Oscar Winners and Losers and the Updated Movie Studio Power Rankings
Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss the various winners and losers from the Academy Awards, including Universal Studios, film chief Donna Langley, Christopher Nolan, and Disney's Searc...
12 Mar 202432min
Insider Tips to Predict the Oscar Winners
Matt is joined by Mosaic talent manager and Oscar enthusiast Michael Lasker to parse through the awards season chatter to find a gambling edge on the Academy Awards. Matt and Michael discuss whether a...
7 Mar 202432min
The Money and Power Behind the Oscars’ Red Carpet
Matt is joined by Puck’s longtime fashion journalist, Lauren Sherman, to discuss the business of the red carpet, the amount of money celebrities can make from high-end luxury brands, and the state of ...
6 Mar 202435min
New Film Heads and a New Direction for Netflix and Disney
Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss the big changes on the film side of Netflix and Disney, and what these moves signal for each studio. Netflix hired producer Dan Lin as their new hea...
4 Mar 202431min
The Awards Season Awards: Which Oscars Campaigns Worked (and Didn’t)
Matt is joined by The New Yorker’s Michael Schulman to parse through the endless campaigns from the 2024 Oscar season and give out their own awards for the best, worst, and everything in between. Some...
1 Mar 202436min
Will AI Video Replace Hollywood?
Matt is joined by Ben Thompson, the founder of Stratechery, to discuss Open AI’s new text-to-video model Sora and the ensuing Hollywood freakout. Ben explains how Sora works and what effect it could h...
28 Feb 202438min
Panic Time for Max and Warner Bros. Discovery?
Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to check in on Warner Bros. Discovery and CEO David Zazlav after a rocky earnings call last week. They discuss the disappointing movie quarter, their murky pat...
26 Feb 202432min
The Harsh Data Behind ‘Barbie’ and Taylor Swift’s Success
Matt is joined by Dr. Stacy Smith—the founder of the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative—to discuss the state of female representation in Hollywood and how “The Year of the Woman” after major box offic...
22 Feb 202432min
