It’s that time of year again. We’re talking all the big fall and holiday 2024 releases—Wicked, The Brutalist, Anora, and even Hot Frosty.

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We air kick into the year 2000 with flames, doves, leather, and exploding sunglasses to discuss John Woo’s action sequel MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 2, featuring Ethan Hunt's biggest fan, Adam Sirdoreus.

Is this really the worst movie in the series? Was that really Tom Cruise rock climbing? Are there too many mask gags? We get into all of it and more as we reach the final stretch of our Tom v Tom series.

Check out Adam’s movie reviews at cinesoup.com

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Our old pal Javi Navarro invites us to a very exclusive and secret club to discuss the final film by legendary director Stanley Kubrick: EYES WIDE SHUT, starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman.

We put on our masks and cloaks to dive deep into the dreamlike world of this enigmatic story of a married couple struggling to communicate their desires.

Released in the summer of 1999, just a few months after Kubrick's death, the film remains a source of mystery, intrigue, and conspiracy, with countless interpretations and shadowy theories surrounding it until today.

It's a packed episode this week, featuring a grab bag of TV and movie recommendations, culminating with a deep-dive spoiler discussion of Coralie Fargeat's body horror masterpiece, THE SUBSTANCE, starring Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley.

Plus, thoughts on the new show from Alfonso Cuaron, DISCLAIMER*, the latest DreamWorks animated movie, THE WILD ROBOT, the 50th anniversary season of Saturday Night Live, The Apprentice, Will and Harper, Agatha All Along, and more.

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We log on to the World Wide Web to check in with our anonymous pen pal Lee Perry and discuss the 1998 romantic comedy, You've Got Mail, directed by Nora Ephron and starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. Plus, we share thoughts on The Substance and Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis: A Fable.

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Is it hell on earth or is it military propaganda? We investigate and discuss one of the most monumental achievements of Steven Spielberg’s career, Saving Private Ryan, starring Tom Hanks.

We're back with another ketchup episode to close out Summer 2024 and look forward to Fall. We bring you a review of House of the Dragon S2, along with some other shows like Presumed Innocent on Apple TV Plus. Then, we give you our movie and TV hype meters for upcoming Fall releases such as Wicked and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. It all culminates with reviews of Trap, Alien: Romulus, and quick thoughts on Sing Sing and The Bikeriders.

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• ​Intro, The Deadpool Killer - 0:00
• ​House of the Dragon S2 - 7:00
• ​The Boys and The Acolyte - 28:16
• ​Shogun - 32:04
• ​Dark Matter - 38:21
• ​Presumed Innocent - 44:07
• ​Slow Horses - 50:17
• ​Fall TV hype meter - 57:53
• ​Fall Movie hype meter - 1:13:24
• ​Sing Sing - 1:39:48
• ​The Bikeriders - 1:49:27
• ​Trap - 1:54:27
• ​Alien Romulus - 2:07:39
• ​Alien Romulus SPOILERS - 2:22:04

We are joined by returning guest Steven Addington to try and try to forget you girl but it’s just so hard to do, every time you make a 1960s one hit wonder pop song, and discuss ‘That Thing You Do!’ written and directed by Tom Hanks.

It's a summer movie check-in as we bring you reviews of two major releases - 'Twisters' and 'Deadpool & Wolverine.' Plus, thoughts on some smaller movies like 'Kinds of Kindness' and 'Longlegs' and catch up on other releases from earlier in the summer.