Podcast
Goldfinger
For the 30th anniversary of “Who Shot Mr. Burns?” Adam and Nate revisit Goldfinger and Mr. Burns' own turn as a supervillain.
Jaws with Devan Scott
What more can be said about Jaws? For the 50th anniversary of the original summer blockbuster, we unpack how it quietly became one of the most referenced movies in the classic years of The Simpsons.
The Fortune Cookie
Adam and Nate watch The Fortune Cookie, a forgotten movie that provided the plot for the Simpsons episode “Bart Gets Hit by a Car” and possibly much more.
Oscars Special 2025
Adam and Nate review the 97th Academy Awards, and compare their top five movies of 2024.
Ben-Hur (1959)
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the epic Simpsons-Critic crossover “A Star Is Burns,” we fill in an equally epic blind spot—Ben-Hur.
Wild Wild West
Nate and Adam revisit the notorious flop Wild Wild West and its eight-legged Simpsons parody in “The Sweetest Apu."
The Terminator with Matt Lynch • Non-Denominational Holiday Fun Fest III
Critic and podcaster Matt Lynch joins Nate and Adam to unwrap Simpsons holiday episode “Grift of the Magi” and its spoof of James Cameron’s The Terminator.
The Magic Christian
Adam and Nate watch The Magic Christian, an adaptation of Terry Southern’s satirical novel that inspired The Simpsons episode “Homer vs. Dignity.”
All the President’s Men with Devan Scott
For our election day special, Devan Scott joins the podcast to dissect All the President’s Men and its Simpsons send-up in “Sideshow Bob Roberts.”
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