The Millennial Falcon Podcast

With the announcement of a live-action remake of Disney’s Hunchback of Notre Dame, your three favorite millennials are revisiting the Disney Live-Action Remake boom as well their constant sequelization of their films. Is Disney playing it safe? Why haven’t we seen them take risks with the filmmakers? Has Disney finally done it? Have the finally DESTROYED OUR CHILDHOOD? (Answer: no, but our future might be in jeopardy).

New Year, new anticipation! We breakdown all the things we're excited for in 2019, because lord knows we need entertainment now more than ever! We're excited for a ton of stuff!

Happy New Year, everybody! We’re exclusively a Doctor Who podcast now, as we have reached the third episode in 3 months about the time-traveling alien. Just kidding we’ll still talk about other stuff, probably. ;) But for real, with Anya in Japan, HT and Willoughby review Season 11 and the New Year’s Day special. Our thoughts on Jodie Whittaker, the lack of familiar villains, and how this works as a season of Doctor Who, a show that is 55 years old!

This week: Our monthly millennial movie review and its for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse! Spoiler alert, we all loved this movie! We dig into why we loved all the different Spider-People, why the themes resonant so powerfully, and why John Mulaney as a pig talking to Nic Cage as a spider-man from a noir might be the best thing ever.

We're only a few weeks away from a new year! With that, we've decided to do our annual Top Pop Culture of the Year roundtable! Listen as we gush about all the movies, tv, books, and podcasts we watched, binged, read, and listened to in 2018.

This week your three favorite millennials are discussing some of their favorite underrated films and TV of 2018!

Your three favorite millennials review Creed II, the second in the Creed francise but the eighth movie in the Rocky franchise. Does Steven Caple Jr.'s outing pack a punch? Listen to find out! Plus: Willoughby loves Monster Factory, Anya sings praises for Anna and the Apocalypse, and HT has Burning burned into her brain.

2018 is turning out to be the year of the witch, with the unholy trinity of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Charmed, and Suspiria arriving all at once. Anya and HT are joined by special guests Rebecca Fuger and Dana Bramble to talk what this trend means for representation and feminism at the movies and on TV. Plus: Anya bows at the throne of Mary Queen of Scots, HT loves Mandy, Rebecca is really liking having a new job in New York, and Dana is thankful for the Jersey Shore Thanksgiving Special.

Your three favorite millennials talk about the western genre and how it has changed throughout the years. Plus: Anya loves Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Willoughby can't wait for Detective Pikachu, and HT has moved to New York City!

Your three favorite millennials review A Star is Born, the apparent Oscar front-runner that gives a modern update on a classic story. Plus: HT is packing for New York City and listening to Ariana Grande and Carly Rae Jepsen while she does, Willoughby is watching Hasan Minhaj's Patriot Act, Anya went to a Troye Sivan concert and decided that she loves Suspiria, and HT and Willoughby met Ryan and Shane from Buzzfeed Unsolved. And finally, go vote!

Your three favorite millennials launch into SPACE with an episode dedicated to space race movies, in honor of the release of First Man. Plus: Anya picks The Favourite, HT really likes Colette, and Willoughby had a good time at Bad Times at the El Royale.

Your three favorite millennials review the season 11 premiere of Doctor Who, The Woman Who Fell to Earth! We time travel back into the Doctor Who fandom with the debut of the show's first female Doctor, played by Jodie Whittaker, and a new chapter for the beloved sci-fi show. Plus: Willoughby celebrates his birthday with First Man, Anya had a good time at the movies with Bad Times at the El Royale, and HT recommends The Old Man and the Gun.

With high-fantasy series like The Chronicles of Narnia and His Dark Materials on their way to our screens, what do your three favorite millennials think of the current trend of fantasy adaptations? Plus: Anya is seeing some Good Omens (trailers), Willoughby loves Mario Tennis on his Nintendo Switch, and HT is excited for the new Doctor Who.

This week, only two of your three favorite millennials are here to review Paul Feig's latest film, A Simple Favor. Did the tonal inconsistencies help or hinder the film for Willoughby and Anya? Should filmmakers give Anna Kendrick something else to do? Should Blake Lively's outfits win an Oscar? We try and answer all these and more!

In part 2 of our fall TV and movie preview, your three favorite millennials list their top 5 most anticipated fall movies, from A Star is Born, to The Favourite, to Creed II. Plus: Willoughby is back in The Good Place, Anya is alive with The Sound of Music, and HT is cautiously excited about Netflix's upcoming live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender series.

Your three favorite millennials honor a time-old tradition of listing their most anticipated fall TV of this year. Check out the first part of our annual fall TV and movie preview. Plus: Willoughby loves American Vandal, Anya can't stop talking about The Tale, and HT is traveling through time with her Doctor Who rewatch.

Your three favorite millennials kick off a new recurring feature: The Millennial Book Club, in which we assign each other anything but books. HT made Willoughby and Anya watch Persepolis, while HT was assigned John Mulaney's two Netflix comedy specials, The Comeback Kid and Kid Gorgeous. Plus: Willoughby is stuck to the new Spider-Man PS4 game, Anya raves about Colette, and HT is in awe of The Little Stranger.

Your three favorite millennials are joined by guest Krystala Skordalos to talk about the revival of a genre once thought to be dead: the rom-com. With Crazy Rich Asians, Juliet Naked, Destination Wedding, and Netflix's slate of rom-coms, it looks like the genre is making a comeback! Or is it? Plus: Krystala is helping out with a celebrity live-reading of The Goonies, Anya takes a bloody trip down memory lane with True Blood, Willoughby is watching Buzzfeed Unsolved, and HT caps off Asian August with Searching.

With Willoughby off to visit a pineapple under the sea, HT and Anya talk about their growing love for horror, and finally admit that yeah, they're horror fans. Plus: Anya recommends Netflix's The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society while HT declares her eternal love for Ethan Hawke with Juliet, Naked.

Your three favorite millennials are back to review Christopher Robin, the latest live-action film from Disney. Does it capture the heart and whimsy of Winnie the Pooh? Find out! Plus: Willoughby returns from a fun-filled Beach Episode, Anya met her Broadway hero Laura Osnes, and HT is reveling in the Asian-American-led rom-coms out now, Crazy Rich Asians and To All The Boys I've Loved Before.