:50:10 -0500

EJ talks about his favorite Muppet and whether or not said Muppet was inspired by Tom Waits. Also, Tracker Talk (but not much of that since nobody actually watched it), and the Jason Statham Film Festival hits an underrated classic with The Bank Job.

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Episode 144 - Just Talkin' Movies

Wed, 07 Feb 2024 21:05:08 -0500

This week, EJ watched some movies! In theaters! He also saw some TV and played a video game from 2009. Everything is going very well for him and there's no reason for you to be concerned. The Jason Statham Film Festival looks at the surprisingly enjoyable War and the continuing look at the Muppet movies gets to The Muppets. It's fun!

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Episode 143 - In the Pod of the King: A Dungeon Cast Tale

Wed, 31 Jan 2024 21:50:16 -0500

EJ talks about nostalgia and Oscar nominations before getting into this week's movies. The Jason Statham Film Festival lands on In the Name of The King: A Dungeon Siege Tale, which is an absolute disaster. And we continue our report on Muppet movies with Muppets From Space, the first truly disappointing Muppet thing.

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Episode 142 - The Jason Statham Film Festival - Crank with Tim Kenny

Wed, 24 Jan 2024 17:48:06 -0500

Oh, it's a big one. One of the top movies in the Statham canon and the main reason we're all gathered here. TIm Kenny stops by to talk about 2006's Crank, the first movie that let our guy be funny AND do action at the same time. It's an absolute blast!

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Episode 141 - Emergency Beekeeper Episode

Wed, 17 Jan 2024 21:24:28 -0500

We had to put a guest episode on hold for a week because The Beekeeper kicks so much ass. EJ just has to be enthusiastic about this wonderful, ridiculous move and share largely spoiler-fee thoughts. (Nothing too specific beyond what's in the trailer, promise!)

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Episode 140 - More Like Jacked Efron

Wed, 10 Jan 2024 20:33:52 -0500

It's the first episode of the new year, and we're kicking 2024 off with a movie and mental health check-in. EJ gets vulnerable and also watches The Iron Claw. In the ongoing survey of Muppet movies, Muppet Treasure Island proves to be a disappointment and the Jason Statham Film Festival entry The Pink Panther (2006) has almost no Jason Statham in it.

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Episode 139 - The Best TV Shows of 2023 with Hayley Leier

Tue, 26 Dec 2023 17:58:36 -0500

Once again we're wrapping up the year with North America's most trusted culture critic, Hayley Leier (ADHD-DVD)! We're talking about the best TV shows of the year - Succession, Barry, Poker Face, Taskmaster, and so many more. It's a wide-ranging talk with somebody who spends most of her podcasting time talking about movies. TV is good and we're pumped about it!

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Episode 138 - Solstice with Korg the Perceptive

Wed, 20 Dec 2023 22:10:54 -0500

Happy Holidays! As is our tradition, this year we're celebrating the season with an original story. This year, the smartest barbarian fights Krampus. Plus.... Muppets!

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Episode 137 - Podcast Minus One

Wed, 13 Dec 2023 21:12:44 -0500

This week, EJ talks about how great Andre Braugher was. So great. Then there's a look at Godzilla Minus One and The Boy and the Heron. Finally, the Jason Statham Film Festival settles in with Chaos, a movie that exists and does not engender any strong feelings.

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Episode 136 - The Second Annual Tom Waits Birthday Bash

Wed, 06 Dec 2023 21:07:38 -0500

EJ celebrates his favorite guy's 74th birthday by talking about his acting career, eventually picking his top five Tom Waits performances. Is one of them Ultra City Smiths? You know it is! Also, the Franchise Report looks at the Great Muppet Caper, a perfect movie.

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