On this week’s Weekly Weekend Warrior , Despicable Me 4 lit up the Fourth of July holiday weekend with a massive debut while runner up Inside Out 2 hit more milestones. Alas I say farewell to the late Shelly Duvall and Jon Landau. In better news, Shrek 5 and the last Conjuring film have release dates. Nicholas Cage’s next horror film arrives in theaters plus.. great news Godzilla fans.. Godzilla Minus One has a dvd debut month, I look back at three films-(one of which is getting a sequel this thanksgiving) and Twisters ‘blows into theaters next. Week.{ Note: there will be no show/podcast / flashback fun next week.)

In this week’s News and Flashback Fun mini episode, I pay tribute to the late producer Jon Landau , who sadly lost his battle with cancer July 5. Sorry. WWE fan but after 2025 John Cena is leaving the wrestling ring for good. In better news , Barbie star Margot Robbie is bringing a little Barbie or Ken into the world in a few months- she’s having her first child. Big news Devil Wears Prada film fans: a sequel is in the works. Plusa Lego Jaws set is swimming its way to stores soon and let’s ’lose your blues’ and ‘cut loose ‘ back in time 40 years ago to a very well known Kevin Bacon film for this week Flashback Fun trio

On this week’s Weekly Weekend Warrior episode, to no one’s surprise current box office king Inside Out became the first 2024 film to get billion dollar club status… but A Quiet Place: Day One was right on its tail. Good news Wicked fans- the first part of the anticipated 2 part film adaptation of the smash broadway play won’t open against Moana 2.. instead it’s flown up to November 22, 2024 .. against Gladiator II giving the world another potential Barbieheimer like phenomenon. Axel foley finally returns to screens this week with Netflix’s Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. Plus The Boy and The Heron flies to dvd on July 9 and I’ve got 4 patriotic films in honor of the Fourth of July .

On this week’s News and Flashback Fun mini episode .. Gasp! Wicked movie part 1 has flown away from November 27 , 2024 and will now open up November 22 , 2024 putting Elphaba and Glinda against Gladiator II! .. plus Heads up Zac Synder fans apparently his version of Justice League is coming the theaters somehow. And pop quiz.. what do Marty McFly, a Lindsay Lohan film from 2024 and Ethan Hunt’s first big screen mission have in common?

On this week’s News and Flashback Fun Mini Episode , I pay tribute the the recently deceased talented actor Matin Mull and San Francisco Giants player Orlando Cepeda . In better news- Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger are growing their family and great news Monsterverse fans!The sequel to Godzilla x Kong : The New Empire has a date… but it’s not until March 2027.( Sorry..). I end the June Summer Scorching Blockbuster flashback feature with three high summer releases.. one one which brought audiences to “a galaxy far, far away...” 47 years ago.

On this week’s Weekly Weekend Warrior episode, Inside Out 2 continued to blow everyone away in its second week out. In honor of the late Donald Sutherland, I look back at one of his most famous films ( which just turned 54 in January). What’s this? The third Downton Abbey movie has a release date, Shrek 5 is halfway done recording . Plus Hear how it all began when A Quiet Place : Day One invades theaters this Friday, Mindy Kaling is a mom of three , and get ready for more Minion mayhem cause Despicable Me 4 arrives in theaters … next Wednesday.

On this week’s Weekly Weekend Warrior podcast , I pay tribute to the late actor Donald Sutherland - who sadly went to the studio in the sky today . In better news, “Inside Out 2 “ totally blew everyone’s mind ( and rescued the limp summer box office) with its amazing debut. Jenna Dewan is now a mom of three. Holy spacecows! Spaceballs 2 is in development. Emma Stone, Austin Butler and Lily Gladstone all have new films out this week. Plus Outlander fans-I’ve got great news about the upcoming coming prequel and in honor of the late Willie Mays, I go back to revisit one of the greatest baseball films ever for this week’s scorching summer flashback .( No it’s not The Sandlot, Major League, Field of Dreams or The Bad News Bears ).

On this week’s News and Flashback Fun mini episode , I pay tribute to the late baseball player Willie Mays... good and bad news for horror fans: Jordan Peele’s mysterious next film ( that is to say the one after his 2025 movie “Him”) won’t be out till October 2026.. but the new take on The Exorcist has a perfectly timed release date.. plus May the farce be with you- a sequel to 1987’s Spaceballs is in the works. Let’s go back in time 49 years ago to when a certain Steven Spielberg thriller swam to theaters and changed Hollywood ( and Martha’s Vineyard) forever.

On this week’s News and Flashback Fun mini episode like jinkies Scooby-Doo fans! A 14th series staring our favorite food loving cowardly talking Great Dane is in development with a very interesting premise. Blue Beetle fans rejoice- the DV comics character is getting his own animated series. Plus for part of this week’s requested Flashback Fun I revisit two iconic 1980s musicals ( no folks, it’s not Fame, Footloose, labyrinth, hairspray or dirty dancing).

On today’s Weekly Weekend Warrior podcast.. Martin Lawrence and Will Smith ( yes that Will Smith ) gave the box office a big wake up call as Bad Boys: Ride or Die took the domestic top spot. What this? A sequel to 1998’s Practical Magic is in the works? Grab the cheese to celebrate- we have an official title and details about the new Wallace and Gromit film coming to Netflix. Plus Make room for new emotions as Inside out 2 opens and for this week’s summer scorching flashback I go back to 25 summers ago when M. Night Shyamalan captivated Hollywood’s attention with four little words: “ I see dead people”.