The Smashing Machine

This week we’re heading back to Oz to discuss Wicked: For Good. Which follows Elphaba as she desperately tries to expose the truth she knows about The Wizard. Meanwhile, Glinda has become the glamorous symbol of Goodness for all of Oz.

This week we’re discussing Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague which follows the unconventional making of Jean-Luc Godard’s first feature, Breathless.

This week we’re discussing Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein which focuses on a brilliant but egotistical scientist played by Oscar Isaac who brings a monstrous creature to life in a daring experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.

This week we’re discussing After the Hunt. A college professor, played by Julia Roberts, finds herself at a personal and professional crossroad when a star student levels an accusation against one of her colleagues, threatening to expose a dark secret from her own past.

This week we’re discussing Steve, starring Cillian Murphy, which follows a head teacher at a reform school who struggles to keep his students in line while also battling with his own mental health issues.

This week we’re discussing Benny Safdie’s solo debut, The Smashing Machine, starring Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt. The film focuses on the personal story of legendary mixed martial arts & UFC fighter Mark Kerr. We also cover major industry and box office news

This week we’re discussing Paul Thomas Anderson’s new film, One Battle After Another, starring Leonardo DiCaprio. In it, we follow an ex-revolutionary who must rescue his daughter from a corrupt military official.

This week we dive into The Thursday Murder Club, based on the hit book series that follows four retirees who spend their free time cracking cold cases, until a real murder mystery lands in their laps. We’re also talking about the industry’s first AI actress controversy and what it could mean for the future of entertainment.

This week we’re discussing Him, a Jordan Peele produced film that follows Cameron Cade, a rising quarterback who receives a lifeline when his hero, Isaiah White, offers to train him at an isolated compound. We also cover Jimmy Kimmel’s comeback as well as other major industry news. Check it out.

This week we’re discussing Spike Lee’s Highest 2 Lowest starring Denzel Washington and based on Akira Kurosawa's 1963 Japanese film High and Low. We also cover Emmy winners and surprises as well as major industry and box office news. Check it out.