The FliteCast

By Ray SmithTV & Film TV Reviews Film Reviews

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January 11 FLITE CHAT 0082: January 10, 2026
We kick off 2026 reminiscing about our favorite movies from last year, while getting ready for this year’s theatrical releases. Plus, how do we feel about saying goodbye to FOX X-Men for at least a fourth time? And how many movies do you plan on seeing at the theater this year? All of that and more on this week’s FLITE CHAT!
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2 hr 29 min
January 05 0229: Let's All Go To The Theater Before Netflix Shuts Them Down
Happy New Year! Let’s kick off 2026 with another WARNING from Deadline about Netflix’s plan to crush movie theaters, before diving into the list of films on our radar for the year, this week on The FliteCast!
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1 hr 2 min
December 22, 2025 FLITE CHAT 0081: December 21, 2025
In the final FLITE CHAT of the year, we’re setting the record straight about Netflix’s Ted Sarandos and his actions versus his words, debating when Winter actually begins, and first reactions to the DCU’s Brainiac, Lars Eidinger.
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!
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1 hr 39 min
December 15, 2025 FLITE CHAT 0080: December 14, 2025
Early reaction to the Supergirl first teaser trailer, why the Alien-Predator franchise has always been sci-fi instead of horror, and more evidentiary reasons why Netflix is the worst case scenario to buy Warner Bros. All that and much more on this week’s FLITE CHAT.
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2 hr
December 14, 2025 0228: Supergirl First Teaser Trailer
It’s a DCU heavy show with Supergirl first teaser trailer talk, thoughts on the brief preview clip from Lanterns, and general DCU franchise discussion on this week’s FLITECAST.
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1 hr 7 min
December 08, 2025 FLITE CHAT 0079: December 7, 2025
How are we still feeling about Netflix buying WB? Do theaters outside of the United States seriously let you bring in your own food? And seriously, what is the culturally appropriate way to say Ra’s al Ghul? All those answers and more in this week’s FLITE CHAT.
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1 hr 41 min
December 07, 2025 0227: The Acquisition of Warner Bros. By The Streamer Netflix
Warner Bros. finally might have a buyer, and if the deal goes through, it will literally change Hollywood forever. A full breakdown of everything from the agreement itself, to the challenges of getting approved, to the aftermath of reaction from Hollywood, and everything in between, on this week’s FLITECAST.
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1 hr 44 min
November 30, 2025 FLITE CHAT 0078: November 30, 2025
What should I watch first, any of the Sonic movies, or The Super Mario Galaxy Movie? How long will it take me to fully watch all of Stranger Things before it ends? And what makes Addams Family Values a “Thanksgiving adjacent” movie instead of a Thanksgiving movie? All of those answers and more in this week’s FLITE CHAT.
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1 hr 29 min
November 24, 2025 FLITE CHAT 0077: November 23, 2025
When will the WBD sale finally happen? What’s the deal with older Pokémon games and Nintendo Switch Online? And does The Running Man prove that Edgar Wright deserves more blockbuster movie chances? All those answers and more in this week’s FLITE CHAT.
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2 hr 11 min
November 20, 2025 0226: "The Truth About The Warner Bros. Bidding War"
I disembowel and destroy social media’s lies about Saudi Arabia and the Snyderverse with a litany of facts about who is actually buying Warner Bros., how it will likely happen soon, and why the Snyderverse movement is being manipulated by trolls and bots against us.
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49 min

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