Matthew Fox brings Rocky Horror to Make Me a Nerd as a tribute to Tim Curry, and Mandy reveals she once played Columbia at midnight on four hours of rehearsal.
The Film Board takes apart Spider-Man: Brand New Day with full spoilers — spider puberty, the X-… factor… of it all, and Damage Control as the movie’s actual heavy. Six panelists this week and one very loud vote for worst post-credits scene in MCU history.
Matthew Fox joins The Film Board to review The Mandalorian and Grogu: thin plot, a Swole Hutt debate, Grogu in a swamp, and whether Star Wars belongs in theaters.
Star Wars came back to theaters after seven years, and the Film Board showed up to collect the bounty. Pete, Justin Jaeger, Ocean Murff, and Matthew Fox of the Star Wars Generations podcast work out whether The Mandalorian and Grogu is a real movie or the first three episodes of season four with a snack upcharge.
Marvel made a superhero show where the hero spends eight episodes trying not to be a superhero, and somehow it’s the most compelling thing they’ve done in years. Mandy and returning guest Matthew Fox break down why Wonder Man works precisely because it ignores everything you expect from the MCU.
Stephen King’s dystopian manhunt gets a 2025 upgrade, as the Film Board tracks Glenn Powell through Edgar Wright’s The Running Man—where entertainment kills and revolution streams live.
How do movies and TV shape the way we understand ADHD and other forms of neurodivergence? Join us live as we talk with Matthew Fox—host of Superhero Ethics and Star Wars Generations—about the gap between lived experience and representation, and what happens when stories finally get it right.
Marvel’s first family finally makes their MCU debut, but is it a first step worth taking? The Film Board dives into Fantastic Four: First Steps with cosmic ethics, Silver Surfer highs, and Galactus-sized questions about what comes next.
What happens when a nerd-loving ethicist makes a mainstream mom watch The Last of Us? Spoiler: Mandy Kaplan barely survives two episodes, Matthew Fox brings the emotional support, and somehow we end up sobbing over fungus and philosophy.
We’re slogging into the murky depths of Gotham, not with capes and cowls, but with gabardine and grit. This week on the show, the surprisingly nuanced rise of The Penguin on Max.