We're 6 months through 2019 which means it's time to recap our best and worst movies of the year so far! George, Connor and Benny each count down their bottom 5 worst films of the year plus also discuss some honourable mentions at the end of the episode.

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We're 6 months through 2019 which means it's time to recap our best and worst movies of the year so far! George, Connor and Benny each count down their top 5 best films of the year plus also discuss some honourable mentions at the end of the episode.

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09:36 Avengers: Endgame is returning to theatres this weekend with extra footage.

19:46 Toy Story 4 won the box office this weekend with a new franchise record debut of $118 in the States, falling well short of initial projections.

25:58 Disney & Pixar's "Soul" arrives in theatres on June 19, 2020.

27:52 Next Feb's Kingsman prequel has been titled The King's Man: "As a collection of history's worst tyrants and criminal masterminds gather to plot a war to wipe out millions, one man must race against time to stop them."

32:34 Blumhouse is gearing up for Halloween 2 to release October 2020. Jamie Lee Curtis is set to return.

Trailer Time:

35:12 Stranger Things 3

38:11 The Terror: Infamy

41:27 Share (HBO)

Question of the Week:

45:00 "If you could live in any movie world which would it be?" - Cozy_camm

51:09 "What's your most hated critically acclaimed film?" - nick22james

55:09 "Who should Keanu Reeves play in the MCU?" - elliotdoe_

58:18 "Fave way to watch a movie ie at home or cinema, solo or with a group, choco top, no choc top" - katherine a williams

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12:37 J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot Nearing deal with Warner.

15:29 New Wonder Woman poster reveals new costume.

18:51 Dark Phoenix is set to lose $100-120 million after the worst opening in X-Men series history.

25:16 Men in Black: International opens to $28.5 million and tepid reviews.

30:44 Suzanne Collins is writing a Hunger Games prequel novel with a film adaptation being developed alongside.

33:42 Tarantino on Star Trek: "It's an R-rated movie. If I do it, it'll be R-rated... There's a script that exists for it now. I need to weigh in on it, but I haven't been able to do that yet."

38:44 DC Universe has cancelled Swamp Thing after airing one episode.

Trailer Time:

41:16 Doctor Sleep

44:32 Frozen 2

46:57 Ad Astra

50:07 Pennyworth

53:53 The Boys

55:31 Marvel's Avengers E3 Trailer

1:02:32 Question of the Week: Just looked forward on IMDB and it looks like Aquaman 2 and the first episode of the new Star Wars saga are opening on the same weekend in December 2022. Aquaman is a billion $ property so they probably have some confidence behind them. Star Wars is well... Star Wars, but it's fair to say that it's copped some flak since Disney took over. Steak dinner on who changes their Date? - Joel Beharrie

1:09:10 Sydney Film Festival Recap (Daniel Isn't Real, High Life, The Wind, Parasite, The Public)

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Did anybody really want a Toy Story 4? The trilogy is considered animation gold with Rotten Tomatoes deeming it to be the most critically acclaimed franchise of all time (with an average of 99.3%), it seemed that Pixar were walking pushing their luck adding another film into the franchise. So, does Toy Story 4 deliver the goods? Listen to our review to find out what we thought.

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It's kinda crazy to think that it's been a whole 22 years since the original MIB. Now 2 lukewarm sequels later (plus a cartoon TV series) and we're back for round 4. But is the trip back to MIB headquarters worthwhile? Listen to our review to find out what we thought of Men in Black: International.

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19 years. 12 films. 2 Phoenix Sagas. And here we are for grand finale of the Fox's X-Men series which has had as many highs and iconic characters as it did lows and cringeworthy moments (cue scene with Apocalypse's staring at the TV "Learning"...) But does the film end the saga on a positive note? Listen to our review to find out what we thought of X-Men: Dark Phoenix.

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17:15 Magic: The Gathering Animated Series Coming from Netflix and the Russo Brothers.

23:37 Godzilla: King of the Monsters wins the weekend with $49 million at the US box office, but has the lowest opening in the Monsterverse.

27:39 Django/Zorro movie coming from Quentin Tarantino and Jerrod Carmichael.

31:59 New Lion King character posters released.

36:11 Marc Webb to direct Live action Snow White for Disney.

40:20 DC and Ava DuVernay's New Gods to be co-written by Tom King.

Trailer Time:

43:56 Pixar's Onward

50:16 Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

53:07 Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

55:23 Rambo: Last Blood

1:00:13 The Kitchen

1:02:07 For all Mankind

1:06:33 Ford v Ferrari

1:09:28 Question of the Week: What's the most significant film you've never seen? - Ben

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2014's Godzilla was a bit of a yawn-fest, with lacklustre action, even more lacklustre characters and almost no Godzilla himself. But now this year's sequel titled King of the Monsters is here to rectify the mistakes of the 1st film. But does it set the franchise in the right direction? Listen to our review to find out what we thought of Godzilla: King of the Monsters .

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18:50 Sonic the Hedgehog delayed until Feb 14, Valentine's Day, 2020.

23:35 Buzzfeed reports that a movie based on Knights Of The Old Republic is in the works and Star Wars Ep IX Vanity Fair pics.

37:32 Taika Waititi's Akira will hit theaters on May 21st, 2021.

45:30 Christopher Nolan's next film is named Tenet; Kenneth Branagh and Aaron Taylor-Johnson have signed on.

53:25 Endgame has passed Avatar at the US box office and is $100 million away from the all time #1 spot worldwide.

59:10 Terminator: Dark Fate

1:06:46 Spider-Man: Far From Home (International)

1:08:23 Star Trek: Picard

1:12:58 Swamp Thing

1:15:32 Question of the Week:

- A result of Endgame that nobody is talking about is the end of the Russo bros direction. They've been helping steer the Marvel ship for a while. Who would you picture taking the directorial reigns of the MCU? - Drew Torres

- With the Star Wars sequels wrapping up, do you think it's time for an Obi Wan TV series?

- Why does Ben twitch so much?

- What Star Wars spin off would you watch that hasn't been done

- What now for the DC movie franchise?

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