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The Fanboy and the Hater
Podcast about the Best and Worst in Movies, TV, and Pop Culture.
Hosted by Mike Hall and Jim Harris.
New episode every Thursday!
Episodes
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The Podcast Effect (and Episode 100)
Welcome to the 100th episode of the Fanboy and the Hater during which Mike and Jim discuss and debate the past, present, and future of this podcast that first…
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Halloween (1978)
Mike and Jim discuss and debate the 1978 horror movie Halloween, written by John Carpenter and Debra Hill, directed by John Carpenter, starring Donald…
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Young Frankenstein
Mike and Jim discuss and debate the 1974 comedy horror movie Young Frankenstein, written by Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder, directed by Mel Brooks, starring Gene…
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Frankenstein (2025)
Mike and Jim discuss and debate the 2025 science fiction movie Frankenstein, written and directed by Guillermo del Toro, based on the 1818 novel by Mary…
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The Sandman (Season 1)
Mike and Jim discuss and debate the 2022 first season of the fantasy drama television series The Sandman, based on the 1989–1996 comic book written by Neil…
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Dead Poets Society
Mike and Jim discuss and debate the 1989 coming-of-age movie Dead Poets Society, written by Tom Schulman, directed by Peter Weir, starring Robin Williams…
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A Million Ways to Die in the West
Mike and Jim discuss and debate the 2014 Western comedy movie A Million Ways to Die in the West, written and directed by Seth MacFarlane, starring Seth…
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The Shawshank Redemption
Mike and Jim discuss and debate the 1994 movie The Shawshank Redemption, written and directed by Frank Darabont, starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. Check…
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Oppenheimer
Mike and Jim discuss and debate the 2023 film Oppenheimer, written and directed by Christopher Nolan based on American Prometheus, the 2005 biography of J…
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Troy (Director's Cut)
Mike and Jim discuss and debate the 2004 epic action movie Troy, directed by Wolfgang Petersen and written by David Benioff, which is loosely based on the…
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O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Mike and Jim discuss and debate the 2000 comedy-drama movie O Brother, Where Art Thou?, written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, starring George Clooney…
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The Odyssey
Mike and Jim discuss and debate the heavily hyped and profusely praised 2026 epic movie The Odyssey, written and directed by Christopher Nolan as a modern film…
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Spider-Man: Brand New Day
Mike and Jim discuss and debate the 2026 superhero movie Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Check out all of our Super Heroes podcast episodes…
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The Boondock Saints
Mike and Jim discuss and debate the 1999 movie The Boondock Saints. Check out our most popular podcast episodes…
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Fight Club
Mike and Jim discuss and debate the 1999 movie Fight Club. Check out our most popular podcast episodes…
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Donnie Darko
Mike and Jim discuss and debate the 2001 movie Donnie Darko. Check out our most popular podcast episodes…
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Supergirl
Mike and Jim discuss and debate the 2026 live-action superhero movie Supergirl, written by Ana Nogueira and directed by Craig Gillespie as the second film in…
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Superman (2025)
Mike and Jim discuss and debate the 2025 live-action superhero movie Superman, written and directed by James Gunn as the first film in the rebooted DC Extended…
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Listen: Disclosure Day is a Terrible Movie
Mike and Jim discuss and debate (but mostly rant about) the 2026 science fiction film Disclosure Day. Despite being directed by Steven Spielberg and…
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Spider-Noir
Mike and Jim discuss and debate the 2026 neo-noir superhero television series Spider-Noir based on the Marvel Comics character that most people know from the…
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Masters of the Universe
Mike and Jim discuss and debate the 2026 movie Masters of the Universe, the second live-action film adaptation of a Mattel toy line and animated television…
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Diablo IV: Lord of Hatred (Video Game)
Mike and Jim discuss and debate the action role playing video game Diablo IV, which they both spend most of their gaming time playing. This episode focuses on…
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Diablo II: Resurrected (Video Game)
Mike and Jim discuss and debate the action role playing video game Diablo II: Resurrected, which is the 2021 remake of Diablo II (2000) and its expansion Lord…
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Mortal Kombat 2
Mike and Jim discuss and debate the 2026 movie Mortal Kombat 2, including a very brief overview of its video game and cinematic history, how it is an enjoyable…
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Movie Previews Suck
Mike and Jim discuss and debate how much movie previews, in an understandable effort to peak your interest, often include too much detail, provide the entire…
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Was Stranger Things Overrated?
Mike and Jim discuss and debate the Netflix television series Stranger Things, which concluded its 5-season, and nearly 10-year, run at the end of 2025. While…
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Project Hail Mary
Mike and Jim discuss and debate the 2026 movie Project Hail Mary, including how Mike almost fell asleep multiple times during it, Jim unnecessarily saw it in…
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Will the Force be with us?
On May the 4th, their first new episode in a long, long time, Mike and Jim discuss and debate the state of Star Wars screen canon (live-action and animated…
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Mike and Jim discuss and debate the 2023 animated superhero film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. Check out all of our Super Heroes podcast…
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Historical Reimaginings
Mike and Jim discuss and debate non-documentary movies and television shows that use fictionalized history in their storytelling, including possible historical…
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Precise Oaths (Book)
Jim is joined by special guest and author Paige E. Ewing to discuss her recently published book Precise Oaths. Check out our most popular podcast episodes…
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Diablo (Video Game)
Mike, Jim, and returning guest host Brandon discuss the action role-playing video game series Diablo in the weeks and days leading up to the release of Diablo…
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Guardians of the Galaxy (Volume 3)
Mike, Jim, and returning guest host Rhys discuss and debate the 2023 Marvel live-action superhero movie Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Check out all of our…
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Peacemaker
Mike, Jim, and returning guest host Brandon discuss and debate the 2022 DC live-action television series Peacemaker. Check out all of our Super Heroes podcast…
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The Video Blog of Boba Fett
Mike and Jim discuss and debate the first season of the Disney+ live-action Star Wars television series The Book of Boba Fett. Check out all of our Star Wars…
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We Are Back-ish
Mike and Jim are back! (Did you even notice they were gone?) Well, more like back-ish. The Fanboy and the Hater return after a nearly nine month hiatus to…
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The Batman
Mike and Jim discuss and debate the 2022 DC live-action film The Batman. Check out all of our Super Heroes podcast episodes…
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Hawkeye
Mike and Jim discuss and debate the Disney+ Marvel live-action television series Hawkeye. Check out all of our Super Heroes podcast episodes…
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The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Mike and returning guest host Brandon discuss and debate the Disney+ Marvel live-action television series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Check out all of…
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The Phantom of the Opera
Mike and Jim discuss their favorite musical, The Phantom of the Opera, both the stage production and the movie, as well as some aspects of the novel it is…
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Eternals
Mike and Jim briefly discuss the 2021 Marvel movie Eternals. Check out all of our Super Heroes podcast episodes…
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The Matrix Resurrections
Mike and Jim briefly discuss the 2021 movie The Matrix Resurrections. Check out our most popular podcast episodes…
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Spider-Man: No Way Home
Mike and Jim discuss and debate one of the most anticipated movies of 2021, Spider-Man: No Way Home. Check out all of our Super Heroes podcast episodes…
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For Nostalgia’s Sake
Mike and Jim briefly discuss and debate how nostalgia drives so many movies and television shows, and whether the good ones are only good because of the…
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Was Endgame the End of the MCU?
Mike and Jim briefly discuss and debate whether the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) passed its peak with the movie Avengers: Endgame. Check out all of our…
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What If...? (Marvel)
Mike and Jim discuss and debate the Marvel animated anthology television series What If...? Check out all of our Super Heroes podcast episodes…
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The Suicide of the Galaxy Squad
Mike and Jim discuss and debate the 2021 DC live-action "superhero" movie The Suicide Squad. Check out all of our Super Heroes podcast episodes…
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Podiversary Two: The Force is Strong with this One
Welcome to a special episode of the Fanboy and the Hater commemorating our second podiversary since we launched our podcast on September 15, 2019. Mike and Jim…
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Star Trek
Mike and Jim discuss and debate the Star Trek franchise. But since Mike is not a fan and has not seen much of it, this episode was based on watching two…
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Black Widow
Mike and Jim discuss and debate the 2021 Marvel live-action superhero movie Black Widow. Spoiler Alert: Only one of them liked it, and it's not who you'd…
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50 Shades of Geek
Welcome to the 50th episode of the Fanboy and the Hater! Mike and Jim commemorate the 5-Zero Milestone with 5 lists of 5: the Top 5 Most Downloaded Episodes…
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Gaming under Quarantine
Mike and Jim discuss how online and mobile gaming helped people cope (or bear their state of survival) during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the social…
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The Fandom Effect
Mike and Jim discuss and debate The Fandom Effect, how fandom affects what you choose to watch and how fandom affects your enjoyment of what you watch. Check…
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Go Sports!
Mike and Jim discuss and debate Sports, including geographically assigned favorite sports and teams, sports they prefer to play versus sports they like to…
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Stand-up Comedy
Mike and Jim discuss Stand-up Comedy, including how it differs from sketch comedy and sitcoms, which is mostly what Jim has seen without knowing many of those…
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Movies vs. TV
Mike and Jim discuss and debate Movies vs. TV, including their preferences, movies that should have been TV shows (and vice versa), how long a movie should be…
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Josstice League v Snyder Cut: Dawn of Nerd Rage
Mike and Jim compare and contrast (Jim mostly yells) the 2017 DC superhero movie Justice League (referred to as the Josstice League since it was done by Joss…
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WandaVision
Mike and Jim discuss and debate the 2021 Disney+ Marvel live-action television series WandaVision. Check out all of our Super Heroes podcast episodes…
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Wolverine
Mike and Jim discuss the character Wolverine, including his portrayals and storylines in Marvel Comics, animated series, and X-Men films, as well as his…
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Zombies
Mike and Jim discuss the undead reanimated corpses that are a staple of a sub-genre of horror, exploring their use in movies, television, and video games, as…