New Release Ashley, Derrick, & Drew

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 of principal’s office by searching ‘New Release’ on Spotify or Apple and hitting subscribe. Stay cool 😎


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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 Spotify or Apple and hitting subscribe. Till next time 👋


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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 did we get into this disturbing, super cringe, autobiographical story? Far enough to have feelings. Get all that and more by searching ‘New Release’ on Spotify or Apple and hitting subscribe. See ya next week 👋


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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 career and self-esteem? We discuss whether the series is sophisticated enough to answer such questions … or merely present them. Become our #1 fans by searching ‘New Release’ on Spotify or Apple and hitting subscribe.


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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 slain. Ahhnhhh. Join us, as we find our podcasting special place by searching ‘New Release’ on Spotify or Apple and hitting subscribe. Next week, who knows where or when we’ll be.


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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 of 151 … and LIGHT THAT SHIT ON FIRE … cause we’re taking SHOTS SHOTS SHOTS all podcast long. This club is members only, until you search ‘New Release’ on Spotify or Apple and hit subscribe. Next week, we have another festive episode because it just might be somebody’s birthday 🎂


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