Revisiting the top 50 highest-grossing films of 2006 with the hindsight of twenty years, looking into the mostly-forgotten films that made the most money, why they were hits in their moment, and why they did or (more likely) did not endure in the popular culture.
"The Prestige" / "The Odyssey" (with Cameron Kunzelman!) // a BONUS Christopher Nolan Double Feature Spectacular
The Prestige (2006) · Jul 27, 2026
2006, Ep. 26: "MONSTER HOUSE" (with Chris Plante!)
Monster House (2006) · Jul 20, 2026
2006, Ep. 25: "PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST" (with Kev Koeser & Scott Nye!)
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) · Jul 13, 2026
2006, Ep. 24: "SUPERMAN RETURNS" (with Keith Phipps!)
Superman Returns (2006) · Jul 6, 2026
2006, Ep. 23: "CLICK" (with Eric Freeman!)
Click (2006) · Jun 29, 2026
BONUS EP: "Disclosure Day" (with Shaun Swayne!)
Disclosure Day (2026) · Jun 25, 2026
2006, Ep. 22: "THE FAST & THE FURIOUS: TOKYO DRIFT" (with Pete Volk!)
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) · Jun 22, 2026
2006, Ep. 21: "NACHO LIBRE" (with Alex Goldman!)
Nacho Libre (2006) · Jun 15, 2026
2006, Ep. 20: "CARS" (with Jeb Lund!)
Cars (2006) · Jun 8, 2026
2006, Ep. 19: "X-MEN: THE LAST STAND" (with Shaun Swayne & TJ Dobbin!)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) · Jun 1, 2026
2006, Ep. 18: "THE BREAK-UP" (with Eric Marsh!)
The Break-Up (2006) · May 25, 2026
2006, Ep. 17: "THE DA VINCI CODE" (with Bilge Ebiri!)
The Da Vinci Code (2006) · May 18, 2026
BONUS EP: "The Devil Wears Prada 2" (with Maura Quint!)
The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026) · May 11, 2026
2006, Ep. 16: "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III" (with Matt Lynch!)
Mission: Impossible III (2006) · May 4, 2026
2006, Ep. 15: "THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA" (with Maura Quint!)
The Devil Wears Prada (2006) · Apr 27, 2026
2006, Ep. 14: "OVER THE HEDGE" (with Charles Star!)
Over the Hedge (2006) · Apr 20, 2026
2006, Ep. 13: "POSEIDON" (with Peter Labuza!)
Poseidon (2006) · Apr 13, 2026
2006, Ep. 12: "RV" (with JJ Bersch!)
RV (2006) · Apr 6, 2026
2006, Ep. 11: "SCARY MOVIE 4" (with the Weekly Podcast Massacre!)
Scary Movie 4 (2006) · Mar 30, 2026
2006, Ep. 10: "ICE AGE: THE MELTDOWN" (with Joe Kowalski!)
Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) · Mar 23, 2026
2006, Ep. 9: "INSIDE MAN" (with David Roth!)
Inside Man (2006) · Mar 16, 2026
2006, Ep. 8: "V FOR VENDETTA" (with Jourdain Searles!)
V for Vendetta (2006) · Mar 9, 2026
SICKOS ONLY(tm) BONUS EP: "Clerks II" & a Trip to the Smodcastle (with Kevin Gray!)
Clerks II (2006) · Mar 5, 2026
2006, Ep. 7: "THE SHAGGY DOG" (with Steve Carlson!)
The Shaggy Dog (2006) · Mar 3, 2026
2006, Ep. 6: "FAILURE TO LAUNCH" (with Jeb Lund!)
Failure to Launch (2006) · Feb 23, 2026
2006, Ep. 5: "EIGHT BELOW" (with Doug Tilley!)
Eight Below (2006) · Feb 16, 2026
2006, Ep. 4: "MADEA'S FAMILY REUNION" (with Will Sloan!)
Madea's Family Reunion (2006) · Feb 9, 2026
2006, Ep. 3: "THE PINK PANTHER" (with TJ Dobbin!)
The Pink Panther (2006) · Feb 2, 2026
2006, Ep. 2: "BIG MOMMA'S HOUSE 2" (with Trevor Strunk!)
Big Momma's House 2 (2006) · Jan 26, 2026
2006, Ep. 1: "UNDERWORLD: EVOLUTION" (with Daniel Gorman!)
Underworld: Evolution (2006) · Jan 19, 2026
S1 E49: "King Kong" (#5) - with Kevin Gray!
King Kong (2005) · Jan 15, 2026
S1 E48: "The Family Stone" (#43) - with Katie Stebbins
The Family Stone (2005) · Jan 12, 2026
S1 E47: "Brokeback Mountain" (#22) - with Shaun Swayne!
Brokeback Mountain (2005) · Jan 5, 2026
S1 E46: "Memoirs of a Geisha" (#45) - with Kev Koeser!
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) · Dec 29, 2025
S1 E45: "Walk the Line" (#16) - with Soham Gadre!
Walk the Line (2005) · Dec 22, 2025
S1 E44: "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe" (#2) - with Alex Goldman!
S1 E43: "Cheaper by the Dozen 2" (#25) - with Daniel from Sport!
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005) · Dec 15, 2025
S1 E41 : "Jarhead" (#41) - with Scott Nye!
Jarhead (2005) · Dec 8, 2025
S1 E40: "Yours, Mine & Ours" (#50) - with the Weekly Podcast Massacre!
Yours, Mine & Ours (2005) · Dec 4, 2025
S1 E39: "Chicken Little" (#14) - with TJ Dobbin & Joe Kowalski!
Chicken Little (2005) · Dec 1, 2025
S1 E38: "Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit" (#47) - with Alex Watkins!
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) · Nov 24, 2025
S1 E37: "Saw II" (#21)
Saw II (2005) · Nov 17, 2025
S1 E36: "The Exorcism of Emily Rose" (#30) - with Esther Rosenfield!
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005) · Nov 10, 2025
BONUS: "The Skeleton Key" Live Commentary - with Shaun Swayne!
The Skeleton Key (2005) · Nov 3, 2025
S1 E35 - "Flightplan" (#20) - with Katie Stebbins!
Flightplan (2005) · Oct 27, 2025
S1 E34 - "Red Eye" (#44) - with Willow Catelyn Maclay!
Red Eye (2005) · Oct 20, 2025
S1 E32: "Four Brothers" (#31) - with Aaron from Hit Factory!
Four Brothers (2005) · Oct 6, 2025
S1 E31: "The Dukes of Hazzard" (#26) - with Steve Carlson!
The Dukes of Hazzard (2005) · Sep 29, 2025
S1 E30: "Sky High" (#39) - with Daniel Gorman!
Sky High (2005) · Sep 22, 2025
S1 E29: "Charlie & the Chocolate Factory" (#7) - with Michael Chau!
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) · Sep 15, 2025
S1 E28: "Wedding Crashers" (#6) - with Cory "Ether Diver" Casciato!
Wedding Crashers (2005) · Sep 8, 2025
S1 E27: "Fantastic Four" (#13) - with David Neary!
Fantastic Four (2005) · Sep 1, 2025
S1 E26: "Bewitched" (#40) - with Katie Conaglen!
Bewitched (2005) · Aug 25, 2025
S1 E25: "War of the Worlds" (#4) - with Bilge Ebiri & Alex "thamosdeaf" Watkins!
War of the Worlds (2025) · Aug 19, 2025
S1 E24: "March of the Penguins" (#27)
March of the Penguins (2005) · Aug 11, 2025
S1 E23: "Herbie: Fully Loaded" (#37) - with Katie Stebbins!
Herbie Fully Loaded (2005) · Aug 4, 2025
S1 E22: "Batman Begins" (#8) - with Doug Tilley and TJ Dobbin!
Batman Begins (2005) · Jul 28, 2025
S1 E21: "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" (#10) - with Scott Nye!
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) · Jul 21, 2025
S1 E20: "Cinderella Man" (#42) - with Scout Tafoya!
Cinderella Man (2005) · Jul 14, 2025
S1 E19: "The Longest Yard" (#12) - with Jeb Lund!
The Longest Yard (2005) · Jul 7, 2025
S1 E18: "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith" (#1) - with Amber Crews!
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) · Jun 30, 2025
S1 E17: "Madagascar" (#9) - with Kev Koeser!
Madagascar (2005) · Jun 23, 2025
S1 E16: "Monster-in-Law" (#23) - with Diana Goodman!
Monster-in-Law (2005) · Jun 16, 2025
S1 E15: "Crash" (#49) - with Shaun Swayne!
Crash (2005) · Jun 9, 2025
S1 E14: "The Interpreter" (#33) - with Jesse Hawken!
The Interpreter (2005) · Jun 2, 2025
S1 E13: "The Amityville Horror" (#38) - with Daniel Gorman and Steve Carlson!
The Amityville Horror (2005) · May 26, 2025
S1 E12: "Sahara" (#35) - with Matt Lynch!
Sahara (2005) · May 19, 2025
S1 E11: "Sin City" (#32) - with TJ Dobbin!
Sin City (2005) · May 12, 2025
S1 E10: "Guess Who" (#34)
Guess Who (2005) · May 5, 2025
S1 E9: "The Ring Two" (#28) - with Joe Gibson!
The Ring Two (2005) · Apr 28, 2025
S1 E8: "Robots" (#15)
Robots (2005) · Apr 21, 2025
S1 E7: "The Pacifier" (#17) - with Kevin "KPG" Gray!
The Pacifier (2005) · Apr 14, 2025
S1 E6: "Be Cool" (#48) - with Jane Altoids!
Be Cool (2005) · Apr 7, 2025
S1 E5: "Constantine" (#29) - with Matt Lynch!
Constantine (2005) · Mar 31, 2025
S1 E3: "Are We There Yet?" (#24)
Are We There Yet? (2005) · Mar 17, 2025
S1 E2: "Coach Carter" (#36)
Coach Carter (2005) · Mar 10, 2025
S1 E1: "White Noise" (#46) - with David Roth!
White Noise (2005) · Mar 3, 2025