FED Talks

Episode 210 - Slow and Low

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

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

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

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

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

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!