Off The Break Podcast

Shayla, Ken, and Kyle are back from the holidays, and so they play catch-up to see how the movies performed. The three of them also criticize the Oscars for finally enforcing voters to watch all the films, which should've been a rule already.

The whole darn crew, Codi, Ken, Shayla, Alyssa & Kyle all gather for the first episode of 2026! We look through the 2026 release calendar to see what movies theaters everywhere should be aware of, and also discuss their favorite Popcorn Bucket Picks of 2025.

Shayla, Kyle, and Alyssa all celebrate the final day at the office by making last-minute announcements regarding trailers attached to the Avatar movie. They also discuss the importance of discovering new movies for Gen Alpha and how Iron Lung could serve as an example of that. Finally, they create a new guessing game involving film ratings for some iconic and lesser-known movies.

Shayla, Kyle, and Ken don't know a lot about business, but they still take it upon themselves to discuss Paramount's last big attempt to claim Warner Bros from Netflix. They predict Avatar: Fire & Ash's opening weekend, discuss the struggles booking the finale of Stranger Things, and explain (as best as they can) the big deal with the upcoming movie Iron Lung.

Be prepared, because no one of this episode is happy about Netflix buying out Warner Bros. studios. Listen to Codi, Kyle, and Ken discuss why this has happened, and what movie theaters should prepare for as the industry makes another massive change.

Brandon Smith, filmmaker and business partner of Nova Vento Entertainment, stops by the studio to chat with Ken and Kyle about all things related to theatrical distribution. He shares everything from Nova Vento's plans for distributing movies and his upcoming projects, to why movie theaters are special to him and still matter.

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Codi, Kyle, and Ken explain why streaming services are prohibited from being used by movie theaters, despite some of them being free. They also cover the movies coming out for the holidays, such as Five Nights at Freddy's 2 and The Housemaid. And for the 1,000th time, we find something new that makes us all feel old.

Wicked: For Good is just around the corner! Alyssa explains to Kyle and Shayla what is so different about Act 2 versus Act 1, followed by the three of them gushing over the upcoming spoof movie from Bleecker Street, Fackham Hall. Then, Ken jumps in for Shayla, and everyone talks about watching The Running Man together!

Alyssa, Ken, and Kyle saw Predator: Badlands on opening night, and now share their opinions on it! However, before that, they discuss how December looks for movie theaters and give reassurance that Avatar: Fire & Ash will not be a box office bomb.

Ken and Shayla get festive for Halloween, but Kyle missed the memo. The three of them discuss whether Netflix is inching towards going theatrical due to the latest news. They also discuss why the status quo on early showings shouldn't change, and Kevin Costner's latest crisis.