Top Gun: Maverick is out soon! But can any movie with fast planes, Tom Cruise, and beach volleyball truly compare to the classic fighter pilot movie about, as writer Shirley Li puts it, "cute boys calling each other cute names"? Find out with Shirley, Megan Garber, and David Sims, and explore the moral (but fictional) simplicity of an earlier era: the Cold W ... Show More
May 2022
Knocked Up
In a possibly-soon-to-be-post-Roe v Wade world, our hosts Sophie Gilbert, Megan Garber, and Hannah Giorgis thought it'd be worth re-examining the Judd Apatow/Seth Rogan comedy "Knocked Up," to discuss the way the movie treats women's bodily autonomy, angry reactions from men, and ... Show More
42m 38s
Jan 2023
The Best Airplane Movie
This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna debate the best airplane movie. First, they discuss Gerard Butler and the type of movies he’s known for, including the inspiration for today’s debate—his new movie ‘Plane’ (6:34). Then, before getting into the debate, they go through some pre-tri ... Show More
1h 14m
Jan 2021
‘Terminator 2: Judgment Day’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan
The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan need your clothes, your boots, and your motorcycle to rewatch one of the most important action movies ever made, James Cameron’s 1991 hit ‘Terminator 2: Judgment Day,’ starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, and Robert ... Show More
1h 29m
Jul 2020
The 50 Greatest Movie Heroes — Part 2
In the second (and final...?) part of the podteam's countdown of the 50 Greatest Movie Heroes Of All Time, the magazine feature voted for by you, the listeners and readers of Empire, Chris Hewitt, Helen O'Hara, Amon Warmann, and Ben Travis argue (and argue, and argue) the toss ov ... Show More
1h 25m