This year’s Ape Club holiday party is 1972’s “Conquest of the Planet of the Apes,” in which the people of Future 1991 use apes as slaves until there’s an uprising led by a talking ape with a familiar name: Caesar. Were the 1970s ape sequels all as bad as we were led to believe, or is “Conquest”… actually kind of good? Join us and find out! Jason Snell with John Moltz, Annette Wierstra, Brian Warren and David J. Loehr ..read more

This episode wraps up Sarah of Yellowcrest Manor with these lessons: Once you reach the Big Bad, you should just set him on fire. A surprise round is one stab, one fire. And most importantly, rule number one of identity theft is “hide the body.” Tony Sindelar with Erika Ensign, James Thomson, Jason Snell, Kathy Campbell and Tiff Arment ..read more

The finale of Superman & Lois brings an end to the decade long CW Arrowverse. We take the opportinity to pay our respects to Arrow — the show that started Biff — and the whole CW catalog of super-hero shows. Stay tuned to hear our picks for which characters should escape the dying of their universe and make cameos elsewhere. Dan Moren, John Moltz and Guy English ..read more

It’s a new Star Wars show, but your same old Star Wars pals. Dan, Kat, and Tony discuss the first two episodes of Skeleton Crew, including whether At Attin is a utopia or dystopia, how piratey your pirates should be, and the important issues of public transportation. Lucasfilm Dan Moren, Tony Sindelar and K Benesh ..read more

Sometimes you want to go where everybody is a thread in the fabric of the human condition. Also they know your name. Phil Gonzales discusses William Saroyan’s The Time of Your Life (1939). John McCoy with Phil Gonzales ..read more

Merry X-Mas, and goodwill to X-Men! Surprisingly holding down the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe for 2024 is “Deadpool & Wolverine,” in which Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman desecrate “Logan” while honoring it, skewer Marvel movies while saving them, and encounter an extremely unlikely collection of Marvel movie cast-offs and has-beens. Jason Snell with Cicero Holmes, Kelly Guimont, Lisa Schmeiser and Moisés Chiullán ..read more

Shelly Brisbin with Randy Dotinga, Micheline Maynard, David J. Loehr and Nathan Alderman ..read more

Jeremy is writing a letter. And falling in love. And Dana’s getting ready to lip sync to “The Jackal”. Wait, wrong Sorkin show - it must be a dance to “Boogie Shoes”. And the team covers a sad story. Almost as sad as their kerning. Lex Friedman and Brian Warren ..read more

Some Christmases are white, some are merry and bright, and some are darker than you expect from a silly game show. Brace yourself for some history — and also plenty of fun and hijinks — it’s still an Incomparable Game Show, after all! Kathy Campbell and Erika Ensign with Glenn Fleishman, Lex Friedman, Monty Ashley and Shelly Brisbin ..read more

This week’s lessons: After you break into a house, you look around. Night is the optimal time for evil. Small farming towns have no commercial district. And most importantly, murder is not a complete plan. Tony Sindelar with Erika Ensign, James Thomson, Jason Snell, Kathy Campbell and Tiff Arment ..read more