The Big Picture - The 2026 Movie Auction

Episode Date: January 14, 2026

We’re back with a new movie auction! Sean and Amanda are joined by Chris Ryan to review the rules and results from last year’s auctions (3:47) and compete for their most anticipated films of 2026 in ‘The Odyssey,’ ‘Dune: Part Three,’ ‘Disclosure Day,’ and more (39:19). Hosts: Sean Fennessey and Amanda Dobbins Guest: Chris Ryan Producer: Jack Sanders This episode is sponsored by State Farm®️. A State Farm agent can help you choose the coverage you need. Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there.®️ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

I'm Sean Fennessey. I'm Amanda Dobbins. And this is the big picture a conversation show about auctioning. CR is here. It's January. So of course we need to do

a new auction. Hi, Chris. Hey. It's been a while since you've been on the pod. What are you been doing? Happy New Year. Happy New Year. You've been going on.

You both look great. Oh, thanks. I said you look slim this morning. I didn't know how to take it. Maybe it's the hat. It's possible. It gives me a little bit of elevation, as does this chair that I'm using

because I was tired of being in the cuck chair of the picture. You are. Is that a tribute to Bryce Harper? What's happening with the hat? I fully believe everything Bryce Harper thinks about raw milks, about his contract. Yeah, everything.

That explains your height. You're growing. Is there a contract negotiation for Bryce? No, he's just, he doesn't want a salary cap in the MLB. And Rob Manfred suggested there might be one, and he was like, get the fuck out of my locker room. But you feel that there should be because labor should be controlled by the oligarchy. I just really do believe that.

I mean, how are you? I like capping talent. I like keeping this. like kind of all in the same spot. Interesting. Okay, strong take from you. I like this as a pop of color also. Thanks.

So that's good. We have a real issue in my home, just speaking in the Phillies for a second, where Knox wants an Eagles baseball helmet. And I'm just like, I don't know how to explain that that's not. Like he wants, you know, a batting helmet. He wants like a hard hat, but he wants it in the Eagles style. That must be available. Let's pretend it's not.

It seemed like a really like, it seemed like a tough buy, a tough first. And it also seemed like something that Amanda would work really hard to get. He would wear once and then be like, I'm done. Well, I'm familiar with that. Vote of operation for sure. You know, Amanda and I have just been potting our hearts away about award season. How are you feeling about the output? You guys are really cranking it.

Do you like being in this place? Or would you rather be in a more like long form considered spot? Thanks for asking. Here's the problem. It's working and it will destroy us. Because you guys did 25 for 25. I thought everybody was going to do. just downshift a little bit, spend more time with their families, maybe read books.

Instead, there's still three a week, four a week sometimes. Literally after this week, it will go back to two a week. I mean, you can, we had an award show. I know, you say that now. Well, I mean, you just can see the schedule. I can see the schedule too, but then it's right, but that's okay. Yeah. Other things keep popping up.

We had a break. We did. We took two weeks away. And I think that was good for. Restorative. It was sort of. That was work restorative. Was that home restorative? I don't know. You saw me on the very last day before Brinkett.

As a shell of a person. I think that we're experiencing a little bit of award season fatigue. We are. The two of us, because we know that it's two months from now. I listened to you and Andy talk about the Golden Globes. And I heard that you experienced Golden Globes fatigue to the point that you just left halfway through to get a drink. Yeah, a few small beers for you in the middle of the show. I just was like, well, it's like, you know, Phoebe had gotten back. And I was like, why don't we go get a glass of wine? or a couple of Stiegel and, you know, abandon this pop stand. Okay.

I mean, I can't say I blame you. We're going to take just like a little bit of a break from award season for the next week and a half until the Oscar nominations are announced because we've been just talking about it way too much lately. It also feels like we've now,

now we hit the point where everybody's going to lose their minds about these movies too, and we're going to like deconstruct them to the point of... I witnessed a little outburst of discourse around the political nature of the films nominated for the Oscars over the last couple days. We'll be staying out of that entirely. I feel like we did our due diligence on all that.

I'm going to stay out of it. We're here really to talk about new movies and what's happening this year. Let's go. This is always, this is where I want to, I always want to point forward. Yes. Yeah.

And it's a very exciting year. We did our anticipated movies episode. After we do that episode, we always do this auction where we kind of identify what are the movies that we all want, what are our individual interests. We've been doing this for, I think, three years now. Remind me the origins of this, was it,

I was like, how much would you, pay to see this movie right now? Is that the idea? I think so. This was your idea. But it has evolved into a kind of more of a calci-poly market kind of Yeah, a little bit. And it's become more disciplined,

which is sad. The first one has, the episodes historically are not. They're not, yeah. That is true, but I mean, I'll never forget the very first episodes, pre-video, still in the pandemic, all remote. The timer was like in effect in the sense

that it was Bobby Wagner just like voice of Godding every 20 seconds like you have run out of time. Nine seconds. Seven seconds. And you making some absolutely wild bids and obviously what I'm doing is working for me.

And now... Because you are a great success? No, just because like... I'm just staying true to who I am. That's true. No one has ever accused you anything like. Exactly what I said I was going to do in my yearbook picture.

You know? And yet you chose to pump that chair up to indicate that you were somehow taller than you actually are. I used to sit on the right. I don't like sitting in the middle. But if I do, I need a little bit more of the high ground. And the table has gotten smaller.

So, you know, we're closer to you. You guys are doing all sorts of stuff with interior design. I'm big believers in the project here. I haven't made a single choice, but Amanda has literally painstakingly for months been trying to refashion this space. Now that she's done, though, can you start putting like the most obscene movie posters? Who says? I'm never done.

I'm literally going to get the Jenny McCarthy poster I had when I was 13 years old of her in Playboy, just up on that wall. That's in your solo shot, okay? So as long as it's not with me, I don't care. That would be something. How would I explain that to my family? The elf of from 28 years later is dong hanging over your ear. Save that for later this week, please. So like I said, we've been playing this for a few years and we did in fact do it last year and the results are mostly in on our auctions. Yeah. Yeah. Before we get into that, I probably should re-explain the trigger rules that we set because they're a little. confusing. And also, I just want to note right at the outset, I don't, I think I may have broken

my own rules and disqualified myself in contention this year. What a surprise. But I can't remember what we said. So generally speaking, what we get is we all get $1,000. Our films have to be on the year slate that are coming out. Each slate once in January and once in July has five movies. So we'll each be going for five movies. We each got 10 movies total last year. And the triggers were at least two of your films must gross $100 million domestically, at least one film must receive at least two Oscar nominations. We don't have the answer to that question yet, but we can surmise more or less where we're going with that.

At least one of your films must hit an 85 score on Metacritic, which is unusual, only between 10 and 20 films a year get that score. Right. And then no more than two sequels. Now, the no more than two sequels thing, was that per slate that rule? I don't remember because these are all your rules. So you had a meeting with yourself to discuss these bylaws.

Amanda and I were not invited. Well, I asked because I had two sequels in round one and two sequels in round two sequels in round two. So I assume it was that it was per grouping. I remember there being some, I think I fucked the sequels thing up once or maybe, like, I did something where I thought I was like a genius and then I was like, oh no, now I have like, I have to pick sequels or I don't have sequels or something. But like, you, you seem to be fine with everything, you know? Okay. Now that you say that, and I'm looking at your slate, I would have said that you did Jurassic World Rebirth and then we're like, I have to save my other sequel. Like, I think that that was some of it.

Or I can't do another sequel. But no one called me on the fact that I auctioned off for four sequels. At some point, the only way to survive when dealing with you is just to pretend it's not happening, you know? So we just didn't engage. The ironic thing is that's how everyone deals with you. I, so I had Mission Impossible Final Reckoning. It says no more than two sequels and you have four sequels. Yes.

Whether it was per slate, I don't, I don't know. Yeah, I genuinely don't know either. Regardless, why don't we just say going forward two sequels total? That's fine. I don't think anyone can really win this game because we didn't put anything on the line and I don't know what it means to win. But I'll go through my slate from last year. I think all three of us had some good picks, some very bad picks. My slate, my round one slate was Mission Impossible Final Reckoning for $390 bucks.

I did get one point because it got $100 million domestic. 28 years later for $355 that did not score any points. 77 Metacritic, $60 million box office. But we all liked that film. You sure did. You can feel good that you have it, you know? A Big Bold Beautiful Journey. You took a hit.

It's okay. One of the worst picks in this auction. Yeah, only made $6 million in the box office. Did you see this? It's on planes now, so you could really check out. I believe it's going to Netflix shortly. Okay. Yeah, 43 Metacritic score.

What production? Oh, how to succeed in business without really trying? Is that what Colin Farrell does a part of? Yes. You should watch it just for that. There's one scene where Colin Farrell's starring in a theater production. It's like a high school production of a musical. Okay.

Burger King plays a significant role in the film. Yeah. Do you like Burger King? I was just sharing this with somebody. I don't think I've eaten proper fast food in like 15 years, so I don't even know. You had Chick-fil-A multiple times. At my home, also, also, I have, like, gone to get Chick-fil-A and brought it to you. Is that your only fast food?

Well, it's my most frequent for sure. And I'm trying to think. I can't really think of anything else. It obviously unofficially sponsored both my pregnancies. So that was, remember, like, the Babylon draft, I brought in just, like, a whole table full of Chick-fil-A because it's the only way. Didn't Zach? Sponsoring your pregnancy. Yeah, you paid for the food.

Okay, I'll keep going. One battle after another I got for $1. Yeah. That's scored. One point so far. How did that happen? Amanda kind of gave it to me. I gave it to him. It's fine.

You kind of, no, it's fine. I gave it to you, and there is, I set the tone for the year, and we didn't follow up on it of, you know, generosity and friendship. Okay. That film has a 95 metacritic score, which is extraordinarily high. It's a really good movie. We don't know how many Oscar nominations it's going to get, but it's going to get more than two, so that'll be. so that'll be at least two points there. Eddington for $204,

which has a 65 Metacritic score and a $10 million total box office domestic take, but is a great film. I thought it did better than that box office wise, no. No, no. But I think we've all been... I think it's been recognized as being not just prescient, but on the money in many ways.

My second round, I got Avatar Fire and Ash. Not a bad pick. Probably going to get two Oscar nominations. Maybe only one. We'll see how it goes with sound, but it'll get visual effects for sure. That was $300. So that's more than likely two points.

I got Superman for $62. That crossed the $100 million threshold. Hamnet for one point. That's almost certainly going to get two Oscar nominations. So it's 84 metacritic right now. 84. It didn't make it. And I don't think that's going to shift on the CR.

Are you going to file your metacritic review of Hamnet anytime soon? I heard you haven't seen it yet. I have not seen it. Will you watch it? That's the real question. I kind of feel like I did. What do you mean? Like, everybody's already done their hamnet thing to me, and I'm like, okay, I got it.

But you hard-zagged on materialists? You were like, actually, it's really good and important? I said it was fine. I thought it was much better than people were giving it credit for. Hamnet, like, yeah, I guess I'll sign up for that. Is it because the film centers a woman? Is that the issue? No.

Okay. It was just an accident for $41. That's almost certainly going to get me two points for a 91 Metacritic score and Oscar nominations. And Predator Badlands for a buck, which has garnered zero points, but it was a fun time at the movies. Very exciting film. Yes. Came up just short of $100 million with 91.

Okay. Amanda, you want to go through your slate? Yeah, it didn't go well for me. Okay. Listen, Megan 2.0 is not my fault, and we've done plenty of biopsies about this. You're already blame shifting. Well, this one, how many biopsies did you do?

No, there have been countless. Like, what happened here and what is the same about the state of the industry and Blumhouse and Borgheimhaus? Well, Jason Blum kind of did it himself. Sure, he did it himself to get out of the fact that this. absolutely tamed. Like this was supposed to clear $100 million for me, and it just straight up did not. So that's a zero points.

I also didn't really enjoy it that much. F1. One point, so far. Could be two. Could be two, because we could get there in Oscar Noms. You think it's below the line? I think it's going to get a best picture nomination.

I think it's the most, it's the most amusing potential thing that could happen. It got a PGA. I think it's unlikely, very unlikely, honestly. But if it does happen, it'll be an interesting rejoinder to like Can Mania and the International Academy.

It's like there's still room for a big old dumb blockbuster that everybody likes. Did you like F1 more than Hamnet? I did. Yeah, I did. Did you put it above the rankings? Almost certainly, yeah. I feel like where you put Hamnet was very funny. And I do, and what was on other side of it was funny. And F1 might be one of the ones on other side of it.

Let's look it up. I don't really remember the list. That was definitely down in the 80s. F1 could definitely, yeah, that's why I think that. The 80s? Hamnet was, yeah. Hamlet was like 82. How far down was F1?

Maybe it's higher than that. Hamnet was 82 between companion and Paddington and Groo. Oh, yes. That's right. Companion being right about it was really funny. So when you're right, you're right, Sean. Where is F1? It could be higher.

It might be top 50, honestly, because I think you've had a good time. Anyway, F1 will definitely get a sound nomination. Bro, war machine's better than smash. Warfare is better than smashing machine. I disagree. They're right next to each other. Where did I put F1 guys? It's probably got to be up in like...

Yeah. I think it was top 50. I would look in the 40s. 59. Oh, okay. Wow. 59. Okay.

There you go. Yeah. What's a second possible Oscar nom for F1? Sound. Mm-mm. I said sound was all the most of a certain one. Best picture. Sure, but I don't think that's going to happen.

So what's another crowd? Score for Hans Zimmer. Okay. Cinematography. Visual effects, perhaps. Cinematography is possible. Claudia Miranda, a previous nominee. I don't think that's...

Supporting actor, Javier Bardem. Yeah. I mean, if they didn't honor. him for Skyfall, then they won't honor him for any of his other. He did, he does look very good in that film. I like the suits. Yeah. I'm, I, I have backpocketed the gif of Bardem

reacting to the final victory at the end of the film with the fireworks going off behind him for whenever something completely unimportant happens. For when the Jets draft Dante Moore, you know, like that's, that's when I'll be using that. Just let you guys know. I don't. I don't. I don't. What are we going to do? Like, literally, what are we going to do? I think I'm out.

Like, I think it's over. If you get Mendoza, you can't. Is I not going to get Mendoza? Mendoza is going to go one, obviously. I don't know. There's a huge Danté Moore. That's a fake thing. I stopped listening for one second.

Which sport are we talking about? I think Dante Moore is coming out because they signed Dylan Raula. Oh, and so for the Jets. I agree with you, but we literally. I thought we turned the page. I thought we were looking ahead. College football, I'm just a pure, I'm just a fan. It's not, I mean, me too in some ways, but only to see who my team will draft and it's not

going to go well. I think Moore is going to be fine. but not, he should not go to the Jets. The kind of quarterback the Jets need is Mendoza, somebody who's ready to play right now and is competent. Dante Moore is a project. He's going to have to sit for a year. The Jets have terrible infrastructure,

and they're the most cursed franchise in sports. You guys? Yeah. Help me out, guys. I mean, I just think you should draft on the line. Draft in the trenches. Build that way. Okay, so Ruben Bain. Yeah.

Okay. I do think that this is the darkest time of the year to be a sports spouse. for myself anyway, because the draft and all that stuff I just, I can't get into, you know? I can't follow along. It's like middle of the NBA season and it's just, you know. The ringer, though, has never been stronger in that respect. We have the McShay show.

We have Ringer Tailgate. I think that's true. I think that's true. But like my seasonal depression is directly correlated to when the Sixers are on in my home at like 4.45 p.m. and it's dark outside. I just want to let you know, your depression is not correlated. It's those things.

It runs much deeper than that. That is true. But it's like, you know, they teach you just to. Yeah, DJ Edgecom had nothing to do with that. Do not blame these nice athletes. They teach you to know the signs, you know? And they teach you to manage and be like, okay, maybe it's time to like make some changes. And I know when this NBC sports Philadelphia is on the screen, I'm just like, oh, God, we got to, we got to rearrange some things.

There's always a funny thing with football where it's like, like, the season's way too long until it's way too short. And then you're like, I can't believe there's no more football. I always feel this way in January. Now I really, really miss it, even though this has just been extremely difficult as a fan of the Jets to continue to watch football. Can I keep going with this? Please continue with your slate. My next slate was Opus written and directed by my friend Mark Anthony Green, which I love having, even though it did not get any points. And then Phoenician's game, no points.

Wes Anderson's wonderful latest installment. Well, this is the problem with our new. Oscar, past end future Oscar winner, in my opinion, Benicio del Toro. We'll see about that. We will see about that. No, not even a whiff of Oscars and a 70 meta-critic for a Phoenician scheme. I don't know. We are, we, we haven't gotten to the Phoenician scheme revival yet, which is usually

due every 9 to 15 months on a Wes Anderson movie, the people were like, eh, that was okay. And then they come back and like, oh, fuck. You're 100% right. Yeah. That's definitely coming within the next two to five years. Right. And then Marty Supreme.

Yes. 89 Metacritic score. And we don't know about Oscar nominations yet. So I have one point, but I could get a second. You could get a third if it crosses 100 domestic. Now that's going to be a little tricky. Let's go. Go, Timmy, go.

It's going to be a little tricky. I would guess it goes. I know. And he gave up. Now he's not peacocking anymore. So I don't know. But it's definitely going to get two Oscar nominations. So two points that'll be from Marty Supreme.

That was a great pick. Round two. After the hunt, Luca Guadamio. Listen, you got to take big swings. You got to hold on to your principles. Once again, I said my most anticipated movie of this year, one of them is artificial, directed by Luca Guadino, I believe. I won't abandon you.

Can I just say this is a terrible idea for our programming and maybe even experientially, but I really want the next watch along to be after the hunt because it's such a deranged movie. And I will not rewatch it alone in my house. but you think I was going to you thought I was going to zag on it Did you end up seeing it? No Well I

Oh well that would be fun It's another opportunity to kind of explain you Whatever Michael Stoolbargs doing in that film I liked it Whatever a girl is doing in this movie is also Yeah complicated The next one was Roofman Movie I liked and didn't love again

You let me down on this one Well I listen I follow Kiki wherever she goes We could have made a great roofman pod I just it was I don't know We could have done it I think Channing Tatum was miscast. Anyway, it did not get me any points. Jay Kelly.

Listen. I like how you pronounced it with its French pronunciation. Je Kelly. Jequelie. Jekali. 420 bucks for this one. As I said.

This didn't play a single day in the theaters? It's registering as zero dollars. I think it probably earned some money in theaters, but they don't... Not a hundred million dollars. They don't report it. Yes. No, not a hundred million. I love the work of Noah Baumbach.

Mm-hmm. And I just remain perplexed by this experience. I like this more. you. I think this movie is getting kicked for reasons that I'm a little bit confused by and it's like it was sort of Bomback's time a little bit to get kicked. I saw this. Yeah. Didn't like it. Love the first half. Okay. Andy loved

it. Yeah. I think it's actually been divisive. I know some people really loved it. Speaking of Bobby Wagner, I know he just saw it the other day and he said he really, really liked it. Well, I think that's lovely for people who got there. I remained completely confused. And then I had a house of dynamite, which 75 Metacritic. I'm actually surprised to see it's that high. Same thing.

Yeah. But, you know, and I liked it. I understand that you have some notes about the ending. Keep it to yourself. Okay. How are you feeling about the nation state in our defense systems right now? Super good. Yeah, it's really.

It's great. The thing is, it's just like if you bet on good leadership, you'll never lose money. That's right. And then finally I have Downabby, the grand finale, which did not win me any points. $45 million. And cracked his top 50 because those movies were... I rewatched the first Downabby. film on the flight back from New York to Los Angeles after we saw a bug.

Just, I think I've been a little rude to it, honestly. The first one? Yeah. I ride for all three of them. They're so good. They're all three are available on Delta right now. And it's just, what a great time I have. Down Abbey the grand finale, higher or lower than Hamlet?

Way higher. Really? And then higher or lower than F1. I will say, Hamnet has significantly higher highs, but also significantly lower lows. Downabby, the grand finale is just like a delightful cup of tea. Okay. You know, just like, it's smooth all the way through. I'll try to get through.

Where are you on tea these days? I can't drink tea that's caffeinated. It makes me feel insane, which is weird because I drink three cups of coffee a day, and I'm obviously very like... It's a different high. Yeah. It is. And my body can't get on a level with it.

I've been all dysregulated because Nicoderm discontinued my preferred brand of mini laws and so I've been like moving around to a bunch of different generics. Okay. And zinning and like, just like, I mean, practically like, just like, should I just go back to cigarettes? I'm not going to. But, you know, it's. Sean Penn says it's okay.

If I was Sean Penn, I would just be smoking right now. Where are you on tea? I am still sort of American about it. I mean, I was more asking if you have become like a tea. Like Chris Nolan. I'm drinking mid-tee in this thermos right now. I know, but are you? But it's not caffeinated.

Are you like learning about the history of tea? Like, are you learning flavoring notes? Sure. It's power-forged this nation. Yes, that's true. but I'm just like... Which is now being run so elegantly. Are you like a wine enthusiast but for tea?

Because I know that that's an avenue and I just don't have the pal. Not even a little bit. I really don't care. It doesn't mean that there's anything wrong with it and I might get into it in the future. But right now it is purely a tool to allow me to speak at length with my friends on pods. Because you think the hot water like loosens your... It does. It legitimately does.

I drink cold water. And that helps? No. I drink room temperature water. It's best for hydration. Yes. I've read that. That seems like the kind of old wise tale thing.

Like where's the origins of that science? Uh, Instagram. So, you know, let's be real. Completely erroneous. They don't refrigerate anything. That's true. But I do have a new hydration strategy in 2026. As the table got smaller, there's no room for the giant water bottle.

That's true. And also that was like four pounds. No one has clocked that. Including myself. That was like your Wayne Jenkins. But so I, and there was something else. God damn. It's a big water bottle.

I think honestly, the traveling for Thanksgiving with the kids, I couldn't also be responsible for a water bottle, you know? So I've moved to... Your third son. I've moved to chugging an entire glass, hopefully a 16 ounce, but eight to 16 ounce of water every time I'm near the sink. Why chugging? Just because you just got to get a job.

She's a working woman, man? Right. Yeah. Did you see baby boom? That's right. Women can have it all, including a 16 ounce glass of. I don't have to carry it around. So when I'm there by the sink, I'm just like, I'm filling up the whole thing of water and down, you know, down in one.

And so I don't have to remember to hydrate all the time. This is great content. This is some of the best stuff I've heard in years. Anyway, it's much easier room temperature. In fact, yesterday. That's how we used to do it for most of human history is like if you were by the sink, you'd have a glass of water. Not carry it around with you all day. Yeah. Or just head on over to a river, you know.

Scoop some river water out. drink it up. Yeah. Get attacked by a bear. Die in the river. That's just something that would happen. Chris, do you want to read your slate?

Sure. It was sinners for 270 bucks. Good job. Got three points off of that because of it's 84 Metacritic and it's 278BO and I will be putting more points on the board once it gets

its deserved Oscar Noms. This will probably be the best pick. Yeah, thanks. Jurassic World Rebirth for $100. I got one point off the box office. Could it get some tech Oscars? I don't. I think so.

Maybe a VFX. Maybe a supporting actor nod for rehearsal. Nope. That's not in the cards. Highest to lowest, $205. This is, well, not only was it a disappointing film for me, but kind of like where we're at with this auction is that I don't feel like movies like this have much value because you're not going to get the box office if it's going straight to streaming.

If you're not sure it's going to be an Oscar heater, you kind of shouldn't pick it. It's kind of sad because then you leave a lot of movies on the table for the auction. it doesn't quite reflect your enthusiasm. You could have said maybe this is an Oscar movie. We don't know. It's Denzel and Spike Lee. But that's the game that we're playing, right? You're taking a risk on that kind of...

It's a great game. Sentimental value, $110. $806 Metacritic, 4 million box office. We'll get Oscar now. Two points for you. Have you seen this yet? Nope. Okay.

I'm excited for you to see it. I'm going to see it. I think I'll probably watch sentimental value this weekend, I would say. Okay. It's an incredibly busy time for me TV-wise. I understand. And no pressure. I just, I'm a little bit...

I'm alone on my sentimental value island. Which is I didn't like it. No, it wasn't that I didn't like it. It's that I'm emotionally dead inside. Can you come over to my part of Joachim Trier, which is we liked it when he made movies about heroin addicts? Sure. I mean, that's still kind of in the bones.

I know. It's just saying. Running man, 100 bucks, 56 Metacritic, 37 box office. Didn't pan out. Tough beat city. That was a tough one. Round two. continuing along, and this is another example

of a movie that if it doesn't get Oscars, you might as well just jump off a ledge. Ballot of a small player, $165, $46 Metacritic, and just $0.00 in box office. Have you seen this yet? I did. I'm going to be honest, I still have not seen it. I will at some point.

Oh, wait, valid, no, I did not see Ballot of a small player. There's no reason to go see it. It just disappeared. Probably the most disappointing movie of the year for me. Burger Farrell. Because I like Burgher's movie. I like Burgers' movie. I like Burgers' two previous films. I love Colin Farrell, as we all do. And it's a gambling movie in,

cow about a, you know, a guy, a hustler. It says a lot about the response to this film that a free movie or a movie that's just on Netflix with Colin Farrell. I was just like, I should just keep watching. This was my, I think my opening night, Tell You Ride, the second big premiere that I went to in a row of Telly Ride and the room was packed. I sat in the same row as Colin Farrell and Edward Berger. I was like in a plumb spot, very fired up for the movie.

How did the crowd receive it? It was dead silent at the end of it. How did Colin Farrell and Edward Burrell received that? They would even clap. Politely? It was a Plight Collap. And the movie is beautifully shot. And the cinematography is amazing.

I think it's a James friend, the cinematographer, who's really, really talented. And people, no one got into it. It was tough. Weapons. $465. $8.1 Metacritic, $151 million at the box office. It will get

Oscar nom for Amy Madigan. There's an outside chance at a screenplay nomination. There's also an outside chance at Best Picture. I don't think either of those are going to happen, but I'm rooting hard for them. Both should. I think that would be really cool. In my opinion. Yeah. Is this thing on? 70 bucks.

73 Metacritic. Two million dollars box office. What do they do to this movie? They made it? What do they do to the release of this film? What's the problem here? You liked it, right? Speak your truth. I thought it was like,

I enjoyed the first half of it, and I thought the comedy stuff was like interesting. I had some issues with the second half. Yeah. When a certain professional athlete shows up midway through. Oh, you didn't like that. I did not like that.

But you were fine with the representation of the competitive volleyball? Yeah, sure. Okay. Great. I like volleyball. I like it too. I think Laura Dern can move mountains, but I don't know if I buy her as a volleyball coach. we were really tough on that movie

but I thought it was like flawed in its bones there was something in its construction that like no the same way that the camera is too close to the actors in the movie it felt like they were too close to the script and there was like not a critical distance from how the story was told

that I had a hard time just getting through it because of the way that it saw itself but I don't know people seem to like it it's just it is not resonating with audiences at all it seemed to lose interest in its own subject matter and midway through the film which is when I thought the movie It's all sort of, like, where it was like, you guys, this is kind of, like, fascinating.

And I also thought it was interesting, like, what happens when this guy runs out of, like, the five stories that he has to tell because he's not really telling jokes, jokes. So I thought it, like, his sort of nascent comedy career would have been kind of interesting to terror. Right. And then they just kind of leave it. And then they're like, he stopped doing that. Yeah. Yeah. He was successful. There were no barriers to entry.

He had, like, he did really well. And then, and then stopped. There are very little barriers to entry. Well, sure. Yeah. Now you see me. Now you don't. 50 in Metacritic. 61 million box office. What I've done better than that. Let me see if I need to update that. Let me double

check that. I thought that was just like a big success. Did you see it? It's made 240 million. I have not seen NYSM, NYD yet. But we did spoil for you what Rosman Pike is doing in it. Do you remember? She's an Afrikaner, right? Yeah. Yeah. She's a diamond heiress. Yeah.

It's just very normal. It did huge business internationally, but not domestically. I got that for a buck. Springsteen delivery from nowhere. We've all been there. We all saw it. $60, $59 Metacritic 22 box office. So, Chris, you started so hot in round one.

You amassed seven points in your first round and maybe even eight based on what happens with the Oscars. But only one point so far. It's tough. I mean, but can you really blame me for some of these picks? I mean, I thought Bradley Cooper following up Maestro, I thought Jeremy Allen White playing Springsteen, Colin Farrell playing a gambler. You know, like, I just thought like these were all valid picks. Amanda's picks are all valid. You know, he's like, you swing. I mean, but I won't be picking as many Netflix movies this time.

We should talk through it. And we should talk, if you guys want to change any rules, we can talk about that too. So Amanda, I think you had three points total with a possibility of four. Chris, you had eight points total with a possibility of nine. I have 10 points total with a possibility of 11. But I think I also cheated, and so I'm disqualified. Unless we decide that we should keep more sequels. Well, it depends on what the prize is.

Well, what is the prize? Your re-entry into the PGA tour. Do I qualify? Do you think she knows anything about this? I saw that Andrew Gredadero retweeted a very long statement about the PBA. So I was like, something has happened, but I obviously, you know, that was a, sorry for that happened. Not going to read that.

I'm happy to explain it to you at length here for the next 20 minutes. Okay. So all the live boys can come back. Saudi sports washing. They can, but they have to give up their equity for a couple of years. They don't get any sponsor exemptions and they have to make a $5 million charitable donation to be agreed upon by the PGA tour and the player. Real pound of flesh kind of negotiation.

And they have until February 2nd to do it. Do you think all four of them will do it? Who is it? It's Brooks, DJ, Cam Smith. Romm and Bryson. It is the cast of Happy Gilmore 2, minus Rory. Yes. I think Rom will do it.

I want them all back. I'll take them all back. I believe in forgiveness. And what precipitated this offer? It's like it lived. Brooks Kepka is going back to the PGA. So they're creating a circumstance. My beautiful boy, who was my favorite golfer, who is, you know, it seems like kind of an idiot,

but is not a bad person, but was an early science. sign up for the... No, he was a late sign up. Was he a late sign up? Yeah, because like the first batch of them and it was like Rom and then finally it was like Brooks and it was like, oh my God, Brooks is going. Like, the PGA could really be wobbling here.

Right. Do we know why Brooks wants to go back to the PGA? Live sucks. Oh, I mean... It just has no traction. Nobody's watching it. It doesn't matter. It's just not a thing.

They took the money and now they're trying to come back so that they can continue to compete in the majors and be, you know, famous American slubs. Okay. Good for him. Brooks Kepka? Yeah. It does seem like he's completely shot physically as well.

We'll see. Well, that's what I thought is that they all took the live money because they were no longer as competitive in the PGA. I think they either that or they had problems with the current PGA leadership. He's not leaving, yeah. Yeah, I bet. I read those quotes, yeah. Let's talk about this year's auction.

Are you feeling excited about the year in movies? Yes. Yeah. Yeah. I've already seen two good movies from 2026. You want to say what they are? 28 years later, the Bone Temple and the Rip. Yeah.

Oh shit. I'm watching it tonight. Don't say anything. I've seen both as well. I've seen a few good movies. Did you like it? I liked the Rip. I loved the Bone Temple.

Yes. The Bone Temple is, I'm very excited to talk to you guys about it. You're feeling excited, I feel like, too. We had a spirited conversation about our anticipated movies. Yeah. I don't know if it, is it a good slate for this game? It's hard. I am going to, because I try.

to game the game last time. I actually did. I really did try to win the auction. Okay. I'm just closing my eyes and, and throwing darts here. But the darts that I have. But the darts, but there is some overlap in Chris Ryan's personal interests and enthusiasms and what will play well in the auction. But I think that this year I am, I'm just going to go back to the original concept of like if you could, if I could pay money to see this movie tomorrow. I got to be honest, that's what I did last year. And I have three points. I know. So it's not a way to win, but winning isn't everything.

It's the only thing. Yeah, I'm excited. I found it to be a little tricky to figure out how to strategize through this. Now, typically when we do round one, we lean towards movies that we know are coming out, and maybe that we know we're coming out in the first half of the year, with some exceptions, if you know you really want a Marty Supreme or you really want to one battle after another, you might go out of your way to get it. Sure.

this year there are a couple of massive movies that are at the end of the year and I think it's probably wise for us to just go for them now but there are also a couple of streaming movies that I'm like it's not going to make any money and it may not even get any Oscar nominations but I do want it on my slate as a show of personal faith and taste

do you see anything from the way things broke last year that make you feel like we're at like an inflection point where I don't even know how it asked this, but it's like movies that we thought we're going to be maybe much bigger, like Jurassic Rebirth, that we're just like, okay, you know, like we're learning our lessons from things like sinners and weapons that people have a hunger for more original stuff. And would that influence or inform what you're picking? Well, I'm curious what you think about this. My,

my feeling is, is that we're in like a transitional moment with the franchises. So like Jurassic is on its way out. Fast is on its way out. Star Wars is, you know, up in the air. We don't know. There will be a Star Wars movie this year. But, you know, there are stuff that is coming in that is new. There's a new Super Mario Brothers movie this year. There's going to be a new Minecraft movie in a couple of years. Like, those are the new and powerful franchises.

But we're not super likely to tout them in the same way that we touted Mission Impossible for years or Marvel from like 16 through 2020. So that makes even just the just the job. general coverage of blockbusters on the show a little trick? It's kind of odd, right? Yeah. Yeah. I mean, it's, it's sort of like you guys might be in a place where I think the TV coverage got to, like, a while back where it was like, if you're covering Succession, you know that only like, Succession's audience is like one third the size of, like, say, a CBS show or something like that, you know, but the people who are watching Succession are obsessed with it

and want to talk about it all the time. And the same thing kind of goes for... I think that's where movies are generally right now. But there was like a point with this. movies, especially with the comic, the superhero stuff, where it was like, we just have to engage with this. And also, I kind of like it from my childhood. So I'm just going to kind of keep my head down and, yeah. I've been using the phrase hyper niche lately to explain like how all media consumption works where people just in like very, very loyal, dedicated and aggressive packs move to the thing that they really care about. It explains the success of so many podcasts over the years. The mission of the show is still the contemporary cinema and that may not, Avengers Doomsday may not

seem like the contemporary cinema, but it is. And like, we'll cover it. It's more like, do we need an hour on Minions 3? Right. Like, we didn't do an hour on Zootopia 2, you know? Could you actually do that, though? Or is it? Well, I mean, listen. Where does the end and the real you start? Like, if you just set me off, and if that were my goal, just an hour about Minions 3 and the questions that I have inspired by Minions 3, well, I think I could do it. Sure. I think you could too. And you will solo on this show. That would be your castaway pod. Or interviewing Knox.

We had, I was listening to the town in the car the other day. And Knox was in, and as soon as the podcast came on, he said, that's not Chris. Where's Chris? So, yeah, you're the only podcaster for him. So you can do Minions 3. I shouldn't do that, yeah. Just simmer down. I know.

Any thoughts on the state of the franchise and how it relates to this game? Well, in the game specifically, 100 million domestic is still like, low-ish bar for a franchise. So, you know, Jurassic World Rebirth did not set the world on fire and made Sean very mad, but you still got your points. Pretty easily cleared that threshold. So I think that in terms of like gaming out where we're trying to get blockbusters, it's a little bit easier than, you know, we're not doing studio balance sheets. Yeah.

So I'm not that worried about it. I'm going to follow my passions. Do you guys make a long list of movies that you want? Yeah. Yep. And then I kind of just let it happen. That's the only way that you can because who people are going to introduce things in different ways.

Yeah, you never know when the bidding war is going to start for what movie. Yeah. You know. Do you want to let it happen? Do you want to begin? Sure. Absolutely. Do we have a...

Jack, do we want to set an order? I can send one right now. Okay, thank you. All right. Dungeons and Dragons die. Have you ever played Dungeons and Dragons, Chris Ryan? Mm-hmm. Oh, I was young.

Oh, okay. Yeah. Is there a Dungeons and Dragons movie coming? No, he has the prop. The 12-sided die. Yeah. First selection, Amanda Dobbins. Oh, interesting.

Okay. Hmm. John second, C.R. third. Okay. Do you have a clear target? Start with a bang? Yeah, let's make it interesting. Okay.

$100 the Odyssey. Yeah. Here we go. Now. Are we sure it's good? I've done this with Nolan before. I can't keep doing that. So we forgot to.

We forgot to ask, like, are we doing any sort of timer? We don't have the clock running. No, we don't. We're not... I'll try to hold you guys accountable best I can. Okay, but like, so what's the... What is the time limit? Let's loosely say like...

30 seconds? Yeah, 30 seconds. 45 seconds. Okay. I'll just say this. Matt Damon is an incredible advocate for this film. Every time he opens his mouth about this movie... Are you bidding on it?

Yeah, 150. Okay. Every time he opens his mouth about this movie... 160. My anticipation goes up. I hope Matt Damon. does five films between now and the Odyssey just to talk about the Odyssey

when he's talking about the Rip. Okay. And most movies, like as my exposure to them grows, as you hear more about them, as like you kind of get a sense of what's coming. And I'm sure this will happen with the Odyssey at some extent.

You know, you have a look... I'm about to walk away with this for 160. 180. 200. 220. 250. Okay. Okay.

We have $1,000 each for five films here, just as a reminder. Yeah. Okay. So 60. Is this the movie of the year? Yes. Yes.

To me it is. They've carved it out. They've announced themselves. They put tickets on sale six months ago. Which, you know, you didn't like. And 310. They've collected basically every single movie star except for Ben Affleck. We're not sure about that.

Well, I hope he comes on. We don't know. It's not James Marsden in this movie. I think 320. Okay. 3.30. This is the annual, sorry, honey, we can't. travel for the two weeks before and after this movie because I don't, you know,

we could make seven months about this movie. It's July 21st, is that right? 17th, I think. 17th. Oh, good. Okay. So it's just July. Yeah.

No, higher. Amanda has it for 330. 330. 350. Okay. Now, this film in all likelihood, 360 should. 370. Clear.

At least two of the threshold. It will clear all of them. Well, Metacritic, it'll be interesting because I guess no one. I guarantee you. Tenant was his like, settle down young man moment where the critics for like, all right, everybody. And they were wrong. Yeah, they were totally wrong.

We love that movie. Should have been tenant on our list. Did you guys have talked about possibly making it tenant? We talked about it. Yeah, he said it would be too cute. That would have been so trolle. I mean, it should have been the dark night, but whatever. Where are we at?

Yeah. Amanda has it for 370. Four. 400. Yes. What was the highest bid film last year? I feel like we've done something once we did like an 800. 410?

430. I'm not sure you can. pay too much for this. That's why I started it now. It's an interesting one. Yeah. I paid $390 for Mission Impossible. I've just done $4.10. No, Sean has it for $4.30. Oh, okay, $4.40. Where are you on your, um, your Odyssey pronunciation prep? Like, what's your regimen going to be? I, when I was home in Philadelphia over the holidays, I started rereading Robert Fitzgerald's translation. 460, sure. And I was, I was like, I got to get in the gym.

I got to get in the gym with all these guys. Hellamachus. Yeah. And just be like, this is how you say, Climinestra. I think. See, that's the fucking problem. I guess we're going to have to do an audiobook.

I have several copies of the fagels translation. You know, because. Several copies? Yeah. Throughout the, I don't know. Through my academics. What's the number? Sorry.

I said 470? I'll do 500. Sean had it for 480. 500. I'll go 515. 520. 525. I'm going to go 540.

Do you like any swords and sandals movies? Yeah. What's your favorite? Well, I like all the Jason and the Argonauts movies. I love Troy. I love Gladiator, which I guess is a sword and sandals movie. 550. And I'm a big fan of swords and shields, combat movies.

Okay, 560. You don't like them as much, but you did studied the classics. I did. This also has everybody she likes it. Yeah. And I respect Homer. 575. Uh, 580. Story about a guy trying to get home to Ann Hathaway. Yeah. Lock in. Sure. 590. What a year for her coming up. Crazy year. Penelope was on the list of possible girl baby names. It's a little over exposed. And I think that will continue. Penelope is over exposed. I need you to do like a straight to camera essay on how Ann Hathaway pulled this off. Because I feel like she was in. Half of these movies were shot two years ago. I know. I feel like she was in something.

kind of like twilight zone of her career where it was like what's going on with her? Like she making like straight to Amazon Prime movies. Yes, 6.05. And now she's like in the Nolan movie, the David Lowry movie and a David Robert Mitchell movie. More. She's in a Colleen Hoover adaptation. She's got another one, Devil Wars Product 2. Come on, dog. Yeah. Come on. She's got six movies coming out this year. Where are we at? 6.05, I think I have it. Yep, that is correct.

I'm going to go 650 Best and Final. Woo! Wow! Best and Final! Have we ever had that? We do now. I mean, $6.55. Is that that hard? I know, but I'm just like, I'm not going to, I want to play around. I want to have this money. Okay, David Ellison.

Completely shattering the ceiling of what someone's paying for doing. And now I'm taking you to court to find out if you actually have $6.75. Because my dad's backstopping me. Do you read Reeves's long story about David Ellison? I did. It's all my to do. It was really good. Really good.

Rees is very talented. Yeah. 6.55. 660. Okay. I can't bid. W.F.A. Yeah.

I can't push my boat out. Sort of like Odysseus. Okay. What did you say? 660. 660? 660? CR paid 465 for weapons last year.

Yeah. Which turned out to be... I think if you get this... If you get this, it's going to be great for you because it's going to tick all the boxes. I guarantee a best picture. I can't believe you bowed out. And now I just got... content.

I tried to do a thing. Now I just got to stare him down. World C's just going to have the Odyssey. 675. 675. I mean, why not? The problem is, is that I'm going to say 700. I don't think it's fair that I don't get to do this.

Because I think I've done the work for this for this fucking movie. Yeah, you've done the work? Yeah. But you didn't go to see the prolog. Well, no, I'm not going to go see the prolog. Did you see the whole trailer? Yeah. Okay.

You liked it? I did. Yes. I thought it was really good. Yeah. I want to see. the prolog, even though I don't want anything ruined for me. Henceforth. It's a, it's a paradox.

I think that I'm in a good place now with trailers. I know how to watch them, and I know when, if it's the first trailer, it's fine. If it's the second trailer, you're in trouble. So I will watch this teaser. I don't know if I will watch a full Odyssey trailer. I don't want to. I am going to reread the book, though. We're in the fucking movie theater all the time. How are you going to miss it? Because you guys always come like one minute before the movie starts.

Yeah, that's what I do. And where I look at my phone. I'll just, you know, keep. shopping. How much do you... Do you... Do anything else in your phone but shop? I spend a lot of time just on the Real Real app. Like, I'm not actually buying things.

I'm buying things more often than I should. But... What are you... It's 705? 706. Do you... 707? Do you know about the... I know what the real real real is?

I used to do ads for them all the time and then they... Are you serious? Strangely abandoned me. You didn't... And I didn't get Real Real ads? This is like back when I was in the... fucking broom closet making the watch, man. Like, I was, I was, 709.

Yeah, 711. Okay, wow. I like it. Chris Hogan always open. But like, they're real real is its own world, you know? So I got like a bunch of, it's just a way to spend time. Yeah, it is. It is like, well, that's obviously what I do on my phone is.

I just look at the five Blu-ray companies that I can buy stuff from and look at letterbox when I'm trying to not watch trailers. I read about Trump. Okay, yeah, for 11 hours a day. You've been resisting really well lately. Like, I've observed the way in which you've been resisting, and it has been strong, forthright, decent, decent, ethical.

And loud. You've been very loud. All those skeets on blue sky has been amazing. If you're not following Chris on blue sky, check it out because he's had some vociferous language against this administration. This will not stand. Zendaya is Athena. Athena, like I wouldn't have named a child,

Athena, but, because I'm not that like... Honestly, Amanda, it's not too late. It's not too late to go back and named Saia Athena. I knew an Athena in college. It's a great... She was? She was? She was.

I mean, you have to bet... She was also Greek. Well, right. That's the thing is that I don't have the heritage and I'm not quite like... Is naming your Greek kid Athena kind of like naming an Italian-American kid, Polly Walnuts? It has been 45 seconds. Okay. Who has it?

We're at CR for 7-11. Okay Not calling it over Just stating the set 714 I think I had it though Like technically Yeah he did

By the rule of law Well he said it's been over a minute Yeah you should post that on blue sky See with CBM feedback Technically I had the Odyssey 714 715 Yeah

Wow Yeah 716 Are you out or are you waiting I think I might be out 720 720 Yeah.

You might be out. I think so. 725. Okay. Is this a prequel or a sequel? We only have to draft five movies here, right? Five movies, yeah. Okay.

I mean, it is technically, it is a sequel to Troy the film. But it's not made, I mean, in the sense that the Odyssey is continuing the events of the Iliad. 722. 725. 737. 747. Okay. 771.

We're just saying planes now? 777. Okay. 784. Okay. I don't think you deserve this. What do you mean? I think you love movies and you love cinema, but I don't know if you love Nolan enough to have this.

You don't get to come in at the end. You don't get to tell me what I deserve. You are a guest in this chair. we allowed you to roll this chair into this room I can't let you have it I can't great play the game with me what are you at go 787

no no John just outbid himself but that's fine yeah you're at 784 787 is the number 788 what are you afraid of I'm afraid that you're going to leave me at like 795 and be like ha ha you overpaid for the honesty

This is the most dangerous game. I don't think that you can overpay, but overpay for it. But the problem is that in the past, 815, I've gotten to points in the options where like I wind up drafting like four other movies for a dollar. So if you really want it, yeah. You know what did you say? 812. You said 815.

Yeah. That's where you're out. Yeah. So you could do, you could just do 996. Yes. And then you have. And then he can't. Play.

For the rest of the day. Yeah. That's true. CR is at 8.15. You're a tough spot. Yeah. You know, but here's the thing. We've been potting for about an hour.

We've got a good solid hour of content. Most people are kind of cycling out of pods at this point anyway. So I was just trying to get this up. I was really glad that Amanda put it on the board at the outset. Don't get too relying on the data, man. What do you mean? Because you're an artist. You know?

I'm truly not an artist. Look at the canvas and do what you feel. Don't worry too much about the demos. I'm an editor. I'm an editor. I'm a strategist. I've always been an editor and a strategist. and I will be until I die.

8.23. I'm reading here on the Wikipedia page that Christopher Nolan described Odysseus as complicated, quote, an amazing strategist. There you go. And a very wily person. Because you see yourself.

Yeah. As this guy stuck out in the ocean. I'd do anything to get back to my family. Yeah? Yeah. I would. 830. I'd take you to the fucking wall. 830.

That's the number. Why do you feel you need this? What is it? Because I've been thinking a lot about risk. Because you cried at inception. I've been thinking about risk. Risk. Yeah, risk in cinema.

Is this a risk? It's a risk. No, he's in his like mega blank. You think this is a layup to take the fucking the story? The only story. I don't think it's a layup and I'm not trying to denigrate what he's done here. And to do practical effects. This is a well-known story.

In UNESCO sites. In UNESCO sites. He cast a real cyclops. He is honoring that. Yes. These sirens are real. That silla is a real silla. But Matt Damon's like, he doesn't, it's all practical. When you're on the set, you're like, holy shit. 850. Go, go, go.

855. Yeah. I love it. There's only one wave it up. You guys been to Greece? Never. Never. I'd like to.

I'd like to go. Maybe we could go for the movie. Let's do it. Live Greece pod. I'm available. Do you think we have Greek fans? I don't know. I'd love to hear from them.

There's like an American who happens to be working in Greece who's like, I like this podcast. One American? Yeah. That would be nice. What about a Brit? That would great. Yeah. 856.

I've only been once on my honeymoon. It was amazing. Oh, you were on your honeymoon. Did you go to any of the classical, like, flights? Yeah, I did. So we went, I mean, you know. 860. We did Greek islands for the honeymoon, you know, like a pretty classic honeymoon thing.

But we did fly through Athens. And with the flight schedule, we ended up. spending a night in Athens. And I sort of, without a lot of research, I was just like, well, I'll just pick this hotel. 8602. And it turned out to be like 500 yards from the Acropolis. That's great. Which was like lit up at night.

And we, you could walk right up to it. It was like our night in Athens was one of the most like unplanned magical parts of the trip. It was really cool. I'd like to go back. That's wonderful. I said 862. 864. You okay?

You're feeling a little loose. 864. Also, I want to go wherever they went in the trip to Greece the 2020. Oh, the Rob Brynn? Yeah.

Yeah. Yeah. Wonderful film. Underrated. All the trip films. 864. Where in Greece do they go? 68.

What if I told you could have a Mets World Series but you have to give up the Odyssey? Would do it in a heartbeat. I would do it in five seconds. Yeah. I would do it in one second. Do you believe Bradley Cooper

when he says that he wants an eagle? Super Bowl win over an Oscar. Yeah. You do? Yeah. I think Bradley Cooper kind of knows all this bullshit. And flags fly forever.

I think he's right. But I don't know because I've never experienced it. I was thinking back the other day about how it's been, the teams that I root for have one title in 53 years. Where are we in the auction? 53 years. Sean has a title happened in your lifetime. I was four years old. 868.

It was a mess. It's 868. 870. Okay, so here's the upside of me getting it at 996. Yeah. I can still host the show and talk about the movies. And also, like, people don't really like me anyway, so they don't want me to get good stuff. What's going on with you?

But you guys, like, can then compete in an amusing way, but not a way that is toxic. But what if she and I just do our frickin' fricking thing and, like, we just pick a bunch of movies that, like. Oh, that would suck. Yeah. That would suck. Pylos I'm just, I'm Googling. That's why. I want this home as I'm a graduate of Ithaca college.

The. Can you claim that? Can you claim Fielty to Ithaca? 870 something. You have it for 870. I do. 875. 9 best and final.

Nine. Nine. Best and final. I'm walking. I'm walking out my lawyers. The lawyers have the car running. They're keeping the engine warm. We already know based on your return to the bidding at 700, that you are spineless.

So you have. $900. Best and final. No. It's all I can do. The Pellian is where I Google and I wanted to go in Greece. Just having her own little podcast over here.

Well, you guys. Yeah. Rick Steve's podcast. Yeah. If anyone knows about it, I'm sorry if I'm not pronouncing it correctly. But it looked really beautiful. And I remember I watched the trip to Greece.

900 best and final? I mean 901. Okay. It can't hurt me. What are you going to do? 9.03. 903. I've fired my lawyers. The person that this affects for Moses, Amanda,

because you've got to step up for the rest of this podcast. No more Wikipedia. You've got to carry us. Oh, I'm sorry that I'm not. I'm providing color commentary about Greece, okay? Who are the, who's your favorite character from the Odyssey? You know, they also shot in Scotland. I was going to ask you guys how many Odyssey characters you could name.

Let's save that for the Odyssey episode. Okay. Or the pre-odicy. I haven't read. Do you guys know about the book? Searcy, do you know about this whole... Oh, like a kind of revisionist. Yes, yeah.

You know what? 9.02. Excuse me. Not 902. She already said 903. 903. 904. 905.

906. 920, best and final. 921. Okay. This is what happens when I try to teach you about the perspective of women in each and preach. That's what it was like in school for me too. 925. 926.

I'm out. Okay. Okay. No, I really am out. You get out of it. What? All right. 926.

With room to move? I'll take it. You did good. You did good. I just wanted to talk about a different movie. This is real. Like, it's just, you just have to run out the clock on you. But at some point, you will get fidgeting and you'll go to something else.

Well, my shirt's just like grabbing that weird way. But is this car hurt? What are we? Is this big, what is brother? Universal work? Okay. I don't know. All right.

This is a good, this was a good one to do because it is July. So we will have some clarity on where we're going with it. There's a bunch of movies, so I have to put a movie up now. I'm very happy to have this, honestly. Because I don't think there are very many tick-tac-toe contenders this year that could hit all three. You'd be surprised if this got 85 on Metacritic, right? What? Because it's a blockbuster.

Like, I think Oppenheimer skewed everything. Critics can be surly. Critics can be surly and be like, I don't know whether I need to. I was just looking up Inception. Inception has a 74. That's fucking deranged. But that's what I'm saying. His movies are not a guaranteed... Oppenheimer changed everything.

Interstellar is a 74. Okay. Interstellar. No, I didn't ask about interstellar. I asked about Dark Night. I'm looking up the Dark Night. I would guess it's sub-85. It's 85 even.

Ah, so there you go. The most acclaimed comic book film of all time is an 85 even. Interstellar might be the most beloved movie out of all three of those that you just mentioned. Okay. Well. possibly. Dunkirk probably over 85. This is a podcast for grownups, so not here.

What movie should I put on the board? You want me to pick it for you guys? I guess I should pick it. You have $74. Yeah, no, I know, but I'm not going to be able to outbid anybody with $74 right now. Like, if I put a big movie up. Do whatever you want. It's your time.

We'd like you to engage with us. I will. I promise you I will. Okay. Um, gosh. Where should we go from here? I guess I'll put up for $1. Okay.

Emerald Fennell's adaptation. Now, I do want to talk about this. This movie's coming out very soon. It's coming out so soon. When are they going to start showing it to people? I don't know. It's coming out in a month. So presumably in the next two weeks, people will start to get a chance to see this.

That's right. You a Bronte guy? Not really. But I get it. Okay. I get it. All right. The ripping the bodice, you know.

Is that how you're saying bodice? I think it's bodice. I have historically said bodice out loud. Okay. Have you ever torn a bodice without knowing how it's pronounced? No. I've never, like, ripped a woman's clothes off, you know? You never have.

No. Never torn any fat. Have you torn them off? Like, you know? Sorry if I'm, like, seeking consent. Have you had sex with me or like, like? Okay. So every time you have sex with a woman, you look her directly in the eyes and you say,

Excuse me. All right, that's getting cut. That's getting cut. Come on. You got to leave it in. Jamie, that's his vice president. That's getting good. All right.

On the record, Jack Sanders, you know, planning my flag. You got to leave that in. That was too good. Okay. Okay. This pod is going to be three hours long. All right, so $1.

So we got a nice email this morning. From Richard Pickard, who works at the And he shared with us that Emerald Fennel did a syllabus for this film. So she identified all the movies that inspired this movie. And it's an incredible lineup of movies. I'll read a few of them off to you guys. Definitely been over 45, by the way, just going to have $1 on the board for shot. Got it.

Okay. A matter of life and death from the archers. $5? Far from the Madding Crowd. Slusinger's adaptation. The Knight Porter, Bram Stoker's Dracula. Come on. Saltburn.

Get in here. $8. Okay. David, I like Saltburn. David, Cronenberg's Crash, Baz Luhrman's Romeo and Juliet. Yeah. Two Catherine Briaaut films. The Handmaiden

Parkin, that's great. And Sophia Coppola's the Beguiled. Those are the key, the inspiration points for her Weathering Heights adaptation. By the way, your Beguile jokes on the top 50 rewatchables? $9. $10. $11. I was laughing a lot. I thought it

was really, really funny. I was just like, we were trying to figure out, remember the name of the Beguiled and be like, who was the one were calling other Sophia Coppola movies that might be on Bill's list after a loss of translation. And it was very funny. I liked it. You guys did a good job on what was my favorite podcast of 2025. Thanks.

Shout out to Bill. Sometimes you should not prepare. You have it for $11. I have $11 right now? Yep, 11. This movie could be a huge hit. 15 bucks. Yeah.

I think critically there's definitely a swingback potential for Emerald Penel. We're underrating women at the box office. We're underwriting women. I think that we are probably overrating the importance of a intelligence script versus everything else that this movie has going for it. Don't think that we're excited about. Jacob Lordy, Marco Robbie, Charlie X-EX. And like, she's in it or she just do the music.

He does music. Yeah, the whole score. But you're not brat, so. $22. Yeah. I feel like this is a good movie. It's just a fun movie to have. Yeah.

Like I might not, I might hate it. really did not like. 22. Is that where you're at? 22, yeah. 25. 30. The syllabus talked me into it. I'll do 30.

She's got two Catherine Breod films here and David Cronerberg's crash. But she's got to channeling either of those things. She's got to get emcees and she's got to get B.O's. That's what she's got to do. B.os, I think it's possible. I think B.O. So what does she have to get to? $100 million to get a point.

I don't think it's an Oscar movie. Saltburn wasn't an Oscar movie. Promising Young Woman was in COVID. She won an Oscar. She did. For promising young woman. She's an Oscar winner. What number are we at? Amanda has it for 30. 35. I got to be careful here. I was going to try to reread this. But then I remembered the experience that I had with train dreams where I had not read the Dennis Johnson novella. And you liked it more. Yeah. And I just went in and because I, like, I have read the Brontes, but I'm obviously, I'm Austin and that Bronte. I read, I read train dreams after I saw the movie. And I was like, huh.

$40? Some weird choices here in the adaptation. Yeah. $40. Did you do Vineland after? Before. Thank you also for, sorry. You are closer to me.

And it's nice to have you here. And also I'm waking you up. The pinch and pinch on thing. That was so great. We didn't talk about it on Sunday night, but I did also panic in the moment. And I was like, is this how we're saying it? Because he probably has at least talked to him on the phone. I would assume so.

Yeah. Or maybe just over like carrier pigeon. You know, you can imagine there's a world in which their, their correspondence was virtual. And Thomas Pinchin was like, it's Pinch on actually. Yeah. And if like anyone knows. The thing I liked about on the watch, you talked about Paul Thomas Anderson's pronunciation

of Pinchin versus Pinchon. He said Pinch on at the Golden Globes. And you identified it as a California, L.A. nasally surfer thing. Yeah, kind of a Pinchon, man. Yeah. You know, Thomas Pinchon. That was astute. Thanks, dude.

I like that. Where is the bidding right now? Amanda has it for $40. $45. All right. I'm looking at my list. I'm pumped for this episode because this episode will also feature Pillion, which is one of my favorite movies last year that people haven't seen yet,

but it comes out the same weekend. What do you mean? Like, you're going to talk about a billion. Oh, yeah, okay. As Wuthering Heights, I thought you meant this option episode. I was like, what? Not this episode right now, the one that we'll do in February. Yeah.

For Valentine's Day. $50.50. $50. How hot is this movie going to be? How rare? How sexy. Yeah. Have you seen The Handmaiden?

Yeah. I mean... Yeah. Okay. You know, that movie... That movie gets after it. You're at 50? Mm-hmm.

55. Okay. Where are you on... I'm not gonna... Yeah. 60. Where are you on a Lordy? Chris Ryan.

Really good question. I'm a fan. I think he's like a kind soul. Seems like a good guy. He seems like a nice guy. Yeah. He does. I feel bad for him.

He seems like he's getting harassed by Pavarazzi a lot. He is not really... reacting well to it. There were some photos of him talking to Chase Infinity, and she seemed... Yeah. Mesmerized? I would guess so. I mean, he is very tall.

The quote about not wanting to talk about AI. I'd rather be kissing on a beach, getting sunburn, reading a novel. All time. He had me forever. And then he said the last movie that made him cry was sense and sensibility. Kate Winslet. Just throwing you the vibe. So he's been listening?

I just... The future Mr. Dobbins. I think that we would have a lot to talk about. Second husband? That's all. Do you and your partner have a celebrity... Hall pass? We have not discussed Hall passes.

I think because we're both sort of horrified by what the other person... Who the other person would choose as a Hall Pass. It sounds like you would choose Jacob Allerty. Yeah, but I think in all of my other interests, Zach seems somewhat disgusted by. And like, it doesn't reflect well on him. And, you know, Sean, Zach and I had a conversation on the subway recently about some of Zach's preferences.

You know, the Fergie thing that you and, no, Fergie is him alone and Kaylee Cuoco is you and Zach together. And I just go in a different direction. I'm totally fine with that. Also, you've listened to my work. You understand. What's the bidding right now? You have it for 60. I ask because there's a film at Sundance that David.

wind directed called Gail Dardy and the celebrity sex pass about a couple and a guy, I believe, meets his sex pass, his hall pass. And does the deed. And then a deed with her. And then a woman, yeah. Zoe Deutsch goes to try to get her pass checked. Okay. Yeah.

60. What are you at? 60? 75. Oh. Okay. Okay. There you go.

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Okay. In September, we are getting a film brought to us. Okay. This is exciting. By our Lord and Savior, Zach Krieger. Ah, okay. And we are going to Raccoon City, baby. for Resident Evil, which I think will cross the threshold on box office and Metacritic.

Wow, bold. I think this movie's going to be fucking rocking. Man, I think you're right. On Metacritic, I don't know, bro. What did weapons get on Metacritic? All right? What did Barbarian get on Metacritic? I'm just allowed to get up, right?

With all right, I really liked weapons, but I'm not bidding on this. No, but my hair, the one little, my little calick is coming out. It looks great. Don't worry about that. I can't. Literally, no one can see that. keeps going like this. And then in the thumbnail,

there's like a line right here. I don't like it. The thumbnail? Yeah. We have AI Jack Sanders. Who can get all that out? You know what? Jack, and you can you get ChatsyPT

to fix the Cowlick on Amanda's hair? That's exactly what I'll do. Thanks, bro. Weapons got an 81 on Metacritic. I am opening the bidding at $40. $45. Okay. I am opening the next round of bidding.

You're not opening anything. $60. $62. I'll just see whether we can... Are you excited for this? I'm pumped. Resident Evil. I played a couple of the chapters, yes.

What happened in those chapters? Well, there's a lab leak. Great. A lab leak. Good. There's a problem in a small town in the Midwest that is being, like, essentially it's a company town for a chemical company. And, you know, you're this chick and you go to the town.

Oh, so it's representation for women in STEM. The movie is, it's Austin Abrams. I mean, Zach Craigor has said, like, this is going to have almost nothing to do with the video game in terms of its story. It's going to be spiritually an adaptation. So what is this? What is this spirit that it is? I must credit Sean Fessie. This was number six, am I most anticipated.

Okay. What is the spirit then that it is adapted and describe it to me? The spirit is just like you're walking around this town fucking slaughtering zombies and freaks of nature. Cool. And it's a really fun game. And then sometimes you saw follow. Okay. Like, how do I get up to the second level if I have to move boxes to get up there, you know?

I learned some additional information about this movie from someone who has explicit knowledge of the movie last Friday, and I won't be spoiling it here for listeners at home. So you're just like letting us know that you know. Yeah, it's actually a crypto adaptation of Weathering Heights. So it's kind of weird that they're coming out in the same year. Crypto, like it's about Wuthering Heights if they had crypto? Yeah, it's a doge. Where are we at? CR, I believe you have it for 60.

62. 65. I don't know how much money I have left. You have $74. So just take it from him. 66. 70. Well, I can't do that.

So I can't go up any. Well, I can go up. Yes, you can. I can go to 71. 72. So I have Wuthering Heights and Resident Evil. Sick. What a fucking guy I am.

That's true. You can have it all. I don't think either of those are going to cross any of the threshold except for domestic box office, but that's good. I disagree. You think they're getting Oscars? Oh, no, Metacritic. Weapons got 81 and it was one of the most acclaimed horror movies the last 10 years.

Why are we using Metacritic then? If Metacritic is giving... He said last year, he was like, I set this way too high. 85 is really hard. No, I didn't. The whole point was that it's hard to hit. But then you drafted like nine sequels. Sometimes. No, I got it. It was just an accident to get to get this.

Like, that's the thing is you got a palm door watch. You got a can watch. Okay, I'll worry about fucking Palm Door next, next action. Wow. Because those are not American films. Why would I care about Palm Door? I don't get extra points for being at Cannes. No, but those are the films that get the best reviews.

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. We'll see. If it's not in English, you won't watch it. That's what you said? No, I've been watching tons of Japanese films. Just thing like what?

I watched Cloud the other day. You actually Curisaw's Cloud. What you think? That'll fucking make you bummed out about modernity men. Yeah. And, uh... How is your black. market selling.

My reselling? Is it everything okay? My drop shipping? Oh, God. It's tough out there. You know? What are all your side businesses? Let's talk about them.

Because Amanda's got to figure out what she wants to put up. Oh, I believe it's CR. Yeah. No, it's my turn. Oh, we do snake. Yeah. Oh, my bad. So, it's like, I'm just sitting here.

Do we need to do snake? Learning about it. I don't know. We don't, but I'll just put the movie that we need to talk about anyway. It's due in part three. Okay. So it's a little early to put this on the board. Early in this auction, because we've been here.

for quite a lot. Well, it's a movie that's not coming out until December. Yeah, but you're getting in early on something that will probably get best picture. Probably break the box office and probably do Metacritic. Well, maybe not Metacritic. What did Dune Part 2 get? Probably sub-85. From the geniuses of the critical community. Shots fired. Well, I just... Who are your least favorite film critics? I mean, this is... Dune Part 2 got a 79. All right, sure. So maybe it won't get... Maybe it won't get an 85, but I think it'll get best picture as the kind of like Return of the King nod.

I wonder. Avatar is obviously not getting that. Wicked didn't get that. It's, it might. It might. Obviously, we don't, I'm not going to doubt Dune Part 3. I love the first. When we were talking about Dune Part 2, you kept invoking Return of the King. Yeah. And we kept screaming, no, Dune 2 is the time to do it because Dune 3 is going to get weird. That said, I think it definitely will be nominated. What is your bid? What's your bid? 50 bucks. I realized that I was off. I was wrong about my Dune 3. It's going to be weird, but it's not going to be as weird as it could be.

In terms of like what happens in the future books. That was my bad. I haven't read them. That was just propaganda. In terms of celebrities. You said 75? I did say 75. 90.

100. This is this is not. This could tick-tacto for sure. Yeah, this could tick-tac-toe. And it's not the Odyssey, but it does have Chalameh, Zenday. Flores Pugh Anea Taylor Joy Mamoa,

Brolin, Rebecca Ferguson, and Robert Pattinson. Oh yeah. Big year for Rob. Yeah. Big shot Bob. What is the bidding?

You have it for $100. $125. Okay. $150. 175. I'm really fascinated to see how this is received.

I know it's going to be a hit. 200. It's probably going to get moved to it feels like mid-October is. the time to put this movie out? From December? Yeah. They can move it up two months like that? Sure. Yeah. It's happened before.

I don't, I think staying on that date is not wise. Well, the problem is all the competition for IMAX screeners, right? There's no big, that's exactly why. Right. But Narnia is not until, do you know the title of Greta Gerwig's Narnia film without Googling it? No.

Why in the witch? Narnia, the magician's nephew is not until November. Got lock in. That needed a couple more minutes in the oven. So the magician's nephew? That is apparently, it is the prequel

to Lion Witch and the wardrobe. I learned this from Wikipedia the last time that we were podcasting about this. It is apparently about the creation of Narnia. Wow.

If I were due to three, I would go to October 16. Amanda has it for 200. 220. October 16th has one wide release film right now. How much do I have left? Jack. You have almost all of it.

You've only spent about like $150. Just killing it. You lost the Odyssey. I don't know what to tell you. You lost the, you're the fucking Nolan guy. You're like, I define my life by being a Nolan guy.

Yeah, but I wanted to participate in this podcast. I want to make the good content. I'm right here talking. Yeah, but like you're kind of not. You're kind of like, now you're like,

when am I going to get to pick again? I'm thinking about Kyle Tucker on the Mets. That's one thing about. Did that happen? It could. Four years 160 opt out after two. What do you say?

What do you say, what do you say, what do you say, Baseball player contracts. Like, we're talking about movies. 4-160 with an opt-out after two years. Would you sign up for that? I would contribute all of my savings to the contract to make that happen.

Because he's a good glove. No. Because he is a... Is he not a good glove? He's a five-war player. He's fine in the outfield. He's a... He's a...

He's a right-fielder, but they'd probably move in the left. What is it? I said 250. 275. This is way under value right now. In my opinion. Okay. Thank you.

These are my contributions. I mean, this is you want me to talk. This is what I'm saying. You are. I'm surveilling the land. You are the polymarket Kairon at the bottom of this broadcast right now. 300.

320. Are you actually excited for this? Do the rest of this in Mark Malcolm, voice. 350. So she said no, it's a $10 million to do the play-by-play at the Globes.

Because look at what happened to Mark Malcolm. I knew on Sunday night, I was like, this is not good. Can't happen to me. Yeah. That can't happen to me. I'm impervious.

This is not going to go well, you know? So it's, it's, 10 million for the rest of your life. But there would be so much stuff at the globes that you'd be like, I have not seen Heel's rivalry. That's true. For the TV stuff, I would need some prep. I'd watch it.

I would watch it. For $10 million, for $10 million, I would as well. You would like it. Everyone says that. I have a checkered history with adaptations of romance texts as opposed to romantic comedies. It's just a very entertaining series. Okay.

It's not very demanding. It's like six episodes. Okay. Where you guys at? 350. 375. I'll do 400. Yeah.

Is this the second most desired movie of the year? I think so. Because I think it's the one that I think will also get Oscar Noms, whereas Doom's Day won't. You know, like, um... Wait, where are we at? I'm sorry, what was it? 400? 425.

450. I mean, it's definitely... What do you think is going to make more money? Dune 3? your Odyssey. The Odyssey. Which is... Boy, I don't know.

Insane. I feel like Oppenheimer reset the trajectory for Nolan. Or like a movie like that has never made $980 million. And The Odyssey is way bigger

from an IP perspective. How much of Oppenheimer was based on like, dude, they set off a bomb to make this movie? Like the kind of like spectacle of it. And how much do they need to talk about

what's in the Odyssey to get people to go see it? I think people are going to go see it because they think a lot of people have had to read this book over the course of their lives. It's an extraordinarily well-known story. Arguably after the Bible and the story of Christ,

the most well-known story in Judeo-Christian culture. So, yeah, there's some awareness, I would say, of the material. But, you know, Dune Part 3 is like a classic situation where you had two previous movies that were both box office hits. The second one bigger than the first one. Yeah, though. All of the central stars have only gotten significantly more famous since those movies start coming out.

What are we at, Jack? Amanda has it for 450. And also, Oppenheimer made 50 million more domestic than Dune Part 2. Interesting. But I also do think that internationally, I mean, I don't think that American high schools are the only place where you read the Odyssey. No, the Odyssey's going to play everywhere. Yeah. I'll do it for 475.

500. 525. 550. Callum Turner in Denneville-Nove's Bond? 600. Apparently he's going all over town in London saying I'm Bond. Callum Turner? Yeah, it's done deal.

Good for him. I mean, he's marrying Duleepa and he's going to be James Bond. I'm excited for him. 625. It's really nice. Yeah, it's really nice. It's a searing commentary. I like the idea of Young Bond.

I like the idea of him coming out of like the Navy. Is this what they're going to do in origin? story, you think? Or did the villain who said, I don't want to do one of those? Alan Turner's 35. Yeah, but you know he's not, he's not going to be like, oh, I'm late middle age bond. I'm broken down like Daniel Craig. I'm seeing here on Wikipedia, he previously was with Vanessa Kirby. Yeah, you didn't know that? Yeah. He's really, he's doing very well. That's fire. Yeah. Vanessa Kirby to do a leap on. And you were like, I don't understand eternity. I understood eternity. He doesn't make it a good movie. I mean, he's obviously a very handsome.

You guys see the boys in the boat? Yeah. George Clooney film? Yeah, yeah, yeah. He's also in Masters of the Sky Air, Masters of the Air. Yeah, that was a TV show. No, but it's kind of amazing that Austin Butler and Callum Turner were like the leads of an Apple series that it feels like only I and 75, 80 year olds watched. Right, but not Andy.

Andy watched like the first one. Okay. Maybe I don't even know if Andy's seen the Pacific. Do you see the film starring David Ellison Fly Boys? I didn't. Is he in it? Yeah, he's one of the leads. I haven't seen it.

I haven't seen Fly Boys. Great bit in Reeves' New York Mac profile, David Ellison, about how he pivoted away from acting. Wow. Because of the struggles of the film Fly Boys. Fly Boys watch along? Amanda has it for 625.

I'm just Googling Callum Turner right now. 45. 650. Is he going to lose his hair? 675. He'll get it taken care of. All the British guys do. You said 650?

He's got a large forehead. CR said 675 Yeah Oh 700 Bald Bond Well that's what I was gonna ask Could we do a bald bond I mean I guess Connery was a bald bond

But he wore a rug though With a piece Yeah But he was he was bald bald a F I'm looking at some of it I'm looking though With the younger photographs With longer hair

And he's still got the forehead Where are we? So maybe that's just the pattern We're in Los Angeles California $725 We're at the absolute center piece of culture right now. This is where it's all happening. Not the city, this room.

7.30. 7.50. I feel like Odyssey kind of set the market for a movie this big. Yeah. 750. Okay. We're just shattering records. So that means whoever doesn't get this, we'll get another big blockbuster then in this one. So that means the second. I don't have anything. So anything. No. Oh my goodness, Amanda. 775. Wow. You guys are going. big time for Dune 3. I'll give it to you at 775.

Okay. I think that's good. I think that that's good balance. Good balance. Yeah. I'm putting something up now. Is that right? Yes.

For going in snake fashion? Yes. That's correct. Okay. Hmm. For a dollar, I'll put up Toy Story 5. Do you know who the villain of Toy Story 5 is, Christopher? No.

It's an iPad. You know? Who introduces... Do you know who's voicing the iPad? No. Greta Lee. That's really funny. And I'm having a iPad.

happy for her. So wait, Toy Story, is this, have something to do with Apple? Hewston's Pasadena enthusiast. Well, I don't know whether it's actually an iPad. Oh, it's like a tablet. But it's a tablet. And screen time is competing with all the other toys. It's a good idea.

Now, obviously, I'm the animation lover. Did you point, that's the nominated movie? Toy Story 5 for $1. I love the Toy Story films. You were not on the Toy Story rewatchables. I don't think I've ever seen Rewatchables. Malory? Mallory, me,

fan. Was it Mina? Toy Story rewatchables. I've been Mina and Mal. Sean Fantasy, Mallor Rubin, and Shea Serrano. Shea, of course. My beautiful boy, Shea.

Toy Story 4 rocked. Toy Story 3 rocked. Quinn Tarantino said top 10 movie of the century. What else did Quentin say? He recommended the film Chocolate, which I had not heard of before. Have you seen that film?

But from the director of Ongbach and Ongbach 2. Will you check that one out? For sure, yeah. Toy Story 2, good. Toy Story 1, all-time classic. Life-changing movie. Do you think this is the best franchise? It's in the conversation.

Never really stumbled, in my opinion. I was thinking about that with Bone Temple. I think 28 months later is highly flawed. Yes. Have you done... By the way, Sean has this movie for a dollar. Okay. Have you...

I'll take it. Done this with Alice? We did one and two. We got really obsessed with Jesse from two. Who is the female cowboy? Who is it? Who voices Jesse? Is it Joan Cusack?

It is Joan Cusack. Oh, that's nice. And we have never done three and we've never done four. Three is very scary. There's a lot of potential toy death. Is it like... Three is the one where it's like they get left behind somewhere? Yeah.

Well, that kind of... always happens, but yeah. Five, I'm pumped for, and this is like, this is a value play. Okay. This movie's going to make a shit ton of money. That's fine. It's almost certainly going to be nominated for at least one Oscar. Well, I think that's great, but we just don't really want it.

So you can have it. Well, I need to get something like this. I understand. So I think that's good. I need to fill out my roster. Yeah. You have two recommendations. We have not got toy story and it doesn't, no offense.

I'm just too old. It doesn't mean anything to me. But I will say when Knox encounters. Too old. You're younger than I am. Yeah, but I just never watched it. You just don't watch. animated stuff because you were raised like a monk in Tibet in 1850.

Listen, I'm doing my best to overcome it. But when Knox encounters a Buzz Lightyer toy, he is kind of like, oh, what's this? I think he would really enjoy the Woody and Buzz dynamic. I would be surprised. I'll happily invite your son over to watch the movie. It's so funny to imagine him encountering some of the franchises that Sean and I grew up with and had to wait years and years for the next movie to come out. And now he's just got 12 of them or whatever to watch.

Yeah. And then Paw Patrol. I'll show him that and bring that into your house. Throughout a Paw Patrol toy this Christmas. Pretty good idea. Did you get it for him? No, absolutely not. Someone else said a grandparent who will not be named.

But I bet you can guess. And goodbye to that toy. How's the volume on the keyboard doing? So we got a replacement, Cassio keyboard. Yeah. I think that might have too much firepower, man. I know. But Knox like understands how the volume top and he will just turn it all the way up and then hit the drums. And you can yell Knox turn it down as loud as possible. And he will not do that. It's really psychotic. Careful. He's very precious. No, I know. But Chris and Phoebe gave him his first keyboard, so I blame them. Is it my turn? It is. I thought he would love music. Okay. He does love music. All right. Let's have fun. Project Hail Mary. Yep. $50. $50. 60 bucks.

Yeah. 70 bucks? $75. 80. $100 for Project Hail Mary. Okay. Although I'm a little concerned, what is the most recent example

of Amazon's like theatrical stuff working out like on a big box office way? It's never happened. Except for James Bond, I guess. So I guess this would be your betting on box office. I bet it'll do fine critically, but probably not. like,

85, yeah. Like, what did the Martian get, you know? The Martian's bit, what business is? Oh, on Metacredic. I would guess 81. But it was nominated for a bunch of Oscars. Several Oscars. There's a little bit of concern that they have given away too much about Project

Taylor, Mary. Mm-hmm. 140. Amazon's highest grossing film worldwide is air with $90 million. That's crazy work. That's not good. Yeah. Yeah.

And this is one of the reasons why this. But I know that they're trying to like, this is the year. They hire Courtney Valenti. They're trying to be a real proper movie studio. 175. Okay. I'll be seen Crime 101 imminently.

Yeah. That's a new Amazon film. But I thought it was going straight to video. And it is not. Okay. Chris Hemsworth, aka Thor. I'm just doing math about how much I have left.

You've done 175? 180. If you want it, just take it. I don't really. I mean, I'm interested. So you're just bidding me. No, I'm not just bidding you up. It's not something...

Wait, what's the last bid? 180. 182. Okay, hold on. 185. 190. Because now I have a new strategy. What's your new strategy?

Well, if I get this, I feel good about where I'm at and I'll just take wacko things for the rest of the auction. Right. You'll have Wuthering Heights, Resident Evil, and Project Hill Mary. You only have the odd. in Toy Story 5. And you have Dune. I similarly feel like I can now take some risks because of my slate. I have some guaranteed points in the bin.

Okay. I will do 200. I'm excited about this film. Now, what do you make of the March release date of this movie? Wasn't Martian pretty early? Oh, no, Marchion is September. Maybe it was fall, yeah. Same author in case everybody's like,

why didn't they keep bringing up the novel? You were not the novel Martian. Also adapted by Drew Goddard, just as the Martian was. I think I'm more worried about the Bride's March release date because that's another, we now have a history of Warner Brothers putting big name director swings in March and it not panning out box office wise. This is Amazon. I don't know how much of a strategy they have besides trying to find a soft weekend. They knew it was going to be sitting there for a long time. This movie is opening opposite.

Billy Elish, Hit Me Hard and Soft the Tour. Directed by James Cameron and Billy Elish. You can have Project Television. Okay, great. Thank you. March is going to be interesting. A lot of weird movies. Scream 7, you pumped about that? Maybe we can wait.

Maybe we'll hold it. I don't know. I don't know. All right. Because it's just like all the old people back now. Yeah. I don't love that they did that. Yeah.

I feel like they had like a pretty decent cast kind of put together. put together. Yeah, Jenna Ritego, Melissa Barrera. Yeah. Okay. So I have $25 left and another pick. Devil Wars Prided 2, $1. We've got a bidder up.

Got it bid her up. Five bucks? Six bucks. Okay. How much do you have left? I have $25. I don't really want DeVar Wars Prada 2. Is that coming out?

It's going to make 100 mil. I'll do $26. I guess that's where I'm at. Wow. You're just taking it. You're taking Devil Wars Prided 2. You just took it. Yeah.

Bitter up. I mean, how many do you? have, right? No, I can't. Yeah, so you're taking it. That's fine. You can have it. Wow.

I'm a little disappointed. I like Devil Wars Prada. I like that movie. Okay. Would you say it's the number one most rewatchable film of the century? I would not. I would not say it's in my top 50 of their most rewatchable. Is it in your top of 150?

That is why I love Bill Simmons. And why I love the rewatchful. I mean, I think I would have some. I mean, it's a great choice. I love saying it to the two of you. I love you both just being dumbfounded. Can you, three quotes from the original. Devil Wears Prada. Go.

No, I can't remember. You can't do a single quote. Can you do three? No. Yeah. You guys are absolutely. The movie is fine. It's like it's the most seven out of ten movie of all time. It's an incredible movie. Okay. Who's the director of the Devil Wears Prada?

David Frankel? Yeah. Is he directing the sequel? What are your other David Frankl faves? Didn't he, did he direct Marley and me? Wedding Crashers? He did direct Marley and me. Dobkin directed wedding crashes. I mean, you're talking to me like, I don't know these things.

Like, I know what's up. Also, Elaine Rush McKenna wrote this. She wrote 27 dresses, which I don't care that much about. Morning Glory, deeply underrated, in my opinion. Are you a fan of collateral beauty from 2016? That was tough. starring Will Smith? I wasn't.

What about one chance? Have you seen that? What's that about? Probably not. Merrill Streep is in this film. Stars James Corden has Paul Potts? Is it in this movie? Yeah.

Right. I've heard details about the plot and I like it. You too. You're getting a little too inside baseball. You know, you know about Resident Evil. You know about Devil Wars Prada 2. You're losing touch with the working man.

Who ever said I was in touch with the working man? It's a fucking movie podcast. Joe Lunchbale is going to the cinema with his last $5. So I have Devil Wars Prada too. Yeah. Can't do a single quote. Not florals for spring.

Groundbreaking. What's the one? Are those? What are you say? I like the Devil Horse Prada. Yeah. I do. It's just,

I don't really understand it as a phenomenal. Are those the Chanel boots? Yeah, because that's a meme. Yeah. What does Adrian Grenier say? I'm going to Boston

to learn how to make French fries or whatever. Okay, so you're going to be left with quite a large sum of money because Amanda has $25 remaining and I have $74 or $73 remaining.

And is it my pick or? It's my pick. It is? Didn't you just do Toy Story? No, Amanda just put up. She just put two up. So I got to find another one. Hmm.

Hmm. Hmm. Hmm. I'll put the Adventures of Cliff Booth on the board for a dollar. So you're basically... Okay. Because you want it. Yeah. And I was thinking about this too. Now it probably ain't going to get you much.

I'm going to probably fuck you up here. You know what you mean? Oh, that's fun. You know, you're going to get... You can probably get Metacritic here. Well, strategically... I don't know if you can. It's not something...

People have been a little bit salty about the David Fincher. movies. They are not listen. Completely unnecessary. Do you know what I was just watching the other night because it was on cable? Tell us. Girl the Dragon Tattoo. Yeah. You fucking kidding me. Yeah, it's so good. Honestly, like his like his not even tossed off, but his

like B level work is so much better than most people's like crowning achievements. I mean, it's crazy. He's one of the great. You know him with you. When fucking Daniel Craig comes in with the with the pastry and the coffee, he's like, kick your girlfriend out. I have to talk to. I think I think Quinn and Fincher

are both really funny but in very different ways. It's insane that he is directing this. I know, I know. Also, can I tell you something? Once Upon a time in Hollywood, 84 Metacritic. Yeah, I mean, that's evil. Listen, I didn't make it. Yeah, Kinty has his detractors.

I think I think 80, I think 85's too high. What about 80? I feel like all these movies we keep searching and it's like 81, 80. It's too late. He said it at 85. This is the fun of the game. About the Scott Connoissance? I don't really care.

I mean, I hope he's good in the movie. Yeah. Don't really have... I'm not going to go rewatch Hawaii 5-0. No, right? I've seen that speculated. If that is the case, that's really fun. And if there is a lot more real-world collision,

that would be exciting. Yeah. Oliphant's in this, Carlo Guvino, right? I'm just having a hard time picturing it. Like, I... It just seems... It's just, it is total fantasy football for movies. Yeah.

You know, where it's like David Fincher and Quentin Tarantino and Brad Pitt are on the same team? And, like, are they going to score enough points for me to win this week? I think this is just going to be... I have a feeling this is going to be kind of a bummer of a movie, but like... Really? See, I feel like it's going to be way more of like a...

Daffy celebratory thing. Yeah, like goofy, like fun. Anyway, what did you... Where's the bidding on this? I bid $1 for the Adventures of Cliff Booth on Netflix. I'll bid $10. Do you think it's going to be the summer or the fall? I don't know.

I would imagine knowing Venture, there's probably a lot of V-V-V-X on it, but I don't know. What do you think? Summer or fall? You know, they did the killer at Venice. And Netflix, I do think still likes Venice. I mean, I know they like Venice and Venice likes them.

But, like, as a kind of free advertisement to make the people slightly more aware of the movies than they would be otherwise for the prestige stuff. You got to look at what their slate's going to be because they're going to have Narnia, probably not a Venice movie. I would doubt it. You never know? Yeah, I don't even know what else they're going to have this fall. I'm sure there's stuff that's bubbling Raygun, the Brad Bird movie. You just, you're done? Ben Afflex animals.

I think I can remember the movies I want to go for. $12.15.15. $20.20. $17. $25. $18. I'm at $25. Yeah, 19. Yeah, you don't have. Yeah. Okay. All right. So it's yours. 20. So I have 26. No, no, no, no. Yeah, you do. No, you're out of money.

No, I have $73. Oh, you're right. I was doing the wrong now. You have $25. Oh, six. How much money do I have left? Pretty much infinite compared to these two. Yeah, you can do whatever you want. You really want it?

I mean, my slate's pretty sick if I get that. I mean... You're not going to get any points from this movie. Maybe you'll go... Maybe you'll get Oscars. You're right. And I want to give it to you. You don't have to give me anything.

We're playing the game. I still have two slots left. So you're out. The thing is, is the game kind of falls apart if you don't give it to me because you've got to put up two movies after this. That's bullshit. That's just the order.

of the picking, you know, that order of the nominations. And you spend $900-something dollars on The Odyssey taking yourself out of this conversation. I've been here the whole time. And you're talking about Kyle Tucker and what you've heard about Raccoon City. You know, we've got two more recordings together this week. I know. And if the Kyle Tucker thing happens in the middle of the pod, I'm just going to ask you guys to leave

the room so that I can solo pod about it. Actually, I've probably got to call Zach Lowe. That's what I'm going to end up doing. You got to do Mets Corner. Metz Corner on Netflix? Do you guys hear about this? You guys hear about it? about this. Mets Corner on Netflix? What do you mean? Like, that's... LaZack Lowe shows on Netflix.

Yeah. Yeah. Mets Corner going to Netflix. Congratulations. That's great. This is notable. Yeah, congratulations. The bets are going to Netflix.

Do you think that that gets to a world championship? Because it hasn't gotten anyone at Best Picture. Good point. Well taken. $70. $71. I can bid $71. Okay.

I certainly can Do it Do it Do it You think I should take it from it Yeah it's fun Yeah It's Fincher and Tarantino

$76 There we go Why would you not just do 72 Well because He can do whatever he wants $76 The Adventures of Cliff Booth So you have one spot open

But you have to put two films up That's fun Now you just pick who you like more I have one spot open. I have to put two films up. So I have to... I mean, you've got to get another movie. Yeah.

But it doesn't even have to be a movie that you're putting up. Disclosure Day. Mm, okay. Steven Spielberg's rumored alien invasion film. We got the trailer a couple weeks ago. Emily Blunt, Colin Firth,

Josh O'Connor. I mean, you're going to be able to get this, right? Yeah. So I'll just... Do you want it? I think it'll go... I'll go right to 71. I think it'll go over in box office.

Yeah, I think so as well. You don't. Okay. I'm just going to see... Concern trolling. I'm just going to see that I know that Universal needs it to. Okay.

And that they have started this campaign very early to create awareness. We've got an original event movie. Well, it's one of the biggest movies of the year for them, for the studio. And they want the movie to be really successful. Honestly, Chris, if your lineup is Wuthering Heights, Resident Evil, Devereux, Prode, Devereux, Adventures of Cliff Booth and Disclosure Day like cooking you've absolutely won even though he has the opposite. None of those movies will get 85 and none of those movies will get

Oscar nominees. Yeah, but like... This is weird kind of place at the auction where we're just playing for these strange numbers. This is what, but this is why I made the game. Cool. What fun it is to be across a table with you, crunching numbers. I like the list if you do that and I support you. So what did you bid? Well, 71 is the most I can bid. Do it.

you should do it. I would do it. I'll take disclosure. I mean, I'm sorry to... And then I have to put up another film for you guys. Yeah. Well, no, you can because you don't doesn't have any money.

So if we don't want to bid on it, so it's like the game is kind of over now. This is why it was not that fun to take a venture to put up. No, let me put up a movie for you two to bid on it. Yeah, let him do it. You can't put a movie up because you don't have any slots. Stop being mad at us. I'm not going to.

You've done this before in the episode. We've done this before. Like, you would have to put it up for a dollar amount. but if we choose not to bid on the movie you can't take it because you don't have an open slot. You're not going to not choose to bid on the movie. I doubt it. Okay, go ahead. You go ahead.

Go ahead. Then you do it. I just don't understand why you got so mad at us. Like, you're really, really mad. I don't know. I explained this with the Cliff Booth thing that it disallows Chris to continue playing the game. Okay, I'm sorry, yes.

You're correct. That was part of my thinking with putting Cliff Booth. You know what I mean? I got you. Yeah. So now I have to put a movie up. Okay. How many spots do you have on?

You can do it? I have three spots left. And you have two. I have two. And you have $25? I do. And I have $71. I do.

Yes. Hmm. What do we both want? Social reckoning. Well, I'm looking at it. Okay. I'm looking at it. Hmm.

So I'm just knocking everything off of my list that has been taken. Okay. Wuthering Heights. What did I tell Mary? So here's how I organized this. For Metacritic, for box office, for me. I want you to pick something for you. I'm not looking at the list.

I've got three open spots for me right now. Yeah. So I don't have to, I don't have to go for it right now. Devourche Potatou also off the board. Yeah. It's tough. We all make sacrifices. No, no.

It wasn't a question. I mean, for $1, Narnia the magician's nephew. All right. So this will be a box office thing. Well, now, will it? Because it's going to get a limited amount of time in IMAX. For two weeks, IMAX? Two weeks, IMAX exclusive.

Can a movie cross $100 million that quickly? Probably, but not necessarily. But is Narnia, like, that hot on the streets? They're going to sell the fuck out of this movie. Yeah. Is it again? I don't know. Daniel Craig, I believe, is Aslon.

And Emma Mackey. Bouncing back. Carrie Mulligan. Bigger than ever? And the Mackey is bouncing back. I believe in her. Did you see El Miquay? No.

Okay. That would be a fun thing. But I like, uh, did you ever see her Hermione, uh, invitation that she did? Oh yeah, that's good. No, I like her. I like her. I like her. Not her.

I'm a Mackey. I like her too. Not her false. Um, I, you know, sure, five dollars. The magician's nephew. Six dollars. Six dollars. I can't even say I'm anticipating this movie, but I am fascinated by it.

I have no relationship. relationship to Narnia. I've never, I've never read the books. I don't really know the stories. I think I maybe read them when I was a young kid, but like, yeah, this is, this is way $12. Wow, it's a thousand years before the $12.13. What do you mean a thousand years before like the- thousand years before the lion, the witch, and the wardrobe? So we're getting a prequel. They participate in the beginning of Narnia's history. Here, let me just read the second paragraph. It's $13? Yeah. The magician's nephew is a prequel to the series. David Sims has still not texted me. by the way. I spoke with him about it last week. He explained why this is a good choice. I know,

but then you said he was texting you being like, Ha, ha, Amanda. David, you have my phone number. The middle third of the novel features the creation of the Narnia World by Aslan the Lion, centered on a section of a lamp post brought by accidental observers

from London in 1900. This is kind of a spoiler. I would have liked to have learned this while watching the film. Okay. $16. I think I'm going to read this with Alice before we go see it. That's nice.

That is nice. That's my plan. We just finished the Wizard of Oz, the book version. Oh, great. Like the actual book. It has some illustrations, but it's the first real proper book we read. And now we're going to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone book version. I'm going to read your son's Cormack McCarthy's Borders trilogy.

Where do you start? Can I ask you a point of order? Are you allowed to draw auction films that you've seen? No. Oh, okay. Um, well. So you got Narnia? I got Narnia.

Okay, so. No, no, no. You got it? For 16. Yeah, 17. Yeah, 18. Okay. Like being Wimbledon.

I mean, I will get this if I need to get it. Okay, then take it. At 18? Yeah. What do I care? I feel like it's a good get. Great. Not a sequel or a prequel, right?

I mean, it is a prequel. But it doesn't exist. It's not been established. Yeah. Right. This is the first in this series, this version of this adaptation. Oh, no, I just saw the word multiverse on this Wikipedia page. I got to close it.

Okay. So I'll take Narnia the Magician's Nephew for $18. Okay. There's a multiverse in Narnia? I just, I closed the Wikipedia page. Now, we haven't done too much high-minded stuff yet. Yeah. You have, now you have the chance to put up two movies here.

I do. And you've got three open spots. So you're like, where are you at on social reckoning? Are you, is it a bit that you're like, no, I don't want this? Or is it, are you actually curious? I'm working through it, you know, in real time. I think, like, I've got to get it. You think I have to get it?

Just think for your soul. I think it's also, it's really good for your brand. Why? You think that I have to heal? No, I get it. It's just like a collectam all Pokemon situation where you're just like, you signed up for the Aaron Sorkin. subscription. I did.

You're a lifetime subscriber. Yeah. I know, but I am. He saw that you guys made this the number one movie of the century. He's like, I could, I could iterate on that. Yeah. As I said on the most in participated episodes, this will be my year of rest and relaxation and also getting what I want.

And is it what I want? You know what I mean? Devil Wars brought it to two. I don't know what that has to do with the world of the world. You did not say this would be. year of rest and relaxation. I assure you it will not. What if I just, I know, but what?

Just pieced out. Sorry, I didn't see social reckoning. I was relaxing. I mean, what if I just recreate that novel, you know, live on the podcast? Well, you know, you're starting from a place of seasonal depression, so that'll work. And sense and sensibility, too. You know, they're making movies for me now. Isn't sense and sensibility isn't a TV show?

It's a remake. It's a remake Pride and Prejudice. were remaking the TV show. Yes. And Sentence Insensibility, they're doing another movie. Have you seen the 1995 Sense and Sensibility? Which one is that? Who's in it?

Who's in it? Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet. Have you seen it? Okay. All right. I can't quote it, but I've seen it. Yes. Okay.

I can't quote it. That was a curious thing. Can you quote? What is your favorite Devil Wars product quote? She just started doing it into my... I just started doing all of them, you know? What's your favorite? What's my favorite?

Well, I mean, I think the Cerulian sweater speech, is important. You know, when she's in there and she, like, chuckles about the belts. Yeah, because she's like making fun of high fashion. Yeah, and they're like, it's all so different. I've seen the film like 1.7 times. I really don't.

Oh, and, you know, and then Merrill Stoop is like, oh, so you think this is funny. You think this is just a pile of stuff. And then she like goes through the thing. And it turns out this sweater was chosen for you 20 years ago by the people in this room. So that's a good speech that is, I mean, it's good about the world of fashion, but, you know, can also, that's just good, good writing, good job.

I think about the line when Stanley Tucci is like, you know, these people, you know, made art, but that you live your life in when he's giving her the lecture about how she sucks at life, which is at, and at her job, which is also a good one. I mean, you know, flat. Is that when Stanley Tucci puts the gun underneath her chin and says you're in the land of wolves now? What's your favorite toch? Favorite tuch performance? Really big fan of Big Night. Really big fan of him in margin call,

even though it's a very small role. Did you like him as the serial killer in the Lovely Bones? I did like him as the murderer in Pelican Brief. Mm-hmm. The assassin. Yeah. That's good. All right, I'll do social reckoning for $1.

That's yours. Okay, great. Cool. That's fine. And I have another one. Who's playing Frances Hogan? Oh, Mikey Madison. Great cast.

Intrigued by the cast. I think it's. My beautiful. Jeremy's. Yeah. My beautiful Jeremy's. Okay, I have another one. Barity, $1.

Oh, I thought you were going to pick something else. Yeah. Intriging. Hmm. Now. Yeah. See? So do you know what this is?

I do. It's a Colleen Hoover. Yes. You know who's in it. Anne Hathaway. And Josh Harton. And Dakota Johnson. Clint Eastwood would be.

Clint Eastwood and ask to Colleen Hoover. That's good. Here's the logline for Verity. Hired to be a ghostwriter for renowned author Verity Crawford, Loen Ashley's assignment takes a dark turn when she discovers chilling autobiographical notes. Faced with a series of deadly family secrets,

Loen struggles to separate fiction from reality while also blurring the lines with Verity's husband. Dakota Johnson is the ghost writer, or she's the one who's being ghostwritten about. Yes. Dakota Johnson is the best-selling author. Great. I can't wait to see Dakota Johnson's level of commitment to this film. She is very funny in Splitsville.

Dakota Johnson or do a Lepa? As what? I wasn't going to name me. I'm doing it. Yeah, this was the thought exercise that I proposed to Zach and Sean. But like as a road trip companion? Yeah, that's it.

As a road trip companion. Your ghost writer. Yeah. Yeah. But like as my partner. Yeah. Yeah. It's your sex partner.

No. No. Don't put it like that. That was put to me. And I didn't do it on the podcast. Some things we just. I'm not sharing my opinion. I think I'm just asking the question.

I think that I, uh, I think I would have to ask. I would have to ask for her consent. I would say Dakota Johnson. Would you ask for her consent? I thought we cut that whole part. No. No. That's staying in.

Do not cut that. Do not cut it. Verity for $1.2. $3. When's the damn going to burst on Colleen Hoover? Because I don't think it's going to be on this one. No, I don't. And this is directed by Michael Showalter. It's going to go super huge wide or it's going to be like, oh, we've run out of Colleen.

Probably use the wrong metaphor. I think it was thinking the latter. When's it going to run out? No. You think we're going strong. We're at the client. The Grisham. Yeah. Oh, yeah.

You made a similar comp when you were like, I went back and read the Pelican brief. It's not very good. I mean, and this is also, we're in Nicholas Sparks territory as well, but, like, trashier. There's going to be an eight-year run of these movies. At least five of them are going to go over $100 million domestic. We do also have reminders of him coming in March starring Micah Monroe. Yeah. What was the Dave Franco, Allison Williams movie called?

Regretting you. That's right. I watched that. Yeah. You watched it. Did you enjoy it? It wasn't terrible. Dude.

Did you think Allison Williams? Yes, it is. It is horrible. I mean, it's like a fun movie to watch. You gotta be intoxicated to have some fun. I saw it at 10.15 in the morning. I really wish that I was drunk for that screening, for the housemaid, Zootopia 2, Ella McKay.

You need to be any way to watch. Yeah. Devils brought it to The Odyssey. Michael Sherwalter directed this movie. How much did you have before? 13? $3. $3 or $4.

$5. It's not getting an 85. Yeah. It's not getting any Oscars. But it could go for box office. It could go for box office. Yeah. Now, have you read that the Housemaid is on track to make $275 million?

Balfi just, like, kind of keeps putting up hits. Put up numbers. Yeah. Right? Mm-hmm. He has a simple favorite did very well. Yeah. Simple favorite, too, really tough.

Yeah. What's the other Melissa McCarthy comedy he directed? The Heat? The Heat? The Heat? That was a while ago. Yeah. But even, I feel like.

Oh, and then Simple Favor 2. that didn't do well. No, it was not good. Spy. Spy, yes. And he did the heat. Did he also direct to last Christmas, which should be deleted? Oh, yeah.

Did you ever see last Christmas? Amelia Clark, Henry Golding? Yes, I did. I walked out. Did you actually? Were you with us and then you left? I did. Oh, I stayed to the end.

I left for the last 20 minutes. I was like, there's 0% chance this improves my life. We didn't talk about it in the pods. It's like a huge twist. I don't know when it's revealed. It might be revealed soon. than that. That might be the issue. We didn't talk about it on a pot, right? We just saw it.

I saw it. Juliet and I talked. I was doing my job, but I was like, if this is good, we'll cover it. Juliet and I talked about it. Okay, that's great. You can have, you can have Verity. Thank you. You're welcome. I wanted it. So now I can just have any movie I want.

Yeah. Can I make you some suggestions? Yeah, let's do that game. Paper Tiger. I think it's a little early that feels like a wait and see for can. I've heard good things about it. I think from you. From source. Whatever good things?

I mean, I'm fired up for it. Paper Tiger, behemoth. Yeah. Sure. Gone through some... David Harbor recast. As with Will Arnett. Open to it.

I like that. I'm intrigued by that. And what was another one? Paper Tiger, driver, Scarjo, Teller. Yes. Driver with James Gray. Now we're cooking. Yes.

That's really good stuff. And James Gray back on his the yards. We own the night. Bullshit. Guys getting shot in dark train stations, that's what I want. So Paper Tiger, Behemoth, and what's the third one I would throw at you? October. Do you think we should wait, though?

I feel like that's for us. Let's wait. Okay. I saw Tracy last week and he was like telling me that he was watching Rebel Ridge. But he'd like fall in sleep or something and finished it. And I was like, it's probably the best film Netflix has ever made. And he was like, really? I was like, are you familiar with the works of Solnier?

And he was like, yeah, he seems fine. It seems like a good filmmaker. And I was like, no. He's John Ford. Do you not understand? I do remember, because I think that came out while I was on leave with Sy. Yeah. And like your voice changed tone on the watch.

I was quite excited about it. You were like, it was like Cronkite voice. Yeah. And then I was like, well, I guess I got to go watch this important work of cinema, like while pumping it. Like, and I was like, that's good. Yeah. Remember when he's like F-A-S-T? You know?

is like, people don't fucking know. That movie rocks. I can quote Rebel Ridge. October is a violent action horror thriller.

Yeah. But let's save that for the second half the year. Okay. You want to suggest anything else? I mean, I can just get Avengers Doomsday.

Oh, I have one I was curious to hear you say. That would be a little weird, but I could do it. Is Flowervale Street coming out? In August, yes. So you could wait until the second. I could wait until it's a while.

I could wait until it's later. Yeah. Maybe we'll have had a chance to even see it by that. Oh, what about Digger? Yeah. So that's in the Fermi pile. Right. That's near the top of the Fermi pile.

Jesse Plymouth said it's like a modern day Dr. Strange Love. Okay. I mean, I like Jesse Plemons a lot. I think he's a great actor. I also really like Tom Groose. We could wait for this as well because it's October. We grabbed a bunch of end-of-year stuff here. Digger going over 100 million domestic, weirdly.

at a test of Tom Cruise's stardom. But isn't it also like, don't you in a retue movies generally do really well? They do usually do pretty good business. Did Birdman do more than 100? At a different time, I know. I don't know. Let's look that up. Birdman box office.

Certainly the Revenant did. Bartow did not. Birdman made 103 million. Worldwide. Worldwide. Okay. Forty-two domestic. Digger is going to be a bigger movie, right?

It's going to be a much bigger movie. Yeah. I'll do Digger. Okay. Good wreck. Five bucks. floor yours. Thank you.

Congratulations. Thanks. I'm excited about it. Yeah. I, you know, I'm not a big E&R-Eatoo guy. I'm just not, but I am a big Tom Cruise guy. I've been a big Tom Cruise guy my whole life. Ever since I first saw him in, what, legend?

Taps? Probably legend. You saw Legend before Taps? Taps was released before I was born. Okay. So, no big deal. Um, you have a move out. You have a movie.

I was released in the five years that I was alive before you? Wasn't it 81, Taps? Yeah. When were you born? 82. Yeah, I know, I know. Chris Ryan 77. That's right.

Taps directed by Harold Becker. Yeah, starring Sean Penn. Fan of his work. You know what? We got to, it's 2026 now. So it's like 18 months. So we got to, we got to start concepting. Oh, 50.

Yeah, the Big 50. Oh, I was thinking about that. I was like, what would be a funny thing? I was like, honestly, I was thinking about being like, Lake, do you guys want to go to London? Yes! Let's go! And just hang out.

Let's do it. That would be so fun. I think it would be fun. Okay, great. Or Philly. No. No, I think London would be fun. I could honestly do London and then go to Philly.

For Thanksgiving. So you would go London and then it would be like on the way back. Yeah. I thought you were going to be like, and then I could go to some shop somewhere that I want to go to. Can I tell you something? Yeah. I'll be. wherever you want, whatever you need.

That's beautiful. 50, you excited? I mean, it's two years from now, or like 18 months from now. It's like, it's like 20. I rounded up. I don't want to. I'm fine. I'm fine. I think it'll be great. When is Paltrow is over 50, so. Yeah, I didn't like the, I didn't like the Amy Gwyneth conversation where they're like, you can't drink.

You got to have, like, I was just like, don't tell me that. Yeah. You got to zag on that. You got to be like, I'm getting an ketamine. Yeah, I think I might be closer in some regards to John Penn's 50s than Gwyneth Paltrow's 50s. Who do you think is more healthful, you or Gwyneth Paltrow? I don't know. I think the jury's out on some of her methods, you know? Is there a jury?

It's called the internet. That's a good point. Yeah. Wonderful actress, Gwyneth. What a great performance. I'm still stuck on the fact that they both can get 6 p.m. reservations. I mean, I know that they have. an Oscar and multiple Emmys and Golden Globes between them and multiple Emmys also, I believe.

I think six is getable. I don't think they're talking about Friday, Saturday night. 6 p.m. is real tough. Just for the record, they're both very famous. No, I know. I mean, I understand. And we are not. But Metz Corner on Netflix. I mean, you guys heard about this? Yeah. There's a diner in Queens. On Netflix. So I have. What is your deal? Just doing a bit. Metz Corner on Netflix.

That's, there you go. Like I said, it does not mean you're getting a rig. So, I could go two ways here. I could pick a movie that I want. Or I could pick a box office movie that I will be seeing. Avengers Doomsday? No. There's another one that is expiring before our next auction.

That's the thing you got to look for. Yeah. And. What is expiring? Well, both of these are. But I don't, here's the thing. You know what? I already have a Robert Pattinson and Zendaya movie.

I paid a lot of money for Dune 3. So while I'm very excited for the drama, I'm going to zag. I'm going to follow my almost four-year-old's heart. And I'm going to do Mandalorian and Grogo. Oh, shit. Good call. Which, or Grogo, as he's known in my home. God, this is going to be terrible.

It's going to be so bad. I don't even know what it's about. Is the Mandalorian a bounty hunter? Like, what is he? He's a bounty hunter. He comes across Grogu. It changes him. He becomes a...

Sure. 975. A softener. So I can do $19 for this. Then there's a lot of lore about the Mandalorians and their armor. Okay, so if I want to take it from you at $20, I can do that. Sure. And then I can put up another movie or no.

That would be my last movie. Yeah, you can't put up a movie. She would have to. Yes, Amanda, you have $19. $19. And you have one more slot. in $20? Yeah.

I mean, I don't really think this is going to be that. Can we just put a pause on the bidding so we can talk through this for a bit? Because I want to think about it. Obviously, if I wanted, I can take it. Let me ask you a question about this

specifically. So I'm watching the Star Wars movies with my four-year-old. She's watching them. She's into it. I told you this morning. She woke up this morning. She woke me up this morning

and said, Dad, when are we seeing the Phantom Menace? The first time any four-year-olds ever said those words in their entire lives. She's seen the first three films, the original trilogy, then every Saturday for the next eight weeks we're going to see Star Wars movies

see them like out at the Academy Museum they're screening at the Academy Museum every Saturday morning so we're skipping solo and Rogue One because it just seems incoherent to try to explain where those movies fit in the timeline but she can't wait to get to Ray she knows about Ray she's super fired up so we're going to go all the way through episode 9

I'll podcast at her about episode 9 when it ends and be like this is why this destroyed my childhood do we watch the Mandalorian show to prepare for Mandelorian and Grogu after that? Talk to Amanda a little bit about this. I think that you could probably get away with a YouTube highlight reel of Grogu from the Mandalorian because

what they did to that show where they did two seasons and then they did a book of Boba Fett but then just made it into the Mandalorian and then did more Mandalorian. And the Mandalorian is like a very... I think like the... First season is so good.

Yeah. And second season is... So watch the first season with her and then be like, and then we'll go see him in Grogu and Mandelor in the movie. I won't be doing any of that. We have Grogu the toy at home and in his boat. And we'll go... More of a hovercraft.

Sure. And you know where Grogu... It's like a bassinet that floats. Yeah, when he's not in the car, he often spends a lot of time in the mini kitchen in the ice maker. That's where Knox has decided that he sleeps. Yeah. That's cute.

It's a good spot. We're just going to go see it. And Knox, like, every once in a while, we'll be like, how is the green baby? Or, like, how is Grogo? And then he'll say, is the Mandalorian nice to me? Which is his way of being like, is that a scary person or is that not a scary person? It's ambiguous, you know? What is up with?

He's got a helmet on? What's up with Sigrini Weaver? I think she just plays, like, the fixer who, like, sets Grogo or sets the Mandalorian up with this job that he has to do. Okay. I don't think she has a major role. You don't think this is going to be good in this movie? No.

I'm going to let you have it for $19. Okay. I think that's great. I mean, it's a box office play. And I'll be there. I kind of wonder whether it's box office is going to translate to movie theater tickets. I think they have done some real negative stuff. That's true.

But I am also, like, I have taken Knox to see like three movies in his lifetime and I will be there. No, I'm not doubting you going there with him. I'm saying I think that there is a. there is no buzz for this movie. There's no like Star Wars fan anticipation for this movie. They're not going to like see anything in it that they haven't seen before. It's like a continuation of a show

that is like its best days we're behind it. Yeah, I just meant more like kids. Oh no, I'm just talking about like, you know, what's going to happen to this film. And since they made Dave Filoni the head of Lucasfilm, you know? What happened to Kathy Kennedy? She's leaving.

She's retiring. Where's she moving? I don't know. I've got one movie left. Okay. I guess I've got like 50 bucks that I can spend on it. I don't know what to do. Is it 50 bucks?

40 bucks? I close the tab. Let me scroll back up. Okay. 926. 50 bucks. Okay. My lizard brain tells me to take Spider-Man brand new day.

Okay. What's the release date on that? July. Yeah. So depends on. Yeah. We could wait. But that would feel almost like, that would be like drafting bone temples.

July 31st. Wow. To June, you're not going to want to, you're not going to want to draft something that's so close. I think it's July 31st. July 31st. Yeah. Yeah. Wow.

Yeah, it's your birthday movie. Happy birthday to me. Well, so if I do this, then that's my last sequel then. If we're abiding by these new sequel rules. Well, they were the old sequel rules. You just didn't follow them. You have always. also got two sequels.

I totally forgot about that rule until just now, but... You also have two sequels. Cool. The Devil Wars Product II and the Adventures of Cliflood. Okay. And it's more of a continuation than it is a sequel. It is a sequel. It's the same characters from the same writer. I don't have two sequels, and I guess I could wait because you guys can't even get Spider-Man brand-new day. That's not even available to you next time. Right.

Okay. But in that case, what do you want? What are you thinking about? Well, if I were going to really be me, I would take Masters of the Universe. Travis Knight's forthcoming adaptation of the Hemen. The Heeman was my first favorite toy cartoon show. Are you into Heeman?

I was Skeletor curious, you know? I think I was more into Mask and Transformers than I was into Heeman. Mask is just a little before my time. I didn't really get that one. Transformers I loved. Fultron I was really into. Yeah, I like Fultron. G.I. Joe, obviously.

And then comic books. And then here we are. Yeah. Cut two. Forty-five years later. Masters of the Universe, I have no idea if this is going to work. It's a really funny cast. I was talking about a little bit on the episode.

It's Idris Elba, Allison Bree. Is it Noah Centenio? No. No. No. No. It's Nicholas Galitzin. Oh, okay.

And Camilla Mendez. And Jared Letto is Skeletor, which I don't like. Wow. Yeah. You see Tron Aries? No, but I listened to the soundtrack. What if I just grabbed Weirwolf? Robert Eggers is a weird.

That's not until November, right? Christmas, I believe. Yeah, Christmas. I'm trying to run back to Nassfratu playbook. See Nassfratu? Pretty good. I saw Nassfratu, man. I was on the pod, brother.

Yeah, that was a good episode. Talking about vampire movies. It was no Northman. What were you doing? Giving birth? What were you doing that day? Nasphratu? So I was already here,

but I was basically trying to keep two children I'm quarantined in different parts of the house so they didn't meet each other sick. That was a cool time in my life. You're going to take a risk. Okay. Because this movie might be a can. I don't know.

Yeah. So I want to get ahead of it. I'm taking Jack of Spades. Joel Cohen's new film. Okay. I don't know if it's going to be there. Nobody knows anything about this. I guess it's Apple.

Oh. And it's a mystery in 19th century Scotland. Is that what it is? Feels very Edgar Allan Poe coded. Just want the brothers to get back together. We all do. My guess is that they will. after this.

Okay. My gut is telling me that they will come back for at least one more. They'll probably come back and make something that you're like, I don't know about this and that'll turn out to be great,

which is what happens every time with them. There's a number of different can films I was considering. We mentioned Paper Tiger. We talked about Fjord on our last episode. Everybody's really excited of the Christian Manju film.

The entertainment system is down. Is the Ruben-Astland? That's Ruben Austland. Probably will be a big fall release, but it's going to be a Cannes movie. The Nahang Jin movie, Hope, which I think you and I should look at. as for future purposes, the guy who made The Whaling.

Okay. It's his first movie since The Whaling, which is like 10 years ago. The Pavlikowski movie, 1949. There's a Pedro Al-Madovar movie. Bitter Christmas. I was thinking about all those. Kind of thinking about Mortal Kombat, too. Okay.

I think that might be the worst trailer I've ever seen. I enjoyed it. Yeah. What about Street Fighter? I haven't played it. I played Street Fighter. No, I know you have. But have you played Street Fighter too?

No. I think I've played five video games in my life, I think. Let's see. So Super Mario Brothers, Duck Hunt. Duck Hunt. Crack. Duck Hunt was so awesome. Shout to my friend Leslie, who had Duck Hunt and the first Nintendo when I wasn't allowed to have them. Mario Kart.

I played... I don't understand. You've just named three all-time classic games that you clearly enjoyed, and you're like, no one is allowed to play video games in society. I mean, Tetris? I'm not saying... Another great game. I'm not saying no one.

I'm saying my two sons. And in my home. and I have so many plans well that's fine on your on your reading Cormac McCarthy

playing Max Payne and Halo watching and or multiple times what's the he spins in a little ball Sonic Sonic

that was on say I think I played Sonic once regarding andor we didn't really talk about how Mon Motha is like that's like that's my speed sedatorial and red-headed.

That lady? Wow. That's step on my neck territory right there. She's a powerful lady. I wonder if I'll get to Anwar. Genevieve O'Reilly. O'Reilly. Maybe I will.

What? Get to Andor season two. I think you would enjoy it. I think I would too, but I just, like the TV at some point, you're just too late. And it's like, well. Not to be a complete dork, but it is actually fascinatingly complex and philosophical. Okay. There is a lot going on that you are in real time during episodes you're thinking.

about the conflict. Tony Gilroy. I love it. But I think Zach did it without me. So. What should I do? What should I do here?

I thought you did Jack of Spades. Oh yeah, I did. Yeah. How much do you want to put down, Sean? 50 bucks. Let's do a clean thousand. Who else? Is Francis McDormon in this?

Yes. Did you watch? What did he make? Macbeth? Yeah, I watched Macbeth. The tragedy of Macbeth. I watched that. You like that?

I thought it was pretty good, actually. Do you see Honey Don't? What's the first one? Driveaway dolls? Yeah. Wasn't there, wasn't the, I thought there was one about a, like, with Beaver in the title. Hmm. No, it was supposed to be Driveway Dykes was the original title of it.

And they kind of like revealed that at the end of the movie. I saw Driveaway Dolls. I did not see Honey Don't. You saw Honey Don't? I didn't. You know, it really, it wasn't good. Yeah. Well, that was the thing. Because remember I wasn't good.

Remember I took another month of leave in August and it came out in August? And I was like, I guess I could go back. You know, I have such fealty to the Coens. I love them so much. And Ethan just got to reunite with this, bro. What do we leave on the table? Anything else? I mean, there's a lot, but we shouldn't really spoil it because we're going to be coming back at you in a couple months.

Well, I guess we can talk quickly about big movies coming out the next six months that we will not have gotten. Right. So Jackass Five, we didn't talk about that. That was announced. I mean, holy shit, dude. Yeah. That's great. One of my favorite episodes of this show,

no disrespect, is Chris and I just talking about the best stunts of all time. Were you on leave during that episode? Or were just like, I'm not seeing that. No, I think I was on leave.

Yeah. Jack S4 was very fun. Yeah. And Jack S5 will know that be very fun. Supergirl? Okay. You know, you didn't get Minions 3. I know.

It's July 1st, so we're probably going to pod right then at that moment from the second round. What else? Mentioned Mortal Kombat 2. Well, Michael. Yeah. No one wanted Michael?

What if Michael's nominated for 10 Oscars? How would that happen? They had to like reshoot the entire thing in the last five minutes. It's a musician biopic. This happens sometimes. Bro. The Mummy? Did you watch that teaser?

I thought I didn't watch the teaser. Okay. No. That was pretty cool. Hoppers? I will take Knox. Okay. Scream 7?

No. What did you think of the They Will Kill You trailer? You watched that? I enjoyed it. I think they gave away a bit much in the trailer itself, but I'm interested in it.

Is there a ready or not two coming out this year? I sure is. That's cool. I don't know when. It's March 27th. It's the same dudes. Yeah.

Ready or Not one. What's their name? Not Radio Silence. Radio Silence, yes. Okay. Bettenelli Open and Tyler Gillette. Amanda, anything we forgot? Super Mario Brothers Galaxy movie?

The Super Mario Galaxy movie which is introducing Rosalina voiced by Brie Larson. Oh, cool. I have to pee so bad. I think that my... Yeah, and my stomach has also been rumbling for like... What about the sheep detectives?

You guys excited to see that one? I'm so hungry. Do you remember, though, when that trailer debuted at CinemaCon, and we were like, is this a joke? Like, is this a parody trailer? There were no CGI sheep in that trailer in that featurette. But then I watched the trailer and it's all CGI sheep like being detectives. That's what the movie is.

Who's voicing the shoot? A cast of thousands. Aren't there humans in it? There are humans, at Hugh Jackman's in it. And isn't Emma Thompson in it? As well, I remember what she filmed for the featurette. She was just like on some random street in London. And then someone was like rolling their suit.

Okay, it's funny. Not allowed to be. We're going to keep going. What else do you want to talk about? Okay. Faces of Death? Free Faces of Death. Daniel Goldhaber's adaptation of VHS that Chris and I watched

when we were 13 and thought was real. I mean, live action Moana. You keep saying that. There are real things in the... Yes, there are. Because the Bud Dwyer thing is real. Right now you are the... It's still real to me, damn it.

Wrestling fan who's crying in the bleachers. We just have to make an episode of the pit about how bad I have to pee. Okay. Thanks to our producer Jack Sanders for his work on today's episode. I was going to say, let's recap before. We didn't recap. What? To say, say you're not in movie.

I got five movies. I got The Odyssey. Perhaps you've heard of it. For $926. Yes, I got Toy Story 5 for $1. Narnie of the Magician's Nephew for $18. Digger for $5 and Jack of Spades for $50. Amanda, what did you go?

I got Dune 3 for $775. I got Project Hail Mary for $2. $200, the social reckoning for $1.00, Verity for $5, and the Mandalorian and Grogu for $19. I want Billy Bean here, Wuthering Heights for 75, Resident Evil for 72, the Devil Wers Prada 2 for 26, the Adventures of Cliff Booth for 76, and Disclosure Day for 72. Spread it around.

Okay, thanks to Jack Sanders for his work on today's episode. We'll be back on Friday with a visit to the Bone Temple. We'll see you then.