Is this truly the way? Josh & Alex discuss The Mandalorian & Grogu and its place in the Star Wars lineage of films.

• Hey there, hi there, hello there A quick intro? Is this going to be a short episode? (0:00)
• Movie Wire promo (1:23)
• Initial thoughts and feelings on The Mandalorian & Grogu (1:48)
• How do we feel about face actors being cast in Star Wars properties? (19:24)
• Josh pivots to vent about Dave Filoni inserting himself via cameos (21:25)
• Sigourney Weaver as Col. Ward (25:44)
• Jeremy Allen White as Rotta the Hutt (31:59)
• Plot breakdown (34:26)
• One of the best easter eggs in the film (37:27)
• More plot summary (39:39)
• More praise for the VFX team (45:42)
• The voice for the Anzelians is Moaning Myrtle (47:39)
• The low point of the film (49:39)
• Are we okay with the New Republic committing war crimes? (58:40)
• A cut plot thread from the trailers (1:00:12)
• The future of Star Wars projects? (1:06:07)
• Goodbyes and social media plugs (1:12:02)

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It’s that time again, where we ask our most important question: What’cha Doin’?

• Hey there, hi there, hello there (0:00)
• I Have Some Notes promo (3:17)
• Innocuous Bond conversations (3:48)
• Innocuous The Batman 2 casting conversation (8:37)
• Alex: Balatro (11:44)
• Matt: Vampire Crawlers (19:10)
• Josh: Maul: Shadow Lord (28:09)
• Alex: Hulk Hogan: American Made (37:56)
• Matt: Mixtape (47:33)
• Josh: Off Campus (52:33) *TRIGGER WARNING FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
• Alex: The Boys (57:41)
• Goodbyes and social media plugs (1:09:09)

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Josh and Alex discuss the most important part of Mother's Day weekend: Mortal Kombat 2. Stay for the review, but listen for their Ryan George Pitch Meeting predictions

• Hey there, hi there, hello there (0:00)
• Swedish pancakes, Ope!, doggie collars, & kitty convict collars (1:25)
• Garfield and Friends, Peanuts and newspaper comics (7:25)
• Gaming Views promo (10:23)
• Mortal Kombat, Soulcalibur & fighting games as a genre (11:02)
• Opening weekend numbers, previous Mortal Kombat movies, The Hangover movies... (13:56)
• Did we like it? & Ludi Lin is jacked, and other story beats (21:50)
• Does fight choreography make a movie? (28:22)
• Yes, we figure out how to talk about Power Rangers in this (32:08)
• Hiroyuki Sanada returns as Hanzo Hasashi/Scorpion (34:46)
• Johnny Cage as the new lead, cheating in tournaments, and movie fanservice and easter eggs (36:21)
• Choosing the right release date... and Ryan George Pitch Meeting predictions (46:56)
• Final ratings and goodbyes (55:21)

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