We reach the middle portion of our Mission: Impossible Retrospective with entries from a young, hungry JJ Abrams and an unexpectedly competent Brad Bird. In "News," we give an update to last week's story about a TV with two screens, another check-in with the WGA Strike, and a report from the Cannes Film Fest. In "The Watchlist", it's Fatal Attraction, Dungeons & Dragons, and Barry. To round out the show, in "The Mentionables" Matt recommends a profile about Jeremy Strong and Chuck's got a report he needs you to read. All THAT, plus our "Picks of the Week!"

0:00 This week...

2:50 Intro

4:07 (News) Teevee is revealed, sounds awful.

11:21 WGA Strike - Week 3

19:07 Cannes Film Festival 2023

35:43 (The Watchlist) Fatal Attraction

39:29 Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

44:40 -slight break in recording-

45:21 Back to D&D

48:53 Barry - the final episodes

52:40 (Featured Review #1) Mission: Impossible 3

1:17:33 (Featured Review #2) Mission Impossible - Ghost Protocol

1:39:55 The Mentionables

1:44:09 "Pick of the Week"

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The WGA strike runs into its second week, and we break down the latest heads to roll. The Watchlist this week includes the heady high concept "Class of '09", and the sports drama "Air", along with a quick hit about the "Jeopardy: Masters" tournament. The main event is the first installment of our "Mission: Impossible" retrospective, covering Brian De Palma's debut installment and John Woo's batshit insane sequel.

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The Dune Part 2 trailer gives Chuck the vapors, the WGA strike is bringing Hollywood to a halt and we talk about the whys and the consequences, Chuck reviews a double feature of David Lowery Disney remakes "Peter Pan and Wendy" and "Pete's Dragon", Matt reviews "Star Wars: Visions Vol. 2" as Chuck endorses "White House Plumbers", Matt has a quick hit review of "Unicorn: Warriors Eternal", as we close on our feature review of "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" and speculate about the future of Marvel and DC going forward.

0:00 This week...

0:49 Intro

3:20 (News) Dune Part 2 Trailer

7:43 Teevee is dystopian as f**k

16:57 The WGA Strike

37:55 (The Watchlist) Peter Pan & Wendy

40:35 Pete's Dragon

42:26 Star Wars - Visions season 2

45:39 White House Plumbers

50:30 Unicorn Warriors Eternal

54:26 (Featured Review) Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

1:42:13 The Mentionables

1:46:29 "Pick of the Week"

Tune in next Monday for the first installment of our "Mission: Impossible" retrospective, as we dig into the first two films in the series.

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We begin this week questioning the future of "The Witcher" on Netflix, the gobs of announcements from Cinemacon, and share our picks for The Summer Movie Wager. The Watchlist includes reviews of the gonzo Nun vs AI series "Mrs. Davis", and the unforgettable Iranian serial killer drama "Holy Spider". The main review is of Amazon Prime Video's latest misadventure is "event" series production by way of the Russo Brothers, "Citadel".

Tune in next Monday for our review of "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3".

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It's not quite Mother's Day, but it sure feels like it this week as dive headlong into a theatrical double feature for our main reviews this week. But first, two news stories detailing the new Academy diversity requirements and Netflix's addiction to conspiracy and revisionism. The Watchlist is light, but weighty as we diagnose what went wrong with season 3 of "The Mandalorian" and delight in the chaotic energy of Prime's "Dead Ringers" Limited Series. Here's a reminder to call your mother and buy her a card, otherwise you may wind up like the kids in "Evil Dead Rise" or even worse, turn out like "Beau is Afraid" director Ari Aster.

The short films of Ari Aster, which are essential to understanding what you're getting into when you watch his latest film: https://archive.org/details/ari-aster-short-films/

The Fargonauts - Reel 2 Real: AI: Artificial Intelligence: https://youtu.be/4nTs5MSNB9I

Tune in next week for our review of the first two episodes of streaming global event series "Citadel".

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This week, Matt once again proves why he's the shrewdest name in the game, as Hollywood finally comes to Jesus and recommits to theaters over streaming, Warner Bros. Discovery rebrands HBO MAX....again, and "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" dominated the box office and reinforced the massive gulf between critics and normies. After breaking down the video games we'd like to see on the silver screen in the post-superhero era, The Watchlist has Chuck's review of "Mario", our gobsmacked reactions to "Conor's Wedding" from the final season of "Succession", quick hits on "Puss in Boots: The Last Wish", "NYT Presents: The Legacy of J Dilla", and "An Irish Goodbye". The finale of our Don Siegel Retrospective is his last collaboration with Clint Eastwood, the ultimate prison break movie, "Escape from Alcatraz".

Tune in next Monday night for a double feature episode reviewing "Evil Dead Rise" and "Beau is Afraid".

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The news segment is jam packed again this week thanks to Disney doing really strange shit. The Watchlist is also filled to the brim with reviews of "Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence", "Beef", "The Good Mothers", "Rabbit Hole", and "Tetris". Part 2 of our Don Siegel Retrospective is the main event this week, as we dig into the elegiac finale to the career of screen legend John Wayne, "The Shootist".

0:00 This week...

3:34 (News) Does Harry Potter really need a remake..?

11:58 Shareholders gang-up on Disney

18:25 Star Wars Celebration 2023 brings the news!

47:57 RIP Ryuichi Sakamoto

50:44 (The Watchlist) Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence

55:07 The Good Mothers

58:37 Rabbit Hole

1:03:34 Beef

1:11:42 Tetris

1:17:23 (Main Review) Don Siegel Retrospective - The Shootist

1:39:46 (The Mentionables) Forged - issue #1

1:43:22 Shadow of the Colossus

1:45:23 "Pick of the Week"

Tune in next Monday night for part 3 of our Don Siegel Retrospective, with "Escape From Alcatraz".

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We begin our second episode as "Theater & Stream", trying to make sense of the bloodbath and controversy over at Disney/Marvel/Lucasfilm in an extended news segment, celebrate the beginning of "Succession"'s final season, and the return of "Yellowjackets." This episode is the first of our fourth director retrospective, this time on filmmaker Don Siegel, and his enduring collaboration with Clint Eastwood, the seminal "Dirty Harry."

Tune in next week for part 2 of the retrospective, Siegel's "The Shootist".

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In our inaugural episode of Theater & Stream, the boys pick up right where they left off, discussing the pros and cons of streaming versus physical media, the strange tale of a man claiming to have created Flamin' Hot Cheetos, and a rich discussion of how art and the criticism of it is received. The Watchlist includes a make-up review for "Swarm", as well as our takes on "All the Beauty and the Bloodshed", "Lucky Hank", and "Boston Strangler". The main event for the episode is the "John Wick" franchise as a whole and compare how long it took us to put our brains back together after viewing it's 4th installment. The Mentionables this week includes the latest from Diablo IV's Beta, and Chuck shows off his Steam Deck.

0:00 Intro

3:17 Who are we? And our mission statement.

5:03 (News) Netflix dunks on themselves by releasing incredible discs!

8:00 Eva Longoria's Flamin' Hot Cheetos movie is a sham

14:13 The Reception of Art of Modernity

23:40 (The Watchlist) Swarm - Full Season Review

28:31 All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

33:42 Lucky Hank

37:31 Boston Strangler

42:32 John Wick 1, 2, and 3

46:06 (Main Review) John Wick: Chapter 4

1:26:03 (The Mentionables) Diablo IV Beta

1:28:31 Chuck got a SteamDeck!

1:36:12 "Pick of the Week"

1:38:30 Outro

Next Monday, we begin a Retrospective on the films of Don Siegel, starting with "Dirty Harry."

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