In the 129th episode of the Extra Buttery podcast, Jason and Robert discuss being tempted by bad Christmas movies, before taking a deep, deep dive into GLADIATOR II (11:36) and why it was ultimately disappointing. Sean Baker's raucous and sometimes hilarious ANORA (29:56), however, wasn't disappointing at all. We then run through awards favourites (42:06) and finish with some DUNE PROPHECY (46:14) and JUROR NO. 2 (53:26). Original theme music, intro, and outro composed and performed by Michael Spicer

In the 128th episode of the Extra Buttery podcast, Jason and Robert open with a discussion about - what else - popcorn. From lineups, kernel sizes to the proper amount of butter, there's no better snack at the theatre. We discuss Rob's experience at TIFF (8:33) and Jason's experience at VIFF (28:09) before diving into the latest movies, including Joker: Folie à Deux and Megalopolis (39:08), The Wild Robot (52:19), TV shows The Penguin (58:21), Rings of Power (59:30) and House of the Dragon (1:07:13). Original theme music, intro, and outro composed and performed by Michael Spicer

In the 127th episode of The Extra Buttery podcast, Jason and Robert openly lament the rash of internet reviews that bash films and shows just to get clicks. What good is a review if it can't be trusted? Anyway, we start with an extended conversation on ALIEN: ROMULUS (13:33), which we saw together in Vancouver, before moving onto the highly-anticipated DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE (it was fine) (36:32) and STAR WARS: THE ACOLYTE (it was not fine) (45:48). Comedy bonus: Rob's impression of a drunk Alec Guinness. (56:37) Original theme music, intro, and outro composed and performed by Michael Spicer