A weekly look at the entertainment landscape from The Contending.
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In Another World: A Pop Culture Podcast A celebration of pop culture. Every week, join host Zacary Landolt (@zacarywithnoh insta/Twitter) as he dives into a discussion about a different piece of pop culture. Sometimes it’s an old favorite, or a “pop culture blind spot” that needs to be filled in. Joined by lovely, entertaining guests, and filled with fun segments, it’s always sure to be a good time! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/inanotherworld/support
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Podcast: Recapping the Telluride Film Festival, Previewing the Toronto International Film Festival
It’s only Joey and Clarence at the Water Cooler this week as Megan’s taking the weekend off. Clarence reviews his experience at this year’s fantastic Telluride Film Festival. Joey launches from there to preview his upcoming travel to the Toronto International Film Festival. What movies overlap? What new movies will Joey cover for The Contending at …
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Podcast: ‘Blink Twice!’ It’s a New Dawn, A New Day, A New Website, and We’re Feelin’ Fantasy Oscar
Welcome to The Contending’s Contending at the Water Cooler podcast! Hopefully, if everything goes well, you’re able to subscribe, download, and listen to our latest podcast. If not, then no worries! We will figure it all out. This week, Clarence, Megan, and Joey bring their annual tradition of the Fantasy Oscar pool to The Contending. They each sel…
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And just like that, it’s time for a new episode! On today’s show, two former guests (Joey Moser, of Awards Daily, and Ryan C Showers, host of “Scream with Ryan C Showers”) head back to chat about the season finale of the HBOmax hit series, “And Just Like That”. The fab trio discuss all the plot lines from season one that had everyone talking: the i…
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Well listeners, the time has come to talk about the film that your host, Zacary Landolt, has been looking forward to for so long. That’s right…it’s time to talk about Scream 5! Or…Scream. Scream 2022? Honestly it’s a choose your own adventure for the title. On today’s show, of course Zacary is joined by Devyn Ray, who was here through most of the S…
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Listeners, we’ve reached the last Scream movie before the new film that is officially released today! And don’t you worry, we will be here next week with our review/thoughts/feelings of the newest chapter. But until then, we’re here to talk about the sequel from 2011 that was a true reunion of sorts, bringing our original trio back for another bloo…
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This week on the show, we continue our journey through the Scream film franchise, and on today’s episode we travel to Hollywood to get into the suspense and thrills of Scream 3! Now our usual horror guest, Devyn, is out today, but we have a fabulous guest to join for the Scream 3 chat. Direct from the hit horror podcast, “Scream with Ryan C Showers…
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It’s time to scream again! Zacary, and guest Devyn Ray, are back to talk about the 1997 sequel that still holds up to this day: Scream 2! They discuss all that made this iconic horror movie so successful, including the new cast that was filled with future superstars. And just like every horror movie episode, they’ve got fun segments to close out th…
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This week one the show it’s the return of Devyn Ray, which means we’re talking about horror. The next franchise journey her and host Zacary Landolt are going on, is through the Scream series, in anticipation of the release of Scream on January 14th, 2022! They go into their favorite iconic scenes from the film that started it all. Also tune in for …
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Well listeners, if you must know, Sex and the City is one of your host’s favorite shows ever (warts and all). So of course with the release of the much anticipated continuation series, And Just Like That, there was bound to be an episode on the subject. Dropping by the show is an old friend of the podcast, Joey Moser, who’s a writer over at Awards …
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The time has come for another edition to be added to our “fan girl series”! We’ve previously celebrated Barbra Streisand, and Whoopi Goldberg, and today we add comedy icon, Joan Cusack, to the group! Host, Zacary Landolt, is joined by Gavin Mevius (host of the podcast, “The Mixed Reviews”), and together they dive into her amazing career, and highli…
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Listeners, as you know, this is a pop culture podcast, and if we talk about formative pop culture figures in my life, it definitely included some fabulous ladies of the culinary world. There’s something so soothing about being shown some delicious-looking food, in a kitchen we will never be able to afford. For today’s episode we welcome to the show…
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It’s almost time for Halloween, listeners! Since “Halloween Kills”, the newest addition to the Halloween film franchise, from director David Gordon Green, came out a couple weeks ago, we figured we would discuss it for our Halloween episode! Tune in to find out Devyn’s thoughts on the newest Michael Myers tale. Also we talk about the return of Kyle…
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It’s already the end of Zacary and Devyn’s journey through the Evil Dead film franchise. It’s the shortest amount of time that it’s taken to finish! Tune In as they discuss: the film’s shift in tone, the gore, the performances, and to find out just how many buckets of fake blood were needed to film the final scene! And as always, they give out thei…
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Is that Ash, in King Arthur’s court? Why, yes it is! Which means we’re covering the third film in the Evil Dead franchise: Army of Darkness! It’s not every day you get a medieval twist on a horror sequel, and we have the truly kooky Sam Raimi to thank for it. Devyn and Zacary dive into all the comedy, special effects, and even the alternate ending …
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Zacary and “Queen of the spooky”, Devyn Ray, are back to dive into the second entry in the Evil Dead film universe. They talk about how the sequel is not quite a sequel, and more of a re-do, only this time with a much bigger budget. Also, they dive into the amped up special effects in the sequel, and praise the powerhouse horror performance from Br…
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We're back at it after a mini break, and just in time for the month of October, we're diving into another horror movie franchise! This time we are discussing the cult classic, The Evil Dead (1981)! Joining again, as guest cohost, is the lovely, "Queen of the spooky", Devyn Ray, and she's here to discuss every bloody detail of this wild indie horror…
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The time has come, listeners, to say goodbye to Jason Vorhees, and everyone we met on our Camp Crystal lake sagacity ! But Zacary and Devyn welcome a very special guest for this week’s episode…it’s podcaster/YouTube content creator, Tom Cornell! Zacary also cohosts his other show “Messy Mondays”, with Tom, so this week is truly a crossover event. A…
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Well listeners, this week we learned a lesson from this film, which was, “don’t ever trust Michael Bay with anything”.Today, Zacary and Devyn are talking about the 2009 remake of Friday the 13th. It somehow manages to deflate any real mystery from the story, and commits the ultimate crime of explaining TOO MUCH.But don’t worry, because the only thi…
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Well campers, we’re getting a little bored with Camp Crystal Lake. How about we head to space? Grab your machetes and let’s go! Today we are talking about sequel that sent Jason Vorhees to the final frontier. Devyn has been very excited to get to this particular movie, and It was Zacary’s first time watching, so it was a party! This movie is some r…
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Hey campers! As always, we’re headed down to Camp Crystal Lake, to get into the latest misadventures with Jason Vorhees. But this sequel is an odd one, as it technically features people posessssed by Jason Vorhees. Does it count as a satisfying last chapter for the franchise ? Tune in to hear Zacary and Devyn get into it! As always, they close thin…
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It's time to climb aboard a boat with Jason, and an endless supply of teen targets, and head to the city that never sleeps! Anyone who's been listening to this series knows that Zacary has been so excited for this sequel in the franchise, and after seeing it, he can only say that he was...disappointed. For a film that relies on a gimmick, and even …
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Well listeners, they gave you fair warning, and now the time has come for Zacary and Tom to float away, and continue to have messy Mondays somewhere else! But they have one last fun show before they go, and don't worry, they have all of the details so you'll know how to follow them on their new adventure! Also, to keep things light and fun, we star…
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Hey campers! It’s time to head down to Crystal lake again, for the newest recap of Friday the 13TH. This week, we’re covering the 7th entry, Friday the 13th Part 7: The New Blood. Apparently this was the movie that one of the producers wanted to “win an Academy Award”. SPOILER ALERT: it did not, in fact, win any Academy Awards. This is the first mo…
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This week, Zacary starts off the episode with a “messy moment” of his own. Tom’s waited days to hear the tale of the disastrous Airbnb, and why not just air it out on the pod, because after all, that’s what the show is all about. After Zacary’s saga, they dive into Tom’s current love of the Gossip Girl reboot, Drag Race All Stars 6, and a million o…
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It’s time for, yet another, trip down to Crystal Lake, only this time, let’s just call it “Forrest Green”. Partners on this horror journey, Zacary and Devyn, dive into the sixth entry into the Friday the 13th film franchise, and the first one that truly seems to be aware of just how goofy and fun these films can be. They discuss all of the hilariou…
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It’s time for another edition of Messy Mondays, and since Tom and Zacary discussed the topic of jobs last week, they figured they would start things off with the very light topics of death, and the year of 2020. Don’t worry, they find a way to somehow make jokes and get some levity into the program. They also talk about the upcoming theme song that…
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It’s time for another “Film Fridays”, and another trip down to our beloved Crystal Lake. As always, we’re joined by “the queen of the spooky”, Devyn Ray, to unpack all of the crazy that lies in this fifth installment into the Friday the 13th film franchise. Zacary and Devyn discuss the continuing story of a now teenage Tommy Jarvis, from the last f…
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It's Monday, so Zacary and Tom are joining up again for another edition of, "Messy Mondays". After a particularly entertaining rant about the Olsen twins, your hosts dive into an honest chat about their work histories. The bad bosses, the awful customers, the wild coworkers, they go into ALL of it. And after that chat they go into the "Messy Monday…
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It’s time to head to Crystal Lake again, to spend some more time with our boy, Jason Vorhees! We’ve reached the fourth entry in the Friday the 13th film series, which adds 80’s child star, Corey Feldman, to the mix. It also wouldn’t be a Friday the 13th movie without a fresh crop of teens to terrorize! There’s even an appearance from the ever kooky…
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It’s time for another edition of “Messy Mondays”, and on today’s show Zacary and Tom are taking a trip down memory lane, through their respective dating lives. They talk about men who love to ghost, ones who can’t read a room, and men who just generally act a fool. They also close things out with a few “messy moments” from the web. --- Send in a vo…
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It's Friday again, which means it's time to head back to Crystal Lake, to spend another "Film Fridays" with Jason! This week, host Zacary Landolt, and guest co-host, Devyn Ray, discuss (and roast) the third installment in this franchise. When this movie was released it was presented with 3-D technology, which means a whole lot of visual gags. One w…
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It’s time to jump into another edition of “Messy Mondays”, for Monday, July 5th. This week, hosts Zacary Landolt, and Tom Cornell discuss this weeks episode of Rupaul’s Drag Race: All stars 6, Fear Street 1994, and other pop culture moments from the past week. Later, in the official Messy Mondays segment, they get into a discussion about masculinit…
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It’s time to head back to Crystal lake again, which means it is definitely FILM FRIDAYS. The lovely Devyn Ray is here as always to unpack all of the crazy details in this crazy first sequel to, Friday the 13th. We see the official arrival of the horror icon himself, Jason Voorhees! Zacary and Devyn discuss our newest “final girl”, the wild ending, …
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Well it was a busy week in pop culture, so that means a jam-packed Messy Mondays! Your hosts Zacary and Tom, discuss the intense revelations in the Britney Spears court case, the coming out of NFL star Carl Nissib, and they unpack some thoughts about the premiere of Rupaul’s Drag Race: All Stars 6. Tom also rants about a recent binge of the Peacock…
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Well it isn’t exactly Friday the 13th, but today seems as good a Friday as any to start a journey through our next horror franchise! Devyn Ray is back to go through every movie in the Friday the 13th series. We start with the film that started it all in 1980. Before Jason was taking Manhattan, or journeying to space, it was just a simple low budget…
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It’s time for another Messy Mondays, with Zacary and Tom! This week on the show: Tom spills about meeting Marina, for a virtual meet and greet, Zacary plays the new trailer for M. Night Shamaylan’s upcoming movie, “Old”, and they both go on a rant about vintage trashy reality tv. And because it’s Monday, they spill some (anonymous) secrets from peo…
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If you had fun last week with our deep dive into the late 1990’s slasher horror gem, “Urban Legend”, then you’re in for something wild, as we cover the 2000 sequel, “Urban Legends: final cut”. One of the only horror movies that I can think of that’s set at a film school. Tune in, to hear us roast this logic-free, uneven mess of a movie. Luckily we …
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It's TV Tuesdays, which means that it's time to talk about "Smash", and so of course we have lovely guest Joey Moser (writer/reporter at Awards Daily) returning to go into this wild episode. We've got Uma Thurman's character being very vocal about her peanut allergy, Karen singing Snow Patrol, and an elaborate Bollywood number, that maybe hasn't ag…
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It’s Monday again, which means its time to get MESSY with hosts Zacary Landolt, and Tom Cornell! This week on the show, they play movie trailers for each other, of “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” (Zacary’s pick), and “Space Jam 2” (Tom’s pick). Tom also lets us know all of his thoughts about the new Marina album that dropped before recording! They also co…
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It's always a party when Devyn Ray drops in to talk about horror, and this week we're covering a film that is one of the less popular slasher films of the late 90's: Urban Legend! It boasts a cast that includes; Jared Leto, Alicia Witt, Rebecca Gayheart, Tara Reid, Loretta Devine, Brad Dourif, and even our beloved Robert England. This film may not …
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Well for anyone who’s been keeping up with these Smash recaps long enough, it’s finally happened! It’s official! Rebecca Duvall (AKA Uma Thurman) has officially entered the Smash universe! And she doesn’t waste any time In this episode, which is entitled, “The Movie Star”! And for such a fun episode I had to bring my fun Judy (and cohost of the pod…
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It’s an exciting day on the podcast, because it’s the premiere of the new weekly series: Messy Mondays! Joining the show as cohost, every Monday, will be a good Judy of the show, Tom Cornell! In this first episode they dive into some pop culture news, including updates on the upcoming reboots of old tv favorites, Gossip Girl, iCarly, and Sex and th…
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It’s Tuesday! Which means its time to talk about SMASH! And it also means if you’ve been following our recaps over the past few weeks, then it should come as no surprise that I’m joined by Joey Moser! Joey drops in to talk about episode 10, “Understudy”, which teases the arrival of Rebecca Duvall AKA Uma Thurman. This episode features a lot of ligh…
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Well it’s time for another edition of film Fridays, and I was so excited to invite my dear friend (and former guest on the show) Tom Cornell onto the pod, to talk about the 2010 psychological horror film, Black Swan! Tom is not someone I usually associate with film discussion, mostly because he almost never watches them! So we went quite a journey …
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Join returning guest, Joey Moser, and myself, as we discuss and recap Smash, season 1, episode 9: “Hell on Earth”. We talk about all the the secrets that come out in this episode. This is also another episode where almost nothing happens! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/inanotherworld/messageSupport this podcast…
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Well listeners, after many weeks, my guest cohost Devyn Ray, and myself, have finally reached the end of our journey through the Elm Street franchise. Unfortunately, our last entry is the Michael Bay- produced remake from 2010, starring Rooney Mara (before her dragon tattoo). This remake definitely loses all of the cheeky fun of all the previous en…
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It's time for another "TV Tuesdays", and I'm so excited to welcome back to the show, Joey Moser, to dive into episode 8, "The Coup". This week's episode finds Karen, Derek, and Eileen being sneaky and putting a demo together behind Tom and Julia's backs! Also featured in episode 8 are special guest stars Grace Gummer, and One Republic's Ryan Tedder…
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It's time for another Film Fridays! It's time for the Elm Street series to go Hollywood meta! It's time to talk about the wild movie that is, Wes Craven's New Nightmare. This film saw a full circle moment, with actors from the original film coming back as theirselves! Wes Craven is a horror genius for sure, but I wouldnt be shocked to find out that…
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Everything’s coming up roses, on “tv Tuesdays” this week! Because episode seven, of Smash season one, sees Broadway icon, Bernadette Peters enter the picture! Also an old friend of the show, triple threat, Steven Rice, drops in to help recap, and discuss this weeks episode. He gives his perspective, as a McPhee STAN, and goes off on a few tangents …
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It’s time for Film Fridays, and for the death of Freddy Kruger. We’ve reached the film in the “Elm Street” that technically showed the end of the original franchise. Devyn and I go into all of the wild twists and turns in this insane movie. The shenanigans from Freddy start to reach the level of looney toons, with more than a few winks to the audie…
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