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IndieWire's Anne Thompson and Ryan Lattanzio are joined today by producing partners Jason Blum and James Wan, who break down the recent box office success of indie horror films and give advice on how to carry this momentum forward. Before that, Anne and Ryan share their thoughts on Spielberg's "Disclosure Day," preview the Tribeca Festival, and parse Scorsese's bizarre support of AI. Read more about "Backrooms" stunning performance - https://www.indiewire.com/news/box-office/backrooms-box-office-hollywood-rethink-young-people-want-1235197437/?v3=true Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get ready for a lesson on how to make good TV. Creator and showrunner R. Scott Gemmill sat down with IndieWire's Sarah Shachat to talk about the Season 2 finale, and how "The Pitt" takes full advantage of what TV can do. Read more coverage of the season finale - https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/shows/the-pitt-season-2-episode-15-review-finale-ending-theories-1235189311/ More on the birth episode - https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/shows/the-pitt-season-2-review-1235170958/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"Euphoria" creator, writer, and director Sam Levinson joins IndieWire features writer Jim Hemphill to discuss the third and final season of his HBO hit. In a wide-ranging conversation, Levinson discusses how he integrates his collaborators' ideas, how his conception of the season changed during the pandemic, and how he's feeling now that he's done with the show that has consumed the last decade of his life. Read more about how Angus Cloud's death impacted Season 3 - https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/euphoria-angus-cloud-fentanyl-impacted-season-3-1235188504/ Check out IndieWire's ranking of every episode of "Euphoria" - https://www.indiewire.com/lists/euphoria-every-episode-ranking/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lucia Aniello sat down with IndieWire's Chris O'Falt to discuss the creative evolution of Hacks, balancing comedy with emotional storytelling, and wrapping up one of television's most celebrated series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Showrunner Spencer Hudnut joins IndieWire's Jim Hemphill to talk about the CBS series “Marshals,” a “Yellowstone” spinoff that combines the epic Western sweep of that show with the pleasures of a broadcast procedural. Hudnut discuses walking the line between prestige TV and the procedural world, making the show his own while paying tribute to “Yellowstone,” and much more. Listen to the Screen Talk Podcast. Every Friday IndieWire editors Anne Thompson & Ryan Lattanzio break down insider news from Hollywood and debate the latest films and series. - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/indiewire-screen-talk/id893977298 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The media has decided to attack Star Wars fans on the opening weekend of The Mandalorian and Grogu. All the talking points from 2017 are present in a hit piece by IndieWire, who wants to remind the world how sexist and racist and whatever Star Wars fans are. And something something Star Wars failed women. Or something. Probably not going to help Lucasfilm get butts in seats this weekend... Watch the podcast episodes on YouTube and all major podcast hosts including Spotify. CLOWNFISH TV is an independent, opinionated news and commentary podcast that covers Entertainment and Tech from a consumer's point of view. We talk about Gaming, Comics, Anime, TV, Movies, Animation and more. Hosted by Kneon and Geeky Sparkles. Get more news, views and reviews on Clownfish TV News - https://more.clownfishtv.com/ On YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/ClownfishTV On Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4Tu83D1NcCmh7K1zHIedvg On Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/clownfish-tv-audio-edition/id1726838629 MORE CLOWNFISH TV - Official Merch Store: http://ClownfishMinus.com Facebook - https://facebook.com/ClownfishTV X - https://x.com/ClownfishTVcom Clownfish TV subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ClownfishTVOfficial/ Disclaimer: This series is produced by Clownfish Studios and WebReef Media, and is part of ClownfishTV.com. Opinions expressed by our contributors do not necessarily reflect the views of our guests, affiliates, sponsors, or advertisers. ClownfishTV.com is an unofficial news source and has no connection to any company that we may cover. This channel and website and the content made available through this site are for educational, entertainment and informational purposes only. These so-called “fair uses” are permitted even if the use of the work would otherwise be infringing. #StarWars #themandalorianandgrogu #movies #Podcast #Commentary #News #Reaction #Gaming #Comedy #Entertainment #Hollywood #PopCulture #Tech #Anime #FYP Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Quel film succédera à « Un simple accident », Palme d'or l'an dernier ? Les jeux semblent très ouverts pour le jury présidé par le cinéaste sud-coréen Park Chan Wook. Plusieurs films sont de sérieux candidats à la récompense cannoise, signés du Roumain Christian Mungiu, de l'Américain James Gray ou du Russe Andreï Zviaguintsev. Mais il faut compter aussi sur de nouveaux venus, comme Emmanuel Marre ou Rodrigo Sorogoyen. On dresse le bilan de cette édition avec trois critiques de cinéma. La Palme d'or 2026 sera-t-elle décernée à Fatherland de Pawel Pawlikowski ? Minotaure du Russe Andreï Zviaguintsev ou Paper Tiger de James Gray ? Que retenir de ce millésime 2026 marqué par une polémique qui agite le cinéma français, après la pétition lancée par 600 professionnels de cinéma pour s'inquiéter de la mainmise du milliardaire Vincent Bolloré, et de son projet idéologique d'extrême droite, sur le cinéma français. On parle films, coups de cœur, déceptions et agitation politique avec trois critiques : Maria-Carolina Pina, notre consœur de la rédaction hispanophone de RFI, elle y présente l'émission Carrusel de las artes, Étienne Sorin du quotidien Le Figaro et Ben Croll qui écrit dans Variety, Indie Wire et The Wrap. Musiques : Popcorn de Gershon Kingsley, et Libertango de Grace Jones.

The writer and director of “I Love Boosters” sits down with IndieWire's Craft Editor Sarah Shachat to discuss how music shapes his writing process, bringing ambitious cinematic ideas to life on an indie budget, the rough beauty and tactile emotion of stop-motion animation, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Writer Jack Thorne and director Marc Munden tell IndieWire about the journey to shoot “Lord of the Flies” in Malaysia, what they learned from the young actors playing boys stranded on an island, and what inspiration the Netflix miniseries took from “Lone Survivor.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ten years ago, "The Comeback" was one of the first shows to satirize the rise of reality TV. Last Sunday the show aired its final episode, concluding a season that tackles the rise of the next trend promising to change entertainment forever: AI. Creator and star Lisa Kudrow and creator Michael Patrick King sat down with IndieWire's Chris O'Falt to share what they learned about AI making this third season, and reflect on the show's unique ten year history. Read our review of the final season of "The Comeback" - https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/shows/the-comeback-season-3-review-lisa-kudrow-1235184789/ This week on the Screen Talk podcast, IndieWire editors Anne Thompson and Ryan Lattanzio are live from Cannes, catching you up on the buzz around the festival and which movies are making waves. - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/indiewire-screen-talk/id893977298 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we're cracking open the Patreon vault to deliver unto you a bonus episode on Season 1 of The Terror! Join us as we learn about the horrors of the Franklin expedition, including lead poisoning, proof of death, and creepy old diving gear.  Sources: https://www.divingheritage.com/deanekern.htm https://www.whitstablemuseum.org/exhibit/diving/ https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/~cmi/dive/diveHist.html https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/archaeologists-get-eerie-first-look-inside-arctic-shipwreck-franklin-hms-terror-180973011/ Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Terror_(TV_series) Indiewire: https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/the-terror-location-cgi-not-shot-outside-1201945793/ Keith Millar, Adrian W. Bowman, and William Battersby, "A re-analysis of the supposed role of lead poisoning in Sir John Franklin's last expedition, 1845-1848," Polar Record 51, no. 258 (2015): 224-38.  Anne Keenleyside, Margaret Bertuli, and Henry C. Fricke, "The Final Days of the Franklin Expedition: New Skeletal Evidence," Arctic 50, no.1 (1997): 36-46. https://www.jstor.org/stable/40512040  Douglas R. Stenton, "Finding the dead: bodies, bones and burials from the 1845 Franklin northwest passage Expedition," Polar Record (2018): 197-212.  Brian D. Powell, "The memorials on Beechey Island, Nunavut, Canada: an historical and pictorial survey," Polar Record 2, no.223 (2006): 325-33. https://parks.canada.ca/lhn-nhs/nu/epaveswrecks  Soup tin: https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-2033  Peglar Papers: https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-2113  https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/09/did-lead-poisoning-finish-off-a-doomed-arctic-expedition/

Katey is joined by Indiewire's chief film critic David Ehrlich to talk about the final season of Hacks, whether it will cruise to victory at the Emmys, and why it's so hard to find TV comedies that actually make you laugh. Then Katey talks to Patrick Ball about moving from season 2 of The Pitt to Broadway, his viral story about paying off his student loans, and — very important to some of us, at least — North Carolina sports loyalties. 00:00 Intro 01:22 Bingeing Hacks 04:48 Bingeing vs Weekly Watching 06:05 Ava and Deborah's Push-Pull 08:08 Heading for Madison Square Garden 09:51 Writing Fictional Comedians 12:36 The Strong Supporting Cast 17:18 Evaluating the Cameos 17:58 The Comedy Emmy Race 19:45 Catching Up on Euphoria 22:27 The Bill Lawrence Universe 24:48 Hannah Einbinder at Cannes 26:31 Next: Patrick Ball 27:44 Juggling Broadway and the Pitt 29:24 Meeting the Pitt Fans 30:42 Gifts for Dr. Langdon 31:41 Navigating Fan Expectations 33:47 Filming the Neck Reset 37:20 The Finale Confrontation 39:14 The Cliffhanger Ending 39:59 Playing Early Recovery 43:05 The Struggling Actor Years 48:10 North Carolina Roots ⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe today⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to Prestige Junkie After Party bonus episodes for just $5 a month. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to the Prestige Junkie newsletter.  Follow Katey on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow The Ankler. 

In a rare mid-season Toolkit check in, IndieWire's Chris O'Falt sits down with the creator of Euphoria and series cinematographer Marcell Rev to explore what makes Season 3 such a powerful departure for the show. From the custom film stock to the new approach to visual storytelling, don't miss this analysis of some of the most interesting filmmaking happening on TV right now. Read our breakdown of Episode 3's big wedding - https://www.indiewire.com/features/craft/euphoria-season-3-wedding-production-designer-1235190227/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ryan is joined this week by a trio of fabulous guests. First we have IndieWire's senior business reporter Brian Welk to break down the news out of CinemaCon. Then IndieWire's resident horror movie maven Alison Foreman dishes on "Lee Cronin's The Mummy" and the current state of theatrical horror. Finally, John Early sits down with us to discuss his upcoming film "Maddie's Secret" which he produced and stars in, as well as his experience on Broadway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

486  Overview Daren Smith — indie film producer and founder of Craftsman Films — is back on the show, and he's bringing a whole new level of clarity on what it takes to build a sustainable creative business. He breaks down the MOVIE framework from his new book Blockbuster, shares the LinkedIn strategy that grew his audience from 800 to 12,000+ followers, and offers a totally fresh take on selling that doesn't feel like selling at all. If you've ever struggled with getting clients to say yes, or wondered how to stop spinning your wheels across too many platforms, this one's for you. Key Takeaways Pick one channel and go all in. Daren grew his LinkedIn following from 800 to 12,000+ in about 18 months by showing up consistently and targeting the specific audience he needed to reach — investors, not just filmmakers. Stop convincing, start listening. Rather than pitching what you want to make or sell, "dig for the demand" by asking clients what's frustrating them, what they wish were different, and what's keeping them up at night. Leverage other people's audiences. Getting a column on IndieWire — a site with 10 million monthly visitors — didn't happen overnight, but it started with a single DM and a year of showing up. That's the shortcut that doesn't feel like one. Use a filter for every opportunity. Daren evaluates every project with three questions: Is there leverage? Do I feel compelled to make this? And is it inevitable? If it doesn't clear all three, it's a no. About Daren Smith Daren is an independent film producer based in Utah, USA, who has produced four indie features and four seasons of television. Last year he had TWO films in theaters at the same time, which was a huge milestone. Currently, he's raising Producer Fund I, a $10M fund to produce the next 10 indie features, with the ultimate goal of creating a truly independent film ecosystem that benefits everyone - the investors, the filmmakers, the audience, and the industry at large. He's the founder of Craftsman Films, and the author of a number of books, his most recent being Blockbuster - How Independent Creators Can Build Massively Profitable Businesses. In This Episode [00:00] Welcome to the show! [05:13] Meet Daren Smith [06:47] Blockbuster [13:36] Visibility [16:18] Marketing [22:54] Go All In [26:35] Leverage [29:35] Indie Film [45:49] Having a Checklist [50:26] Connect with Daren [52:49] Outro Quotes "I'm not in the business of convincing people. If you convince somebody, you're running the risk of them being really upset if it doesn't go exactly the way they expected." — Daren Smith "The release of the thing is the start of the marketing. If you're really smart and strategic, you're actually doing marketing leading up to it — creating the tension that gets people to say, I have to have this." — Daren Smith "You're competing against everything else on the internet. Not just other people making movies — it's all of social media, all of AI, all of TV, all of gaming. You can make a really good thing and it can still fail if it doesn't reach enough people." — Daren Smith "I'm doing an exclusively family-friendly, values-based, meaningful media model. When I evaluate a project, I want filmmakers to know how I think — so that you're not saying yes to things you shouldn't be." — Daren Smith "Go all in on one channel until you reach a tipping point where it's kind of working on its own. None of mine were growing when they each got 10% of my time and energy." — Daren Smith Guest Links CraftsmanFilms.co — Daren's main hub (free digital copy of Blockbuster at craftsmanfilms.co/blockbuster) Find Daren online - LinkedIn Links Find out more about the Studio Sherpas Mastermind Join the Grow Your Video Business Facebook Group  Follow Ryan Koral on Instagram Follow Grow Your Video Business on Instagram Join the Studio Sherpas newsletter

This week we're traveling back to 1970s Brazil with The Secret Agent! Join us as we learn about deaths at Carnival, the legend of the Hairy Leg, indigenous servants, and more! Sources: Da-Silva, Elidiomar. (2025). A PERNA CABELUDA, DE RECIFE, PERNAMBUCO: POSSÍVEIS DIÁLOGOS COM A ZOOLOGIA CULTURAL - Barbante - Revista Literária (ISSN 2338-1414) (Da-Silva, Elidiomar. 2025). 13. 20-27. 10.5281/zenodo.17655754.  Diario de Pernambuco, Issue from 10 December 1975: https://memoria.bn.gov.br/docreader/DocReader.aspx?bib=029033_15&pagfis=78246 Diario de Pernambuco, Issue from 11 December 1975: https://memoria.bn.gov.br/docreader/DocReader.aspx?bib=029033_15&pagfis=78266 Wilson Chapman, Watch 'The Secret Agent' Director Kleber Mendonça Filho Tell Guillermo del Toro the Story Behind the Film's Hairy Leg," Indiewire: https://www.indiewire.com/features/craft/the-secret-agent-hairy-leg-making-of-1235182134/ Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Secret_Agent_(2025_film) Andy Crump, "How The Secret Agent Appeals to Brazilian Collective Memory," Time, available at https://time.com/7336528/the-secret-agent-brazilian-history-interview/ Erik Luers Interview with Kleber Mendonca Filho, Filmmaker, available at https://filmmakermagazine.com/132652-interview-kleber-mendonca-filho-the-secret-agent/ Christopher Dunn, "Afro-Bahian Carnival: A Stage for Protest," Afro-Hispanic Review 11, no. 1/3 (1992): 11-20. https://www.jstor.org/stable/41417220  Victoria Baena, "Favelas in the Spotlight: Transforming the Slums of Rio de Janeiro," Harvard International Review 33, no. 1 (2011): 34-37. https://www.jstor.org/stable/42763442  "AROUND THE WORLD Rio Celebrates 'Quiet' Carnival." 1979., Feb 28 The Globe and Mail. "March 3, 1976 (Page 4 of 56)." 1976., Mar 03 Detroit Free Press, General edition, 4.  "180 die in Brazil's carnival," (1971)  https://www.nytimes.com/1971/02/25/archives/180-die-in-brazils-carnival.html  Tom Murphy, "92 deaths reported as Rio Carnival ends," UPI Archives (Feb. 20, 1985). https://www.upi.com/Archives/1985/02/20/92-deaths-reported-as-Rio-Carnival-ends/5635477723600/  "164 Die in Rio During Carnival," Los Angeles Times (March 1, 1990), https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-03-01-mn-2198-story.html  US and Brazil: https://www.statista.com/statistics/187592/death-rate-from-homicide-in-the-us-since-1950/ and https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24027422/#&gid=article-figures&pid=fig-2-uid-1  Henrique Espada Lima, "Wages of Intimacy: Domestic Workers Disputing Wages in the Higher Courts of Nineteenth-Century Brazil," International Labor and Working-Class History 88 (2015): 11-29. https://www.jstor.org/stable/43956662  Peter Wade, "Blacks and Indigenous People in Latin America," Race and Ethnicity in Latin America, 24-40 (2010). https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt183p73f.7  Manuela Lavinas Picq, "Indigenous International Relations," Vernacular Sovereignties: Indigenous Women Challenging World Politics (2018): 97-125. https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt20krzcq.11  Merike Blofield, "Feudal Enclaves and Political Reforms: Domestic Workers in Latin America," Latin American Research Review 44, no.1 (2009): 158-90. https://www.jstor.org/stable/20488173 

Actor Christopher Abbott, seen last year in The Testament of Ann Lee and Wolf Man, sat down with IndieWire's Ryan Lattanzio to reflect on his career and preview his upcoming role in Death of a Salesman on Broadway. (18:47) Abbott shares his perspective as an actor on the indie film business, and what he learned from bigger studio projects like Kraven the Hunter. But first, IndieWire's chief film critic David Ehrlich joins for our first look at the Cannes Film Festival lineup. (00:44). Listen to IndieWire's Filmmaker Toolkit Podcast, a weekly conversation with leading Directors and Showrunners about their process and craft. Learn the tools of the trade behind your favorite films and series. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/indiewires-filmmaker-toolkit/id1142632832 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Directors Brian McElhaney and Nick Kocher, also known as the comedy duo BriTANicK, join IndieWire's Jim Hemphill to talk about their new Hulu “Pizza Movie, which elevates lowbrow comedy to high art with its meticulous sense of visual design and structure. McElhaney and Kocher talk about influences, casting, and more in this wide-ranging interview. Read our full review of "Pizza Movie" - https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/pizza-movie-review-britanick-hulu-comedy-1235186676/ Subscribe to Top Of The Line - IndieWire's new newsletter about the craft of film and TV - https://cloud.email.indiewire.com/signup/ Listen to the Screen Talk Podcast. Every Friday IndieWire editors Anne Thompson & Ryan Lattanzio break down insider news from Hollywood and debate the latest films and series. - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/indiewire-screen-talk/id893977298 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Param Gill is the indie filmmaker behind this unexpected hit, and he'd be a perfect guest for IndieWire's Screen Talk right now. As someone who's managed to create a film that both entertains and provokes genuine conversation about power, corruption, and American politics—without major studio backing or compromise—Gill represents exactly the kind of independent voice cutting through in ways Hollywood can't or won't. And with Bad President 2 already in development, this story has legs.

We're attempting to define the quintessential We Love the Love movie this week as we look at the Russo brothers' much-maligned 2006 comedy You, Me and Dupree, starring Matt Dillon, Kate Hudson, and Owen Wilson. Join in as we discuss the Russos' pre-Marvel career, a hilariously miscast Seth Rogen, comedy Lance Armstrong, and several episodes of The Newsroom. Plus: Why is Michael Douglas's character so unhinged? What was Dupree's job at the start of the movie? Should married people have friends of any kind? And, most importantly, which character is "you" and which is "me"? Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe! Next week: Yours, Mine, and Ours (2005)------------------------------------------------------Key sources and links for this episode:"The Russo Brothers are Directing Marvel's Biggest Blockbusters, but They're Modeling Their Career after Stephen Soderbergh" (IndieWire)"That Time Steely Dan Wrote a Letter Trashing Owen Wilson to His Own Brother" (VICE)"The Russo Brothers, Marvel's Money-Minting Directors, Reveal their Secret Weapons" (The Hollywood Reporter)"Family Dynamic" (DGA Quarterly)

IndieWire editors Anne Thompson and Ryan Lattanzio dive into a busy week for films and film news. They break down what the box office success of "Project Hail Mary" means for star Ryan Gosling and the state of movie going, before taking a broad look at the disturbing success story of outgoing Warner Bros. CEO and current Hollywood pariah David Zazlav. Finally they review several upcoming films, debating how good the acting from Zendaya and Robert Pattinson is in "The Drama" to the latest Steven Soderbergh film "The Christophers" and more. Plus new indie studio Row K in crisis, and a peek at the Sonoma International Film Festival. What Zazlav's Rise to Power Means for Hollywood - https://www.indiewire.com/features/commentary/wall-street-killed-hollywood-warner-bros-1235185461/ Dive into the sound design of "Project Hail Mary" - https://www.indiewire.com/features/craft/project-hail-mary-sound-rocky-language-1235185641/ Row K Financial Problems, Explained - https://www.indiewire.com/features/commentary/row-k-financial-investigation-explained-1235185729/ 1:22 - Row K in Crisis 5:49 - "Project Hail Mary" Box Office 12:24 - Davis Zazlav's Disturbing Success 15:15 - Anticipating the Cannes lineup 18:05 - Steven Soderbergh's "The Christophers" 21:05 - New video game adaptation "Exit 8" 22:30 - Are Zendaya and Robert Pattinson good in "The Drama"? 29:15 - What to see this weekend Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Se estrena en cartelera una cinta que cae como bocanada de aire fresco y esperanzador ante este presente apocalíptico, y con la adaptación más reciente de una novela de Andy Weir, tenemos aceptación de público y crítica por algo que parecía extinto: historias emotivas, sinceras y con personajes que se sientan reales o tangibles. De eso y más hablamos en esta entrega de The Dailies.Tú también puedes apoyar la creación de este y más programas y recibir crédito (para que aumentes currículum) y otros extras exclusivos en www.patreon.com/churrosypalomitas.Ligas de interés:Featurete de IMAX.Detrás de cámaras con Adam Savage.James Ortiz, el titiretero maestro detrás de Rocky. La creación de la identidad de Rocky. Resultados de taquilla de los primeros días.Las mejores cintas de ciencia ficción según IndieWire y Slash FilmEsta entrega fue traída gracias a:Productora Ejecutiva: Blanca LópezCo-Productor: Dany SaadiaCo-Productor: Román RangelAgradecimiento especial a nuestros Patreons: Adriana Fernández, Agustín Galván, Cris Mendoza, Fernando de Anda, Franky González, Jaime Rosales, Juan Espíritu, Zert, Álvaro Vázquez, Arturo Manrique, Fabiola Sándoval, Lau Berdejo, Marce, Alejandro Alemán, Arturo Aguilar, Enrique Vázquez, Ernesto Diezmartínez, Jorge I. Figueroa, Mariana Padilla, Tania RG y Fernando Alonso.¡Gracias a nuestros suscriptores en Twitch ! Como Jiff01Tú también puedes apoyar la creación de este y más programas y recibir crédito (para que aumentes currículum) y otros extras exclusivos en www.patreon.com/churrosypalomitas¿Quieren continuar la discusión? Tenemos nuestro canal de Discord de Charlas y Palomitas, con distintos temas, unos solo para productores del show y otros para toda la banda.

We made it to the grand finale of the awards season! Listen to Anne and Ryan share their thoughts on the big races, how the show went over live inside the Dolby Theater, and what projects the winners have coming up next. Then they peek ahead at the Cannes film festival and discuss its effect on the Oscars, and also look to the upcoming "Dune: Part 3" and its place in Chalamet's career following his best actor loss. 0:00 - Reviewing the Oscars telecast 10:27 - After parties and the problem with press access 18:27 - What's up next for the Oscar winners? 29:10 - A peek ahead at Cannes 30:41 - "Dune: Part 3" trailer and Timothée Chalamet's post-loss career. Listen to IndieWire's Filmmaker Toolkit Podcast, a weekly conversation with leading Directors and Showrunners about their process and craft. Learn the tools of the trade behind your favorite films and series. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/indiewires-filmmaker-toolkit/id1142632832 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, better known as Radio Silence, join IndieWire's Jim Hemphill to talk about their new film “Ready or Not 2: Here I Come.” A sequel to the 2019 thriller “Ready or Not,” “Ready or Not 2” takes the story in surprising new directions while delivering the pleasures of the original. Radio Silence talks about striking that balance, approaching difficult exposition, and more in this interview. Subscribe to Top Of The Line - IndieWire's new newsletter about the craft of film and TV - https://cloud.email.indiewire.com/signup/ Listen to the Screen Talk Podcast. Every Friday IndieWire editors Anne Thompson & Ryan Lattanzio break down insider news from Hollywood and debate the latest films and series. - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/indiewire-screen-talk/id893977298 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our investigation of gendered cinema leads us into singular pronouns with the 2025 football film Him! Join in as we discuss meme actors, half-baked religious symbolism, the fan-athlete relationship, and David O Russell's upcoming John Madden biopic. Plus: How do you parody the NFL? Why would Isaiah (Marlon Wayans) participate in this plan? How much NIL money does Cam (Tyriq Withers) already have? Is Julia Fox playing a witch? And, most importantly, is this a horror film? Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe! Next week: Her (2013)-------------------------------------------------Key sources and links for this episode:David Ehrlich's C- review (IndieWire)"Him Has Got Style to Burn and Not Much Else" (Vulture)Goat: An Anti-Sports Horror Movie screenplay by Zack Akers and Skip Bronkie"Julia Fox's Complete Dating History" (Harper's Bazaar)"Nicolas Cage Explains his Dinosaur Skull Fiasco and Hunt for the (Literal) Holy Grail" (The Hollywood Reporter)"Dakota Johnson Lied to Us about Loving Limes" (Vulture)"Bryce Harper: We Want to Bring a Title Back to DC" (Washington Post)"36 Questions Realizes the Potential of the Podcast Musical" (Vulture)

I denne episoden av Filmfrelst er vi på plass i Los Angeles og diskuterer de historiske norske Oscar-nominasjonene med IndieWire sin Oscar-spesialist og podkast-veteran Anne Thompson. Filmjournalist Anne Thompson har over 40 års erfaring med å dekke Hollywood og filmbransjen, og i flere år har hun ledet IndieWire sin innflytelsesrike podkast Screen Talk og er en av Hollywoods fremste eksperter på Oscar-sesongen. På Norsk filminstitutt sitt arrangement 'Norwegian Film Industry Summit: Norwegian Stories in a Global Industry' lørdag 14. mars, ledet Montages en fagdag, der denne live-podkasten med Thompson inngikk i programmet. Hvert år følger Thompson utviklingen fra de tidlige favorittene trer frem på festivaler som Cannes og Sundance, frem til prisseremonien i Los Angeles (nesten et helt år senere), og i denne samtalen snakker vi særlig om Affeksjonsverdi og reisen Joachim Trier & Co. har vært på med sine internasjonale gjennombrudd helt fra Verdens verste menneske (2021) og frem til de historiske ni nominasjonene for Affeksjonsverdi. Vi sneier også innom nominasjonene til Den stygge stesøsteren og VFX-selskapet Storm Studios, som har gjort effekter for Sinners. Ved mikrofonene i Hollywood sitter Anne Thompson, Lars Ole Kristiansen og Karsten Meinich. God lytting!

IndieWire editors Anne Thompson and Ryan Lattanzio share their enjoyment of the new space adventure "Project Hail Mary," and discuss the influence of directors Lorde and Miller. Then they walk us all through the Oscar Shorts categories and what's going on with Universal's theatrical windowing, before wrapping up with a look at this year's SXSW. 0:00 - Intro 1:22 - "Project Hail Mary" Review 8:57 - Previewing the Oscars Telecast 14:12 - Predicting the Shorts Categories 22:59 - Universal's Theatrical Exhibition Windows 26:51 - Looking Forward to SXSW Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you've ever wondered why you're attracted to villains... congratulations, you're about to get answers! Let's talk about why so many of us are absolutely unwell over Joan "The Freak" Ferguson from Wentworth, and why a villain this elegant, sever, and unnervingly captivating makes our empathy do backflips it has no business doing...while simultaneously awakening thoughts that require either a licensed therapist, a priest, or both working overtime.In this episode, I'm breaking down how beauty standards trick our brains into defending dangerous characters, how elegance softens evil, and why someone like Joan inspires fan edits, devotion, and comment sections full of people metaphorically (and sometimes literally) biting their lips, calling her "Daddy," and losing structural integrity in the knees.We're going from ancient physiognomy to the modern "hot villain industrial complex" to figure out why one sharply dressed, psychologically commanding woman makes entire fandoms whisper, "Okay... but destroy me!"If you've ever rooted for- or thirsted after - a villain you know belongs in therapy and not your fantasies, this deep dive is about to make everything make sense.Are. You. Ready?****************Sources & Further Reading:Lavater, Johann Kaspar. Essays on Physiognomy. 1775–1778.Pearl, Sharrona. About Faces: Physiognomy in Nineteenth-Century Britain. Princeton University Press, 2010.Lombroso, Cesare. Criminal Man. (Original 1876; Duke University Press edition 2006).Rafter, Nicole. The Criminal Brain: Understanding Biological Theories of Crime. New York University Press, 2008.Williams, Linda. Viewing Positions: Ways of Seeing Film. Rutgers University Press, 1995.Carroll, Noël. The Philosophy of Horror; or, Paradoxes of the Heart. Routledge, 1990.Ndalianis, Angela. Neo-Baroque Aesthetics and Contemporary Entertainment. MIT Press, 2004.Creed, Barbara. The Monstrous-Feminine: Film, Feminism, Psychoanalysis. Routledge, 1993.Hamad, Hannah. Postfeminism and Contemporary Hollywood Cinema. Edinburgh University Press, 2013.Jenkins, Henry. Textual Poachers: Television Fans and Participatory Culture. Routledge, 1992.Additional References:Contemporary film and TV criticism from The Guardian, Vox, Vulture, IndieWire, and The Atlantic (2023–2025).Interviews with Pamela Rabe and the creative team behind Wentworth (ABC Australia, SBS, 2015–2021 press coverage).****************Leave Us a 5* Rating, it helps the show!Apple Podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beauty-unlocked-the-podcast/id1522636282Spotify Podcast:https://open.spotify.com/show/37MLxC8eRob1D0ZcgcCorA****************Follow Us on TikTok & Subscribe to our YouTube Channel!YouTube:@beautyunlockedspodcasthourTikTok:tiktok.com/@beautyunlockedthepod****************Intro/Outro Music:“Fame Inc” by Savvier — https://icons8.com/music

Baz Luhrmann sits down with IndieWire's Jim Hemphill to discuss EPIC: Elvis Presley In Concert. While making his 2022 biopic, Luhrmann uncovered boxes of unseen Elvis footage that inspired a new kind of documentary he describes as a cinematic “dreamscape.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Decade Project is an ongoing One Heat Minute Productions Patreon exclusive podcast looking back at the films released ten years ago to reflect on what continues to resonate and what's ripe for rediscovery. The third year being released on the main podcast feed is the films of 2015. To hear a fantastic chorus of guests and I unpack the films of 2016 in 2026, subscribe to our Patreon here for as little as $1 a month. In the latest episode, I catch up with my MIAMI NICE co-host - the Queen of One Heat Minute Productions - Katie Walsh to talk about Sean Baker's madcap TANGERINE.Katie Walsh is a Los Angeles-based film critic, journalist, podcast host, and moderator. She reviews weekly film releases for the Tribune News Service, and the Los Angeles Times, and is a frequent guest host of the Maximum Fun podcast Switchblade Sisters. Her writing has been published in Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, Playboy,The Playlist, Nerdist,Slate, The Hairpin, indieWIRE, Women and Hollywood, Town & Country, Movieline, CAP the Magazine, and Nonfics, and she frequently contributes film reviews to KCRW's Press Play with Madeline Brand. She has covered many international film festivals as a critic and reporter, and has moderated dozens of Q&As with filmmakers and actors around LA.Check out Rotten Tomatoes for links to recent reviews.One Heat Minute ProductionsWEBSITE: oneheatminute.comTWITTER: @OneBlakeMinute & @OHMPodsMERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/en-au/stores/one-heat-minute-productionsSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/one-heat-minute-productions/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Visual effects supervisor Baneham and Wētā FX senior effects supervisor Eric Saindon talk to IndieWire's Filmmaker Toolkit podcast about working on James Cameron's 197-minute epic — that has only seven seconds with no visual effects. Hear which sequences were most challenging to pull off, and just how much of the Avatar world is built for real alongside VFX. Listen to the Screen Talk Podcast. Every Friday IndieWire editors Anne Thompson & Ryan Lattanzio break down insider news from Hollywood and debate the latest films and series. - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/indiewire-screen-talk/id893977298 Subscribe to Top Of The Line - IndieWire's new newsletter about the craft of film and TV - https://cloud.email.indiewire.com/signup/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is our NEW RELEASE review podcast, ONE HOT TAKE.Fennell is weird. That's the point. She makes films that swing, not films that behave, and I'll take a committed vision that occasionally faceplants over tasteful safety every day of the week. Synopsis:A passionate and tumultuous love story set against the backdrop of the Yorkshire moors, exploring the intense and destructive relationship between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw.Courtney HowardCourtney is a film critic and entertainment journalist who primarily writes for Variety. Her work has been published in The A.V. Club, IndieWire, The Wrap, SheKnows, and FreshFiction.tv. She's a member of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) and a Rotten Tomatometer-approved film critic. Born and raised in Northern California, she has loved Hollywood since seeing her first film in theatres at age 6 (‘E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial'). She now resides in Southern California with her screenwriter husband and perfect little dachshund.One Heat Minute ProductionsWEBSITE: oneheatminute.comTWITTER: @OneBlakeMinute & @OHMPodsMERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/en-au/stores/one-heat-minute-productionsSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/one-heat-minute-productions/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 11, 2026 is: tabula rasa • TAB-yuh-luh-RAH-zuh • noun In general use, tabula rasa refers to something existing in an original pristine state. In philosophy, tabula rasa refers to the mind in its hypothetical primary blank or empty state before receiving outside impressions. // The apartment was only just renovated, and everything is clean and white; it's a tabula rasa, ready for a new occupant. See the entry > Examples: “Bella, née Victoria, is a living breathing tabula rasa unfettered by societal pressures, propriety, or niceties.” — Ryan Lattanzio, Indie Wire, 16 June 2025 Did you know? Philosophers have been arguing that babies are born with minds that are essentially blank slates since the days of Aristotle. (Later, some psychologists took up the position as well.) English speakers have called that initial state of mental emptiness tabula rasa (a term taken from a Latin phrase that translates as “smooth or erased tablet”) since the 16th century, but it wasn't until British philosopher John Locke championed the concept in his Essay Concerning Human Understanding in 1690 that the term gained widespread popularity in our language. In later years, a figurative sense of the term emerged, referring to something that exists in an original state and has yet to be altered by outside forces.

Interview with One of INDIEWIRE's most anticipated horror films of the year, THE MORTUARY ASSISTANT is opening in theaters this Friday, February 13th from Epic Pictures and Dread. For theaters and tickets:www.fandango.com/the-mortuary-assistant-2026-243652/movie-overviewBased on the horror video game of the same name, THE MORTUARY ASSISTANT will be streaming on Shudder on March 27th.#TheMortuaryAssistant #NastyNeal #JeremiahKipp #WithoutYourHead #PodcastInterview

The Decade Project is an ongoing One Heat Minute Productions Patreon exclusive podcast looking back at the films released ten years ago to reflect on what continues to resonate and what's ripe for rediscovery. The third year being released on the main podcast feed is the films of 2015. To hear a fantastic chorus of guests and I unpack the films of 2016 in 2026, subscribe to our Patreon here for as little as $1 a month. In the latest episode, the Howards (not related), Courtney Howard, and I get together to appreciate the action chops and straight-up hilarity of Melissa McCarthy, Jason Statham, Rose Byrne and more in Paul Feig's SPY. Courtney HowardCourtney is a film critic and entertainment journalist who primarily writes for Variety. Her work has been published in The A.V. Club, IndieWire, The Wrap, SheKnows, and FreshFiction.tv. She's a member of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) and a Rotten Tomatometer-approved film critic. Born and raised in Northern California, she has loved Hollywood since seeing her first film in theatres at age 6 (‘E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial'). She now resides in Southern California with her screenwriter husband and perfect little dachshund.One Heat Minute ProductionsWEBSITE: oneheatminute.comTWITTER: @OneBlakeMinute & @OHMPodsMERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/en-au/stores/one-heat-minute-productionsSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/one-heat-minute-productions/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

IndieWire's Anne Thompson and Ryan Lattanzio share their initial reactions to Emerald Fennel's new adaptation of "Wuthering Heights" and parse the fine line between social media reactions and reviews. Then Anne shares memories from 40 years of covering Sundance and her final farewell to Park City, before both hosts share their 5 Favorite Films from the festival. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

IndieWire's Chris O'Falt sat down with the director of the Sundance darling turned Best Picture nominee for an in depth discussion of the film's subtle beauties. From Joel Edgerton's near wordless performance, to the 360 degree all natural light sets and the use of editing to evoke memory, you'll learn why 'Train Dreams' packs such a punch on an indie budget. Watch the video version of this conversation and read our full breakdown of the making of 'Train Dreams' here: https://www.indiewire.com/p/netflix-train-dreams-clint-bentley/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we review Send HelpWe also discuss Tropes in Concessions of a Cinephile, and more!The Bloody Awesome Movie Podcast The Bloody Awesome Movie Podcast delivers a spoiler-free review of a film, usually a new release with some exceptions, every week. Then Matt Hudson (@wiwt_uk) from What I Watched Tonight and Jonathan Berk (@berkreviews) from disappointment media will introduce a variety of movies or pop-culture-related topics in a series of segments. Review of Send HelpDirector, writer, and cast: Provided by Letterboxd.comIMDb.com Synopsis: Two colleagues become stranded on a deserted island, the only survivors of a plane crash. On the island, they must overcome past grievances and work together to survive, but ultimately, it's a battle of wills and wits to make it out alive. Ratings:93% RT critic87% RT audience76 Metascore7.3 IMDb user score3.5 LetterboxdBox office: $20M domestic, $8.1M internationalConcessions of a Cinephile In this segment, we switch to movie-motivated conversations of a large variety that could include headlines, trailers, top five lists, best of, competitions, etc. Topic: SundanceMovie recommendations coming out of Sundance A list on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/berkreviews/list/sundance-2026-to-watch/ from Big Tuna and a friend of the show! Indiewire article: https://www.indiewire.com/features/commentary/2026-sundance-film-festival-best-films-1235176583/ Media ConsumptionMovies, TV, Video Games, Music, Podcasts (not ours), etc. that we use to pass the timeMatt's ConsumptionThe Exorcist: BelieverGood BoyThe Mortuary AssistantJon's ConsumptionIron LungFood Network (as a comfort)Arc Raiders

IndieWire editors Anne Thompson and Ryan Lattanzio share their picks for the best of Sundance, from disturbing horror to complex dramas. Then they break down the developing story around the Safdie Brothers' breakup, and how the news impacts the race as they recap the BAFTA nominations. Finally special guest Roger Durling joins the podcast to give us the scoop on the upcoming Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Listen to IndieWire's Filmmaker Toolkit Podcast, a weekly conversation with leading Directors and Showrunners about their process and craft. Learn the tools of the trade behind your favorite films and series. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/indiewires-filmmaker-toolkit/id1142632832 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Marcie Hume Vs The World: We get some more insight from a recent interview with Corey Feldman Vs The World director Marcie HumeDeleted Scenes: We also get some additional scenes cut from the movie! Give us the 12 hour cut already!Sway Interview: The infamous Sway interview with Corey Feldman where he can't help but put on a Michael Jackson voice with a blaccent. Classic Corey.COREY FELDMAN!, SHOW STOPPER!, LET'S JUST TALK!, DON CHEADLE!, BOOGIE NIGHTS!, JIM AND THEM IS POP CULTURE!, ANTI-COREY POD!, REAL ONES!, FILTH PIGS!, SNOW!, FROZEN TUNDRA!, WEATHER!, CHALLENGER EXPLOSION!, HOAX!, STILL ALIVE!, PATRICK WARBURTON!, SHORT CALLS!, SPACE ISN'T REAL!, AIN'T SHIT IN THAT POCKET BOY!, SUPERCHATS!, PO BOX!, MOUTH MINIFIGS!, LEGO!, GOONIES!, CALLERS!, TRUTH MOVEMENT!, JAPAN!, DREW!, FRISCO!, MARCIE HUME!, STRANGER THINGS!, INDIEWIRE!, VISUAL ANALOGY!, DOCUMENTARY!, AMAZON!, LAWSUIT!, THE SHINING!, DISTRIBUTION!, OZARKS!, LAKE PEOPLE!, CRAZY!, GAS LEAK!, POLLYANNA!, OUTTAKES!, MICROPHONE!, FACE!, LO SERV ILL!, BUFFOON!, REMEMBER THE TIME!, MICHAEL JACKSON!, DOO DOO!, TAKE IT AWAY!, CRINGE!, B HOWARD!, DEBUNKED!, COREY HAIM!, OPPS!, GOT ME TWISTED!, MIRRORING!, APPROPRIATION!, PLAYBOY MANSION!, YN!, OG!, SKATER BOY! You can find the videos from this episode at our Discord RIGHT HERE!

Director Paul Feig discusses his latest film, "The Housemaid," and tells IndieWire about the importance of Hitchcock's tone, musical themes, Taylor Swift, test screenings, why movies are breathing things that go beyond the script, and the joy of repeat viewings in theaters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It’s Filmspotting’s 2026 Movie Preview Draft, with Adam and Josh vie for new films from Christopher Nolan, Greta Gerwig, Steven Spielberg, and more! Plus, Vulture critic Roxana Hadadi joins Adam for a review of 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE. This episode is presented by⁠ Regal Unlimited⁠⁠, the all-you-can-watch movie subscription pass that pays for itself in just two visits. (Timecodes and chapter starts may not be precise with ads.) Intro (00:00:00-00:03:12)2026 Movie Preview (00:03:13-00:56:52)Filmspotting Family (00:56:53-01:04:18)28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (01:04:19-01:45:01)2026 Show Preview (01:45:02-01:56:38)Next Week / Notes (01:56:39-01:59:51)Polls (01:59:52-02:10:26)Credits / New Releases (02:10:27-02:14:08) Links: -20% off Filmspotting Family Membershiphttps://filmspotting.supportingcast.fm/join?sc_promo=supreme -David Hudson's The Daily Previewhttps://www.criterion.com/current/posts/9027-the-most-anticipated-films-of-2026 -Brian Tallerico's RogerEbert.com Previewhttps://www.rogerebert.com/features/2026-most-anticipated-movies-preview -IndieWire’s 46 Most Anticipated Movies of 2026https://www.indiewire.com/lists/new-movies-2026/ Feedback: -Email us at feedback@filmspotting.net⁠⁠. -⁠⁠⁠⁠Ask Us Anything⁠⁠⁠⁠ and we might answer your question in bonus content. Support: -Join the Filmspotting Family for bonus episodes and archive access.⁠⁠⁠⁠https://filmspottingfamily.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ -T-shirts and more available at the Filmspotting Shop.⁠⁠⁠https://www.filmspotting.net/shop⁠⁠⁠ Follow: https://youtube.com/filmspotting ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/filmspotting⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://facebook.com/filmspotting⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/filmspotting⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/larsenonfilm⁠ https://letterboxd.com/larsenonfilm⁠⁠⁠ https://facebook.com/larsenonfilm ⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/larsenonfilm.bsky.social⁠⁠See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's episode of Screen Talk, IndieWire's Anne Thompson and Ryan Lattanzio break down Nia DaCosta's 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, diving into its brutal thrills, Alex Garland's script, and why it stands out in the franchise. They also unpack Golden Globes fallout, the shifting Oscar race, campaign fatigue, and the latest awards-season surprises. Plus, a forward look at Sundance as the festival kicks off its final Park City chapter, including early buzz titles, market realities, and what discovery looks like in a contracting industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

IndieWire editors Anne Thompson and Ryan Lattanzio share the 15 films they are most excited for in the new year. They also catch up on the Critics Choice and Screen Actors awards before welcoming two guests from new indie distributor Row K, President Megan Colligan and head of distribution Steve Garrett. Listen to IndieWire's Filmmaker Toolkit Podcast, a weekly conversation with leading Directors and Showrunners about their process and craft. Learn the tools of the trade behind your favorite films and series. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/indiewires-filmmaker-toolkit/id1142632832 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

IndieWire editors Anne Thompson and Ryan Lattanzio share their picks for the cinematic winners and sinners of 2025. They also break down the Christmas box office including 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' and 'Marty Supreme.' Then they are joined by box office and audience testing guru Kevin Geotz to get some answers on the state of moviegoing. Listen to IndieWire's Filmmaker Toolkit Podcast, a weekly conversation with leading Directors and Showrunners about their process and craft. Learn the tools of the trade behind your favorite films and series. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/indiewires-filmmaker-toolkit/id1142632832 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gen Z moviegoing attendance grew by 25 percent over the last 12 months, according to Cinema United's Strength of Exhibition report. IndieWire executive editor Ryan Lattanzio breaks down the report's findings and explains the factors that encourage people to become "habitual" moviegoers, defined as those who see at least six films a year.

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for December 20, 2025 is: decorous • DECK-er-us • adjective Decorous is a formal adjective used to describe an attitude or behavior characterized by propriety and good taste. // The ceremony was conducted with a decorous solemnity. See the entry > Examples: “... Elizabeth reveals, later, that she felt she never belonged to the decorous world of parties and corsets and curls and feathers on the head ...” — Ryan Lattanzio, Indie Wire, 13 Oct. 2025 Did you know? One of the earliest recorded uses of decorous appears in a book titled The Rules of Civility (1671): “It is not decorous to look in the glass, to comb, brush, or do any thing of that nature to ourselves, whilst the said person be in the Room.” This rule of thumb may be a bit outdated; like many behaviors once deemed unbecoming, public primping is unlikely to offend in modern times. Though mores shift, decorous lives on to describe timeless courtesies like polite speech, proper attire, and (ahem) covering one's cough.

Hosts Anne Thompson and Ryan Lattanzio parse which films got the biggest boost from the Oscar Shortlists, and discuss what the show's move to YouTube could mean for Hollywood's biggest night. They also react to the new trailers for 'Disclosure Day' and 'Digger', and of course reflect on the incredible career of the late Rob Reiner. Listen to IndieWire's Filmmaker Toolkit Podcast, a weekly conversation with leading Directors and Showrunners about their process and craft. Learn the tools of the trade behind your favorite films and series. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/indiewires-filmmaker-toolkit/id1142632832 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is our NEW RELEASE review podcast, ONE HOT TAKE.Synopsis:A newly sober man's Christmas Eve dental emergency leads to an unexpected romance with his older dentist as they explore Baltimore together.Katie Walsh is a Los Angeles-based film critic, journalist, podcast host, and moderator. She reviews weekly film releases for the Tribune News Service, and the Los Angeles Times, and is a frequent guest host of the Maximum Fun podcast Switchblade Sisters. Her writing has been published in Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, Playboy,The Playlist, Nerdist,Slate, The Hairpin, indieWIRE, Women and Hollywood, Town & Country, Movieline, CAP the Magazine, and Nonfics, and she frequently contributes film reviews to KCRW's Press Play with Madeline Brand. She has covered many international film festivals as a critic and reporter, and has moderated dozens of Q&As with filmmakers and actors around LA.Check out Rotten Tomatoes for links to recent reviews.One Heat Minute ProductionsWEBSITE: oneheatminute.comTWITTER: @OneBlakeMinute & @OHMPodsMERCH: https://www.teepublic.com/en-au/stores/one-heat-minute-productionsSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/one-heat-minute-productions/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

What can we all learn from stories of men trying to find friends...and failing?Men in real life - and in the movies - are trying to figure out how to be friends. There's been a lot of talk alleging lonely men are the cause of cultural tensions, and Hollywood has caught on (despite a similar number of women saying they are lonely, too!). Several films this year depict how society leads men into fraught, messy friendships. So, what can we all learn from toxic (or good!) friendships between men?Brittany is joined by NPR arts and culture reporter Neda Ulaby and IndieWire awards editor Marcus Jones to dig into it.Follow Brittany Luse on Instagram: @bmluseFor handpicked podcast recommendations every week, subscribe to NPR's Pod Club newsletter at npr.org/podclub. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy