From their WHPK radio show out of the University of Chicago, The Bad Mutha Film Show, Sergio Mims and Erik Childress do another round on the current state of theaters. Where are we headed after Godzilla vs. Kong and is it really the blockbuster titles that we should be looking at to pave the way? Did Paramount make a colossal blunder in moving the Top Gun sequel off the summer schedule and what studio could take advantage of that? They also discuss the closing of the Navy Pier IMAX theater in Chicago and Sergio continues to wonder if Warner Bros. is willing to pull an audible on Denis Villeneuve’s Dune while Erik is skeptical about that and its prospects in general.   0:00 – Intro 4:14 – Godzilla vs. Kong and The Shifting Summer Season 31:13 – Did Paramount Screw Up With Top Gun: Maverick? 50:58 – The Closing of Navy Pier IMAX 1:02:16 – The Dune Situation

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