After over a month since the last deep dive due to some technical issues, Gaius and Owen are back with Owen’s pick, Good Time. Directed by Josh and Benny Safdie (The Safdie Brothers) and written by Josh Safdie and Ronald Bronstein, the film stars Robert Pattinson as a small-time criminal who tries to free his developmentally-disabled brother from police custody, while attempting to avoid his own arrest. The duo get into Robert Pattinson’s performance, which earned him raves from critics, the filming style of the Safide Brothers, and the film is able to build up a level of anxiety through a visceral visual style that is just as much a character as the performers in the film.

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The news is back and in full swing with Gaius and Jackson diving into the disappointing box office starts for DC’s The Flash and Pixar’s Elemental. The pair also discuss the Marvel movie delays, the Avatar sequels being pushed back and two Star Wars movies being put on the calendar for 2026. The duo also discuss the first trailer for Kraven The Hunter, Warner Bros. wanting to get back in the Christopher Nolan business, and Tom Cruise being upset that Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning - Part 1 is getting one week of IMAX screens compared to the three weeks being granted to Nolan’s Oppenheimer. The pair then wraps things up with box office predictions for No Hard Feelings, starring Jennifer Lawrence. 

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The Back To The Blockbuster team takes it back to the class of 1998 by revisiting the late 90s teen classic, Can’t Hardly Wait, for its 25th anniversary. No anniversary from the late 90s is complete without our boy Mark J. Parker from the Release Date Rewind podcast and that’s why he’s joining the team on this trip back to the last great high school party for the class of 98. Written and directed by Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont, the film stars Ethan Embry, Charlie Korsmo, Lauren Ambrose, Peter Facinelli, Seth Green, Jennifer Love Hewiit, and a slew of other actors from the teen movie movement that appear in very fun cameo roles. The story takes place at a high school graduation party and consists of interconnecting stories that result in various angsty developments. This is a first time watch for Jackson so he’s approaching it from a very fresh perspective while Mark and Gaius look back on seeing the the film for the first time in 1998, its relevance at the time of its release, why it didn’t turn into a big hit in theaters but ultimately became a huge cult favorite that still endures today.

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Mark J. Parker Short Film: Your Last Summer

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Gaius and Jackson celebrate the 30th anniversary of Jurassic Park by looking back at the Steven Spielberg that quickly became a gamechanger for the industry the moment it was released. Based on the 1990 novel of the same name by Michael Crichton, the film stars Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Joseph Mazzello, and Arian Richards and it is set on the fictional island of Isla Nubar, off Central America’s Pacific Coast near Costa Rica. The story follows a wealthy businessman and a team of genetic scientists that have created a wildlife park of de-extinct dinosaurs. When industrial sabotage leads to a catastrophic shutdown of the park’s power facilities and security precautions, a small group of visitors struggle to survive and escape the new perilous island. The duo looks back at the making of the film, its groundbreak special effects, characters and performances, as well as its legacy 30 years after its initial release.

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The milestone has finally arrived as Back To The Blockbuster celebrates 100 episodes! The whole BTTB crew is on board for the occasion with Gaius, Jackson and Owen looking back at how the show began, how it has evolved and where it’s going.  The trio kicks things off with a little Owen’s Opinions segment where Owen gives his two cents on some industry stories he wasn’t able to be a part of on the main show. That’s then followed by the 5 films to get to know us where the hosts each give five films that define their personalities. Back To The Blockbuster Approved returns with a focus on Mark Wahlberg and we wrap things up with some questions from our listeners and the results of our Episode 100 giveaway! Thanks for all the support and here’s to 100 more!

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Gaius and Jackson head to the woods to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the cult horror hit, Wrong Turn. Directed by Rob Schmidt and written by Alan B. McElroy, the film stars Desmond Harrington, Eliza Dushku, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Jeremy Sisto and Kevin Zegers, and it follows a group of six individuals being stalked by a cannibalist family in the woods The pair dig into some of the tension filled scenes that have made the film a cult hit over the years, the acting and characters, why the movie may have underperformed in 2003 and why it has gained a fanbase that has allowed the film to spawn a horror movie franchise. In addition to Wrong Turn, the duo also gets into the latest Barbie trailer, the trailer for The Color Purple, the latest red band trailer for No Hard Feelings and the news that John Wick 5 is in early development. The duo wraps things up with the box office results for The Little Mermaid and we predict the box office for Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse.

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Gaius and Jackson dive into the 2003 heist action film The Italian Job, which celebrates a 20th anniversary milestone! Directed by F. Gary Gray, the film is an American remake of the 1969 British film of the same name but with with an original story. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Edward Norton, Jason Statham, Seth Green, Mos Def, and Donald Sutherland, the movie follows a motley crew of thieves who plan to steal gold from a former associate who double-crossed them. The pair get into the film’s more practical and realistic action scenes that made the movie stand out from others released at the time, using the real actors to perform most of the car stunts, the controversy surrounding Edward Norton being forced to do the movie, how the movie helped bring in a revival of the heist film, the film becoming a surprise hit when it was released in the summer of 2003, and if the film still holds up today!

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Gaius and Jacckson look into some new trailer drops including the long-awaited first look at Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro, Extraction 2, starring Chris Hemsworth, and Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning - Part One, starring Tom Cruise. The pair also does fun draft of Martin Scorsese movies in honor of the Killers of the Flower Moon trailer dropping, as well as Eddie Murphy Pink Panther casting news and more! The duo wraps things up with Fast X box office results and give their predictions for The Little Mermaid’s opening weekend.

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It’s a bit of a switch up this week as the pick isn’t coming from Owen or Gaius but from our very own Jackson Pye who is popping in from the main show with his pick, Killer Joe. Released in 2011, the film is directed by William Friedkin with a screenplay by Tracy Letts, which is based on his 1993  play of the same name. The movie stars Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch, Juno Temple, Gina Gershon, and Thomas Haden Church, and it follows a young man whose debt puts his life in danger so he turns to putting a hit out on his evil mother in order to collect the insurance. The trio explore many aspects of the film, including a few controversial scenes that have turned the film into a bit of a cult favorite. They also dive into the performances, issues with its NC-17 rating and how this began a series of films that began McConaughey reshaping his career as a respected actor. 

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With Fast X opening this weekend, the Back To The Blockbuster crew is revisiting the entire Fast & Furious franchise beginning with 2001’s The Fast and the Furious which takes us all the way to 2021’s Fast Nine. Since the Fast Saga is all about family, Gaius and Jackson expanded on the crew a bit this week by inviting a special guest on as the pair is joined by Ty Ippolito who is a true fan of the Fast franchise. It’s a fun revisit down memory lane as we prepare for the latest entry which is said to be the beginning of the end of one of the most lucrative franchises in film history.

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