For The Watercooler

Matt was at the Sidewalk Film Festival over the weekend and saw some incredible, moving documentaries that will probably be showing up on your favorite streaming app in 2027. Related: Matt and Caroline watched the 2005 Fantastic Four film with Ryan Nanni! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Caroline is back from Hollywood after doing a group interview with the cast of Chad Powers and boy does she have a story to tell! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Mulder, It's Me co-host Francesca Scalici joins us to talk The End of Oak Street and the Legally Blonde prequel series Elle. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt and Caroline are joined by our old friend Blake Schuster to talk about THE BIGGEST MOVIE OF 2026, Spider-Man: Brand New Day! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Big new Marvel announcements this week! Later, we're joined by filmmakers Kelsey Ianuzzi and Abbey Crain (Show Me the Line) to talk music videos and Beyonce's Lemonade! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's Christopher Nolan's world and we're all happy to be living in it! This week Matt and Caroline bask in the triumph of Odysseus with Screenrant's Liam Crowley. PLUS, a big week ahead for the Marvel Cinematic Universe! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's a special bonus episode! Matt and Caroline are both fresh out of seeing The Odyssey and give their instant reactions! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt and Caroline talk about how summer 2026 is going now that we've hit the mid-point. Caroline's playing videogames and re-watching the MCU (again) while Matt is watching more spooky stuff! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week we are joined by Caro Claire Burke, author of NYT Bestselling novel Yesteryear, to talk about what it's like to write a book that instantly becomes pop culture! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Caroline gives her review of Toy Story 5! Later, we're joined by Matt's childhood best friend Jason Roche to talk about the profound cultural impact of Jackass. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt and Caroline break down Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day and Olivia Rodrigo's new album You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So In Love Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt and Caroline talk Obsession and Love Island. Later, NBC Sports' Nicole Auerbach joins us to talk about Widow's Bay! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Who knew May would be so terrifying at the box office?! Patrick Thomley joins the show as we explore The Backrooms! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

"BIIIIG PIPE!" Caroline and Matt talk about why Mandalorian & Grogu is actually really fun! Later, we're joined by Will Duncan to discuss Chris Lilley's multi-role masterpiece Summer Heights High! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We missed a week but fear not! Caroline has returned with tales of her pop culture adventures at Disney Upfronts in New York! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt and Caroline discuss Callum Turner, Mother Mary, and Colin From Accounts! Later, Ryan Nanni joins to discuss Predator 2 because why the hell not?! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt and Caroline talk The Drama now that Matt has seen it! Matt needs a new TV show! Best Friend Helen returns to talk about the original The Devil Wears Prada as we get ready for the sequel! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Coachella! Caroline has seen The Drama! Wes Sinor joins us to PUSH IT TO THE LIMIT with a discussion of the 1983 classic Scarface! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

No guest this week but Matt and Caroline take a look ahead at the summer to see which movies they think will be the blockbusters of 2026! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We made her an offer she couldn't refuse...Caroline finally watched The Godfather and Kyle Bandujo joins us to dig into the greatest American crime film! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We finally get to talk about Project Hail Mary, our most anticipated movie of the year! Later, Matt's kids drop in to talk about their favorite show, the chaotic and hilarious Dance Moms! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

One Battle After Another and Sinners went toe-to-toe on Hollywood's biggest night! Ben Flanagan joins us to break down this year's Oscars and take a look ahead and contenders for next year! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Francesca Scalici, co-host of Mulder, It's Me with Caroline, joins the show to recap Season 1 of The X-Files on their rewatch journey! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

BABY JANE DOE! It's time to give Season 2 of The Pitt the time on our show it so richly deserves! Darcie Yount joins us as we dig into The Pitt! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Caroline has more puppies than ever! Later, we're joined by Craig Hamilton of The Wizard of Oscar to discuss Alfred Hitchcock's Foreign Correspondent! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Our good friend Blake Schuster returns to talk Winter Olympics! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt and Caroline recap the Grammys! Later we're joined by actress Morgan Smith (Veep, 9-1-1) to remember the magnificent Catherine O'Hara. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Oscar nominations are out and Matt and Caroline are making their to-watch lists! Later, Hannah Kuykendall (SEC Shorts) joins us to hit the Speorg note as we dig into Will Ferrell's Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are back and they're gonna rip the stash! Or jack the rip! Or whatever the terminology is! Collider's Michael Zimmermann joins us to talk about the Netflix cop thriller The Rip! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's Golden Globes season! Matt watched the movie about a chimp with rabies! Kyle Bandujo joins to celebrate the upcoming Winter Olympics with a look back at the Mighty Ducks franchise! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ten years later, the Stranger Things finale has finally arrived and good luck meeting somebody who doesn't have a strong opinion about it! Our friend Collyn returns to the show to break down the big event and offer some script revisions of her own!NOTE: If you want to skip the spoilers because you haven't seen the finale yet, head to 1:26:00 to hear our picks for our personal Mount Rushmore of Television Shows. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's the ultimate Christmas song draft featuring For The Watercooler and Big Screen Sports! Alex McDaniel and Ryan Nanni join Matt, Caroline, and Kyle to draft the ultimate Christmas playlist! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We're combining feeds with our sister podcast Big Screen Sports for the month of December and in our first installment, Matt and Kyle talk Pluribus and A Christmas Story! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Big Meal has arrived and we're here to chow down! Alex McDaniel joins us to talk about Julie & Julia, a delicious rom-com with great looking food and questionable relationship dynamics! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Food Month continues on For The Watercooler as we dive into 2001's Hannibal with Ryan Nanni! Listen to Caroline see THAT SCENE for the first time live and hear us play maybe the dumbest game show segment of the series to date! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

November is Food Month on For The Watercooler! As we get ready for the most important meal of the year, we're asking our guests this month to pick movies based on the food featured on screen and we're starting with John Favreau's CHEF with our good friend Kyle Bandujo! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Caroline rounds the home stretch of her spookiest month yet! Actor Quentin Plair joins us to talk about his role in Chad Powers and his upcoming film Not Without Hope! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Caroline is in Spooky Mode! We talk about the latest horror movies she's sampled, including both films in The Black Phone series with Francesca Scalici. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Caroline binged the entire Insidious franchise! Plus, Andrew Farmer (Scary Stories to Tell on the Pod) joins us to talk Addams Family Values! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's here and everyone has BIG feelings! Mike Golic Jr. joins Matt and Caroline to discuss the new Taylor Swift album, The Life of a Showgirl! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Caroline has some new TV recs and Matt has seen One Battle After Another! Later, we're joined by The Bloody Broads (aka Jamie and Bhavna) to discuss Zach Cregger's horror duology Barbarian and Weapons! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt and Caroline break down the big winners of this year's Emmys! Later, author Tasha Coryell joins us to talk about the Twilight franchise! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Caroline has seen the new A24 film The Smashing Machine and gives her thoughts on this movie that's already getting major awards buzz! Later, comedian Patrick Thomley joins us to discuss one of the messiest, most dramatic music documentaries ever made, Metallica: Some Kind of Monster. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt and Caroline break down Sabrina Carpenter's new album "Man's Best Friend" with Caroline's best friend Helen! Also, Matt and Caroline discuss the Netflix documentary Unknown Caller. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Everyone's crying this week! Caroline sheds tears of joy over Taylor & Travis' engagement. Later, everyone cries talking about children's television masterpiece Bluey as Big Screen Sports host and regular guest (respectively) Kyle Bandujo and Alex McDaniel join the show! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

No new movies to look forward to this week so Matt and Caroline are looking backwards! Join us for a nostalgic look back at the movies, albums, and TV shows that make us think of childhood while we build LEGO sets together! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Everything's coming up Caroline! We talk Taylor Swift's new album, Alien: Earth, and Highest 2 Lowest. Later, Corey Craft from the Sidewalk Cinema joins us to talk about Zach Cregger's miraculous and devious Weapons! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Summer 2025 has delivered once again with a genuinely great comedy! Matt and Caroline try not to laugh the entire time they talk about The Naked Gun. Later, Charles Curtis from For The Win joins us to talk about the incredible and deep catalogue of Billy Joel in light of his new HBO documentary. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

It's our 100th episode! We celebrate by reviewing The Fantastic Four and rewatching David Fincher's Zodiac with our friend John Hammontree! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

This week's show is all about American heroes! Matt and Caroline weigh in on the latest iteration of Superman! Later, Elizabeth Lowder joins the show to talk about the American Girl extended universe, from dolls to movies to retail stores, and the impact they had on Millenial women. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.