Episode 399 - Our Most Anticipated Films For The Rest Of 2024, "Nosferatu," "Here" & "Red One" Trailers

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[00:02:34] Hello everyone and welcome to episode 399 of the Next Best Picture Podcast. I'm your host, Matt Neglia, the owner, editor-in-chief of nextbestpicture.com. Today's recording is on June 30th at 11.14 AM as we cross the midway point of 2024.

[00:02:54] On last week's show, we talked about our favorite films of the year so far. On this week's show, we are discussing the films we are looking forward to for the rest of the year. We are also going to be going over the polls.

[00:03:06] We're going to answer your fan questions. We've got three big trailers to discuss on this week's show with here, Nosferatu and Red1. Here to help me do all of it, I have Alyssa Christian. Hello everyone. Giovanni Lago. Hello. Dan Baer. Happy Pride, everybody! And Will Mavity.

[00:03:29] Hello, hello, hello. So like I said to start off here, last week's show we talked about our favorite films from the first half of the year. And now this week, we are going to be going over the films that we are most looking forward to seeing.

[00:03:41] Some of these may have already had their world premieres at film festivals, but it still needs some sort of theatrical release or streaming date, whatever the case might be, for the rest of the year.

[00:03:50] So that's what we're going to be going over today and that is also the subject of this week's poll. We're going to be reviewing also what the MVP film community voted on on last week's poll for their favorite films of 2024 so far.

[00:04:00] Should be a very interesting, populous ranking, I imagine. But at any event, before we get to any of that, let's talk about what everyone watched this past week in the movie theater. Starting off first with Giovanni Lago. This week, I saw A Quiet Place day one.

[00:04:18] Pretty light week, but I will say I was delightfully surprised. You can check out our podcast review. Very fun conversation. I liked it. You know, if you've been listening, I've been, I guess, vendetta against this movie because what's the point?

[00:04:33] And I don't know if it necessarily answers that, but you know, Michael Sarnofsky does make a pretty thoughtful and somewhat bleak studio blockbuster and I was thoroughly entertained. I also saw Sing Sing, which was delightful.

[00:04:51] Colman Domingo, I don't know how you don't watch that film and not think he's just one of the finest actors working today. Just so naturalistic, so heart-wrenching. The cinematography in that movie, I know is something that might not be talked about a

[00:05:07] bunch, but Pat Skoll's cinematography is fantastic. I love the way, how close and intimate, especially in these prison scenes when they're in their cells are just very tight. But like whenever they're performing or they're all together, it's very open and wide and

[00:05:24] you feel that space where these men are expressing themselves. I thought it was great. I can't wait to talk about it more throughout the year because I feel like it is a movie we will be talking about a lot this year.

[00:05:36] And funny enough, also Pat Skoll did the cinematography for A Quiet Place day one. So everything ties together. Yeah, I know. I saw his name popped up in the credits. I was like, oh, what are the odds?

[00:05:47] And I can't remember if I talked about this film or not. I think this is probably the only other thing I've seen this week. I saw Sweet Bird of Youth, which is a Paul Newman flick that is adapted from a Tennessee Williams play.

[00:06:01] I don't know much about the play that's adapted, but from what I was reading and stuff, I know there seems to be quite a stark difference in certain takes of the adaptation. Newman is great, you know, very striking.

[00:06:14] He's like this gigolo wannabe actor who's freeloading off this quote unquote washed famed actress who feels she's on the downslope. Alexandra DeLargo is her name in the movie. Geraldine Page, phenomenal. It's rare to see an ensemble where for the most part everyone in it is kind of outdoing

[00:06:36] Paul Newman, which he's good, but everyone else is really bringing it. And it's kind of like, wow, Paul might be like at best third fiddle in this movie, which is interesting. I don't think it entirely works. I think the ending is underwhelming.

[00:06:52] And then when I was checking to like what was the original play, it really waters down the sexual propulsivity of Tennessee Williams play itself. And I think you can tell especially how that translates into the film. It's a solid watch.

[00:07:07] And to prepare for a certain film coming out, I've been rewatching the Beverly Hills Cops films. It's kind of jarring to watch Beverly Hills Cop now and hear the music play and not think

[00:07:19] of the family guy bit where Peter Griffin is just going like, no, no, no, no, no, no. And it actually like kind of ruins my brain. But also just Beverly Hills Cop, $15 million, looks immaculate.

[00:07:32] You know, that opening sequence is literally just a chase sequence where they are destroying an insane amount of Detroit through like every car getting destroyed. Everything's crashing. And most films don't look like that.

[00:07:44] Like probably the last film, I feel that like ranges on like, oh, it's like solidly prized. It just looks that good for a studio film. It was like Ambulance. Also, the stark difference between Michael Bress and then going into Beverly Hills Cop

[00:08:00] two with Tony Scott is very different, but also fantastic. And Tony Scott's great. So I'm continuing the rest as the week goes on. Oh, you're going to do them all. Oh yeah. Yeah. I've not actually seen Beverly Hills Cop three. So that is the worst one.

[00:08:18] Yeah, I don't need to. You really don't need to. Reaction. It's it's homework. I'm doing the work. This is for next best picture, guys. Okay, we make it. We do everything here. I wonder if I should give you a medal or something. All right.

[00:08:31] Let's hear next from Alyssa Christian. Yeah, so my week was very light because it was kind of hectic. I had a lot of stuff going on. I didn't get to see anything in the theater, but I did manage to squeeze in something at home.

[00:08:45] I finally caught up with driveway dolls. So a little bind on that. Yes. Unfortunately, though, I was not a huge fan of it. I really wanted to get more. I know. I really appreciate it. It's quirkiness. You know, we used to be a proper country.

[00:09:01] I know, but I really liked a lot of things about it. Like, you know, the chemistry between the two leads, Margaret Qualley and Geraldine Viswanathan. They're really great together. But there's some things that just didn't work for me. Those random trippy visuals and Miley Cyrus just showing up.

[00:09:17] I was like, what is going on? One of the wildest cameos of the year. That was so weird. And also Pedro Pascal is definitely not in it enough. So that's wrong. What about the pizza transition, though? Right. I know.

[00:09:35] No, the best is that reveal of the object in the hotel. Yes. That was a really great reveal. There are so many cameos, honestly, but it's definitely an enjoyable watch. I mean, I would recommend it to most people. I mean, I do wish I liked it more.

[00:09:50] Maybe I need to watch it again and just kind of vibe with it a bit. But yeah, I mean, it's a pretty solid watch. Yeah, Margaret Qualley just continues to impress with everything she does. So I'm excited to see what else she does.

[00:10:02] She's one of those actresses who can do pretty much anything. So very much a chameleon. What I'll say to that is after seeing her not just in this, but also Kinds of Kindness and the upcoming The Substance. This is a big year for Margaret Qualley, I think.

[00:10:18] That's awesome. I haven't been able to see either of those yet. So I'm looking forward to that, both of those for sure. And then this coming week, I'm hoping to catch up on some things because I am way behind, but I'm getting there. All right. All right.

[00:10:31] Fun fact too, DriveAway Dolls ranked at number 50 on our collective best films of 2024 so far. So just barely made the list, but it did make it. OK, Will Mavity, how about you, sir? I have unfortunately been traveling this week. So I've been in. Oh, where'd you go?

[00:10:51] D.C. That's what I was talking about. My flight was much. I had to go to a conference. I flew out this past week and I had been in D.C. all week. Did you have a front row seat to the thing that 40 million people watched this week?

[00:11:05] That was not in D.C., I don't think. Oh, never mind. That was in Atlanta, which I have connections to, but I was not there. No. So I caught up on a little TV, but that's the next best series thing where we can talk about

[00:11:18] House of the Dragon. So I unfortunately did not get to make it to the theaters to see anything this week. You know what? If you come on next best series later this week, I will happily talk House of the Dragon

[00:11:30] with you because I have a lot to say. I am sure you do. And you'll probably have more to say after after tonight, right? Yes. Yes. Considering I have not seen tonight's episode. So OK, yeah, I still need a watch. I still need a watch.

[00:11:43] Not to mention people for those that are listening right now, if you do tune into next best series, we are going to be talking about House of the Dragon, the boys, the bear giving our Emmy nomination predictions.

[00:11:53] There's a lot going on in the world of television right now. So more on that later. Dan Bear, what about you? Like Gio, I also saw A Quiet Place day one and you know what Lupita Nyong'o, man. Yeah. I seriously question if this movie would work without her.

[00:12:13] I think it ultimately would because I think Sarnosky is just on a whole other level with his directing here. I was so impressed with this movie on the whole. I just think that if you're going to pluck someone from the world of independent film

[00:12:32] and give them a franchise picture, I feel like this is sort of the platonic ideal of what you get. This is very much a Michael Sarnosky film, but it's also a pretty good Quiet Place movie.

[00:12:46] At times, it does kind of feel like it was a completely different original script that they kind of retrofitted to turn into A Quiet Place movie because it's so good at what it's doing. It is so good at this character stuff between Lupita Nyong'o and Joseph Quinn's character

[00:13:07] who... Hello, sir. I was sitting next to Gio actually in this screening and there is a particular moment where he is so charming that Gio literally turned to me and was like, oh, I get it now. Did you guys not watch Stranger Things?

[00:13:27] But he had like a mullet in Stranger Things. Yeah, it's hard. Okay, all right. But this, oh my God, total swoon. The cat is a fucking star. Get that cat his own movie, okay? I mean, this is his movie pretty much.

[00:13:48] I mean, what I'm saying is I need a live action version of that animated film you all saw in Cannes, okay? Flow, yeah. Yeah, starring this cat. Okay, that's what I need. But yeah, I am recommending this to everyone.

[00:14:02] As a New Yorker, it's really tough to watch this and not think of 9-11, especially in the first act. But it is very powerful and really, really well done, I thought. It reminded me a lot of Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds at times in terms of how

[00:14:21] overwhelmingly bleak for a summer blockbuster it was. My only gripe with this movie, and you can listen to this in more detail in our podcast review, is I really wish they expanded more upon the world of A Quiet Place.

[00:14:36] I agree with you, Dan, that at times it's like this could have been any type of monster disaster film. Other than the sound element, it didn't feel like it was doing anything to further expand upon that which we already knew.

[00:14:49] But I agree, though, the drama, the character stuff, the premise of just going up to Harlem and getting a slice of pizza. Because, you know, I mean, I could not think of a more emotionally resonant motivation as a fellow New Yorker. Look, my relatable queen, OK?

[00:15:07] She just wanted the last slice of Patsy's pizza and any New Yorker. It was really fun watching it in a New York screening room of mostly New York critics and other media people because like the second she says going up to Patsy's, everyone was

[00:15:23] like, ah, yeah, I get you. And when they finally get the 99 cent pizza, I couldn't. As a New Yorker, it's too funny. It's too good. Anything else? Yes, actually. I had a little bit of fun last night and had myself a double feature of The Omen and the

[00:15:49] first Omen. Oh, wow. Yeah. I just love the score for The Omen so much. Oh, yeah. All time great. I Jerry Goldsmith went off with that score and like I commend him for it.

[00:16:06] The movie as a whole has never quite worked for me, but there are moments in it that are, you know, all timers and it's a lot of fun for how deadly serious it is. The first Omen creeped me out, but good.

[00:16:23] Very, very, very different movie from The Omen. Even if you're trying to like say like, you know, it's like a 70s movie is made today. I liked it better than I was expecting. I imagine the possession bit probably appealed to you too. Yes, yes, it did.

[00:16:45] I respect everyone involved for going there. I don't think that they needed to go nearly so hard with this movie, with this type of movie and I respect all their decisions. And I just thank God that this was not the exorcist believer. Mm-hmm. Yeah.

[00:17:05] And the other thing that I technically didn't see this week, but I'm finally able to talk about this week is Maxine, which I am very satisfied with the way Ty West ended this trilogy.

[00:17:22] I know that a lot of people will not be and I think that Maxine is probably the least successful of the movies in this trilogy and definitely the least popular. And definitely the least of this trilogy, but it's still so well crafted and so much fun.

[00:17:49] And Mia Goth is yet again stellar and surrounded by a cast of real characters who know what they're doing. And I had a lot of fun with it. More to come on that soon, as that will be our main podcast review next weekend.

[00:18:10] OK, for myself this week, Quiet Place Day one, you can hear my thoughts on the podcast review. I too saw Maxine and I agree with Dan. It's my least favorite, probably of the three, but I still had a good time.

[00:18:25] I like the blend of the 80s stylized horror with, you know, noir. I love Kevin Bacon in this movie so much. He's so much fun. He's having a grand old time with this sleazy private detective. It is a hoot to say the least.

[00:18:45] The moments of practical gore are also delightful for horror fans. Oh my God, yes. And I did like the commentary on the film's take on Hollywood. But yeah, there's more to dive into with this one and we'll get into it later this week for sure.

[00:19:03] I did see Cuckoo, which had its world premiere at Berlin earlier this year. Unfortunately, like I still liked it on the whole. I think it suffered from I saw another film earlier that same day that completely overshadowed

[00:19:19] it for me, but I still enjoyed it for what it was. The sound design in particular in Cuckoo is outstanding. There's some good jump scares. There's a chaotic bloody climax. That's a lot of fun, but really you should probably watch this just for Hunter Schaefer

[00:19:38] and Dan Stevens, especially who man like I really, really hope Dan Stevens just never changes ever because yes, seeing him just continuously have a devilish time in these roles, whether it's here or, you know, years ago in The Guest or earlier this year in Abigail,

[00:19:56] he is just having so much fun being a character actor and I wouldn't change it for the world. I was waiting for years for his, you know, horrendous ending for Downton Abbey to have

[00:20:09] a payoff because they had to write him out early because he wanted to pursue a career in movies and then he had The Guest and then he didn't have like anything for 10 years. So I'm so glad that it's finally paying off that he's back in movies in earnest.

[00:20:24] Yeah, I mean, like it's like he's one of those guys now that when he pops up in anything, even something ridiculous like Eurovision Song Contest, he's great. Godzilla, Kong, New Empire. He's like the best thing about that stupid movie.

[00:20:37] Whenever he embraces his weirdo side, it's a good time. Exactly. And this is no different. But the highlight of my week was the movie that I saw earlier that same day. And that was Long Legs from Osgood Perkins. Don't even say anything else about it, Matt.

[00:20:57] I am so hyped for this movie already. I'll keep it very, very vague. I think it's one of the best serial killer films I've seen in recent memory. It is genuinely terrifying regarding the atmosphere, the mood, maybe not in terms of

[00:21:15] jump scare, but like there's like two really, really good ones, like nightmare inducing, really, really good ones. Nicolas Cage and Michael Monroe are phenomenal in this movie. I do think it does go a little off the rails in its third act, and we can certainly talk

[00:21:32] about that another time. But on the whole, I would say I want to say believe the hype, but at the same time, I am getting a little worried now that people are being overhyped.

[00:21:47] And so I would just caution everybody regarding that because I don't want to overhype people. I don't want to get all hyperbolic. I'll just say that so far for this year, for me personally, this is my favorite horror film of the year so far.

[00:22:00] And it hasn't been a terrible year for horror. No, and I think it's only going to get better, honestly. All right. So speaking of which, what we'll do here is we'll jump right into the polls. You've watched them in unforgettable adventures, love affairs, and tragedies.

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[00:22:50] Search for Death of a Film Star in your podcast app. You've seen them tell stories. Now it's time to tell theirs. Last week's poll was all about the first half of 2024, and this week's poll is all about the rest of 2024. So let's get into it here.

[00:23:14] For last week's poll, we asked everyone what has been your favorite film of 2024 so far? So up until the midway point, anything that received an official release, film festival premiered without a release do not count. Alyssa, what was it for you?

[00:23:31] It was and still is Dune Part Two. Yeah, cosign on that one. I'm actually of the mindset that I'll be rather shocked if anything beats it for me this year. But, you know, the year is still young. Will, what about you?

[00:23:48] Yeah, I was looking at my list I sent you to see if I had Dune in first or if I had something ahead of it. I think my answer is also Dune, and I'm just double checking that right now. No, you know what? You know what?

[00:24:01] It was the Promised Land. Oh, yeah. That technically counts as a 2024 film and will be eligible for every category but international feature this year. So it narrowly outplaces Dune Part Two. This is the Promised Land with Mads Mikkelsen, not the Matt Damon fracking movie. Promised Land is great.

[00:24:27] I know we talked a lot about it a lot last year. I need to reiterate that again because you're right, Will. It is going to be technically eligible this year. And as a result of that, like, I think people should consider Mads Mikkelsen for best actor. Cinematography.

[00:24:40] It's dope. It looks gorgeous. It's fantastic. And best. Do we have a death scene at the MVP Film Awards? Because Dan Bayer knows the scene I'm talking about. The most satisfying character death ever, maybe. So good. A stand up and cheer moment if there ever was one.

[00:25:04] Good call out there, Will. I really, really like that. Speaking of Dune Part Two, did you guys see the news this week that Denis is, I guess, starting production already on Messiah and it's going to come out in December of 2026? Yeah, I get it.

[00:25:21] Strike while the iron's hot. Yeah, I mean, obviously, Dune is at its like peak right now. Why not further that? Personally for me, this is the part where I get, you know, a little too greedy. I would prefer he waits. Get that script as perfect as he can.

[00:25:38] Get the actors aged up a bit. Do some of the other stuff you want to do, Denny. I know for a bit he's been working on adapting Rendezvous with Rama, which I thought that originally that slot was for.

[00:25:50] But apparently the article is from Deadline is stating that they're trying to secure the actors and like, I guess Villeneuve is like pivoting at this point to like, OK, that being said, that movie will not come out on that date.

[00:26:04] I do not think that is not enough time because apparently the schedule, the rumor, like they go start filming would be August or something of like towards the end of next August of 2025. Yeah. So that movie is not making that date.

[00:26:19] I hate to be the bearer of bad news. Like it won't make that date like Denny. Both of these films, whether through COVID or strikes or whatever, you know, different variables. Each of these films have been delayed and which also have benefited Denny because he

[00:26:34] got more time to make it as perfect as it can be. And I just don't see someone who is like that acute to detail. But here's the thing, though. If you know anything about Messiah. Sure. Yeah, the scope of it is not small.

[00:26:48] Same as yeah, it is practically very much a political drama with like maybe a scene or two of quote unquote action. It's not really it's going to be such a I don't you know what? Total change could be right because there is also it gets weirder. It starts.

[00:27:02] It really is the beginning of just like shit just gets weird. I would assume the adaptation will maybe be a little bit less faithful than the past two Dune movies have been just because I think Warner Brothers, especially under David Zaslav

[00:27:19] is probably going to be like we need more of a hook on commercial or. He could just be like, you know what, Denny? You've done well for us so far. No matter what this ends up being, no matter what the reception is, we know people are

[00:27:33] going to show up and it's going to make money anyway. Go off and do what you got to do. That's hilarious, Matt. That's OK. That's exactly what Zaslav is going to say.

[00:27:41] I know what to Matt's defense, and I'm not I'm never going to say in the defense of Zaslav. They were the studio that was distributing Horizon. OK, like at least for these first two and also to like, how do you look at something

[00:27:58] like the Venom movies, for example? And it's like regardless of critical reception, people still show up to those movies, you know, and it's like, yeah, I just have to believe that on some level they are.

[00:28:09] And also, too, I would imagine after losing Nolan's Universal, they probably do want to keep someone in their good graces that has that kind of name recognition tied to them. It would it would not be good because I'm pretty sure Ronny Villarama is also Warner Brothers.

[00:28:25] So like if they piss off Denny to the point where they ruined that and he's like, OK, I'm not going to do this other movie for you. That is again, like Matt saying, like you're going to lose Nolan and Villeneuve. That's a pretty one to fucking blow.

[00:28:38] Just like premier filmmakers right there. That's rough. So to your point, Gio, they've got Kevin Costner on the hook for three more movies. Kevin Costner doing part three. What do you say, Kev? All right. All right. Let's hear next now from Gio. You go ahead.

[00:28:56] What favorite film from twenty twenty four so far? I mean, I would say Dune, but God damn, did Luca cook with the challengers? It's it's phenomenal. It's look, it's got everything. It's got great house music. It's got fives. It's got tennis. It's got sweat. It says energy.

[00:29:15] It's fantastic. OK, everyone is just hot and playing mind games with each other. It's quotable. The cinematography is fantastic. It's just one of those movies that probably isn't the best movie I've seen this year. If I'm being quite honest, it probably is, dude.

[00:29:32] But part of what I evaluate in terms of what makes a best movie for me of the year is also how it makes me feel the vibe, the energy. And when you get to those final 10 minutes, every time I've seen challengers, it's just locked in.

[00:29:47] It's just the 10 minutes. And then by the time it ends in the credits, you got the compress repress track playing the giant red challenger's logo plays. It's just like, yeah, no, the movies. This is why I come here. All right. Thank you, Nicole Kidman. Yes.

[00:30:04] Dan Bear, how about you? I saw the TV glow. Oh, good answer. No film has had such a hold on my brain like Vice Grip will not let you go. You will think about this movie 24 seven after seeing it since past lives.

[00:30:21] And you'll know how obsessed I was with that movie. Yeah, I saw the TV glow. It's like as soon as we saw it at Sundance, we immediately knew that it was special. But I think that it's one of those movies too that, as I was mentioning earlier, is

[00:30:35] also a victim to like overhyping a little bit because it's a very, very particular type of movie and has a very deep emotional resonance for also a particular audience type as well. That's not to say that it's like completely excluding, you know, other demographics or

[00:30:53] groups, to say the least. But at the same time, it doesn't surprise me that some people I know who have checked this out based on the buzz have like kind of walked away from going, what the fuck was that?

[00:31:05] But at the same time, even if you're going, what the fuck was that? This is a movie that will just take up a residence in your brain and not let you stop thinking about it.

[00:31:18] The ideas that it's working with, the imagery that it has is completely unlike anything else that I can think of. And it's so well done. The way everything comes together to tell this story is completely brilliant. I think Jane Schoenbrun, I am so in the tank.

[00:31:43] Whatever they do next after this, I am there. And I think Justice Smith is giving one of the best performances of the year, especially in the last 10 minutes. Not a statement I would expect to hear in 2024, but it's true. No, there's really something special in this movie.

[00:32:06] All right. Let's hear from the MVP film community. Top 20 best of 2024. Here we go. Coming in at number 20 is Dev Patel's feature directorial debut Monkey Man. Hell yeah. Yeah. Fun movie.

[00:32:23] Got issues, but for a debut and just the production of that movie, every story I heard about that, it's actually a miracle that Dev Patel was able to do all that, especially for his first feature. I've always liked Dev Patel.

[00:32:37] I have a newfound respect for Dev Patel following this movie. Not just in front of the camera, but definitely behind the camera. If the broccolis were brave, they would make him James Bond. That's all I thought about when I watched this movie.

[00:32:52] Then he's doing the stealth stuff in the beginning. I was like, God, he would be so good. Perfect James Bond. Yeah. Number 19. Cannot recommend this movie enough, by the way. It's a hidden gem of 2024. Ghost Light. I love this movie so much. I need to see it.

[00:33:10] Big year for the power of theater, you know? Yeah. A double feature of this and Sing Sing. Oh, wrecked. Your soul destroyed. All right. But also healed. Yes, it will break you and then put you back together again. And yes, the power of theater.

[00:33:29] We're eating so good this year. Number 18. Who? OK, number 18 kinds of kindness. I was not expecting that. The your goes like hype, especially like writing off poor things. I feel helps very much.

[00:33:46] So that's the thing is that I feel like he's got such a base now that those who love it really, really love it. It is low on the list, but at the same time, you know, the more I see people watching it,

[00:33:56] the more I'm seeing mixed reactions or I'm in the like but didn't love it camp. Yeah. Yeah, especially because it's much more like his earliest films than poor things and the favorite and even the lobster in some ways. Mm hmm.

[00:34:13] Number 17, another holdover from 2023 that will be eligible for best international feature this year, actually, believe it or not. Evil does not exist. Oh, I was going to ask about this. Really? It's really eligible for this year because I could have sworn it was in contention for

[00:34:33] Japan's nomination last. It was in contention, but it didn't get it last year. But so they can really like how did that distribution work in Japan? Yeah, I've talked to the I've talked to the publicity team behind the scenes and they

[00:34:47] tell me that it is eligible this year. It would be amazing. That's an awesome. Yeah, that's a great movie. That score, I guess you could count it for this year. One of the best scores of what I saw that just absolutely entrancing the way

[00:35:03] Hamaguchi ties in this very eerie feeling and the nature shots itself like the beginning is literally just a shot of just this tracking shot of just the trees and the scenery around it. And you're just lost like you're watching a whole moment where two guys are chatting

[00:35:18] and they're just filling up like tanks of water. And you can't just help but just sit there and be like, wow, this is just so gorgeous. Number 16, one of the most delightful films of the year. Step aside, Tom Cruise. Hello, Thelma. Yes.

[00:35:38] If you guys have not seen this, this is like one of the most clever movies I've seen this year in terms of just how it's presented. Hilarious. And June Squibb is such a treasure. She's so much fun. And R.I.P. Richard Roundtree. Yeah.

[00:35:56] Man, he's so good in this. Number 15, you want to talk about cleverness in your overall presentation? How about commitment to the bit? Another one of the hidden gems of 2024, hundreds of beavers. Need to see it. I keep recommending this to everyone I know because it's so much fun.

[00:36:21] And so unlike anything, you got to see it. You got to see it. Number 14. Problemista. Yes. Yes. Tilda Swinton's Supremacy. Julio Torres' mind is just so fascinating. He has a TV show of Phantasmus on HBO right now, which I've only seen snippets of.

[00:36:44] But if you want more of that just uniquely idiosyncratic style that he brings and it's equal parts unique and creative and also very anxious and quirky, and it just balances so well. But yeah, no, Problemista, delightful time.

[00:37:02] So that was like my second time ever going to Alamo Draft House to watch that movie. What a blast. Also, readily, one scene does all you need. And also too, as of this week, now streaming on Max.

[00:37:14] Shout out to Emma Stone for basically bankrolling Julio Torres' entire career. She produces everything and it's somebody tweeted, it's a thank you because one of Emma Stone's best roles ever was the well for sad boys or whatever on SNL. And ever since then, she got to shine there.

[00:37:37] And Julio Torres wrote that ever since then, she produced Problemista. She produced Phantasmus. You know, she's in it too for like an episode. She's loyal to her friends. Number 13. Another holdover from 2023 had a film festival run but got a proper theatrical release this year. How to have sex.

[00:37:59] Yes. Oh, so good. Excellent movie. I have not seen it. I need to see that. Great writing, really, really good direction in terms of capturing the subtleties and nuances of the performances and the lead performance from Mia McKenna Bruce. Oh my God. Amazing.

[00:38:18] I need her and Florence Pugh to play sisters in a movie, and I need that movie yesterday, please and thank you. Number 12. I don't know if this should be this high. I don't know. I'm curious to know if you guys agree or not. Number 12 is The Bike Riders.

[00:38:36] Yes. Yes, it should be. Okay. It should be, but the movie that we didn't get should be higher. This movie should be better. I am pro Bike Riders. I think it is the dad film of the year so far.

[00:38:53] Sorry, Kevin, I hate to be that guy, but I think The Bike Riders did everything that I wasn't expecting and wanted it to be. But also, it's made by Jeff Nichols, so I don't know what. I was thinking he would switch up.

[00:39:05] The gorgeous portrait of just personal hope and purpose and how that shifts through generations and it's built into this quote unquote like challengers-esque dynamic between Comer and Butler and Hardy all fighting for just some type of freedom in a way. I was actually really grabbed by this.

[00:39:26] I'm surprised how much I like it. Each time I watch it, I enjoy The Bike Riders more. Especially when you have Butler just giving a very old Hollywood leading man performance. Tom Hardy also, this is probably the best thing he's done in I don't know how long.

[00:39:42] Since The Revenant, honestly. Yeah. In terms of film, he's genuinely phenomenal. I'm blown away by that performance. He does the funny voice and stuff you come to know and love, but it's also very quiet and intimate. If he needs to get angry, everything is conveyed through his eyes.

[00:40:02] There's a scene where him and Butler are talking to each other and the only real lighting is this light from Benny's cigarette where he's trying to get him to run the vandals. It's just a perfect mix of desperateness and also just hope. All that just blending into one.

[00:40:22] I love this movie. I think it's really good. The more I think about The Bike Riders, the more... Also, Jodie Comer is just a perfect voice. I know people complain that, but you know what? It sounded like her. Benny last week, we got married five weeks later. Fantastic.

[00:40:38] No notes. All right. Number 11. Late Night with the Devil. Oh, good. I'm pleasantly surprised that that film is that high, mostly because I think the controversy around it was a little... Blown out of proportion? Overdrawn. Yeah, but honestly, I'm glad that people are watching it and liking it.

[00:41:03] That is a movie that for me completely fell apart in the third act. So... Number 10. All right, guys, prepare for another Geo rant. Number 10, La Chimera. Oh, good movie. It should be higher. That should be top five. That is a brilliant movie. Utterly devastating.

[00:41:24] Just because I said prepare for another Geo rant doesn't mean I needed another Geo rant. Look, Josh O'Connor, everyone's going to talk about Challengers, and I think he is perfectly swarmy and charming in that film, but there's something so perfect about him wearing a dirty

[00:41:42] tan suit, bearded up, smoking cigs, walking around Italy. This spiritual guide of just a man constantly searching for something he can never attain. That ending is a perfect ending. Yeah, the ending is great. It's beautiful.

[00:41:58] I go in expecting one thing and I was just totally not prepared for what came out. And also gorgeous. One of the best shot movies I've seen this year. All right, number nine. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. Nice! That's too high. Over like Amerigans, come on.

[00:42:20] Come on. It just means more people saw it. Yeah, as I mentioned earlier, probably a populous list. OK, but it does have its fans and it was enjoyable for what it was. I get why it's here based on how many people probably have seen it,

[00:42:35] which kind of leads me into number eight. Inside out to. I hate I got beef and they just made a billion dollars today, so congrats. Yeah, I know. Get ready for more. God, more of the same. I just I'm happy whoever liked it, liked it.

[00:42:55] I just thought it was one of the most inauthentic and kind of. Cashed in Pixar films I've ever seen. It's like what they expected for Buzz Lightyear, but like it actually worked. And less a bigger name like I'm actually kind of shocked that inside out out of all

[00:43:14] their things they would go back to like cash in on is the one that got a billion dollars. Oh, I'm not surprised that they went back to that at all.

[00:43:22] I'm just more surprised that what we got was a rehash of the first film in terms of its plot. In like the voice acting, honestly, like it's fine. But also personally for me, you can tell that like hater being gone kind of made a difference in Mindy Kaling.

[00:43:36] Although look, I owe you did great. Ten out of ten. I have a genuine question, though, like if you weren't expecting a rehash of the first film in terms of plot, especially after the teaser and trailer that we got, what were you expecting? I don't know.

[00:43:53] Like, I think that's a good point, Dan. My thing is. Yeah, but you don't work for Pixar. You're not hired. Yeah, creative writing and coming up with these plots.

[00:44:04] I will say that what they went with was I thought expected and also the right thing to do in terms of writing character Riley's growth like it made sense. It's natural extension. What didn't separate it from me was the score was inferior.

[00:44:19] The animation was pretty much the same. Like I didn't see any kind of a quote unquote leap in terms of the animation from this film to the 2015 one. It's not like when Toy Story 4 came out and was like, holy shit, like look at the lighting

[00:44:32] effects and everything compared to what had come before. So in a lot of ways it was for me like I don't hate as much as Gio and I don't really hate it at all. I just think it's just average. Yeah. Number seven. Here we go.

[00:44:45] Here's something that we could probably all agree on. Number seven, Love Lies Bleeding. Yes. Oh, I'm very glad that people like this movie. What did it do it for you, Dan? Was it the steroids, the muscle mommies, guns at Harris?

[00:45:02] I am usually a style over substance guy and I loved all the style on display here, but I was far more convinced by the style than I was by the story. I just like it didn't work for me. Number six, I Saw The TV Glow. Yes. Pretty good.

[00:45:24] One of those movies that I was, I didn't know anything going into it. Like I heard you guys say, oh, it's great. You know who saw it sometimes. I was like, OK, perfect. I was so viscerally upset. I don't know if I could watch that movie ever again.

[00:45:40] Like I genuinely can't like it really hurt me by the emotionally. I was just like, I needed a breath after seeing that. I will say to people if you only saw it in a theater, it is worth seeing it at home on a TV

[00:45:58] screen to like I that may be the way that God intended it to be watched, actually, because of the content, what it's about and how it's about it. I recommend a second watch. Number five, Civil War. Whoa. That is awesome.

[00:46:20] That I was not expecting that to be that high. You know, a film I genuinely don't think works. I love the technical aspect of it. I think the deeper you dive into it, it kind of falls apart to a degree.

[00:46:37] That being said, I've been so happy this movie has been like a huge box office success that people are turning out to see it. You know, like this movie could have easily just fallen under the radar the whole year.

[00:46:51] And even despite my feelings, I'm happy a film like Garland Civil War is just like lots of people are seeing it. Lots of people are talking. It is creating interesting and uninteresting conversations about the film. Also, Kaylee Spaney. Fantastic.

[00:47:08] Wagner Mora is just so good in that movie too, by the way. Wagner Mora and that fucking earring. I can't. I can't. Some of the best individual scenes in any movie this year. Yeah. Yeah, I don't think this movie should be placed as high. No.

[00:47:30] It doesn't fully work for me. And it's like one of those things, too, where I feel like it's not the movie people were expecting and some people thought it was better because of it. For me, I think I agree with you, Dan.

[00:47:45] It's a collection of some really, really good set pieces and some individual elements like the sound work that are just amazing. But as a whole, it didn't land for me. Number four did, though. Richard Linklater's Hitman. Yes, I think we can. Yes. Yes. Oh, good shit.

[00:48:05] All pie is good pie. Remember when we used to have movie stars? We currently do. And his name is Glenn Powell. I will say I cannot get Andrea Arjona's line readings out of my head.

[00:48:19] So like the two things I randomly quote all the time are just apologize, motherfucker. Isn't it so good? And then like, who the fuck is Gary? I say that randomly all the time at work and my coworkers like, what are you talking?

[00:48:35] I was like, just watch somebody you work with named Gary. Now I just say it's turning into synesthetic. He's turning into a. Walk me out. Oh, my God. The apologize, motherfucker moment. I am to Madison Airlines. It's like somewhere hot and tropical.

[00:48:56] So that's just such a breakout role like Andrea Arjona is like done cool shit, like feels like very geo coded, like triple frontier, like six underground and like and or. And I'm like, yeah, this is cool, but I'm glad like more people are seeing what she can bring.

[00:49:13] I really want to see her in more stuff like. Well, you are. She's going to be in Bling twice coming out in August. Yeah. I wish the title for the original version stayed because but no studio was ever going to do Pussy Island.

[00:49:28] Listen, Night Bitch was enough this year. I'm still shocked that. All right, our top three people. Here we go. Number three is Furiosa of Mad Max Saga. Perfect. I genuinely shocked that it's that high. Really? I I'm not.

[00:49:49] Yeah, I have the general consensus that I have seen on that was not as good as Fury Road, like nowhere near as good as Fury Road. I think that's all algorithm based, though, because I see so much praise on my timeline,

[00:50:03] whether it's for Hemsworth or the way Miller shot it. I agree. It's not as good as Fury Road, but. But also 2024 is not as good a year as 2015. Also, very true. You know, it's easier to be high ranking. I agree. Yeah.

[00:50:22] Halfway through the year when you're not competing with like spotlight and, you know, room. So we'll we'll see where it's at at the end of the year. You know, maybe the back half of the year has got some heaters, too.

[00:50:32] Let me tell you, between Hardy and the bike riders and Hemsworth here for supporting actor. I mean, I would love to see the Mad Max boys being the awards conversation. Can you imagine? Like, I think that whole movie is just fantastic.

[00:50:47] I did the whole meme where the guy sitting up when the parasails happen and you're scum, demented scum like Octoboss. Like what goes through George Miller's piss boy? Like, come on, this guy is cooking on levels we have never seen.

[00:51:02] And then it all builds to like such a beautiful ending. Like I know, like when you saw Madden, you're like, Hemsworth's pretty good. Like, man, imagine a world where he gets nominated. I'm like, he's great.

[00:51:12] But like, he's like, ladies and gentlemen, I genuinely think it's the best thing he's ever done in his life. I agree. In full freak mode. And I could not be more here. That ending sequence. It's like that monologue he has at the end.

[00:51:27] And then the montage it cuts to, I think is some of the best shit George Miller has ever done. Like I was just blown. Like you watch a trailer and he's like, do you have it in you to make an epic?

[00:51:37] And then you see the context of that scene and then builds up to how that dynamic plays out between Dementus and Furiosa. I was like, this is just brilliant myth making in film. Like unreal. And now we come to the final two by a difference of 10 votes. Damn.

[00:51:59] Whoa. Number two is Dune part two. Whoa. Wow. Number one is Luca Guadagnino's Challengers. Y'all need to calm down. No, thank you guys. You know, I was slandering him for the Lycamera, but you know, it's really Zendaya's world and we all live in it. And I win.

[00:52:24] I win. This is how I win. All right. You know, love these two picks. Very shocked that Dune is actually number two though. I'm not gonna lie. Me too. I was pretty shocked when I saw that. Yeah. That's the power of tennis. Tennis is making a comeback, people.

[00:52:38] We're tired of the pickleball propaganda. All right. We are ready for real tennis to come back and make it sexy and fun and cinematic. And that's what Luca did. King Richard was the primer. Can I say one thing that surprised me about this list? Sure.

[00:52:58] And I guess it's maybe a more like from. I'm more surprised by the general reception this movie got from what I thought it would, but I'm really surprised to not see the Fall Guy on this list. Just barely missed it. Just barely? Yes.

[00:53:16] That and that in the first omen were the two that were like on the outside. Because when I first saw the Fall Guy at South by Southwest, I was like, I'm digging this like it's not great, but I'm digging it.

[00:53:28] And I think people are going to really love it. And the response to it was not at all what I expected. I feel like that movie would have done better in theaters if it was unfortunately just bad for her

[00:53:43] and not having I was made for loving you play like 30 goddamn times in different variations. I think that movie is fun. It's silly. The best thing that it has going for it is that it's a love letter to stunt filmmakers and stuntmen and stunt women.

[00:54:00] And, you know, at the end of the day, get that stunt sag ensemble nomination or win. And, you know, we can call it a day. But I think its greatest legacy will be hopefully fervoring this conversation for a stunt Oscar of some sort.

[00:54:16] Yeah, no, if it definitely gets the conversation has been heating up lately in this movie, especially with like the marketing they did. I'm not going to lie, like I'm not the biggest The Fall Guy fan. The marketing they did for this movie was outstanding.

[00:54:29] And like they incorporated like gossip stuntmen into it, whether it's at the premieres or the red carpets or like the random Oscar appearance. Yeah, yeah, it's all great. Or like when he was on Jimmy Fallon or whatever, and they're doing the whole like intro where

[00:54:44] they're fighting and stuff. Fantastic. And if at least this gets us like an inch closer to that Oscar happening or like the conversations have been sparked heavily, you know what? Forever. Like this movie will be a good graces for me because of that.

[00:54:58] Well, those are the top 20 films that the MVP film community voted on as their favorites for 2024 so far. For this week's poll, we're looking ahead to what we are most anticipating.

[00:55:11] What I'm going to ask you guys to do is to refrain from mentioning any one of the three films that we have for our trailers. We'll discuss those individually when we talk about the trailers.

[00:55:23] But looking at the list here, what are you guys looking forward to for the rest of the year? Matt, I need the substance in my veins now. And that is a statement, sir. Word for word that has a lot more context than you probably realize.

[00:55:40] Oh, I chose my words very carefully. Ah, yeah, the substance is literally something else. It's on a whole other level of body horror in ways that I will say that it combines like elements of The Elephant Man, Scanners, The Shining. It like is so, so good.

[00:56:03] Now, I do expect it to not be everyone's cup of tea here. You guys saw the reactions out of Cannes. Some people really hated it and detested it. So I will be curious to see, you know, where everybody here collectively falls on it.

[00:56:17] But yeah, that's going to be for better or for worse, one of the standout movies of the year for sure. I was going to say queer since you know, we're talking about Luther Guadagnino a bunch in these polls. I mean, him and Justin Karitsky's teaming up again.

[00:56:32] Daniel Craig, possibly, you know, from the stuff I've been hearing some of the best work he's done and Drew Starksky's. And then also like Luca just talking about it's this passion project of his wanting to

[00:56:43] adapt this book for a very long time and aspects of like the red shoes inspired him for this film. I'm very much like whatever wavelength, you know, Luca is a guy that makes so many great films.

[00:56:57] And I think the more it goes on, I'm like, I think he really is one of my guys, you know, like my top five that like currently working that I'm always excited for no matter what, because his films are constantly just always end up in my top five.

[00:57:12] Every year, like Bones and all I like adored and I adore Call Me By Your Name and Challengers as you guys heard I love. So I think this I think this is going to be something really special. I think you're setting yourself up for failure. No, I'm kidding.

[00:57:25] It'll probably be. Wow, you hear this? I know it'll probably be great. It'll probably be great. No, I'm very much looking forward to it as well. I can't wait to see what Daniel Craig brings to this.

[00:57:37] And hey, you know, more Luca Guadagnino is never a bad thing as as Giovanni just said. I think for me. Number one is one of the trailers that we're going to discuss, but. I would say number two is also from the same studio.

[00:57:55] Focus Features with Conclave, the film from Edward Berger that's following up All Quiet on the Western Front starring Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, a few others all about the Vatican's process of selecting a new pope said to be a thriller.

[00:58:11] Crafts are supposed to be phenomenal, probably positioned as an Oscar player for Focus Features this year. This year, I'm very, very excited to see like what the score will be like. Volker, my camera was last name Bertelman. Thank you.

[00:58:26] Bertelman is reteaming with with Berger this year for this film following their success on All Quiet. Yep. Oh, no, don't remind me, please stop. But yeah, I mean, I liked All Quiet quite a bit.

[00:58:41] So this very much intrigues me and I think it's going to be one of the standout films of the year, probably. Yeah, I'm here for Ralph Fiennes Oscar play. Yes. Yeah, I do want like I've read the book unless it unless they change it significantly,

[00:58:58] at least on the page. It's not something that would necessarily scream Oscar player unless it's a big commercial hit because it is like very much for the most part, just like I don't want to see like an

[00:59:13] airport fiction type thriller, but it's like, you know, it's like a very easy, like just backstabbing thriller. I mean, it's you know, it's House of Cards in the Vatican, basically. I'm really excited for it because it's going to be fun and I love all the actors in it.

[00:59:30] But like it doesn't on the page scream Oscar contender. So yeah, unless they've changed the material a lot. But I think it's going to be a really good time. We're going to have Stanley Tucci, the oily and evil and greedy.

[00:59:45] And, you know, there's a lot of good actors in there. But yeah, I'm not necessarily based on the book pegging it as a big Oscar player outside of maybe, you know, maybe maybe finds from what you've heard Matt could have just a legendary performance.

[01:00:05] But I do think it's going to be a really good time. I am really curious to see what Blitz is going to be like, because, you know, he's pretty reliable. So yeah, that's up there. And Saoirse, we love her in anything. Yeah.

[01:00:18] Harris Dickinson also like just he hasn't missed, in my opinion, yet with anything that he's done. So continuing to see the depth of his talent. I agree, Alyssa, Steve McQueen, especially the track record is there. Speaking of which, Mariel Heller track record, right? Night pitch.

[01:00:40] Yes, I am very much here to see what the fuck that movie is going to be. She turns into a dog, Dan. What more do you need to know? No, but like it just seems like when you say when you give me that log line, I do not

[01:00:57] think Mariel Heller, you know, I don't. I agree. Which is why I'm very, I'm very interested to see what this movie is going to be. I am shocked that Gio didn't mention this. I was going to let you tee it up.

[01:01:14] Well, because I know you're equally as excited. Gladiator 2. Let's go. To be the greatest movie ever made. Because the first movie has echoed in eternity. It's fucking perfect. Yeah, thank you. Also needs to be.

[01:01:30] Yeah, when I hear Gladiator slander, people say it's like one of the worst best picture winners. How generic it is, how boring it is because of its overt masculinity. Or ring like no, you should lock them up. Have you not heard Cody Derrick's critiques of this movie?

[01:01:49] Cody genuinely thinks it's like one of the worst best picture winners like ever. I think I blotted out of my mind because I like. Yeah, and I don't want to. I don't want to do.

[01:02:00] Like it to Will's point, yes, I'm glad we'll round up because I knew he was excited, but I talk about obnoxious. This is this is all my hope is into this film. This year has been rough besides two movies, so I'm putting my chips into Gladiator 2.

[01:02:16] It's got my guy Paul Meskel. OK, I've been ride or die since normal people. I think this dude is brilliant. He's getting his movie star moment. He's yoked up. He's going to be fighting Pedro Pascoe. Joseph Quinn is in the Joaquin Phoenix roles.

[01:02:30] Emperor Denzel Washington guys Denzel coming in. We got Connie Ilsa coming back. We got diamond Han Su coming back. We have a gladiator arena filled with water. There's going to be sharks. There's going to be rhinos. The trailer apparently has Jay-Z's no country in the wild.

[01:02:51] It's amazing like Jay-Z for a gladiator trailer. I need this movie in my veins, you know, talk about the substance like put that in my veins. I need a liquid dose gladiator to Ridley is just that guy.

[01:03:03] And for the people who criticize Ridley Scott's inconsistent, sure, I think he is the epitome definition of when the highs are high, the lows are low. All right. And I also want to mention you were saying Joseph Quinn is in the Joaquin Phoenix role,

[01:03:19] but this should get us excited since we mentioned Joseph Quinn. He was trying to channel Phoenix and then Ridley Scott asked him to play the chords louder and turn it up more and go for bolder. Oh God, are you not entertained?

[01:03:36] Can you imagine how over the top this performance is going to be if Ridley was like, let's dial this up by 200. I can't. It's so good. Like I just think every few movies, quote unquote,

[01:03:48] whatever you think about his recent stretch of films, although I think The Last Duel is great. The Last Duel is great. And I like Napoleon, you know, so just kind of whatever you say on it. It's like every like five movies or so.

[01:04:00] It's just that one Ridley Scott movie where it's that's just a fucking heater. And we're due. We're due because it's been a while since the Martian. Yeah, agreed. So I feel like we are due. I feel like Paramount knows this is going to be a big deal.

[01:04:13] They're putting the trailer before Deadpool. I really think we are. Building coliseums in the theater lobbies. Let's do it. Paul Maskell, Oscar. Let's let's get that nomination. I'm ready. All right. All right. Calm down.

[01:04:27] I will admit that it being Paramount's only player for best picture this year does say something. It also I I've heard really positive things about it, not just from the trailer premiere at CinemaCon, but also behind the scenes as well.

[01:04:53] I do think it has the makings of being a global spectacle at the box office. Yeah, listen, the Ridley Scott track record is. Yeah, is the thing that's got me at a bit of an arm's distance, but I'm always here for a Ridley Scott film.

[01:05:10] I will always show up for Scott and this will be no different. But speaking of inconsistency. There is another filmmaker here who has probably even worse of a track record. Oh, Matt. And yet I'm still really looking forward to this movie. Is this Todd Phillips, Matt? No.

[01:05:31] Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Oh, oh, oh, I thought you were going at much different direction. You know, Matt's defense. I agree where Tim Burton and this Beetlejuice Beetlejuice isn't like good. I'm like done. I'm like, this guy's just graduated from Cooke University.

[01:05:48] But watching that recent trailer, you get that weird feeling was like, you know what? Maybe this is actually going to be good. Like, I just have that feeling like this might be like a delightful time. I don't know. I don't know what it is.

[01:06:00] I know he's committed with the like practical effects, you know, his whole time. And Keaton looks like he hasn't aged a bit like at all. I will say that, like the trailer or the teaser, I guess really is what it is.

[01:06:14] That allayed a lot of my fears for this because I think it looks like Tim Burton going kind of almost back to basics, so to speak. It really feels much more like his earlier films than the messes that he's made recently. So I'm very optimistic.

[01:06:36] I mean, especially that cast. I mean, come on. Winona also looks like she hasn't aged a day. Lydia Dietz still rocking the same exact hairstyle she had in 1984. Like the queen that she is. And Catherine O'Hara just, you know, come through like my queen.

[01:06:56] Newly invited to the Academy, Catherine O'Hara. It's finally an injustice has finally been rectified. One of the comedic geniuses of our time is now in the Academy. I am very much looking forward to this. I think Jenna Ortega is really good casting as Winona Ryder's daughter.

[01:07:14] I love it. I'm here for it. I especially hear for the design elements, but really honestly, I am here for Michael Keaton because that man deserved an Oscar nomination for Beetlejuice and I want to see him in a position to get one for the sequel. Beetlejuice is loose.

[01:07:35] I want to ask you, Dan, what was the movie you thought I was going to say? I thought you were talking about Roberts and Beckett. Yeah, me too. Another save it up for the trailer.

[01:07:44] Well, I thought you were maybe doing a little diversion into the trailer, but I will say that like setting that aside, if we're really talking about a years later sequel that I'm looking forward to this year, I only have one in my heart. Moana 2.

[01:08:00] Thankfully, I won't have to wait that long to see it because... Joker, Faleaja. If you feel it, chase it! Hell yeah, brother, Twisters 2. We got twins! I am waiting for that email from Universal. I need to see this movie so badly. It's going to be awesome.

[01:08:24] There's a new Shania Twain song. That's just so fucking cool. I know! The 90s vibes are dripping all over this movie. I'm so here for it. The Shania track, the cast. Look, we have movie star Glenn Powell giving a movie star performance on the big screen.

[01:08:45] Thank you, God, as it should be. Lee Isaac Chung directing. Lee Isaac Chung. Man, and for all the people who are like, dude, the guy who made Benari, really? Look at the trailer! He's a perfect choice for this. He knows how to shoot the fucking landscapes, man.

[01:09:05] And I am so here for this. I am even here for Daisy Edgar Jones. Big year for normal people. Yeah. Yep. Like, I'm ready for it. Sorry, that just sounded so funny. Like, big year for normal people. Like, average, everyday working people. Big year for them.

[01:09:23] I'm just gonna take that out of context. Okay, I also want to take a moment here to highlight some films that already did have premieres that are coming out. We mentioned The Substance earlier. Megalopolis. I don't know about that, but... No, dude, I can't fucking wait.

[01:09:46] I just need to see it. I don't think it's going to be good, but I need to see it. Like, how often do you get to see a director's legendarily long-awaited, too expensive, no-one-is-ever-gonna-make-this-movie movie? Horizon? I was gonna say! We could say Horizon Chapter 2, technically.

[01:10:08] I mean, no, but people haven't been reporting about the status of Horizon for decades like we have with Megalopolis. This is one of those legendary movies before it even screened or was made. And even after its first screening, it can't. I think that legend status has only grown.

[01:10:27] Yeah, really. It's going to be a folly. I know that. It is so weird to me that Lionsgate agreed to distribute it but not market it. I don't understand. Oh no, it makes perfect sense to me, having seen the movie. Yeah.

[01:10:45] But at the same time, I love that it's coming out. I will watch it again, to be clear. Like, I will sit through this again. I don't want to, but I will. And I'll be very curious to see how they continue to do the live element of it.

[01:11:01] It'll be definitely one of the more unique experiences you guys have this year, I'm sure. The Palm Door winner, Onora, half-dimensionality, is one of my top ten favorite films of the year. Yes! Can't wait. Can't wait. Are we getting O, Canada this year?

[01:11:16] Is that... has it not been... I mean, listen, until somebody says otherwise, because right now it has not been dated for 2025, even though it also hasn't been dated for later this year. So for now, it's there. I just need it, you know?

[01:11:30] I've been on my Schrader kick as of late. Who doesn't love God's Loneliest Man, but this time with Jacob Elordi? Amelia Perez is another one from Netflix that I'm excited for you all to see. Cannot wait to see what this movie is. Yeah.

[01:11:46] I think Sebastian Stan between The Apprentice and A Different Man is about to have the best year of his career. Although I'm very sad to say The Apprentice deal fell through, and it still does not have distribution at this time.

[01:12:01] I am really fascinated to see if anyone picks it up and if they do, who it's going to be. I need to see that strong performance as Roy Cohn. That's just... Yeah. Genius casting. To be genuinely honest, and I haven't seen the movie, so maybe it's just not

[01:12:21] that type of movie at all, but I'm a little shocked that Neon hasn't picked it up. Me too. That seems like a film that is right in their wheelhouse. I also want to shout out the Nickel Boys, because if you know that real...

[01:12:36] If someone has lived in Florida and knows the story about the Dozier school for boys, horrific tragedy. Might be one of the more dour films of the year, but also probably one of the most important films, film everyone rallies behind because of what the messaging is.

[01:12:54] And Angelina Ellis Taylor is just always fantastic no matter what. I think that's going to be definitely an Oscar contender for MGM this year. I have a feeling based on the subject matter and the people involved, that'll probably be a really well-acclaimed film, I'm guessing.

[01:13:12] But also beyond that, I would also say another one to look forward to in terms of just the awards consideration out there, the Piano Lesson from Netflix. Yeah. John David Washington, Daniel Deadweiler, Samuel L. Jackson. Mm-hmm. August Wilson, again.

[01:13:32] I've got one I'm surprised no one's mentioned, Pablo Lorraine's Maria Kale by- I was just about to say it. With Angelina Jolie, I cannot wait. We used to be a proper country. We used to have movie stars. Angie's coming back. We are so back, people.

[01:13:50] We've never been more back. I mean, the other thing too is that in my opinion, Jackie and Spencer are both phenomenal films. So I'm all here for another female biopic from Pablo Lorraine with a movie star in a lead role. I think it's going to definitely be spectacular.

[01:14:08] You know, Angelina Jolie still has the juice coming back. I agree. She managed to win the Tony for Best Musical for The Outsiders. You know, that's such a we're so back scenario.

[01:14:21] So let me bring it to a we're so over scenario to balance it out because that's just- No! No, no, no, Gio, that is not the vibe. This is about the most anticipated. Technically the film I'm about to mention is most anticipated because like we have to

[01:14:34] say it like Deadpool and Wolverine. Oh God dammit! It'll be one of the biggest movies of the year. It might be the biggest movie that- Why are we talking like Trump when we're saying this? It's going to be the biggest movie.

[01:14:46] It's going to be the biggest movie of the year. It's going to be huge. It's going to be huge. In China. Huge, huge, action people. Wolverine. Anyways, like look he's back and despite me being the most cynical,

[01:14:59] like this movie looks disgusting in terms of how it's shot even though it was shot in like actual real locations. The novelty of seeing Hugh Jackman in like the yellow and blue suit like actually back,

[01:15:12] there is a slight charm to it that is such an easy cash grab that is clearly going to work. And like seeing Ryan Reynolds' relationship with Jackman like off screen clearly translate to that film is going to be fun to watch.

[01:15:27] Now, is the film going to be good? I don't know. We're probably going to be bombarded with Easter eggs and jokes about Disney Plus and everything else you can imagine. Will people go out and see it? Yes, this is going to be the co-worker movie of the year.

[01:15:40] This movie is going to make a buttload of money and there are people who are genuinely excited for it. Like despite like what some of us might think, who knows? Maybe it's good. I don't know. I am genuinely excited for this movie. There you go!

[01:15:52] I love Deadpool and I love Hugh Jackman and I love the chemistry that Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman have together. I'm completely here for this. Okay, so it's not entirely we're so bad. How about Jura number two? Oh, that's Glenn Eastwood.

[01:16:08] I got to tell you guys, I'm not really like the biggest Glenn Eastwood fan these past couple of years, have not really liked his output on paper. This sounds fantastic. Yeah, long line out the wazoo just to be clear.

[01:16:22] On trial for a murder, who comes to suspect that he, the juror, may in fact have been responsible for the murder. Awesome. It's a great killer premise, the absolute worst person possible to direct it and I couldn't be more here for it.

[01:16:40] This is going to be so good. Like Glenn Eastwood just deep into his 90s like, yeah, I'm gonna make this movie. And you got Nicholas Morley telling Nicolette, one more take. No, not one more take. It's just one take with Glenn. Yeah, one take. Oh yeah.

[01:16:53] All right, lunch. Bring in the baby. Um, yeah, and then that is Zoe Deutsch, JK Simmons, Kiefer Sutherland. Yeah, this cast is insane. Oh, yes, I need it. I think that's going to be a fun flick. How about a new Mike Lee? Oh my God. Yes.

[01:17:13] I every new Mike Lee movie is an event. Yeah, I can't wait for that. Hard Truths. And it's got Marianne Jean-Baptiste, who was in Secrets and Lies. Secrets and Lies. Oscar nominee for Secrets and Lies. Yeah.

[01:17:27] I gotta also then if we're like talking about certain film festival premieres, Joshua Oppenheimer's The End is high up there for me. Musical, right? Yeah. Supposedly. Like that's another one where I'm like, what the fuck is this movie? I need to see it.

[01:17:46] And then also to in the hands of Dante from Julian Schnabel. Such a cool title. Martin Scorsese's in it as an actor playing Dante's mentor. I need that. Imagine, imagine Martin Scorsese's second Oscar. Yeah, it's for acting.

[01:18:05] I mean, John Huston got nominated for acting in the movie The Cardinal. Like it could happen. Gio, if you don't know this, just listen to me really quick, really quickly here. It stars Oscar Isaac, Jason Momoa, Gerard Butler, Gal Gadot, Martin Scorsese, John Malkovich, Al Pacino.

[01:18:26] We're so fucking back, bitches. Scratch out Gal Gadot and I'm like, is this for the boys or the boys? The boys are good. Oh, wait, wait, wait, wait. One other person I forgot to mention. Franco Nero. Oh my god. Listen, the crew is good. All right.

[01:18:42] Oh my god. I don't know what the hell this is going to be. Awesome. Nothing else. Yeah, thank you, Dan. Yeah, let them cook. On the animated front, I got to say The Wild Robot looks fantastic. Every new image or clip is just like, what stupefyingly beautiful.

[01:19:02] And then beyond that too, I have to mention Lord of the Rings, The War of the Rohirrim. I don't know if it's going to be great, but just because it's Lord of the Rings, I feel obligated to mention it. Of course. Flo from Canne.

[01:19:16] I think you all should be looking forward to that. That movie was... The cat one? Yeah. That was really, really good. Really good. And then I would also, as we're kind of wrapping up here, on the doc side,

[01:19:31] there were a few docs that I saw at Sundance that I think a lot of people should have on their radar. One of them is Black Box Diaries. Oh my god. Yeah. Oh my god, that movie. Yep. Oh yeah, y'all need to...

[01:19:48] Everyone should be required to see that movie. What is this reaction, Dan? What is this about? It is an Asian journalist who basically years ago when she was working, I think at a... No, she was still a journalist, but some very high up TV executive assaulted her,

[01:20:09] raped her. And she decides to years later see what hard evidence she can dig up against this guy and documents the whole thing. So she's the subject. She directed the movie. Holy shit. It's all her pursuing this justice for herself against a system in her country that literally

[01:20:41] is not doing anything to help her at all. It is the bravest thing I can imagine a person doing in every way because she is so heartbreakingly open and vulnerable at every step of the way in this process. It's stunning film. My gosh.

[01:21:04] It definitely was one of the standout documentaries I saw at Sundance alongside Will and Harper with Will Ferrell. That's going to be a Netflix release. I can't wait to see that either. I think that could do very big things, I think.

[01:21:19] It's so commercially well produced that there are times when I was watching it that I was like mistakenly thinking this like feels like a feature film as opposed to a documentary. And it's so ridiculously funny. It's one of the funniest docs I think I've ever seen.

[01:21:34] And it's incredibly heartwarming too. I shed a tear watching it. It was such a feel good movie. I think it's going to be huge for Netflix. I genuinely wish that it was receiving a theatrical release, but it's a really good one. It should not be missed.

[01:21:52] Will it not be eligible then for Best Documentary at the Oscars? I mean, no, they'll put it in what they need to put it into in order for it to qualify. I can tell you that much.

[01:22:02] But also too, given its commercial appeal, I mean, we all know how that doc branch can be. Yeah. This could be Will Ferrell's Oscar nomination or even Oscar win. It would be so deserved. So, so deserved.

[01:22:16] And then Superman, the Christopher Reeve story is another commercial documentary from Sundance. That I think is going to move people and definitely be like how still was last year. I think that'll be a standout.

[01:22:30] All right, there's one non doc and non animated that I can't believe no one's mentioned since we were informed that it is in fact coming 2024 from Sony Classics, which is Pedro. Yeah, Pedro Almodovar's The Room Next Door. Yes. With Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore.

[01:22:50] He's never done an English language feature, and it has those two in the leads and also has John Turturro and I don't remember who else, but that's very high on my list. Yeah, that is. Anytime there's a new Pedro Almodovar film, it's cause for a celebration.

[01:23:12] Oh, that's for sure. Yeah, but the one that just got announced that like, and I guess we don't really know if it's going to be this year or not. But given how fast this guy usually works, it could be Spike Lee's High and Low remake with Denzel Washington.

[01:23:29] Yes. Gimme, gimme, gimme. I don't think anyone should remake this film. But you know, the fact that it's Spike and Denzel together, and I think Spike would have a unique take on it and it's an A24 co-production with Apple, you know, I don't know if it comes

[01:23:46] out this year. I really need Spike to take his time on this one. I do not want him to rush it up and make a half-assed remake. I don't need another old boy scenario. Yeah, but like Inside Man. Sure, yeah. Like Spike in pure thriller mode is good.

[01:24:03] Oh, it's great. Yeah, no, he's that guy for sure. I agree. I'm just I don't know if this will come out this year. I want him to take his time with it.

[01:24:12] But man, I would be shocked like if he gets it out in time ready and it lives up to like everything I want it to be. Damn. All right, let's talk about our trailers now. Three films that we have not brought up here.

[01:24:25] Let's get one out of the way first here that I don't think is on anybody's most anticipated, but by God, it definitely had a lot of people talking this past week. And that is the trailer for Red One, starring Dwayne Johnson, Chris Evans and J.K.

[01:24:40] Simmons as good old Saint Nick Santa Claus. 497, 498, 499, 500. Let's go heavy. Got it. Looking strong, Nick. Gone, brush your shoulders off. Red One is on the move. Evening, ladies. What are you so excited about? Of course, your boyfriend's here. Okay. Who's with Red? Reach! Someone took Nick.

[01:25:18] We're gonna find him. I'm bringing in Jack O'Malley. He's probably the best tracker in the world. The guy's a legend. We're so over. Yeah, the way that I saw the announcement of this trailer and was like, they made a prequel to Red Notice? Why would they do that?

[01:25:40] And then I saw what the trailer was, I was like, oh, that's what J.K. Simmons was getting so jacked for. Yeah. Such an unappealing trailer in so many ways. Oh my God. None of the jokes worked for me. Not a single one. Not a single one.

[01:25:56] This whole trailer's whole premise is let's just put recognizable stars and just have them just do stuff. And that's it. That should be enough, right? This story is not compelling. The hook of the story is literally from a South Park episode, okay? Yeah. For real. Red, slay down.

[01:26:17] You go ahead and watch it. It's just this is not a real movie. Like you watch this and like, this is the fake people making jokes of like a fake movie in a TV show.

[01:26:26] Like this is a money laundering scheme we are witnessing in front of our very eyes. For the longest time, this movie got delayed and stuff. I'm like, is this real? Like this is not even coming out. And apparently it is.

[01:26:37] It's a college humor parody trailer is what it is. I almost can't believe that it's not like one of these, you know, $300 million Netflix productions. It's actually Amazon MGM. Yeah. Remember when Chris Evans left Marvel and he was like, I want to direct and do really cool stuff.

[01:26:55] And like, I got that and he did Knives Out. And we're like, dude, this guy is going to just make great choices. And he's doing like Ghosted and this. Thankfully, he's in the new Celine Song film, you know, but like, I'm like, what are we doing here?

[01:27:09] Like maybe it's just like, you know, he got married, he got a house. Sure. Like you gotta cash in a check, but like we could do better than this. I was going to say, once you leave the MCU, you got to keep up that money somehow. Sure.

[01:27:21] But like, come on, like we could do so much better, Chris. Like you're very talented. But it goes beyond that, too. There's also Pain Hustlers, which wasn't great. The Grey Man, which wasn't great. Lightyear, which wasn't great. Fuck. Wow.

[01:27:37] This is just like bug shot to my eyes of just remembering all that. Although to be fair, The Grey Man, terrible movie. His character in the book, which I've read, very similar to what Will described earlier for another film, like very airport novel-y spy novel.

[01:27:55] His character is mainly like a lawyer who very much evokes like a Hugh Grant-esque type. And instead they made him like this really like shawarmy dickhead. And like I thought he had fun with it.

[01:28:08] Like I do like when Evans plays like the villain, like the knives out type thing. But yeah, no, that whole slew of films you just named that are just... It's brutal. Like, come on.

[01:28:19] I think it's also upsetting because he's been rocking the whole Marvel franchise thing for a bit. But we know he's a genuinely good actor. Like he's generally a very talented guy. And it's just when you know someone can do better,

[01:28:31] and even like also cash a check, and instead you're doing this, it's kind of like, come on, what are we doing? I kind of miss him doing things like gifted because he was- Yes! Uh, Will, Christopher Hebdew is playing Krampus in this movie. Oh, I do like that.

[01:28:48] Perfect. Damn it, that is kind of cool. God damn it. The one good bit about this trailer, honestly, was Krampus. Yeah, and the Rock has just been the Rock. That's the thing about Dwayne Johnson is like, to Alyssa's point, this is nothing new.

[01:29:04] And I'm just like counting down the days until we get the smashing machine. Yes! This does not help his Oscar campaign for that, by the way. I agree. But it's like, I just I'm dying to see the guy stretch himself and do something different for a change.

[01:29:21] And I'm hoping that Benny Safdie can get it out of him the way that he and his brother got great shit out of Pattinson and Sandler when people least expected it. Here, I think a lot of people are not going to be expecting it.

[01:29:36] And this is just another continuation of that where I look at him in something like this and I'm like, this is just more of the same. This is not doing anything for me. I'm over this. And you know, can we just move on? All right.

[01:29:47] With that said, let's move over to something that I think we all have maybe a slight anticipation for, for good or for worse. And that is Robert Zemeckis' film Here, which reunites him with his Forrest Gump stars Tom Hanks, Robin Wright and screenwriter Eric Roth.

[01:30:03] And well, I mean, he works with this composer quite often, Alan Silvestri, but all of them. Forrest Gump. This will be in theaters on November 15 from Sony Pictures. Let's take a look at the trailer. Hey, Dad. I couldn't be more excited. I couldn't meet Margaret.

[01:30:18] Nice to meet you, Margaret. Nice to meet you, Mr. Young. Tom sure does. Sure does. Okay, look, it is very obviously the poor man's tree of life. But I'm not saying that I'm not intrigued. You know what, Dan? I'll say it for you. I'm not intrigued.

[01:30:44] This shit looks terrible. Yeah. This is bad. I was more intrigued on paper than after the trailer. I'll admit that. But there is I am still a little bit intrigued. I'm intrigued by seeing the execution of it. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay.

[01:31:00] And that front because like, you know, it is on the shorter side runtime wise, which, you know, good, but also to that camera is not going to move the whole movie. So, you know, if anything, there has to be some really fun, clever editing transitions.

[01:31:17] Um, I'll be curious to see how they light each scene to give it a different feel, but also still have it have this like seamless quality to how it flows. There's there's a lot that we don't know because, you know, we kind of don't really see it

[01:31:34] portrayed here in terms of just how is the movie going to flow in its execution? Okay, yeah. So to that point, I agree. I'm not going to claim like I'm an expert on the comic it was based on, but like hearing

[01:31:47] the premise of everything, I was curious to be like, okay, let me look into it. And if you look at the panels for that comic, which again, the whole thing is for here. Now it's like over a century from like past to like even in the future,

[01:31:59] this house and this one room and it's shot in one way. But in like the comic, it's so vibrant and colorful from all the stills I've seen. And then you look at the film and it's just house.

[01:32:11] So I think the big thing is they're going to like it just looks like a generic house. Like I know the beginning shows like the whole like dinosaurs and everything. I wonder if they are going to go into like the future stuff.

[01:32:23] But the big key to this film is going to be hinged on those performances and most importantly, blocking like the blocking is going to have to be like next level, especially if you're just in one angle.

[01:32:36] And I was talking to Matt about this because I'm going to say it's a gimmick movie where the two things this movie is trying to sell you on is it's a one angle and the aging. It's 100 percent another example of Robert Zemeckis just being bored with making conventional.

[01:32:52] Yeah, sure. And like the aging looks terrible. Like it looks really bad. Like there's you know, when the stills came out, I always try not to judge stuff from stills. But then you see stuff in motion. It does not look like Robin, right? Doesn't look good.

[01:33:07] Like when we look at Tom Hanks and he's talking to his dad, you know what I assume is he's introducing his dad to his girlfriend. Why does Paul Bettany look like the same age as him? And he looks like he's not even the age.

[01:33:19] But let me ask you a question about that. They're going to be working. Yeah, it's clearly on the VFX work, just like with the Irishman and some of the other stuff.

[01:33:29] And also on top of that, too, is that a failure of the aging or is that a failure of the casting of Paul Bettany? No, I think that's more so just studios are trying to experiment with this tech and I only think it works in various degrees.

[01:33:42] I love the Irishman. I truly do. It would be a slightly better film if you just for the younger, like really cast it like there's nothing wrong with that. I think a great show that did a perfect use of young actors in the old was like The Old

[01:33:57] Man with Jeff Bridges and how they got a young version of Lithgow and Bridges and how they embodied those characters without entirely mimicking them. And it felt perfect. You know, instead, like the whole Star Wars, Disney shit of just de-aging and then changing

[01:34:11] their voice because the voice is another thing. You're de-aging them facially, but it still sounds like older Tom Hanks. That's like a big problem that happened in the last Indiana Jones. Like you see de-age in the beginning and it doesn't look entirely great.

[01:34:24] And then you hear old man Harrison Ford. Like in terms of like trying to immerse you in that and sell you on that, like you're constantly going to be taken out. We have to accept something, though, and that is that this technology is still in development.

[01:34:36] It's still being expanded upon and it's not going away. No matter how much I see people complain about it all the time, it ain't going away. And you know, whatever AI tools are being used to fervor it along, we're only going

[01:34:52] to see it start to take over the industry more and more. I'm not saying don't complain. I'm just saying I think everyone needs to accept that everyone is just moving forward with this and hopefully it moves in the right direction as opposed to the wrong direction.

[01:35:08] But at the same time, I I you know, I will freely admit to everyone here the visual effects that we saw in this trailer really didn't bother me. I didn't think it was great, but it also didn't get me upset or like passionate to say, oh

[01:35:23] my God, this looks horrendously awful. It didn't elicit that kind of a response from me. So when I see people reacting like that, a part of me then starts to wonder, is this just because they just don't like the tech in general?

[01:35:36] Is this the AI argument that they are just so heavily opposed to? Like, is there something else fueling this passionate anger? I can tell you right now it's made by Robert Zemeckis and again, Magna Culam Lade of like

[01:35:50] Cook University where I don't know when's the last time this guy's made a film that was like good. Like I enjoy, I enjoy because like Denzel is just tearing it on another level.

[01:36:02] He's amazing and like it is competently made, but I he's like, you know, we talked about highs and highs and lows and lows of Ridley Scott. Like Robert Zemeckis, I think is that on steroids too. Like, I don't know.

[01:36:15] Like this film is just maybe it was a far more competent, not the competence, like strong word. I mean, like a better director in terms of like recent track record. Maybe I could get a bit more excited for it.

[01:36:28] I'm just I don't know if Zemeckis can pull this off. But then again, I'm willing to be proven wrong when like the movie's out and here's the key. If this gets announced for any film festival, I think that that will say something regarding Sony's confidence in it.

[01:36:46] If it elects to skip all the film festivals and go straight to theatrical, that also tells me something. I mean, Tom Hanks makes money in theaters like I mean, yeah, for a reason that people

[01:36:56] went besides Elvis know about being Elvis Tom Hanks is in it like like people like Tom. What was a man called Otto? He did that movie. Yeah, that's a good business. I understand.

[01:37:07] But Zemeckis is not opposed, as we saw with flight and with the walk for having his film's premiere at New York Film Festival, for example. And this movie, especially on paper, strikes me as something that could be a premiere at

[01:37:22] that festival in one of its three main slots. But. Allied didn't get that welcome to Marwen didn't get that obviously the Witches of Pinocchio didn't get that. So that's what I mean when I say if it doesn't get that kind of a slot.

[01:37:38] I think we know what we're in for then. But with that end of November release date, does it even make sense for it to do a festival run like if they do want it to be a big commercial play, which obviously they do?

[01:37:53] I just don't know that a commercial run makes sense, even if it is to build up critical anticipation. Because end of November is a perfect time for it to just if it's great for it to just

[01:38:04] release and have that big stoke, like, have that big attention on it right away instead of having it premiere at a festival two months earlier, let the buzz completely die down and then try to make money again.

[01:38:21] Like, I don't think that I just don't know that it would bother, you know? I don't see any upside of it going to a festival at all. We will soon find out. All right, and now the big one. We could finally talk about this.

[01:38:38] I know we were all dying to talk about it on last week's show for those of us who saw the bike riders in theaters. He is coming people. Nosferatu from Robert Eggers coming to theaters on December 25th. Let's take a look. Come to me.

[01:38:56] Hear my deceitful comfort with or from beyond. Best live action short. I told Dan when I saw the bike riders, there was this random lady. I did not know her. This random lady sitting next to me.

[01:39:28] And as soon as I saw the old Focus Features logo, I was like, OK, time to lock in. Don't know her. And then I was just so giddy. And then at the end, I was like, yeah, yeah, that's that me espresso. You know, that's that's what I need.

[01:39:41] That's I can't wait. It's just going to be amazing. But what did she do? No, she she locked in. She she. Oh, I'll tell you what you locked in. I locked it in. But I also like I just didn't want someone talking next to me.

[01:39:53] And she and we talked about it after. She's like, that looked good. And I was like, right. Yeah. And then Gio got her numbers. That shot in the trailer of the hand or claw, I guess, going over the city and then knowing

[01:40:10] that the one preview image we got is of Lily Rose Depp with that shadow hand crawling up her body. I'm already imagining what that that that is one long shot in the movie that tracks in right to her with that hand.

[01:40:23] And I am already screaming in anticipation of how good it's going to be. I don't need to see anything else, honestly. Yeah, no, I still stand by what I've been saying for months on this podcast. I do think this has Oscar potential. In the crafts. Absolutely.

[01:40:40] And I'm praying, hoping and praying that it can nightmare alley itself into best picture. Exactly. I think that this is the movie that Robert Eggers, his whole career has been building up to.

[01:40:53] I've heard him talk in interviews already that this is the film that he has always wanted to make. Yeah. And it took making the other films to gain the clout to be able to do it. It is the. He's already done it on stage. Yeah.

[01:41:08] And it's like the first time, too, that he's taking a well-known property, the Northmen debatable. But like this is something that has a lot of passionate supporters and is something that there's an extra added layer of responsibility on his end to do it justice.

[01:41:26] And based on this trailer alone, from what we've seen, it looks like he's going to it visually looks stunning. Everybody looks like they're perfectly cast for what it is that they're being asked to do. And this is another underrated element that I think we all need to consider.

[01:41:41] Robert Eggers, his previous three films all focus so heavily on the diction of the time period in which these stories were set in. And that did make them, I think, a little inaccessible for some audiences.

[01:41:55] It's historically accurate, so much so that it sometimes loses people just in the way that characters speak. I don't think he's going to have a problem so much here with that. And I think that that will lend itself over well as far as counter-programming goes as

[01:42:12] well during the Christmas release frame for this to be more commercially successful than the Northmen was for focus. I just also need to put a PSA out there. If you did not support the Northmen in any way, I'm sorry about seeing that in theaters.

[01:42:29] You didn't pick up the DVD. This is for us, okay? We worked hard for this. This is the blessings of our- Truly. Reaping our rewards, okay? I remember seeing the Northmen opening night and one just having something called a title

[01:42:42] card of like the Nightblade feeds and him like stabbing the dude in the nose at the end. He's like, the cub took a bite and now the man comes back for the rest and just slowly puts a sword through a guy's nose.

[01:42:54] I was like, Robert Eggers is the coolest dude ever. He just makes incredibly specific films for gothic and history nerds. Seeing him just take on Nosferatu, I think I saw that interview you were talking about, Matt.

[01:43:09] I think he knows and he emphasized with the crew the importance behind this, the pressure of it. Again, why remake Nosferatu? Why take on adapting the story? I think his specific style and vision pairs well for it. Just looking at the trailer, it just looks gorgeous.

[01:43:29] I remember the shot where he's riding the horse and it does the whip pan. It's so good. Or just hearing the foe talk and he's like, Vampire Nosferatu. He does Vampira. The Vampira. It's so cool. The rats, the rats, all the rats, come on.

[01:43:46] In reading about, what's his face? Skarsgard's transformation for this. Apparently he lost a ton of weight. He had to work with opera singers to lower his vocal range. Six hours in makeup every day. This is going to be a very fun vampire.

[01:44:04] And they're not showing him either, which is great marketing. Please don't. They better not show us the full picture. I want to see that in the movie. Don't give it away. Don't give it away. I think so too. Yeah, I agree.

[01:44:16] It's really weird because I've seen a lot of normie, not film people, posting about this going like, a Christmas is a perfect time for a vampire movie, I guess. It is. I'm like, no. The counter-programming, the whole succumb to the darkness tagline, oh, give it to me.

[01:44:36] This is exactly what I want on those long, cold winter nights. I am here for the blue and gold tint that's like the original Nosferatu. I am here for Willem Dafoe's silly voice. You know what?

[01:44:55] And it is a Christmas movie because it is inexplicably produced by producer of 1996's Jingle All The Way, Chris Columbus. There you go. I thought for a minute, Will, you were going to say that it was like from one of the producers

[01:45:08] of Girl, the Dragon Tattoo, so we could say it was the feel bad movie of Christmas. But one other thing too, I also want to point out about this trailer and something I've been hearing rumblings about too behind the scenes.

[01:45:21] I'm hearing that Lily-Rose Depp is really, really good in this. Oh, oh, like, thank you for bringing that up. She does. Because Robert Eggers perfectly took away the term, you know, like the iPhone face where you can't believe someone is in that period.

[01:45:36] Like they look like they know they've seen an iPhone. And seeing her from like the very first frame of this trailer, it's like I did not recognize her whatsoever. No, not at all.

[01:45:47] I think that she's going to surprise a lot of people because I don't think that a lot of people are overly familiar with her work so far. I was not aware she could act. She did not impress me so far. I know, huh?

[01:46:02] But I know hive where you guys. I need every poster. I need everything to just use the phrase he is coming. Yes. Use it in the most sensual way possible. Not the most sensual way possible. Man, look, the Internet is horny enough that they don't need the help.

[01:46:30] Could this be Eggers first significant Oscar contender? I know Lighthouse was nominated for cinematography. I think the answer is yes. I think that there is enough on display here from the production elements, but also maybe sound. We don't know what the score is going to be like.

[01:46:47] Maybe there's a performance that gets highlighted here, whether it's Defoe or Lily. I mean, or a Skarsgard even. Yeah. Aaron Taylor Johnson. This is a good cast, by the way. Nicholas Hall, Ralph Innocent. Yes. Oh, yes. Yeah.

[01:47:04] This is easily my number one most anticipated for the rest of the year. I look, the ticket may have said it was for the bike riders, but we all know it's really for the Nosferatu trailer. That's the price of admission. That's what we're really going to see.

[01:47:19] If you love cinema and this isn't very high up your most anticipated list for the second half of the year, I really have to ask why after seeing this trailer? Because that is everything that I would want from a Nosferatu remake.

[01:47:37] Even how they flash the title card at the end and it has that little jittery thing to it like a lot of the title cards in silent movies used to have. Come on. All right. And now let's answer questions from the MBP film community.

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[01:48:41] We can't thank you enough for the support. Now back to the show. Scott Bowles, with the first Newsferatu trailer dropping, what are some of your favorite horror movie trailers? Prometheus 2012. That was a good one. Yeah. Did not deliver in the final product, but that trailer was amazing.

[01:49:02] I remember the I think the original Quiet Place trailer was pretty intriguing. You know what? The trailer for Fetty Alvarez's Evil Dead remake stands out. It had like some of the most in your face sound design for how it did its titles.

[01:49:20] And just I remember it just like feeling like it was just punching me in the face the whole time. It was it was awesome. Oh, the the trailer for the first The Conjuring. Oh, with the ends with the crap. Yeah, iconic. Iconic.

[01:49:37] I was going to say the very recent film, relatively recent, but that Teton trailer so good. Oh yeah. Edwin Oroz, in honor of Longlegs, what is the most intimidating serial killer from any movie? Or who is the most intimidating serial killer from any movie?

[01:50:00] I mean, Hannibal Lecter, probably. Buffalo Bill. I was going to say Buffalo Bill or Hannibal Lecter. Yeah, I guess he's not intimidating. He's just iconic. I mean, can we say the Zodiac killer from Zodiac? If it's the beach scene? Yes.

[01:50:15] I feel like it's a cop out to do real serial killers to this question. It's like, oh no, like Jeffrey Dahmer could actually kill me. I would prefer not to. It's even fictional. Somebody say Keanu Reeves in The Watcher, please. No. I know I'm playing. I'm playing.

[01:50:33] I cannot wait for you all to see Longlegs. I'm so looking forward to it. That's maybe my number three most anticipated. Ezra Kubera with Inside Out 2 crossing a billion dollars. What is your favorite movie that has grossed over a billion worldwide?

[01:50:53] The Return of the King with three releases cracked a billion, I believe. Yes. Yeah, I was going to say if Fellowship any of the Lord of the Rings movies. Yeah, easily. That's easily the answer. But I just want to throw this out there really quick. Titanic.

[01:51:11] That would be number two. Yeah. Peter Rabbit's Awards buzz. Kevin Feige announced that Marvel Studios will be back at this year's San Diego Comic-Con. Do you guys think it is too early for the MCU to have a panel at San Diego Comic-Con,

[01:51:23] especially since it is the same weekend with Deadpool and Wolverine's release? And D23 is going to be in a few weeks after that already. Well, they're not going to listen to us. Yeah, they don't care. Also, I'm morbidly curious because what the hell do they have cooking?

[01:51:43] Because everything on paper that is currently now does not sound good. Like Blade can't get made for some reason. Fantastic Four. That's what they're. Sounds cool just because it's in the 60s. But like, I mean, the Thunderbolts hate the lineup for that movie.

[01:51:59] Captain America, they literally just reshot the entire film. But it's funny that you mentioned the Comic-Con stuff because of the latest. It's not a spoiler. The latest episode of the boys, they do like a Comic-Con thing. And they're like, yeah, here's our phases seven through 19.

[01:52:13] And it's just a tie. And then A-Train is like, yeah, we shot this movie. And then we reshot the whole thing, making the most expensive show ever. So it has to be good, right? It is. That's literally what's happening to them right now.

[01:52:28] The fall off is quite amazing. That being said, have no idea. They're going to just start mentioning random characters. Squirrel dude, 2071. This da da da da. And we'll see if it gets made now. When Minions is making fun of you for in like getting good.

[01:52:44] When Minions is getting good dunks on you. Like that's that's tough. It's pretty bad to I don't know about you guys, but I've really enjoyed this past year of. Just Deadpool and Wolverine and nothing else to look forward to. And I can't wait. Yeah, it's pretty nice.

[01:53:02] Yeah, nature's healing. I completely agree. Let's have more. Let's have more. How about every year like this from now on? Yeah, like, yeah, I don't mind. You know, it's like every December you want to throw me an Avatar movie, a Star Wars movie. That's perfectly fine.

[01:53:16] And then to have it just be just that for the whole year, I would like it if we could like get back to that. But what Marvel was doing for a while there where it seemed like it was a new film, like

[01:53:26] every four months or movies a year. Like, yeah, come on. I know, but three movies a year, three shows a year. It's like Jesus, like give us a chance to miss you. Yeah, exactly. Linda Alt Casey, what's your favorite Golden Lion winner at Venice?

[01:53:45] Off the top of my head, did Shape of Water win? It did. That'd be like my go to, but I need to look and see what else won there. Last year at Marianne Bad stands out in a big way for me. Matt's like Joker my whole time.

[01:54:03] Brokeback Mountain, very good. Let's see Michael Collins, Hanabi Fireworks, Takashi Takano's movie. That movie ruled three colors. I was going to say three colors. Blue is really great. Oh, dude, Rashomon. Oh, yeah. Battle of Algiers as well as another good one. Oh, God forbidding games too.

[01:54:27] Oh, I forgot Rashomon won the Golden. Yeah, I think. Yeah, I probably wrote Bell D'Azur shortcuts. Very good as well. I love shortcuts. Holy crap. Yeah. I mean, the last couple of years to the winners. Au revoir, les enfants. Yeah, yeah.

[01:54:49] Dan and I watched that together about a year ago, right? Two years ago. I don't know. We watched that together. That was good. Yeah. So the answer is Joker. Oh, oh, I love Monsoon Wedding too. And someone should say the wrestler. Come on, Gio.

[01:55:06] Yeah, I like the wrestler. It's good. I'm not going to like. One-legged dog. You've seen me. Have you seen me? I'm a wrestler of Assassin's Crime. Max Sloth. Thoughts on the bike riders releasing on VOD in early July. Fuck you. I hate it. Yeah, yeah, I hate.

[01:55:27] I think that was the most appropriate response. Thank you, Alyssa and Will, that like perfectly timed because what the hell are we doing? What do you guys are allergic to making money? It was making more than expected money. I don't get it.

[01:55:40] People were citing the second weekend was a 78% drop off. I also am constantly seeing a lot of people saying all the time online going to the movies is very, very expensive. And while I do agree with that individual person that always wants to say that to equate

[01:55:57] that to everyone's experience is not right. Yeah, for real. And also clearly this is not a movie like Inside Out where if you're going, you're taking the wife and three kids to go see it. You know, like it's not a group outing kind of.

[01:56:13] And also too, no one is saying that you have to buy concessions when you go to the movies. Okay, you know what? I get that point. I get theaters are expensive and that's usually how they make their money, concessions and stuff.

[01:56:25] But like, I don't know where this argument has dramatically shifted to where people treat going to the movies like it's getting a ticket for fucking Broadway or it's like, oh, I'm going to go out of pocket if I just go twice or like, no, I will.

[01:56:37] I will say it is pretty fucking crazy if you live in New York or L.A. That like, I mean, I still go to the movies, but it is crazy. Not if you have AMC A-list. Yeah, you get an AMC and it's 20 bucks.

[01:56:50] You go three times like in a month. That's already more than what you're paying for. I know not every. But you have to go that many times and there are people who aren't already super duper.

[01:57:01] But their reason for not going so many times is because of the money. So if we present you a solution that solves that, then maybe you should go more. But then they think that they're not going to get there like with those subscription things

[01:57:13] like everyone just thinks they're if they're casual movie fans, they're not going to get their money out of it most months because they're not. There aren't three movies a month they want to go see.

[01:57:26] Like a lot of my friends who have like like movies but aren't really film fans, they've been like I've wanted to go to the movies, but my multiplex is showing crap. That's a good point. That's yeah, that's true. That's occasionally, you know, sometimes.

[01:57:41] But also the people are like, oh, well, I don't go to the movies often. It's like I go rarely. And then it's like, then why is the like finance of it being such a factor if you rarely go to the movies?

[01:57:51] Like I don't again, like it's not like we're asking you to load up on a large icy large popcorn, some Twizzlers and shit, you know, you get the bad that everything in society costs. That's right now. Like that's fair game to be upset about just generally speaking.

[01:58:07] But I don't think it's like a movie specific problem. And it is like, you know, that that's people's one that they're the hill they're going to die on. You know, it's that it's also Chipotle. You know, it's it's anywhere.

[01:58:20] And till Wall Street takes a shellacking from the people, I don't know what's going to change. But that's another conversation. Which candidate is saying they're going to save the economy again? Both of them. They always do. The only one who's going to save America is President Giovanni Lago.

[01:58:39] Yeah. Josie DeMarco, despite Bleaker Street not having a great track record with getting nods, if Mike Lee's hard shrooves goes to Venice, picks up the Volpe Cup for Baptiste or another prize like screenplay, do you think that this could be the end of the streak that they're?

[01:58:58] No, I yeah, I they would really need. So here's what could happen. If the critics really rallied around this, like they did with Drive My Car. That's what, you know, that's what carries this movie. Plus, you know, if Twitter and other people,

[01:59:18] critics rally behind a narrative of like, well, Mike Lee's been nominated for several, seven Oscars and he's never won. But it's not going to be Bleaker Street doing it. It's not their fault. They just are. They do not have a lot of money.

[01:59:31] And, you know, it's it's not that I think they're bad at campaigning. They're just comparatively a small studio. So it really is going to need the critics behind it to push that narrative. That's the only thing that's going to make it happen. Yeah.

[01:59:46] And if I was Bleaker Street this year, honestly, I would put as much money as I could into getting a makeup nomination for Sasquatch Sunset because that's their best player. Don't disagree with that. Matthew Anderson with Gladiator being budgeted somewhere between 250 to 310 million dollars.

[02:00:05] If it flops, do you think Ridley Scott will be able to get another giant budget like this ever again? Yes. Yes. Yes. Like, yes. I don't know what his his ability to pitch is, but it's a one. It keeps happening.

[02:00:20] I was going to say it must be really fucking good. You know what it is? Here's what it is. Ridley Scott just walks in the room and says, I'm Sir Ridley motherfucking Scott. Like he says something really frank like that.

[02:00:30] No, and I picture him sounding like Brian Cox when he does it, you know, and they're just like, oh my God, yes, sir. Look at what it's like. Exactly. They feared him basically.

[02:00:40] He's like, look, I asked for a lot of money, but I come in under time and under budget. Yeah. I just. So fuck you and pay me and get ready to check. To be fair also, because I'm going to defend Ridley always, the strikes did happen and

[02:00:55] did balloon the budget of this movie quite a bit, you know, so that also comes into factor. But I mean, Napoleon, like, I don't know how you factor in marketing everything. It made its initial budget back like it wasn't like a loss for Apple in terms of

[02:01:11] theatrical release. I think also Gladiator is just something far more popular and known. I think every dad's going to turn out to see Gladiator like this. This might be the dad movie of the year. Just like how every dad turned out to watch Horizon and American Saga.

[02:01:24] Look, I'm telling you right now. We don't know yet, Matt. Yeah, I'm going to tell you right now in the Rust Belt, a lot of dads are going now. Is it going to be the movie they expected it to be? That is a different question.

[02:01:35] But dads in the South are turning out, which is also Kevin Costner's main fan base right now. If you watch it on his phone, it's apparently making $11 million this weekend. All dads. That's dad cash. That's not bad for that movie, honestly.

[02:01:54] Austin Daniel, why do you think Kevin Costner is getting more flack for his big budget passion project than Francis Ford Coppola did for his? I can tell you right now it's because Kevin Costner, as much as I love him, and I think

[02:02:06] especially when he tackled this project, he thinks he's a far more subversive auteur filmmaker than what he is. And besides Dances with Wolves, he's been coasting on that goodwill for a long time. Say whatever we want about Francis, you know, he's also made bad movies. The Godfather.

[02:02:22] He made The Godfather. He made Apocalypse. Like, yeah. That's the real reason is Costner didn't make The Godfather and Apocalypse now. Or The Conversation. Yeah, come on. They're not even close in terms of when they're at their peak. One is far better than the other.

[02:02:37] And even people who like Dances with Wolves, like myself, there's plenty of people who don't like Dances with Wolves. There's plenty of detractors. He's been riding that goodwill for his whole career. And that's not a bad thing. No, Open Range. I'm gonna go to that for Open Range.

[02:02:51] Open Range is good. Love it, Keeter. Great movie. I think also the thing that helps Costner is not just him as a pure filmmaker, but as a movie star, as a presence. That has also been something that's so congealed with him as a director that the goodwill has

[02:03:07] been stable. Because who doesn't love Field of Dreams or Bull Durham? It's Kevin Costner. He's the shit. Even if he makes a dud, I'm gonna go see every Horizon movie in theaters opening night.

[02:03:20] I think the other big reason for it is that like Francis Ford Coppola has been talking about Megalopolis for literal decades. Kevin Costner only started talking about Horizon, what, a few years ago? Maybe. This one comes from Howdy Kyle.

[02:03:36] In honor of the Barnes & Noble Criterion sale, how many Criterion Collection movies do you own and what is the rarest one? I'm not in front of it. This is a Matt question. Yeah, this is a Matt question. This is literally Matt.

[02:03:50] I don't know how many that I own, but I do have the out of print The Third Man. Me too, Dan. Me too! And the out of print Rebecca. I have that too. I have both of those. I have Rebecca too. I don't have those.

[02:04:07] I have the out of print Howard's End. Oh nice. I have the out of print last year at Marriam Bad. I have that one too. God damn it. I'm just jealousy is exuding through my microphone or my tiny.

[02:04:20] I almost for the longest time, I was so close to spending like $250 to get the out of print Chunking Express. Oh, I have that one. Ah, I held off and ended up just getting the one car why box set instead, which I'm kind

[02:04:35] of regretting now given the restorations of those, but it's fine. I'll live. Um, I think I own. I know how many Blu-rays I own in total, but as far as like criterion itself, I I've never

[02:04:50] actually counted, so it's tough for me to say, but if I had to like take a guess, I would say I probably have maybe like 600. Yeah, that's yeah, I have 12. I just want to put this in comparison. And I got two of them yesterday.

[02:05:08] So I have the fireman's ball that's out of print. Oh, nice. That's a good one. Nilo's Foreman. Yeah, and what else? I have Grand Illusion. Oh, see, I refuse to buy the out of print DVDs. Yeah, I can.

[02:05:26] I feel like I can hear well is like shifting through them right now. I see. Oh, yeah. Yeah. Oh, the confession. Costa Gov Ross. That that moment's fantastic. There's like certain new ones that are now like recently out of print that I'm like, how and why?

[02:05:44] I have a whole bunch of out of print ones, but I don't. I have Harold and Harold the mod Rosemary's baby. Um, lay low, lay on more in priest. Um, you know, it's the one it's like my crown jewel that I like don't own, but I want to

[02:06:00] own it. I really, really, really, really badly want the man who fell to Earth. I have that. Oh, he's going to break into your apartment now. Yeah, exactly. I'm moving closer to you, Dan. I know you are. We're going to be one. I think one or two.

[02:06:15] So it stops away from each other. So the Benjamin buttons out of print. That's so weird. The Benjamin Button released through criterion is so weird. Yeah, that was a weird one. I love how you mentioned that because my friend back in Florida randomly went to like

[02:06:29] a used DVD store or something and he found the Benjamin Button criterion there like discounted and he bought it because he's like, wow, it's like hard to find this. So I just bought it. All right. And then our last question comes from me.

[02:06:46] The Academy recently invited 487 people to join their membership. Who was the most surprising person on the list for you to see that was not already a member? Yeah, yeah, yeah, that was definitely the one where I'm like the longevity of the career like that, like how?

[02:07:06] Like, seriously, there's like some other people on there that are like new were that I'm like, I was kind of surprised Jason Clark didn't get in there a few years ago because now he's been in everything for about 15 years now. Yeah, that's good call out. Let's see.

[02:07:23] Credibly Divine Joy Randolph, Lily Gladstone invited this year. Love her. I was surprised to hear. Fiona Shaw. Yeah, that's another one. That is another one. OK, why? It's interesting that SS Rajamouli was this year and not last year. Agreed.

[02:07:41] Yeah, I wonder if they offered him last year and he just didn't accept. So they tried again this year. Yeah, he's not a good director, but I'm surprised David Yates just now. Yeah, yeah, he's been working for a bit.

[02:07:55] There's some people on here that I'm like, good for you. Like Court Jefferson, I saw was invited. Hell yes. Great dude. Celine Song was invited. A.V. Rockwell was invited. All great people. Awesome. Fetty Alvarez was invited recently, too. I was actually a little surprised by that one.

[02:08:12] That's really cool. Oh, how do we not talk about Alien Romulus? And yeah, that was a little surprise. They get a Freddie. Yeah, like guys, that's going to be awesome. I mean, between that, Kaylee Spaney. Yeah, yeah, we're back. OK, we're ending on that note. Good episode, everyone.

[02:08:35] I hope the listeners enjoyed it. Alyssa, tell everyone that's listening where they can find you on the Internet. You can find me on Twitter and Letterboxd at veganmoviesnob. Dan Bear. You can find me on Twitter at danceanddanonfilm on Letterboxd and post at danceanddan. Giovanni Lago.

[02:08:51] You can find me on Twitter and the Coliseum Waiting for Gladiator 2 at the Giovanni Lago. Will Maffety. Oh, this. Why did Tony McNamara just get invited this year? Like five years after, right? After the favorite. That's weird. I don't know. OK, maybe maybe he didn't accept last time.

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