mystery – The Toy Department

In Episode 401, Madden and Kolsky discuss Derek’s work-cation and his exclusive property on Haven’t-Seen-Harry-Potter Island before locking in on:

The latest from The Challenge: Battle of the Eras (7:00) including the rapid demise of Era 1 and whether or not strategy dictates finishing them off or shifting focus…
Netflix’s enthralling WWE docu-series Mr. McMahon (29:15) and how to reckon with the broader cultural impact of professional wrestling…
The ripped-from-Kolsky’s-heart rom-com Nobody Wants This (43:10) and how Netflix has constructed a show that’s hard to imagine not loving…
The film Killer Heat on Amazon Prime Video (48:00) and the comfort of Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s face and propensity for voice-over…
A few random sports thoughts (52:25) as Kolsky eulogizes his baseball fandom…
Homework for next week (57:45), including: another episode of The Challenge: Battle of the Eras, the Pitt/Clooney movie Wolfs on Apple TV+, the Mark Duplass show Penelope on Netflix, the documentary Will & Harper (also on Netflix) and the new HBO comedy The Franchise…

In Episode 372, Madden and Kolsky waste no time diving into some divisive pop culture as they cover:

Kolsky’s homework recommendation A Murder at the End of the World (1:15) which Derek deeply hated and is quite angry about…
The new Zack Snyder Netflix film Rebel Moon (8:45) and how it turns out to be a pretty middling mediocrity, as opposed to the stunning disaster our hosts were expecting…
The Netflix series Brothers Sun (17:50) and how anything with Michelle Yeoh and some excellent fight sequences is off to a pretty good start…
Another frustrating week of The Challenge: Battle for a New Champion (20:35) and our hosts’ growing dissatisfaction with the central characters…
Homework for next week (45:20), including: another episode of The Challenge: Battle for a New Champion, a new season of HBO’s True Detective (starring Jodie Foster), the new film Foe (available on Amazon Prime), Lawmen: Bass Reeves on Paramount+ and the new tv-series version of Ted on Peacock…

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