The Toy Department – Episode 381

The Toy Department

In Episode 381, Madden and Kolsky mention their upcoming international break before diving right into:

• The 2024 Oscars (2:15) and the sweeping dominance of Oppenheimer and Poor Things…
• HBO’s new Sunday night centerpiece The Regime (14:50) and Kate Winslet’s performance as a dictatorial chancellor in a show that’s difficult to place within a genre…
• The very Peter Farrelly flick Ricky Stanicky (21:55) and whether it has enough behind the dumb laughs to make it worthwhile…
• Guy Ritchie’s Netflix series The Gentlemen (26:30) and whether his particular style is well-suited for a streaming series…
• Derek has a few sporty things for Kolsky (29:50) ranging from Women’s Super League soccer to the changing college basketball landscape…
• Homework for April 4 (43:25), including: the first couple episodes of this season of Top Chef (in Wisconsin), the movie BlackBerry (available on Hulu), the new Apple TV+ show Palm Royale, the Netflix show 3 Body Problem and the Roadhouse remake with Jake Gyllenhaal…