Flicking and Screaming

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?

Finish up your holiday week in the Valley with us and swap your fireworks for thunderous frogs falling everywhere. Does this movie make us laugh, cry, or both? Is PTA actually an immature filmmaker at this point in his career? Plus: Aimee Mann talk.

We've got two episodes dropping for your holiday week! First up, we drop into the Bayou and discuss the greatest fake profession in the world. Is this the best date night movie of the year? What does Glen Powell's screenwriter credit actually mean? Plus: how do Richard Linklater and Powell meet the criteria of "art jock"?

What a treat to experience our favorite story on the biggest screen possible. What makes this trilogy hold up above the rest? Why do we believe this story and these actors more than any other franchise? Plus: what made Bernard Hill so important to the series?