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New Release

Where we make our favorite new TV shows feel SPECIAL (and sometimes movies). Instant reactions. Deep dives. Theories. What more could you want? Featuring Drew, Ashley, Derrick, Jamie, and others! newrelease.substack.com

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55:05

🍽️ The Bear season 3 on Hulu

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2024/07/03

This week on episode #223 of New Release … gastronaughts Ashley and Drew dine out on the beginning of The Bear season 3. We know everyone binges at their own pace, so we discuss the emotional toll this season has taken (thus far) without spoiling any big stuff. Also, has becoming the most anticipated show of the summer put undue pressure on our favorite fam of top chefs, yes? Can the post-pandemic restaurant scene really support Carmy and Syd’s traditional brand of haute cuisine? Is food even

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60:01

💣🚌 Speed (1994) 30th Anniversary Special with Jamie...

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2024/06/28

This week on episode #222 of New Release … public transit defenders James and Drew look back at one of best, simplest action movies of all time. You know the drill. There’s a bomb. On the bus. If it drops. Below 50. Boom. We examine how Keanu’s stoic action hero energy pairs with Sandy’s effortless quirk and take charged-ness to max effect. Vroom vroom. Does the movie take some liberty with the laws of physics? Perhaps. Do we care? One of us does ;) Also, because this is a Movie Shots Club crossover

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48:52

😎 Brats on Hulu

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2024/06/21

This week on episode #221 of New Release … podcats Ashley and Drew revisit what some might say is the best worst decade in cinema history. That’s right, it’s 1985 and a select group of twenty-somethings are the hottest thing in Hollywood. Estevez, Ringwald, Nelson, Sheedy … am I forgetting anyone? Then, thanks to one well-titled magazine article, everything changed for these cats. Or did it? Andrew McCarthy’s new documentary Brats obsessively examines the real—or really perceived—fallout over David

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55:51

🥸 Hit Man on Netflix

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2024/06/14

This week on episode #220 of New Release … partners in crime Jamie and Drew go undercover to suss out sus suspects attempting to have people contract killed. Cold. This is, until they discover each other’s true motives! Anyway, we debate whether Richard Linklater’s Hit Man works as a crime thriller or rom-com or both or not at all. Most importantly, does this movie raise our esteem of Glen Powell or throw cold water on his smoldering star? We got a live one here, so turn your police scanners to our

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45:09

🍗 Ren Faire on Max

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2024/06/05

This week on episode #219 of New Release … RenMen Derrick and Drew chow down on a new show about succession on Max. No, not that Succession, not Game of Thrones, not HotD, not Righteous Gemstones—we’re talking about Ren Faire. This “documentary” series takes a novel approach to how it presents and stylizes the palace intrigue behind the world’s biggest Renaissance Faire. We discuss what’s real, what’s imagined, and of course, King George the creepshow who wants only for a companion to hop atop his

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40:36

🥃 Sugar on Apple TV+

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2024/05/31

This week on episode #218 of New Release … PIs (Podcast Initiators) Ashley and Drew take a TV case that contains more that meets the eye. Go figure. Sugar, starring Colin Farrell, presents like a modern day noir detective story … but what else is going on? Say, why are you juxtaposing these classic movies tropes with modern storytelling? Are you trying to hint at something, show? This neat blend of old and new makes an otherwise all too familiar missing girl narrative feel fresh. Will we stick with

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41:28

🌴 Palm Royale on Apple TV+

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2024/05/24

This week on episode #217 of New Release … strive-hards Ashley and Drew break into the most exclusive club in town. Streaming now on Apple TV, Palm Royale is a light … thriller? Dark … comedy? Period … drama? We sort through this tangled web of madamening tonal shifts that could only take place in a late 60s Florida-set … satire? Seriously, what is this show going for? One thing is clear … Kristen Wiig, Allison Janney, and the rest of the gang are having fun with the juicy plot and lavish

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37:52

📚 Pretty Little Liars: Summer School on Max

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2024/05/18

This week on episode #216 of New Release … pasta prima donnas Ashley and Drew gear up for summer school. Booooo. Lame. We did zero homework and decided to jump into season 2 of a spinoff of a show neither of us really watched in the first place. So smart. Is Pretty Little Liars: Summer School a fun mashup of horror tropes OR a cheap excuse to remix the same notes of nostalgia you get from Stranger Things and every other 80s-inspired piece of media? Or maybe we’re just too old for this shit? Stay out

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45:17

🧬 Dark Matter on Apple TV+

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2024/05/10

This week on episode #215 of New Release … Edgerton lords Ashley and Drew unpack another sci-fi book adaptation. What’s in the box?! Is this new Dark Matter show dead or alive or somehow in both states at the same time? We go deep on Schrödinger and Pavlov and Pellegrino and all the best minds in science from decades past. What if someone was out there living an alternate version of your life? A you too. Or two? U2. Far out. Come back for plenty more hardcore philosophizing by ‘New Release’ on

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53:43

👹 Late Night with the Devil on Shudder (plus more...

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2024/05/03

This week on episode #214 of New Release … medium-sized hosts Ashley and Drew invite you to a special Demonic Spring edition of the podcast. Abraxas aka “Mr. Wriggles” joins us—in spirit—as we discuss Late Night with the Devil on Shudder. What did we think of the talk show gimmick, the 70s vibes, and all the chaos and violence that unfolds LIVE on TV? Tune in to find out. And, as if that wasn’t enough, we couldn’t help ourselves from revisiting Baby Reindeer, the breakout hit of the year. How far

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36:13

👩‍🍼 Baby Reindeer on Netflix

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2024/04/25

This week on episode #213 of New Release … doeboys Ashley and Drew instantly develop a love/hate relationship with some new Netflix stalker show. Baby Reindeer dramatizes the true story of a struggling comedian getting stalked, and the complicated feelings he has toward this newfound hyper-focused fame. Is an onslaught of attention from a convicted felon and compulsive liar disturbing? Yeah, sure. But it is flattering? Big time. How long would you ‘put up with’ a stalker if it were good for your

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65:04

🦄 The 38th anniversary of LEGEND (1986) for Ashley's...

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2024/04/17

This week on episode #212 of New Release … horn unadorned Ashley and Drew confront Darkness in its truest form. And happy birthday, by the way! Legend (1986) is one of those twisted fantasy movies that was supposedly aimed at kids but somehow gets more and more disturbing with age. Ashley takes us back to her first impressions of this childhood favorite and shares how it feels to return to where she saw her first unicorn. Awwwww. Followed immediately, of course, by her first time seeing a unicorn

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83:15

🐵 Monkey Man only in Theaters

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2024/04/12

This week on episode #211 of New Release … action junkies Jamie and Drew go to the movies to see Dev Patel’s directorial debut. Monkey Man is a classic revenge tale that goes hard and leaves you feeling bloodied and battered in the best possible ways. We discuss how this compares to other modern action flicks—or Wicks—and why simplicity is a virtue. Plus, anytime we have the host of Movie Shots Club in our midst, we have to run through drinking rules for this fine feature. So pour yourself a glass

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86:59

👽 3 Body Problem on Netflix *full season BINGE*

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2024/04/06

This week on episode #210 of New Release … bugs Drew and Jenn try to wrap their tiny earth-sized brains around the biggest questions in the universe. 3 Body Problem on Netflix is probably the most ambitious book adaptation since Game of Thrones, and that’s no coincidence. Benioff & Weiss + Alexander Woo attempt to squeeze many pages, many years, many characters, and many sciences into eight hours of TV (for now). We discuss how it all comes together and where (and when) we expect it to go from here

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76:13

🩸🍯Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 with Jenn and Mo

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2024/03/31

This week on episode #209 of New Release … Pooh-heads Jenn, Mo, and Drew dive back into the Poohniverse of badness. But is Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey 2 actually bad in a good way this time … maybe even so good-bad it’s great?! Find out, as we have fun fun fun dissecting this perverted take on a beloved figure from one year past. Reanimated, murderous, chainsaw wielding Blood and Honey Pooh is now officially the only Pooh that exists for this thirsty crew. Come play with us in the twisted

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55:50

🙅‍♀️ X-Men '97 on Disney+

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2024/03/24

This week on episode #208 of New Release … beta mutants Derrick and Drew go back to a time when superheroes were cool 😎 X-Men ‘97 picks up right where X-Men: The Animated Series left off in the late 90s, and doesn’t miss a beat. That theme song still hits hard and so does its vibrant 2D art style. We discuss what updates were made to bring our favorite mutants back for a modern audience and whether this reboot/revive/reskin succeeds where other nostalgia attempts have failed. The first two episodes

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56:18

🌺 More Shōgun + what's streaming this Spring?

New Release ·

2024/03/15

This week on episode #207 of New Release … cannon fodder Derrick and Drew don’t watching anything new. But that’s because we’re so enthralled with Shōgun we figured we’d talk about it twice! We discuss our favorite bits from the first 4 episodes of this historical samurai drama before diving, angelically, into the great expanse of steaming TV coming out in the next month or two. What will we do next!? High brow sci-fi … cartoon superheroes … or Roadhouse? We’re putting all our cards on the table and

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52:01

🏯 Shōgun on FX

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2024/03/07

This week on episode #206 of New Release … barbarians Ashley, Derrick!, and Drew find themselves at the center of a power struggle that will define global politics for centuries to come. Set in Japan in the year 1600, Shōgun begins with families of Japan on the brink of civil war. Meanwhile, outside forces from the west encroach on their territory, posing an existential threat. Tensions run high. We discuss the rich world building and patience of this new historical drama. Will Shōgun fill the void

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61:52

💨 Avatar: The Last Airbender on Netflix *full season...

New Release ·

2024/03/01

This week on episode #205 of New Release … earbenders Drew and special guest Jamie BINGE all of Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender live action adaptation and … we have thoughts. James brings here OG fan perspective to the chat, while Drew keeps wanting to compare it to grownup fantasy, like Game of Thrones. What is this big-budget production trying to be—and for whom, we ask?! It’s been a wild ride, and we’re here to share all the ups and downs of what I’m sure Netflix hopes will be a long running

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57:04

🥶 True Detective: Night Country FINALE on Max

New Release ·

2024/02/22

This week on episode #204 of New Release … polar bears Ashley and Drew plunge into the dark crevices of Ennis in search of hard truths. Another case on True Detective: Night Country may be closed, but did we get the right answers to the wrong questions? Were the who-and-what-donnits of the season five four finale satisfying or half-baked? Listen closely to find out. Then search ‘New Release’ on Spotify or Apple to subscribe. Avatar: The Last Airbender on Netflix is up next. Get full access to New

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