This week, Ian and Jeff scrape the bottom of the pint to find out if the creator of Thanksgiving, Hostel, and Cabin Fever can still get audiences' blood pumping.

When a mysterious Ice Cream Man drives his truck through a sleepy little town, his frozen delights turn children into bloodthirsty monsters. Three adolescent friends (and a couple of obnoxious teen siblings) must uncover the mystery of this modern day Pied Piper, while fighting off an army of limb-ripping, brains-scooping kids!

Can two horror die-hards embrace "Children of the Corn Syrup"? Or will they lack tolerance for the latest in Eli Roth's decades-deep splatter schtick?

And, yes, the guys also sprinkle their discussion with the topic everyone's really talking about regarding Ice Cream Man--Roth's use of AI! Is it further evidence that Skynet is killing creative jobs on the way to wiping out all humanity? Or just the harmless use of a burgeoning technology? Stay tuned for a rainbow cone of opinions!

Join Ian and Jeff as they battle brain-freeze while taking YOUR questions and comments in the chat!

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• Watch the Ice Cream Man (2026) trailer.

• Catch up with our previous AI discussion regarding Late Night with The Devil (2024).

• Read Jeff's review of Ice Cream Man at The Establishing Shot!

• And read his recent Pipeline Artists piece, “AI Needs a Reboot”!

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In a world where everyone has forgotten that Peter Parker is Spider-Man (and in which Peter Parker doesn't technically exist), the wall-crawling web-slinger finds himself immune to a sinister new force that can take control of people's minds! Throw in a series of inconvenient body changes, a Hulk, a Punisher, and unrequited love--and you've got a recipe for the year's biggest blockbuster!

Is this the antidote to "superhero fatigue" fans have been clamoring for? Or is it the same ol' Spidey repackaged in recency bias?

Join Ian and Jeff for a clash of opinions you won't find anywhere else! We'll also take questions and comments in the chat, and pay tribute to Earth's Mightiest Critics!

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• Watch the Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) trailer.

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"During a drug-fuelled photoshoot, a model witnesses a brutal murder in the apartment opposite hers, and is forced to become an amateur sleuth to unravel the mystery..."*

...it's inevitable that good times are on the way!

Join Ian and Steve as we pair black gloves with killer pumps for a spoilerific summer school extravaganza! We'll also take your questions, comments, and SuperChats!

*Synopsis courtesy of IMDb.

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The writer/director's latest destroyed box office records on its opening weekend, and is selling out round-the-clock 70MM IMAX screenings nationwide. Hailed as the cinematic event of 2026, this modern take on Odysseus' (Matt Damon) post-Trojan War tribulations is the rare film that unites critics and audiences in celebration of a must-see epic event.

But according to one critic's opinion (you'll never guess whose), Nolan's film is merely evidence of the global decline in reading, reading comprehension, and layered analysis.

Does that matter when evaluating a blockbuster movie? If not, why not?

Join Ian and Mark as they engage with the spectacle, stakes, and stark page-to-screen differences that comprise the movie everyone is talking about! We also take your questions, comments, and SuperChats!

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• Watch the Odyssey (2026) trailer.

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Armie Hammer stars as Sanders, a former American soldier living in Europe who manages his deceased father's real estate empire. When he's not on the clock, Sanders stalks various neighborhoods, taking out criminals and recording anti-immigrant social media videos.

Boll's "ripped from the headlines" thriller gained a lot of controversy on release last month, landing square in the middle of the culture wars.

But is it worth all the fuss? And exactly who's "side" is this morally conflicted bit of exploitation meant to propagandize?

In this highly detailed (i.e. spoilerific) discussion, the guys place Citizen Vigilante in context with fed-up-everyman flicks from eras past, such as Death Wish, Dirty Harry, and Falling Down--to see if the latest from the director of Postal and Bloodrayne is hearty food for thought, or a clump of reactionary pink slime!

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• Watch the Citizen Vigilante (2026) trailer.

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Sébastien Vanicek's follow up to Lee Cronin's re-imagining of Sam Raimi's 1981 landmark indie horror flick is perhaps the purest manifestation of the series' premise: demented spirits from Hell possess and destroy the living for sheer grisly enjoyment.

The question is: what does that mean for audiences looking for a good time at the movies?

Join us as we summon a fearsome roundtable review of the latest in this bizarre franchise! We also take your questions, comments, and SuperChats!

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• Watch the Evil Dead Burn (2026) trailer.

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James and Henry, two oddball Minions with big imaginations, finally find an outlet for their zany dreams: pre-Depression Tinseltown!

But can they actually make a film while also fending off otherworldly beasts and an alien invasion?

Join us for spoilerific celebration of mischief, mayhem, and movie magic! We also take your questions, comments, and SuperChats!

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• Watch the Minions & Monsters (2026) trailer.

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Wilde stars with Seth Rogen in a remake of Cesc Gay's 2020 film, The People Upstairs, playing one half of a miserable married couple who invites a pair of hip neighbors (played by Penelope Cruz and Edward Norton) to join them for dinner. The evening goes awry as manners fly out the window, inhibitions are dropped, and a proposed foursome gets more traction than half the group had bargained for.

In this spoilerific review, the guys dig into why this look at modern marriage feels not just pointlessly cartoonish, but also downright dishonest, irresponsible, and, worst yet, unfunny!

They also pepper in sixteen movies and TV shows that you're better off giving your time, attention, and cash.

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• Watch The Invite (2026) trailer.

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• As mentioned in the show, the guys came up with a plethora of films and TV shows that run circles around The Invite (not all our recommendations are obvious, but trust us)! Find out where you can see them via the JustWatch links below, and enjoy!

  • Backrooms (2026)

  • Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969)

  • Date Night (2010)

  • Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2010)

  • Carnage (2011)

  • Margo's Got Money Troubles (2026)

  • Micki & Maude (1984)

  • Modern Family (2009 - 2020)

  • My Dinner with Andre (1981)

  • No Other Choice (2025)

  • The Odd Couple (1968)

  • The People Upstairs (2020)

  • Sentimental Value (2025)

  • Swingtown (2008)

  • Ten (1979)

  • Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008)

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In 1960's 13 Ghosts, a destitute family inherits an old mansion from a distant, wealthy relative. Shortly after moving in they discover the place is already occupied by...you guessed it! The only way to see and deal with these pesky poltergeists is to don a pair of goofy experimental glasses--a version of which allowed moviegoers to see the spirits in "Illusion-O"!

Decades later, Dark Castle Pictures gave us director Steve Beck's (very loose) re-imagining, in which the house is no longer just a mansion, but a marvel of mechanisms, glass, and mayhem that would make the Umbrella Corporation blush. There's also a higher body count, buckets of blood, and a Satanic subplot that clears the shark and collides with the sun.

In this spoilerific look at both films, Ian and AC continue to make the case for William Castle as a great horror filmmaker whose reputation as a cheesy gimmick-monger is unfair.

They also discuss the key differences between the sly classic and the sloppy remake--and the unexpected benefits of watching the films in reverse order!

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• "Castle Freaks" is the next leg in our classic horror journey. If you're new to the channel, catch up with our 5-year "Hammerland" series, which wrapped up last year!

• Stay learned with the Good Doctor at Horror 101 w/ Dr. AC!

• And keep screaming and screaming (and subbing) to Dr. AC's YouTube channel!

• If you want to learn more about William Castle's larger-than-life life and times, check out his indispensable autobiography, Step Right Up!

• AND check out the wonderful Castle documentary, Spine-Tingler: The William Castle Story, now streaming on Tubi!

Director Craig Gillespie and writer Ana Nogueira's "adaptation" of Tom King's Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow comic is now upon us and failing spectacularly at the box office.

But is this a case of bad press scaring potential audiences away from a good time at the multiplex? Or is Gunn's dour, sardonic vision of the DC superhero pantheon to blame?

Earth's Mightiest Critics duke it out in a spoilerific bar brawl worthy of Lobo. Join us as we hurl this disaster into the nearest green sun! We also take your questions, comments, and SuperChats!

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• As mentioned in the show, you can watch Ian and Mark review 2006's Lord of War (starring Nicolas Cage)—recorded right after this episode!

• Check out Mike's review of the new Supergirl KFC Ultimate Meal!

• Watch Ian's official retraction regarding the Gunn-iverse (combined with a Supergirl trailer reaction).

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When 8-year-old Bonnie is gifted a "Lilypad" smart device, the eclectic assembly of action figures, dolls, and toddler trinkets must fight for their owner's affections--while also helping her to make real life friends instead of just digital ones.

Join us as we get down on the floor and smash together a spoilerific assessment of this wild new entry, which updates the 1995 original for today (for better and, in some cases, for worse) ! We also take your questions, comments, and SuperChats!

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• Watch the Toy Story 5 (2026) trailer.

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  • Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.

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Steven Spielberg's return to sci-fi with a movie that's less close encounter than close call. Josh O'Connor and Emily Blunt star as two strangers who find themselves at the heart of a corporate conspiracy involving aliens who've been visiting Earth for decades.

You've seen this story a thousand times, but never (unfortunately) like this!

Join Earth's Mightiest Critics as we crack open some X-Files and solve the mystery of Disclosure Day's utter lack of...mystery! We also take your questions, comments, and SuperChats!

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• Watch the Disclosure Day (2026) trailer.

• As mentioned in the show, next Wednesday (6/24) you can catch a bona fide Spielberg classic on the big screen: Chicago's Music Box Theatre will unleash 1975's Jaws on the Windy City! Get tickets here.

• Speaking of Jaws, Ian mentioned a recent episode of Robert Meyer Burnett's great Robservations podcast, in which Rob pushes back on a harsh Gen Z assessment of the film!

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  • Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.

  • And read Rob Kojder's legendary reviews at Flickering Myth.

Or do we?

Many of Earth's Mightiest Critics really enjoyed Travis Knight's Masters of the Universe--then again, we were the select few who actually bothered to watch this spectacular box office flop.

In this special Sunday night livestream, the gang will plunge headlong into a spoilerific defense of a movie that, while far from perfect, stands as an action-packed, heartfelt throwback that should have absolutely kickstarted a franchise. There may also be...other points of view!

Join us as we wield the critical Sword of Power and save fans from ignoring a movie that was tailor-made for them! We also take your questions, comments, and SuperChats!

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• Watch the Masters of the Universe (2026) trailer.

• Plus! As mentioned in the show, Ian and Mark immediately followed up this stream with a look at 1990's Lord of the Flies on the Spoiler Room Podcast!

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Kane Parsons' eerie exploration of otherworldly liminal spaces began as a series of YouTube videos, and has expanded to feature length. The transition has proved quite the global sensation, with sell-out shows and deafening buzz for the 20-year-old horror wunderkind.

But is there too much hype about a down-on-his-luck furniture store manger who discovers another dimension in the basement--or is Parsons' passion project the real deal?

Join us as we talk Escher-esque sets, zoomer horror, and much, much more in spoilerific detail! We also take your questions, comments, and SuperChats!

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• Watch the Backrooms (2026) trailer.

• Watch the creepy shorts that started the Backrooms phenomenon!

• Bonus! Mike worked his compositing magic to make Ian's meme dream come true!

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This week, Earth's Mightiest Critics resurrect their Mandalorian review series, "What if He Doesn't Survive?", for a live roundtable review of Season 4. Officially, this is a "movie", but who're we kidding? This two-plus-hour Fett quest is writer's strike TV at best, and a case for leaving Star Wars the pop culture rearview at worst.

But will a lone warrior emerge from the pack, willing to stand up for the serialized adventures of Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and his wuvvable "Baby Yoda" sidekick? Join us as for a Beskar-bashin', spoiler-sprayin' sound-off--plus your questions, comments, and SuperChats!

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  • Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.

  • And save your celluloid soul with Dave Canfield’s Substack, "Creature Feature Preacher".

This week, the gang looks at Curry Barker's bold new horror film, which some are already hailing as a genre classic. When Bear (Michael Johnston) chickens out of professing his love for lifelong crush, Nikki (Inde Navarrette), he turns to a novelty wish-making toy to make his dream come true. Of course, things go horribly wrong, and Bear soon learns that unearned unconditional love can be literal Hell on Earth.

Obsession has crazy word-of-mouth, a stellar opening-take (compared to its miniscule production budget), and enormous buzz around Navarrette. But is Curry Barker really the new face of horror? Or just a slick re-packager of the millennial genre fare he grew up with?

If so, with a movie this effective--does it matter?

Join us as we obsess over one of the year's wildest moviegoing experiences! We also take your questions, comments, and SuperChats!

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Aldo Lado's 1972 thriller stars George Lazenby and Anita Strindberg as an estranged couple pursuing a mysterious killer in a black veil. The maniac is obsessed with murdering red-headed girls, and one of the attacks hit very close to home!

Join us as we chisel out a spoilerific masterpiece of Italian analysis--while also taking your questions, comments, and SuperChats!

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• Watch the Who Saw Her Die? (1972) trailer.

• As mentioned in the show, we previously covered Lado's Short Night of Glass Dolls. Check it out here.

• And, Ian talked with Guido and Lucas Henkel of Celluloid Dreams about their Short Night of Glass Dolls home video release.

• Flash back to Kicking the Seat's review of Nicholas Roeg's 1973 thriller, Don’t Look Now, which is a great companion piece to Who Saw Her Die?!

• If you liked Ian's mini-review of Obsession during the show, join Earth's Mightiest Critics live this Wednesday at 8pm CST for a spoilerific roundtable review!

• To learn more about the amazing work of Celluloid Dreams, check out Ian's 2025 interview with Guido and Lucas Henkel!

• Support all of our terrifying teachers' axe-tracurricular activities!

  • Stay studious with Aaron Christensen at Horror101 with Dr. AC!

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  • If you dare, venture down into Kitley's Krypt with Jon Kitley!

    • And listen to Jon's scary-good podcast, Discover the Horror!

  • Stalk Bryan Martinez in The Giallo Room!

  • Buy J. Blake Fichera's "Scored to Death" Volume I and II on Amazon (mentioned in the show).

    • Catch up with classic episodes of his Saturday Night Movie Sleepovers podcast!

• Continue your education with our "Accademia Giallo" Playlist!

Tonight, Earth's Mightiest Critics hog-tie Andy Serkis' "adaptation" of George Orwell's landmark, anti-Communist cautionary tale, Animal Farm!

This 3D animated outing from Angel Studios features an all-star voice cast and a significant change in focus that entirely misses the point of Orwell's novel. Animal Farm '26 is flopping in theatres and with critics and audiences--but does this radical reinterpretation deserve all the hate?

Join us on a spoilerific trip to the "Laughterhouse"! We also take your questions, comments, and SuperChats!

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  • Keep up with Annie Banks at The Mary Sue.

    • ...and We Got This Covered.

  • Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.

  • And save your celluloid soul with Dave Canfield’s Substack, "Creature Feature Preacher".

Vincent Price stars as Dr. Warren Chapin, a pathologist obsessed with discovering what scares people to death. Turns out there's a creepy microscopic organism living in all of us that, at peak moments of fear, grows exponentially and grips our spinal columns. The only release...is to SCREAM!

Will the good doctor use this newfound knowledge to help humanity? Or will he do something quite different?

In this spoilerific examination of the movie that gave us "Percepto" (which, contrary to myth, does not involve jolting moviegoers with electric shocks), the guys dig into what makes the movie cheesy instead of campy--and why its "cheesy" reputation is unfair!

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• Watch the Tingler (1959) trailer.

• "Castle Freaks" is the next leg in our classic horror journey. If you're new to the channel, catch up with our 5-year "Hammerland" series, which wrapped up last year!

What? Oh... Sorry...

Join Earth's Mightiest Critics for a spoilers-packed unwrapping of Lee Cronin’s The Mummy--a film that's been savaged by critics and shrugged at by audiences.

But is there more to this than a warmed-over Evil Dead Rise, wrapped in dusty gauze? Find out what we have to say!

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  • Get seated with The Blonde in Front!

  • Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.

  • Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…

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    • ...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.

  • Keep up with Annie Banks at The Mary Sue.

    • ...and We Got This Covered.

  • Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.

  • And save your celluloid soul with Dave Canfield’s Substack, "Creature Feature Preacher".