Hey listener. We’ve come back for our yearly podcast. This time, we’re looking at another summer blockbuster: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, also known as Indiana Jones 5, also known as Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’s Child. This movie is unique among summer blockbusters, in that it was projected to make a lot of money, and it didn’…

Julia, Kylie, Caroline, and Gretchen name their dragons, define antagonists, and wonder if they're secure in trusting House of the Dragon as they discuss the first season in full. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes. Episode Breakdown 0:00 - Intro 3:15 - The adjective game & fandom engagement 18:45 - HOTD tops itself/the ending 25:…

Julia, Kylie, Caroline and Bo celebrate Emma D'Arcy stealing the show, while Vhagar fulfills her own Targ destiny in the House of the Dragon season finale, "The Black Queen." Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full episode notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Intro, asks, recap, and Florida 16:25 - Rhaenyra is practically perfect 22:25 - The babe did…

Julia, Kylie, and Caroline get out their #girlboss mugs and smash through smallfolk to celebrate the first penultimate season episode for House of the Dragons, 'The Green Council'. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Intro & episode recap 12:05 - Struck down in his prime! 21:33 - A zany search sequence 31…

Julia, Kylie, and Caroline reunite with Musa for an awkward family dinner where they toast the 8th episode of House of the Dragon, "The Lord of the Tides". Musa agrees Targs are boring with the exception of one particular edgelord. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Introduction & recap 22:10 - Julia wan…

Julia, Kylie, and Caroline strain their eyes to watch House of the Dragon episode 7, 'Driftmark' thanks to Miguel Sapochnik, and begin their own familial strife over Alicent's poo face. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Intro, asks, and recap 12:25 - We're struggling, guys 26:10 - Green burial practices…

Julia, Kylie, and Caroline are thrust forward in time 10 years where they discuss engorgement, dig up Criston Cole's 4chan posts, and shout "polycule" repeatedly. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Intro & episode recap 7:15 - Rhaenyra takes a lovely stroll 15:30 - The "we want to bang Rhaenyra" repressi…

Julia, Kylie, and Caroline celebrate the royal wedding by squeeing through their entire discussion of episode 5 of House of the Dragon, "We Light the Way." Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Intro & episode recap 7:00 - UBS corrections 8:45 - Lady Rhea 17:50 - Alicent's fun day 25:00 - A proposal is prop…

Julia, Kylie, and Caroline welcome back Gretchen to chat about sex and sex rats, aka episode 4 of House of the Dragon, "King of the Narrow Sea". Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Introduction & episode recap 7:17 -Some kind of chronological analysis 20:00 - Garden party 33:45 - Matt Smith talks in Valyr…

Julia, Kylie, and Caroline watch episode 3"Second of his Name" and get distracted by Mary Bennet and hairnets. This week's Dornish rant is nothing compared to the discussion of symbolic stags and crab dances. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Introduction 3:10 - Episode Recap 6:00 - CRABFEEDER 20:15 - M…

Julia, Kylie, and Caroline continue their viewing of House of the Dragon with its second episode "The Rogue Prince" and crap...are they starting to really enjoy it? Only minor Dornish rants ensue, and we learn why Rhaenys's hair is so big. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Introduction 5:20 - Episode Re…

Julia and Kylie reunite with Caroline to cover yet another HBO A Song of Ice and Fire-universe show House of the Dragon...this time with actually nice things to say? In addition to, dare we say it, a degree of dramatic satisfaction. This episode focuses on the series premiere, "The Heirs of the Dragon." Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full pod…

One June 10th, 2022, Jurassic World: Dominion was released. For a few days, people were talking about it, mostly regarding how bad it is. By the time this podcast episode was recorded a month later, nobody cared. It’s quite possible nobody ever cared about this movie, but the marketing was so aggressive that there was a brief moment that people bel…

Abandon hope, all ye who enter Isla Nublar.General Snobbery | Film and Philosophy

The movie is Predator. The setting is the jungle somewhere. The characters are a lot of beefy men, and one sneaky alien who starts pickin’ em off one by one. There’s some flexin. There’s some dyin. There’s even a bareknuckle brawl starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. This movie is a rompin’ stompin’ ride, and without movies of this kind, General Snobber…

Here’s a celebration of movie dads, and anything else we thought about in association. Enjoy, listener!General Snobbery | Film and Philosophy

The Legend of Bagger Vance is a movie that not many people saw, and that very few people still talk about. But we’re still talking about it, damnit! Why? Well, you’ll just have to listen to find out, Listener. That’s the only way you’ll learn what this R. Redford/W. Smith film has to do with suburban dads who live lives of suppressed anger that man…

Twister is a movie about tornados, Bill Paxton, and the 90s. Enjoy!General Snobbery | Film and Philosophy

Hey Listener! Remember Lake Placid? It’s a movie that has Bill Pullman, Oliver Platt, and Betty White as a foul-mouthed woman who fed her husband to a giant crocodile. It’s a hoot! No, this snob is not about the sequel, Lake Placid vs. Anaconda. It’s just about the boring ole original. But hey! We also talk about other movies like Jurassic Park, Th…

Hey Listener. This episode is about Mel Gibson’s Mel Gibson’s Apocalypto. Did we mention Mel Gibson made this film? In case you didn’t know that, you will after this episode. Except for the parts where we don’t talk about Apocalypto at all and instead talk a lot about life coaches. But maybe those also have something to do with Mel Gibson. Who the …

Hey Listener. Did you hear that there’s a pandemic afoot? Did you know that M. Night Shyamalan predicted it in 2008 with his prophetic film, The Happening? Don’t let Mark Wahlberg’s atrocious acting fool you — this movie has a message. And it’s a message that we can always laugh during times of strife, even when random kids that enter halfway throu…

Hey Listener. In this episode, Matt and Sean snob about James Cameron’s Avatar, a movie that people cared about a lot for a while, and barely talk about anymore. Why are we talking about Avatar when a global pandemic is destroying the fabric of civilization? Well, why does James Cameron fancy himself an explorer of the sea? Some questions just don’…

Julia and Kylie continue their laborious journey back through Season 8, as they recap the final 3 episodes that broke fandom forever. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes and links. Episode Breakdown 0:00 – Intro from the future! 8:30 – “The Last of the Starks”; 1:03:30 – “The Bells”; 1:37:30 – “The Iron Throne”…

Back with a vengeance, Julia and Kylie begin their work revisiting Season 8 with one of their famous high level recaps of the entire season! Analysisishness ensues. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Intro from the future! 8:00 - "Winterfell"; 1:00:00 - "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms"; 1:43:45 - "The Lo…

In the 73rd episode of the remarkably consistent podcast General Snobbery, your favorite film deconstructionists turn their Derridean eye toward the 1980 film Altered States starring William "John" Hurt. Haven't heard of it? Well you should have! And now you will!General Snobbery | Film and Philosophy

Kylie, Julia, and Caroline return as MCs for the most prestigious award show in all of television: The Carol Awards! Celebrating the best in dramatic satisfaction, they take you through Game of Thrones Season 8's greatest hits in 40 categories, once more. The full Season 8 Carol Awards Ceremony post can be found on TheFandomentals.com. Nomination p…

What do two shows on the History Channel have to do with Scott Stapp? Probably not that much, but at least something, because all of them are discussed on this new episode of General Snobbery, where we examine the strange intersection between masculinity and conspiracy that seems to exist in these craaaazy times. Forged in Fire and Ancient Aliens a…

After taking a few weeks to recover, Julia and Kylie are finally ready to talk about Game of Thrones season 8, by clearing out Kylie's ask-box in a very unstructured conversation, as is fitting. Due to the grab-bag nature of this episode, a proper "breakdown" was not possible. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes.…

Julia, Kylie, and Caroline, are joined by Gretchen for the FINAL EPISODE EVER of Game of Thrones. They discuss the dramatic satisfaction that obviously ensued, as well as a pesky little thing that begins with 's' and ends with 'ism'. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes. Episode Breakdown 0:00 - Intro & episode recap; 12:30 - Sansa …

Julia, Kylie, and Caroline, welcome Blaire to their bell choir, which is deeply significant to all involved. Topics include whether this is the worst episode to date, the reemergence of Carol, and Harry Strickland's horse. Due to yet another epic battle episode on the show, this episode does not have neatly divided topic markers. Please visit TheFa…

Julia, Kylie, and Caroline, welcome Jana back to the feed, to chat about the set-up for Game of Thrones's final theater. It is...not looking promising. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full episode notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Intro & recap; 10:15 - Mad Queen Dany & her boyfriend; 32:45 - Sansa & violence in the show; 44:15 - Arya, Bronn, J…

Julia, Kylie, and Caroline, are joined by fellow book-snob Musa to discuss one very long nighttime fight. It shouldn't need more emphasis than that, right? Please visit TheFandomentals.com for related posts and the CAROL board. This week, we are episode break-down-less, as there's really no useful distinctions in our conversation. Rather like the e…

Julia, Kylie, and Caroline, put Danzie on trial. That's what the cool kids are calling conversations these days, right? Then they wheel-spin even longer than the show's wheel-spinning in the newest episode "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms." Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full episode notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 – Intro and recap; 10:00 – Cr…

Julia and Kylie welcome back Caroline, because the final season of Game of Thrones is here! Join them as they discuss Dave Hill's "Winterfell," catty women, casual dragon riding, and of course elephants. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full episode notes and the CAROL board. Episode Breakdown 0:00 - 11:15 - Intro and episode recap; 11:15 - Win…

Julia and Kylie are joined by Caroline and Jana for yet another overly litigious episode. Having just completed The Wars to Come rewatch project, the four chat about Game of Thrones season 4, spooky skeletons, thunderstorms, and cough drops. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes. Episode Breakdown 0:00 – Season impressions, acting, a…

Ready Player One is directed by Spielberg, Steven, who has had Asian stereotypes decorate his films all the way since IJ and the T of D (not including the vaguely Asian characteristics of the shark from Jaws). Ready Player One is about a kid named Wade Watts, whose alter ego is Parzival — regardless of which persona he inhabits, he’s a really bad a…

Julia and Kylie close out their Season 7 retrospective series with yet another conversation about the geographically scattered plots of the year. Part 2 features all Ironborn and one Redwyne. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Intro & Theon's arc; 35:45 - Euron the Hooligan; 58:15 - Olenna the Sour Grape…

No dialogue, none. Just Arnold screams. Wow, this is going to be a good movie. And then, Arnold eyes bulging out of a prosthetic Arnold face. Okay, I get it. This is going to be one of the best movies ever made. Hello listener, let's take an Interstellar trip. Doug Quaid (not to be confused with Dennis) is just an average, blue collar Austrian-Amer…

Julia and Kylie jump around in time to bring you their conversation of the many scattered plots of Game of Thrones Season 7 that ended up comprising their final retrospective. Here in Part 1, they discuss Dorne, Sam, Jorah, Sandor, and the Brotherhood without Banners. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full episode notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 …

Those wily Coen are at it again! From the fellas who brought you The Big Lebowski, Fargo, and A Serious Man comes The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, a six-in-one special that follows wild characters through the Wild West as only the Coens can conceive it. Six short films connected thematically comprise this film, which better win some Oscars, because it…

Julia and Kylie are joined by their season-commenter Caroline, and welcome Bo back! Today’s topic: Season 3 insights from participating in the Fandomentals GoT rewatch project: The Wars to Come. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full episode notes. Episode Breakdown; 0:00 - Season impressions and episodes; 20:00 - Best and worst scenes and plotl…

This episode is mostly about the movie Airplane! Airplane! is a funny movie. It’s filled with silly jokes, rich parody, and Lloyd Bridges, who is addicted to sniffing glue. We revisit this classic comedy and finds points of richness. Along the way, we discuss the difference between satire and parody, our current PC culture, and Darth Maul. Maul get…

Julia and Kylie finish their discussion of Game of Thrones Season 7's main plotline, with its knotty politics and breathtaking romance. Then they figure it all out. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Intro from the future; 5:30 - Fandom nicknames; 10:00 - "Beyond the Wall"; 47:15 - "The Dragon and the Wo…

Julia and Kylie discuss the main plotline of Game of Thrones Season 7, involving two or three love triangles, two or three trips right past the North, and only one abandoned island. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Intro, nicknames, & 'Dragonstone' 28:15 - 'Stormborn' 51:05 - 'Queen's Justice' 1:14:20 …

Julia and Kylie welcome back season-commenter Caroline, and welcome for the first time Danzie! Today's topic: Season 2 insights, after having participated in the Fandomentals GoT rewatch project: The Wars to Come. Turns out Season 2 has been on theme this whole time! Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full show notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - In…

What the hay is Burning Man, eh? Well, we can tell you one thing: it’s certainly not Coachella! In this snob, Matt and Sean break form, talking not about a movie but about a “festival” — that is, this thing called Burning Man. What is it? Is it legit? 2 legit? 2 legit 2 quit? No one would ever say something like that there. It’s pretty darn cool, i…

There's no way around it, Listener. The Goonies is all about sex. In particular, it is a coming of age story about what it means to be an American boy discovering sexuality for the first time. Can the Goonies, by traveling deep into a cave, discover the treasure they looking for? The treasure of ONE EYED WILLY? Or, will they be thwarted by those mo…

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, also known as Jurassic World 2, or Jurassic Park 5, is a new movie that has made over a billion dollars. This movie stars Chris Prat, James Cromwell, Bryce Dallas Howard, and a raptor named Blue. Pratt returns with his signature clicker to usher the way for these benevolent dinos to rule the world again. That T-Rex t…

Julia and Kylie welcome snobby book fans Caroline and Jana to discuss Season 1 as a whole after participating in the GoT rewatch project: The Wars to Come. This is objectively the best season, so everyone's happy, right? Right? This is what happiness feels like! Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full episode notes. Episode Breakdown: 0:00 - Intr…

Julia and Kylie are back with their favorite character in all of A Song of Ice and Fire. While we spent the first two books with him climbing to his character's heights, things take a turn in A Storm of Swords. Please visit TheFandomentals.com for full episode notes. Episode Breakdown: 6:45 - Tyrion I & II "The Praise"; 25:15 - Tyrion III & IV "The…