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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
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…
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Avatar: Fire and Ash Is Fun, Beautiful, but Repetitive // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a spoiler-free review of the movie: Avatar: Fire and Ash. We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the movie and then…
- The Final Verdict
It: Welcome to Derry (Episodes 5-8) // Our Full Season Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the tv series: It: Welcome to Derry (Episodes 5-8). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about…
- The Final Verdict
Wake Up Dead Man // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a spoiler-free review of the movie: Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about…
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Five Nights at Freddy's 2 Is Bad and Messy // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a spoiler-free review of the movie: Five Nights at Freddy's 2. We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the movie and…
- The Final Verdict
Stranger Things Season 5 (Volume 1) // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the tv series: Stranger Things Season 5 (Episodes 1-4). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like…
- The Final Verdict
Eternity // Our Spoiler Discussion
In this episode, we give our spoiler discussion of the movie: Eternity. We break down the entire plot of the movie and discuss moments that we liked and didn’t…
- The Final Verdict
Is Wicked: For Good… Actually Good? // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a spoiler-free review of the movie: Wicked: For Good. We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the movie and then…
- The Final Verdict
It: Welcome to Derry (Episodes 2-4) // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the tv series: It: Welcome to Derry (Episodes 2-4). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about…
- The Final Verdict
Eternity Was an Unexpected but Pleasant Surprise // Our Spoiler-Free Review
In this episode, we give a spoiler-free review of the movie: Eternity (in theaters November 26th). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the movie and…
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Revisiting Sinners From Multiple Perspectives
In this episode, we revisit the movie “Sinners” as Carlin Jacob and his sister have recently viewed the movie for the first time. John and Lance (massive fans…
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Stranger Things Season 5 Trailer Breakdown
In this episode, we break down the newest trailer for Netflix’s Stranger Things: Season 5. We discuss what goes down in the trailer, our expectations going…
- The Final Verdict
It: Welcome to Derry (Episode 1) // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the tv series: It: Welcome to Derry (Episode 1). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the…
- The Final Verdict
Chad Powers // Our Full Season Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the tv series: Chad Powers. We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the season and then give…
- The Final Verdict
Gen V: Season 2 (Episode 8) // Our Full Season Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the tv series: Gen V: Season 2 (Episode 8). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the…
- The Final Verdict
Gen V: Season 2 (Episode 6-7) // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the tv series: Gen V: Season 2 (Episode 6 and 7). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about…
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Peacemaker: Season 2 (Episode 8) Was Underwhelming // Our Full Season Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the tv series: Peacemaker: Season 2 (Episode 8). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the…
- The Final Verdict
Peacemaker: Season 2 (Episode 7) // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the tv series: Peacemaker: Season 2 (Episode 7). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the…
- The Final Verdict
Gen V: Season 2 (Episode 5) // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the tv series: Gen V: Season 2 (Episode 5). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the…
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Big Brother Season 27 Finale // Our Reaction
In this episode, we give our thoughts on the overall Big Brother 27 season. We discuss Ashley winning the season, Vince getting second place (robbed or not…
- The Final Verdict
Gen V: Season 2 (Episode 4) // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the tv series: Gen V: Season 2 (Episode 4). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the…
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Peacemaker: Season 2 (Episode 6) // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the tv series: Peacemaker: Season 2 (Episode 6). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the…
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Gen V: Season 2 (Episodes 1-3) // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the tv series: Gen V: Season 2 (Episodes 1-3). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the…
- The Final Verdict
Peacemaker: Season 2 (Episode 5) // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the tv series: Peacemaker: Season 2 (Episode 5). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the…
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“Him” Unfortunately Fumbles at the Goal Line // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a spoiler-free review of the movie: Him. We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the movie and then give our final…
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The Summer I Turned Pretty (Series Finale) // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the tv series: The Summer I Turned Pretty (Full Series). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like…
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The Long Walk Is Great, but Doesn’t Cross the Finish Line // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a spoiler-free review of the movie: The Long Walk. We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the movie and then give…
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Peacemaker: Season 2 (Episode 4) // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the tv series: Peacemaker: Season 2 (Episode 4). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the…
- The Final Verdict
Wednesday: Season 2 (Part 2) // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the tv series: Wednesday: Season 2 (Part 2). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the…
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Task (HBO TV Series) // Our Recommendation
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler recommendation for the HBO Max tv series: Task. We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the first…
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The Conjuring: Last Rites Is Okay Horror // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a spoiler-free review of the movie: The Conjuring: Last Rites. We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the movie and…
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Peacemaker: Season 2 (Episode 3) // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the tv series: Peacemaker: Season 2 (Episode 3). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the…
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Peacemaker Season 2, Episode 2 // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the tv series: Peacemaker: Season 2 (Episode 2). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the…
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Peacemaker: Season 2 (Episode 1) // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the tv series: Peacemaker: Season 2 (Episode 1). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the…
- The Final Verdict
Wednesday: Season 2 (Part 1) // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the tv series: Wednesday: Season 2 (Part 1). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the…
- The Final Verdict
Weapons Is a Great Genre-Blending Horror Film // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a spoiler-free review of the movie: Weapons. We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the movie and then give our…
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War of the Worlds Is the Worst Movie of 2025 // Our Quick Review
In this episode, we give a spoiler-free review of the movie: War of the Worlds. We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the movie and then give our…
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Our Top Ten Movies Of 2025 So Far
In this episode, we give our separate lists of our top 10 movies of 2025 so far (January - August 1st). We discuss the grades that we gave each movie and…
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Ranking EVERY MCU Project Ever Made From Worst to Best
In this episode, we rank all 53 Marvel Cinematic Universe movies/TV shows that have been made (ranging from Iron Man in phase 1, all the way to Fantastic Four…
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Happy Gilmore 2 // Our Quick Review
In this quick review episode, we give a non-spoiler review of the movie: Happy Gilmore 2. We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the movie and then…
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The Fantastic Four: First Steps Is Simply Fantastic // Our Review
In our first episode of The Final Verdict (formerly known as Beyond The Dome), we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the movie: The Fantastic Four: First…
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How Superman 2025 Compares to Past Iterations of Superman
In this episode, we compare Superman (2025) to the other mainstream iterations of Superman (Superman 1978, Superman 2, Superman 3, Superman 4, Superman…
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Superman Is a Great Start to the DCU // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the movie: Superman (2025). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the movie and then give…
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Jurassic World: Rebirth Is Horribly Safe // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the movie: Jurassic World: Rebirth. We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the movie and…
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Evaluating Phase 5 of the MCU
In this episode, we recap the entirety of phase 5 of the MCU. We break down each movie and TV show in chronological order and discuss if each project was a…
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Ironheart Isn’t Great, But Ends Well // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the tv series: Ironheart. We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the season and then give…
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F1 Is a Summer Hit // Our Review
In this episode, we give a complete non-spoiler review of the movie: F1. We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the movie and then give our final…
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Squid Game: Season 3 // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the tv series: Squid Game Season 3. We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the season and…
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28 Years Later Has Me Conflicted // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the movie: 28 Years Later. We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the movie and then give…
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2025 Movies I Watched Over the Past Few Weeks // Our Review
In this episode, John Dodaro discusses the movies he watched before, during, and after his trip to Italy. He gives brief non-spoiler reviews for each movie and…
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Andor: Season 2 Is Peak Star Wars // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the tv series: Andor: Season 2. We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the season and then…
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Thunderbolts* Is a Great MCU Team-Up Film // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the movie: Thunderbolts*. We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the movie and then give…
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Sinners Is The Best Movie of 2025 (So Far) // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the movie: Sinners. We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the movie and then give our…
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Daredevil: Born Again (Episode 9) Was Underwhelming // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a spoiler review of the tv series: Daredevil: Born Again (episode 9). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the…
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Daredevil: Born Again (Episode 8) // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the tv series: Daredevil: Born Again (episode 8). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about…
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A Minecraft Movie Is a Massive Hit // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the movie: A Minecraft Movie. We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the movie and then…
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Daredevil: Born Again (Episode 7) // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the tv series: Daredevil: Born Again (episode 7). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like about…
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Avengers: Doomsday Cast Reveal // Our Reaction
In this episode, we give our thoughts on the full cast reveal of the upcoming movie Avengers: Doomsday. We discuss how the returning Avengers (and left out…
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Daredevil: Born Again (Episodes 5 and 6) // Our Review
In this episode, we begin by giving a non-spoiler review of the tv series: Daredevil: Born Again (episodes 5 and 6). We discuss what we liked and didn’t like…