The Wait For It Podcast

The Wait For It Podcast

Hosted by MrEricAlmighty and PhilTheFilipino, the guys discuss all things in Pop Culture from movies, gaming, anime and anything in between. New episodes every Wednesday, all you have to do is...WAIT FOR IT!

Episodes

February 18, 2026 44 mins

This week on International Feature, we took a trip back to one of the most talked-about holiday rom-coms of all time: Love Actually. Often held up as a seasonal classic, the film has remained a staple of Christmas viewing for years — but for us, revisiting it raised a lot more questions than warm fuzzy feelings. We dug into why the movie’s reputation doesn’t match our experience, and how some of its most celebrated moments have age...

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This month on Late to the Party, we’re finally sitting down with one of the most iconic romantic comedies of all time: When Harry Met Sally. From razor-sharp dialogue to endlessly quotable moments, this film has remained a pop culture staple for decades — but does it still hold up today? We break down the performances, the realism behind the friendship, and the moments that feel timeless… and the ones that feel a little more compli...

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February 4, 2026 59 mins

This month on Creator Spotlight, we sit down with Evolution Square, the YouTube creator best known for their Jurassic World Evolution content, to talk about what it really takes to turn passion into a full time creative career. From falling in love with the Jurassic franchise to building a dedicated audience, this conversation digs into the highs, risks, and long-term commitment behind content creation, plus where the franchise its...

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January 28, 2026 111 mins

We kick off the new year by catching up on January’s biggest pop culture and gaming stories—this time joined by returning guests Vintage Macaroni and Roo Ryder. From massive franchise shakeups to industry-wide pivots that could ripple for years, January came in hot. From Hawkins to Pandora, RPG revivals to studio restructures, we break it all down and wrap it up with a rapid-fire rundown of everything else you might’ve missed.

• The...

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January 21, 2026 54 mins

For our first International Feature of 2026, we dive into Anatomy of a Fall, the 2023 French courtroom drama, directed by Justine Triet. It became a major awards-season standout, winning the Palme d’Or at Cannes and sparking wide conversation for its unconventional approach to truth, perspective, and performance. Rather than leaning on flashy courtroom theatrics, the film builds tension through ambiguity, character study, and metic...

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January 14, 2026 48 mins

As HBO’s medical drama The Pitt continues to dominate conversation and buzz, we jump into the show right as Season Two gets underway. With its growing popularity, critical praise, and attention from real medical professionals, The Pitt has quickly established itself as one of TV’s most compelling hospital dramas—and we break down why it’s resonating so strongly with audiences.

In this episode, we dive deep into what makes The Pitt w...

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January 7, 2026 70 mins

Big roles, bigger mindset! We kick off 2026 with actor and voice actor Nicolas Roye to trace his winding path from small bit parts to major roles in franchises like Halo Infinite, Apex Legends, Jujutsu Kaisen, and Bungo Stray Dogs. Nicholas shares the pivot points that changed everything, so if you’re chasing a goal this year, you’ll leave this episode with a practical playbook and a passionate perspective from our featured guest t...

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January 2, 2026 167 mins

A three-hour live bonus stream boiled down to the good stuff: we rank our 2025 movie slate, defend the wild choices, and celebrate the films that stayed in our heads long after the credits. Two hosts. 50+ fresh titles. A lot of laughter, a few rants, and a surprising amount of agreement where it counts.

• Goals hit and missed on Letterboxd totals
• What we skipped in theaters and why we regret it
• Rating philosoph...

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December 31, 2025 59 mins

We unpack the Claire Obscur award reversal, the messy line between tools and authorship, and what “indie” really means when budgets, teams, and outsourcing blur the edges. Then we reflect on My Hero Academia’s impact and John Cena’s farewell, trading favorite arcs, rivalries, and why communal hype still matters. We wrap it up with a rapid fire Discord round up of topics from the entire month!

• Why the Indie Game Awards re...

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What if you could draft the perfect Christmas morning from your childhood? We took that question live on Twitch and turned it into a full-contact holiday special—no bracket, all chaos. This holiday special turns into a nostalgic draft of consoles, toys, and deep-cut 90s/early 2000s memories, complete with horse races to set the order and crown the winner. 

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December 17, 2025 93 mins

We map out 2026 across TV, anime, movies, and games with Kory from The World Is My Burrito, weighing returning favorites, new bets, and what might slip. Highs from 2025 awards, honest MCU worries, indie game love, and big‑event plans round it out.

• Apple TV+ standouts with Shrinking and Monarch: Legacy of Monsters returning
• Anime sequels vs new bets, from Freiren to Ghost In The Shell
• 2026 film slate: Supergir...

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December 10, 2025 126 mins

Awards season hits different when the culture won’t sit still. We spent 2025 swimming through surprise debuts, comeback stories, and one film that hijacked playlists worldwide—and we’ve got the receipts. From a trio of songs that refused to leave our On Repeat, to a sleeper TV hit that turned hospital halls into a pressure cooker, to games that actually respected your time, this annual ceremony is the map to what mattered.

This year...

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December 3, 2025 39 mins

We revisit Rise of the Guardians to ask why a box office underperformer became a cult favorite, weighing its heartfelt Jack Frost arc against pacing dips, design quirks, and a thin villain while celebrating standout voice work and underused mythology. A cozy, honest review with spirited rankings, playful chaos, and a new idea we can’t stop thinking about.

• The hook of a holiday Avengers team-up
• Jack Frost’s arc as t...

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November 28, 2025 116 mins

We dig into November’s biggest shifts across gaming and pop culture, from Valve’s living-room Steam device to Call of Duty’s stumble, Funko’s slide, and a surprising anime controversy. Laughs, hot takes, and a Thanksgiving trivia showdown round out the ride.

• Valve’s living-room Steam machine as a console disruptor
• Pricing realities, SteamOS strategy, and ecosystem lock-in
• Where PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo...

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We look back on Fortnite’s rise from 2017 obsession to cultural platform, and we explain why our “Game Room Where It Happens” series ends on this chapter. The conversation explores wins, burnout, evolving tastes, and how streaming has changed our approach to play.

• Early days of Battle Royale and learning to build
• The thrill of first wins and nightly squad runs
• Crossovers that reshaped the game’s identity
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November 12, 2025 32 mins

We take a frank look at The Roses, a sharp, dark-tinged romance that turns a dream house into a proxy war for pride, ambition, and resentment. Chemistry carries the story, while tone shifts, pacing, and a volatile finale spark debate about how far the satire should go.

• Modern reimagining of War of the Roses
• Lead performances that mix bite with vulnerability
• Dark comedy balanced with uneasy dinner-party tensio...

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November 5, 2025 41 mins

We dive into the Predator universe through Prey and find a lean, authentic thriller that restores menace to the monster while spotlighting a compelling Comanche lead. We weigh practical effects against wobbly CGI, praise the setting and representation, and debate pacing, violence, and franchise future.

• Casting a primarily Native team and Comanche language option
• Amber Midthunder’s grounded lead performance and char...

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This month, we welcome back Sophie, aka Soupninjaha, and for the first time, Blythe Milligan, host of the Everything is Logistics Podcast and one-half of the brain behind Jax Podcasters United

We stack Universal’s Epic Universe against Disney’s current strategy and ask what families actually value: price, polish, and memory-making. Then we follow the money from bloated blockbusters to horror’s lean machine, and explore h...

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We map out how Infinity Con is reshaping the local con experience into a seven-world universe, built for creators, families, gamers, and horror fans. David shares the vision, the headaches behind the scenes, and the bold plan for themed gateways that make the show feel like a living story.

• Why Infinity Con centers creation over celebrity
• The seven worlds: Forge, Isle of Wonder, Abyss, New Renaissance, Limitless, My...

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To wrap up Patreon Month on the penultimate episode of The Game Room Where IT Happens series, we dive into The Wolf Among Us and unpack why its neon-soaked noir, sharp performances, and moral gray choices still hit. We praise the style, debate the story’s middle stretch and cliffhanger, and compare our most chaotic Bigby moments with brutal honesty.

• Gritty noir style and neon-soaked aesthetic
• Voice acting that elev...

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