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- 1. ‘The Odyssey’ Is the Film Event of the Year. Plus, ‘Resident Evil’ and ‘Clayface’ Trailers. · 23 Jul 2026
- 2. All The News Out of Comic Con, ‘The Agency’ Season 2, and ‘House of the Dragon’ S3E6 · 28 Jul 2026
- 3. You Need to be Watching ‘Furious.’ Plus, ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Preview · 31 Jul 2026
X-Men Casting Rumors and ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day.’ Plus, ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 3 Finale.
Video10 Aug 2026 · 1h 7m
Chris and Andy talk about the X-Men casting rumors and why they’re excited for the upcoming reboot film (7:05). Then they share their thoughts on ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ (19:09). Later, they discuss the ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 3 finale (44:53). Subsc
The Anthony Bourdain Special Episode
Video6 Aug 2026 · 1h 2m
Chris and Andy take a look back at Anthony Bourdain’s storied career, inspired by the upcoming release of ‘Tony,’ starring Dominic Sessa as the beloved chef. They discuss their personal relationship to Bourdain (and his shows), his outsized culinary influence
Summer Mailbag: Bad TV Theme Songs, Historical Events As Miniseries, and Book Recs
Video3 Aug 2026 · 1h 25m
Chris and Andy open up the mailbag to answer listener questions on the ‘Task’ and ‘Mare of Easttown’ shared universe, LeBron James joining the Sixers, the trend of bad TV theme songs, the truth behind the success of ‘Widow’s Bay,’ their favorite books of the y
You Need to be Watching ‘Furious.’ Plus, ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Preview
Video31 Jul 2026 · 1h 5m
Chris and Andy discuss the news that Netflix has acquired the rights to five more years of ‘The Walking Dead’ and what that tells us about the direction the streamer is going in (05:10). Then they do a short preview of ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ (20:10), befo
All The News Out of Comic Con, ‘The Agency’ Season 2, and ‘House of the Dragon’ S3E6
Video28 Jul 2026 · 1h 23m
Chris and Andy react to the news that LeBron will be coming to the Sixers (0:40). Then they break down all of the news that came out of ComicCon over the weekend including David Jonsson being announced as the new Black Panther (10:42) and the trailers for ‘Lan
‘The Odyssey’ Is the Film Event of the Year. Plus, ‘Resident Evil’ and ‘Clayface’ Trailers.
Video23 Jul 2026 · 1h 22m
Chris and Andy talk about the full trailers for ‘Clayface’ (6:15) and ‘Resident Evil’ (13:51), before addressing the online discourse around ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ (18:20). Then they talk about how the prolific British screenwriter Jez Butterworth may be poised
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