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Indie Beat - Frank Mosley by The Playlist

Ryan Oliver and Managing Editor Charles Barfield dive into the merit - or lack thereof - of "Venom," the spin-off film of the popular "Spider-Man" villain, starring a very committed Tom Hardy. 0:00 - 21:25 - Spoiler-Free Discussion 21:26 - End - ***SPOILERS***

Joe and Erik discuss a pair of new Netflix projects by exciting young filmmakers: Hold The Dark and Maniac.

Ryan Oliver and Managing Editor Charles Barfield dive into the news about Marvel Studios producing shows - starting with solo Loki and Scarlet Witch series' - for Disney's streaming service.

Erik and Oktay get on mic to celebrate and discuss the new extended cut blu-ray release from Criterion of Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life.

Joe and Erik discuss the four film Predator series since there's a new one out now, The Predator.

After a long hiatus, Over/Under Movies is back! On this episode, Oktay, Erik, and Ryan dive into Oktay's picks for underrated war movies: "Grave of the Fireflies," "Johnny Got His Gun," and "Come and See" (which, spoiler, we all think the latter is an absolute masterpiece).

Joe and Erik gush about the second feature from Panos Cosmatos, Mandy, that also features a next-level amazing performance from lead Nicolas Cage. It's justified because this movie is awesome.

Joe and Erik dig back into their love of 70s cinema and chat about newly restored The Last Movie and its accompanying doc The American Dreamer then get to a look at the career of Hal Ashby because there's a new doc about him coming out, Hal.

Joe and Erik discuss two smaller, mostly VOD releases Support The Girls and Arizona.

Indie Beat - Blair McClendon by The Playlist

Ryan Oliver and Playlist Editor-in-Chief Rodrigo Perez dive into Severin Films' brand new Blu-ray restoration of Peter Medak's 1980 undervalued horror gem, "The Changeling."

Erik and Joe discuss two new releases with some surface and thematic overlap, Blackkklansman and The Captain.

Joe and Erik discuss the new film Blindspotting and find many connections with Joe's HOLD UP pick, Menace II Society.

On the first half of this episode, Ryan Oliver and Oktay Ege Kozak dive into the much-buzzed about sixth chapter in the "Mission: Impossible" series, "M:I - Fallout," as well as their feelings about the series as a whole. On the second half of the episode, we each pick our five favorite action set pieces from the M:I series.

In honor of the film's 10th anniversary, Ryan Oliver and Playlist Editor-in-Chief Rodrigo Perez dive deep into Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight," as well as "The Dark Knight Trilogy" as a whole. They discuss how the film has held up in the last ten years, how it changed the cinematic landscape, and how no other film in the dominant, comic book sub-genre has come close to its achievements.

Joe and Erik get back on mic to discuss promising box office for smaller movies this Summer, touch on the Netflix comedy The Legacy of a Whitetail Deer Hunter, and save most their energy to discuss the crazy new satire Sorry To Bother You.

Erik, Ryan and Oktay gather back on mic to discuss Andrey Zvyaginstev's The Return, new to blu-ray just released by Kino Lorber.

On the first half of the episode, Ryan Oliver and Rodrigo Perez dive into their thoughts on "Ant-Man & The Wasp." On the back half, Ryan is joined by Jenny Nulf (Austin Chronicle, The No Excuses Podcast) to discuss their picks for their "Top 5 Insect Movies." 0:00 - 15:15 - Spoiler-Free Review 15:15 - 45:02 - ***SPOILER SECTION*** 45:02 - End - Top 5 Insect Films

Indie Beat - Brandon Colvin by The Playlist

Joe and Erik talk about the new Blumhouse movie Upgrade and tie it in with a new edition of Hold Up: Class of 1999.

Indie Beat - Jessie Jeffrey Dunn Rovinelli by The Playlist

Ryan Oliver and Editor-in-Chief Rodrigo Perez climb into the Millennium Falcon, hit warp-speed, and discuss Ron Howard's (in association with Phil Lord and Chris Miller) "SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY." 0:00 - 33:25 - General Discussion 33:26 - END - ***SPOILER DISCUSSION***

Indie Beat - Rachel Morgan by The Playlist

Joe and Erik find odd common ground in seemingly different films Revenge and Tully. That is, they are at their core about women under extreme conditions fighting for their place.