The Ack Attack: with J and Z

Episode 138: Unclear Intentions

Join us this week as our hosts J and Z are baffled by the first release of 2024 "The BeeKeeper" (0:00:00). Other topics include the finale to season one of "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" (0:26:50), a continuation of the 2024 Best Picture nominees with "Past Lives" (0:44:24), and finishing with the first two books and first novella of Brandon Sanderson's epic fantasy series "The Stormlight Archive" (1:16:08). 

Episode 137: The Ying To Barbie's Yang

Join us this week as our hosts J and Z predict the "Oppenheimer" sweep with the nominations for the 96th annual Oscars (0:00:00). The fellas cover two of the best picture nominees with "American Fiction" (0:38:13) and "Poor Things" (1:22:54). Other topics include the penultimate episode of "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" (1:02:54) and the trailer for the third and final season of Star Wars' "The Bad Batch" (1:43:52). 

Episode 136: At Least There Was Only One Plane

Join us this week as our hosts J and Z evaluate Jake Johnson's directorial debut "Self-Reliance" (0:00:00). Other topics include episode six of "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" (0:24:04), another Trailer Trash/Trailer Cash for season two of "Halo" (0:50:33), and ending with the harrowing true story of "Society of the Snow" (0:58:32). 

Episode 135: The Ole Double Plot Twist

Join us this week as our hosts J and Z evaluate the first Marvel spotlight with "Echo" (0:32:37). Other topics include the newest bit of Star Wars movie news (0:00:00) along with episode five of "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" (1:10:42). 

Episode 134: The Statue To Hitler’s Killer Problem

Join us this week as our hosts J and Z take it easy this week with the entirety of season two of Marvel's "What-If" (0:00:00) and episodes 2, 3, and 4 of "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" (1:02:44). 

Episode 133: What’s So New If We Did This Last Year?

Join us for the first episode of 2024 as J and Z look back on the previous year and all it had to offer. Our hosts cover 2023's; superhero movies (0:00:00), comedy movies (0:09:36), drama movies (0:17:31), action movies (0:27:17), sci-fi shows (0:34:47), drama shows (0:43:10), animated movies (0:47:15), fantasy movies and shows (0:56:48), superhero shows (1:08:55), books (1:18:07), sci-fi movies (1:25:36), comedy shows (1:38:03), sports movies (1:45:56), most nepo baby (1:49:10), video games (1:52:41), theater theatrics (2:13:47), J's science corner (2:23:39), best streaming services (2:29:28), purchases (2:40:19), superlatives (2:54:20). Finishing off with our most anticipated releases of 2024 (3:07:47). 

Episode 132: The Cycles Of Hyperfixation

Join us this week as our hosts J and Z get into the Christmas spirit with "The Holdovers" (0:00:00) and "Silent Night" (1:01:45). The fellas also discuss the first episode of the Disney+ adaptation of "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" (0:46:17) and the second of the four Brandon Sanderson secret projects "The Frugal Wizards Handbook For Surviving Medieval England" (1:20:07) 

Episode 131: Getting George Bushed

Join us this week as our hosts J and Z go into a world of pure imagination with the prequel musical "Wonka" (0:00:00). Trailer Trash/Trailer Cash makes an appearance with A24's "Civil War" and Dreamworks "Kung Fu Panda 4" (0:36:53) and the show closes out with the first of the four Brandon Sanderson secret projects "Tress of the Emerald Sea" (1:17:32). 

Episode 130: Wishcourse

Join us this week as our hosts J and Z gaze up into the sky for the 100th anniversary Disney animated film "Wish" (0:00:00). The guys also discuss the South Park special "South Park: Joining the Panderverse" (0:34:52), along with the newest Nickolas Cage film "Dream Scenario" (0:44:17). 

Episode 129: What If A Guy Was Just Crazy?

Join us this week as our hosts J and Z see Riddly Scott's take on the emperor of France with "Napoleon" (0:00:00). The largest Trailer Trash/Trailer Cash yet with; "Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire", season four of "The Boys", season two of "Halo", "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga", season two of "House of the Dragon", and "Fallout" (0:46:43). Finishing off with the newest Emerald Fennell film "Saltburn" (1:33:56).