This week, James, Jerah and Jon are covering Goat, directed by Tyler Dillihay, screenplay by Aaron Buchsbaum and Teddy Riley, story by Nicolas Curcio and Peter Chiarelli, starring Caleb McLaughlin, Gabrielle Union, Aaron Pierre, Nicola Coughlan, David Harbour, Nick Kroll, Jennifer Lewis, Patton Oswalt, Jelly Roll, Jennifer Hudson, Sherry Cola, Eduardo Franco, Andrew Santino, Bobby Lee, and Stephen Curry. Together, they discuss who knew when which Avatar would come out, Goat’s extensive voice cast, what it lost out to at the box office its opening weekend, the politics of Jelly Roll, and much, much more! Listen to the full episode on Patreon or Red Circle's Exclusive Feed!

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This week, James, Jerah and Jon are joined by writer and comedian Tim Barnes (Judge Travis, Maurice on Mars) to cover Loving (2016), written and directed by Jeff Nichols, starring Joel Edgerton, Ruth Negga, Marton Csokas, Nick Kroll, and Michael Shannon. Together, they discuss how this Black History Month hasn’t quite been feeling like Black History Month, Brian Cox’s work as the voice of McDonald’s, being surprised by Nick Kroll, Will Smith’s music, how Loving is like Avatar, and much, much more! 

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This week, James, Jerah and Jon are covering The Wrecking Crew, directed by Ángel Manuel Soto, written by Jonathan Tropper, starring Jason Momoa, Dave Bautista, Claes Bang, Temuera Morrison, Jacob Batalon, Frankie Adams, Miyavi, Stephen Root, and Morena Baccarin. Together, they discuss pairing Drax and Aquaman, recent trailers they’ve been loving, whether or not leaving the record registers for listeners, having a Brat summer, and much, much more! Listen to the full episode on Patreon or Red Circle's Exclusive Feed!

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This week, James, Jerah and Jon are covering Unstoppable (2024), directed by William Goldenberg, screenplay by Eric Champnella, Alex Harris, and John Hindman, based on the book of the same name by Anthony Robles and Austin Murphy, starring Jarrell Jerome, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña, Don Cheadle, and Jennifer Lopez. Together, they discuss the kind of wrestling they’re discussing this episode, what happened to Black-led studio releases, how to get on a podcast, what they think about film festival standing ovations, how many days Don Cheadle spent working on the film, and much, much more! 

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This week, James, Jerah and Jon are joined by the great comedian, writer, and podcaster Brandon Collins (Drunk Black History) to cover Night Patrol, directed by Ryan Prows, written by Shaye Ogbonna, Ryan Prows, Tim Cairo, and Jake Gibson, starring Jermaine Fowler, Justin Long, Freddie Gibbs, RJ Cyler, YG, Nicki Micheaux, Flying Lotus, CM Punk, and Dermot Mulroney. Together, they discuss seeing the film in theaters, whether or not this is Jermaine Fowler's first time being first-billed, how well the show's audience knows Freddie Gibbs, why James' camera is off, and much, much more! Listen to the full episode on Patreon or Red Circle's Exclusive Feed!

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This week, Jerah and Jon are covering F1, directed by Joe Kosinski, screenplay by Ehren Kruger, starring Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Tobias Menzies, and Javier Bardem. Together, they discuss James' ongoing vacation, whether or not Damson’s a lead of the film, what quote they would do if they were doing quotes, and much, much more! Listen to the full episode on Patreon or Red Circle's Exclusive Feed!

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This week, Jerah and Jon are covering Play Dirty, directed by Shane Black, written by Shane Black, Charles Monday, and Anthony Bagarozzi, starring Mark Wahlberg, LaKeith Stanfield, Rosa Salazar, Keegan-Michael Key, Chukwudi Izumi, Nat Wolff, Gretchen Mol, Thomas Jane, and Tony Shalhoub. Together, they discuss the episode being a mess, James’ absence, the film’s deceptive LaKeith-centric marketing, where all the Black men-led films are of late, what they should discuss next, and much, much more! 

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While the show is on break for the holidays, we're replaying some classic holiday episodes!

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This week we get into the spirit with Malcom D. Lee's The Best Man Holiday (2013). A tightly constructed romantic comedy with Taye Diggs, Sanaa Lathan, Morris Chestnut, Terrence Howard. Oh you haven't heard of it? Why is that!? Instead of Love Actually for the 10th time, give this a look!

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While the show is on break for the holidays, we're replaying some classic holiday episodes!

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It’s the Holiday Season! James, Jerah, and Jonathan are joined by Tessa Hersh to discuss David E. Talbert’s 2020 instant classic, “Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey.” The musical follows a toymaker who rediscovers that everything is possible, if you believe. It stars Forest Whitaker, Keegan-Michael Key, Hugh Bonneville, Anika Noni Rose, Madalen Mills, Phylicia Rashad, Lisa Davina Phillip, and Rick Martin.

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PRODUCTION NOTE: The show is taking the next two weeks off for the holidays—we will be back with new episodes in January!

This week, Jerah and Jon are covering Dashing Through the Snow (2023), directed by Tim Story, screenplay by Scott Rosenberg, starring Lil Red Howery, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Teyonah Parris, Oscar Nunez, Madison Skye Validum, and Mary Lynn Rajskub. Together, they discuss Scott Rosenberg’s career, whether or not Bray’s losing it, where James is, what Dashing Through the Snow is, the other Black-led holiday films they’ve covered, and much, much more! Listen to the full episode on Patreon or Red Circle's Exclusive Feed!

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This week, James and Jon welcome comedian and writer Ian Edwards (Untitled: The Comedy Special You Didn’t Know You Needed) to cover Being Eddie, directed by Angus Wall, starring Eddie Murphy, Dave Chapelle, and Jerry Seinfeld. Together, they discuss where Jerah is, how you even rate a documentary like Being Eddie, what it’s like seeing someone with such extreme talent come into their own, Eddie's peers' feelings about him, his house, their personal Eddie histories, and much, much more! 

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