This week on the podcast, comedian and content creator Evan Williams joins James for a wide-ranging conversation about movies, comedy, and everything in between. We talk about getting banned from Universal, how movie-inspired sketches helped shape Evan's content, and why Star Wars remains such a cultural force. We also dive into Inception, filming at the real Reservoir Dogs locations, Wim Wenders' Perfect Days, and our favorite movie theater experiences with AMC A-List and Alamo Drafthouse.Along the way, we discuss sketch comedy, The Odyssey, Charli XCX's influence on pop culture, WWE storytelling, and why films like The Matrix and Mad Max continue to stand the test of time. We wrap things up with a fun movie trivia game that puts our film knowledge to the test.If you love movies, stand-up comedy, and conversations that bounce from blockbuster classics to niche film discussions, this is an episode you won't want to miss.

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0:00 (Intro)

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What is IMAX? Why does the format still feel so uniquely immersive compared to standard 35mm or digital projection?

In this episode, we get a rare guided tour of IMAX’s Los Angeles facility with Patricia Keighley, the company’s Chief Quality Guru, for an up-close look at how true 15/70 IMAX films are cut, stored, printed, assembled, shipped, and projected.See negative cutting for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, where master cutter German Núñez hand-splices the giant original camera negative frame by frame. 

Tour the cold-storage vaults holding irreplaceable 15/70 elements, the print assembly area led by Irving Barrios, the fulfillment and shipping operation, and IMAX’s private projection booth. We also visit the David Keighley Theater (named for Patricia’s late husband and IMAX pioneer) and examine the Keighley camera… used for every shot of The Odyssey and named after both of them.

Along the way we cover the origins of IMAX, the technical magic of 15-perf 70mm film, how it stacks up against other formats, and why Nolan’s full commitment to the medium continues to push the format forward.

If you’re listening to the audio version, seek out the video on iHeart, Spotify, or YouTube for exclusive footage captured inside IMAX headquarters… some of the most rare looks at the process ever shared.

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Table of Contents

0:00 (Intro)

1:14 (IMAX History)

8:30 (Negative Cutting)

19:01 (Interview with Patricia Keighley)

34:04 (Cold Storage)

41:04 (Film Processing)

57:15 (Fulfillment & Shipping)

1:03:25 (Projection Booth & Theater)

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This week, we're breaking down another packed week of movie and TV news! We dive into the latest Spider-Man updates, the current box office landscape, and why The Odyssey is making waves with its IMAX release plans. We also discuss the newest X-Men casting rumors, the latest on Blade, The Mummy, A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Thomas Crown Affair, Wicker, and Jumanji.

On the TV front, we're talking about Wonder Man, Netflix's Neuromancer, and Children of Blood and Bone, plus updates on Below. We also cover the newest developments surrounding Elden Ring, Street Fighter, Warhammer, a fresh Stephen King adaptation, and whether Barbie 2 is actually happening. Finally, we wrap things up with the latest news on Clueless.

If you love movies, TV, and everything happening in pop culture, this is an episode you won't want to miss. Be sure to subscribe, leave a review, and let us know which story has you the most excited!

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Table Of Contents:

0:00:48 (Spider-Man)

0:03:33 (Box Office)

0:08:24 (The Odyssey IMAX)

0:10:21 (X-Men Casting)

0:14:16 (Blade)

0:17:10 (The Mummy)

0:19:30 (A Nightmare on Elm Street)

0:22:41 (The Thomas Crown Affair)

0:24:19 (Wicker)

0:25:20 (Jumanji)

0:26:58 (Wonder Man)

0:27:28 (Barbie 2)

0:28:27 (Neuromancer)

0:29:18 (Children of Blood and Bone)

0:30:17 (Below)

0:30:34 (Elden Ring) 

0:31:21 (Street Fighter)

0:31:54 (Warhammer)

0:32:15 (Stephen King Adaptation)

0:33:26 (Clueless)

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He's back! Spider-Man: Brand New Day centers on a lonelier Peter Parker going through arachnid mutations, four years after the memory-erasing spell of No Way Home. Stripped of every personal connection, he has thrown himself completely into the role of Spider-Man.

Director Destin Daniel Cretton joins us in breaking down his latest film!

Led by the incredible Tom Holland with a star studded supporting cast, Brand New Day offers some of the best moments of the entire Spidey franchise.

So let's unpack Destin Daniel Cretton’s take on the web-slinger, as the director steps into Jon Watts’ shoes for Tom Holland’s fourth solo outing. We dig into Holland’s raw, haunted performance as a full-time Spider-Man who’s watching Zendaya’s MJ and Jacob Batalon’s Ned move on without him, the electric chemistry that still crackles between Holland and Zendaya even at a distance, and the heavy hitters who crash into Peter’s lonely new reality: Jon Bernthal’s ferocious Punisher, Mark Ruffalo’s Bruce Banner, Michael Mando’s Scorpion, Tramell Tillman’s Bill Metzger and Sadie Sink's mysterious villain!

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Spider-Man has swung, flipped, and web-slung his way to the top of the box office for more than two decades... yet the debate over which films truly capture the heart of the character rages on. Is it Tobey Maguire and Sam Raimi’s beloved original trilogy? The dazzling, multiversal brilliance of the Spider-Verse movies? Andrew Garfield’s darker, more emotional Amazing Spider-Man era? Or Tom Holland’s sleek, MCU-powered solo adventures? In this all-out Spider-Man Movie Draft, Anthony and James go head-to-head, building rival teams of Spider-Man films to settle the ultimate question once and for all: whose Spidey-sense is the strongest?

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MARVEL brought the house down with one of the most incredible Hall H shows ever! Ryan Gosling is officially the new Ghost Rider and David Johnsson is our new Black Panther. The Odyssey continues to dominate the box office plus we talk Spider-Man theories, Resident Evil, Lanterns, Captain America, Blade Runner 2099, Johnny Depp's return, Clayface, Space Balls, Zendaya, The Rings Of Power, Ray Gunn, Atari, Matchbox, Onslaught and so much more!

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Table Of Contents:

0:00 (Intro)

1:00 (The Odsyssey)

3:00 (Box Office)

7:15 (Supergirl's Failure)

12:00 (Resident Evil)

14:20 (Comic Con)

15:15 (Ghost Rider)

18:00 (Black Panther)

21:15 (Captain America)

23:00 (Lanterns)

25:30 (Clayface)

27:00 (Johnny Depp)

29:10 (Blade Runner 2099)

31:10 (Rings of Power)

33:00 (Space Balls)

34:20 (Ray Gunn)

35:10 (Atari)

36:00 (Matchbox)

37:30 (Onslaught)

40:00 (Ghost Rider)

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This week’s Movie News is packed! The domestic box office is on track to top $10 billion for the first time since 2019, powered by Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey shattering records with a massive $257M global opening weekend.

We dive into fresh trailers and teases: Tom Cruise in Digger, Avengers: Doomsday, The Batman: Part Two, The Hunt for Gollum, The Whisper Man, Behemoth, and more.

Big updates include the God of War recast, new Conjuring prequel casting, Carrie series details from Mike Flanagan, I Play Rocky biopic, Danny Boyle’s Ink, and viral horror Cartoon Cat scoring a movie deal.

We close with a tribute to the late Sam Neill.

Table Of Contents:

0:00 (Intro)

0:48 (Box Office)

3:34 (Tom Cruise Interview)

6:20 (Avengers: Doomsday)

7:23 (The Batman: Part Two Delayed)

9:26 (Spider-Man Brand New Day)

10:42 (God of War Recast)

12:17 (I Play Rocky)

13:46 (It Follows Sequel)

14:23 (Hunt for Gollum)

17:18 (The Conjuring)

21:02 (The Uprising)

21:47(Other Mommy)

22:35 (Behemoth)

25:04 (The Whisper Man)

25:43 (Children of Blood and Bone)

26:00 (Mayday)

26:34 (A Nightmare on Elm Street)

27:00 (Crystal Lake)

27:20 (Blue Beetle)

28:11 (G.I. Joe)

28:35 (Carrie)

30:35 (Tom Cruise on Odyssey)

30:58 (Final Stories)

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Christopher Nolan's monumental epic hit the big screen this past weekend ad took the world by storm. It defied not only the Gods, not expectations as well hitting records at the box office and receiving universal acclaim from audiences and critics. Let's break down THE ODYSSEY!

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Table Of Contents:

0:00 (Intro)

4:30 (IMAX)

9:00 (Gods)

12:30 (Editing)

17:00 (Filmmaking)

30:00 (Locations)

38:45 (Cyclops)

43:00 (Controversies)

48:00 (Cast)

56:30 (Tom Holland)

1:12:00 (Trojan Horse)

1:15:30 (Troy)

1:24:50 (Giants)

1:28:00 (Circe)

1:32:00 (Hades)

1:35:20 Sirens)

1:37:00 (Whirlpool)

1:46:00 (Final Fight)

2:00:00 (Conclusion)

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Actor and star of The Long Walk Garrett Wareing joins James to chat about making the instant Stephen King classic, working with Mark Hamill, his love for X-Men and Star Wars, Ransom Canton, how he almost got cast in Final Destination Bloodlines, his audition as Link for Zelda and so much more!

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From the epic scale of IMAX 65mm and Ultra Panavision 70, through the rich textures of 35mm VistaVision and standard 35mm, all the way down to the raw, intimate grain of 16mm and 8mm, Tyler Shields breaks down the technical challenges, creative decisions, and sheer logistical madness of blending these formats into a single cohesive film, Chapter 51.

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