As the hosts encourage their audience to watch the material prior to the episode, they attempt to focus on items available via streaming media, primarily Netflix.

[6] The podcast is hosted by Scott Johnson, creator of FrogPants Studios and several other shows, including ExtraLife Radio.

Starting with a sound bite from the item being covered and a greeting by the hosts, a synopsis of the film will be read by voice-over actor Scott Fletcher.

Johnson plays clips taken from the film, sometimes for comedic effect, or to demonstrate important parts of plot, or to point out bad editing.

[2] Tropes are usually pointed out by the four hosts, such as sassy black female characters, wise-cracking sidekicks, false introductions, etc.

[citation needed] The panelists will frequently remark upon the connection between the Star Trek universe with the film being reviewed, in the manner of Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon.

[citation needed] Beginning with Episode 12, the host started "The Film Sack Checklist".

The checklist included at its introduction: bad guy with a theme song or sound, barfing, boobies, decapitations, stereotypes, urination/defecation, Kenobi archetype, animal/robot for comedy relief, and [a late addition], a cave that looks like a vagina.

Yet I really didn't like Film Sack, and it's not that it was bad but it's that I found my time with the podcast completely forgettable."