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The Final Verdict
Welcome to The Final Verdict, your smart, cinematic review companion for everything from prestige dramas to popcorn blockbusters. Hosted by John Dodaro and Carlin Jacob, this podcast dives deep into the latest in film and television, offering bold insights, sharp takes, and — most importantly — final verdicts. Whether it’s an under-the-radar indie or the hottest new streaming series, we break it down and tell you what’s worth your time. Stream it, skip it, or savor it — we decide. All podcast…
Episodes
- The Final Verdict
Reviewing Every October Movie and TV Show We Watched
In this episode, we give a spoiler-free review of the movies: Primetime, Digger, The Social Reckoning, Street Fighter, and Clayface, as well as the TV shows…
- The Final Verdict
Primetime and Digger // Our Reviews
In this episode, we begin by giving a spoiler-free review of the movies: “Primetime” and “Digger”. We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the movies…
- The Final Verdict
Resident Evil Is a Another Solid Zach Cregger Film // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a spoiler-free review of the movie: Resident Evil. We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the movie and then give…
- The Final Verdict
Outer Banks Season 5 // Our Review
In this episode, we give our review of the tv series: Outer Banks Season 5. We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the season and then give our final…
- The Final Verdict
The End of Oak Street Reignites the Dinosaur Genre // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a spoiler-free review of the movie: The End of Oak Street. We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the movie and…
- The Final Verdict
Spider-Man: Brand New Day Is Another Spidey Success // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a spoiler-free review of the movie: Spider-Man: Brand New Day. We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the movie and…
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Marvel SDCC 2026 Reaction
HE’S BACKKKKKKKKKK! In this episode Carlin returns solo to talk about everything Marvel just talked about and announced at Hall H at San Diego Comic Con. This…
- The Final Verdict
Toy Story 5 Is Another Solid Entry in the Franchise // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a spoiler-free review of the movie: Toy Story 5. We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the movie and then give our…
- The Final Verdict
Spider-Man Brand New Day Trailer Reaction
In this episode, we react to the newest trailer for the upcoming MCU film: Spider-Man: Brand New Day. We discuss Peter’s journey in the film, Ned and MJ…
- The Final Verdict
Disclosure Day Mostly Works Despite its Plot Conveniences // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a spoiler-free review of the movie: Disclosure Day. We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the movie and then give…
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Scary Movie Is Amusing Enough, But Flawed // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a spoiler-free review of the movie: Scary Movie (or known as Scary Movie 6). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about…
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Backrooms Is a Fine Horror Film with Great Tension // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a spoiler-free review of the movie: Backrooms. We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the movie and then give our…
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Euphoria Season 3 (Episode 8) // Our Full Season Review
In this episode, we give our review of the tv series: Euphoria: Season 3 (Episode 8 (the series finale)). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the…
The Final VerdictObsession Is Worth All the Hype // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a spoiler-free review of the movie: Obsession. We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the movie and then give our…
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Euphoria Season 3 (Episode 7) // Our Review
In this episode, we give our review of the tv series: Euphoria: Season 3 (Episode 7). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the episode and then give…
- The Final Verdict
The Mandalorian and Grogu Is Fun but Very Safe // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a spoiler-free review of the movie: Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu. We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about…
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Survivor 50 // Our Review
In this episode, we give our review of the tv season: Survivor 50. We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the season and then give our final verdict…
The Final VerdictThe Boys Season 5 (Episode 8) // Our Full Season Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the series finale of the tv series: The Boys Season 5. We discuss what we liked and didn’t like…
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The Boys Season 5 (Episode 7) // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the tv series: The Boys Season 5 (Episode 7). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the…
- The Final Verdict
The Punisher: One Last Kill // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the MCU television special: The Punisher: One Last Kill. We discuss what we liked and didn’t like…
- The Final Verdict
The Boys Season 5 (Episode 6) // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the tv series: The Boys Season 5 (Episode 6). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the…
- The Final Verdict
Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 (Episode 8) // Our Full Season Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the tv series: Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 (Episode 8). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like…
- The Final Verdict
The Boys Season 5 (Episode 5) // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the tv series: The Boys Season 5 (Episode 5). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the…
- The Final Verdict
Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 (Episode 7) // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the tv series: Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 (Episode 7). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like…
- The Final Verdict
Michael Is Entertaining for the Fans // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a spoiler-free review of the movie: Michael. We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the movie and then give our…
- The Final Verdict
Invincible Season 4 (Episode 8) // Our Full Season Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the tv series: Invincible Season 4 (Episode 8). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the…
- The Final Verdict
Euphoria Season 3 (Episode 3) Gets Bad // Our Review
In this episode, we give our review of the tv series: Euphoria: Season 3 (Episode 3). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the episode and then give…
- The Final Verdict
The Boys Season 5 (Episode 4) // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the tv series: The Boys Season 5 (Episode 4). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the…
- The Final Verdict
Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 (Episode 6) // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the tv series: Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 (Episode 6). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like…
- The Final Verdict
Euphoria Season 3 (Episode 2) // Our Review
In this episode, we give our review of the tv series: Euphoria: Season 3 (Episode 2). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the episode and then give…
- The Final Verdict
The Pitt Season 2 // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the tv series: The Pitt (Season 2). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the season and…
- The Final Verdict
The Boys Season 5 (Episode 3) // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the tv series: The Boys Season 5 (Episode 3). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the…
- The Final Verdict
Invincible Season 4 (Episode 7) // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the tv series: Invincible Season 4 (Episode 7). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the…
- The Final Verdict
Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 (Episode 5) // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the tv series: Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 (Episode 5). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like…
- The Final Verdict
Euphoria Season 3 (Episode 1) Was Very Weird // Our Review
In this episode, we give our review of the tv series: Euphoria: Season 3 (Episode 1). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the episode and then give…
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Invincible Season 4 (Episodes 5-6) // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the tv series: Invincible Season 4 (Episodes 5-6). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about…
- The Final Verdict
Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 (Episode 4) // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the tv series: Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 (Episode 4). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like…
- The Final Verdict
The Boys Season 5 (Episodes 1-2) // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the tv series: The Boys Season 5 (Episodes 1-2). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the…
- The Final Verdict
Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 (Episodes 2-3) // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the tv series: Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 (Episodes 2-3). We discuss what we liked and didn’t…
- The Final Verdict
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone Trailer // Our Reaction
In this episode, we react to the new trailer for the HBO TV version of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. We discuss the advantages and disadvantages of…
- The Final Verdict
Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 (Episode 1) // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the tv series: Daredevil: Born Again Season 2 (Episode 1). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like…
- The Final Verdict
Invincible Season 4 (Episodes 1-4) // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the tv series: Invincible Season 4 (Episodes 1-4). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about…
- The Final Verdict
Project Hail Mary Is a 2026 Movie of the Year Contender // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a spoiler-free review of the movie: Project Hail Mary. We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the movie and then…
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The 2026 Oscars // Our Reaction
In this episode, we give our immediate reaction to the 2026 Academy Awards (Oscars). We discussed who won, who was snubbed, and some of our favorite…
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Scream 7 Is the Worst of the Franchise // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a spoiler-free review of the movie: Scream 7. We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the movie and then give our…
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The Traitors Season 4 // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a spoiler-free review of the tv series: The Traitors (Season 4). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the season…
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Bad Bunny Halftime Show, New Trailers and Super Bowl Commercials // Our Reaction
In this episode, we give our thoughts on Bad Bunny’s halftime concert during Super Bowl LX. We discuss what we liked and what we didn’t like, as well as all…
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Fallout Season 2 (Episodes 6 - 8) // Our Full Season Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the tv series: Fallout Season 2 (episodes 6 - 8). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about…
- The Final Verdict
Wonder Man // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the tv series: Wonder Man. We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the series and then give…
- The Final Verdict
The 2026 Grammy Award Winners // Our Reaction
In this episode, we give our reaction to the 2026 Grammy Awards. We discussed who won, who was snubbed, and some of our favorite performances. This episode…
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Iron Lung Is for the Fans, but Not for Us // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a spoiler-free review of the movie: Iron Lung. We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the movie and then give our…
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Mercy Is Not Bad, But Not Good // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a spoiler-free review of the movie: Mercy. We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the movie and then give our final…
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New Movies to Watch in 2026 So Far // Our Recommendation
In this episode, we give our spoiler-free recommendations for three new movies: 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (only in theaters), and the Netflix movies The…
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Fallout Season 2 (Episodes 1 - 5) // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the tv series: Fallout Season 2 (Episodes 1 - 5). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about…
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Our Top 10 TV Shows of 2025
In this episode, we give our separate lists of our top 10 TV series of 2025. We discuss the grades that we gave each show and explain why certain shows are…
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Stranger Things Season 5 (The Series Finale) // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the tv series: Stranger Things Season 5 (the finale). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like…
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Our Top 10 Movies of 2025
In this episode, we give our separate lists of our top ten movies of 2025. We discuss the grades that we gave each movie and explain why certain movies are…
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Stranger Things Season 5 Finale Predictions
In this episode, we predict what will happen in the season finale of Stranger Things Season 5. We attempt to guess what will happen, who will live, who will…
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Stranger Things Season 5 (Volume 2) // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the tv series: Stranger Things Season 5 (Episodes 5-7). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like…
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Stranger Things Predictions, New Trailer Reactions, 2026 Movie Outlook, and More
In this episode, we first predict what will happen in volume 2 of Stranger Things Season 5. We discuss the new trailers that were shown before Avatar: Fire and…