Movie Fighters

At Wizard World Winston-Salem last weekend, we loaded up on all-you-can-drink soda from a booth that was offering seven different flavors, all (except the diet root beer) with pure cane sugar. Experience it with us.

Listener Patrick Faner sent us A LOT of snacks from the Philippines, and we're trying half of them on this episode! We're saving the sweet ones for later, but all the savory snacks--chips, mostly--are in our sights. A lot of them are...very familiar!

Yes, we started a new series of cartoon movies intended for young girls. In particular, this one has some striking similarities to one of the My Little Pony: Equestria Girls movies we watched, so we got out our compare-and-contrast tools to see which one had the edge. This one has Granny Goodness in it, by the way, so it's off to a strong start.

We've talked about it for a long time, so we're finally diving into 1990's Darkman, a strange, personality-filled 1990 superhero movie that shares a lot of the DNA of Tim Burton Batman but also has a whole lot of Raimi weirdness and a little bit of Dick Tracy built in, too. Not only does it have a Danny Elfman score, but it's also got Liam Neeson acting buck wild.

From Heroes Con in Charlotte, North Carolina, we're keeping it close this time by doing some tests with regional sodas.

We went to a snack Mecca in Ohio. Listen as we describe its glory and wonder, then try some local-favorite chips, exotic jerky and assorted sodas. Plus, Matt ruins his mouth with hot sauce.

It's our second time going to a movie theater for a Movie Fighters and our second video-game-based movie starring Dwayne Rocky "The Rock" Maivia Johnson, as we watch the 2018 blockbuster Rampage for this week's show. Guess what: It's bad! Like, shockingly bad. Marvel as we are utterly baffled by the choices in this movie, including every line of dialogue and the accent Jeffrey Dean Morgan chooses for his character. Also: We recorded this in a hotel room, so sorry for any poppin' p's!

We're wrapping up our run of Faux-nans with a 1983 barbarian movie led by a woman, and that might just rule.

A listener sent us some candy bars and chips from Ecuador, and we're psyched to try them!

Matt lost a trivia contest fair and square, so he has to try some truly gross Oreos. Or are they? See how he liked Hot & Spicy Cinnamon, Cinnamon Bun, Peeps and Red Velvet flavors of a cookie that really shouldn't be messed with.

Is it a movie? Is it a TV series? Is it an OAV? Whatever it is, we're watching the three-episode Netflix series about the Pony Girls. None of our questions are answered. (Also: Apologies for some poppin' p's. We weren't using our usual audio setup.)

The series we've lovingly dubbed No-nans is back as we watch 1982's Ator the Fighting Eagle, a Conan ripoff that was at the very least timely, if nothing else.

It's that time of year, so we're trying some tasty treats sold by the Girl Scouts!

We visited JJ's Red Hots in Charlotte, NC, for a very special meal situation! Chris, Matt and special guest Chad Bowers each tried one or more specialty hot dogs, as well as some famous sides!

Look, everybody. We needed this. To kick off 2018, we're watching a classic. That's right. The 1982 film The Beastmaster, directed by Don Coscarelli, is kicking off a series of fantasy films! It's on AmazonPrime if you want to watch along.

Listener Lucas Brown has sent us another batch of Tim-Tams from Australia, so we're going to try them! These are gelato-inspired Tim-Tams, which means there's a real gourmet feel to them. Plus, they're Tim-Tams, so they're already probably pretty good. See how they stack up! Also: We rank the best food at Dollywood!

For this year's holiday movie, we chose something that is only holiday-related in the most inexplicable of ways: 2017's Pottersville, a tax dodge disguised as a movie with an astonishingly accomplished and overqualified cast. Is it set at Christmas? Yes. Is it somehow related to It's a Wonderful Life? Kinda? That's tough to figure. Does it represent any of the good feelings associated with Christmas or It's a Wonderful Life? Not for a second. Pottersville is on Netflix, so watch along with us if you can stomach it.

We're back with the snacks, and trying an assortment of candy from Vietnam! Much like the Beijing Special Product bag from our first two specials, many of these didn't have readable labels, so we're flying blind. Will we come out OK? Listen and find out?

Did you miss us? We're back! And we're poppin' the Squad! That's right. We wanted to do something big after an unexpected break, and so we're bringing you the much-requested Suicide Squad for this month's show. It's on HBO's various streaming options now if you want to watch along with us.

We're back and we're snackin'! This month, we're trying several bars purchased at Kramarczuk's deli in Minneapolis! Many of them are wafer bars, and while that seems right up our alley, they're not all as perfect and beautiful as we'd hoped, though a few do manage to succeed. Learn about the conundrum of delicate milk along with us!