Before we become engrossed in all the Oscar bait that awaits this fall, Greg, P.T. and I thought it would be fun to give a series of “awards” to movies we watched over the summer. Greg finds every opportunity to talk about Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, P.T. tries to backdoor reviews of Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves and TMNT:Mutant Mayhem, and Jen just wants to give Rocket Raccoon a hug. This one has a lot of laughs, so come join us in celebrating a great summer at the movies.

Movies News Check-In 1:50

This Deserved Better 9:55

Most Disappointing 16:43

Franchise Killer 33:38

Franchise Starter 53:19

Favorite Joke 1:09:33

Perfectly Cast But Underrated Actor/Actress 1:14:17

Made Me Want to Go Home and Rethink My Life 1:23:22

Best Stunt/Action Set Piece 1:36:25

Future Cult Classic 1:44:08

Biggest Tearjerker 1:56:32

The episode of The Town that Jen references. In that episode, host Matt Belloni references Box Office Analyst Jeff Bock’s “rule of thumb” that if a movie makes at least $400 million, then there will likely be a sequel.

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