Episodes

  • Movies Featuring Wrestlers (feat. Austin and Ben)

    Movies Featuring Wrestlers (feat. Austin and Ben)
    Jul 5 2026
    We talk about movies featuring current/former wrestlers. These are not movies about wrestlers, but instead usually "bad" action movies with wrestlers in the lead or supporting roles. We then each rate these movies on 4 categories and Ben uses his advanced analytics to determine the King of the Hill of the Fan & The Critic. Instagram: thefanandthecritic
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    2 hrs and 18 mins
  • Greek Mythology Movies (feat. Ben and David)

    Greek Mythology Movies (feat. Ben and David)
    May 4 2026
    Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey has us thinking about every Greek mythology movie ever made — so Ben and David join Carson and Paolo to crown the best Zeus and Hercules, argue over which myths Hollywood still hasn't touched, and cast our own Greek Mythology Cinematic Universe. Instagram: thefanandthecritic
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    1 hr and 52 mins
  • Formative Movie Moments (feat. Ben and Elon)

    Formative Movie Moments (feat. Ben and Elon)
    Mar 10 2026
    Ben and Elon stop by to talk about the movies that made us who we are — the ones we watched too young, the ones that hit different now, and the ones we're a little embarrassed to admit shaped us. It starts sentimental, gets weird, gets serious, then gets weird again, and somehow ends with a horror movie game. Instagram: thefanandthecritic
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    2 hrs and 37 mins
  • Top 10 Movies of 2025

    Top 10 Movies of 2025
    Jan 24 2026
    Carson and Paolo run down their Top 10 movies of 2025. Carson's list is the usual pretentious indie picks, except this year Paolo's is almost entirely horror — proof that nine years in, we still don't watch the same movies. Instagram: thefanandthecritic
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    1 hr and 53 mins
  • Christmas Movie Trivia (feat. Ben)

    Christmas Movie Trivia (feat. Ben)
    Dec 17 2025
    Carson built a Christmas movie trivia quiz that wildly overestimates how much anyone else knows about Christmas movies, Ben included. Spoiler: not everyone has watched Scrooged (1988) twenty-plus times like Carson has, and that shocks him every single time. Instagram: thefanandthecritic
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Best Horror Franchises Ranked (feat. Ben and Peter)

    Best Horror Franchises Ranked (feat. Ben and Peter)
    Oct 30 2025
    Ben and Peter join Carson and Paolo to dig into the horror franchises that have lasted longest and the ones that should've stopped a sequel or two ago. Expect strong opinions, dumb tangents, and at least one franchise we change our minds about mid-conversation. Instagram: thefanandthecritic
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    2 hrs and 3 mins
  • 80s Fantasy Movies and Playing DnD (feat. Peter)

    80s Fantasy Movies and Playing DnD (feat. Peter)
    Sep 9 2025
    Peter comes back to talk 80s fantasy movies and our ongoing D&D campaign, and yes, it's another two-hour episode. We had a great time recording it — whether you have a great time listening is between you and your podcast app. Instagram: thefanandthecritic
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    2 hrs and 12 mins
  • Movie Reviews - Wicked and Emilia Perez

    Movie Reviews - Wicked and Emilia Perez
    Jul 13 2025
    Carson gets tied to a chair (figuratively, mostly) and forced to sit through a stack of movie musicals, including Wicked and Emilia Pérez, and finds at least one nice thing to say about each. Our guests actually know what makes a musical good or bad, which helps. Instagram: thefanandthecritic
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    1 hr and 33 mins