This week on the SpitTake Podcast, Adam, Alex, and Stef pay tribute to legendary actor Tim Curry by revisiting Clue, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, IT, and the unforgettable performances that made him a pop-culture icon.

The conversation then dives into Stef’s chaotic journey through the Marvel Cinematic Universe ahead of Avengers: Doomsday. The hosts debate the latest Fantastic Four, break down Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, praise the action in Shang-Chi, and attempt to explain the increasingly confusing phases of the MCU.

The episode takes a darker turn with Netflix’s Death of the Pastor’s Wife, the disturbing true-crime documentary about Mica Miller, her toxic marriage, and the unanswered questions surrounding her death. Adam and Alex also unpack HBO’s Lanterns, including the relationship between Hal Jordan and John Stewart, the Guardians’ questionable motives, and whether the series’ social commentary serves the story.

Plus, the crew debates Disney’s live-action remakes, gives Prometheus another chance, explores the tangled canon of the Alien franchise, looks ahead to Yellowjackets, American Horror Story, and the Lizzie Borden season of Monster—and somehow finds time for escape rooms, suburban nightlife, midlife crises, and the proper way to eat apple pie.

Expect spoilers, questionable opinions, dark humor, and enough pop-culture detours to get lost in the multiverse.

School is back in session, and the SpitTake Podcast is celebrating with a hilariously unqualified debate over the best back-to-school movies ever made. Adam, Alex, and Stef revisit comedy classics including Billy Madison, Back to School, Van Wilder, Pitch Perfect, Legally Blonde, Life of the Party, and Harry Potter—while debating what actually qualifies as a “back-to-school movie.”

The conversation also veers into college regrets, sorority stories, the value of trade school, kindergarten parenting, and why Adam made his daughter apologize to a pillow. Then, in “Whatcha Watching,” the crew dives into Lanterns, Supergirl, the Marvel movies leading into Avengers: Doomsday, Spider-Man’s suspicious web supply, and Stef’s crash course in the MCU.

Plus, the hosts workshop a new SpitTake intro, remember two recently lost entertainment icons, question whether Harry Potter is secretly The Omen, and preview the return of American Horror Story.

Warning: This episode contains spoilers, questionable superhero anatomy, and absolutely no respect for staying on topic.

Spoiler warning: We’re breaking down the Lanterns premiere and the opening episodes of Reacher Season 4!

Adam and Alex dive into the DCU’s gritty new Green Lantern series, including Kyle Chandler’s weary but reckless Hal Jordan, Aaron Pierre’s spot-on casting as John Stewart, the premiere’s shocking ending, and the mystery unfolding in Nebraska. Is Lanterns essentially True Detective set in the DC Universe—and was killing off Hal Jordan the right decision?

Then, the conversation turns to Alan Ritchson’s return as Jack Reacher. The guys discuss Reacher’s unusual personality, his lack of traditional character growth, the new season’s suspicious characters, brutal action scenes, and why watching an enormous man solve nearly every problem with his fists remains so entertaining.

Plus, which Arnold Schwarzenegger movie should Alan Ritchson remake? Commando, Kindergarten Cop, or even Predator?

Join the SpitTake Podcast for spoiler-filled reviews, theories, comic-book discussion, action-movie tangents, and plenty of wildly unnecessary observations.