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The Toy Department – Episode 327

  By toyAdmin | January 6, 2023 - 2:49 pm | Uncategorized
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In Episode 327, Madden and Kolsky debrief on Kolsky’s weird morning before locking in on:

  • The latest from The Challenge: Ride or Dies (2:40) and the critical error made by the Underdogs in the latest daily challenge…
  • The documentary Woooooo! Becoming Ric Flair on Peacock (19:20) and how the apparently-still-not-retired wrestler makes for a very compelling subject, even if many of the stories have been told before…
  • The Netflix film White Noise (27:05) from director Noah Baumbach and how it fails to really finish any thoughts despite starting an awful lot of them…
  • Netflix’s new spy series The Recruit (32:35) and Noah Centineo as a leading man/action star…
  • Homework for next Friday (37:00), including: the movie She Said on Peacock, the new series Kaleidoscope and the newest season of Last Chance U (both on Netflix)… and OF COURSE the next episode of The Challenge: Ride or Dies…

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The Toy Department – Episode 195

  By toyAdmin | January 3, 2020 - 3:33 pm | Uncategorized
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In Episode 195, Derek Madden and Matt Kolsky return after an extended absence with some discussion of movies they’re NOT addressing before zeroing in on:

  • The Netflix cartoon Tuca and Bertie (4:45) and Kolsky’s weird cartoon aversion issue…
  • The new Netflix series Unbelievable (12:40) and the excellent performances that make it incredibly binge-able…
  • The new Star Wars film Rise of Skywalker (19:00) and the crushing disappointment of this saga’s conclusion…
  • The Amazon film The Report (37:30) and how some incredible performances drive home the magnitude of an important moment in recent history…
  • The Safdie Brothers film Uncut Gems (44:05) and how it’s a perfectly good movie that has become rather overrated…
  • Homework for next week (1:00:40), including: the movies Parasite and Bombshell, plus the new NBC show Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist and wrap-up discussions of Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and The Mandalorian…

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The Toy Department – Episode 194

  By toyAdmin | December 20, 2019 - 9:07 am | Uncategorized
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In Episode 194, Derek Madden and Matt Kolsky went with a second straight Toy Department After Dark (and a day late), with focus on:

  • The season (and potentially series) finale of Watchmen on HBO (3:25), and how its slow build to the end rewarded viewers with another great Damon Lindelof show…
  • The new Netflix film Marriage Story (12:35) and the guys’ differing views on its success as a story of divorce…
  • The Challenge: War of the Worlds 2 Reunion special (27:35) and the assorted dramatics that took place there…
  • 19 for 19 (40:55)… Also known as year-end BEST OF lists from each of your hosts…
  • Homework for after the holidays (1:21:05), including: the Netflix cartoon Tuca and Bertie, four movies — the Amazon film The Report, Parasite, the new Star Wars film and the new Adam Sandler vehicle Uncut Gems– and trying the show Unbelievable on Netflix…

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