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The Toy Department – Episode 410

  By toyAdmin | January 10, 2025 - 10:31 am | Uncategorized
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In Episode 410, Madden and Kolsky are both suffering from a little case of winter doldrums, but buck up after a few minutes of whining to get into:

  • The controversial conclusion of The Challenge: Battle of the Eras (5:20) and whether Season 40 lived up to the hype, plus some looking ahead to the debut of All-Stars 5 in a few weeks…
  • A frustrated reaction to Oscar hopeful Emilia Perez (37:40) and why movie musicals should cease to exist…
  • The relatively formulaic but reasonably entertaining Carry-On (53:10) and whether Netflix’s ambitions currently rise any higher than this sort of fare…
  • The surprisingly (for one of our hosts) excellent Saturday Night (58:50) and Jason Reitman’s impressive direction of a hectic real-life story…
  • Homework for next week (1:06:50), including: the Oscar hopeful Conclave (available on Peacock), Amazon Prime’s new shows Unstoppable and Cruel Intentions, and Natasha Rothwell’s show How to Die Alone on Hulu, plus revisiting Landman after its conclusion…

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The Toy Department – Episode 405

  By toyAdmin | November 7, 2024 - 10:41 am | Uncategorized
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In Episode 405, Madden and Kolsky are on the clock and in their feelings, so it’s a sprint through:

  • The latest from The Challenge: Battle of the Eras (1:15) where everything continues to come up Bananas and Tori is making a run at the proverbial Championship Belt…
  • The return of Lioness on Paramount+ (31:55) and the remarkable productivity of Taylor Sheridan…
  • The distinctly dad-focused stand-up of Seth Myers (42:25) in his new special Dad Man Walking…
  • The politically-tinged stand-up of Hasan Minhaj (45:35) in his new special Off With His Head…
  • A clash of the titans upcoming this weekend (50:45) as Derek’s Arsenal and Kolsky’s Chelsea do battle at Stamford Bridge on Sunday…
  • Homework for next week (54:40), including: another episode of The Challenge: Battle of the Eras, the new show The Day of the Jackal on Peacock, the Netflix film His Three Daughters and the Annie Baker-directed Janet Planet on Max…

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The Toy Department – Episode 319

  By toyAdmin | October 28, 2022 - 3:30 pm | Uncategorized
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In Episode 319, Madden and Kolsky have a few not-so-spooky Halloween thoughts before they circle back to pop culture and get into:

  • The new Apple TV+ film Raymond and Ray (7:50) and how enjoyable it is to watch a fun, quirky movie for adults (particularly when it features such enjoyable performances)…
  • The limited Netflix series From Scratch (17:45) and how it’s a perfectly good romance novel on screen if that’s the sort of thing that you’re into…
  • Netflix’s The Watcher (23:00), complete with explosive acting and very creepy vibes…
  • Kolsky’s experience with Top Gun: Maverick (27:45), whether it’s a “good movie” and whether that even matters in this case…
  • The week’s episode of The Challenge: Ride or Dies (38:55), featuring some rookie upstarts, Messy Fessy (whether he likes it or not) and an epic elimination…
  • Homework for next Friday (1:14:30), including: the movie The Stranger on Netflix, the return of The White Lotus on HBO, the BBC series Inside Man (now on Netflix) and the film The Good Nurse (alo on Netflix!!), plus OF COURSE the next episode of The Challenge: Ride or Dies… and maybe a quick check-back on House of the Dragon for Kolsky to be upset about it again 🙂

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