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New special episode out now! We enter the world of Victorian London yet again with the new Netflix film Enola Holmes 2. We get right into picking apart the multiple mysteries, discuss how our feelings compare to the original, debate how the film handled the balance between being an Enola vs a Sherlock movie, andContinue reading “Episode 72- Enola Holmes”

New episode out now! We encounter another jewel-heist-in-London-involving-Muppets film with 2014’s Muppets Most Wanted! We discuss the appeal of the Muppets and how the format they’re in can really make or break the offbeat humor, and debate whether this movie accomplished that traditional zaniness. We talk about how we love the practical nature of theContinue reading “Episode 71- Muppets Most Wanted”

New episode out now! We dip back into the world of a CBS procedural with the season one episode of The Mentalist, “Russet Potatoes”.  We discuss the trope of “odd specialist consultant helps law enforcement” and how this show attempts to explore that idea, and debate whether or not it succeeds. We also have someContinue reading “Episode 70- The Mentalist”

New episode out now! We cover a comic book for the first time on the podcast for our 69th episode! (Nice.) The four of us read Volume 1 of Wicked Things by John Allison and Max Sarin. We discuss the character of Charlotte Grote, the teen detective, and how her methods compare to other crime-solversContinue reading “Episode 69- Wicked Things”

New episode out now! We enter the quippy, extremely 2000’s world of Veronica Mars right at the beginning with the pilot episode. We cover the “Nancy Drew meets Philip Marlowe” of it all, how the show utilizes PI tropes (or PI-ness, if you will) but gives them a fresher look with a cynical teenage protagonistContinue reading “Episode 68- Veronica Mars”

New episode out now! We watched the pilot episode of Ripper Street, “I Need Light”, and dig into the ins and outs of Victorian crime once again. We discuss the wonderfully detailed world-building, from the great costumes, to the period-specific dialogue and parlance, to the masses of set dressing that give a lived-in feeling. WeContinue reading “Episode 67- Ripper Street”

New episode up now, man! We watched The Big Lebowski and started right in with quoting this cult classic. We discussed the character of The Dude and his place in the story, as well as examining the other very Coen-y characters that fill out The Dude’s world. We get into the complications of Walter’s personalityContinue reading “Episode 66- The Big Lebowski”

New episode out now! We watched the pilot episode/movie of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency. We discuss the unique challenges Precious faces in opening her detective business, think that the characters all feel fleshed out despite some initial stereotyping, and love that the entire series was shot on location in Botswana. We get intoContinue reading “Episode 65- The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency”

New episode up now! We watched the 2020 film The Kid Detective starring Adam Brody and wow—everyone in this movie needs therapy. We discuss the clear themes of trauma and depression that thread throughout, love the use of cinematography and music to aid the storytelling, are surprised by how dark the movie gets, and talkContinue reading “Episode 64- The Kid Detective (2020)”

We explore the world of Jane Austen with the 2013 miniseries Death Comes to Pemberley, based on the 2011 novel of the same name. We get into the disjointed feeling we felt while watching and try to figure out what this adaptation was really trying to be – a murder mystery with Austen characters orContinue reading “Episode 63- Death Comes to Pemberley (2013)”