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Summer's winding down, and it's time to catch up on movies we missed (and one concert), including 'It Ends with Us' (4:30), Tyler Perry's 'Divorce in the Black' (9:44), 'Sing Sing' and more! But most importantly, let's dive into what's coming up this fall. In this episode, we're counting down our top 10 most anticipated releases of the coming season (42:15).

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Zoe Kravitz makes her directorial debut with the new film starring her beau Channing Tatum Blink Twice (1:20). In this episode, we also do an exercise where we try to put together the new Avengers team (15:10) that will be present in the new Avengers films Doomsday and Secret Wars. We also do a quick recap of this year's Anime NYC convention and our first look at "Terminator: Zero". (1:12:31)

News of the Week (1:24:53): Blade & Gambit? James Spader/Ultron, Spider-Man 4

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Alien: Romulus (1:21), the 7th installment in the Alien franchise, a heavily anticipated film, has hit theaters this past weekend. We also discuss Apple's movie strategy (54:17) and the best movies 2024...So Far (23:06).

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In this episode, we're diving headfirst into the aftermath of Disney's D23 (45:27), dissecting announcements from the big stage from Pixar to Marvel Studios, to Disney theme parks. We're also tackling the latest in TV and film: is Batman: Caped Crusader (1:14) a gritty masterpiece or a missed opportunity? Can My Adventures With Superman season 2 (15:39) keep up the charming momentum? Does the Borderlands (24:25) movie capture the chaotic spirit of the game? And finally, we'll delve into the quirky world of Cuckoo (35:10) – is it a hidden gem or a cuckoo-crazy mess?

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What a Sunday night the world had as we all tuned into the 94th Academy Awards (1:30). We spend a good amount of time talking about the slap that was heard across the world involving Will Smith and Chris Rock, the runtime of the show, the hosts, the actual awards themselves, and more about the state and identity of the Academy. We also got the chance to check out a couple films this past week. Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum teamed up for the comedic adventure film 'THE LOST CITY' (1:15:21), and Michelle Yeoh gets her first top billing gig, a new sci-fi action comedy movie distributed by A24, 'EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE' (1:28:55). Also one of our favorite shows is back on TV, so of course we had to discuss the 2 episode season premiere of 'ATLANTA' (1:43:24), as well as share our thoughts on what the show could have in store for the characters.

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Another jam packed episode is here, there's just so much to talk about. Kanye West's three-part documentary 'JEEN-YUHS' (1:53) has concluded on Netflix, the latest Pixar film 'TURNING RED' (24:33) hit Disney+, and Ryan Reynolds is back, playing himself again in the 'THE ADAM PROJECT' (43:02), also on Netflix. We also got the chance to check out some foreign films that have been getting awards recognition, 'DRIVE MY CAR' (57:49) the emotional drama from Japanese director Ryusuke Hamaguchi, and 'THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD' (1:11:59) from Norwegian director Joachim Trier. On the TV side of things, the animated anthology 'THE BOYS PRESENTS: DIABOLICAL' (1:22:53) released on Amazon Prime, with all of the shenanigans and fun of 'THE BOYS' in its DNA. 'WINNING TIME: THE RISE OF THE LAKERS DYNASTY' (1:31:35) has premiered on HBO Max, the drama miniseries following the rise of the Lakers franchise and the players that made it. Also on Prime Video is 'REACHER' (1:38:12), an action tv show based off the books by Lee Child that Jordan's been watching. The news of the week includes a discussion about new trailers for 'THE BOYS' season 3, 'OBI-WAN', 'MS MARVEL', and more.

RIP William Hurt and Scott Hall

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The next episode of Hawkeye has arrived on Disney+ and it's time for another discussion and breakdown of the episode. The episode is called "Partners, Am I Right", and we follow our heroes right after they get caught by Jack Duquesne in his home.

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It's a double header week for us. We're dedicating the next episode entirely to Shang-Chi so we had to make sure to talk about this week's episode of 'WHAT IF...?' (2:19) in its entirety. In this week's episode we also discuss 'BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN PART 2' (32:18) the second part of the comic book adapted animated movie and 'REALLY' LOVE (45:10) the latest black romance film on Netflix. DC FanDome (59:01) is on its way October 16th and we've got some news that gives us a good idea what to expect. As always there's some other news and we had to discuss the latest from Baby Keem and Kendrick Lamar with their latest track and video 'FAMILY TIES' (1:25:00)

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So much to talk about!!! Desmund got the chance to go to the black anime RDC World made convention DreamCon (2:00), the latest M. Night Shyamlan movie 'OLD' (7:34) has hit theaters, and the latest G.I. Joe Film 'SNAKE EYES' (28:29) has arrived. Jordan and Desmund also got the chance to see the latest and critically acclaimed Nicolas Cage movie 'PIG' (40:57). Desmund also checked out some of the recent Netflix films 'GUNPOWDER MILKSHAKE' (53:29) and 'AMERICA: THE MOTION PICTURE' (1:03:18). We also do a quick rundown of television shows that we've either been watching or have returned for new seasons. Also as per usual there's tons of news to talk about including a new Batgirl, a new Batman (voice) and the cancelling of one of our favorite childhood shows in 'ARTHUR'.

It's Marvel Week with your favorite nerds!!! And we're here to discuss our first MCU film that we've ever reviewed on the podcast, can you believe it?! 'BLACK WIDOW' is out and it's time for us to break it down the best way we know how. Starting off with a recap of Black Widow as a character in the MCU (2:06), our spoiler free thoughts (23:40) , and then our complete breakdown of the film (40:59). As always we go overboard but we love this stuff and we hope you'll join us in loving it too.