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BFG Podcast #315: Venice, Oasis and Hope

September 20, 2026September 25, 2026 Book and Film Globe Staff 0 Comments Aaron Pierre, animation, comic books, Coyote Vs. Acme, DC Comics, DC Studios, Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, HBO, HBO Max, hong jin na, Hope, James Gunn, John Stewart, Kyle Chandler, Lanterns, live action, Looney Tunes, Neal Pollack, Nick Tangborn, Oasis, Podcast, Pop Culture, Rob Kutner, Sam Porteous, Sea of Reeds Media, superheroes, The Big Bang Theory, TV podcast, TV review, venice, Warner Bros., Wile E. Coyote

Neal and Stephen chat about Danny Boyle, Martin McDonagh, John Malkovich and more

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BFG Podcast #314: Lanterns, Coyotes, Acme Discussions

September 3, 2026September 3, 2026 Book and Film Globe Staff 1 Comment Aaron Pierre, animation, comic books, Coyote Vs. Acme, DC Comics, DC Studios, Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, HBO, HBO Max, James Gunn, John Stewart, Kyle Chandler, Lanterns, live action, Looney Tunes, Neal Pollack, Nick Tangborn, Podcast, Pop Culture, Rob Kutner, Sam Porteous, Sea of Reeds Media, superheroes, The Big Bang Theory, TV podcast, TV review, Warner Bros., Wile E. Coyote

Neal and Rob unpack private equity and falling anvils; Neal and Nick pick over HBO’s new superhero series

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BFG Podcast #313: Dinosaurs in Suburbia, 24 Hours of Romance, and a Summer of Growing Up

August 25, 2026August 25, 2026 Book and Film Globe Staff 0 Comments Anthony Bourdain, film criticism, movie podcast, Neal Pollack, Podcast, Pop Culture, Sea of Reeds Media, Stephen Garrett, Tony

Neal, Stephen and Laura discuss summer movies about food, horror, and romance

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BFG Podcast #312: Is Spider-Man Any Good? Plus, Summer Dragon Fights for All!

August 7, 2026August 12, 2026 Book and Film Globe Staff 0 Comments film criticism, House of Dragon, movie podcast, Neal Pollack, Omar Gallaga, Podcast, Pop Culture, Sea of Reeds Media, Stephen Garrett

Neal, Stephen and Omar call in from all points on the map to debate comic book movies and fantasy series

BFG Podcast #311: Christopher Nolan, Olivia Wilde, and Arguments Over Seth Rogen

July 29, 2026August 1, 2026 Book and Film Globe Staff 0 Comments Christopher Nolan, Christopher Nolan films, film criticism, laura pruden, Matthew Sheffer, movie podcast, Neal Pollack, Olivia Wilde, Podcast, Pop Culture, Rashida Jones, Sea of Reeds Media, Seth Rogen, Stephen Garrett, Toy Story 5

Neal, Stephen and Laura leap into the ocean of ‘The Odyssey’ and ‘The Invite’ discourse

BFG Podcast #310: ‘Supergirl,’ ‘Minions and Monsters,’ and a Load of Jackasses

July 15, 2026July 15, 2026 Book and Film Globe Staff 0 Comments bar trivia, Book and Film Globe, DC Studios, film criticism, Illumination, Jackass Best and Last, Jeopardy!, Jeopardy! Bar League, Jessica Babbitt, Matthew Sheffer, Minions and Monsters, movie podcast, Neal Pollack, Paramount Pictures, Pixar, Podcast, Pop Culture, Post-Trebek Stress Disorder, pub trivia, Sea of Reeds Media, Stephen Garrett, Supergirl, Toy Story 5, trivia, trivia championships

Neal, Stephen and Jessica talk summer movies, Jeopardy! bar trivia, Jackasses and more

Comedy Streaming TELEVISION

Louis CK Gets ‘Ridiculous’ and Grumpy

July 9, 2026July 9, 2026 Dan Friedman 0 Comments #metoo, aging, American comedy, cancel culture, comedians, comedy special, humor, Louis C.K., mortality, Netflix, Netflix comedy, New York City, Pop Culture, Ridiculous, social commentary, Stand Up Comedy, Streaming, Television Review

First Netflix special for 9 years is entertaining but limited

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The Last Jackass Claims To Be Their Best

June 27, 2026July 1, 2026 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments 2026 movies, Adam Ray, American comedy, Bad Grandpa, Bam Margera, Book and Film Globe, Brad Pitt, Busby Berkeley, Buster Keaton, Chris Pontius, comedy films, Corona song, Danger Ehren, Dark Shark, Dave England, Dickhouse Productions, documentary films, film criticism, Jackass, Jackass Best and Last, Jackass Forever, Jasper Dolphin, Jeff Tremaine, Johnny Knoxville, Looney Tunes, Minutemen, movie review, MTV, nostalgia, Oscar Stunt Design, Paramount Pictures, physical comedy, Poopies, Pop Culture, prank movies, Preston Lacy, Rachel Wolfson, Ryan Dunn, skate culture, Steve O, stunt comedy, Wee Man

Johnny Knoxville and crew in a butt-stuffing swansong

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Thrilling, Funny, and Sad Tales of Modern Manhood

June 25, 2026June 29, 2026 Jake Harris 0 Comments American Fiction, American South, book criticism, Book Review, comedy writing, contemporary fiction, cultural satire, Danny McBride, dark comedy, Divorce, Eastbound and Down, fatherhood, Fight Club, genre fiction, Halloween, humor books, June 2026 books, Kenny Powers, literary fiction, masculinity, mens fiction, midlife crisis, modern manhood, Pop Culture, Random House, satire, short stories, short story collection, Southern literature, Stephen King, television creators, The Exorcist, The Righteous Gemstones, Thrilling Tales of Modern Men, Vice Principals

Danny McBride wonders: Are the men OK?

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‘Spider Noir’ Is the Strangest Spider-Man Yet

June 5, 2026 Neal Pollack 0 Comments 1930s New York, alternate universe, Amazon Originals, Amazon Prime Video, art deco, black and white cinematography, Brendan Gleeson, comic book adaptations, comic book television, Crime Drama, Edward G Robinson, Electro, film noir, Genre Television, Humphrey Bogart, Jack Huston, James Cagney, Karen Rodriguez, Lamorne Morris, Li Jun Li, Marvel adaptation, Nicolas Cage, Nicolas Cage performances, noir fiction, Pop Culture, Prime Video, private detectives, Pulp Fiction, Sam Fuller, Sandman, Spider Noir, Spider Verse, Spider-Man, Streaming Television, superhero television, superhero TV, Television Review, The Black Cat, The Lizard, TV criticism

Nicolas Cage does his best Humphrey Bogart as a webslinger who’s also a hardboiled 1930s private eye

Marilyn Monroe on Her 100th Birthday

May 30, 2026May 24, 2026 Gillian G. Gaar 1 Comment American icons, Andrew Wilson, celebrity biography, celebrity culture, classic Hollywood, film history, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Golden Age Hollywood, hollywood history, I Wanna Be Loved By You, Joe DiMaggio, John F. Kennedy, Kim Kardashian, Marilyn Monroe, Norman Mailer, Playboy, Pop Culture, Robert Kennedy, Some Like It Hot, The Seven Year Itch

Andrew Wilson discusses his new biography of the ultimate 20th century icon

Streaming TELEVISION

‘Margot’s Got Money Troubles’ is Actual Money for Apple+

May 8, 2026May 8, 2026 Neal Pollack 0 Comments Apple TV, Apple TV Plus, Bodhi, character driven drama, comedy drama, contemporary TV, dramedy, Elle Fanning, Emmy buzz, entertainment, Euphoria, Family Drama, feminism, feminist television, Gen Z culture, Greg Kinnear, Hollywood, Marcia Gay Harden, Michelle Pfeiffer, millennial culture, modern sexuality, motherhood, Nick Offerman, Nicole Kidman, OnlyFans, parenting, Pop Culture, prestige TV, rufi thorpe, Sex Education, sex positivity, sex work discourse, Shyanne, single motherhood, streaming culture, Streaming Television, streaming TV, Television Review, television series, TikTok culture, TV criticism, TV review, women on television

Elle Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer, Nick Offerman, Nicole Kidman, Marcia Gay Harden and more star in an Emmy-destined show

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Everything That’s Streaming in April 2026

March 31, 2026April 6, 2026 Jake Harris 0 Comments adaptation, animation, Apple TV Plus, beef, Charlize Theron, Comedy, Criterion Channel, Disney Plus, documentary, drama, Elle Fanning, entertainment guide, Euphoria, Fantasy, Hacks, HBO Max, Hulu, Jonah Hill, Keanu Reeves, Malcolm In The Middle, Netflix, Paramount Plus, Peacock, Pop Culture, Prime Video, Sci-fi, season premieres, series premieres, Shudder, Stranger Things, Streaming, Television, The Boys, thriller, yahya abdul-mateen ii

Malcolm is back in the middle, available alongside ‘Hacks,’ Siths, Heroes and FIFA World Cup tie ins

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Increasingly Familiar and Annoying Things

January 2, 2026January 8, 2026 Robert Dean 0 Comments 1980s Nostalgia, Brett Gelman, Duffer Brothers, Eleven, Genre Television, IP Franchises, Joyce Byers, Linda Hamilton, Netflix, Pop Culture, Series Finale, Stranger Things, Streaming Television, Television Criticism, Vecna

The sad disintegration of the ‘Stranger Things’ franchise is a warning to all audiences