0:00 - DISCUSSION - The “John Wick” film franchise, revisiting when it’s time to end a series, and how studios can ruin your favorite movies by waiting until it’s too late to call it quits.

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0:00 - Why complaining is pointless. Hey, head to https://jconnor.substack.com/ for thought-provoking essays and not-film recommendations!

7:24 - Dustin discovers my big secret.

9:42 - REVIEW - “Barbie”(2023), no spoilers.

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0:00 - I’m here to make the case that authors, at least some authors, ought to be given priority, or they themselves should insist on involvement, when their works are adapted to other mediums. 

1:30 - REVIEW - “Gone Girl” (2014) Film and Novel (2012) 

10:48 - REVIEW - “Sharp Objects: (2018) Series and Novel (2006) 

15:00 - REVIEW - “Dark Places” (2015) Film and Novel (2009) 

26:15 - Should Novelists be given first crack at adapting their own material? What are the average results of work that is adapted from another artist? What if that artist is still alive? What if they do it themselves?

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1:30 - REVIEW - “Finch” (2021)

17:12 - REVIEW - “Ambulance” (2022) and separating Michael Bay the Filmmaker from his finished products.

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0:00 - Andrew Dice Clay

1:15 - “Goodnight, Hackers” will be available by book and ebook soon, everyone!

3:00 - REVIEW - “Mass” (2021)

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0:00 - I had to stop eating apples. 

6:00 - A brief aside while I complain about the audio being out of sync in my theater. 

13:45 - REVIEW - “Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One” (2023). General recommendations. 

25:00 - BEGIN SPOILERS - Plot details and nitty gritty discussion here, stay away unless you’ve seen the film! 

53:00 - We address the SAG-AFTRA (and WGA) strike and its impact on the production of many films, including Part Two of this film.

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0:00 - I have Netflix back for the next 2 months.

1:35 - Dustin and I launch into a discussion about streaming vs physical media of our favorite movies and television shows. Why own something on disc? Is the quality better on Blu-Ray or does 4K streaming reign supreme? What’s more expensive? How many times will you want something you bought and own on disc?

22:20 - REVIEW - “Extraction 2” (2023)

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0:00 - Reminder of this series concept and a spoiler warning, in case you didn’t realize that talking about late-stage franchise movies would entail revealing plot details. Get out of here if you haven’t seen these movies and go watch them, they’re fun!

3:16 -  “Scream” (2022) 

12:16 -  “Scream 6” (2023) 

31:50 - “Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation” (2015) 

46:00 -  “Mission Impossible: Fallout” (2018) 

Here’s that series of videos about Mission Impossible that I once mentioned about how they’re a reflection of Tom Cruise and of filmmaking, if you want to check them out.

https://youtu.be/ZInpREMzPOY

https://youtu.be/mje6E0g7x-w

https://youtu.be/6QsWXeCXLHE

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0:00 - I’m sorry, we’ll get to the movies,  but I do not like the Fourth of July at all. 

12:00 - REVIEW - “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” (2023) 

45:00 - SPOILERS - For “Indy 5”, “Logan”, “Creed 1, 2 and 3”, “Avengers: Endgame”, “No Time to Die”, “Thor: Love and Thunder”, The “Jurassic World” franchise, “Top Gun: Maverick”, “Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens”, “A Quiet Place”,  

51:00 - MAIN DISCUSSION - Why are movies featuring fatherhood less and less as a character element? Also, when should a franchise cease to continue and why do so many of them struggle to conclude? 

1:36:40 - DESSERT - Thoughts about Hugh Jackman’s return for one final time as Wolverine in “Deadpool 3”. 

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3:40 - REVIEW - “The Flash” (2023) 

16:50 - SPOILERS for “The Flash” - Discussion includes the myriad cameos in the film and how fucked DC is. 

Stick around for nipple blood!

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