Terminator: Dark Fate and The Lighthouse differ significantly when it comes to overall quality; Martin Scorsese quadruple-downs on his Marvel/"Not Cinema" argument with an essay in the New York Times, and the trailers for Pixar's Soul and Benh Zeitlin's Wendy are both beautiful in their own way.

Halloween kicks off the official start of the holiday movie season, and to celebrate Codi and Kyle revisited Mansion Mystery and The Nightmare Before Christmas to see how time has affected them. In other news, the Game of Thrones dudes bail on their Star Wars series, and the final Jumanji: The Next...

Zombieland: Double Tap, Countdown, and The Addams Family give moviegoers three passable Halloween outings, and that Rise of Skywalker trailer opens up a whole other can of worms.

Dolittle, Bombshell, and Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway all dropped trailers this week; Martin Scorsese placed himself in hot water by calling Marvel movies "not cinema," and the future of entertainment and the potential rise of the "meme movie" is discussed at length. It's about to get straight up dystopian in...

Kyle likes Joker more than Erik; Gemini Man leaves a lot to be desired; Onward is nothing like anyone could have expected, and Sony may be making films specifically to sell to streaming services.

Joker is a wee bit pretentious; the Birds of Prey trailer has style for days; Apple TV+ will release their films in theaters months before streaming; Clerks III is back on, and all your favorite 80s franchises' rights are expiring.

The Uncharted movie finds its SIXTH director; Sony and Disney reach a temporary deal regarding Spider-Man; Kevin Feige is making the jump to Star Wars; the Joker controversy reaches a boiling point, and the Uncut Gems trailer is the best thing you'll see all week.

After a slow news week, Kyle and Erik give their thoughts on Hustlers, Rambo: Last Blood, and Ad Astra. Also discussed is the upcoming awards season and whether or not voters' opinion on Disney's near-monopoly will affect their willingness to recognize Disney-owned films.

Codi returns with a recap of the Rocky Mountain NATO Summit, Kyle was scared by Pennywise, MoviePass is finally going under for good, and the people have spoken out against the excessive number of trailers that play before a movie.

IT: Chapter Two, while a little uneven, sticks the landing; The Farewell may just be the best film of the year; Codi's on a Bad Boys binge; Birds of Prey is adopting the only-in-theaters approach for its marketing, and apparently Tomb Raider is getting a sequel.