The Toy Department – Episode 410

The Toy Department

In Episode 410, Madden and Kolsky are both suffering from a little case of winter doldrums, but buck up after a few minutes of whining to get into:

• The controversial conclusion of The Challenge: Battle of the Eras (5:20) and whether Season 40 lived up to the hype, plus some looking ahead to the debut of All-Stars 5 in a few weeks…
• A frustrated reaction to Oscar hopeful Emilia Perez (37:40) and why movie musicals should cease to exist…
• The relatively formulaic but reasonably entertaining Carry-On (53:10) and whether Netflix’s ambitions currently rise any higher than this sort of fare…
• The surprisingly (for one of our hosts) excellent Saturday Night (58:50) and Jason Reitman’s impressive direction of a hectic real-life story…
• Homework for next week (1:06:50), including: the Oscar hopeful Conclave (available on Peacock), Amazon Prime’s new shows Unstoppable and Cruel Intentions, and Natasha Rothwell’s show How to Die Alone on Hulu, plus revisiting Landman after its conclusion…