New York Times – The Toy Department

In Episode 340, Madden and Kolsky talk a little grilled cheese before locking in on:

This week’s monumental episode of Succession (2:50) and all the little pieces of brilliance that went into it…
Hulu’s NYT J Dilla documentary (13:55) which is reasonably interesting and relatively informative but feels like it leaves a lot on the table…
HBO’s Music Box documentary about Jason Isbell (23:45) and how it paints a really complete emotional picture of a pretty interesting man and musician…
Hulu’s Tiny Beautiful Things (30:35), the magnetism of Kathryn Hahn and how the series brings together a multi-generational story of moms and daughters…
Netflix’s Beef (34:40) and the intensity of watching people attempt to express their ultimately impotent rage…
This week’s episode of The Challenge: World Championship (39:35) and a significant elimination…
An apparently easily-judged episode of Top Chef (58:05) and the incredibly high level of talent remaining on this season…
A few thoughts on the NBA (1:10:15) as we head into the playoff season…
Homework for next week (1:24:45), including: the return of Barry on HBO, Netflix’s new World War II show Transatlantic and Cocaine Bear (now available on Peacock)… PLUS another week of The Challenge: World Championship on Paramount+ AND Top Chef Season 20 (World All-Stars) on Bravo…

In Episode 248, Madden and Kolsky settle in for a movie-heavy episode covering:

The excellent new film Judas and the Black Messiah (1:50) and all the things that made it both a tremendous achievement and a difficult watch…
The New York Times documentary Framing Britney Spears (22:15) and the disturbing celebrity culture that contributed to her current predicament…
The light-hearted To All The Boys: Always and Forever (45:40) and how both guys had fun but are pretty much done with this particular series of films…
A few thoughts on NBA All-Star (53:25), specifically on the unfortunate unlikelihood of Zach Lavine’s candidacy for the Eastern Conference team…
Homework for next Tuesday (1:02:45), including: the new NBC sitcom Young Rock, the new HBO Max miniseries It’s A Sin, the Netflix film I Care a Lot and the Hulu movie Nomadland… and DON’T MISS our coverage of The Challenge: Double Agents on Thursday!!!

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