Episode 182. Doritos Locos Tacos are 10 years old now, and we read some choice entries on the Taco Bell fan wiki to celebrate. Kyle laments on the continual delays to the Flash movie, and we look at other movies with infamously long production times. Melissa recaps the films she's been watching on her Journey to the Oscars. We also continue to imagine superhero movies in more experimental genres, until Hollywood heeds our demands. Click here to watch a video of this episode. ★ Support this podca...
Mar 14, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 5Ep. 182
Episode 181. Kyle wants to see a Netflix show about the Netflix filming sets that just got robbed of their equipment. Melissa debuts a new egg persona. We only talk about Marvel a little before spending time in DC this week! In honor of The Batman, Kyle presents Melissa with six of The Riddler's own riddles to solve, from across the history of Batman stories. Somehow it brings us back to our old foe, corn. Click here to watch a video of this episode. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Mar 07, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Season 5Ep. 181
Episode 180. Melissa gives us a tour of Disney's immersive Star Wars hotel, the Galactic Starcruiser, and forces us all to remember Poochinski. We ask why there ever stopped being more Universal Monsters, and discuss our struggles with the updates to the Comixology app. Kyle shares the legend of Hank the Tank, who is at least one and possibly up to three bears. Click here to watch a video of this episode. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Feb 28, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 5Ep. 180
Episode 179. Kyle is moving to Oklahoma! What bucket list items does he have from his current home in Virginia? We talk about the new trailer for Multiverse of Madness and ask who should be in Charles Xavier's Serious Council for Gifted Adults. Melissa has watched the 2005 and 2015 Fantastic Four movies and reports on the surprising appearances of Lunchables and orange Crush soda. We also share our thoughts on Peacemaker now that season one has ended! Click here to watch a video of this episode....
Feb 21, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 5Ep. 179
Episode 178. Kyle recounts The Book of Boba Fett. Melissa only knows the part in Star Wars where Anakin hates the sand, but she does know Futurama. We talk about the upcoming year in film for the DCEU and the foggy future of Sony's side of the Spider-Man universe. We also ask, what food would you wear on your face? can you think about sex and sandwiches at the same time? why aren't there more poison-type Pokemon? Click here to watch a video of this episode. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Feb 14, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 5Ep. 178
Episode 177. We talk about snowstorms, the science of shot alcohol vs. sipping alcohol, stop-motion creatures, another Eisenbergian nightmare, and lobster babies. Kyle is also experimenting with inserting video clips and adding a soundboard! We brainstorm noises, quotes, and jingles for our dream podcast soundboard. You may say "stop it, get some help" but we say "YEAH, BABY!!" Click here to watch a video of this episode. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Feb 07, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Season 5Ep. 177
Episode 176. We discuss vampires, crows, and geodesic domes -- classic goth stuff. We ask what movie roles would be our opposites and how we could lose ourselves to method acting. James Gunn teases that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will be the final outing of these Guardians as we know them, and we ponder all that could mean for the future of this corner of the MCU. Kyle dives into Swamp Thing and other DC titles, and Melissa finally brings us a movie with death by electrocution. Click here to...
Jan 31, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 5Ep. 176
Episode 175. Kyle goes to a ghost building and Melissa tells the legend of Pot Pie Head. We talk about the trailer for Moon Knight, the future of the Mission Impossible franchise, and the possibilities of the Weird Al biopic. We then look at Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law and imagine what other obscure old cartoon characters could be rebooted into modern television narratives, which derails when we learn this is the year of George Jetson's birth. Click here to watch a video of this episode. ★ S...
Jan 24, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 5Ep. 175
Episode 174. Kyle talks about the series finale of The Expanse and we share our thoughts on the premiere of Peacemaker and season one of Yellowjackets so far. Then we brainstorm future Captain's Log special episodes, such as a snack taste test, a pop culture draft, and a riddle challenge. Click here to watch a video of this episode. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Jan 17, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 5Ep. 174
Episode 173. Welcome to the new shorter, punchier Captain's Log! Kyle counts up his hours spent watching TV and reading comics last year, and Melissa attempts to rank her favorite new movies of 2021. We recap thoughts on the Hawkeye final and our failed attempt to record that final Reactor Corps episode for the year. We also look forward to the year in movies, TV shows, and themed rollercoasters we're excited for. Click here to watch a video of this episode. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Jan 10, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Season 5Ep. 173
Kyle, Ignacio, Melissa, and Alan reflect on the movies, shows, and video games of 2021, and what we covered in our podcasts The Review Show, The Captain's Log, The Reactor Corps, and Crossplay this year! It's a night of pizza, statistics, and 2022 goals. Click here to watch a video of this episode. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Dec 23, 2021•3 hr 12 min
Episode 172. Melissa fails to vacation properly and Kyle considers getting a smart watch, step one of becoming a cyborg. We spend our final episode of the year reading our Spotify Wrapped and looking back on our favorite media we found in 2021! Kyle meets a Handmaiden and a White Tiger and journeys into The Expanse. Melissa boards the Infinity Train, gets stuck in Vivarium, and recaps her favorite YouTube videos about lost media mysteries solved and unsolved. Click here to watch a video of this ...
Dec 13, 2021•1 hr 39 min•Season 4Ep. 172
Episode 171. Ignacio joins us for some talk of Evangelion and the DC shows Superman & Lois and Legends of Tomorrow, before Kyle and Melissa jump into the big tomato game! We predict the Rotten Tomatoes critic scores for 25 movies that will come out December 2021 through November 2022, and we see how our guesses compare against the real scores for movies released earlier this year. Whoever gets the most closest answers wins a pizza, the most tomato prize of all. Click here to watch a video of...
Dec 06, 2021•2 hr 13 min•Season 4Ep. 171
Episode 170. We recap our (T)Hanksgiving celebrations, invent new holiday meals, look at defunct Macy's parade balloons, and nominate future balloons. Inspired by the Christmas spirit of Hawkeye, we ask what other superheroes should have holiday-centric stories. Melissa enjoys the power of ostentatious old man rings, and Kyle describes a questionable statue. Click here to watch a video of this episode. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Nov 29, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Season 4Ep. 170
Episode 169. Kyle recaps drunken birthday antics, and talks about the first episode of the live-action Cowboy Bebop and the Netflix crime comedy Mindhorn. Melissa finds a significant hot dog moment in The Happening of all places, and explains the fun audio drama mystery of The Last Movie. We discuss the news from Disney+ Day, including promising new looks at Marvel shows! Click here to watch a video of this episode. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Nov 22, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Season 4Ep. 169
Episode 168. Kyle has watched Squid Game, Melissa tries to explain Eternals if it were a scented candle, and we talk about the practical uses of holograms. Our main topic this week is coming up with Top 5 lists for the movies, shows, and comics we've covered on The Review Show. What do we nominate as our favorite anime, horror stories, quirky indie movies, or slow descents into madness? Click here to watch a video of this episode. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Nov 08, 2021•1 hr 34 min•Season 4Ep. 168
Episode 167. Kyle petitions for another platform to pick up the cancelled Y: The Last Man show, and we discuss some Marvel and Star Wars news and react to the warm mashed potato embrace of Dune. Melissa asks if small changes to horror movie icons would make them more or less scary, Polka dots instead of stripes for Freddy Kreuger? Any effect? We also imagine some Review Show topics as haunted house attractions, even if they weren't remotely horror-based before. Click here to watch a video of thi...
Nov 01, 2021•1 hr 38 min•Season 4Ep. 167
Episode 166. Your ghost hosts Jughead and Sexy Mountain Dew present our annual Halloween tradition of retelling old Captain's Log anecdotes as spooky stories. Climb into your McSuits and listen to tales of literally reanimated cartoon zombies, dangerous lotion, the infinity bus, a mix CD that will activate you into a sleeper agent, a Taco Bell murder, dry corn, and a Harlem Globetrotter who can dribble anything. Click here to watch a video of this episode. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Oct 25, 2021•1 hr 39 min•Season 4Ep. 166
Episode 165. Congrassulations! It's another new episode. Melissa takes her mom to Poison Island. Kyle keeps falling asleep listening to the Dune audiobook but he's still able to explain the plot to Melissa, who only wants to sit back and watch the big worms. We also discuss Adam Warlock, Saga, and an expensive cheeseburger meal, and watch the trailer for The Billion Dollar Code. Click here to watch a video of this episode. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Oct 18, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Season 4Ep. 165
Episode 164. We announce our new holiday of Moon Day and watch three lawyers eat sandwiches. Kyle tries to guess the new mystery flavor of Mountain Dew, and counts how many saints were in The Many Saints of Newark. Melissa imagines the plot structure of The Phantom Menace applied to other prequels, and argues that every movie should have an end credits song that recaps what you just saw. Click here to watch a video of this episode. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Oct 12, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Season 4Ep. 164
Episode 163. Melissa recaps the antics of Venom: Let There Be Carnage and the celebrations around Disney World's 50th anniversary and their new space restaurant. Kyle has a new tech toy and a tale of a nightmare virtual work "retreat" with a keynote speaker who doesn't do anything that Venom can't. Click here to watch a video of this episode. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Oct 04, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Season 4Ep. 163
Episode 162. We're joined by writer Stephanie Cooke, a former co-host of the Talking Comics podcast, which was the first podcast Kyle listened to years ago. Everything's coming full circle! We discuss Stephanie's new podcast Caper Cast all about heist movies, and her middle grade graphic novels Oh My Gods! and ParaNorthern. We also talk about Muppets and pillow fights and imagine a Pacific Rim musical. Click here to watch a video of this episode. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Sep 27, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Season 4Ep. 162
Episode161. Kyle discusses the end of Lucifer and the beginning of Y: The Last Man, and Melissa describes the strange impulse purchase options in the check-out line of an electronics store. Kyle introduces James Bonding, a game where we pick a character from the decades-long franchise to join us in various types of relationships. We imagine our float for the hypothetical Podcast University homecoming parade, and what snacks we're throwing to the crowd. We also talk about unusual calculators and ...
Sep 20, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Season 4Ep. 161
Episode 160. Kyle is excited about the new Matrix: Resurrection trailer and Melissa tries to explain what she thinks The Matrix is, having never seen it. Speaking of resurrections, we discuss what other pop culture properties should have their protagonist randomly regenerate like Doctor Who, and this somehow leads us to the wiki page for Air Bud, a franchise that is more complicated than you'd think. We also talk about Citizen Kane, ice cream strategies, and hot soda. Click here to watch a video...
Sep 13, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Season 4Ep. 160
Episode 159. Kyle retells his arduous journal across town to go see Shang-Chi. We discuss bringing scents into movies to enhance the narrative experience and puzzle over what could possibly inspire a four-minute standing ovation for a movie. We take personality quizzes that tell us what movie we should watch based on the snacks we choose, and what snack we should eat based on the movies we choose. The results will shock you. Click here to watch a video of this episode. ★ Support this podcast on ...
Sep 06, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Season 4Ep. 159
Episode 158. Powerhouse teamups is the theme this week as Kyle talks about the magic of BBQs and s'mores and Melissa introduces us to a local bank that also sells frozen custard. We discuss the arts and farts of The Lighthouse, the villains coming together in the new Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer, a Mountain Dew inspired by Flamin' Hot Cheetos, and other brilliant and/or questionable brand crossovers. Finally, a look into the corporate espionage behind why the McFlurry machine is always down. ...
Aug 30, 2021•1 hr 31 min•Season 4Ep. 158
Episode 157. We share some Marvel news and discuss fitting vacation time into our schedules, boba tea, and what parts of America are the cowboy parts. We also ask what movie sets you would like to visit and see the movies being made, and what movie settings you would like to visit and live inside the narrative for a while. We discover the tastiest IPs and wonder if we would win Willy Wonka's chocolate factory simply by being 30-year-olds with willpower. Click here to watch a video of this episod...
Aug 23, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Season 4Ep. 157
Episode 156. Mountain Dew announced an alcoholic version of their beloved soda, which prompts us to ask what other beverages have yet to be hardened. We invent some terrible cocktails and imagine what our favorite fictional characters would bring to a dinner party. Our answer for many people is just hot dogs. We also preview our upcoming special Review Show topic, the bizarre novel House of Leaves, and figure out where we would hide clues in a treasure hunt. Click here to watch a video of this e...
Aug 16, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Season 4Ep. 156
Episode 155. Kyle's back from vacation to tell us about the art museum, aquarium, and food court he visited, and the hours upon hours of TV he watched. Melissa eats the Cool Ranch Doritos flavored Lays potato chips live on air, and tries to describe the puzzling new releases Old and The Green Knight. In a third-act twist, Ignacio appears to talk about Fast 9. Our fictional heist concludes as Kyle tries to figure out his role in the team! Click here to watch a video of this episode. ★ Support thi...
Aug 09, 2021•1 hr 32 min•Season 4Ep. 155
Episode 154. Nightboy Alan and Daymadam Melissa are here for The Fear Episode! We're talking scary stories, Bigfoot sightings, and how we would try to convince a demon out of haunting our house, and eventually befriend it. We also talk about preppy sportswear and augmented reality goggles that could show you the place you're in, but in the past. Click here to watch a video of this episode. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★...
Aug 02, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Season 4Ep. 154
