Off The Break Podcast

Backrooms might (finally) be the franchise hit A24 has been looking for! Ken, Alyssa, and Kyle prepare the industry for the content creator-to-director pipeline and A24's efforts to become a major distributor. Alyssa and Kyle also review Backrooms and talk about their movie-going experience.

Ken returns after a brief hiatus to chat with Kyle about booking strategies he is contemplating for June, such as choosing Masters Of The Universe, Scary Movie, or Disclosure Day. The two of them also discuss Amazon's plans to make 80s remakes and whether there is more hype for Star Wars or Backrooms.

Shayla, Alyssa, and Kyle try to be hip with the youth as they examine pop culture to see what the next movie franchises are. They also share what movies they've watched lately, while Shayla and Alyssa share what they've learned about booking kids' shows.

Netflix announced that its first Chronicles of Narnia movie will pivot to having a wide theatrical release with a 45-day window. Can Kyle, Alyssa, and Shayla believe in Netflix, or are they too burned by the streamer's many claims that they hate movie theaters?

Kyle and Shayla are shocked by the price of an individual Dune ticket, which leads to a discussion of why tickets are becoming expensive and encourages theaters to keep demanding lower prices across all cinemas.

Cinema Week and Comscore released a report about how advertising movies on TikTok drives up box office attendance. Shayla and Kyle break down why TikTok is a useful tool for advertising and offer helpful tips for using the app, while Ken tries to log onto his Myspace page.

Full report available here.

Kyle breaks down the big takeaways from this year's CinemaCon, and Ken and Alyssa share their perspectives on it all. Takeaways include Disney's announcement of Infinity Vision, the CEO's making claims about windowing and adding more movies for theaters, and much more!

Alyssa, Shayla, and Kyle decide to be brave and figure out whether movie theaters should book the Michael Jackson biopic and see just how much of his controversies will be addressed. They also discuss the need for rom-coms to return to cinemas and the changes in a movie's editing and pacing, especially in animated features.

Ken and Kyle discuss that while it's great to see the new Mario movie has performed well to start, it's in company with Project Hail Mary and Hoppers. The two of them also discuss how The Pitt's season finale, coming to Alamo Drafthouses, is adding on to the current trend of television hits playing at cinemas.

Alyssa and Kyle celebrate the massive opening of Project Hail Mary while also prepping movie theaters for the upcoming Mario movie. They gush over what they loved about the movie and give insight into why this is a terrific 4-quadrant movie.