Tag: Geek Girl Riot
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A Rose-Colored MICHAEL Biopic, You, Me & Tuscany First Reactions, Andy Weir x Project Hail Mary Revisited
We examine the new Michael Jackson biopic, share our first reactions to You, Me & Tuscany, and revisit our chat with Project Hail Mary author Andy Weir.
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‘The Drama’ – Who’s the Villain and What is it Saying + A Little Mario Bros
We shout out The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, before diving into The Drama, the ethical questions it raises, and other difficult stories.
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GGR Interview Episode: Zazie Beetz x They Will Kill You at BlerdCon 2026, Andy Weir x Project Hail Mary, Hoppers
We chat with Zazie Beetz about They Will Kill You, and sit down with Andy Weir to talk Project Hail Mary. Plus revisit our Hoppers first reactions!
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One Piece: Into the Grand Line (Season 2) – Baroque Works and Giants and Chopper We’re High
Geek Girl Riot is sailing into the Grand Line for a no-holds-barred discussion of One Piece Season 2 on Netflix.
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Project Hail Mary – Defying Gravity
Join our intrepid crew of space travelers for a journey across the galaxy to talk all things Project Hail Mary.
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Bridgerton Season 4, Part 2 – Benophie Happily Ever After
Dearest gentle listeners, Ladies Whimsnicole and Abdulbakiton wish to welcome you back to another Bridgerton discussion, this time serving up all the tea on Season 4, Part 2.
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Sundance 2026 Last Looks, Pillion, Send Help
Get into our Rioters’ 2026 Sundance picks, along with our first reactions to Pillion and Send Help.
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‘Wonder Man’ and ‘Bridgerton’ Season 4 HOT GOSS: Pouring out the Tea (A LARP)
Our Rioters break down the new Marvel/Disney+ series Wonder Man, before journeying over to Regency-era London to spill all the tea on Bridgerton Season 4.
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Trainwrecks, Book Genres, and ‘The Starseekers’ Preview
It’s time for some real talk about the latest trainwrecks, magical realism, and Nicole Glover’s new novel The Starseekers. Listen in!
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RIOTUS Best Anime of 2025
The RIOTUS Anime Society is gifting you with a list of the best Anime of 2025—argue with the streets (or make some recommendations ’cause we want more)
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Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair, Street Fighter Posters, John Cena Takes a Bow – A RIOTUS Extra Innings
As a holiday treat, listen in for an Extra Festive Innings with Sherin & Julian.
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Entertainment News, Marty Supreme, and The Favorite Things We Saw
Join Sherin, Mae, and William for a breakdown of that rocky Netflix-Warner Bros. deal, a teaser review of Marty Supreme, and a roundup of their fave TV & movies of the year.
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Percy Jackson And The Olympians S2 Might As Well Be A Siren Song, We Are So In
Percy, Annabeth, and the cyclops Tyson face cannibals, chariots, and the call of the sea in Season 2 of Percy Jackson and the Olympians
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Geek Girl Riot Reacts to ‘AVATAR: Fire and Ash’ – Is this James Cameron’s DUNE?
Sherin, Mae, Julian, and Sam saw Avatar: Fire and Ash. Now you can watch our first reactions, fresh out of the theater, wherever you get your social media
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Wunmi Mosaku on Sinners, Teyana Taylor on One Battle After Another, Sherin & Mae on Marty Supreme and Zootopia 2, Fionna and Cake Interviews at NYCC 2025
We chat with Wunmi Mosaku, Teyana Taylor, and the cast & creators of Fionna & Cake. Plus, hear some hot takes on Marty Supreme and Zootopia 2!
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Another RIOTUS Melee with Pluribus, Wake Up Dead Man, and Is This Thing On?
We debate and delight in Pluribus, Wake Up Dead Man, and Is This Thing On? Then pick a few favorites of the year, including Chainsaw Man and a juke joint full of Sinners.
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Teyana Taylor on the Moment that Broke Perfidia in ‘One Battle After Another’
Teyana Taylor and Sherin talk about Perfidia’s pivotal moment in One Battle After Another
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Music Moves Us On Screen, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – Infinity Castle Revisited
Settle in for a marvelous conversation about soundtracks and scores, before revisiting our chat about all things Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – Infinity Castle.
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Rental Family, Cinco Paul x Schmigadoon!, MoRin Morning Chat
Catch up on the latest pop culture, hear our thoughts on the new film Rental Family, and revisit our Schmigadoon! chat with creator Cinco Paul.
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‘Natchez’ & ‘Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted’ Conversations from DC/DOX 2025
Hear Sherin’s DC/DOX panel conversation with the Natchez creators, and revisit her time with the team behind Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted.
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – Infinity Castle, Marvel Zombies
It’s time for our Rioters to let out all their feels about Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba – Infinity Castle. Plus, hear their spoiler-free teaser of Marvel Zombies.
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The Thursday Murder Club, BronzeLens 2025, Lynley, KPOPPED, Bon Appétit, Your Majesty
Sherin, Monique, and Philip get together for a deliciously jam-packed episode filled with cozy mysteries, film festivals, and food-fueled portal fantasies.
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The Thursday Murder Club is a Feel-Good Story Any Day of the Week
Granny hobbies are all the rage right now, are senior citizen serials soon to follow? Let’s talk Thursday Murder Club now streaming on Netflix.
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Otakon 2025, Peacemaker S2, Highest 2 Lowest, Fast & Furious vs John Wick vs Transformers
Hear our hot takes on Otakon, Peacemaker S2, and Highest 2 Lowest. Also, hich franchise is king: Fast & Furious, John Wick, or Transformers?
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On Geek Girl Riot: KPop Demon Hunters REVISITED – First Reaction
Y’all might have to slap KPop Demon Hunters out of our hands because we can’t stop.
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San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) 2025 – Boots on the Ground (Where the Fans Are At), Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, Eyes of Wakanda
Julian tells us about his time at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, before our Rioters dive into Eyes of Wakanda and Shinobi: Art of Vengeance.
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The Fantastic Four: First Steps – First Thoughts [Spoiler-Free Review]
Sherin, Julian, and special guest host Sarahti saw The Fantastic Four: First Steps earlier this week and recorded their immediate spoiler-free reactions right out of the theater.
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James Gunn’s Superman – Spoiler-Free Review, All-Star Superman
Sherin, Julian, and Philip are joined by special guest Sarahti to give you a spoiler-free review of James Gunn’s Superman.
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A SUPERMAN Worth Waiting For
Humanity, humor, and a hero who makes you believe again—read why this Superman is worth the wait.
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KPop Demon Hunters (+ What to Watch Next), Ironheart, Superman Promos
Celebrate KPop Demon Hunters with RIOTUS + JVS Media! Plus, hear our Rioters’ takes on Marvel’s Ironheart series, the latest Superman promos, and our latest review drop.
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BIG MONSTER FEELINGS Panel at LightReel Film Fest 2025
Hear the BIG MONSTER FEELINGS panel, recorded live from DC’s LightReel Film Festival.
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BIG MONSTER FEELINGS Today at the Lightreel Film Festival
Some of your favorite RIOTERS & Friends are at Union Market today to defend out picks for best monster scenes in the movies.
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RIOTUS Melee: The Phoenician Scheme, Karate Kid: Legends, Dogma, The Librarians: The Next Chapter feat. Dean Devlin
Our hosts get into The Phoenician Scheme, Karate Kid: Legends, and Dogma. Plus, hear from The Librarians: The Next Chapter’s executive producer Dean Devlin.
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Cowboy Carter Tour Recap, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, Superman, Forever – A RIOTUS Melee
Special guest hosts Adrienne Boykins and Tiesha Brunson join Sherin and Julian to chat about Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Tour, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, the Superman trailer, Forever, and more!
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Thunderbolts* – A Spoilerific Stream of Consciousness RIOTUS Melee
Sherin, Julian, and Drew ring the Spoiler Siren and dive right into all things Thunderbolts*.
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RIOTUS Melee: ‘Sinners’, ‘Andor’ S2, Extra Innings
It’s a RIOTUS melee talking Sinners and Andor season 2!
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‘The Last of Us’ S2, ‘Sinners’, ‘The Amateur’, ‘Warfare’, ‘G20’, ‘Lazarus’
The Last of Us S2 has taken over our Rioters’ brains this week, who provide us with a spoilerific breakdown of the first episode. They also get into Sinners, The Amateur, Warfare, G20, and Lazarus,…
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DJ Ben Ha Meen Talks ‘Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze’ OGN at Fantom Comics
GGR has teamed up with Fantom Comics in DC to bring you a conversation with DJ Ben Ha Meen, the co-creator of the new space opera, Jimi Hendrix: Purple Haze.
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‘Daredevil: Born Again’, ‘Am I Being Unreasonable?’ S2, ‘The Studio’, ‘Pretty Pretty Please I Don’t Want to be a Magical Girl’
It’s time for our Rioters to suit up and dive into Daredevil: Born Again, before exploring what they want from the next phase of Marvel superheroes/vigilantes. But first, some TV recs!
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‘All-Star Superman’, ‘Reacher’ S3 x ‘Commando’, ‘Lesbian Space Princess’, Book Talk
Here’s another Geek Girl Riot smorgasbord for you to enjoy, including Superman hot takes, Reacher and Commando mash-ups, and some delicious film & book recs.
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SCAD TVFest 2025 Wrap-Up
Hear our roundup of this year’s SCAD TVFest, including snippets of panels from Marvel, Hallmark, Sony, and beyond.
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Whachudoin’? with Cinco Paul, Oscar Nominations with Brandon Troy, ‘Harlem’ S3
We chat with Cinco Paul about Schmigadoon!’s stage adaptation, before Sherin throws the mic to Brandon Troy to chat Oscar nominations. Finally, we dig into season 3 of Harlem.
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‘XO, Kitty’ Season 2: She’s Drama-Free, But Who Are We Kidding?
XO, Kitty is back! (with a rocky start after last season’s chaos)
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‘One of Them Days’ Preview, Whachudoin’? with Angela Henry
Our Rioters dive into a spoiler-free preview of One of Them Days, before Sherin sits down with author and Riotus pal Angela Henry!
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Trainwrecks and Crash-Outs
We’re only a week into 2025 and our Rioters have already run out of F’s to give.
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The Season of THAT GIRL: ‘Jentry Chau vs The Underworld’, Book Recs & Wonderings, Down the Witches’ Road
Y’all know how much GGR celebrates women—and this episode dials it up to 11. From Jentry Chau vs The Underworld to Wicked to the fierce femme leads in their book recs, our Rioters are fully…
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Anime, Book Review, Books, Events, Feature, Film, Film Review, Game Review, Games, Interview, Lightning Recs, News, Romanclusivity, TV Appetizer, TV Review, TV-Stream1000 Posts and We’re Only One and a Half
Thanks for helping us grow so fast!
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PBS ‘Renegades’ Roundtable: Breaking Barriers, Making History — Untold Stories of Disabled Renegades
GGR talks to the folks behind the PBS series Renegades: Executive Producer Charlotte Mangin, Series Producer Amanda Upson, Producer and Researcher Ryan Camarda, Renegades’ host Lachi, and of course, yours truly, Day Al-Mohamed.
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2024 Film Chat, ‘Wicked’
Sherin and Julian are joined by special guest host and fellow critic Tim Gordon to dive into their top movie picks of 2024—and also some of the problems with the industry. Sherin is then joined…
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Nkechi Okoro Carroll, PBS ‘Renegades’ x Day Al-Mohamed & Lachi, ‘Invincible Fight Girl’ x Juston G-Montgomery, ‘CROSS’ x NYCC, ‘The Penguin’
Sherin chats with NBC’s Found creator Nkechi Okoro Carroll, before sitting down with Day Al-Mohamed and Lachi to celebrate Renegades.
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NYCC Catch-up, ‘Invincible Fight Girl’ feat. Juston Gordon-Montgomery, ‘Shrinking’ S2, PBS ‘Renegades’ Aftershow #5: Brad Lomax
Julian recaps his time at this year’s New York Comic Con; our Rioters tease Invincible Fight Girl and Philip chats with executive producer Juston Gordon-Montgomery; Sherin and Alex share their love for Shrinking S2; and…
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‘CROSS’ Interview at NYCC, PBS ‘Renegades’ Aftershow #4: Thomas Wiggins
Hear from the cast & creators of CROSS live from NYCC, then get into our fourth PBS Renegades Aftershow that honors Thomas Wiggins.
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‘Piece by Piece’, Superfan Test Groups, PBS ‘Renegades’ Aftershow #3: Celestine Tate Harrington
We get deep into our creativity with Piece by Piece, and deep into our feelings about how toxic the relationship between franchises and fandom has become.
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The Sun Yet Shines (But for How Long): ‘The Rings of Power’ S2 Closing Time, PBS ‘Renegades’ Aftershow #2: Daniel K. Inouye
Our intrepid Rioters head back to Middle-earth to break down Season 2 of The Rings of Power in all its glory. You’ll also hear our second PBS Renegades Aftershow, this time celebrating Daniel K. Inouye.
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PBS ‘Renegades’ Aftershow #1: Judy-Lynn del Rey, Aspire TV’s ‘The Level Up Experiment’
Our Rioters are a talented bunch, so this week’s episode highlights some of their TV show achievements!
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Crime & Wickedness: ‘The Penguin’ and ‘Agatha All Along’
Our Rioters dive into The Penguin and Agatha All Along, along with some entertainment news and anime recs.
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‘The Substance’, With No Substance
A review of the film “The Substance” starring Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley.
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You Keep the Thrones, Give Me the Rings: ‘The Rings of Power’ Season 2
We’re halfway through the second season of The Rings of Power, which means it’s long overdue that we unleash our Tolkien-heads from the depths of Middle-earth to talk about it.
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Extra Innings – Kravitz Family Fineness, the MCU’s Doctor Doom and the Conversation from There
Sherin and Julian had such a riot chatting about Blink Twice on last week’s episode that they kept the fire going—for a whole new episode this week!
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Alien: Romulus
On May 25th, 1979, we learned that no one could hear you scream in space and that silence is just the sound of death in Alien: Romulus.
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‘Sing Sing’ Conversation, ‘Rustin’ Interviews with Colman Domingo & George C. Wolfe
Hear from the cast & crew of Sing Sing for a special post-screening conversation in DC, before revisiting our interviews with Colman Domingo and George C. Wolfe about Rustin.
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On Geek Girl Riot: Deadpool & Wolverine, Batman: Caped Crusader, Jee Young Han x UnPrisoned
Our Rioters celebrate the chaotic brilliance of Deadpool & Wolverine as well as the noir genius of Batman: Caped Crusader. Sherin also chats with Jee Young Han all about UnPrisoned season 2.
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Space Cadet feat. Liz W. Garcia, Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted feat. Isaac Gale & Ben Wu, Dead Boy Detectives Interviews
Sherin chats with writer/director Liz W. Garcia about Space Cadet, before moderating a discussion with director Isaac Gale and producer Ben Wu about Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted. We also revisit our time spent…
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Doctor Who – Baby, What’s Wrong with the Universe?
Sherin, Philip, and Alice Meichi Li are back and circling the Tardis in a riveting Doctor Who episode aptly titled, “Baby, What’s Wrong with the Universe?” They embark on an exhaustive journey through each episode…
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On Geek Girl Riot: To Bridgerton, (Mostly) With Love
Dearest gentle reader, the first half of Bridgerton season 3 has arrived and thus, the right honorable ladies of Geek Girl Riot cordially invite you for a spot of afternoon tea and gossip.
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Road House (2024) Cast Interviews Preview
Join Sherin Nicole on the Geek Girl Riot podcast as she dives into the world of Road House (2024) with an exclusive interview featuring the movie’s phenomenal cast! First up, we have Jake Gyllenhaal, Daniela…
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Kirby Interview for SUGAR on Apple TV+
Sherin explores into the glitzy, gritty, and captivating world of ‘Sugar’ in a chat with the lovely and amazing Kirby, who brings the character Ruby to life on-screen. They delve into the complex relationship between…
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Her Pretty Lies by Angela Henry
Her Pretty Lies by Angela Henry tosses us into the chaotic life of a grad student named Kendall: she’s broke AF, her fellowship is in limbo, and her love life is a bad romance. And…
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Challengers, George Rexstrew and Jayden Revri x Dead Boy Detectives, SPY x FAMILY Code: White, Kaiju No. 8, Wind Breaker
The Dead Boy Detectives AKA George Rexstrew and Jayden Revri stop by for a chat. Our Rioters also get into Challengers, Fallout, and some of the anime picks they’ve been loving lately.
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Back to Black, Yuyu Kitamura x Dead Boy Detectives, X-Men ’97
Yuyu Kitamura stops by to talk Dead Boy Detectives. Sherin & Philip also get into Back to Black, X-Men ’97, and their fave SFF & paranormal Netflix adaptations.
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Sugar feat. Kirby, Cowboy Carter, Entertainment Wishes & Tributes, Road House Interviews
The always wonderful Kirby chats with GGR all about Apple TV+’s new series Sugar. Then Sherin & Monique get together for one of their classic chitchats, before revisiting our interviews with the cast of Road…
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The Greatest Hits: No Satisfaction
I was set for The Greatest Hits to be a swoony dram-com I couldn’t resist. Everything is there, inventive concept, engaging characters, and honest yet romantic dialogue. This movie has the ingredients that could have…
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Diarra from Detroit – Mystery Lyrics with a Detroit Beat
Diarra from Detroit gives: What if Veronica Mars but in Detroit? And that’s what got us hooked.
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Road House Cast Interviews & Preview, Girls5eva, Irish Wish, Entertainment News
Sherin chats with the cast of Road House for GGR’s preview of the new movie. Our Rioters also get into Girls5eva, Irish Wish, and some entertainment news near and dear to their hearts.
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Reinaldo Marcus Green and Bob Marley: One Love, Dune: Part Two
GGR chats with director Reinaldo Marcus Green about Bob Marley: One Love, before getting stuck into all things Dune: Part Two.
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Avatar: The Last Airbender Has Been Renewed for Two More Seasons at Netflix
Netflix has renewed the series for seasons 2 and 3.
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Avatar: The Last Airbender Live Action Spoiler-Free Preview
Our Rioters get you fired up & ready for Netflix’s live action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender with this spoiler-free preview episode.
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The Vince Staples Show + Black Absurdism
Our Rioters were so busy getting down with Usher during the Super Bowl that they only managed to squeeze in one new segment all about The Vince Staples Show, before throwing it back to our…
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Lisa Frankenstein: This Undead Heart Misses a Few Beats
Here’s what we’re about to do. We’re about to go back. How far back? 1818 but also the 1980s because Frankenstein is shambling back for a revival. We had a fair warning when the Oscar-nominated…
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Mrs & Mr Spy: The Second Helping
We know how much y’all loved our Mrs & Mr Spy episode last year and now we’re back for another mission. Hear our Rioters’ hot takes on the Grammys, Argylle, Mr & Mrs Smith, Wild…
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SCRAMBLED (2023)
The debut Leah McKendrick cracks open the complexities of fertility with its woman-disrupted sense of humor
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Echoes of the Flower Moon: Martin Scorsese and Lily Gladstone at the National Museum of the American Indian
Sherin and Julian headed out to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian for a special event: a Killers of the Flower Moon ‘Clips and Conversations’ hosted by CNN’s Jake Tapper, featuring Academy Award…
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EXPATS (2024)
Delving into the lives of a close-knit expatriate community, the drama explores the mercurial interplay of friendships, rivalries, and secrets among a group of women, their men, and their other loves, after a series of…
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CRIMINAL RECORD
Are you caught up with Criminal Record yet? This new burner is a hard-bitten London crime drama about the police (pronounced POH-lice for emphasis because this series hits)
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Fitting In (for AWFJ)
This tale of teenaged awakening focuses on the upheaval that detonates when a girl realizes she’s not what society calls “normal”
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Oscars 2024 Nominations Live
Recorded live as the 2024 Oscar nominations dropped, hear our Rioters’ immediate reactions as they run through the list.
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Echo, True Detective: Night Country, Sanctuary: A Witch’s Tale Interview, Themes of Women United
As y’all know, GGR is all about supporting women and this episode is no exception. Sherin and Julian discuss some of the unstoppable women-led shows & movies they’ve been watching lately.
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True Detective Night Country and Echo: Nations of Unstoppable Women
The connection between Echo and True Detective: Night Country goes beyond their Indigenous women leads; the ancestors, souls reaching back from death, and the power of women united are also prominent
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The Brothers Sun
Hostile family dynamics is what The Brothers Sun is all about (and it’ll make you feel a lot better about throwing that butter knife at your cousin)
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WHAT IF…? Season 2 Advent Swag
Disney+ sent us an advent calendar to celebrate the second season of their WHAT IF…? series. Keep in mind that we’re artist, so we made this: WHAT IF…?Season 2streamingnow new episodes everyday for 9 days…
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ORIGIN (for AWFJ)
Ava DuVernay is a sculptor of non-fiction, shaping her films into something real and yet interpretive. Her best work is art and reality all at once. Origin is only different in that it is her finest…
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Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire
Rebel Moon Part One should be good. It has all the component parts: a seasoned director, a story based on the Seven Samurai plot engine, gorgeous production design, a charming and ‘really really ridiculously good-looking’…
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The Game Awards, WAFCA Awards, What We’re Watching
Sherin and Julian kick off awards season in style with The Game Awards and WAFCA Awards. They also get into a bunch of new shows & movies to give your binge-watch list some holiday sparkle.
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American Fiction
As a form of protest, Thelonious “Monk” Ellison pens a satirical clapback called My Pafology, a novel filled with all the tropes he hates. That’s when Murphy’s Law kicks him in the throat (by turning…
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Wonka
I watched Wonka on Thanksgiving day because (the other alignments between Doctor Who and Willy Wonka) it felt like perfect timing.
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The Boy and the Heron
Miyizaki returns to the markers of his style. A young person (a boy this time but traditionally a girl) dealing with the repercussions of war and the portal fantasy through which they escape—but only for…
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Interviews with Colman Domingo and George C. Wolfe for Rustin + The Marvels, Scott Pilgrim, Saltburn, Poor Things, May December
It’s the SHERIN & MAE CAFE featuring Colman Domingo, George C. Wolfe, and a cameo from Julian. Along with the wildest movies we’ve seen in a while.
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The Marvels – Sherin’s Review
With those opposing portrayals at war in our minds, we went to see the latest MCU team-up with cautious hope