Welcome to ‘House of R,’ where Mallory Rubin and Joanna Robinson explore your favorite fictional universes with their signature Deep Dives into everything from ‘Game of Thrones’ to ‘Star Wars,’ ‘The Lord of the Rings’ to Marvel, and beyond. Whether they’re parsing mythology, story themes, and character arcs or tracing influences across decades of fantasy and sci-fi stories, Jo and Mal will be here weekly with Deep Dives into new nerd culture releases, nostalgic revisitations of their favorite tales in fandom, Tropes Course examinations, Hall of Fame inductions, Hype Meters, drafts, mailbags, watch lists, top moments countdowns, recommendations, and more.
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2025 Stock Watch: DCU, MCU, and More Buys, Sells, and Holds
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2025-08-15
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‘Alien: Earth’ Episodes 1-2 Deep Dive, Plus Noah Hawley and Alex Lawther!
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2025-08-13
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‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Deep Dive
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2025-07-31
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Our Top 5 Moments from San Diego Comic-Con 2025
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2025-07-28
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'Inception' Turns 15 | Nolan Revisited
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2025-07-23
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The ‘Superman’ Deep Dive
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2025-07-13
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'Back to the Future' Turns 40, and Our Top Time-Travel Moments
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2025-07-09
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'Squid Game' Season 3, Episodes 4-6 Reactions
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2025-07-03
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'Squid Game' Season 3, Episodes 1-3 Reactions
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2025-07-02
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‘Stranger Things’ Season 1 Revisited
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2025-06-26
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‘28 Years Later’ and Our Zombie Survival Team
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2025-06-25
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Our 10 Favorite Speeches of the Century (So Far)
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2025-06-19
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'Batman Begins' Turns 20 | Nolan Revisited
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2025-06-17
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The 2025 Summer Hype Meter
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2025-06-13
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‘Ballerina’ and Our 10 Burning 'John Wick' Questions
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2025-06-11
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‘Mission: Impossible’ Movie Draft
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2025-06-06
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'Andor' Showrunner Tony Gilroy on World-Building, the Ideology of 'Andor,' and Characters He'll Miss Writing For
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2025-06-03
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The 2025 Spring Mailbag
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2025-05-30
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‘Rogue One’ Revisited Through the Lens of ‘Andor’
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2025-05-28
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‘The Last of Us’ Season 2, Episode 7 Deep Dive
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2025-05-26
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