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That Thing You Like
That Thing You Like is a podcast about TV, movies, media and what they say about the world! Each week, Chris Baxter and Brian Shirlaw break down our pop culture landscape, one thing you like at a time. Visit us at ThatThingYouLike.com!
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248 - Little Women
It's been awhile! Brian and Chris return from hiatus to talk LITTLE WOMEN, a sharp adaptation of a canonical text that neither of us have read or seen...
247 - Booksmart
BOOKSMART is the movie of the year. Best picture winner, 2019, already locked up.
Alright, this might be a small exaggeration. But BOOKSMART rul...
246 - Bon Appetit
The BON APPETIT brand has been making YouTube videos for years - so why are they taking off now? And why are we helplessly in love with them? In this...
245 - Deadwood the Movie
HBO's DEADWOOD was a Good+ show taken before its time. One Brian and Chris both love and have never really had the chance to talk about. But good news...
244 - Us
Jordan Peele's US is a wonder of a film, and maybe even more fun to pull apart than Get Out? After both seeing it a little belatedly, we sit down to c...
243 - Pokemon Detective Pikachu
Pokemon DETECTIVE PIKACHU is the live action Pokemon movie we all wanted when we were kids. Back when we wanted to be the very best. Like NO ONE ever...
242 - Ranking the Marvel Cinematic Universe!
AVENGERS: ENDGAME is still fresh in our mind, if somewhat less fresh fresh in our hearts. So we thought - why not OPEN THE PORTALS and bring all of ou...
241 - Avengers: Endgame
Marvel's AVENGERS: ENDGAME marks the end of an era. An era that's continuing with other Avengers? We sit down after our great disliking of Avengers: I...
240 - Game of Thrones: Final Season and Finale Predictions
GAME OF THRONES time, for one of the last times! The Long Night is here, certain people have become Knights of the Seven Kingdoms, and all draws to a...
239 - Captain Marvel
Marvel's CAPTAIN MARVEL smashed the box-office, and the man-baby tears were as delicious as ever. It's 2019, and a female-led Marvel superhero movie w...
238 - Hereditary
HEREDITARY, Ari Aster's 2018 horror movie, probably should have earned Toni Collette an Oscar nomination. It didn't! Because there's no justice and Pa...
237 - The 2018 Likeys! (Best Movies, TV Shows, Music of 2018)
It's 2018's biggest night! The stars are out for the FIFTH annual Likey awards, as That Thing You Like awards our best movies, best TV shows, best mus...
236 - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE is a complete gem and easily one of the best Spider-Man films ever made. So why didn't it click with more with a wid...
235 - Paddington 2 (and Paddington 1!)
PADDINGTON is a movie about a kind bear. PADDINGTON 2 is a movie about an even kinder bear who... reforms a prison? And in the first one, Paddington m...
234 - Incredibles 2
Pixar and Brad Bird have reunited for INCREDIBLES 2, a sequel that has... something on its mind? Focused on Elastigirl while Mr. Incredible spends tim...
233 - Hilda
Another day, another Netflix show. But HILDA stands out from the crowd. It's packed to the brim with charm, smarts, and some pretty incredible world-b...
232 - Finding Big Country
FINDING BIG COUNTRY might seem like a Vancouver-focused interest story at first, but director Kat Jayme's look at Vancouver's rocky relationship with...
231 - American Vandal Season 2
AMERICAN VANDAL was Netflix's surprise comedy smash of 2017 and we can't believe they cancelled it! But with a turdburglar on the loose, what are two...
230 - Raw
SPOOKVEMBER IS UPON US! RAW (or Grave, in France) is a 2016 with a real appetite. A hunger, if you will. Possibly even a craving. RAW's ambitious scri...
229 - Camping
CAMPING. After a lifetime spent in the Pacific Northwest, Chris and Brian have THOUGHTS and FEELINGS about camping. What better way to celebrate summe...
228 - The Replacements
NFL Football is back - what better time to revisit THE REPLACEMENTS? It's a harmless screwball NFL comedy about a lovable band of football misfits! Or...
227 - A Knight's Tale
A KNIGHT'S TALE is the kind of movie that just doesn't get made these days. Brian Helgeland's 2001 jousting romp has a cast of future stars and a winn...
226 - NJPW G1 Climax 28 Review
NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING is still our new favourite thing, and we're only too happy to review our first full NJPW G1 Climax experience! With Kenny Omeg...
225 - Train to Busan
Is TRAIN TO BUSAN is 2016's best kept movie secret? Probably! This zombie movie is far more than your average brainless thriller - the action is fresh...
224 - Catastrophe (Season 2 and 3)
After our first episode, we fell off CATASTOPHE. What a mistake! A month ago, we returned to Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney's amazing, moving show and...
223 - Dark
Netflix's DARK flew under the radar last Fall, but we're in love, even if we're late to the party. We talk about the stunning German scenery and produ...
222 - Ratatouille
RATATOUILLE! Brad Bird's second Pixar film is way more than a peasant dish. With Incredibles 2 in theatres, we turn back the clock to Bird's sophomore...
221 - Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Amy Sherman-Palladino (Gilmore Girls, Bunheads) has come to the world of Amazon Prime Video streaming! MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL is an absolute delight, f...
220 - New Japan Pro Wrestling (and NJPW Dominion)
NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING just wrapped up NJPW Dominion 2018, and it was a show for the ages, with Kenny Omega and Kazuchika Okada putting on maybe the...
219 - Hail, Ceasar!
HAIL, CEASAR is a wild, old-time Hollywood romp from the incredible Coen Brothers. But is there something else going on beneath the surface? We talk a...
218 - The Incredibles
THE INCREDIBLES is Pixar and Brad Bird's love letter to / subversion of the superhero genre - but how does it hold up? With Incredibles 2 on the horiz...
217 - Avengers: Infinity War
Marvel's AVENGERS Infinity War is shattering box-office records and earning some high praise along the way. So why are we so down on it? We suss out o...
216 - Annihilation
We're back! ANNIHILATION is Alex Garland's sci-fi follow up to EX MACHINA, a movie we gave LIKEY OF THE YEAR award honours to back in 2015. And it is...
215 - Coco
Pixar's COCO just won the Academy Award for Best Animated film. But maybe it's the start of a Pixar renaissance? We talk about this slightly unheralde...
214 - Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
Twin Peaks - FIRE WALK WITH ME: Disjointed mess, or underrated psychological horror masterpiece? Why not both? We review David Lynch's critically pann...
213 - Black Panther
Marvel's BLACK PANTHER is having a moment. A critical, cultural moment. We talk (as best as two white men can) about the sheer joy and excitement of t...
212 - Twin Peaks: Seasons 1 and 2
TWIN PEAKS. David Lynch and Mark Frost's original TV-series has been hailed as a classic for years. And now we've finally seen it! We talk the strange...
211 - American Vandal
Netflix's AMERICAN VANDAL was a sleeper contender for the best show of 2017. It's a pitch perfect satire of the Netflix's own true crime shows (not to...
210 - 2017 Likey Awards! (Best movie, show, music, game of the year)
It's Hollywood's REAL biggest night! Help us celebrate all the good that 2017 had to offer as we look at the best movie, tv show, music, game, social...
209 - Star Wars: The Last Jedi
December brought us another STAR WARS! We talk THE LAST JEDI with keeper of the sacred texts, Tyler Heppell! Why is the movie so emotionally strong, a...