By Jimmy Carlton Sportswriter Published Nov 21, 2016 at 7:01 PM

The Packers lost again and their playoff chances look bleak, so why not look ahead to the future? And what better time than Thanksgiving to go see a movie either with your family or as a reason to get away from your family? 

In the seventh episode of the OnMilwaukee podcast, Postgame Tailgate, sports editor Jimmy Carlton and pop culture editor Matt Mueller talk about the Packers' loss in Washington and play buy or sell with some of the key members of the organization going forward. Then, Matt talks movies, including his impassioned review of the non-Harry Potter Harry-Potter movie "Fantastic Beasts," as well as what to see over Thanksgiving.

Tune in, tell us what you think via social media (on Twitter, @jimmycarlton88 and @aManAboutFilm, as well as @onmilwaukee, on Facebook and Instagram, too), and make sure to subscribe to the Postgame Tailgate podcast on OnMilwaukee's SoundCloud station so you never miss an episode.

Born in Milwaukee but a product of Shorewood High School (go ‘Hounds!) and Northwestern University (go ‘Cats!), Jimmy never knew the schoolboy bliss of cheering for a winning football, basketball or baseball team. So he ditched being a fan in order to cover sports professionally - occasionally objectively, always passionately. He's lived in Chicago, New York and Dallas, but now resides again in his beloved Brew City and is an ardent attacker of the notorious Milwaukee Inferiority Complex.

After interning at print publications like Birds and Blooms (official motto: "America's #1 backyard birding and gardening magazine!"), Sports Illustrated (unofficial motto: "Subscribe and save up to 90% off the cover price!") and The Dallas Morning News (a newspaper!), Jimmy worked for web outlets like CBSSports.com, where he was a Packers beat reporter, and FOX Sports Wisconsin, where he managed digital content. He's a proponent and frequent user of em dashes, parenthetical asides, descriptive appositives and, really, anything that makes his sentences longer and more needlessly complex.

Jimmy appreciates references to late '90s Brewers and Bucks players and is the curator of the unofficial John Jaha Hall of Fame. He also enjoys running, biking and soccer, but isn't too annoying about them. He writes about sports - both mainstream and unconventional - and non-sports, including history, music, food, art and even golf (just kidding!), and welcomes reader suggestions for off-the-beaten-path story ideas.