PJ and Mike review 7 late-2025 films including Avatar 3: Fire and Ash, The House Maid, Knives Out 3: Wake Up Dead Man, Predator: Badlands, Song Sung Blue, Eternity, and We Bury the Dead. The boys deliver the hot takes, tell you what’s worth your money, what can wait for streaming, and what you should run screaming from. SPOILER ALERT!!!

PJ and Mike are joined by special guest Amanda (a.k.a. our very own Eleven but with way better hair) and head Into the Upside Down to review the Broadway sensation Stranger Things: The First Shadow. After diving into Hawkins on stage, the gang cracks open the Stranger Things comic book universe with takes on The Dungeons & Dragons issue and Tales from Hawkins. Is the Broadway show a mind-blower? Are the comics must-reads or straight to the Upside Down? We break it all down!

PJ and Mike dive into Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein! The boys are split on the film — is it a true Modern Prometheus or just another monster movie wearing prestige makeup? The debate gets heated as they break down the performances, themes, and Del Toro’s signature style. Tune in to hear who’s right… or who’s dead wrong.

PJ and Mike team up once again with Brian Ruppert from Reviewing History Podcast for the ultimate James Bond retrospective! The trio breaks down each iconic era — Connery, Moore, Dalton, Brosnan, Craig (and yes, even Lazenby) — and debates who truly wore the tux best. From shaken martinis to explosive finales, they rank every Bond actor from least to favorite!

PJ and Mike take a bite out of America’s Best and Worst Restaurant Chains! From the glory of Cracker Barrel to the sadness of Fridays’ microwaved menu — no chain is safe.

PJ & Mike revisit Old Horror Movies, New Reviews! 🎬🩸 The boys take a bite out of An American Werewolf in London (1981) 🐺 and torture themselves with the Saw franchise 🔪! They debate whether these classics still hold up or should’ve stayed buried, and how they helped shape the horror genre we know (and scream at) today. PLUS — PJ dives into the new horror flick Bone Lake!

PJ & Mike step into the ring for DC K.O.! 🥊 The new cosmic tournament event where 36 DC heroes and villains throw down for the title of King Omega! From Superman to Harley Quinn — even Starro’s out here throwing hands. The boys fill out their brackets, make some wild predictions, and argue over who’s catching the L first!

PJ & Mike break down the Best & Worst TV Show Finales of all time. From 90s classics and Saturday morning cartoons to HBO dramas and streaming giants, the boys dive into how a finale can either crown you a legend… or make everyone wish they never wasted 6 seasons of their life!

Today on the Cool Kids Lunch Table Podcast , PJ & Mike dive deep into the best multiplayer video games of the ’90s and early 2000s! From Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo to N64, PlayStation 1 & 2, and the Dreamcast — the guys cover forgotten gems, timeless classics, and those legendary cheat codes we all used! 

Today on the Cool Kids Lunch Table Podcast, we’re breaking down two of the hottest new comic releases — Spider-Man ’94 #1 and Batman #1 — and digging into why Red Hood #1 was just cancelled. We unpack the new storylines, the surprises, and what the cancellation means for fans.

The guys dive into the current Nine Inch Nails “Peel It Back” Tour and the brand-new Death Planet comic book from the creator of John Wick. Mike reveals how he startled Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, while PJ debates if Bad Idea Comics’ Death Planet is truly a bad idea! Pull up a seat at the Lunch Table + hear our hot takes now!

PJ & Mike dive into two wildly different movies: the brand-new The Toxic Avenger (2025)  and the cult classic My Dinner with André (1981). What could these possibly have in common? Believe it or not—Troma Films!  The boys break it all down, connect the dots, and have some fun along the way.

Today we’re breaking down the latest in Hollywood movie news: Disney’s struggle to win back Gen-Z men as Marvel and Star Wars lose steam James Cameron’s Avatar obsession — genius or overkill? The uncertain future of Matt Reeves’ Batman 2 And what’s next for the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise The boys give their takes, drop some insights, and keep it real.

Today on the Cool Kids Lunch Table Podcast: PJ and Mike are DONE. This episode is one big, beautiful rant about how everything in 2025 is broken, expensive, and annoying as hell. It’s chaotic, it’s cathartic, and it might just be the validation you need to know it’s not just you — the world really is this dumb.

Today on the Cool Kids Lunch Table Podcast: PJ and Mike review the brand-new sequel — Happy Gilmore 2! Is it a worthy follow-up to the original comedy classic, or just another run-of-the-mill Netflix Adam Sandler flick? The boys weigh in. They also dive into a bigger question: Are we at the start of a new era of comedy films? From reboots like The Naked Gun and Scary Movie to original standalones like F1 and Weapons, there’s a shift happening — and the kids are here to break it down.

Today at the Cool Kids Lunch Table Podcast, PJ and Mike dive into the galactic debut of FANTASTIC 4: First Steps! The reviews are marvelous (ours too—pun absolutely intended), but the box office? Not so fantastic. So what gives? Is it: 😩 Marvel fatigue? 🥱 Pedro Pascal overload? 🦸‍♂️ James Gunn's Superman casting too dominant a force? We unpack it all—reviews, numbers, and nerd theories galore. Tune in to hear why this stellar film may have stumbled out of the gate.

Today at the lunch table, PJ and Mike serve up a sizzling mid-summer breakdown of all things current and chaotic: The “Coldplayed” meme—why it’s everywhere and how it started Late Gate: What’s going on with Stephen Colbert and the late night shuffle The Epstein Files—what’s new and what’s being buried Movie Blockbuster Summer or Bummer The MLB Home Run Derby and All-Star Game—why fans were left ice cold It's all hot takes, wild theories, and classic Cool Kids banter.

Today at the Cool Kids Lunch Table, the boys are breaking down James Gunn’s brand new SUPERMAN movie! The DC Universe has officially hit the reset button, and fans are more split than Clark Kent’s double life. Some love it, some want to launch it into the sun. Tune in for our full review, hot takes, and whether we think this Superman lives up to the cape! SPOILER ALERT!

Today at the Cool Kids Lunch Table, PJ and Mike dive into the high-octane world of F1, the new Brad Pitt racing film! Then, they break down and react to the hottest new trailers for upcoming 2025–2026 releases, including: The Running Man Roofman Project Hail Mary The Cat in the Hat The Toxic Avenger

Today at the Cool Kids Lunch Table, PJ and Mike sink their teeth into the brand-new movie Jurassic World: Rebirth! Is it a rebirth, a reboot, or just Hollywood resurrecting the same dino bones again? The boys break it all down and also take a look back at director Gareth Edwards’ past films — from indie roots to blockbuster beasts.