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777 episodes - English - Latest episode: 14 days ago - ★★★★★ - 438 ratingsFrames Per Second Podcast covers all the hot topics and issues related to cinema with in-depth discussions and reviews of the films and television shows we watch today.
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Episodes
The Mandalorian Chapter 11: The Heiress Recap
November 23, 2020 05:00 - 2 hoursIn this episode, we continue our weekly recaps of the hit Disney+ series "The Mandalorian". We review the third episode titled "The Heiress" and discuss our thoughts on the unknown diversity of Mandalorian culture and our excitement from the reveal of a high anticipated character. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Mandalorian Chapter 10: The Passenger Recap
November 22, 2020 05:00 - 50 minutesIn this episode, we continue on our weekly recaps of the hit Disney+ series "The Mandalorian". Recapping "The Passenger" we discuss satisfaction with how the second season is going so far and also speculate which new Star Wars characters might join the series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Power Book II: Ghost Mid-Season Finale Recap
November 21, 2020 22:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, we recap the hit STARZ series "Power Book II: Ghost". We discuss whether or not this mid-season finale left us on a good cliffhanger or not, we point out how Tariq's teachers are becoming a distraction to the overall storyline, and we debate if exploring Dru's sexuality is necessary for the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Black Box Movie Review
November 12, 2020 05:00 - 42 minutesIn this episode, we review the latest film from Amazon Prime in collaboration with Blumhouse titled "Black Box". We discuss the standout performance from Amanda Christine, if the twist in the film was exposed too early, and will there be a sequel in the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Mandalorian Chapter 9: The Marshal Recap
November 10, 2020 19:00 - 54 minutesIn this episode, we start our weekly recaps of the hit Disney+ series "The Mandalorian". We discuss our reactions to the premiere episode and also speculate on what other characters from the Star Wars universe we will see this upcoming season Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Lovecraft Country Episode 9 & 10 Recap
October 30, 2020 12:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, we end our bi-weekly recaps of the 1st season of the hit HBO series "Lovecraft Country". We discuss episodes 9 & 10 and give our perspectives on the season finale and our expectations for season 2. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bad Hair Movie Review
October 30, 2020 04:00 - 58 minutesIn this episode, we review the latest Hulu original film "Bad Hair". We discuss if this movie was able to pull off satirical horror, we acknowledge some of the standout performances, and Na speaks on the highs and lows black women deal with when it comes to their hair. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Power Book II: Ghost - EP 1, 2, & 3 Recaps
October 23, 2020 04:00 - 50 minutesIn this episode, we recap the hit STARZ series "Power Book II: Ghost." In this one, we cover the first three episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Antebellum
October 09, 2020 07:00 - 48 minutesIn this episode, we review Antebellum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Lovecraft Country Episode 7 & 8 Recap
October 08, 2020 04:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, we recap the last two episodes of Lovecraft Country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Walking Dead Season Finale
October 07, 2020 04:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, we recap the season finale of the Walking Dead. Plus, Myke and Ken share their thoughts on the new Walking Dead show "The World Beyond." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
John Boyega Slams Star Wars + Mandalorian Season 2 Trailer Review (ft. Mecha Kidd)
October 06, 2020 16:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, we discuss John Boyega's flaming comments about Start Wars and discuss The Mandalorian's season 2 trailer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Lovecraft Country Episode 5 & 6 Recap
September 30, 2020 19:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, we continue on our bi-weekly recaps of the hit HBO series "Lovecraft Country". Reviewing episodes 5 & 6 we discuss our thoughts of Ruby's involvement with Christina/William and how that will play out, what role will Ji-Ah play now that we understand their backstory with Tic, and whether or not this season will land on its feet since it focuses on so many side stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
I May Destroy You Season Review
September 26, 2020 07:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, we review the first season of the hit HBO series "I May Destroy You". We discuss how talented Michaela Coel is for writing and acting as the lead of this series, we admire the complex conversations the show displays about sexual assault, and we debate whether or not this show needs to do a second season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Daryl and Carol Walking Dead Spinoff Reaction
September 19, 2020 03:00 - 18 minutesIn this episode, we react to the news of the Walking Dead Carol and Darryl spinoff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Lovecraft Country Episode 3 & 4 Recap
September 11, 2020 21:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, we continue our bi-weekly recaps of the hit HBO series "Lovecraft Country". We breakdown our thoughts on episodes 3 and 4 and how the quality of the show may be dwindling down. We also discuss how time travel may bring back some key characters that we lost in previous episodes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chadwick Boseman Forever ft. Nicky D'usse (NoDissRespect Podcast) and Q | ITMSO
September 05, 2020 19:00 - 31 minutesIn this excerpt from this week's Is The Mic Still On episode, we discuss the passing of Chadwick Boseman and reflect on the legacy left behind along with some of our favorite scenes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Lovecraft Country Episodes 1 & 2 Recap
September 02, 2020 21:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, we start our bi-weekly recap of the new hit HBO series "Lovecraft Country". We discuss the premise of the show and how mixing racism with horror is a dope concept but we also debate whether this show can balance that line well based off the reaction from the second episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
DC Fandome Recap
August 25, 2020 16:00 - 47 minutesIn this episode, we discuss the recent Fall virtual comic-con style event "DC Fandome". We discuss our reaction to the big movie trailers that were showcased during the event and also have a debate on whether DC has as many interesting superheroes like its competitor Marvel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy Part 1 Review
August 22, 2020 04:00 - 47 minutesIn this episode, we review an Netflix anime original series "Transformers: Wars for Cybertron Trilogy". We discuss our issues with Optimus Prime and how this version of him differs from other versions and we talk about our predictions for season 2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Project Power Movie Review (Netflix Films)
August 20, 2020 00:00 - 41 minutesIn this episode, we review the latest hit film from Netflix "Project Power". We discuss Jamie Foxx's acting career and if he is still an A-list actor, whether or not this film was meant to be taken seriously or not, and we grade the rapping skills of Dominique FIshback's character. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
10 Shows We're Watching Right Now
August 15, 2020 03:50 - 28 minutesHear the most bizarre stories about how technology is shaping culture on Wild Wild Tech: https://bit.ly/WildWildTech In this episode, each crew member reveals what tv shows they are currently watching while also giving reasons why other people should check out these shows as well. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Streaming Wars
August 11, 2020 04:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, we gather together to have a conversation on the current streaming era that we are living in. We touch on our thoughts on which streaming services are underrated and we also debate whether services like HBO Max & Disney+ will flourish in the long run. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Black Is King ft. SayItAintSoph (Is The Mic Still On Podcast)
August 07, 2020 04:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, we review the newest hit from Disney+ in collaboration with Beyoncé titled "Black Is King". We discuss our initial reactions to the cinematography and music within the film, whether or not there was a clear direction for the storyline/plot, and we have a in-depth conversation about cultural appropriation within the black community Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Titanic Classic Movie Review (Me Against the World Series)
July 30, 2020 04:00In this episode, we close out our "Me Against the World" series with James Cameron's "Titanic". We discuss whether the story makes sense plot wise, how ahead of his time James Cameron was when creating this iconic love story, and we debate whether this is the most romantic movie of all time, how the story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Titanic Classic Movie Review ft. Tyelerr Durden (Dead End Gaming) [Me Against the World Series]
July 30, 2020 04:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, we close out our "Me Against the World" series with James Cameron's "Titanic". We discuss whether the story makes sense plot wise, how ahead of his time James Cameron was when creating this iconic love story, and we debate whether this is the most romantic movie of all time, how the story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fatal Affair Netflix Movie Review
July 28, 2020 20:00In this episode, we review the hit Netflix original film "Fatal Affair". We discuss if this film lives up to the low reviews it has gotten from critics and audience members, we question the acting effort that comes from the two stars Nia Long & Omar Epps, and we have a short discussion on how films like this impact black people in the film industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fatal Affair Netflix Movie Review ft. Tyelerr Durden (Dead End Gaming), Shelltoez (Now Listing), and Animal Brown (OnDeckTV Podcast)
July 28, 2020 20:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, we review the hit Netflix original film "Fatal Affair". We discuss if this film lives up to the low reviews it has gotten from critics and audience members, we question the acting effort that comes from the two stars Nia Long & Omar Epps, and we have a short discussion on how films like this impact black people in the film industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
New Jack City Review (Me Against the World Series)
July 21, 2020 01:00 - 1 hourIn our penultimate episode, of our "Me Against the World" series we review the hood classic "New Jack City". We discuss the legendary CMB crew and just how villainous Wesley Snipes was in his role as Nino Brown, how impactful this film was when describing the crack era in the late 80s, and debate on how this film is closely related to "Scarface." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bonus: Should We Feel Empathy for Scarface?
July 18, 2020 04:00 - 18 minutesAfter we closed out the Scarface review, we had an additional 20 minute discussion regarding the empathy portion of the movie character critique. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Scarface Classic Movie Review (Me Against the World)
July 15, 2020 02:30 - 2 hoursIn this episode, we continue our "Me Against the World" series with us rewatching the 1983 classic gangster film "Scarface". We discuss the problematic issues that the Cuban community has against the portrayal of Al Pacino's Tony Montana, why the Hip-Hop community loves this specific gangster story more than any other, and we debate on whether this film is overrated based on the hype it has received for all of these years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
FPS Friday Night Lights S1 Recap
July 11, 2020 04:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, we review the underrated hit tv show "Friday Night Lights" in collaboration with Spike Lou from the OnDeckTV Podcast. We discuss why we wanted to rewatch this show and how overlooked it was during its initial run, we talk about how cinematically unique this show was from others during its era, and whether or not this show could hold up against the all-time greats like HBO's "The Wire" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Baby Boy Review (Me Against the World)
July 09, 2020 22:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, we are continuing on with our "Me Against The World" series with the crew rewatching John Singleton's "Baby Boy". We discuss why this film still resonates with the black community even though it has its flaws, what was John Singleton trying to accomplish by telling this story in this way, and we debate on if this film was meant to be taken seriously or not. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hamilton The Musical or Minstrel Show?
July 08, 2020 01:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, we review the blockbuster broadway play/musical "Hamilton". We discuss the problematic issues some people have with the way the plot of this story is told, how impactful this broadway play is for people of color in the genre of theater, and what we hope to see next from Lin-Manuel Miranda. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Is The Shape of Water Overrated? (Me Against the World Series)
July 02, 2020 04:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, we continue our "Me Against The World" rewatchable series with us reviewing 2017's best picture "The Shape of Water". We discuss whether the magic of the film holds up after 3 years since its release, if the film may have tried to deal with too many social issues, and we debate about if one of the main characters in the film might be secretly portraying a black perspective Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Is The Shape of Water Overrated?
July 02, 2020 04:00In this episode, we continue our "Me Against The World" rewatchable series with us reviewing 2017's best picture "The Shape of Water". We discuss whether the magic of the film holds up after 3 years since its release, if the film may have tried to deal with too many social issues, and we debate about if one of the main characters in the film might be secretly portraying a black perspective Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Best Black Sitcoms of All-time
June 29, 2020 04:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, we have a conversation/debate on what we consider to be the best black sitcoms of the last 50 years and we rank them by tiers. We also discuss why we don't see that many black sitcoms like we used to back in the late 80s/90s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Da 5 Bloods Movie Review
June 19, 2020 04:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, we review the latest Netflix/Spike Lee joint "Da 5 Bloods". We discuss how stellar the main cast is especially Delroy Lindo, we compare how other Vietnam war films aren't as realistic as this one, and we debate whether or not Spike Lee needs to dabble in different genres to showcase his full directing skill set. 4557 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Insecure Recap: Season 4, Episode 10 -- Lowkey Done (ft. Tyelerr of Dead End Gaming)
June 17, 2020 01:00In this episode, we review the season finale of the 4th season of the hit HBO series "Insecure". We express our thoughts on the conclusion of Molly & Andrew's relationship, how Tiffany's depression storyline didn't hit as hard as we wanted it to, and whether or not Issa & Lawrence should stay together after Lawrence's big reveal. 12820 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Insecure Recap: Season 4, Episode 10 -- Lowkey Lost (ft. Tyelerr of Dead End Gaming)
June 17, 2020 01:00 - 2 hoursIn this episode, we review the season finale of the 4th season of the hit HBO series "Insecure". We express our thoughts on the conclusion of Molly & Andrew's relationship, how Tiffany's depression storyline didn't hit as hard as we wanted it to, and whether or not Issa & Lawrence should stay together after Lawrence's big reveal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Blair Witch Project 20 Years Later
June 15, 2020 04:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, we re-watch the legendary independent horror film "The Blair Witch Project". We discuss how impactful the marketing scheme for this film was during the late 90s, how it influenced/created the found footage genre, and whether or not does it hold up as re-watachable film. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Uncut Gems Movie Review
June 11, 2020 04:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, we review one of the most talked about movies of 2019 A24's "Uncut Gems". We discuss whether or not Adam Sandler carried this movie well as the lead, what other characters stood out to us, and we debate on if this film really has a plot/story Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Insecure Recap: Season 4, Episode 9 -- Lowkey Trying (ft. Tyelerr of Dead End Gaming)
June 10, 2020 02:00 - 2 hoursIn this episode, we review the ninth episode of the fourth season of the hit HBO series "Insecure". We discuss our thoughts on Issa and Lawrence getting more comfortable with their new relationship, how we felt about Nathan's reaction to Issa friend zoning him, and Molly seems to be growing on us even though she is still fucking up Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Insecure Recap: Season 4, Episode 8 -- Lowkey Happy (ft. Tyelerr of Dead End Gaming)
June 02, 2020 23:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, we debate about how Lawrence has found himself in a love triangle and what that means for his character, we touch on how great it was to see Issa & Lawrence communicate about past feelings, and we recognize how the writing and directing really elevated this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Lovebirds Review
June 01, 2020 22:00 - 1 hour1In this episode, we review the latest romantic-comedy from Netflix "The Lovebirds". We discuss whether or not Issa Rae can act, If the chemistry between Issa & Kumail was enough to carry this movie, and question why action romantic-comedies don't always do well Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Last Dance Episode 9 & 10 Recaps | Dead End Sports
May 27, 2020 04:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, the Dead End Sports crew discuss the final two episodes of The Last Dance. For more coverage, you can listen to The Last Dance Roundtable from Any Given Sunday featuring Nick, Shelton J, and 12Kyle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Insecure Recap: Season 4, Episode 7 -- Lowkey Trippin' (ft. Tyelerr of Dead End Gaming)
May 26, 2020 23:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, we discuss whether or not having a full episode of Molly's perspective has changed our viewpoint of her character this season, how this episode might be the downfall for Andrew and Molly as a couple, and we debate on if Molly overreacted or not when it came to her verbal altercation with Andrew's brother. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Insecure Recap: Season 4, Episode 6 -- Lowkey Done (ft. Tyelerr of Dead End Gaming)
May 20, 2020 02:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, we are joined by Tyelerr from the Dead End Gaming Podcast and we breakdown why this episode focused a lot on Issa and her efforts to help out random people. We also talk about how that big fight with Molly still has some lingering effects with her and discuss how we would react to some of the situations Issa dealt with in this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Insecure Recap: Season 4, Episode 5 Recap — Lowkey Movin' On
May 17, 2020 07:00 - 1 hourIn this episode, we discuss the full return of Nathan and whether he will be the main love interest for Issa for the remainder of the season, why Derek isn't picking up on Tiffany's disinterest in their newborn daughter, and we debate why Molly is in her feelings about Andrew helping Issa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices