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Join  Another Take  podcast cohost @ryanclembarnes, screen studies professor @rizay_photos, film professor @wainerjr.a, and me as we ask WTFilm? with the worst Memorial Day box office in three decades. Then in our feature story, we examine the resurgence of apocalyptic films and TV series. And in Last Call we predict if an upcoming release can salvage the 2024 moviegoing summer. 🎬😄💖

Celebrate the second anniversary of Screen Thom with Another Take  podcast cohost #RyanClemBarnes, screen studies professor @rizay_photos, student filmmaker @totally_james123, and me as we ask WTFilm? with the miracle of A24. Then we examine post-strike Hollywood circa 2024 in our feature story. And in Last Call, we commemorate the fifth anniversary of Avengers: Endgame back when people cared abou...

Join  Another Take  podcast cohost #RyanClemBarnes, history professor #LindsayMarshall, and me as we ask WTFilm? with our take on the Oscar results. Then we examine toxic fandom in our feature story. And in Last Call, we lament the glut of lackluster remakes and sequels.

On Screen Thom’s Second Annual Groundhog Day Special,  Another Take  podcast cohost #RyanClemBarnes,  author  and screen studies professor @rizay_photos, and I query if superhero movies are “played out” before discussing a succession of Hot Topics, including RCB’s Star Wars status update, RIzay’s annoyance with remakes of foreign-language films, and Thom’s suspicion that multiple “must have” premi...

Join  Another Take  podcast cohost #RyanClemBarnes, author and screen studies professor @rizay_photos, and me as we discuss internet “outrage” over the Oscar nods  Barbie  didn’t receive, handicap the eight premium streaming services in our Feature Story, and in Last Call, share the Oscar nomination snubs that frustrated us the most. 🎶 “Stream, Stream, Stream” (to the tune of The Everly Brothers...

Join  Another Take  podcast cohost #RyanClemBarnes, screen studies professor and author @rizay_photos, American Film Institute student Will Dixon @willdixon.dev, history professor #LindsayMarshall, and me as we recap 2023 with our top news stories, favorite films and TV series, and look forward to next year. 🎬💖🥳

Join  Another Take  podcast cohost #RyanClemBarnes,  Screen Rant  writer and screen studies professor @rizay_photos, history professor #LindsayMarshall, and me as we ask “WTFilm?” with  The Marvels ’ lackluster box-office performance. In our feature story, we examine portrayals of Native Americans in film and television. Finally in “Last Call,” we review lessons learned from the 118-day SAG-AFTRA...

On the second annual SCREAM Thom Halloween Special, join  Another Take  podcast cohost #RyanClemBarnes,  Screen Rant  writer and screen studies professor @rizay_photos, professor emeritus @wainerjr.a, and me as we ask “WTFilm?” with the pluses and minuses of streaming services. Then in our feature story we discuss our favorite scary TV shows. Finally in “Last Call,” we review gains made during the...

Join  Another Take  podcast cohost #RyanClemBarnes,  Screen Rant  writer and screen studies professor @rizay_photos, anime enthusiast @iceburgee, and me as we ask “WTFilm?” with 2023’s Hot Labor Summer. Our feature story examines live-action adaptations of anime and Disney animated classics. And in “Last Call,” we note the year’s top-grossing films are not sequels for the first time in 22 years. G...

Join  Another Take  podcast cohost #RyanClemBarnes,  Screen Rant  writer and screen studies professor @rizay_photos, professor emeritus @wainerjr.a, and me as we ask “WTFilm?” with this summer’s unpredictable box office. In our feature story, we examine the new wave of faith-based film and television. And in “Last Call,” we ponder whether studios are digging in for the long haul by pushing potenti...

Join  Another Take  podcast cohost Ryan Clem Barnes,  Screen Rant  writer and screen studies professor Ryan Izay, film aficionado Will Dixon, and me as we explore “WTFilm?” with the surprising success of the one-two punch nicknamed “Barbenheimer.” In our feature story, we discuss the state of cinematic storytelling in films and television. And in “Last Call,” we predict how much longer the WGA and...

Join RCB Podcast host #RyanClemBarnes, Screen Rant  writer and screen studies professor @rizay_photos, film aficionado @willdixon.dev, and me as we explore WTFilm? with the lackluster summer movie season so far. In our feature story, we’ll discuss TV series based on books. And in “Last Call,” we’ll opine if certain legacy franchises have run their course.

Join RCB Podcast host #RyanClemBarnes, Screen Rant writer and screen studies professor @rizay_photos, professor emeritus of Communication & Media Studies @wainerjr.a, and me for Screen Thom episode 14 as we discuss "WTFilm?" with the Writers Guild strike. In our feature story, we handicap 2023’s summer movies and discuss the ones that have already opened. And in “Last Call,” we recom...

Celebrate Screen Thom ’s first anniversary with RCB Podcast host #RyanClemBarnes, Screen Rant  writer and screen studies professor @rizay_photos, film aficionado @willdixon.dev, and me. What will we pick as Story of the Year? What are our favorite surprises and biggest disappointments in film and television during the last 12 months? And in “Last Call,” we vent about studios' plans to remake c...

In Episode 12 of the Screen Thom podcast, join RCB Podcast host #RyanClemBarnes , Screen Rant writer and screen studies professor @rizay_photos, film aficionado @willdixon.dev, and me as we provide snap judgments of the 95th Annual Academy Awards in “WTFilm?” Then we examine Hollywood’s COVID hangover three years after the global pandemic shuttered production and movie theatres. Will the film and...

Join RCB Podcast host Ryan Clem Barnes , Screen Rant writer and screen studies professor Ryan Izay, film aficionado William Dixon, and me as we celebrate the month of Groundhog Day with an all-"WTFilm?” episode. Our topics will include reactions to the Oscar nominations, James Gunn & Peter Safran’s plans for DC Studios, and Bob Iger’s return to the Walt Disney Company just in time for its cent...

It’s awards season and RCB-roll podcast host Ryan Clem Barnes, Screen Rant writer Ryan Izay, film aficionado William Dixon, and I ask “WTFilm?” with all those Oscar-bait films being box-office duds. Then in our feature story, we reveal our favorite films of 2022 with a certain multiverse-spanning indie hit appearing on each of our lists. Finally, in “Last Call,” we recount our favorite TV shows fr...

"Haul out the holly!" Join RCB-roll podcast host Ryan Clem Barnes, Screen Rant writer Ryan Izay, and actor/filmmaker Zach Hammill as they try to console me during "WTFilm?" after news broke that James Gunn & Peter Safran's plans for DC Films do not include Henry Cavill's return as Superman. ( Boo! ) In our feature story, we reveal our favorite holiday movies and then discuss why we love A Chri...

Join RCB-roll podcast host Ryan Clem Barnes, film aficionado William Dixon, filmmaker Hunter Forster, and me as we ask "WTFilm?" to compare Marvel fans with DC fans. Then we break down 2022: The Year in Superheroes. Finally, in “Last Call,” we reveal the heroes we can hardly wait to see on the big screen in 2023. “Screen-vengers Assemble!”

Join Screen Rant writer Ryan Izay, film aficionado William Dixon, student filmmaker Avery Bryant, and me as we ask "WTFilm?" to examine the differences between horror films and thrillers. Then each of us shares our list of Top Five (and then some) Scary Movies. Finally, in Last Call, we recommend our favorite recent horror/thriller films. “The podcast is coming from inside your house!”

Join RCB-roll podcast host Ryan Clem Barnes, game design and film instructor Hunter Forster, novelist/screenwriter Pearson Myles, and me as we ask "WTFilm?" regarding fan entitlement and nerd rage over casting decisions on House of the Dragon , Rings of Power , and The Little Mermaid . Then we explore major announcements from D23 Fan Expo in Anaheim, which kicked off The Walt Disney Company’s cent...

Join Screen Rant writer Ryan Izay, RCB-roll podcast host Ryan Clem Barnes, student filmmaker James Bruce ("Cough Syrup," "Detention Kills"), and me as we ask "WTFilm?" to explore the bizarre decisions Warner Bros., Disney, and Sony execs have made about their film slates. Our feature story is "Summer Movie Bummer." Forty years ago, 1982 was "The Greatest Movie Summer Ever." This year... not so muc...

Join RCB-roll podcast host Ryan Clem Barnes, game design and film instructor Hunter Forster, novelist/screenwriter Pearson Myles, and me as we discuss "1982: The Greatest Movie Summer Ever" and the hottest announcements from Comic-Con International 2022, which convened in San Diego after a two-year COVID-induced absence. We also share our enthusiasm for upcoming theatrical films and Disney+ series...

Join RCB-roll podcast host Ryan Clem Barnes, media studies professor Alex M. Wainer Jr., and me as we discuss the state of rebooted franchises-- Star Trek and Star Wars AD ( Anno Disney ). After covering J.J. Abrams' Kelvin-verse movies, the Paramount+ series, the sequel trilogy & Star Wars Stories films, and Disney+ shows, we take a deep dive into Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and Obi-Wan Ken...

Join Screen Rant writer Ryan Russell Izay , RCB-roll podcast host Ryan Clem Barnes , media studies professor Alex Wainer , and me for a discussion of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase 4 (so far)... The Good, The Bad, and the "What the What?!?" If you haven't seen Moon Knight or Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness , SPOILER WARNINGS!!! Plus, we rank the five Phase 4 films and six Disney+...