Screen Thom on Ry(e)

In Screen Thom on Ry(e) episode 51 “Past Imperfect, FutureTense,” join  Another Take podcast cohost Ryan Clem Barnes, screen studies professor Ryan Izay, and professor emeritus Dr. Alex Wainer, and me as we ask “WTFilm?” with the chasm between Audiences and Critics in their takes on new movies. Then in our feature story, we’ll discuss “The Sad Pleasures of Nostalgia” and why some long-running fran...

In Screen Thom on Ry(e) episode 50 “2026 Summer MoviePreview,” join  Another Take podcast cohost @ryanclembarnes, screen studies professor @rizay_photos, screenwriter @willdixon.scr, and me as we ask “WTFilm?” with Elon Musk and others complaining about Christopher Nolan’s casting choices for The Odyssey . Then in our feature story, we’ll handicap this year’s summer movies. Finally, in “Hot Takes,...

In Screen Thom on Ry(e) episode 49 “Hollywood SITREP 2026,” join screen studies professor @rizay_photos, Another Take podcast cohosts @ryanclembarnes and #JaemenKennedy, and me as we ask “WTFilm?” with David Zaslav trying to pull the ripcord on a $551 million *plus* golden parachute from Warner Bros. Discovery. Then in our feature story, we’ll examine the buzz from CinemaCon 2026, Disney layoffs,...

In Screen Thom on Ry episode 48 “The Ideas of March,” join Another Take  podcast cohost @ryanclembarnes, screen studies professor @rizay_photos, and me as we ask WTFilm? with Project Hail Mary becoming a box-office hit and an internet lightning rod. Then in our feature story, we ponder “TV or Not TV?” with The Bachelorette brouhaha and other corporate decisions that portend the demise of linear te...

In Screen Thom on Ry episode 47 “Fourth Annual Groundhog Day Special,” join Another Take  podcast cohost @ryanclembarnes, screen studies professor @rizay_photos, AFI screenwriting alumnus @willdixon.dev, and me as we devote the entire episode to WTFilm? topics, including Paramount Skydance’s victory in the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery and new Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro. “I got you, babe,” i...

In Screen Thom on Ry episode 46 “2026 Oscar Gold Rush,” join Another Take podcast cohost @ryanclembarnes, screen studies professor @rizay_photos, AFI screenwriting alumnus @willdixon.dev, and me as we ask “WTFilm?” with predictions for the new year’s biggest entertainment story. Then in our Feature Story, we’ll discuss “The Good, Bad, and What the What?” of the 2026 Oscar nominations. Finally, in...

In Screen Thom on Ry episode 45 “2025 Year-End Special,” join screen studies professor @rizay_photos, Another Take  podcast cohosts @ryanclembarnes and #jaemenkennedy, AFI screenwriting alumnus @willdixon.dev, and me as we ask “WTFilm?” with the year’s top entertainment news stories. Then in “Feature Story: Part I,” we’ll reveal our Top Five movie lists, and in “Feature Story: For Good,” we’ll dis...

In Screen Thom on Ry episode 44 “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Flixmas,” join screen studies professor @rizay_photos and Another Take  podcast cohosts @ryanclembarnes and #jaemenkennedy as we ask “WTFilm?” with Comcast, Netflix, and Paramount submitting first-round bids to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, which supposedly wasn’t for sale. Then in our feature story, we’ll discuss the holiday far...

In Scream Thom on cRy episode 43 “Fourth Annual Halloween Special” join  Another Take  podcast cohost @ryanclembarnes, screen studies professor @rizay_photos, and AFI screenwriting alumnus @willdixon.dev as we ask “WTFilm?” with One Battle after Another and TRON: Ares each poised to lose more than$100 million at the box office, yet one is a critical darling and the other a cinematic pariah. Then w...

In Screen Thom on Ry episode 42 “Try to Remember…” join  Another Take  podcast cohost Ryan Clem Barnes, screen studies professor Ryan Izay, and AFI screenwriting alumnus Will Dixon as we ask “WTFilm?” with David Ellison of Paramount Skydance prepping a bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, which isn’t for sale. Then we’ll discuss Hollywood’s “boy trouble” as studios blame summer’s lackluster box office...

In Screen Thom on Ry ’s “A Midsummer Night’s Podcast, join  Another Take  podcast cohost @ryanclembarnes, screen studies professor @rizay_photos, and AFI student @willdixon.dev as we ask “WTFilm?” with Warner Bros. laying off 10% of the film division after the back-to-back successes of Minecraft , Sinners , and Superman . Then we’ll discuss 2025 entertainment media at the midsummer point, includin...

"Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's..." the Screen Thom on Ry "Summer of Superman Special"! Join Another Take podcast co-host Ryan Clem Barnes, screen studies professor Ryan Izay, Against the Current podcast host Eli Hollingsworth, communication and media studies professor emeritus Dr. Alex Wainer, and me as we discuss Warner Bros. new box-office hit... Superman . Before we "leap...

In Screen Thom on Ry episode 39 “Summertime and the TVIs Plenty,” join  Another Take podcast cohost @ryanclembarnes, screen studies professor @rizay_photos, and podcaster @therealelihollingsworth as we ask “WTFilm?” with Thunderbolts receiving critical raves but already gone from theatres after a month. Then in our feature story, we’ll plug the TV series and performances we hope receive Emmy nomin...

In Screen Thom on Ry(e) episode 38 “Show Biz Blues ,” join Another Take podcast cohosts  @ryanclembarnes & #JaemenKennedy, and screen studies professor  @rizay_photos as we ask “WTFilm?” with which fandom is most toxic-- Star Wars , Trekkies, Snyder Bros, or Marvel Zombies? Then in our feature story, we’ll discuss how business decisions made by media conglomerates affect viewing choices, from...

In Screen Thom on Ry(e) episode 37 “Hollywood SITREP 2025” join  Another Take podcast cohost @ryanclembarnes, screen studies professor @rizay_photos, and AFI student @willdixon.dev as we ask “WTFilm?” with A Minecraft Movie on track to become 2015’s first billion dollar hit. Then in our feature story, we’ll examine how changes in viewing habits, the global economy, and the production pipeline affe...

In Screen Thom episode 36 “Live and Let DEI?” join  Another Take podcast cohosts @ryanclembarnes and #jaemenkennedy and screen studies professor @rizay_photos, as we ask “WTFilm?” with Neon spending triple the production budget of Anora to cinch its five Oscar wins. Tdiscuss the status of DEI in Hollywood with Snow White , Emilia Perez , and Captain America: Brave New World as case studies. Finall...

In Screen Thom ’s “Third Annual Groundhog Day Special,” join  Another Take podcast cohost @ryanclembarnes, screen studies professor @rizay_photos, and Movie Friend! @zachhammill as we ask “WTFilm?” with Disney+ changing content warnings on older films like Dumbo and PeterPan . Then we’ll discuss hot topics, including Amazon MGM taking creative control of the James Bond franchise, Vince Gilligan’s...

In Screen Thom ’s "2025 Oscar Nomination Delights and Disses" episode, join  Another Take podcast cohost @ryanclembarnes, screen studies professor @rizay_photos, and Movie Friend! @zachhammill as we ask “WTFilm?” with Netflix getting the most Academy Award nominations, a record number of subscribers, and raising prices again. Then we’ll discuss our favorite surprise nominations, the diss...

Join  Another Take  podcast cohosts Ryan Clem Barnes & Jaemen Kennedy, screen studies professor Ryan Izay, AFI student Will Dixon, and Movie Friend 's Zach Hammill as we ask “WTFilm?” with record-setting Thanksgiving box office. Then we’ll discuss 2024’s biggest surprises and disappointments, as well as our most anticipated projects of 2025. Finally, in “Last Call,” the crew recommends films a...

In Screen Thom’s Family Film Forum, join  Another Take  podcast cohost @ryanclembarnes, screen studies professor @rizay_photos, professor emeritus @wainerjr.a, and me as we ask “WTFilm?” with Red One bombing bigly at the domestic box office. Then in our feature story, we discuss the current state of family films and recommend our favorites. Finally, in “Last Call,” we compare two terrific limited...

In the Third Annual Scream Thom Halloween Special, join  Another Take  podcast cohost Ryan "Boo" Barnes @ryanclembarnes, screen studies professor Ryan "Detached Eye" Izay @rizay_photos, American Film Institute student "Were-Will" Dixon @willdixon.dev, and me--"Scream Thom"--as we ask “WTFilm?” with Joker 2 setting a new record for worst second weekend drop for a comic-book movie. Then we discuss o...

Join  Another Take  podcast cohost @ryanclembarnes, screen studies professor @rizay_photos, and me as we ask “WTFilm?” with   HBO’s  The Penguin  as the sixth Batman TV series without the Dark Knight. Then in our feature story, we question if connected cinematic universes are played out. Finally in “Last Call,” we ponder if people really hate spoilers.

Join  Another Take  podcast cohosts @ryanclembarnes & #jaemenkennedy, screen studies professor @rizay_photos, and me as we ask “WTFilm?” with   Disney+ canceling  The Acolyte  after just one season. Then in our feature story, we examine what the Paramount Global M&A drama and “Hot August" write-downs portend for linear television. Finally in “Last Call,” we ponder why Coppola’s traile...

In Screen Thom Episode 28 "Scorsese, Aristotle, and Franchise Fatigue," join Another Take  podcast cohosts @ryanclembarnes & #jaemenkennedy, screen studies professor @rizay_photos, and me as we ask “WTFilm?” with   the 2024 summer box office. Then in our feature story, we discuss whether Martin Scorsese was right about superhero films, what Aristotle might think, and larger questions...

In Screen Thom Episode 27 "Multiversity," join  Another Take  podcast cohost @ryanclembarnes, screen studies professor @rizay_photos, AFI student @willdixon.dev, and me as we ask WTFilm? with toxic fanboys striking back at The Acolyte  and  The Boys . Then in our feature story, we open portals into multiverses depicted in films and TV shows—including  Star Trek ,  Fringe , the CW’s Arrow...