Entertain This!

Hayden, Mitch, and Tom

Website/App: entertainthis.app X/Insta/TikTok: @EntertainThis_ YouTube: EntertainThis59 Dive into the electrifying world of ‘Entertain This!’, your ultimate escape where films, TV, and games collide in snarky and savvy analysis. Hosted by the dynamic trio of Hayden, Mitch, and Tom, each episode drops like a viral TikTok trend: packed with razor-sharp reviews, juicy industry tea, and trivia that’ll have you flexing your pop culture IQ at brunch. Whether we’re dissecting the latest superhero flop or hyping underrated gems, we keep it real, relatable, and ridiculously entertaining. Tune in weekly because in this fast-scrolling era, who has time for boring? 

  1. 21h ago

    We Loved The Rides But Hated Season Of The Witch

    Send us Fan Mail The fastest way to learn what you value at a theme park is to watch an hour-long line crawl by while you’re standing still. We start with Hayden’s surprise birthday trip for his son to Universal Studios and Epic Universe, including why Express Pass is worth it, what it’s like trying to pack five days into a real family schedule, and the exact moment Nintendo Land hits that “my childhood is everywhere” feeling. We also talk crowds, weather, and the kind of Halloween season energy that makes you decide to leave the park before it gets weird.  Then we slam on the brakes and hit a brick wall with Halloween III Season of the Witch. We love the idea of Halloween as an anthology, but we can’t ignore the messy tone, the odd romance, and a plot that asks us to accept Stonehenge fragments on microchips delivered through a TV broadcast. We break down Silver Shamrock, the masks, the jingle, the robot reveals, and the ending choices that make you stare at the screen and ask, “So what was the plan here?”  We wrap with what we’ve been playing and what we think is happening to games and media: a disappointing Wolverine experience, the surprising fun of Mario Kart World’s open world, and a bigger debate about physical media, licensing, piracy, AI decompiling, and how copyright rules hit commentary creators trying to monetize on YouTube. If any of this hits home, subscribe, share the show with a friend, and leave a review. What’s the last piece of media you truly felt like you owned? Love Horror Movies? Meet Fright Night Flicks 🤘Twin brothers, horror movie deep dives, hilarious debates, and killer trivia. Listen now!Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show

    We Loved The Rides But Hated Season Of The Witch
  2. Oct 26

    Trick r Treat: A Monster With A Grudge about Traditions

    Send us Fan Mail Halloween night is supposed to be candy, costumes, and maybe one good scare. Trick ’r Treat asks a nastier question: what happens when a whole town treats Halloween rules like a joke, and something out there takes tradition personally? We connect the movie’s four interlocking stories into one clear timeline, from the decorated-house opening to the serial killer principal chaos, the school bus legend that refuses to stay buried, and the Little Red Riding Hood segment that turns “final girl” expectations inside out. We also spend time on what makes the film a cult classic Halloween anthology even when it feels intentionally scattered. Sam isn’t just a mascot, he’s the glue that makes every choice matter, and we talk through why a small detail like a jack-o’-lantern or a candy bar can decide who lives and who doesn’t. If you’ve ever wanted a straightforward Trick ’r Treat ending explained, or you just want to relive the best kills, twists, and “ohhhh that’s the same street” moments, we’ve got you. Then we switch gears into recent watches, including a punishment review of Lake Placid III that spirals into flying gators, inconsistent monster sizes, and one final girl who simply will not die. We round it out with quick recommendations like Dark Matter for serious multiverse sci-fi and some TV catch-ups like Lanterns and The Pit. Subscribe for more movie, TV, and video game talk, share this with your favorite Halloween movie watcher, and leave a review with your ranking of the four Trick ’r Treat stories. What’s the best segment and why? Love Horror Movies? Meet Fright Night Flicks 🤘Twin brothers, horror movie deep dives, hilarious debates, and killer trivia. Listen now!Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show

    Trick r Treat: A Monster With A Grudge about Traditions
  3. Oct 5

    Blood Of The Dawnwalker and Plague Tales: The Episode of 14th Century Disease

    Send us Fan Mail Halo might be changing hands again, AI is creeping deeper into game production, and somehow we still end up arguing about vampires. We start by breaking down Blood of the Dawnwalker, an open world RPG that leans hard into consequence and time pressure. The premise grabbed us: a 14th century valley under a vampire’s rule, a recurring blood tax, and a hero who fights like a human in daylight but turns into a monster at night. That day-night switch completely changes how you approach combat, upgrades, and even conversations.  From there we zoom out into the bigger question a lot of players are asking: why do some modern games cost hundreds of millions, and can smaller studios compete? We talk about responsible AI use in game development, where it can help a team ship a real product, and where it still fails like stiff performances and uncanny visuals. Then we shift to Plague Tale: Resonance, a Game Pass-friendly story game with improved combat, stealth puzzles, and a single roaming threat that punishes sloppy movement in the dark.  We wrap with Space Marine 2 impressions after new updates, plus the headline that Activision is taking over Halo and what that could mean for campaign, multiplayer progression, and live service monetization. And because it’s October, we end with vampire trivia that goes off the rails. Subscribe, share the episode with a friend who loves games, and leave a review if you want more weekly debates like this. What would make you trust a new Halo again? Love Horror Movies? Meet Fright Night Flicks 🤘Twin brothers, horror movie deep dives, hilarious debates, and killer trivia. Listen now!Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show

    Blood Of The Dawnwalker and Plague Tales: The Episode of 14th Century Disease
  4. Sep 28

    Couch Co-Op and Halo: We Finished the Fight, Not the Required Reading

    Send us Fan Mail Couch co-op used to be the default, and we miss it more than we expected. We start by jumping back into Halo: The Master Chief Collection and talking about what happens when you bring a legendary multiplayer shooter into a modern family living room: 1v1 trash talk, sibling alliances, SWAT headshots, and that one moment when your kid starts getting good enough to make you sweat. It’s funny, competitive, and also a real reminder that the best games don’t just look good, they create memories. From there, we zoom out into why local multiplayer and split-screen gaming faded as online logins, separate consoles, and digital storefronts took over. We get into the joy of older-era design, the role of physical discs and “owning” a game, and why it’s harder to find the diamonds when the release calendar never stops. Then we make the mistake of doing Halo trivia and quickly discover the gap between knowing the games and knowing the expanded lore, with questions that go way past what most of us learned from playing. We keep the pop culture momentum rolling with what we’ve been watching lately, including a Guy Ritchie-style action pick, thoughts on The Grand Tour’s new direction, a bingeable reaction to Chad Powers season two, and why Ride or Die is a fun mix of spy craft and recognizable tropes. We also vent about movie and TV gun tropes that wreck immersion, then close by ranking horror icons like xenomorphs, Nemesis, Freddy, Michael Myers, Chucky, and Pennywise by who would be worst to have chasing us. If you like video games, movies, TV shows, and loud debates that feel like hanging out with friends, subscribe, share the show, and leave a review so more people can find us. Love Horror Movies? Meet Fright Night Flicks 🤘Twin brothers, horror movie deep dives, hilarious debates, and killer trivia. Listen now!Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show

    Couch Co-Op and Halo:     We Finished the Fight, Not the Required Reading
  5. Sep 21

    The Fanatic: The Mullet and The Method Acting

    Send us Fan Mail John Travolta in a mullet. Fred Durst behind the camera. A thriller about celebrity obsession that somehow tries to be tender, terrifying, and scary at the same time. We press play on The Fanatic and then do what we do best: pull it apart scene by scene until the choices start making even less sense. We talk through the real hook of the movie, Moose’s fixation on actor Hunter Dunbar, and why the story’s turning points feel so frustrating. Along the way, we get into the uncomfortable part: what the film seems to be saying about disability, loneliness, and fandom, and why the execution lands as mean-spirited instead of meaningful. We also dig into the behind-the-scenes stuff people always ask about, like the vibes of a messy production, the Birmingham, Alabama filming, and how a premise that could’ve worked as a psychological thriller ends up as a pileup of odd tone shifts. Then the episode veers into pure Entertain This territory: we score the movie, run a John Travolta trivia gauntlet, and spin the punishment wheel. Yes, the hot sauce comes out, and yes, it gets ugly. We wrap with what we’re watching and playing lately, including tearjerker movies that hit harder as a parent, Dawn of the Bloodwalker, and a Wolverine game debate that turns into comic lore. Subscribe for more movie reviews, TV tangents, and game talk, then share this one with a friend who loves a chaotic cult classic and leave us a review so more people can find the show. Love Horror Movies? Meet Fright Night Flicks 🤘Twin brothers, horror movie deep dives, hilarious debates, and killer trivia. Listen now!Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show

    The Fanatic: The Mullet and The Method Acting
  6. Sep 14

    Chimp Crazy: Private Chimp Ownership Sounds Cute Until It Isn’t

    Send us Fan Mail A cute baby chimp in a diaper is the most dangerous kind of marketing. We dig into Chimp Crazy, the Tiger King-adjacent documentary that turns “exotic pet” curiosity into a straight-up ethics alarm, as we follow Tonka’s story and the adults who keep insisting captivity is love. The more we talk through the court fights, the missing chimp mystery, and the constant rationalizations, the clearer it gets: chimpanzees are not pets, and pretending otherwise has a body count.  The mess gets even more interesting when the documentary crew becomes part of the story, forcing the classic question about documentary filmmaking ethics: do you stay neutral, or do you intervene when harm is happening in front of your camera? We unpack why PETA’s legal team matters here, why we end up siding with them (yes, really), and what “best possible outcome” looks like for animals raised in captivity and unable to survive in the wild. If you care about animal welfare, conservation, or the real risks of private primate ownership, there’s a lot to wrestle with.  Then we lighten the mood with our usual movies TV shows and video games lane: Mitch reviews the R-rated animated Batman Nightfall Part One, where Bane is finally both smart and terrifying, and Azrael’s arc starts to tee up bigger chaos. We also hit Scandal, the realities of toddler TV (Thomas always wins), what we’re watching next, and our hype check on Marvel, Neuromancer’s cyberpunk roots, Rings of Power, and a stack of upcoming game releases. Subscribe, share the show with a friend, and leave a review with your take: should private chimp ownership be illegal everywhere? Love Horror Movies? Meet Fright Night Flicks 🤘Twin brothers, horror movie deep dives, hilarious debates, and killer trivia. Listen now!Listen on: Apple Podcasts   Spotify Support the show

    Chimp Crazy: Private Chimp Ownership Sounds Cute Until It Isn’t
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Website/App: entertainthis.app X/Insta/TikTok: @EntertainThis_ YouTube: EntertainThis59 Dive into the electrifying world of ‘Entertain This!’, your ultimate escape where films, TV, and games collide in snarky and savvy analysis. Hosted by the dynamic trio of Hayden, Mitch, and Tom, each episode drops like a viral TikTok trend: packed with razor-sharp reviews, juicy industry tea, and trivia that’ll have you flexing your pop culture IQ at brunch. Whether we’re dissecting the latest superhero flop or hyping underrated gems, we keep it real, relatable, and ridiculously entertaining. Tune in weekly because in this fast-scrolling era, who has time for boring?