Episodes

  • CTP 178: Moneyball
    Aug 21 2025

    What says summer more than Major League Baseball and movie stars at the cinema? So, this week we're reviewing Moneyball! This became an instant classic for sports fans across the country, but does it work for us? This is Ryan's birthday month one-off pick. Come back next episode as we discuss a movie made for the dog-days of August, Heat starring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro!

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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • CTP 177: Stuck on You
    Aug 1 2025

    Before Dave Franco and Alison Brie got stuck together, Matt Damon and Greg Kinnear were in 2003 for the studio comedy film Stuck on You! At almost two hours long, did this movie land enough jokes to keep us entertained? Come back next week as we review the new horror film, Together!

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    59 mins
  • CTP 176: Eddington
    Jul 26 2025

    Ari Aster looks back at the COVID-19 pandemic with a satirical eye, but did we think his hindsight was 2020? Come back next week as we cover the 2003 film Stuck on You to tie into our upcoming review of Together, starring Dave Franco and Allison Brie!

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    1 hr and 51 mins
  • Babylon & the Box Office Ep. 6: Is 'Superman' a Hit?
    Jul 22 2025

    Brendan and Ryan are back from taking a week off to discuss the results of 'Superman' at the Box Office so far as well as the other topics of discussion from the last two weeks! Keep an eye out for the CTP review of Eddington in the next few days!

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • CTP 175: The Conversation
    Jul 18 2025

    To pair with the new film Eddington hitting theaters this weekend, we have chosen to discuss another film about technology and conspiracy, The Conversation by Francis Ford Coppola! Does this movie hold up 51 years later? Come back next week for our thoughts on Eddington!

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    1 hr and 35 mins
  • CTP 174: Jurassic World Rebirth
    Jul 8 2025

    Only three years after the franchise seemingly ended with Dominion, Jurassic World roared back into theaters this past weekend. Despite a strong box office showing, many critics and audience members seemed disappointed by the film we got, but did it work for us? Stick around until the end to hear our rankings of the entire franchise now that we have reviewed them all as well as our upcoming schedule. We will be back next week with the Francis Ford Coppola-directed classic film, The Conversation starring the late, great Gene Hackman!

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    1 hr and 39 mins
  • Babylon & the Box Office Ep. 5: 'The Odyssey' Trailer Plays in Theaters & 'Jurassic World Rebirth' Stomps Box Office Competition
    Jul 8 2025

    It's a dinotastic week here at the Twisted Mug Media Network! Today, we discuss the box office success (?) of Jurassic World Rebirth, along with all of the other news from the weekend at the theaters. In addition to that, we pontificate on the box office potential for The Odyssey following the release of the teaser trailer in theaters, and finally Brendan breaks down the headlines of the week!


    Come back to the feed for the CTP review of Jurassic World Rebirth very soon!


    Music: Tiptoe Out the Back by Dan Lebowitz

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    44 mins
  • CTP 173: Jurassic World: Dominion
    Jul 3 2025

    More like The Day of the Locust, amiright? Tough crowd. The Jurassic franchise that started the requel trend finally loops back around to have the legacy and new characters interact in this third film in the trilogy. Did this relative disappointment financially work for us more than the critics at the time? Come back next week as we tackle the new Rebirth of the Jurassic franchise with Jurassic World: Rebirth!

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    1 hr and 12 mins