Collider Podcast

This week on our penultimate episode of The Collider Podcast, we're launching into the second part of our long-awaited James Bond podcast. In this part, we examine the films of Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig, how Bond needed to be reinvented after the Cold War, how a strong Bond film is always followed by a disappointing one, how Bond finally got a soul when he was played by Craig, and more. We then finish up with Recently Watched...

This week on The Collider Podcast, we're launching into our long-awaited James Bond podcast. This will be a two-part podcast, and in this first part, we'll focus on the films starring Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, and Timothy Dalton. We'll talk about the hallmarks of the franchise, its strengths and weaknesses, its enduring popularity, the virtues of each respective Bond, and more. Also, we have a very special announce...

This week on The Collider Podcast, we're talking about the new Ryan Reynolds movie Free Guy. We talk about why the film works so well even with some minor flaws, how its box office strength shows that all bets are off in 2021 when it comes to predicting performance, why Marvel has struggled this summer at the box office, and more.

We then finish up with a discussion about Blockbuster Video and why the chain wasn't great, but we stil...

This week on a bonus episode of The Collider Podcast, we're pleased to welcome to the podcast director Brian Andrew Mendoza. Mendoza is the producing partner of Jason Momoa and also the director of Momoa's latest film, Sweet Girl, which debuts today on Netflix. Sweet Girl follows a father (Momoa) and daughter (Isabela Merced) who, ravaged by the grief of losing their wife and mother, look to take revenge upon the greedy pharma exec...

This week on The Collider Podcast, we're pleased to welcome to the podcast director Martin Campbell. Campbell is the director from the some of the best action movies of the last 25 years including GoldenEye, The Mask of Zorro and Casino Royale. His new movie is The Protégé, an action-thriller starring Maggie Q as an assassin who goes looking for revenge against those who killed her mentor (Samuel L. Jackson).

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This week on The Collider Podcast, we're talking about The Suicide Squad. We talk about how the film compares to the 2016 version, why audiences may have been confused by the similar titles, how the film's box office was affected by mitigating factors, how the film is a standout among other superhero movies, why we hope writer-director James Gunn comes back for another installment, and more. We then finish up with Recently Watched.

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This week on The Collider Podcast, we're talking about Jungle Cruise as well as Scarlett Johansson suing Disney over lost box office revenue from Black Widow. With Jungle Cruise, we discuss how the film works as a light adventure, why it's mostly a breezy ride, if it does enough in terms of gay representation, and much more. We then switch over to Disney and Johansson battling it out over what she's owed for Black Widow, if this is...

This week on The Collider Podcast, we're joined by Associate Editor Greg Smith to talk about Old and the films of writer-director M. Night Shyamalan. We talk about the strengths and weaknesses of Old, how it reflects Shyamalan's earlier work, how his career and movies have changed since the breakout success of The Sixth Sense, why we're glad Shyamalan is making bonkers movies like Old, and much more. We then finish up with Recently...

This week on The Collider Podcast, we're talking about the precipitous drop of Black Widow during its second weekend at the box office, and that why that has theater owners upset. We discuss if the National Association of Theater Owners (NATO) has a legitimate grievance against the studios, if the streaming experiment needs to come to a close, why the studio may have good reason to keep their hybrid model going for now, what this m...

This week on a bonus episode of The Collider Podcast, we're joined by TV Editor Liz Shannon Miller to talk about the first season of Loki. We talk about why the show worked so well, our mixed feelings about the finale, how it rectifies an earlier MCU problem with a major villain, what it might mean for future MCU movies and TV series, our thoughts on a second season of Loki, and much more. We then finish up with Recently Watched.

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This week on The Collider Podcast, we're joined by Senior Editor Haleigh Foutch to talk about Black Widow. We talk about what we liked and disliked about the new Marvel movie, why it feels awkward to get this film now, what it means for the future of the MCU, how Marvel will have to figure out how to work with old characters and new ones in Phase 4, and much more. We then finish up with Recently Watched.

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This week on The Collider Podcast, we're talking about No Sudden Move and the work of director Steven Soderbergh. We talk about how No Sudden Move fits in with Soderbergh's other recent efforts, why it's probably best it was released on HBO Max, Soderbergh's familiarity with distribution machines, how his understanding of Hollywood has shaped his filmmaking choices, and more. We then finish up with Recently Watched.

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This week on The Collider Podcast, we're talking about F9 and the Fast & Furious franchise. We discuss why F9 feels like a stronger entry than The Fate of the Furious, how the series compares to Mission: Impossible and superhero series, the Vin Diesel of it all, the longevity of the series, why these movies are so beloved, and more. We then finish up with Recently Watched.

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This week on The Collider Podcast, we're talking about Pixar's new movie Luca. We talk about why the film's small scale works, how it has a surprising intimacy when compared to other Pixar films, its gay subtext, theories on why Disney decided to dump the film on Disney+, why it looks like Pixar is entering a new phase where they let young filmmakers tell more personal stories, and more. We then finish up with Recently Watched.

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This week on The Collider Podcast, we're joined by TV editor Liz Shannon Miller to talk about the first two episodes of Loki. We talk about the show's promising start, how we don't really trust the Time Variance Authority, what this show could mean for Loki's character, why we want it to continue as just Mobius and Loki solving time crimes, and much more.

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This week on The Collider Podcast, we're doing a 2021 Summer Movie Preview. We didn't get to do one last year because there was no Summer Movie Season, but with movies slowly making their way back as audiences get vaccinated and feel safe to return to theaters, there are some interesting titles on the horizon. During our discussion, we talk about In the Heights, F9, Black Widow, Space Jam: A New Legacy, The Suicide Squad, and more.

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This week on a bonus episode of The Collider Podcast, we're talking about going back to theaters with the release of A Quiet Place: Part II and Cruella. We start off by discussion A Quiet Place: Part II, how it compares to the first film, how director John Krasinski successfully channels the work of Steven Spielberg, why it's a great theatrical experience, and more.

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This week on The Collider Podcast, we're joined by TV editor Liz Shannon Miller to talk about Mare of Easttown. In our spoiler-filled discussion of the HBO drama series, we talk about why the finale stuck the landing, the fate of Detective Zabel, what the show had to say about grief and family, how it compares to other sad mysteries, what the future holds for HBO, and more. We then finish up with Recently Watched.

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This week on a bonus episode of The Collider Podcast, we're talking about Friends: The Reunion. We discuss what the reunion set out to achieve, the difficulties in pulling the production together, how it compares to other recent reunions, exploring the legacy of Friends, trying to appraise the show critically and as a fan, and much more.

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