Back To The Blockbuster

In this latest episode of the Deep Dive spinoff, Gaius is joined by Alex and Dean of the Return Revenge Resurrection podcast and the other half of Back To The Blockbuster, Jackson, to take a trip back to the woods to chat up 2016’s The Witch. Written and directed by Robert Eggers in his feature directorial debut, the film stars Anya Taylor-Joy in her film debut, alongside Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger, and Lucas Dawson. Set in 1630s New England, the plot follows a Puritan family who encounters forces of evil in the woods beyond their farm.

Other: Where To Watch The Witch

Links For Guest: Return Revenge Resurrection Podcast

The Back To The Blockbuster team begins our road to retribution by looking back at Man on Fire for its 20th anniversary. Directed by Tony Scott from a screenplay by Brian Helgeland, and based on the 1980 novel of the same name by A.J. Quinnell, the film follows John Creasy (Denzel Washington), a despondent, alcoholic former CIA SAD/SOG officer (and U.S. Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance captain) turned bodyguard, who goes on a revenge rampage after his charge, nine-year-old Lupita “Pita” Ramos (Dakota Fanning), is abducted in Mexico City. The film also stars Christopher Walken, Radha Mitchell, Giancarlo Giannini, Marc Anthony, Rachel Ticotin, and Mickey Rourke.

The Back To The Blockbuster team is tackling the latest in movie industry news, beginning with the shocking news that Quentin Tarantino will no longer be directing The Movie Critic as his final film. In addition to this news, the team also tackles the rumored next projects for director Martin Scorsese, including a Frank Sinatra biopic starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence. The episode also covers the latest casting news for Now You See Me 3, Pamela Anderson joining Liam Neeson in the Naked Gun reboot, Sony eyeing acquiring Paramount Pictures, the trailers for Deadpool & Wolverine, Trap, and more! It all culminates with box office results and our box office predictions for Challengers, starring Zendaya.

The Back To The Blockbuster team is looking back at The Bride’s final stand of bloody retribution for the 20th anniversary of Kill Bill: Volume 2. Written and directed by Questin Tarantino, it is the second part of Kill Bill, and stars Uma Thurman as the Bride, who continues her campaign of revenge against the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad (Lucy Liu, Michael Madsen, Daryl Hannah, and Vivica A. Fox) and their leader Bill (David Carradine), who tried to kill her and her unborn child.

It’s a big news episode for the Back To The Blockbuster team as we break down two weeks worth of the biggest stories to hit the headlines. To kick things off, the team shares their thoughts on Alex Garland’s Civil War and that’s followed by the news of Julia Garner being cast as Silver Surfer in Fantastic 4, Craig Gillespie being in talks to direct the Supergirl movie, Drew Goodard writing and directing a new Matrix movie, release dates for Toy Story 5, The Mandalorian & Grogu, and Moana 2, release date delays for The Crow reboot and Saw XI, a new Blair Witch being in the works, a new entry in the Scary Movie franchise being in the works, and the team also share their thoughts on the trailers for MaXXXine, Joker 2, Fly Me To The Moon, and Speak No Evil. Everything is then wrapped up with box office results for Civil War and predictions for this weekend’s Abigail.

“Life Begins At 3am!” The Back To The Blockbuster team is ready to embark on a wild night on the town with 1999’s Go to celebrate its 25th anniversary! Directed by Doug Liman and written by John August, the film stars Katie Holmes, Sarah Polley, William Fichtner, Jay Mohr, Scott Wolf, Taye Diggs, Breckin Meyer, Timothy Olyphant, Desmond Askew, Jane Krakowski, J.E. Freeman, Nathan Bexton, James Duval, Jimmy Shubert, and Melissa McCarthy, in her film debut. Centered around intertwining plots involving three sets of characters, the film is set around Christmas and follows a woman who purchases ecstasy pills, covertly disposes of them, and then sells fake pills at a rave only to be later confronted by an armed drug dealer who sets in motion the other stories that are all linked by this truly whacky event.

In this latest episode of the Deep Dive spinoff, Gaius is joined by Wes of Wes_Talk_Movies on Instagram and TikTok (@wespresso_films) and co-host of the FILMSOMNIACS podcast to take a trip back to the moon to chat up about 2018’s First Man. Directed by Damien Chazelle from a screenplay by Josh Singer, the film is based on the 2005 book of the same name by James R. Hansen. Starring Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Corey Stoll, and Christopher Abbott, the film follows the years leading up to the Apollo 11 mission to the Moon in 1969.

Other: Where To Watch First Man

Links For Guest: We_Talk_Movies

In this special bonus episode, the Back To The Blockbuster teams explore A.I. (artificial intelligence) and its use in Hollywood. The team dives into why protections were put into place for A.I. during the recent WGA and SAG strikes, and whether or not those protections are enough as the presence of A.I. grows. The team also gets into the uses of A.I. in the film industry and how it can possibly be beneficial, but also showcases examples of why it will never be able to take the place of a human being who chooses to write, direct, edit, and act in projects. Is there a place for A.I. in Hollywood? Can it be used in a way that aids the production process? Is it something that can’t be ignored as it continues to grow and will filmmakers and actors cater to studios that are less inclined to use it?

The Back To The Blockbuster team is weighing in on experts declaring that Superbad is the funniest movie ever. Is there some truth to that assertion? The team also speaks on Alex Garland expressing a desire to retire, Courteney Cox officially being in talks to return for Scream VII, Freaky Friday 2 gaining a director and officially reuniting Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis, A Ready or Not sequel being in development and more. The team then wraps things up with box office and predictions for The First Omen.

The Back To The Blockbuster team is tackling the new trailer releases of Alien: Romulus, Kinds of Kindness, Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Furiosa: A Max Saga, In A Violent Nature, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, and The Penguin. The team also weighs in on the Joker sequel being a jukebox musical, Timothee Chalamet signing a first-look deal with Warner Bros, Austin Butler being cast in Darren Aronofsky, and A Simple Favor getting a sequel with the entire cast and director returning. We then wrap things up with box office for Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire (full disclosure, we were way off predicting this one haha).