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We chase a murder of crows into a magical forest to save our baby brother as we dive into this stunning film. Travis Knight and Laika have delivered something that you have to see to believe and absolutely demands our admiration. This is in contention for the best movie of the year and boy is that saying something with the year we've had at the theatre. We talk about the fun this world brings, the story that brings some unexpected turns, the genuinely jaw dropping visuals of a stop-motion epic, Prue's parents not being able to keep it in their pants, and much more! Cross the bridge and join us as we cover this great movie, one frame at a time!

00:00 – Introduction

02:00 – General Thoughts: Wildwood Review

13:21 – Family Meeting: Instagram & Reddit

21:11 – Deep Dive: The Opening Scene

25:44 – Prue: A Fearless Main Character

27:10 – Curtis: More Than Meets the Eye

29:43 – Exploring City Hall

32:02 – Alexandra's Backstory

36:01 – The Incredible Flying Scene

38:15 – The Coyotes & Wildwood's Darker Side

41:37 – The Parents' Backstory

46:27 – Supporting Characters

53:30 – The Epic Final Battle

1:03:32 – Game: Keep 3, Cut 5

1:07:23 – The Filmies: Lazy Award

1:11:35 – Filmmies: Fit Check

1:13:53 – Filmmies: Best Quote

1:16:32 – Filmmies: 6th Man

1:23:24 – Filmmies: Best Scene

1:31:57 – Filmmies: MVP

1:37:32 – Final Thoughts

We were on top of the world, but plummeted to rock bottom in Gotham city. In this episode we're talking all about the newest addition to the DCU and what it could mean for the franchise moving forward. We get into the stark contrast to the rest of the DCU's tone and how that might cause problems when things come together, the beauty of how they setup this character and how they can turn him into a full villain, when we mistook his powers for super speed, and much more! Ultimately, this movie was a good time so I gotta ask, why the long face?

00:00 – Welcome to Clayface!

02:24 – General Thoughts: Did DC Deliver?

16:13 – Family Meeting: What’s Next for DC?

25:56 – Family Meeting: Reddit Reacts to Clayface

35:55 – Deep Dive: Spoilers Ahead!

48:16 – Did She Actually Love Him?

1:06:34 – When Clayface Goes Too Far

1:16:50 – The Filmmies: Who's Taking Home the Awards?

1:43:49 – Final Thoughts

This ones for the gamers. This classic game is coming to life on the big screen with all the characters we know and love. This movie is full of life with the colours, costumes, and signature moves, but is it too much for one movie? We also get into which story elements worked and which didn't and the unexpected style switch up that is magically spread out in the film. Finishing of course with our Filmmies, this is a fun one on a fun movie so select your character, get in here, and FIGHT!

00:00 – Welcome to Street Fighter

00:55 – General Thoughts

10:09 – Family Meeting: Reddit & Instagram Reactions

21:26 – Deep Dive: Spoilers Begin

23:11 – Too Much Story, Not Enough Fighting?

30:50 – What Happened to the Tournament?

43:26 – The Fights, Pacing & Ending

54:52 – Street Fighter: Two Truths and a Lie

1:01:08 – The Filmmies

1:20:52 – MVP & Final Thoughts

This week we’re talking about The Social Reckoning, the follow-up to The Social Network.We get into whether this movie needed to exist, how much David Fincher’s absence is felt, what worked in the second half, and why parts of the movie felt more like a presentation than a story. We also talk about the Facebook/Meta angle, the “show, don’t tell” problem, Bill Burr bringing some much-needed energy, and whether we actually liked the movie by the end of the conversation.00:00 – Welcome to The Social Reckoning01:10 – General Thoughts13:21 – Family Meeting27:01 – Deep Dive Begins31:00 – The Opening Scene and the Movie’s Tone32:53 – Francis, Jeff, and the Show-Don’t-Tell Problem48:04 – Did We Actually Like This Movie?58:35 – Facebook, Free Speech, and the Bigger Message01:11:01 – The Filmmies01:23:47 – Best Scene, MVP, and Final ThoughtsTik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@the.film.room.podInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefilmroompod/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheFilmRoomPodSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/51C3RqxhElYCUyJ0zMVhnO

Digger is one of those movies where you finish watching and immediately want to ask someone, “Okay… what did you think of that?” In this episode, we get into why this movie is so hard to explain, why the reactions have been all over the place, and Tom Cruise not being the action movie guy. We talk about the weird comedy, the big swing the movie takes, the twist that changed how we saw everything, and why we ended up liking it way more than we expected. Is Digger brilliant, ridiculous, or both?

00:00 — Welcome to The Film Room

01:16 — General Thoughts on Digger

06:36 — Spoiler-Free Warning: Go Watch This First

10:24 — Family Meeting: What Kind of Tom Cruise Do We Love?

16:28 — Spoilers Begin: Why Is Digger So Divisive?

24:03 — The Big Twist and Why the Weirdness Starts Making Sense

35:07 — What’s Real, What’s Fake, and What’s Going On Outside?

43:38 — Tom Cruise, Riz Ahmed, and the Big Public Hearing Scene

52:20 — How Do You Even Market a Movie Like This?

1:04:00 — The Final Act and Leaving the Theater Thinking

1:08:40 — The Filmmies Awards

1:40:07 — Final Thoughts: Five Shovels for Digger

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Why don't you have a seat right there and take a listen to this episode all about the newest film starring Robert Pattinson as Chris Hansen. This genre bending piece from Lance Oppenheim takes the real life events of the very weird phenomenon of "To Catch a Predator" and brings some chilling dramatic aspects to it. This movie takes a big swing on its visuals, storytelling, and subject matter which leads to a split in our opinions. We get into those differing opinions and why things worked or didn't, Skylar Gisondo's surprising performance, what song the first creep actually should've been playing in the car, and much more! Tune in for a great episode because you're already here, we've got you on camera, and you see how this looks, right?

00:00 – Welcome to Primetime
01:04 – General Thoughts
08:14 – Family Meeting: To Catch a Predator
18:15 – Spoilers: The Tone Gets Weird
25:23 – Decoy Dan Steals the Movie
31:03 – Producers, Decoys & The Ratings Machine
37:41 – Fergie, Subway & The Wild Details
43:07 – The Whale and the Final Sting
51:07 – The Filmmies
57:45 – Sixth Man, Best Quote & Best Scene
01:11:33 – MVP and Final Thoughts
01:18:34 – Final Send-Off

The Toronto International Film Festival is over and we've got you covered with what you need to know. Deion ranks all 11 feature films he watched and touches on a couple other specialty screenings. We discuss the 2 films we watched together as they come up in the ranking and then we talk about Deion's first time with a press pass. The red carpet, interviews with filmmakers, meeting other creators, we discuss it all and what we learned from the experience. Hop in here for our latest TIFF special and learn what a tastemaker is!

00:00 – Welcome to the TIFF 2026 Recap

00:39 – Deion’s 14 Screenings at TIFF

02:17 – Festival Burnout and Movie Strategy

05:31 – What Deion Would Do Differently Next Year

09:17 – Festival Opinions Are All Over the Place

10:50 – Fjord, Cannes Buzz, and Sebastian Stan

14:54 – Behind the Scenes of the TIFF Interviews

21:26 – The Sunburn Interview Got Chaotic

27:46 – Why Sunburn Connected So Much

34:13 – Deion’s First Red Carpet Experience

49:38 – Folding at the Crystal Lake Screening

53:45 – Deion’s TIFF Movie Ranking Begins 11 to 1

01:31:15 – Favorite Non-Movie TIFF Moment

01:36:22 – Final TIFF Thoughts

Hope gave us monsters, chaos, comedy, wild car chases, Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, and one very big conversation about CGI.This week on The Film Room Podcast, we reviewed Na Hong-Jin’s new South Korean monster movie and break down why the film worked for us, where it got a little shaky, and why the ending has them already thinking about Hope 2.

Drop your thoughts in the comments and enjoy the episode!

00:00 — Welcome to Hope

00:38 — General Thoughts

03:04 — The Comedy Caught Us Off Guard0

7:06 — 4DX, Theatre Energy & First Reactions

10:14 — Family Meeting: Best International Films

13:37 — Reddit, CGI & Practical Filmmaking

19:14 — Spoilers Ahead

22:16 — Expectations, Tone & Big Laughs

31:44 — The Alien Lore and Ending

45:40 — Did the Forest Sequence Go Too Long?

51:38 — The Highway Chase and Hope 2 Setup

54:48 — Sets, Stunts & Big Action Moments

59:29 — The Filmmies

01:00:06 — Fit Check

01:03:33 — Lazy Award

01:08:21 — Sixth Man Award

01:12:18 — Best Quote

01:16:24 — Best Scene

01:21:23 — MVP

01:33:44 — Final Thoughts & TIFF Talk

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This week on The Film Room Podcast we are building our own movies through a full-on movie auction ft. Jordan.

The rules are simple: Each person brings movies to the table, bids with a $100 budget, and whoever wins a movie gets to steal one piece from it: A director, actor, co-star, premise, or production budget.

Who built the best movie by the end: Deion, Scott, or Jordan?

Tap in and let us know which one you would actually watch.

00:00 — Welcome to the Movie Auction

01:00 — How the Movie Auction Works

02:11 — Budget vs. Composer Debate

05:44 — The Rules Get Locked In

06:42 — Everyone’s Auction Strategy

10:11 — The First Movie Hits the Board

10:44 — Creed Starts the Bidding War

15:24 — Ocean’s Eleven Enters the Auction

20:34 — Jurassic Park

27:57 — Crazy, Stupid, Love

32:59 — Bad Boys

38:00 — Meet the Parents

42:56 — Dune: Part Two Gets Expensive

50:29 — Groundhog Day Changes the Game

54:57 — F1

58:21 — Iron Man 2

01:02:38 — Sinners Enters the Auction

01:06:51 — Deion Finally Gets His Director

01:09:02 — The Longest Yard Budget Move

01:11:26 — Back to the Future

01:12:17 — Endgame

01:13:19 — Branks Pitches His Final Movie

01:19:10 — Deion’s Dark Time-Travel Thriller

01:25:23 — Scott’s Dinosaur Blockbuster

01:36:46 — Who Built the Best Movie?

01:40:05 — Final Thoughts

This week we’re talking The Dog Stars, Ridley Scott’s post-apocalyptic drama.

We get into why the movie worked better for us than the reviews suggest. We also talk about Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin, Margaret Qualley, Guy Pearce, the stunning visuals, the apocalypse rules we would live by, and the Grand Junction scene that did not fully land for us.

Plus, we open up the Family Meeting and close things out with The Filmmies.

Shout out Jasper.