WE BOUGHT A MIC

Tom Cruise swings for the fences in Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s DIGGER. We dig into its mostly negative first wave of reviews and a rough box office start. We argue about whether a movie gets excused for being dumb on purpose, whether this is Cruise's best acting or just his most self-aware, and how it stacks up against Birdman, Bardo, and Babylon. We also get into the ending, our Oscar predictions, and where it lands on our year-end lists.

SPOILER WARNING: spoiler-light until 18:10. Full spoilers start there, so skip ahead or come back after you've seen it

Denzel Washington vs. Gene Hackman on a nuclear submarine. We continue our series "Mic on Fire," our deep dive into the films of Denzel Washington, and break down Tony Scott's 'Crimson Tide' (1995) with special guest Nick Iarriccio of Movie Knights.

We get into the Denzel and Hackman battle of wills, the legendary script doctoring by Robert Towne, Quentin Tarantino and Steven Zaillian, Tony Scott's colored lighting, Hans Zimmer's football-ready score, Viggo Mortensen's pivotal turn, and the Steve Zahn flooding scene. Plus, our accolade categories, fun tangents, and more!

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PRIMETIME is Lance Oppenheim's new A24 movie about Chris Hansen and To Catch a Predator, and we've got our spoiler-free first reactions. Robert Pattinson is on a run right now, and this might be his best performance yet.In this quick review, we get into whether the To Catch a Predator hype is justified, Pattinson's performance, Skyler Gisondo's career-best turn, and Merritt Wever and Phoebe Bridgers. Full spoiler talk is coming once everyone's had a chance to see it.

We continue our "Mic on Fire" series covering the films of Denzel Washington with Alan J. Pakula's 1993 John Grisham adaptation, The Pelican Brief, co-starring Julia Roberts, Sam Shepard, Stanley Tucci, and John Lithgow. Special guest Harry returns, armed with a full watch-through of every single John Grisham movie adaptation. We talk Pakula's "paranoia trilogy" pedigree, why the plot takes 112 minutes to explain what the titular "pelican brief" actually is, Denzel and Julia's undeniable (and famously unconsummated) chemistry, Stanley Tucci's silent assassin, and how this stacks up against the rest of the Grisham Cinematic Universe.

We welcome first-time guest Kyle Flynn to continue our series "Mic on Fire," covering the films of Denzel Washington, and dive deep into Spike Lee's 1992 epic, MALCOLM X. We get into Denzel's prep for the role, Spike's fight to make it himself, how he blew through the studio's budget to actually shoot in Egypt, Terence Blanchard's score, and why this might be the most complete marriage of director, actor, and subject in movie history. Plus: our favorite scenes, the most iconic shots, and some outrage over the Oscar snubs.

Some quick thoughts on David Robert Mitchell's 'The End of Oak Street,' starring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor, now playing in theaters. Spoilers within!

Christopher Nolan has assembled a deep bench of movie stars, character actors, and craftspeople to adapt Homer's ancient epic poem 'THE ODYSSEY,' by far his most ambitious film and one of the largest productions of all time. How does it live up to the hype? We give you a full spoiler deep dive on the film, plus some quick thought on 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' and 'Tony.'

Danny Seoane joins us once again for Part 2 of our annual mid-year draft, covering our favorite pop culture media of 2026 so far. Movies, TV, music, and more.

We welcome back special guest Danny Seoane for our annual mid-year draft, covering our favorite pop culture media of 2026 so far. Movies, TV, music, and more. This is part 1, stick around for part 2.

• 0:00 - Intro
• 7:20 - The Odyssey
• 20:15 - FIFA World Cup
• 30:25 - Project Hail Mary
• 33:00 - Obsession
• 39:27 - Widow's Bay
• 46:50 - Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie
• 53:38 - The Invite
• 59:48 - The Drama
• 1:04:35 - Disclosure Day
• 1:05:25 - Angine de Poitrine "Vol. II"
• 1:11:22 - The Pitt S2
• 1:13:20 - 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
• 1:17:20 - Vince Staples "Cry Baby"
• 1:20:10 - A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
• 1:24:45 - Gorillaz "The Mountain"
• 1:30:50 - Survivor 50
• 1:36:30 - Maddie's Secret
• 1:40:17 - Send Help

We welcome back Adam Sirdoreus to unveil his updated ranking of every Steven Spielberg movie. Adam recently completed a comprehensive Spielberg series over on his podcast, Films For Breakfast. We celebrate his series and discuss the full filmography of one of the best to ever do it.

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