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An Adaptation of 'Hatchet' Is In The Works With A Good Director Already Attached

The film will be written and directed by Derek Cianfrance, best known for films such as “Blue Valentine” (2010) and “The Place Beyond the Pines” (2012). Andrew Mittman, whose company 1.21 is behind Netflix’s “Wednesday,” serves as a producer.  “Hatchet” was published in 1987 and won the Newbery Meda

VOTE: What Are The BEST Movies Of 2026 So Far?

We're about 3/4ths through the year right now and approaching contender release time, so it's time to reflect on what I think the 10 best movies of 2026 are and have you guys vote on it as well. I'll start with some movies that aren't quite honorable mentions but options I think more people should w

Steven Spielberg Is Reviving Transformers And Michael Bay is In Talks To Return

Paramount Pictures and Hasbro are getting closer to bringing their Transformers back to the big screen and look to be reuniting with some familiar faces to help bring the franchise back to life. Sources tell Deadline that Paramount has appointed Steven Spielberg to focus on all creative aspects of t

Here's All The Best Movies And TV Coming To Streaming In October

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'The Dog Stars' Is An OK Movie But Would Have Been A GREAT Miniseries

On today's episode of Project Big Screen we reviewed 'Coyote vs Acme', did a ranking of top-10 most overrated cartoons, had an interview with O'Shea Jackson Jr. + Mason Thames and reviewed Ridley Scott's new movie, 'The Dog Stars'.  *I'll note that I haven't read the book before, but heard very good

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The sequel to our #1 film of the CENTURY is here… is it any good? On this episode we review the follow-up to THE SOCIAL NETWORK, Aaron Sorkin’s ‘THE SOCIAL RECKONING’. We’ve also got our review of ‘OTHER MOMMY’, a new horror film starring Jessica Chastain, as well as our thoughts on several other new releases including MATCHBOX, ANIMALS, CLUB KID, and more… 

Also on this episode, Gooch sits down with Callina Liang who is set to star as Chun-Li in the new STREET FIGHTER movie releasing this week, and we close the episode with a draft of the 2026 movie-inspired costumes you’ll want to wear this Halloween. What did you think of THE SOCIAL RECKONING? And what are you dressing up as for Halloween? Let us know in the comments below and, if you haven’t already, make sure to like and subscribe wherever you watch or listen to the show! 

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Timecodes:
|| Intro - (0:00) 
|| THE SOCIAL RECKONING Review - (2:18)
|| THE SOCIAL RECKONING Spoilers - (23:08)
|| OTHER MOMMY Review - (38:43)
|| OTHER MOMMY Spoilers - (49:21)
|| Matchbox Movie - (55:55)
|| Ben Affleck’s ANIMALS - (57:41)
|| What We’re Watching - (1:01:27)
|| Callina Liang Interview - (1:15:17)
|| Ad - (1:51:15)
|| 2026 Movie Halloween Costume Draft - (1:52:04)


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IT’S DIGGIN TIME. On this episode we review Tom Cruise’s return to non-franchise acting — the wildly divisive new film from Alejandro J. Iñarritu, DIGGER. We highly (HIGHLY) recommend seeing the film before listening to the spoiler section of our review! The panel is as split as the reviews… but who’s got it right?

With that review, we rank the 10 Best Tom Cruise Performances of All Time. Also on this episode, our review of the latest from the Colleen Hoover-verse VERITY, our quick thoughts on Skydance, ENDGAME’s reclamation, and more!

What did you think of DIGGER? And which Tom Cruise performance would you place at #1? Let us know in the comments below and, if you haven’t already, make sure to like and subscribe wherever you watch or listen to the show! 

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Timecodes:
|| Intro - (0:00) 
|| DIGGER Review - (2:20)
|| DIGGER Spoilers - (21:11)
|| Ad - (1:20:02)
|| VERITY Review - (1:21:12)
|| VERITY Spoilers - (1:36:39)
|| Sicario 3 Greenlit - (1:45:14)
|| Skydance Update - (1:45:59)
|| J-Law Joins Cregger - (1:48:14)
|| Endgame Back At No. 1 - (1:49:14)
|| What We’re Watching - (1:51:36)
|| The Top 10 Tom Cruise Performances - (1:57:17)



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The Best Tom Cruise Performances Ever + DIGGER Review

Take a seat… On this episode we review PRIMETIME and welcome the director Lance Oppenheim and star Skyler Gisondo onto the show to discuss the polarizing film, Robert Pattinson, and more!



With that review, we rank the 10 Best Directorial Debuts of All Time. Also on this episode, our review of Brad Pitt’s new movie THE HEART OF THE BEAST, our thoughts on the Jon Watts announcement from Star Wars, thoughts out of NYFF, and more!



What did you think of Primetime? And which directorial debut would you place at #1? Let us know in the comments below and, if you haven’t already, make sure to like and subscribe wherever you watch or listen to the show! 



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|| Intro - (0:00) 

|| PRIMETIME Review - (1:34)

|| PRIMETIME Spoilers - (22:35)

|| Oppenheim & Gisondo Interview - (41:25)

|| Ad - (1:11:35)

|| HEART OF THE BEAST Review - (1:12:45)

|| HEART OF THE BEAST Spoilers - (1:24:35)

|| Star Wars Episode X - (1:31:09)

|| Madden Trailer - (1:37:38)

|| Werwulf & Eggers - (1:49:30)

|| Quick Hitters - (1:55:36)

|| What We’re Watching - (1:58:05)

|| Physical Media Corner - (2:03:51)

|| Top 10 Directorial Debuts - (2:07:17)






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The Best Directorial Debuts + PRIMETIME Review w/ Lance Oppenheim & Skyler Gisondo Interview

This week, we review RESIDENT EVIL and are joined by director Zach Cregger and star Austin Abrams live from Fantastic Fest in Austin on the night of their film’s premiere.

And in honor of the franchise’s cinematic revival, we rank the 10 Best Reboots of All Time. Also on this episode, our review of the South Korean film HOPE, our thoughts on the Cliff Booth spin-off and Sorkin’s SOCIAL RECKONING, and more!

What did you think of RESIDENT EVIL and HOPE? And which reboot do you think deserves the #1 spot? Let us know in the comments below and, if you haven’t already, make sure to like and subscribe wherever you watch or listen to the show! 

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Timecodes:
|| Intro - (0:00) 
|| Resident Evil Review - (2:56)
|| Resident Evil SPOILERS - (26:24) 
|| Zach Cregger & Austin Abrams Interview - (35:23) 
|| Ad - (49:47) 
|| Hope Review - (50:39) 
|| Hope SPOILERS - (1:03:34) 
|| A24 Merch - (1:15:08)
|| Cliff Booth Trailer - (1:17:14) 
|| Paramount Deal - (1:36:18)
|| What We’re Watching - (1:38:01) 
|| Physical Media Corner - (1:42:51) 
|| Ad - (1:45:26) 
|| The 10 Best Reboots - (1:46:28) 



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'Antz' vs 'A Bugs Life' Ft. Robbie Fox (Déjà View, Ep. 05)

Is 'Antz' or 'A Bugs Life' the better twin film?  Kenjac, Gooch and Robbie Fox rewatch the action movies and debate the winner.  They are graded across 5 factors: - Plot/writing - Acting - Technicals (Cinematography, editing, lighting, color, sound, soundtrack, production, costumes) - Directing - En

Is 'Paul Blart: Mall Cop' or 'Observe and Report' The Better Twin Film?

is Paul Blart: Mall Cop or Observe and Report the better twin film? Kenjac, Gooch and Klemmer rewatch the disaster films and decide which one is better. They are graded across 5 factors: 0:00 - Intro  0:54 - Paul Blart Rewatch 5:52 - Observe and Report Rewatch  15:32 - Plot and Writing 19:33 - Actin

Is 'Dante's Peak' or 'Volcano' The Better Movie? (Déjà View, Ep. 02)

ICYMI, Klemmer, Gooch and I are doing a new series where we put twin films head-to-head and decide which one is better. Last week, we did 'The Illusionist' vs 'The Prestige', which was a pretty one sided battle. That's not the case in this episode. It came down to the wire and you can watch the enti

Is 'The Prestige' or 'The Illusionist' The Better Movie? (Déjà View, Ep. 01)

In case you're not familiar with Twin Films, it's two movies with a similar plot that are released around the same time. It seems like something that should happen almost never, but it happens a lot! So I decided to do a new miniseries where myself, Klemmer and Gooch put some of these twin films in 

Hugh Jackman Seems Very In On My Pirate Musical Idea

On this weeks episode of PBS, we reviewed 'Disclosure Day', did a combined ranking of our top-10 Spielberg movies and had an interview with Hugh Jackman and director Michael Sarnoski for their new movie 'The Death of Robin Hood'.  A couple days before the interview, the news dropped that Jackman had

Martial Arts Actor Joe Taslim Came Into The Office And Suplexed Nate

We had martial arts actor Joe Taslim, star of some of the greatest action movies ever including THE RAID, in to promote his new movie THE FURIOUS. He was awesome enough to come with us to a gym to teach us how to give hits, get hits, and fall down without dying. Then he shot this entire action scene

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