Second Breakfast with Cam & Maggie

The fifth Targaryen checkpoint is a cornucopia of prophetic symbolism. The Macbeth allusions of the Winterfell era cross-pollinate into Dany’s story. The seeds are plan…

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This is cause for celebration: indie darling Art the Clown has the #1 movie in America, with an unrated, unhinged, and unbelievably great Christmas slasher. After our f…

If Ned Stark is playing checkers, this chapter finally shows us who’s been beating him at chess. Cersei Lannister arrives on the scene, but she’s not quite the characte…

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French puppet vampires – if that's not enough to sell you on a horror movie, then I don't know what is! The Vourdalak is equally unnerving and delightful, and this disc…

Ned’s pseudo-afterlife continues to unsettle us. George R. R. Martin seems to overlap Ned’s virtuous right-and-wrong morality system with Sansa’s (understandably) naïve…

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The Substance is an incredible surprise, a thrilling, ruthless, unflinching body horror satire that gave us the best theatrical experience of 2024. We start things off …

Bittersweet doesn’t even begin to describe this brief moment of seeing Ned Stark on the Iron Throne. Maggie tracks the omens and bloody motifs nipping at Ned’s heels, w…

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What is Star Wars? This question lies at the heart of our discussion, and we think at the heart of every Star Wars project in any medium. Cam has a novel (and possible …

The friendship between Tyrion and Bronn is a fan favorite. In this episode we explore the roots of this relationship: Cam points to the transactional nature of every pl…

After just five chapters, Jon Snow has left a profound impression on us. His story is told differently than any other POV character, and in this episode we make the cas…

Here it is, the long-awaited trial by combat chapter! The fight itself inspires a conversation about whether or not 'justice' exists in the world of Westeros. Maggie al…

The best movies are the ones that surprise you. Strange Darling was not at all what we expected, and we couldn’t be happier about it. Our spoiler-filled discussion div…

In six ruthlessly efficient pages, George R. R. Martin epitomizes his distinct brand of medieval fantasy. Ned Stark’s turning point becomes a breaking point as the ghos…

Sing Sing dramatizes the real life story of a theater troupe in a maximum security prison. Not only did the movie absolutely floor us, but it evoked one of the most for…

Tyrion’s treacherous journey through the Eyrie pulls us in wildly different directions. Maggie is inspired to do a deep dive on court jesters and fools, the overlooked …

Alien: Romulus isn't just a great horror movie or a great sci-fi movie, it's a fantastic Alien movie, and probably the best sixth sequel ever made. We discuss the film …

Bran and Dany have always been the two most prophesied characters in this story, but this chapter draws the connections more explicitly than ever before. Their journeys…

Jack White's No Name is officially out in the world, and we're back with another deep dive analysis of this fascinating album. This time, we're exploring symbolism and …