What's the best way to make a horror movie less scary? Know-It-All shares one of his favorite pro tips of all-time in this regard in the context of Fanboy forcing yet another horror movie on him since it's October and, y'know, "Halloween season" or some garbage like that. This time around the flick in question is a BBC film called HIS HOUSE (availa…

What is the best propaganda film of all time and why is it not actually REEFER MADNESS? Know-It-All and a special guest host filling in for Fanboy (friend of the show and CURRENT GEN podcast co-host Tim Nester) have the answer for you as well as their Top 10 Great Propaganda Movies of All Time ranked list in this here episode. It's what the kids ca…

What is the best martial arts scene that you've ever seen? The world of cinema is chock full of fantastic martial arts sequences. Whether martial arts scenes take place inside of martial arts films or superhero flicks, it is easy to see why the diverse fighting styles of myriad martial arts disciplines have long been so popular amongst movie goers.…

What movie desperately needs to become a video game? If you ask one of us, you might hear the answer "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" come out of one of our mouths... That's right. Movies based on video games are generally terrible. But what about video games based on movies... ? Yeah, they can be pretty terrible as well. But not always. In th…

What Olympic event are you drawn to in ways that make no sense? We all know about the sports and athletic competitions that draw all the eye and earballs during the Olympic Games, but what about the ones that keep you up at night? Not because you're terrified, but because you can't stand to miss a solitary, strange moment of the action? Fanboy and …

What TV show is the most perfectly cast? That question, posed to us by friend of the show Wes Coburn (@CoburnWesley), animates a passionate debate between Fanboy and Know-It-All as they each bring their respective Top Five Most Perfectly Cast TV Shows of All Time lists to the table. You might be able to guess a few of them that cracked our collecti…

What if Michael Scott was a youth pastor? Steve Carell's classic turn as an inept middle manager in NBC's "The Office" may or may not have been on the minds of Jeff Ryan, Arielle Cimino, and Christopher O'Connell when they set out to create their mockumentary feature film called "YouthMin," but no one needs to squint to see why one review of the mo…

Sure, Thanos said there'd be no resurrections this time. But he didn't say nothing about no prequels involving time travel and multiverses (multiversi?), so now we have Marvel's LOKI on Disney+. Fanboy and Know-It-All struggle to resist the superhero genre, but they give in to take on LOKI. (Who are we kidding? We don't resist it at all.) Also, SLE…

Who are the best (read: most evil and loathsome) Disney animated villains of all-time? We'd wager that the list of options is probably longer than you think, and we'd also wager that Cruella De Vil probably crossed your mind when you saw the question because, well, puppy slaughter and all that jazz that adults of 1960s decided to feature in animate…

What are the top 100 greatest movies ever made? And how are they ranked? All legitimate film critics and self-respecting know-it-all cinema aficionados have a list of their Top 100 Films of All-Time. To comemorate their 100th episode, Fanboy and Know-It-All knew it was their duty to create and rank their own definitive list of the best movies ever …

How does "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" fare on Disney+? Does it hold a candle to "WandaVision"? Is it better or worse in any meaningful ways? Which one is deeper? How does the (presumed) first season of "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" continue to set up the next phase(s) of the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Fanboy and Know-It-All break down …

Who is the worst movie supervillain of all time? If one of us had our 'druthers, someone from Netflix's new Ben Falcone/Melissa McCarthy "superhero" film, Thunder Force, would be on the list. Inspired by the aggressively mediocre film, Fanboy and Know-It-All realized that it was time for the world to have a definitive ranked list of the Top 10 Wors…

Who is "Aaron Rodgers"? That would be the correct question if the answer was pre-given, Jeopardy!-style, as "This NFL quarterback hails from the Land of Cheese Curds and has filled in as a guest host on Jeopardy!" That's right, Fanboy and Know-It-All discuss Aaron Rodgers' first appearance as a guest host on the classic TV trivia show "Jeopardy!" a…

Some movies are begging to be recut. Was 2017's JUSTICE LEAGUE one of those movies? Or is one of the other movies we rank as being the films most in need of being recut more worthy? The 2017 release of JUSTICE LEAGUE generated a lot of attention due to the leaks surrounding the film prior to director Zack Snyder's official departure that came in th…

What does WandaVision mean for Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe?? The 9-episode run of WandaVision is officially in the books over on Disney+ and it was chockfull of potential implications for Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (also, do we need to start calling it the Marvel Cinematic Multiverse now?). Fanboy and Know-It-All are choc…

Can a bad movie be a great bad movie if it was intentionally made to be a bad movie? In their first foray back into Hurts So Good territory in 2021, Fanboy and Know-It-All get into their worst fight since nearly coming to blows over Brad Pitt and Daniel Day Lewis as they duke it out over whether or not KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE (currently avai…

IN FACT, FANBOY WROTE two BOOKS! That's right, on this very special episode of Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-All, we talk about both books that our very own Paul Asay has written and -- as of February 9, 2021 -- published: one he wrote with farmer and former NFL center Jason Brown called "Centered" and one he wrote all on his own called "Beau…

What was the best entertainment of 2020? Fanboy and Know-It-All dive into the notorious year that was 2020 in order to mine the best and most engaging nuggets of pop culture and entertainment that Two Thousand Twenty had to offer. Not only do your favorite heroes mine these tasty nuggets, though, they also rank them in numerical order from worst of…

There's no time like 2021 to dive into one of 2020's only blockbuster superhero movies. The DCEU's "Wonder Woman 1984" has roped its way into theaters and HBO Max subscriptions across the world and Fanboy and Know-It-All knew it was high time to engage in verbal fisticuffs over it. Elsewhere, with Season Two of The Mandalorian fully released on Dis…

Chadwick Boseman's last movie performance came in the role of Levee in Netflix's MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM which dropped for the viewing public in December 2020. It's a fascinating film for a variety of reasons other than the fact that it is the last film Boseman will appear in since cancer took his life in summer 2020. As Fanboy and Know-It-All con…

A black and white Academy Award contender, MANK, has dropped on Netflix to help close out the year that is 2020. Fanboy and Know-It-All have a lot to say about the film, its chances at the 2021 Oscars, and its place in cinematic history (both as a film and as a commentary on cinematic history itself). Elsewhere, inspired by MANK starring Gary OLDMA…

Were you unlucky enough to see the Star Wars Holiday Special before George Lucas tried to bury it? Unfortunately for Mr. Lucas and everyone else connected with the making of 1978's Star Wars Holiday Special, it seems that Disney has decided to allow the dumpster fire that is the holiday-themed musical variety show known as the Star Wars Holiday Spe…

One silver lining for 2020? Basically all of the Academy Award contenders are (or will soon be) streaming on a OTT device near you. It's been a weird year and the movie awards business has been feeling the weirdness right along with the rest of us. But where the accessibility of award-bait cinema prior to movie awards season is generally pretty spo…

For your money, what are the best sci-fi TV shows ever made? Odds are, your list and ours don't match up perfectly. Ours certainly didn't and mass chaos ensued. Because sometimes Wrongy McWrongface (aka Fanboy) needs to be put in his place. Especially when he comes in with such a terrible pick at #1. THE NERVE! Oh, yeah, and Season 2 of The Mandalo…

Never fear, 2020, Adam Sandler and Netflix knew you were dying (undying?) for a new Halloween flick and delivered... something. Frankly, we're still not entirely sure what Hubie Halloween is supposed to be--but we argue about it at length anyway. Elsewhere, to continue exploring Know-It-All's Backlist Hall of Shame, our dynamic duo watched Pan's La…

From a dearth of live sports to an unprecedented cornucopia of live sports, 2020 keeps on giving in weird and unexpected ways. Accordingly, Fanboy and Know-It-All saw it fit to give their terrible opinions about the best movies for four of the most popular team sports in the United States. Elsewhere, uninspired by the first presidential debate of t…

What animal's "superpower" would be the worst for a human being to be saddled with? Inspired by the unique premise of the new Netflix original movie "Project Power," Fanboy and Know-It-All embark on a shudder-worthy exploration of the grottiest "abilities" that animals have which humans should not aspire to have. Oh, yeah, and they review Netflix's…

AAAAAUUUUGGGHHHH, ALL THE SPOILERZZZZZ. ("April Showers" by ProleteR is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives [aka Music Sharing] 3.0 International License.)By Paul Asay and Jake Roberson

A spoiler-free review of Christopher Nolan's "TENET" and a deep dive into our return to movie theaters in a COVID-19 context and what we think it does -- or doesn't -- mean for the future of the medium. ("April Showers" by ProleteR is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives [aka Music Sharing] 3.0 International License.)…

Could an independent British black comedy film really be the surprise hit of the COVID-19-stricken year that is 2020? "Get Duked!" wants to prove that it could indeed. But, lest it get too much attention after it drops on Amazon Prime on August 28, Fanboy and Know-It-All give ample attention to one of the worst movies of all time: "Plan 9 from Oute…

DID A SUPERHERO MOVIE SNEAK INTO OUR NETFLIX QUEUES THIS SUMMER AFTER ALL?? Sorry-not-sorry for the all-caps. Maybe we got a little excited or maybe all the sticky candy residue finally built up to an unsustainable level and caused the button to be stuck until we agreed to pause our writing of this episode description and finally clean it off. You …

What are the best movie scenes to ever find themselves inside a superhero flick? In the absence of new superhero summer blockbusters being released in theaters over the course of the summer of 2020, Fanboy and Know-It-All dug through the archives to review the best superhero movie scenes of all-time so that they could rank them in numerical order f…

KING GEORGE IS ON DISNEY+ In, y'know, the filmed version of the "Hamilton" Broadway show. We may not all be able to pack into a crowded theater in New York City, but many of us are finally getting our chance to see the Broadway phenomenon that is Lin-Manuel Miranda's "Hamilton" musical. Fanboy and Know-It-All have soaked it in (THREE TIMES BETWEEN …

Will Ferrell is a very funny fellow, right? Right?? Netflix's "Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga" starring Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams is tearing up the (Netflix) charts even though it has received decidedly polarized (polarizing?) reviews from critics and users alike. Fanboy and Know-It-All, as you've come to expect by now (we ho…

Storytelling has a powerful way of opening eyes and invading hearts. In this episode, Fanboy and Know-It-All talk about the pieces of popular culture that impacted and expanded their perspectives on the realities of racism in the United States. Elsewhere, Fanboy forced Know-It-All to watch Lawrence of Arabia in all of its Just-Shy-of-Four-Hours glo…

We may not be getting our traditional summer blockbusters, but Amazon Prime has released a smart, understated sci-fi flick that feels as fresh as it does nostalgic. Elsewhere, our intrepid duo takes on another "Hurts So Good" assignment in the form of M. Night Shyamalan's live action take on "Avatar: The Last Airbender." ("April Showers" by Prolete…

2020 is likely to be a year mostly devoid of the prototypical "summer blockbuster" films many have enjoyed for years. With that in mind, Fanboy and Know-It-All are opening a timebox to the past by drawing a year from an Indiana Jones (replica) fedora and breaking down the Box Office Top 10 from this week of that year. Elsewhere, the dynamic duo int…

What is the best TV theme song? Studies show there's a theme song for almost every TV show. But which ones are the best? We decided to rank them and create our mutual Top 10--but there was very little mutuality in our arguing. So there's that. Elsewhere, Fanboy and Know-It-All break down NBC's special COVID-19-themed "A Parks and Recreation Special…

CW "superstars" and real-life cousins united to make a dystopian superhero movie called "Code 8" and it's on Netflix now. But is it any good? Plus, we rank a list of some of the top virtual vacation destinations to liven up your COVID-19 quarantine. Also, what's the deal with Quibi anyway? Links to some of our virtual vacation destinations: https:/…

Tigers and rednecks and North Korean Monster Movies, OMGOSH!! Joined by Tim Nester, co-host of the Current Gen podcast, Fanboy and Know-It-All rank the best video games to play during the COVID-19 pandemic quarantine (or any quarantine, really) and dig into a North Korean monster movie from 1985 which was made by a kidnapped South Korean director s…

To help ease your time of aggressive social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic, Fanboy and Know-It-All break out a list of some movie and TV streaming options you may have overlooked in the past. Elsewhere, they cross Charlie Chaplin's "The Kid" off of Fanboy's Backlist Hall of Shame. ("April Showers" by ProleteR is licensed under a Attributio…

Where does ONWARD rank in the Pixar cannon? And what are the all-time best voice performances in animated movies? Fanboy and Know-It-All have opinions. ("April Showers" by ProleteR is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives [aka Music Sharing] 3.0 International License.)By Paul Asay and Jake Roberson

How many times have the Academy Awards' botched the "Best Picture" winner for a given year? On a different note, what are the best Oscars "Best Picture" winners to ever collect hardware? Fanboy and Know-It-All are on the case. ("April Showers" by ProleteR is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives [aka Music Sharing] 3.0 Internatio…

You know, we talk. But, like, just talk. Not *talk* talk. You get it. ("April Showers" by ProleteR is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives [aka Music Sharing] 3.0 International License.)By Paul Asay and Jake Roberson

Is '1917' the greatest war movie of all-time? Fanboy and Know-It-All break down the new WWI film from producer/director Sam Mendes and explore not only its much-talked about cinematography but also its place in the cinematic history of conflict flicks. Speaking of cinematic history, Fanboy and Know-It-All talk about that as they rank their favorite…

A handful of movies came out during the 2010s. No, really. They did. Not only were a couple of films released in the decade comprised of the years 2010 through 2019, but we ourselves happened to actually watch a select few of those flicks. So, as we like to do, we decided we'd rank them in order to map out the top ten movies of the 2010s. Our lists…

Oh yes. It's a spoiler-filled deep dive into the good, the bad, and the ugly of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (a.k.a. Star Wars Episode IX). Inside, we debate the biggest questions: Did J.J. Abrams manage to land the Skywalker Saga in acceptable fashion? What are the film's best moments? What are the film's worst moments? How does this film make…

In a very special Thanksgiving Break episode of Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-All, Fanboy gets the week off as Know-It-All performs Captain Quint's famous monologue from "Jaws" in a new segment called "Monologues from Movies I've Never Seen."By Paul Asay and Jake Roberson

INTO THE UNKNOWN!!!! (Also known as "The Neighborhood of Make - Believe.") In this episode of nonsensical poppycock, Fanboy and Know-It-All dissect the polarizing film, "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood," and Tom Hanks' portrayal of the beloved Mister Fred Rogers. Elsewhere, our intrepid duo shares some thoughts on Frozen 2 before cannonballing …

"China Salesman" is an insane propaganda "action" "film" created by, y'know, China AND IT'S AVAILABLE TO WATCH ON NETFLIX RIGHT NOW. Also, Fanboy and Know-It-All dive into the most likely award-winning films of 2019. ("April Showers" by ProleteR is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives [aka Music Sharing] 3.0 International Licens…