The Flight Attendant – The Toy Department

In Episode 298, Madden and Kolsky are back after a two-week break to deliver the pop culture commentary you’ve become accustomed to, covering:

Hulu’s Jon Krakauer adaptation Under the Banner of Heaven (1:50) and how its spooky darkness does not detract from its quality…
The return of HBO Max’s Kaley Cuoco vehicle The Flight Attendant (10:35) and how it remains a lot of fun despite being somewhat ridiculous…
The start of season three of HBO’s Barry (17:05) and how original and creative the show continues to be…
HBO’s new David Simon show We Own This City (20:25) and how it is, in many ways, The Wire — The Later Years, but is also incredibly well-done…
Showtime’s new show The Man Who Fell to Earth (29:05) and how it’s pretty damn entertaining and features some BIG and very enjoyable acting performances…
The latest in Top Chef: Houston (33:40), whether the right chef was eliminated and who has distinguished themselves as favorites heading into the final few episodes…
A few preliminary thoughts on the upcoming premiere of The Challenge: All-Stars 3 (52:20) and all the excitement that awaits our hosts and all the dedicated Challenge fans out there…
Homework for next Friday (58:30), including: more Top Chef: Houston, along with THE PREMIERE of The Challenge: All-Stars 3, the new Showtime show I Love That For You, the new Paramount+ show The Offer and the return of Made for Love on HBO Max…

In Episode 238, Madden and Kolsky are debuting the new pod format/schedule and waste little time getting into:

HBO Max’s new Kaley Cuoco vehicle The Flight Attendant (1:50) and how the show and its star are both revelations…
The new Netflix film Mank (9:50) and whether David Fincher’s throwback to black-and-white movies has enough to draw in those who are not particularly interested in that time period…
The return of Big Mouth (24:05) and how Nick Kroll & Co. continue to execute at the highest possible level…
A few quick sports thoughts (34:30) touching on MLS and MLB…
Homework for of next Tuesday (39:35), including: HBO’s new special episodes of Euphoria, the new Soderbergh/Meryl Streep movie Let Them All Talk on HBO Max, the Riz Ahmed film The Sound of Metal and the Rachel Brosnahan action flick I’m Your Woman, both on Amazon Prime… PLUS, our first VERY SPECIAL CHALLENGE EPISODE coming on Thursday!!!

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