FED Talks

Episode 205 - A Very Limited Fall Preview

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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

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

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!