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Once upon a time, Disney was a quaint little company that made cartoons for children and nothing more. Now Disney is a multi-billion dollar corporate conglomerate that owns almost every property you've ever liked and probably ever will like in the future. With that in mind, D23 is Disney's proprietary convention where they announce upcoming projects they are excited about. We've got new live-action adaptations, new Disney/Pixar films, upcoming Marvel films and TV projects and, of course, everything Star Wars. It's a lot to cover but we try our darndest to infotain you through everything worth mentioning from this year's D23.   (Also...noice)

Join us this week as we break down the latest Hollywood news and rumors including the ugly divorce between Disney and Sony over the movie rights to Spider-Man, a new Matrix sequel directed by Lana Wachowski and starring Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss, and the announcement and teaser trailer for the Netflix produced Breaking Bad movie.

Stephen King. Author of nightmares and master of horror. But also pretty good at emotional prison dramas and honest coming-of-age tales? This week we're breaking down a curated selection of films based on Stephen King novels to highlight some of his greatest stories brought to life on the big screen but also to determine whether or not horror should really be his thing. 

Join us this week as we break down the latest Hollywood news and rumors including Ewan McGregor being officially (we think) cast in the Obi Wan TV show for Disney+, the star-studded trailer for Little Women directed by Greta Gerwig, and the new trailer for Netflix's Dark Crystal TV show.

Emily Blunt has battled time-traveling aliens, reprised one of the most iconic roles of all time, and even married that goofy-looking guy from The Office. But what has been her standout performance? Join us this week as we dissect the career of Emily Blunt from her early work in the mid aughties through her arrival as a powerhouse leading lady and determine which role was the best performance ever.

Join us this week for the latest Hollywood news and rumors including the new Titans trailer, Quentin Tarantino's next project, and Jennifer Aniston's return to the small screen in the first announced show on the Apple streaming service, The Morning Show.

This week we're taking two of the most versatile directors in Hollywood, Edgar Wright and Danny Boyle, and pitting their works against one another to determine a singular victor. They've made zombie movies, romcoms, adventures, sci-fi, action, and pretty much every genre under the sun. Some of our personal favorite movies were hashed out on both sides of the fence but, in the end, there can only be one!

Join us this week as we break down the latest Hollywood news and rumors including Andy Serkis getting tapped to direct the sequel to Tom Hardy's Venom, an award-winning trailer for Zombieland 2: Double Tap, and the first look at Christopher Nolan's next film, Tenet.

After 9 previous efforts (or 8 if you count like Tarantino does), acclaimed and accomplished film director Quentin Tarantino is finally making a movie about the thing he is most passionate about...making movies. We break down this strange intersection of fictional comedy, Hollywood homage, and real-life horror, try understand what possessed Tarantino to tell this specific story, and see how it stacks up against the rest of his imposing body of work (and also Transformers). If you like Tarantino, it would be hard for you not to see this movie regardless of our opinions. If you don't like Tarantino, who are you and how did you get this number?

It was a whirlwind weekend over in San Diego as the world's biggest collection of nerds and producers of nerdy delights gathered together to collectively freak out about upcoming projects. In this Comic-Con super-episode, we're talking about everything that's worth talking about from Top Gun to Terminator, that super creepy Cats movie, Star Trek, The Walking Dead, IT, Watchmen, The Witcher, Superman, Young Justice. And that's not even counting all the amazing things Marvel dropped on us this weekend! This past Saturday, Marvel gave us the first peek at Phase 4 of the MCU and a few additional surprises beyond that! It's a lot of stuff! Stop wasting your time reading this blurb and start the episode already!

This week we're bringing you a bit of a minisode to deliver our takes on two very popular and divisive Netflix shows: Stranger Things Season 3, the third season of one of the most popular non-cable shows ever, and Neon Genesis Evangelion, a controversial but irrefutably bold and influential anime recently reintroduced to streaming audiences. Strong feelings abound as we have discuss what did happen, what didn't happen, and what should have happened. 

Wait, there's another Spider-Man movie? Is it still that guy from Seabiscuit? This week we're taking on Spider-Man: Far From Home where Peter Parker is, you guessed it, far from home. He learns about love and courage and the great power of responsibility while fighting an emergent evil and making a new, mysterious ally against the backdrop of some of Europe's great vistas. We're digging into our in-depth analysis, where this movie fits into the greater Marvel Universe, and how it stacks up against the most mediocre movie ever made, Michael Bay's Transformers.

Join us this week as we break down the latest Hollywood news and rumors including new information on the upcoming Game of Thrones prequel series, the first trailer for Disney's live-action Mulan adaption, and the dumb internet controversy about the Ariel casting for the live-action Little Mermaid.

Join us as we take you all the way back to 2002 when Nickelback was at the top of the Billboard 100 and the superhero blockbuster craze had not yet swept the nation. This is when the unlikely duo of cult horror director Sam Raimi and man-baby-faced actor Tobey Maguire would strike box office gold and capture the hearts and imaginations of the world. Almost 2 decades later, we're breaking into the archives to see how this influential superhero trilogy stands the test of time.

 Join us this week as we break down the latest Hollywood news and rumors including the trailer for the upcoming Jumanji sequel, a new Charlie's Angels reboot starring Kristen Stewart and Naomi Scott, and Netflix's two upcoming television projects: The Witcher and Neil Gaiman's The Sandman.

This week we're harnessing our combined virility to tackle a genre that probably deserves a little more credit than it gets, Romantic Comedies. We'll break down why the genre gets a bit of a bad rap, explore what makes a Rom-Com a Rom-Com, and share some standouts and personal favorites that could turn even the staunchest opponent around. Be warned: the sheer amount of testosterone is this episode is known to cause spontaneous beard growth and a deeper appreciation for fine carpentry.

Join us this week as we break down the latest Hollywood news and rumors including a potential Matrix sequel in the works with the Wachowski's involvement, A TV adaptation of Stephen King's The Stand with some notable stars, Stephen Spielberg's West Side Story movie starring Ansel Elgort, and the announcement of Pixar's next project, Soul.

This week we're taking on the Fresh Prince himself, Mr. Will Smith, and determining the best role from his illustrious 20 year career in the Hollywood. He's been charming audiences and delivering one-liners steadily since the golden days in the late 90s all the way through this year's Aladdin. We'll delve into each one of his films, rate them against the most mediocre movie ever made (Michael Bay's Transformers), and declare a single victor.

Join us this week for the latest Hollywood news and rumors including the announcement for a prequel novel (and subsequent movie adaptation) set in the Hunger Games universe, the first trailer for The Shining sequel "Doctor Sleep", and the full-length, adventure-filled trailer for Frozen 2.

With Dark Phoenix being unexpectedly announced as the last Fox X-Men film, we thought it would be a good time to look back at Fox's 20 year run with the franchise. We'll talk about the good and the bad of this second iteration of the Dark Phoenix storyline, argue over the other 11 X-Men films released since 2000, and determine how many of them are better or worse than the most mediocre ever made, Michael Bay's Transformers.