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Eric and Seth go over the 2026 Academy Awards Nominations and give their predictions for Hollywood's biggest night.

Seth and Eric begin our first Fantasy Movie League Draft. You may have seen a similar format, such as Big Picture Podcast's annual movie auction or Kinda Funny's Fantasy Critic. The concept is simple: Seth and Eric essentially create their own movie studios and draft movies slated for release in calendar year 2026. If the movie is rated well and excels at the box office, points are awarded; if it flops, points are taken. 16 Movies, 4 Counter Picks, 2 Teams, and 1 Champion. Full rules below

🏆 2026 Movie Fantasy League: Official Rules

The Matchup: 1-on-1 | Draft Format: Snake (A-B-B-A)

Roster: 8 Main Movies + 2 Counterpicks

📊 Phase 1: The Scoring System

Points are calculated once a movie’s score has "settled" (14 days after wide release).

🎬 Part A: Letterboxd (Quality)

Base Points: (Score - 3.2) \times 100

Masterpiece Bonus: +50 Points if the final score is 4.0 or higher.

Penalty: If a movie scores below 3.2, it generates negative points (e.g., a 2.8 = -40 points).

💰 Part B: Box Office Milestones (Commercial)

The Century Mark ($100M): +10 Points

The Global Hit ($500M): +25 Points

The Billion Club ($1B): +40 Points

The Mega-Hit ($2B): +75 Points

Studio of the Year: +50 Points to the team with the highest cumulative worldwide box office.

⚔️ Phase 2: The Counterpick (Hater Bonus)

Each team drafts 2 movies from either team or the remaining pool, that they think will fail (score below 3.2).

The Steal: If a counterpicked movie scores a 2.8, the hater earns +40 points (stealing the negative value).

The Backfire: If the movie scores a 3.2 or higher, the hater gets 0 points.

🛡️ Phase 3: Roster Management

Strategic Drops: You have 2 drops to use for any reason (e.g., bad trailers, poor buzz).

Emergency Drops: You have 2 extra drops valid only if a movie is officially delayed to 2027.

The Lock: A movie is "locked" and cannot be dropped once it:

Premieres at a major Film Festival (Cannes, Sundance, etc.).

Is within 30 days of its theatrical release.

Was selected as a Counterpick

Eric's nephew Nikolas joins the pod to get a gauge on the current state of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and we make some predictions for the highly anticipated 'Avengers: Doomsday.'

No Timestamps for this one, it's all about Marvel

Seth and Eric remember the Legendary Rob Reiner and recap and review 'Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery' now available on Netflix.

Timestamps

Intro/Housekeeping 00:00-10:24

Remembering Rob Reiner 10:24-24:15

'Wake up Dead Man' recap and review 24:15-01:01:32

Seth and Eric recap and review 'Caught Stealing' (2025) starring Austin Butler and Zoe Kravitz, and 'The Phoenician Scheme' (2025) starring Benicio Del Toro and Mia Threapleton. SPOILER WARNING

Timestamps

Intro/News Update 00:00-13:20

'Caught Stealing' 13:20-38:48

"The Phoenician Scheme' 38:48-01:14:25

Seth and Eric discuss the new updates surrounding Warner Bros. Discovery and Netflix. We also get confused, and instead of watching and recapping Bong Joon Ho's Memories of Murder (2003), we discuss Memoir of a Murderer (2017) and Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)

Timestamps

Intro 00:00-02:52

Warner Bros. Discovery sold to Netflix 02:52-17:10

Memoir of a Murderer 17:10-38:16

Memoirs of a Geisha 38:16- 01:06:27

Eric and Seth convene after the Thanksgiving holiday to discuss their favorite movies/scenes that make them hungry. Seth gives a deep dive into "Babette's Feast" (1987), and we discuss the new adaptations planned for "The Chronicles of Narnia".

Eric and Seth discuss "Materialists" and "Eddington"

Timestamps

Intro 00:00-10:40

What we've been watching, "Opus" 10:40-18:30

"You Were Never Really Here" 18:30-22:40

Reviews need a change 22:40-26:19

Warner Bros. For Sale 26:19-31:18

Materialists 31:18-47:00

Eddington 47:00-01:00:55

Outro 01:00:55-01:09:04

Eric and Seth review and recap Guillermo del Toro's new take on the horror classic "Frankenstein"

Timestamps

Intro 00:00-02:48

What We've Been Watching 02:48-22:46

Frankenstein Recap and Review 22:46-01:14:05

Eric and Seth discuss HBO's newest crime drama, "Task", and Kathryn Bigelow's new film "A House of Dynamite".

Timestamps

Intro 00:00-05:37

HBO's Task 05:37-17:10

A Kid Detective 17:10-20:52

Jared Leto's recent Box Office Struggles 20:52-27:01

A House of Dynamite 27:01-38:36

The Hunt 38:36-42:20

Get Hype for Bugonia 42:20-47:23

Trucker Movies and Career Romanticization 47:23-01:00:21