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On this episode of Hot Takes, Mike Burdge and Diana DiMuro discuss the recent awk-comedy release from Jeff Baena, Spin Me Round, while also being very respectful to Italian food, drooling over Alessandro Nivola and just repeating lines of dialogue from Zach Woods and laughing. They also talk about the movie, too, so no worries there.

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Story Screen Reports is our team REACTING to the top 5 film, television and entertainment news stories of the month. Join us as we dissect and comb through everything from upcoming releases to studio drama.

On our very first episode, Mike Burdge guests to discuss some truly odd happenings over at Warner Bros and HBO MAX, as well as a few other stories. You can find those stories, and their sourced articles, linked below.

1. THE BATGIRL HAS BEEN SHELVED

Story by Umberto Gonzalez at The Wrap

https://www.thewrap.com/batgirl-movie-dead-warner-bros-discovery-has-no-plans-to-release-nearly-finished-90-million-film/

2. ABUSE OF VFX ARTISTS IS RUINING THE MOVIES

Story by Linda Codega at GIZMODO

https://gizmodo.com/disney-marvel-movies-vfx-industry-nightmare-1849385834

3. THE BATMAN 2 NOT YET GREEN LIT, NEXT MOVIE REPORTEDLY YEARS AWAY

Story by Ryan Leston at IGN

https://www.ign.com/articles/the-batman-2-not-yet-greenlit-next-movie-reportedly-years-away

4. EZRA MILLER APOLOGIZES

Story by Brent Lang, J. Kim Murphy at Variety

https://variety.com/2022/film/news/ezra-miller-apologizes-the-flash-mental-health-issues-1235341888/

5. DOUG LIMAN, JAKE GYLLENHAAL TO REIMAGINE MGM’S “ROADHOUSE” FOR PRIME VIDEO

Story By Jeremy Kay at ScreenDaily

https://www.screendaily.com/news/doug-liman-jake-gyllenhaal-to-reimagine-mgms-road-house-for-prime-video/5173116.article

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On this episode of Cathode Ray Cast, Bernadette Gorman-White talks with guest Scotty Arnold about their histories with watching the RuPaul's Drag Race franchise, their favorite guest judges and special appearances, the growing pains of testing out a new competition format, and their mutual satisfaction with the reigning Queen of all Queens.

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Robby Anderson chats with guest, Tim Irwin, about how, "Wow, Prey is really good!" They also discuss the multiple changes to the design of the Predator alien over the years, pitch ideas for other time periods to drop everybody's favorite invisible, stabby dude into, as well as talking about the Predator franchise as a whole, especially the much debated 2004 joint, Alien vs. Predator.

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Diana DiMuro and Mike Burdge try to figure out just what in the world is going on with the latest Netflix mega-blockbuster-extravaganza-no-seriously-EVERYBODY-watched-this-trust-us to hit the streamer: The Gray Man. Along the way, they chat about the careers of the Russo Bros, the appeal of just about everybody in this thing, Gosling's Abs vs America's Ass, and more.

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On the latest Hot Takes, Bernadette and Robby take a look at this year's runaway horror hit, The Black Phone. Along the way, they discuss the joy of watching Ethan Hawke (especially spooky Hawke!) and the unavoidable legacy of Stephen King found in Joe Hill's storytelling (Hill being King's son). They also chat about how refreshing it is to watch a story not steeped in lore, the importance of artistic interpretation, and just what happened to Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill's version of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

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Robby and Bernadette talk about Jordan Peele's latest, Nope, as well as his directing career and where this junior effort falls in their Peele rankings. They also briefly touch on Peele's inspirations from the works of Steven Spielberg, who himself is a bit of an unsung horror icon.

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In honor of the 75th anniversary of Arnold Schwarzenegger's birth, Mike Burdge sits down with Yarko Dobriansky to discuss the back-to-back entries to the actor's career that just might define his entire acting legacy. Or something like that. There's a thread, we promise. They talk about Last Action Hero and Junior, okay?? It's good. Trust us.

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Robby Anderson and Diana DiMuro talk about that big ol' sweety's new flick, Thor: Love and Thunder, as well as the future of this MCU staple character, and how this latest Waititi entry stacks up against his previous chapter, Thor: Ragnarok.

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Bernadette Gorman-White travels once again to the upside down with Diana DiMuro and Robby Anderson to talk about the complete fourth season of Stranger Things.

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