Flicking and Screaming

We're not letting Tom Chaney get away! Will Chip repent for his repeated dismissals of this film? What makes Roger Deakins' work special and subtle? Plus: Hailee Steinfeld's place in the child actor pantheon.

It's the longest movie title ever, and it's just the first movie! Will the other three planned installments come to fruition? Is Kevin Costner's mortgage worth the franchise, or is that flawed question? Plus: casseroles, Michael Rooker's accent, Venice, and scorpions.

We're making a deal with the devil this week. Do these two horror surprise hits have more in common with each other than we think? Do those shared ideas end in the same place? Does FIRST OMEN separate itself from the IP studio machine? Is LONGLEGS, ya know, scary? Plus: BLACK MIRROR: BANDERSNATCH and IMMACULATE.

From the streets of Chicago to dystopian D.C. and daytime pop concerts, we traverse our favorite hits of the summer. Was the discourse around CIVIL WAR justified? What's our favorite date night movie of the summer? Plus: Chip almost gets arrested, and the internet loves TWISTERS.

As tradition goes, Jed and Chip talk shop on the year's big IP silver screen offerings. Is George RR Martin being a huge baby about HOTD? Can RINGS OF POWER stay consistent through so many storylines? Plus: BACHELORETTE, LOVE ISLAND, Vince Vaughn, and the BBC.

Our second Josh O'Connor picture of the year has us juiced about Italy, grave robbing, and 80's formal wear. But does the red thread of the movie mean something more? Will Josh O'Connor remake RATATOUILLE? Plus: folk songs as storytelling device, and how did they pull off those camera tricks?

It's Alien week, baby, so get your pulse rifles out and turn your Xenomorph's drool settings to high. Is Evan all the way in on Cailee Spaeny now? How frightening was the experience? Did the fan service get in the way? Plus: Henry Selick, for some reason?

We're storming the castle this week! What does this movie have in common with last week's episode, TWISTER? How does the movie blend sincerity with satire? Plus: will Chip get cancelled for the Inigo Montoya voice?

Hold onto your hats (and your cows)! Why does the cheesiness of 90's blockbusters feel better than today's? Can anyone even come close to Phillip Seymour Hoffman? Plus: Steven Spielberg's CV as producer.

The Olympics are just around the turn, so we grabbed the oars to figure out what the heck is up with Director© George Clooney. How does the editing impact this story? Where does Callum Turner go from here? Plus: how exactly does rowing work?