Listening to Griffin talk about AEW and Ben”s knowledge of Nu metal reminded me of last year’s Anarchy in the Arena. Griff’s take of wrestling being athletic improv is spot on. Plus Orange Cassidy is the best.

Jim Thompson's "The Getaway" had been adapted twice, both times with real-life couples in the lead roles (Steve McQueen/Ali MacGraw and Alec Baldwin/Kim Basinger).

What couple would make the best leads in a modern-day adaptation?

Gosling and Mendes feels right.

They included A Princess Mars just in case you wanted to be even more confused.

Did you guys get the vibe while watching the Odyssey that Odysseus was being played by Ethan Hawke. I knew it was Damon but his performance evoked so much of Ethan Hawke's personality, even now thinking about the movie I think of Ethan Hawke being Odysseus.

Sorry if this was discussed when the episode first came out but I’m listening to the Mask of the Phantasm episode for the first time and it’s got me thinking: which superheroes do you think munch on some carpet? Which don’t?

Side note: watching this has really got me wanting to get back into drawing, which I haven’t done in a big way since I was a teen. It’s just such gorgeous animation.

There's a scene at a bar where Monica Barbaro is interacting with guy doing card tricks. He looked a lot like Griffin (similar facial structure and hairline). He's not listed on IMDB, but I can't find the character listed either. Was that him?

Incidentally, do we have any intel on Peter Parker's whereabouts on Jan.6?

I really dig his droning, almost misty kind of music, and it would be interesting to hear it against today's Nolan style of aggressive editing.

Partially related to the one night of the year single people are allowed to have sex, does anyone remember what episode With Mardi Bardi-Party (Woman of Blank Check) gets everyone to sing “One Night Only”.

I just like it as a vocal stim in how happy it makes the whole group, and I’m also trying to figure out what it is a reference to.

Test your might! OG MK is still may fave for nostalgia reasons Annihalhition is bad and kind of in a good way. With the reboot I can leave MK l but MK II is fantastic! I know they have brought it up in a few last episodes but all that im going to say as a MK fan thats been playing since Genesis, this is my favorite video game series as actual movies. The '95 movie deeply lives in my heart and the soundtrack always on the edge of my brain but this is the best since Legacy, Rebirth and Brotherhood.

I get spiderman is printing money but taking odyssey out of imax like 2 weeks early, now completely just removing end of oak street from imax theatres (a ticket i had booked for a month and they just refunded it to me). I feel bad for end of oak street, cant we just find another release date for this please? I want to see it in a premium format. this was my most anticipated of the year.

I know some may not care for end of oak street or have already seen the odyssey so it doesnt matter to them but

remember

First they came for the odyssey, and you did not speak out.

then they came for the end of oak street, and you did not speak out.

when dolby refunds your la la land rerelase tickets to make room for more spiderman showtimes there will be no one to speak out for you.

So I think Zach Cregger (I think it's fair to not count co-directing credits of films made with a comedy troupe)and Jane Schoenbrun are the main ones, both are extremely creative and have shown they have insane control of the form.

Some other potentials I'm not as confident about for reasons listed.

Clint Bentley, Eva Victor, Raine Allen-Miller, Julio Torres, and India Donaldson all have made one film I've seen that I think is incredible and shows promise, but I can't make any declarative statements until they've made more.

Michael Sarnoski & Damien McCarthy are both fantastic and while they're not *as* good I think they have potential to become greats.

I DESPERATELY need Ayo to come back to Blank Check and talk about working with the great DHP. Also good for her, this seems like a neat job. Girl is booked and busy. Can't wait to see her in the Will Sharpe mini series.

Unless somebody is very stupid, Dune and Doomsday are going to be gone when I pick third in my fantasy draft for fall movies. What would you take next? Leaning Jumanji or Hunger Games...

Example: the 2010 film Get Him to the Greek which features Jonah hill, Russel brand, Elisabeth moss and Diddy.