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UPDATE: We recorded this episode this morning before the Denis Villeneuve announcement dropped, so we will not be discussing that this week, but rest assured we will next episode! It's another week and we're back to talk James Bond, and the box office headlines! We also then wrap up the pod with big updates on The Batman II and other major stories. Music: Tiptoe Out the Back by Dan Lebowit...

The Podcast is open! And so is Jurassic World. The film that opened the requel floodgates in 2015 is the subject of this week's pod, but does it hold up to scrutiny 10 years later? Come back next week as we review the sequel to the requel, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom!

We're back with episode two of Babylon & the Box Office! This week we discuss many tidbits of news out of James Gunn and the DCU including a new Superman trailer & what its success or failure could mean for blockbuster filmmaking over the next few years. After that, the weekend box office results! Finally, Brendan reads us additional headlines and Ryan gives his quick thoughts on '...

Before a fourteen year hiatus, Universal put out a 93-minute bare bones Jurassic Park film in the summer of 2001. Did the short action film work for us? Come back next time as we review one of the biggest requels of all time, Jurassic World!

New Show! Brendan and Ryan begin a new journey covering Hollywood news! This week we discuss the 'Texas Chain Saw Massacre' bidding war brewing along with Mia Goth joining the new Star Wars picture. In addition to that, we discuss the weekend of June 6-8 Box Office results and what they mean. Finally, we talk about additional headlines from the past week and Ryan gives his thoughts on the...

Four years after the magical success of Jurassic Park, Steven Spielberg, David Koepp, and Jeff Goldblum return to make a sequel (on a different island for some reason)! Does this oft-overlooked sequel deserve more flowers? Come back next week when we'll discuss the 90-minute Jurassic Park III that brings Sam Neill to the series.

Welcome, to Jurassic Park! After wrapping up one long running franchise returning this summer, we transition to the next on our schedule, Jurassic Park. With Jurassic World: Rebirth hitting the big screen in July, we start with the 1993 classic by Steven Spielberg. Does the film hold up 32 years after its release? Come back next week for The Lost World: Jurassic Park!

Fourteen years after Final Destination 5, the franchise returns to the big screen with Bloodlines. The film opened to stellar reviews from critics as well as $50 million at the box office, but was the film a smash success with us? Come back next week as we start our Jurassic Park series with the Steven Spielberg original!

Two years after the abomination of the franchise was released, New Line and Warner Bros. returned to the Final Destination franchise for what would be the last time for 14 years. Final Destination 5 brought back Tony Todd and, some say, quality filmmaking to the series. Does it hold up for us now? Come back next week for our review of the new film, Final Destination: Bloodlines! The week after tha...

Final Destination 4? No, THE Final Destination hit theaters in 2009 while having the largest budget for a film in the franchise. On top of that, the film grossed the most at the box office as well. Despite this, the film only runs 77 minutes not counting credits, and is known as the worst in the series. Is that how we see it? Come back next week for our last review before Bloodlines with Final Des...

Don't get on the rollercoaster! We're back with the third Final Destination picture where the horror comes from an amusement park disaster in a small town. Mary Elizabeth Winstead and DCOM star Ryan Merriman star in this installment of the series which is widely regarded as the best of the series. We'll be back next week with our review of the film that grossed the most of any in the f...

Bonus episode! We return to our Alex Garland series from last year with seemingly the director's last time behind the camera for the foreseeable future. Did he go out on a high note with this co-directed almost experimental film? We'll be back on Monday with our review of Final Destination 3!

The survivors of Flight 180 found out the hard way that there's consequences to cheating Death's designs for them in the original film. Now, we find out that those changes caused ripples in Death's plan, and thus, a sequel! Clear Rivers returns to the franchise, as do we, for Final Destination 2! And we'll be back next week for Final Destination.......3! Who would have guessed?! So...

No connecting flights this month, we're going straight to the Final Destination! For the next six weeks the guys will be reviewing one of the most popular horror franchises of the last 25 years! Today we start with the original film from 2000. Next week we will be back on the road for Final Destination 2! Also keep an eye out for a bonus review of Warfare coming in the next few weeks to keep u...

For Ryan's 1952 selection the guys review Akira Kurosawa's Ikiru. A dying man has a chance to do something meaningful with the last months of his life in this film, but did we find it enjoyable in 2025? Come back next week as we begin our Final Destination series with the original film leading up to the new film, Final Destination: Bloodlines!

We're back with Brendan's 1990 pick, Wild at Heart. Conor's love for Nic Cage and Brendan and Ryan's love for David Lynch crosses over here in a big way, but does the movie hold up thirty five years later? We'll be back next week with Ryan's 1952 selection, Ikiru by Akira Kurosawa. Then, on to the Final Destination movies after that!

We're back with a new round of host picks where we put the years 1927 (the start of synched sound sound in feature films) to 2015 (ten years ago) into a random number generator and we all get assigned a year. Conor is up first and he was assigned the year 2005. He proceeded to pick the best Nightmare on Elm Street film, Wes Craven's New Nightma--I mean the Wes Craven 80 minute classic, Red...

We're back with Conor's physical media pick, Fall (2022). It' life or death stakes in this one when two friends climb a rusty 2,200 foot tower and are stranded when the ladder falls apart after they reach the top. Come back next week for Conor's 2005 pick, Red Eye starring Cillian Murphy and Rachel McAdams directed by Wes Craven!

After talking about reviewing it for years, we have finally sat down and discussed Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. This is Brendan's pick for our physical media picks series, and he is a super fan! Did the movie hold up for all of us fifteen years after its release? Come back next week as we review another Conor movie, 2022's Fall!

Martin Scorsese has been making feature films since 1967, and we have finally sat down and reviewed one of them! We start a three week series where each host selects a disc off their shelf, and we review it. This week, Ryan selected the Netflix exclusive film, The Irishman. While critically acclaimed overall, many had issues with the length and extensive use of CGI de-aging. Did it work for our ho...

We finally need a pilot! After talking about doing it for weeks, we're here with our review of Flight Risk! Conor was pumped for this one, but did it live up to expectations? Come back next week as we start a fun little series with our review of Martin Scorsese's The Irishman!

NOTE: Brendan's laptop crashed half way through recording the podcast so we had to use the backup audio for the back half. So it won't be our normal audio quality. Sorry! We are down a Conor this week but Brendan and Ryan are here to talk about Oscar hopeful Conclave. Does this thriller set in the Vatican work for us? Come back next episode for our review of Flight Risk finally!

There's something in the water! It's our review of Jaws! We wrap up our look back at 1975 with the "original blockbuster". Does it hold up for our hosts? We'll be back next week with probably an Oscar contender, we need to figure that out. Then Flight Risk soon after!

It's late summer in Brooklyn and we are sweat-y. We review another Best Picture nominee from 1975, Sidney Lumet's Dog Day Afternoon! Come back next week as we wrap up our 1975 series with Jaws!

Conor and Ryan finish their look back at the films of 2024 with their Top 10s! Come back next week as we review Dog Day Afternoon as a part of our 1975 retrospective.