Screen Thom on Ry(e)

In Screen Thom on Ry episode 45 “2025 Year-End Special,” join screen studies professor @rizay_photos, Another Take podcast cohosts @ryanclembarnes and #jaemenkennedy, AFI screenwriting alumnus @willdixon.dev, and me as we ask “WTFilm?” with the year’s top entertainment news stories. Then in “Feature Story: Part I,” we’ll reveal our Top Five movie lists, and in “Feature Story: For Good,” we’ll disclose our Top Five TV lists. Finally, in “Hot Takes,” we’ll share Movie Friend Zach Hammill’s favorite films of 2025. “Should old acquaintance be forgot…!” 🥳 🎞️ 📺💖 Click on my bio for the link.👇🏾

In Screen Thom on Ry episode 44 “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Flixmas,” join screen studies professor @rizay_photos and Another Take podcast cohosts @ryanclembarnes and #jaemenkennedy as we ask “WTFilm?” with Comcast, Netflix, and Paramount submitting first-round bids to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, which supposedly wasn’t for sale. Then in our feature story, we’ll discuss the holiday fare and Oscar-bait making their way into theatres and streamers. Finally, in “Hot Takes,” we’ll recommend the films and shows we’ve enjoyed this November. “Gobble, Gobble!” 🦃😋💖 Click on my bio for the link.👇🏾 McFarland Books' holiday sale is happening now! Enter HOLIDAY25 to save on Ryan Izay's Home Invasion Horrors, Alex Wainer's Soul of the Dark Knight, and Hailing Frequencies Open by me. https://mcfarlandbooks.com

In Scream Thom on cRy episode 43 “Fourth Annual Halloween Special” join Another Take podcast cohost @ryanclembarnes, screen studies professor @rizay_photos, and AFI screenwriting alumnus @willdixon.dev as we ask “WTFilm?” with One Battle after Another and TRON: Ares each poised to lose more than$100 million at the box office, yet one is a critical darling and the other a cinematic pariah. Then we’ll discuss 2025’s crop of horror films—the first in eight years to scare up more than $1 billion combined. Finally, in “Hot Takes,” we’ll recommend the films and shows we’ve enjoyed this October. “For no mere mortal can resist / The evil of the thriller!” 🧛‍♂️🎬🧟‍♂️ Click on my bio for the link.👇🏾

In Screen Thom on Ry episode 42 “Try to Remember…” join Another Take podcast cohost Ryan Clem Barnes, screen studies professor Ryan Izay, and AFI screenwriting alumnus Will Dixon as we ask “WTFilm?” with David Ellison of Paramount Skydance prepping a bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, which isn’t for sale. Then we’ll discuss Hollywood’s “boy trouble” as studios blame summer’s lackluster box office on Gen Z males not showing up. Finally, in “Hot Takes,” we’ll recommend films and shows we’ve been enjoying this September. “That’s how it’s done, done, done!” 🎶😄📺💖🎬

In Screen Thom on Ry’s “A Midsummer Night’s Podcast, join Another Take podcast cohost @ryanclembarnes, screen studies professor @rizay_photos, and AFI student @willdixon.dev as we ask “WTFilm?” with Warner Bros. laying off 10% of the film division after the back-to-back successes of Minecraft, Sinners, and Superman. Then we’ll discuss 2025 entertainment media at the midsummer point, including a roundup of Comic-Con news. Finally, in “Hot Takes,” we’ll recommend films and shows we’ve been enjoying during this heatwave. “Flame on!” 🔥🎬😄💖

"Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's..." the Screen Thom on Ry "Summer of Superman Special"! Join Another Take podcast co-host Ryan Clem Barnes, screen studies professor Ryan Izay, Against the Current podcast host Eli Hollingsworth, communication and media studies professor emeritus Dr. Alex Wainer, and me as we discuss Warner Bros. new box-office hit... Superman. Before we "leap tall buildings in a single bound," we discuss the twin controversies--or "non-troversies"--that dogged the movie before release: writer/director/producer James Gunn vs. Snyder "Bros" and Gunn vs. political pundits. Then we look at the highs and lows of the movie itself. Hint: Corenswet + Brosnahan = HOT!!! Finally, each of us disclose the upcoming DC Universe projects we're eagerly awaiting. "Tenderness and kindness are punk rock." 😄💖🎉

In Screen Thom on Ry episode 39 “Summertime and the TVIs Plenty,” join Another Take podcast cohost @ryanclembarnes, screen studies professor @rizay_photos, and podcaster @therealelihollingsworth as we ask “WTFilm?” with Thunderbolts receiving critical raves but already gone from theatres after a month. Then in our feature story, we’ll plug the TV series and performances we hope receive Emmy nominations next month. Finally, in “Hot Takes,” we’ll talk about the films, shows, and events that have us buzzing! 🎬😄💖

In Screen Thom on Ry(e) episode 38 “Show Biz Blues ,” join Another Take podcast cohosts @ryanclembarnes & #JaemenKennedy, and screen studies professor @rizay_photos as we ask “WTFilm?” with which fandom is most toxic--Star Wars, Trekkies, Snyder Bros, or Marvel Zombies? Then in our feature story, we’ll discuss how business decisions made by media conglomerates affect viewing choices, from Standard & Poor's downgrade of Warner Bros. Discovery credit rating to Sesame Street finding a new home on Netflix. Finally, in “Hot Takes,” we’ll talk about the films, shows, and events that have us buzzing, including a salient question from "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...." Does Star Wars need light sabers? 🤔 🎬💖

In Screen Thom on Ry(e) episode 37 “Hollywood SITREP 2025” join Another Take podcast cohost @ryanclembarnes, screen studies professor @rizay_photos, and AFI student @willdixon.dev as we ask “WTFilm?” with A Minecraft Movie on track to become 2015’s first billion dollar hit. Then in our feature story, we’ll examine how changes in viewing habits, the global economy, and the production pipeline affect content in theatres and at home. Finally, in “Hot Takes,” we’ll talk about the films, shows, and events that have us buzzing! 🎬😄💖

In Screen Thom episode 36 “Live and Let DEI?” join Another Take podcast cohosts @ryanclembarnes and #jaemenkennedy and screen studies professor @rizay_photos, as we ask “WTFilm?” with Neon spending triple the production budget of Anora to cinch its five Oscar wins. Tdiscuss the status of DEI in Hollywood with Snow White, Emilia Perez, and Captain America: Brave New World as case studies. Finally, in “Last Call,” we speculate how James Bond will fare now that Amazon has tapped Amy Pascal and David Heyman as franchise custodians. “You used to say ‘Live and let live.’ (You know you did, you know you did, you know you did.)” 🎬😄💖