Director Antoine Fuqua's new film MICHAEL portrays the early life of the famous musician Michael Jackson with the title role being played by his nephew Jaafar Jackson. Our hosts share a review followed by quick looks at two upcoming movies slated for release in the near future.

Recommendation from our hosts in this episode - Twinless

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Peter Farrelly is primarily known as the writer/director of comedies like DUMB AND DUMBER, KINGPIN, & THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY. After a brief detour into drama with 20218's GREEN BOOK he's returned to the realm of comedy with his latest film BALLS UP starring Mark Wahlberg and Paul Walter Hauser. We've got a review plus a discussion of the news coming out of the recently wrapped CinemaCon.

Recommendation from our hosts in this episode- Four Lions

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Jonah Hill’s new comedy (OUTCOME) stars Keanu Reeves as Hollywood leading man Reef Hawk. When Reef learns about an extortion plot tied to a mysterious video, he preemptively sets out on a redemption tour to make amends, confront his demons, and avoid getting cancelled.

Zendaya & Robert Pattinson star in THE DRAMA as a happily engaged couple whose relationship gets put to the test when an unexpected turn sends their wedding week off the rails. We've got of the film plus a look at some upcoming films in our Trailer Tapas segment.

Writer/director BenDavid Grabinski's new action comedy MIKE & NICK & NICK & ALICE stars Vince Vaughn as both of the titular Nicks, James Marsden as the titular Mike, and Eiza González as the titular Alice. We've got a review of the new Hulu exclusive film plus a generous helping of Trailer Tapas.

Recommendations from our hosts in this episode - Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie

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Ryan Gosling plays a science teacher alone on a spaceship light years from Earth in PROJECT HAIL MARY. We go long on the review (football pun intended...but also we did really talk a good bit about this one) and then wager which of seven upcoming proposed films based on IP we'd back with all our podcasting millions.

The new Pixar film HOPPERS has been seen by many in the movie going world as a bounce back effort for the studio whose recent output hasn't fared well. Chris reviews the new film and then both hosts run down the outcomes of Sunday night's 2026 Academy Awards ceremony.

Actress/Writer/Director Maggie Gyllenhaal is back with her 2nd feature film THE BRIDE! starring Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Annette Bening, Peter Sarsgaard, Penélope Cruz, and her brother Jake Gyllenhaal. We've got a review plus a Trailer Tapas segment where we sample the trailers of three new films set to release in the coming weeks.

Recommendation from our hosts in this episode - Wild Rose

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