What's to Come in 'The Streaming Wars'
This week I’m joined by Matthew Ball, CEO of Epyllion, former global head of strategy for Amazon Studios, and the author of The Metaverse and “The Streaming Book,” which you can read at that link ther...
29 Apr 202340min
Going to the Movies: Still the Best Value Around
This week I’m rejoined by David Herrin of The Quorum—a must-visit site for any amateur or professional box office nerd—to talk about a new study The Quorum put together in partnership with The Cinema ...
22 Apr 202329min
Summer Box Office Preview
I’m rejoined this week by Frank Pallotta, formerly of CNN, to preview the summer box office. Have we already seen the year’s biggest movie debut with The Super Mario Bros. Movie? Will audiences show u...
15 Apr 202345min
Will the WWE-UFC Merger Amp Up the Streaming Arms Race?
This week I’m joined by Sean McNulty of The Ankler to talk about the week’s biggest entertainment news: the merger of the WWE and UFC into a $21 billion sports-entertainment company. But this move is ...
8 Apr 202342min
Are Video Games the New Comic Books?
This week I’m joined by Gene Park, video game reporter at the Washington Post, to talk about the oncoming video game boom and how our current moment feels reminiscent of 2008, when the comic book boom...
1 Apr 202345min
How Theatrical Exhibition Helps Stave Off Piracy
On this week’s episode, I’m joined by Cinema Foundation President Jackie Brenneman to discuss the group’s new report on the state of the cinema industry. Among the many topics discussed this week are ...
25 Mar 202340min
Can the Drive-In Survive?
On this week’s episode, I’m joined by April Wright, director of Back to the Drive-In. We discuss the ways in which drive-in theaters kinda-thrived during the pandemic, but also have been hit by some o...
18 Mar 202333min
The Best Stunts of 2022, Rewarded
On this week’s episode, I’m joined by Bilge Ebiri and Brandon Streussnig to talk about Vulture’s enormous feature on the best stunts of 2022. Part celebration of the year in action, part plea for the ...
11 Mar 202350min
