The Toy Department – Episode 412

The Toy Department

In Episode 412, Madden and Kolsky have a quick chat about vacations and the city of New Orleans before focusing in on:

• The conclusion of a lackluster reunion for The Challenge: Battle of the Eras (4:20) and a look ahead to the hopefully much more entertaining All-Stars 5…
• The Oscar-nominated Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown (16:30), some big-time acting performances and the impact of Dylan going electric…
• The Amazon Prime film Unstoppable (27:50) and what a classic high-quality true-story drama looks like…
• The return of Apple TV+ sensation Severance (35:05) and what Ben Stiller & Co. are driving at with this bizarre and stylized show…
• Peacock’s goofy new comedy Laid (44:25), the irrepressible charm of Stephanie Hsu and the absolute wheelhouse of Zosia Mamet…
• A touch of sports talk (49:30) as we careen towards the end of both the NFL season and the soccer transfer window…
• Homework for TWO weeks from now (1:04:05), including: the first two episodes of The Challenge All-Stars: Rivals, the new Hulu show Paradise, the return of Netflix’s The Night Agent and Oscar contenders Anora and A Real Pain…