Off The Break Podcast

A new article from Variety claims that "mediocre" movies are helping the exhibition industry thrive. While it's obvious that mid-budget movies are enticing adults to come back to theaters, should we consider them as mediocre? Plus, a discussion about Kevin Feige's involvement with Marvel and Star Wars.

MoviePass is back in the news, and once again, it's not for anything good. A former executive charged with embezzlement becomes a friendly reminder of how unreliable MoviePass is. We also debut the first ever OTB awards to champion movie theaters!

The Off The Break podcast crew discusses the announcement of Alamo Drafthouse's first Drive-In location. Could this be a wise business decision for Alamo to experiment with? They also discuss how The Flash could be a very good summer superhero movie after hearing it will premiere at CinemaCon.

Kyle and Ken discuss Cineworld's attempts to search for a sale of assets after filing for bankruptcy, and what that means for the company. They also bring up Amazon turning Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer into a theatrical distributor and the amount of remakes getting to ridiculous levels.

AMC Theatres has announced plans to three different seat-pricing options based on location. Do the Off The Break hosts agree with this business strategy or not?

Ken and Kyle discuss that Regal closing 39 of their US locations does not mean the theater industry is in trouble. They also mention the new DC slate from James Gunn and their excitement for a Michael Jordan movie from Ben Affleck and Matt Damon.

After announcing her hiatus from the podcast last week, Codi comes right back to the microphone to air her distain for the Academy Awards not being relevant for exhibitors. Is it high-time for exhibitors to have their own awards show?

A new report suggests that the 2023 release slate may not be robust enough, but do Kyle and Ken agree with that concern? They also can't believe that MGM has their own streaming service and continue to sing the praises of a better than expected January.

With Avatar and 3D returning to cinemas everywhere, Kyle and Ken talk through the idea of a possible future where audiences will want more 3D, Screen X and 4DX theaters. Ken also points out the annoyance over Puss In Boots 2 being in theaters and available on PVOD already.

The hosts head into a New Year discussing uncharted territory...lawsuits! One involves 1968's Romeo And Juliet while the other involves Ana de Armas that could change the way trailers are produced. The hosts also make sure to touch on the outlook of January for movie theaters.