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July 30, 2025Ladies Night 010
Taking a break from their discussions on fangirling and branding, The Ladies discuss the summer’s superhero films and the newly introduced Lois Lane and Sue Storm.
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57 min
July 28, 2025EP 149: The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)
As the last piece of the July blockbuster season, The Fantastic Four: First Steps brings the family of four back to the big screen for the first time in a decade. Forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, the Fantastic Four must defend Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus and his enigmatic Herald, Silver Surfer. The film is directed by Matt Shakman and stars Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn.
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Chapter Timestamps:
0:00:00 Initial Thoughts
0:27:08 Spoiler Review
1:47:27 Oscars Assessment
1:49:26 Final Ratings
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Bryan Sudfield on Letterboxd, Instagram, X, and Life Moves Pretty Fast
Sara Ciplickas on Letterboxd, Instagram, and X
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Artwork by Danny Jarabek
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2 hr 5 min
July 25, 2025EP 148 Pre-Episode: Hoppers, After the Hunt Trailers & Theater Popcorn Buckets
Ahead of our Eddington review, we debrief the latest original trailer from Pixar, Hoppers, as well as Luca Guadagnino's After the Hunt which is set to play at Venice and New York film festivals this fall. We also discuss the latest trends in popcorn buckets from Galactus to The Naked Gun beaver.
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23 min
July 24, 2025The Awards Tape: Oscar Predictions 2025 First Draft
Back in April we hosted our first conversation of the awards season with a way-too-early glimpse at the potential contenders ahead, and we’re now revisiting that conversation.With festival season just around the corner and conversations starting to heat up about potential contenders finding their world premieres in the fall festival cycle, today we are offering our first draft predictions for above-the-line categories including Picture, Director, and the two Screenplays and all four Performance categories. We will continue to update these predictions as the awards season picture becomes more clear on our website and podcast.
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Assistant Producer: Evan Miller
2 hr 26 min
July 23, 2025NEWS 041: 82nd Venice International Film Festival (2025) Lineup Announcement
We received the full lineup for the 82nd edition of the Venice International Film Festival and share our first reaction takeaways from the in- and out-of-competition lineups. We take an overall glimpse at how festival season is shaping up as a whole as well and select our blind picks for the top prize at Venice, the Golden Lion.
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Assistant Producer: Evan Miller
48 min
July 21, 2025EP 148: Eddington (2025)
Bookended by the two biggest superhero blockbusters of the summer is Ari Aster’s fourth feature, Eddington. The modern western is set in May of 2020, where a standoff between a small-town sheriff and mayor sparks a powder keg as neighbor is pitted against neighbor in Eddington, New Mexico. The film stars Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Deirdre O'Connell, Emma Stone, Michael Ward, and Austin Butler.
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Chapter Timestamps:
0:09:05 Initial Thoughts
0:26:07 Spoiler Review
1:54:51 Oscars Assessment
1:55:53 Final Ratings
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Credits:
Theme music by Eugene Rocco Utley
Artwork by Danny Jarabek
Edited by Danny Jarabek

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Editor: Danny Jarabek
Assistant Producer: Evan Miller
2 hr 7 min
July 18, 2025EP 147 Pre-Episode: Project Hail Mary Trailer, Legendary Rumors Acquisition of Lionsgate & The Backrooms/Shelby Oaks Expectations
Ahead of our Superman review, we discuss a few topics of news including the Project Hail Mary trailer starring Ryan Gosling, the rumors surrounding Legendary's potential acquisition of Lionsgate, and expectations for some horror films later this year: The Backrooms and Shelby Oaks.
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22 min
July 18, 2025Interview With 'Drowning Dry' (2024) Director, Laurynas Bareisa
Drowning Dry originally had its world premiere at Locarno Film Festival in 2024 and is now in limited theatrical release in the US. The film is described as follows: to celebrate Lukas' victory at the martial arts tournament and Tomas' birthday party, their wives Juste and Ernesta organize a weekend at the summer house with a families. It was suppose to be a quiet weekend at countryside. We are joined by director Laurynas Bareisa to discuss the making of the film along with its prominent themes of familial relationships, sisterhood, and masculinity.
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Editor: Danny Jarabek
Assistant Producer: Evan Miller
24 min
July 18, 2025RETROSPECTIVE 024: Ari Aster
Ahead of Ari Aster’s latest film Eddington, we look back through his filmography of three feature films and the trademarks that have defined them from the unique blends of horror and dark comedy to the violence and psychological interrogations of Hereditary, Midsommar, and Beau is Afraid.
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Theme music: Eugene Rocco Utley & Karl Vincent
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Editor: Danny Jarabek
Assistant Producer: Evan Miller
1 hr 22 min
July 16, 2025NEWS 040: Best of 2025 First Half & Most Anticipated of Second Half
At the midway point of the year, we evaluate our favorite films that have defined the first six months of 2025 from our personal favorites to the superlatives so far. We look at the trends of the year before turning the corner into the ensuing festival and awards season cycle. We also discuss our most anticipated for the second half of the year.
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Credits:
Theme music by Eugene Rocco Utley
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Theme music: Eugene Rocco Utley & Karl Vincent
Artwork: Danny Jarabek
Editor: Danny Jarabek
Assistant Producer: Evan Miller
1 hr 46 min