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"Backrooms" and "Obsession" are the two surprise horror hits on their way to becoming two of the biggest movies of the summer and the year. What makes them so appealing to mass audiences? Will we look back on this as an inflection point in the interests of the modern movie-goer? Listen to this spoiler-filled deep dive to find out. Backrooms is written by Kane Parsons (20 years...

We are back with a deep dive review of Steven Spielberg's "Disclosure Day," an original conspiracy thriller that explores the idea of extraterrestrials and evidence of their existence. Emily Blunt stars in what may be her best performance. Josh O'Connor plays the whistleblower ready to unleash the trove of data. Collin Firth is our baddie, and Coleman Domingo is the man with the...

We continue our series on the films of Denzel Washington with the 1991 romance 'Mississippi Masala' - directed by Mira Nair and starring Washington and Sarita Choudhury in her first role. The film tells the story of Mina and her family, ousted immigrants from Uganda due to their Indian heritage. Now living in Mississippi and running a small motel business, Mina meets and falls in love with...

Ernest, Hunter, Drew, and special guest Marcel discuss all the movies they saw and award their favorites of the 2026 Florida Film Festival. Marcel’s Movies: @MarcelsMoviesAndMore on Instagram/TikTok Timecodes: ​0:00 Cold Open ​1:27 Intro ​3:18 Overall thoughts of the festival ​14:00 One Spoon of Chocolate ​21:31 Hokum ​29:29 Over Your Dead Body ​34:23 I Want Your Sex ​43:00 I Swear ​49:28 The Chri...

We sit down with award-winning filmmaker Tatti Ribeiro to discuss her feature debut, Valentina. Fresh off winning a Special Jury Award at the Florida Film Festival, Tatti dives deep into the unique hybrid construction of her film, a poignant comedy that blurs the lines between narrative fiction and documentary reality. Tatti explains the process of casting Keyla Monterroso Mejia (The Studio, Curb...

We sit down with director Costa Karalis and producer Evan Barber to dive deep into their genre-blurring 'Frogtown,' which won Best Florida Feature at the 2026 Florida Film Festival. Shot on location in Marianna, Florida, Frogtown is an exploration of three generations of women, a legendary "Frog King," and the delicate line between childhood wonder and adult skepticism. Listen to...

We bring you some quick interviews with filmmakers at the historic Enzian Theater for the Florida Film Festival. We chat about their films and then ask them to choose: Cruise or Hanks? ​David Anthony Ngo (Never Get Busted!): Fresh off a Sundance premiere, David discusses his "Tiger King in the war on drugs" documentary, executive produced by the team behind Searching for Sugar Man. ​Matt...

Here's our conversation with the team behind the Award-Winning film 'JUNKIE' - writer-director William Means and lead actor Rocky Shay. The film won both the Grand Jury and Audience Awards in the Narrative Feature category at the 2026 Florida Film Festival. ---- About the film: Junkie, the gritty debut feature from writer-director William Means, follows a haphazard 72 hours in the life of Stevie C...

Here's our interview with Kyle Smith (writer/director) and Jeff Powers (cinematographer), the team behind 'SYLVANIA,' which is part of the "Narrative Features Competition" selection at the 2026 Florida Film Festival. ----- About the film: In Kyle Smith’s Sylvania, a marriage on the brink becomes the backdrop for a sharply observed and deeply human road trip. Stewart (Morgan B...

We bring you some quick reviews on the first round of films we've seen at the 2026 Florida Film Festival in Orlando. Recorded live outside the Enzian Theater. ​0:00 - Intro ​ 2:05 - Tuner ​ 13:28 - Carolina Caroline ​ 19:23 - Damned if You Do ​ 25:35 - Return from Tomorrow ​ 32:17 - If I Go Will They Miss Me ​ 35:55 - Crystal Cross ​ 40:04 - Valentina ​ 43:41 - Sylvania ​ 53:52 - Santacon ​ 58:23...

Amaze! Amaze! Amaze! We dig into two of our favorite movies of 2026 so far: ‘Project Hail Mary’ and ‘Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie.’ Project Hail Mary is directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller and stars Ryan Gosling as a stranded astronaut on a mission to save the world. Written by Drew Goddard based on the book by Andy Weir. Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie is directed by Matt Johnson...

Our series on the films of Denzel Washington "Mic on Fire" continues. Denzel and Spike Lee team up for the first time in 1990's MO' BETTER BLUES, starting what would become a legendary cinematic partnership. We welcome back Adam Donato to discuss jazz, baseball, basketball, gambling, and Brooklyn! Check out Adam’s work https://www.disappointmentmedia.com/reviews https://boxd.it/vzQJ

We recap the 2026 Oscars, react to the Dune 3 trailer, and preview the upcoming Florida Film Festival at the Enzian. Plus, Baz Luhrmann’s restored Elvis footage, Hulu’s Paradise, The Secret Agent, and more! Timecodes Cold Open - 0:00 Intro - 3:05 Oscars recap - 3:44 Dune 3 and Spider-Man trailer reactions 21:18 Paradise S1 - 27:54 Blue Moon - 35:25 Kpop Demon Hunters - 45:42 If I Had Legs I'd...

We fill out our ballots for our final predictions of who we think will win in all 24 categories at the 2026 Oscars, happening this Sunday!

Our new arc series begins! "Mic On Fire," covering the films of Denzel Washington. This is GLORY (1989), directed by Edward Zwick and starring Matthew Broderick, Cary Elwes, Morgan Freeman, Andre Braugher, and Denzel Washington in an Academy Award-winning performance.

Here are some quick spoiler-free thoughts on 'Project Hail Mary' the new movie from directors Phil Lord and Christopher, starring Ryan Gosling and based on the novel by Andy Weir.

We give you a spoiler-filled review of Nia DaCosta's 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, written by Alex Garland and starring Ralph Fiennes. Before getting to the Bone Temple, we clear the deck with catch-up reviews: Drew recommends Strip Law, a joke-dense new animated series on Netflix starring Adam Scott and Janelle James. Hunter recaps a Rob Reiner retrospective at Enzian, highlighting Stand b...

We begin a new WBAM era as we set the stage for our next career arc series, "Mic on Fire," covering the films of Denzel Washington.

It's our annual hype draft episode, in which we look forward to this year's new releases by selecting combined teams of movies, shows, games, albums, and more. We each draft 10 items for a total of 30. Plus, quick thoughts on some January and February releases already out. Let us know what you're most looking forward to in 2026! This episode has been re-uploaded from a previous version...

Part two of the 7th Annual WBAMMY Awards, featuring categories such as Scene of the Year, the Leap Of Faith Award,  Biggest Disappointment, Winner of the Year and more!

It’s our annual award show, featuring categories such as Best TV Episode, Best Needle Drop, Breakthrough Performance, and the Limitless Award for the One That Wasn’t Great But Stole Your Heart. This is the 7th Annual WBAMMY Awards, part one, stick around for part two!

It's the end of our annual Listomania with Part 2 of our Top 10 favorite TV shows of 2025, featuring returning guest Dane DeBrunner. Timecodes: Intro - 0:00 Pluribus - 2:07 Task - 36:45 The Pitt - 52:05 Andor - 1:15:45 The Chair Company - 1:42:40 The Rehearsal - 2:03:15 Honorable mentions and shoutouts - 2:20:00

Listomania wraps up with Part 1 of our Top 10 favorite TV shows of 2025, featuring special guest Dane DeBrunner! Stay tuned for part 2. TIMECODES: Intro, the year in TV - 0:00 Poker Face - 7:50 It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - 13:12 Adolescence - 20:29 Mr. Scorsese - 28:07 Slow Horses - 32:28 The Last of Us - 41:38 The White Lotus - 51:24 Severance - 59:47 Invincible - 1:11:38 Everybody's Live...

Our top 10 favorite movies of 2025 countdown wraps up with part 2, covering It Was Just An Accident, No Other Choice, Sinners Marty Supreme, Weapons, and One Battle After Another. Plus, honorable mentions! Guest: Collin Goode Timecodes: Intro - 0:00 It Was Just An Accident - 2:09 No Other Choice - 16:01 Sinners - 31:55 Marty Supreme - 51:43 Weapons - 1:35:43 One Battle After Another - 1:52:06 Hono...

Our favorite movies of 2025 top 10 ranking is here, featuring special guest Collin Goode! Films discussed: The Phoenician Scheme - 11:00 The Long Walk - 18:40 Bugonia - 28:10 Final Destination Bloodlines - 33:10 Rental Family - 37:38 Sorry, Baby - 47:18 The Testament of Ann Lee - 56:24 Companion - 1:01:55 Black Bag - 1:07:04 Eddington - 1:14:51 Frankenstein - 1:34:07 The Life of Chuck - 1:46:40 Fr...