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Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllDune (2021), His House (2020), and the End of Season OneWhat'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 (available on Netflix) that brings a fresh take to the haunted house segment of the horror movie genre by also tackling pressing issues of social commentary like the cultural assimilation of refugees. Who knew Halloween could...
2021-10-201h 08
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllThe Best Propaganda Films Ever, Ranked, and "Reefer Madness"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 call a "dooby." Errr, "doozy." ("April Showers" by ProleteR is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives [aka Music Sharing] 3.0 International License.)
2021-09-151h 43
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllMarvel's SHANG CHI and the Top 10 Best Martial Arts Scenes in Movies Ever, RankedWhat 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. That is one of the reasons Fanboy and Know-It-All knew it was high time that they ranked their favorite martial arts scenes in movies. That and the fact that Marvel's SHANG CHI AND THE LEGEND OF...
2021-09-011h 14
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllFree Guy and the Top 10 Movies that Should Be Video Games, RankedWhat 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 the hands of the right video game studio, video games based on preexisting movie IP can be pretty great (we're looking at you, Shadow of Mordor). That's why, to celebrate the release of a pretty...
2021-08-181h 13
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllTed Lasso and the Most Strangely Compelling Olympic Events, RankedWhat 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 Know-It-All tackle the best and most compelling Olympic Events currently in the Olympic Games in order to help you find your new obsession. Also, is Ted Lasso the most likeable television character...
2021-08-051h 07
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllThe Best TV Show Casts of All Time, Ranked (and The Tomorrow War)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 collective Top 10 Best TV Show Casts Ever rankings, but we're willing to wager there will be a few that surprise -- and maybe even anger -- you as well. Elsewhere, to do Know-It-All's buddy...
2021-07-151h 07
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllYouthMin: A Mockumentary (An Interview with the Cast and Crew [Plus 1972s "The Night of the Lepus"])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 movie quips that it feels akin to what might have happened if "The Office went to Christian summer camp." Interestingly enough, "YouthMin" is not a "Christian movie" but it was put together as...
2021-06-301h 11
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllMarvel's Loki plus Netflix's The Mitchells vs the MachinesSure, 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, SLEEPER ALERT: we watched Netflix's "The Mitchells vs the Machines" and we have thoughts. ("April Showers" by ProleteR is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives [aka Music Sharing] 3.0 International License.)
2021-06-161h 14
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllCruella and the Best Disney (Animated) Villains Ever, RankedWho 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 animated children's movies. It's hard to argue against the read that Cruella De Vil is one of Disney's least sympathetic villains, so it seems only fitting that Disney would attempt to make Cruella a sympathetic character...
2021-06-021h 25
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllThe 100 Best Movies Ever, RankedWhat 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 made. As can be expected with two strong-willed personalities, there are crossovers, surprise picks, and disagreements galore as our intrepid and dynamic duo weave their way through ranking the 100 greatest flicks to ever grace the silver screen. Oh, yeah...
2021-05-192h 07
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-All[SPOILERCAST] The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Season One Review and Captain America (1990)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 all those questions, as well as a few others, in their recap and review of Marvel's "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" (Season One?) which is now ready to be binged on Disney+. Sticking...
2021-05-051h 13
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllThunder Force and the Worst Movie Supervillains Ever, RankedWho 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 Worst Cinematic Supervillains of All Time. And who better to make said definitive list than Fanboy and Know-It-All? Paired with a review of the painfully poor "Thunder Force" and a pair of highlights in The...
2021-04-211h 19
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllGodzilla vs Kong (SPOILERS), Aaron Rodgers Hosting Jeopardy!, and Attack of the MonstersWho 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!" as the series continues its search for a replacement to the legendary Alex Trebek. Elsewhere, our dynamic duo dives deeper into GODZILLA VS. KONG than anyone should ever dive. Maybe they take monster movies too...
2021-04-071h 20
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllZack Snyder's Justice League [SPOILERS] and the Top 10 Movies That Need to Be Recut, RankedSome 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 the wake of a terrible family tragedy. For years, super fans begged for Warner Bros to release the quote-unquote "Snyder Cut." Using 70 million dollars and HBO Max, Warner Bros has done just that. But was...
2021-03-241h 34
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllWandaVision [SPOILERCAST] Full Season Review and What Phase 4 Means for the Future of the Marvel Cinematic UniverseWhat 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 chockfull with hot takes for what Marvel Studios did with Wanda and Vision in WandaVision. They are also not shy about prognosticating about what WandaVision and the upcoming slate of MCU (MCM?) movies and Disney+ shows all mean for the future...
2021-03-101h 20
Driving Freedom PodcastPornhub and sexual exploitation with NCOSE's Jake RobersonPornography is inextricably linked to sexual exploitation and sex trafficking. In 2020, TraffickingHub, the National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) and a New York Times article spotlighted the stories of individuals who were sex trafficked or sexually abused in videos shared on the now notorious website, Pornhub. Pornhub and other free porn upload sites like it claim they have no responsibility for the content uploaded by users on their site, so then what are we to do to stop this sexual violence? Listen in to our conversation with NCOSE's Jake Roberson to learn how to navigate this topic and...
2021-03-0322 min
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllNomadland and Killer Klowns from Outer SpaceCan 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 available to stream on Netflix at time of publication) deserves to rank on the official Hurts So Good scale for Z-grade cinema. Oh, yeah, and they talk about Chloe Zhao's indie...
2021-02-241h 18
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllFANBOY WROTE A BOOK (and the Best Books to Re-Read Ever, Ranked)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 "Beauty in the Browns." Know-It-All grills Fanboy about both books before the intrepid duo decides to rank their Top Five Favorite Books to Re-Read. Like a bunch of nerds. ("April Showers" by...
2021-02-101h 07
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllThe Best Pop Culture of 2020, Ranked, and a WandaVision PreviewWhat 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 the best to best of the best. Because, science! Elsewhere, the intrepid podcasting duo engages in a spoiler-y discussion about what's going on in the first three episodes of Marvel's "WandaVision" as seen on Disney+. ("...
2021-01-271h 20
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllWonder Woman 1984, Mandalorian Season 2 Recap, and Deadpool in the MCU [SPOILERCAST]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 Disney+, Fanboy and Know-It-All dig into the twists, turns, and Easter Eggs that Jon Favreau and crew decided to pack into the ever-expanding Star Wars universe. AND, HANG ON NOW ... DEADPOOL IS COMING TO THE MCU??("April...
2021-01-131h 11
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllPixar's SOUL, Chadwick Boseman's Last Movie, and Michael Jordan: GOAT or System Role Player?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 continue their quest to watch all of 2020/2021's "Oscar Bait" movies, they hash out the deep and complex themes of Netflix's MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM (which is based on a stage play written by the former playwright August Wilson). ...
2020-12-301h 12
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllNetflix's MANK and the Best Old Men Movie Characters of All Time, RankedA 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 OLDMAN, Fanboy and Know-It-All decide to list, rank, and argue over the best old man characters in cinematic history -- a segment that contains a few unexpected picks... ("April Showers" by ProleteR is licensed under a...
2020-12-171h 04
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllThe Star Wars Holiday Special and The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special, RankedWere 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 Special to unofficially-yet-basically-officially live on via YouTube. And, in conjunction with the release of The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special on Disney+ for Holiday 2020, Fanboy and Know-It-All decided it was high time that they do a Hurts...
2020-12-0256 min
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllNetflix's "The Trial of the Chicago 7," the PlayStation 5 Launch, and Fantasy Movie Awards Season League Draft 3: The Rubber MatchOne 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 spotty in typical years, the shuttering of movie theaters and forced prominence of streaming services in 2020 has led to "Oscar bait" being more accessible to the general public than ever before. Taking advantage of that, Fanboy...
2020-11-181h 17
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllThe Best Sci-Fi TV Shows Ever, Ranked (and the Mandalorian Season 2 Premiere)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 Mandalorian has premiered on Disney+ so we argue about both the first episode of Season 2 as well as over the respective opinions Fanboy and Know-It-All have regarding Season 1 of The Mandalorian. It is...
2020-11-041h 12
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllHubie Halloween, the horror of Pan's Labyrinth, and an Office Ladies-Dude Perfect collab?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 Labyrinth (also available on Netflix as of October 2020) and Know-It-All makes a strong-yet-contentious case that the film is a horror film in the truest sense of the word. Also: Know-It-All may have just helped arrange the world's greatest TV/YouTube/podcast crossover event...
2020-10-2155 min
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllAll the Sports, Star Wars Shoes, and "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" That No Money Can BuyFrom 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 the 2020 matchups between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, Fanboy forces Know-It-All to watch James Stewart in Frank Capra's 1939 classic, "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington." Additionally, some brings up Star Wars-inspired kicks and an insane football sequence from "The Last...
2020-10-071h 09
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllNetflix's "Project Power" and the Best Terrible Animal Superpowers, RankedWhat 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 "Project Power" too. ("April Showers" by ProleteR is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives [aka Music Sharing] 3.0 International License.)
2020-09-231h 02
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-All[SPOILERCAST] TenetAAAAAUUUUGGGHHHH, ALL THE SPOILERZZZZZ. ("April Showers" by ProleteR is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives [aka Music Sharing] 3.0 International License.)
2020-09-0934 min
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllTENET (No Spoilers) and the Return of Movie TheatersA 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.)
2020-09-0949 min
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllGet Duked!, the Best Spy Movies Ever (Ranked), and Plan 9 from Outer SpaceCould 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 Outer Space." Oh, yeah, and they argue over their rankings of the best spy movies ever made. ("April Showers" by ProleteR is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives [aka Music Sharing] 3.0 International License.)
2020-08-271h 18
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllThe Old Guard and the Fate of College Football in 2020DID 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 pick whichever explanation you want to believe. Annnyyyywaaayyy... we watched Netflix's THE OLD GUARD to help fill the "Summer Superhero Blockbuster" void in our lives. We dive REAL DEEP into the validity of its concept...
2020-08-121h 21
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllThe Best Superhero Movie Scenes Ever (Ranked), 20 Questions, and the Future of Movie TheatersWhat 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 for you. Elsewhere, Fanboy puts Know-It-All on blast with a rapid-fire round of twenty superhero-related questions. Oh, prompted by news that Christopher Nolan's TENET will (likely) release in theaters internationally prior to dropping in the U...
2020-07-291h 12
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllHamilton, Taco Bell Quarterly, and Ranking the Best Film Adaptations of Broadway ShowsKING 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 US) and have some takes to dish out.Elsewhere, inspired by watching "Hamilton" (THREE TIMES BETWEEN US), the intrepid duo decides to rank out a list of the best film adaptations of Broadway...
2020-07-151h 11
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllEurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga and Obscure Sports Competitions, RankedWill 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 hope), are on the case. Elsewhere, as the COVID-19 sports gap continues to fester, Fanboy and Know-It-All throw together a definitive ranking of obscure sporting competitions that you should definitely start getting caught up on via YouTube. (Except for the one...
2020-07-011h 29
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllPop Culture That Schooled Us on Race, the Return of the NBA, and Lawrence of ArabiaStorytelling 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 glory (self-indulgence?). Thoughts and arguments ensue.("April Showers" by ProleteR is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives [aka Music Sharing] 3.0 International License.)
2020-06-181h 39
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllThe Vast of Night, The Last Airbender, and Subverting Racism in Pop CultureWe 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 ProleteR is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives [aka Music Sharing] 3.0 International License.)
2020-06-031h 13
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllIMDboss and Summer Blockbusters of Yesteryear2020 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 introduces a new game they made up called "IMDboss" wherein they compete against one another to guess movies based only on lines from IMDb user reviews.Whoever said losing one's sanity couldn't be fun??("...
2020-05-191h 09
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllThe Parks and Recreation Special and the Best TV Theme Songs Ever, RankedWhat 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."("April Showers" by ProleteR is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives [aka Music Sharing] 3.0 International License.)
2020-05-061h 15
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllCode 8, Quibi, and the Best Virtual Vacation DestinationsCW "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://parade.com/1018029/alexandra-hurtado/virtual-disney-rides/ and https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/giants-causeway/features/take-a-virtual-tour-of-the-giants-causeway and https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/photosmultimedia/virtualtour.htm and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6...
2020-04-221h 15
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllThe Tiger King, a North Korean Monster Movie, and Quarantine Video Games (*ahem* COVIDeo Games)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 shortly before he and his ex-wife made a daring escape from under the thumb of the oppressive North Korean regime. Oh, yeah, and the so-called "Tiger King" gets more air time than he deserves. ("April Showers" by ProleteR...
2020-04-081h 25
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllWhat to Stream During Quarantine (and The Kid)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 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives [aka Music Sharing] 3.0 International License.)
2020-03-251h 10
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllOnward and The Best Voice Performances in Animated Movies, RankedWhere 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.)
2020-03-1151 min
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllThe Best and Worst of Oscars' Best Picture Winners, RankedHow 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 International License.)
2020-03-0258 min
Media Savvy MomsSneak Peek at the Dirty Dozen: Potential Porn Hazards for Kids with Jake Roberson, NCOSE We all know there are big bad corporations out there benefiting from sexual exploitation. But which ones are they? And which ones affect our families the most?  It’s a scary world. Right? But we can’t hide under a rock. Or put our kids in a bubble. It’s our job, as parents, to be informed about the dangers that surround our families—and to do something about them. Join us for a chat with Jake Roberson, digital director at the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, as we take a peek at the Dirty...
2020-02-0534 min
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllOscars 2020, Kobe, and Ferris Bueller's Day OffYou 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.)
2020-02-031h 09
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-All[SPOILERCAST] 1917 and the Best War Movies of All-Time, RankedIs '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 war movies of all-time.("April Showers" by ProleteR is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives [aka Music Sharing] 3.0 International License.)
2020-01-171h 25
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllThe 19 Best Movies of the 2010s, RankedA 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 were very different, with only one overlapping pick, so join us (and argue with us) as we laugh together and fight our way through our respective "Best Movies of the Decade"...
2020-01-011h 03
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-All[SPOILERCAST] Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, What's Next for the Star Wars Cinematic Universe, And The Best Star Wars Creatures, RankedOh 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 a lifetime Star Wars nerd feel?What's next for the Star Wars Cinematic Universe?Elsewhere, we also rank our favorite Star...
2019-12-181h 22
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllGomer Pyle as Captain Quint?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."
2019-12-0403 min
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllFrozen 2, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, and the Top Five Disney Princesses, RankedINTO 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 into the ranking of the Top Five Disney Princesses that you didn't know you needed and which you definitely did not deserve. ("April Showers" by ProleteR is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives [aka Music Sharing] 3.0 International License.)
2019-11-201h 11
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllChinese Propaganda "Starring" Mike Tyson and Steven Seagal + The Sophomore Season of the Fantasy Movie Awards League"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 License.)
2019-11-061h 11
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllOffice Ladies, Scary Non-Horror Movies, and The HauntingPAM AND ANGELA.Also, movies don't have to be classified as horror flicks to be scary.Additionally, The Haunting is about sexual repression and one of us wants to repress that truth.("April Showers" by ProleteR is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives [aka Music Sharing] 3.0 International License.)
2019-10-231h 01
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllJOKER (...and the Russo Brothers' AGBO Superhero Fantasy Football League)joker is on us.(Also, superheroes are playing fantasy football against one another [thanks to Joe and Anthony Russo's AGBO Superhero Fantasy Football League] and it's pretty awesome.)("April Showers" by ProleteR is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives [aka Music Sharing] 3.0 International License.)
2019-10-091h 05
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-All[SPOILERCAST] Stranger Things S3, Taxi Driver, and Summer HiatusOH DANG, MORE SPOILAHZ.(I mean, sure, Stranger Things Season Three has been out for months and Taxi Driver has been out for decades. We just like to keep things above board at all times when it comes to spoilers.)("April Showers" by ProleteR is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives [aka Music Sharing] 3.0 International License.)
2019-09-251h 08
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-All[SPOILERCAST] Spider-Man: Far From Home and What's Next for the Marvel Cinematic UniverseAAAAAUUUUGGGHHHH, ALL THE SPOILERZZZZZ.
2019-07-0425 min
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllHoarding, Spider-Man: Far From Home (No Spoilers), a Haunted Doll House, and Mountain Dew Freedom BrewOur intrepid podcasters present a hilariously SPOILER-FREE rundown of Spider-Man: Far From Home and Fanboy watches Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse for the first time. Also, what the stark is up with Mountain Dew "Freedom Brew"?? And haunted doll houses??? And hoarding????("April Showers" by ProleteR is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives [aka Music Sharing] 3.0 International License.)
2019-07-0455 min
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllThe Best TV Finales Ever, Ranked (and all the fuss over the Game of Thrones finale)What is the best TV finale ever?Funny or sad, tidy or mysterious, simple or complex, there are more than a few ways to wrap up a TV show. And, depending on the show, any number of approaches to a finale could be the right one... which is just one reason why TV finales can be so complicated to pull off. Very rarely is every fan satisfied with the approach chosen by those behind the show, and it's unlikely that that will ever change.All that being said... what is your favorite TV finale? What made...
2019-06-0256 min
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllIs "Avengers: Endgame" the Perfect Ending to the MCU's Infinity Saga? [SPOILERCAST]WHAT DID YOU THINK OF "AVENGERS: ENDGAME"??As the end of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's so-called "Infinity Saga" is upon us all, Fanboy and Know-It-All have taken it upon themselves to sit down with you, our friends, and unpack "Avengers: Endgame" in its entirety (INCLUDING ALL THE SPOILERS). Is the film any good? Did it complement or undercut "Avengers: Infinity War"? How does it wrap up the "Infinity Saga"? What happens to Tony Stark/Iron Man? What happens to Steve Rogers/Captain America? What happens to Thor and Hulk? What worked in the finale? What didn't work? What's...
2019-04-2455 min
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllEndgame Predictions, Post Malone's Origin, and Films That Rocked Our FaithHow do you predict Avengers: Endgame will go? End? Continue?Fanboy and Know-It-All haven't seen Avengers: Endgame yet, so they bloviate about what they think will happen instead. Their predictions are *writer disintegrates into nothing*The real bloviation, though, is saved for ranking the top films that have impacted our faith. The lists are varied and surprising, as one might expect, and feature far fewer explicitly Christian films than you might expect (or maybe that's exactly what you expected, we don't know you).Elsewhere, Know-It-All again attempts to bring Fanboy up to speed on...
2019-04-171h 15
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllShazam!, the Worst Disney Cartoons (Ranked), and Zack Snyder's Bad Batman Hot TakeCan 'Shazam!' put DC movies back on the map?Fanboy and Know-It-All dissect Zachary Levi's turn as a DC comics superhero onscreen, and whether or not the movie works overall. Elsewhere, inspired by Disney's live-action remake of the "classic" Walt Disney Animation Studios film 'Dumbo,' the ambiguously dynamic duo ranks the worst Walt Disney Animation Studios films of all time. Blows are traded. Feelings are hurt. Alliances are severed. Great content is made.Also, according to one of us, Zack Snyder has bad Batman opinions. ("April Showers" by ProleteR is licensed under...
2019-04-041h 01
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllTop Fantasy Worlds (Ranked), a Pop Culture Ambush, and Hollywood's Academic FraudWhat fantasy world(s) would you love to escape to?Or, alternatively, what fantasy world is the deepest, richest, and most fully realized (even if you personally don't want to visit... we're looking at you, Westeros)?With Game of Thrones on its last leg, Fanboy and Know-It-All use Westeros as a springboard into a Rank Geeks conversation about their favorite fantasy worlds of all-time. Let's just say, their lists were... disparate. Elsewhere, Fanboy blindsides and assaults Know-It-All with a new segment called Pop Culture Ambush and we all learn some things about his inner...
2019-03-201h 12
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllCaptain Marvel and the Top Action Movie Heroines Ever, RankedIs Captain Marvel too late?No, no, not for Avengers: Endgame, we know she's here in plenty of time for that. But is she appearing too late in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Here, Fanboy and Know-It-All break down the last standalone Marvel flick before Avengers: Endgame drops and talk about 1) its own merits, 2) how it fits in the broader MCU, and 3) what it could mean for earth's mightiest heroes come time for the rematch with Thanos.Elsewhere, our dynamic duo ranks their Top Five Female Action Heroes, name drops Morgan Freeman, and has a possibly perfect...
2019-03-061h 10
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllLEGO Movie 2, Oscars 2019 ft. Christian Toto, and Kyler Murray's Career ChoiceDoes 'The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part' live up to the lofty expectations set for it by 'The LEGO Movie' and 'The LEGO Batman Movie'? Are all LEGO movies just giant, fancy commercials?Does it matter?We break it down, as we like to do, and elsewhere the illustrious Christian Toto (of Hollywood in Toto fame) joins us for a look at what's broken with the Oscars... and/or celebrities... and/or Hollywood in general.("April Showers" by ProleteR is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives [aka Music Sharing] 3.0 International License.)
2019-02-201h 03
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllThe Worst Actors Ever, RankedWho is the worst actor of all time?At first glance, it seems like an easy question. But then you start to try to answer it and all of a sudden the problem grows ever more complex until the lines between terrible and brilliant are blurred almost beyond comprehension.Fanboy and Know-It-All square off against one another in Rank Geeks in order to hash out who is the lamest of the suckiest actors to ever stumble across the silver screen. They almost come to blows.Elsewhere, determined to help Fanboy up his musical cred...
2019-02-061h 05
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllNetflix's Roma (and Other Awesome Movies with Subtitles)The best movie on Netflix in 2018, according to Fanboy, wasn't in English.Roma is taking movie award season by storm, and Fanboy finally forced Know-It-All to watch it. Herein, then, the dynamic movie watching duo discuss what works (and doesn't) in Alfonso Cuaron's new Netflix Original film.Elsewhere, inspired by the experience, Fanboy and Know-It-All talk about their favorite movies that have to be watched with subtitles--including a Guy Ritchie flick.("April Showers" by ProleteR is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives [aka Music Sharing] 3.0 International License.)
2019-01-231h 07
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllBlack Mirror: BandersnatchWhat if your choices aren't your own to make?What if there are an infinite number of alternate timelines for your life?Netflix dropped a surprise on audiences at the end of 2018 by releasing a previously-unannounced episode of the hit sci-fi/thriller of a TV show, Black Mirror. But it wasn't just any old episode of this philosophical cousin of The Twilight Zone, it was a unique Choose-Your-Own Adventure story that pushes the boundaries between TV shows and video games. That's right, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch puts viewers (players?) in control of the story... or does it?
2019-01-091h 11
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllThe Best Pop Culture of 2018 (According to Us)What was your favorite piece of pop culture in 2018?Was it a song? A video game? A television show or, maybe, a Netflix comedy special? As the close of one year gives way to the dawn of a new year, we human beings seem to enjoy reflecting on the past and the things from it that have moved us the most--be it to laughter or to tears.Fanboy and Know-It-All are no exceptions.In this episode, Paul and Jake open up about their favorite bits of pop culture from 2018 in hopes of uncovering a...
2018-12-2654 min
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllMary Poppins Returns, Best Christmas Characters, and Digital PiracyDoes "Mary Poppins Returns" deserve the praise it's getting?Who are the best Christmas characters of all-time? Best *fictional* Christmas characters, we should qualify. We know that the everyone in the second chapter of Luke would sweep the podium if we opened up the voting to non-fictional characters. So we narrow it down and rank our Top Five.Elsewhere, Know-It-All spills the tea on "Mary Poppins Returns" AND "Spider-man: Into the Spider-Verse" and breaks down why one lives up to the hype while the other does not.("April Showers" by ProleteR is licensed under...
2018-12-1351 min
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllDaredevil S3, a PG-13 Deadpool, and a Painful 80s Flick Called "Hawkeye"Who is Daredevil's greatest enemy?Who is Alexander Hawkimoto?Who decided to make a PG-13 version of Deadpool?No, this isn't an episode about Jeopardy. It's an episode where we dive into subjects related to those three questions, tho...("April Showers" by ProleteR is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives [aka Music Sharing] 3.0 International License.)
2018-11-281h 07
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllBattlefield Earth, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, and a Thanksgiving Feast of Pop Culture ProportionsIs "Battlefield Earth" as bad as the legends say? (And did Scientologists try to erase it from existence?)Is Netflix's "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs" the next triumph for the Coen Brothers?Can you make a Thanksgiving feast out of pop culture artifacts?We say yes.("April Showers" by ProleteR is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives [aka Music Sharing] 3.0 International License.)
2018-11-1455 min
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllMortal Kombat, Disney Princesses, and the Politics of Pop CultureHollywood actresses are cutting Disney princesses out of their children's media consumption diets. Terrible video game movies are making tens of millions of dollars. Pop culture is simultaneously getting better and worse at politics.Welcome to the jungle.("April Showers" by ProleteR is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives [aka Music Sharing] 3.0 International License.)
2018-10-311h 07
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllRacist Vampires, Sunday School Musical, and Taylor Swift's PoliticsHalloween is meant for vampires who are... racist?[EDITOR'S NOTE: No. No, it is not.)But we watched the very first Dracula movie ever made, "Nosferatu," and--surprisingly for a silent movie--had a thing or two to say about it. We had more than one or two things to say about the first movie from our new Hurts So Good segment, "Sunday School Musical," and BOY HOWDY DID IT HURT... but did it hurt so good? That is the question of the episode.Taylor Swift and her politics also emerge--in real life and in the...
2018-10-191h 06
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllFantasy Movie Awards Draft (and Christmas Serial Killers)Ready to be a part of history??We hope so, because we thought it was high time we created some. That's right, Paul and Jake (a.k.a. Fanboy and Know-It-All [who like to refer to themselves in the third-person]) have invented and launched the world's very first ever Fantasy Movie Awards game!! And in this episode, we launch and battle our way through the First Annual 2018 Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-All Fantasy Movie Award Season Draft (or the FA2018PCwFBKIAFMASD for short).Elsewhere, Jake opens up about his run-in with a Christmas-crazed serial killer...
2018-10-0459 min
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllNostalgia in Pop Culture (and the Best Remakes)What makes you feel like a kid again?Saturday morning cartoons? Reruns of Family Matters? Calvin & Hobbes comic strips? Star Wars? We dig into the why behind what makes us nostalgic, and talk about why nostalgia can make us feel warm and fuzzy or angry and betrayed.After that, though, we rank the best pop culture remakes of all time.("April Showers" by ProleteR is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives [aka Music Sharing] 3.0 International License.)
2018-09-191h 06
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllThe Best Movie Cars, Ranked (and The Italian Job [1969])What movie car do you dream about at night?We rank the best cars to ever grace the silver screen and argue about the merits, or lack thereof, of the original 1969 version of The Italian Job starring Michael Caine, Michael Caine, and Michael Caine.("April Showers" by ProleteR is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives [aka Music Sharing] 3.0 International License.)
2018-09-061h 01
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllPopular Oscars Snubs (and Good Will Hunting)What was the best movie to not win Best Picture at the Academy Awards?Paul and Jake tackle this contentious topic in light of the Academy's announcement that they will create a new Oscars category for "Best Popular Film." In the Backlist Hall of Shame, Jake finally scratches Good Will Hunting off of his dance card before going on to wax eloquent about mobile video games.("April Showers" by ProleteR is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives [aka Music Sharing] 3.0 International License.)
2018-08-221h 06
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllTop Movie/TV War Heroes (Ranked) and Saving Private RyanWho is the greatest war hero in movie/TV history?Our answer(s) may or may not surprise you, but they are guaranteed to entertain you. (Mostly because we argue a lot.) Elsewhere, we dig into Saving Private Ryan since 1) Fanboy had never watched it and 2) it's been exactly 20 years since it was released in theaters.("April Showers" by ProleteR is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives [aka Music Sharing] 3.0 International License.)
2018-08-081h 15
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllIs Bill Watterson an Inspiring Writer? (Also, Dead Poets Society.)Can the writing in 'Calvin and Hobbes' be considered inspiring?Herein, Jake and Paul square off over that question as they go head-to-head ranking the most inspiring writers and authors of all time. Preceding said Rank Geeks battle, though, the duo crosses 'Dead Poets Society' off of Jake's Backlist Hall of Shame list and talks about its myriad messages, themes, and about whether or not the movie itself still holds up 29 years later.("April Showers" by ProleteR is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives [aka Music Sharing] 3.0 International License.)
2018-07-261h 05
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllIncredibles 2 (and To Kill a Mockingbird)Atticus Finch AND the Parr family in the same episode.Need we say more?WE ALWAYS THINK WE MUST. so we do.Herein, we send you back in time for a LIVE segment with us in Paul Asay's Honda Fit mere moments after we finished watching the INCREDIBLES 2 screener. Elsewhere, we talk about the gem of a film that Paul Asay can finally scratch off his Backlist Hall of Shame: 'To Kill a Mockingbird' starring Gregory Peck.("April Showers" by ProleteR is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives [aka Music Sharing] 3.0 International...
2018-07-111h 05
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllSeven Samurai (and Won't You Be My Neighbor?)Is "Seven Samurai" as good as the hype?Is the new Mr. Rogers documentary, "Won't You Be My Neighbor?," poised to bring down the house?As per usual, Fanboy and Know-It-All are poised to go where no nerds have gone before.("April Showers" by ProleteR is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives [aka Music Sharing] 3.0 International License.)
2018-06-141h 03
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllThe Movies That Define UsWhat movies define you?Did you do the #FilmStruck4 on Twitter? Tell the world what four films explain who you are? A lot of people did, although there was some confusion over movies that shaped us into who we are and those that most accurately describe who we are now. We are talking about the movies that *define* us, that is, the movies that most accurately describe who we are as people right now. Let's just say we had some... interesting answers.If you want to know about the movies that *shaped* us, we...
2018-05-3100 min
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllThe Movies That Shaped UsWhat movies shaped you?What movies changed how you saw movies? Or the world? Or yourself? A lot of different movies mean a lot of different things to a lot of different people (and contain a lot of run-on sentences). Inspired by FilmStruck, we break down the top movies that have helped make us who we are today. So, please, direct all criticism of us at the movies... not us. We're not responsible.("April Showers" by ProleteR is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives [aka Music Sharing] 3.0 International License.)
2018-05-1759 min
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllIs 'Avengers: Infinity War' the Best? Or the Worst? (SPOILERCAST)WHAT DID YOU THINK OF INFINITY WAR?!?Sorry for shouting. We get a little emotional sometimes. Watching "Avengers: Infinity War" was one of those times, but we won't give away any spoilers in this description. (THERE ARE DEFINITELY SPOILERS IN THE SHOW, THOUGH.) We're here to process everything that went down between Thanos and a favorite Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero near you.("April Showers" by ProleteR is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives [aka Music Sharing] 3.0 International License.)
2018-05-0356 min
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllOur Favorite Movies from Our Birth YearsWhat is your favorite movie from the year you were born?Chances are you didn't actually watch it the year you were born, but that didn't stop you (or us) from going back and checking it out. (And a few others, just to be safe). We dive into our birth years to rank our favorite five films from our individual birth years (1989 and 1969) and our picks are nothing if not eclectic.("April Showers" by ProleteR is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives [aka Music Sharing] 3.0 International License.)
2018-04-1952 min
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllThe Best Actresses of All Time, RankedWho is the best actress ever?Who is *your* favorite actress ever?After the heated debate over the greatest actor of all time -- Paul being squarely in Daniel Day-Lewis' corner and Jake passionately making the case for Brad Pitt -- we knew we needed to dig into the best in class in the Greatest Actress of All Time debate. So we did... and, as usual, came up with very different lists.("April Showers" by ProleteR is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives [aka Music Sharing] 3.0 International License.)
2018-01-251h 01
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllStar Wars: The Last Jedi (NerdOut with Spoilers)What's up with the love/hate relationship between Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Star Wars fans on the Internet? WHO KNOWS?!?Not us, but that didn't stop Paul Asay, Adam Holz, and Jake Roberson from getting a little breakfast clu... I mean... NERDY with it. [Also, this episode contains spoilers for The Last Jedi.]("April Showers" by ProleteR is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives [aka Music Sharing] 3.0 International License.)
2017-12-271h 04
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllThe Inside Scoop on "Bad" Movies (and 2001: A Space Odyssey)What makes a movie a "bad" movie?Is there any way to objectively determine what makes movies bad? Or is it all in the eye of the beholder? We dive into the murky waters of the good, the bad, and the ugly of the history of movie-making to talk about what sorts of things do (or do not) make for poor movie watching.Elsewhere, Jake exposes "2001: A Space Odyssey" for the terrible movie it truly is and Paul disagrees with vehemence. It's some of the most side-splitting AND insightful critique you've ever heard about Stanley Kubrick's...
2017-11-011h 01
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllBlade Runner 2049 (and The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly)Do androids dream of electric sheep? Does Ryan Gosling dream of Harrison Ford? "Blade Runner 2049" and the meaning of life and humanity are at the center of our discussion in this episode as Fanboy (a.k.a. Paul Asay) gives a (SPOILER-FREE) break down of the epic new sci-fi movie from director Dennis Villaneuve--which itself is a sequel to Ridley Scott's "Blade Runner"... which itself is based on the writing of one Philip K. Dick.Elsewhere, in the Backlist Hall of Shame, Know-It-All (a.k.a. Jake Roberson) forces Fanboy to finally watch the Sergio Leone...
2017-10-1853 min
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllThe Greatest Movie Villains Ever, Ranked (and No Country for Old Men)Who is the greatest, most terrible movie villain ever?And what makes a bad guy great, anyway? Fanboy (Paul) and Know-It-All (Jake) round up some of the strongest contenders from cinematic history and toss them into your mind arenas for consideration and debate. There are one or two names you'll recognize for sure, but several hidden gems that might have you scrambling to update your library queues.Elsewhere, our trek through the Backlist Hall of Shame continues as Paul is finally made to watch the Coen Brothers' nihilist fever dream, "No Country for Old Men," and...
2017-09-201h 05
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllNetflix's The Defenders (and Singin' In The Rain)Is Singin' In The Rain overrated? Is Marvel's new Netflix series, "The Defenders," a *complete* train wreck?Paul and Jake dive into (NO SPOILERS) the new Marvel messaround featuring Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and the Iron Fist (oh, and Sigourney Weaver) and talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly in a fiery and passionate conversation that veers all over the emotional spectrum.Elsewhere, in our first Backlist Hall of Shame segment, Jake has finally checked the Gene Kelly/Debbie Reynolds-featuring film "Singin' In The Rain" off of his Movies He's Never...
2017-09-0652 min
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllFamous Movies We've Never Seen (and Annabelle: Creation)What famous and/or classic movies have you just not gotten around to watching? What movies have you really wanted to watch but can't seem to squeeze in? What movies do your friends ridicule you for not having seen?In a brand new segment called "The Backlist Hall of Shame," we each reveal several famous movies that we really should have seen by now but haven't yet watched, and then start picking for one another the movies that we have to start catching up on.Elsewhere, Paul tries to convince Jake that not all horror movies...
2017-08-2352 min
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllOur Embarrassing Pop Culture ConfessionsWhat are your weird pop culture confessions?Like... do you still dig Nickelback? Did you never stop loving Barney the Purple Singing Dinosaur? Were you forced to wipe away tears during Dumb and Dumber?We all have our weird and quirky pop culture obsessions and truths. Whether they are part of our past pop culture history or our current pop culture preferences, we all have skeletons in the closet. On this special edition episode marking their 10th Episode, Fanboy (Paul Asay) and Know-It-All (Jake Roberson) reveal their answers to ten questions designed to reveal some of...
2017-06-2853 min
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllAlien: Covenant and Creepiest Movie Aliens (and Mr. Rogers)Why is an atheist like Ridley Scott so obsessed with God? What's so terrible about face-huggers, anyway? What's more the stuff of nightmare—pincered worms that crawl into your ear canal, a la Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, or robot toasters? Jake and Paul grapple with these and other incredibly urgent, stunningly geeky questions on our newest podcast, where we explore Scott's spiritually robust Alien sequel/prequel and debate as to whether the movie's Christian captain was strangely sympathetic, predictably stereotypical or just a flat-out mess. Oh, and we also talk about why Mister Ro...
2017-05-311h 02
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllStar Wars at 40 (and Brad Pitt)Star Wars turns 40 on May 25, 2017!To observe four decades of Star Wars dominating and shaping the cultural and cinematic landscape, Fanboy (Paul Asay) and Know-It-All (Jake Roberson) bring a bonafide Star Wars geek -- Plugged In Senior Editor Adam Holz -- on to the show to talk all things Star Wars. From first memories of the franchise to trivia to more nostalgia to the behind-the-scenes origin of Star Wars staples like Ewoks, it's an episode chock full of laughter and reflection (and more laughter... and more reflection).Elsewhere, Brad Pitt frolics through America's national...
2017-05-1753 min
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllThe Top 5 Marvel Cinematic Universe Movies (and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2)I. AM. GROOT.We -- Fanboy (Paul Asay) and Know-It-All (Jake Roberson) -- dive into an incredibly fun (and SPOILER-LIGHT [we describe the initial plot set up, but stop there]) conversation about the fantastical Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. Not only do we talk about what we liked and didn't like, we dig into what it gets better and worse than its predecessor -- not to mention what we hope happens when the Guardians of the Galaxy slam into the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)....speaking of the MCU, the show kicks off with...
2017-05-041h 00
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllMystery Science Theater 3000 (and VidAngel)Mystery Science Theater 3000 is back!Fanboy (Paul Asay) and Know-It-All (Jake Roberson) are joined by special guest Dave Minkus (ScreenGeeks) as they celebrate the revival of MST3K on Netflix by each ranking their Top 3 suggestions for films that the series should tackle next and then argue about which picks should be a part of The Definitive Fanboy and Know-It-All Top 3 list.They also introduce a new segment called "Nerd Battle" wherein Jake and Dave duke it out over the moral, legal, and ethical questions surrounding the awesome (says Jake) and controversial (says Dave) movie streaming...
2017-04-191h 00
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllSilence (and "Jesus Movies")Why did Martin Scorsese's "Silence" perform so poorly at the box office even though it is such a powerful, well-made movie? Fanboy (Paul Asay) and Know-It-All (Jake Roberson) break the movie down in a great [SPOILER-FILLED] conversation and discuss not only its lack of critical and financial success, but also its deeply controversial themes about faith -- Christianity, in particular.Elsewhere, the oddball duo ranks the Top 3 Most Interesting Movies Surrounding the Historical Jesus with surprising nominees and results from both parties.Wrapping up the show, they talk about "Schindler's List" making its way into the...
2017-04-0559 min
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllFences (and the Best March Madness Mascots)March Madness is great but, to some, even better than the tournament itself is the variety of team mascots. In this episode, Fanboy (Paul Asay) and Know-It-All (Jake Roberson) not only enjoy a lengthy discussion about the Oscar-and-Tony-winning critical darling, "Fences," they also argue and quibble at length in order to rank the Top Five March Madness Mascots (of the 2017 tournament).Elsewhere, the intrepid duo announces the winner of their last DVD giveaway and introduces the topic and prize for their new DVD giveaway. There's also some chatter about G.K. Chesterton and the new Nintendo...
2017-03-2243 min
Pop Culture with Fanboy and Know-It-AllLogan (and Better Call Saul)Fanboy and Know-It-All break down why "Logan" is not only the best X-Men movie ever made, but arguably one of the best superhero movies ever made. (Discussion contains *SPOILERS*.) They also talk about how and why the story is much deeper and more thoughtful than one might expect from a superhero movie.Kicking off Episode 2, in the new "Rank Geeks" segment, Fanboy (Paul Asay) and Know-It-All (Jake Roberson) unveil their individual lists for the "Top Five X-Men Mutants" and then combine to create the "Definitive Fanboy and Know-It-All Top 5." In the "Most Least Important Thing" discussion...
2017-03-0846 min