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Back to SearchPMP#212: Holiday Romance Films
Season 6 Episode 212
The Hallmark Channel became famous for producing low-budget, formulaic Christmas films, and this has spread to other outlets, sometimes with higher b…
5 months ago
PMP#211: Slow Horses and Predecessors
Season 6 Episode 211
We discuss the British spy show based on the novels of Mick Herron, which are in turn firmly in a tradition of anti-007 books by John le Carré. Featu…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
PMP#210: One Paul Thomas Anderson Film After Another
Season 6 Episode 210
In light of One Battle After Another, Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn, and Al walk through the range of his films from his 1996 crime film Hard Eight throug…
6 months ago
PMP#209: Alien Franchised
Season 6 Episode 209
In light of Noah Hawley TV show Alien Earth, Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn and Al revisit the franchise through its seven canon films beginning with Ridle…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
PMP#208: An Ed Gein Halloween
Season 6 Episode 208
It's a special two-hander where Mark and Lawrence reflect on the appeal of horror and how the new Monster: Ed Gein Netflix show has to contribute, gi…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
PMP#207: Spinal Tap and Other Fake Bands
Season 6 Episode 207
Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn, and Al watched Spinal Tap and its new sequel, and we throw these into a mix with K-Pop Demon Hunters and other films and sh…
7 months, 1 week ago
PMP#206: Abbott Elementary Did Not Win an Emmy This Year, But…
Season 6 Episode 206
For our Emmys/back-to-school episode, we cover the pinnacle of the current network sitcom landscape: The six-time 2025 Emmy nominated Abbott Elementa…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
PMP#205: Fantastical Foursome
Season 6 Episode 205
What do we expect out of a superhero film? Does it need overqualified dramatic actors? Does it even need a real budget?
Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn, and…
8 months, 1 week ago
PMP#204: Naked Gun Rapid Firing
Season 5 Episode 204
What is the state of the stream-of-gags formula that used to stand tall in the films of the Zucker Brothers (mainly Airplane) and Mel Brooks? A new g…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
PMP#203: What Superman?
Season 5 Episode 203
In light of the new James Gunn film Superman, Mark, Lawrence, Sarahlyn, and Al talk about the character, his stories, and past films and shows.
Did Z…
9 months, 1 week ago