Movies
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Never Tell Me More About the Monsters From ‘A Quiet Place’
The ‘Quiet Place’ franchise made a major leap this year. Now it needs to avoid a classic horror movie mistake by obeying one rule: Keep the monsters mysterious.
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The Danger of Trump’s Nominations With Paul Rieckhoff
Plus, talking about Denzel Washington’s deleted scene in ‘Gladiator II’ and The Onion’s purchase of InfoWars
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Digital TV Giants: Amazon, Google, and … Roku?
Matt is joined by Charlie Collier, president of Roku Media, to talk about the most under-discussed streaming player in Hollywood
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Best Picture Power Rankings. Plus: Is ‘Emilia Pérez’ Really a Front-Runner?
Joanna Robinson and Katey Rich join Sean to come up with a list of the 10 movies they think are most likely to be nominated for the top award at the Oscars!
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Trial Royale: Denzel Washington Movies, Round 1—Man of Drama
The first episode of another multi-week series
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Patrick Radden Keefe on Bringing ‘Say Nothing’ From the Page to the Screen
Chris discusses director Simon Kinberg possibly writing and producing a new ‘Star Wars’ trilogy, then welcomes author Patrick Radden Keefe to talk about adapting his book ‘Say Nothing’
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Martha Stewart and When a Celeb Disavows Their Doc—With the Director!
Matt is joined by R.J. Cutler, director of the Netflix documentary ‘Martha,’ to talk about Martha Stewart’s disapproval of the film
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Leonardo DiCaprio’s 50th Birthday, the Rock’s GQ Feature, the ‘Wicked’ Press Tour, and More
Juliet and Wesley Morris dive into this week’s celebrity news, including a discussion on Chappell Roan
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After ‘The Penguin,’ What Will Become of the Batverse?
DC’s bet on ‘The Penguin’ paid off. Will the studio place an even bigger bet by constructing two live-action Batman narratives at once?
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The Clint Eastwood Mt. Rushmore, and the Curious Case of ‘Juror No. 2.’ Plus: ‘Heretic’!
Sean is joined by Adam Nayman to discuss the head-scratching rollout of Clint Eastwood’s ‘Juror No. 2.’ Later, they’re joined by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, to talk directing ‘Heretic.’
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‘Meet the Parents’ With Bill Simmons and Kyle Brandt
Bill Simmons hosts Kyle Brandt for a weekend away to play some indoor pool volleyball and rewatch the hit 2000 comedy ‘Meet the Parents’
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Netflix’s Greta Gerwig Situation, a Buried Clint Eastwood Movie, and Streaming’s Good Week
Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss the latest Warner Bros. Discovery earnings, Greta Gerwig’s upcoming Narnia movie getting granted to IMAX theaters, and more
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The Robert Zemeckis Hall of Fame, and ‘Here’
Sean is joined by Bryan Curtis to discuss ‘Here’ and the Zemeckis Hall of Fame
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Winners and Losers of Hollywood Under Trump 2.0
Will the new president go after big tech?
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The Presidential Movie Draft, With Griffin Newman and David Sims of ‘Blank Check’
Sean and Amanda are joined by Chris Ryan as well as Griffin Newman and David Sims to draft their favorite movie presidents
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‘Body Double’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey
An erotic thriller starring Craig Wasson and Melanie Griffith
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The Existential Crisis of the Cable Juggernauts
Lucas Shaw joins Matt to discuss Comcast
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You Should See ‘Juror No. 2.’ The Question Is Whether Warner Bros. Will Let You.
Clint Eastwood’s latest is one of his best films in the late period of his career, so why didn’t David Zaslav and Co. give it a wider release?
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Rise of the Commanders and Matthew McConaughey’s Next Sports Movie
Sal welcomes actor Matthew McConaughey to talk about Texas football, sports betting, and his Washington Commanders
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Timothée Chalamet Look-Alike Competition, and All the Sports Drama
People’s "Sexiest Man Alive" poll goes to a strange place
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‘Conclave’ Crackles, and Christopher Nolan’s Helicopter Movie Takes Off
And later, Sean is joined by Matt Tyrnauer, director of ‘Carville: Winning Is Everything, Stupid,’ a new documentary about political strategist James Carville
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Is There a Right Way to Use AI to Make Movies?
Matt is joined by Tobias Queisser, CEO of Cinelytic, to make the case for AI as a tool and not the enemy in Hollywood
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Trial Royale: The Witch Trials, Round 3—Final Round
Dave and Neil are joined by author Diana Helmuth for the final round of The Witch Trials to debate the best witch movie!
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Don’t Fall Asleep: The Oral History of ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’
With a meager budget and a ramshackle special effects team, Wes Craven created a horror classic and an iconic movie villain in Freddy Krueger, who, even 40 years later, will still haunt your dreams
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Ringer-Verse Recommends: October 2024
Join the ‘Ringer-Verse’ and ‘House of R’ crews as they hand out Halloween treats of tasty nerd-culture content in the latest installment of their monthly mini-pod about fandom favorites from TV, anime, movies, video games, books, comics, and beyond
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‘Venom: The Last Dance’ and 2024’s Comic Book Movie Nightmare. Plus: ‘The Wild Robot’!
Chris Sanders, the director of ‘The Wild Robot,’ joins the pod to talk about his stunning new movie, animation in 2024, and much more!
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‘Halloween 4’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan
Bill, Chris, and Van keep the horror flicks coming with the fourth entry in the iconic slasher franchise
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FX Chief John Landgraf on Silicon Valley’s Effect on Hollywood
Matt and Lucas Shaw are joined by John Landgraf for a conversation about the state of television
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An Everything-but-Movies Mailbag
Sean and Amanda answer questions about books, ‘Industry,’ and death row meals
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The Trump Rumor Mill and LeBron and Bronny’s Big Moment
Van and Rachel also get into the ‘Blade’ reboot’s removal from Marvel’s release schedule, the WNBA players’ current bargaining agreement, and much more!
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Is ‘Venom 3’ Unwatchable? Plus, the Worst Year in Superhero Movies.
The Boys are back to give their many, many thoughts on the latest ‘Venom’ movie
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The Post-Pandemic Life of a Hustling Screenwriter
Matt is joined by writer Bruce Eric Kaplan (‘Girls,’ ‘Seinfeld,’ ‘Six Feet Under’) to discuss the life of a TV writer, how the industry has changed over the years—particularly coming out of the pandemic—and more!