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It’s a day of hot topics with the Back To The Blockbuster teams as they dive into the recent arrest of rising star Jonathan Majors, Robert Downey Jr. being involved in a remake of the Alfred Hitchcock classic Vertigo, Linda Blair joining The Exorcist legacy sequel and more! The teams also closes things out with their box office predictions for Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.

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Even though the duo is still recovering from an exhausting awards season, Gaius and Jackson draft up a list of potential 2023 films that could become Academy Award Best Picture hopefuls next year. From Oppenhemier to Barbie to Killers of the Flower Moon, many high profile films make their list of movies that could hear their names announced when nominations are revealed in 2024. In addition to this, the pair also discuss the cast of Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film, Ben Affleck saying he doesn’t want to direct a film for DC Studios, and Jordan Peele dating his next film for Christmas Day 2024.

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This week it’s Owen’s pick and he and Gaius deep dive into 1999’s Dogma, written and directed by Kevin Smith, who also stars with Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, George Carlin, Linda Fiorentino, Janeane Garofalo, Chris Rock, Jason Lee, Salma Hayek, Bud Cort, Alan Rickman, Alanis Morissette and Jason Mewes. The duo dive into the considerable controversy the film sparked due to its treatment of Catholicism and the Catholic Church, which delayed its release in many countries. Despite this, the pair also get into why the film was a hit with critics and became Kevin Smith’s highest-grossing film in the View Askewniverse series to date.

Other: Link For Viewing: Where To Watch Dogma

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In preparation of John Wick - Chapter Four releasing this weekend, Gaius and Jackson are looking at the franchise's influence on contemporary action cinema since its beginnings in 2014. Gaius and Jackson aren’t alone in this endeavor as fellow Back To The Blockbuster founder Owen Erickson hops over from the BTTB Presents spinoff to record his first episode with Jackson since he joined the team back in January. In addition to the John Wick talk, the trio cover Quentin Tarantino finally setting up his 10th and final film as a director, the dismal box office start for Shazam! Fury of the Gods and Barry Keoghan and Denzel Washington being in talks for Gladiator 2.

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We’re talking all things Scream VI in this very spoiler heavy discussion about the latest release from the long running franchise. Gaius and Jackson aren’t alone for this one as they’re joined by Mark J. Parker of the ReleaseDateRewind Podcast and our boy Donnie to break down all the thrills and surprises from Ghostface’s rampage through the streets of New York City!

Links For Guest: Release Date Rewind Podcast, 25 Years After Woodsboro: A Scream Fan Film

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The long awards season comes to an end with the 95th Academy Awards and Gaius and Jackson recap all of the big winners, surprises and snubs from Hollywood’s biggest night. The duo discusses Patty Jenkins and Kevin Feige’s Star Wars projects not moving forward, Jon Bernthal returning as The Punisher in Daredevil: Born Again, The Little Mermaid trailer and more! The pair also ends the show recapping the box office take for Scream VI and giving their box office predictions for Shazam!: Fury of the Gods.

This week it’s Gaius’ pick and he and Owen deep dive into 2007’s Mr. Brooks, co-written and directed by Bruce A. Evans and starring Kevin Costner, Demi Moore, Dane Cook, William Hurt, Marg Helgenberger, and Daniele Panabaker. 

The duo get into the complexities of the psychological thriller and decipher why the film did so-so box office and received mixed critical reviews, despite getting a much more positive response from those who have watched in the years since its initial release.

Gaius and Jackson give out their final predictions for this year’s Academy Awards. The duo give their thoughts on who should win and who will win in the major categories ahead of Hollywood’s biggest night on March 12! In addition to Oscar predictions, the duo also predicts the box office for Scream VI.

Awards season is heating up and Gaius and Jackson break down all of the major winners at this year’s SAG Awards. In addition to covering those results, the duo also has a discussion about the work of Stephen King as another take of Children of the Corn is on the horizon. They explore some of his work and discuss their favorite and least favorite adaptations of some of his material. 

In addition to this, the pair cover the latest news about more Lord of the Rings films being in the words and they predict the box office for Creed III.

This week it’s Owen’s pick and he and Gaius deep dive into 2010’s Tucker and Dale vs Evil, written and directed by Eli Craig and starring Tyler Labine, Alan Tudyk, Katrina Bowden, and Jesse Moss. The duo dives into how the film sends up horror movie troupes in a hilarious way while also essentially achieving cult status in the process.

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