• 219 - Something Wicked Will Not Be Coming This Way: Oscars x YouTube, Branch Shortlists, and Warners' Letter to Shareholders
    Dec 23 2025

    Carl & Eitan spend most of the episode discussing 2 new developments in the Oscars metagame. First off, the Academy and Google announced that the Oscars telecast will be moving to YouTube in 2029. Next, many of the branches announced their shortlists for below-the-line categories. To round things out (and to move away from awards chatter!), the boys give a quick update on David Ellison's latest attempt to spend Daddy Ellison's money.

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    38 mins
  • 218 - December Can't Stop Won't Stop: Recapping the Globe's nominations, Disney's OpenAI deal, and a quick WBD update
    Dec 17 2025

    The end of the year refuses to slow down.

    In this episode Carl & Eitan give a quick update on the WBD v Paramount saga and break down Disney's deal/partnership/licensing/investment with OpenAI. After that they break down the Golden Globes nominations and share their main takeaways and surprises.

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    43 mins
  • 217 - This Deal Won't Be A Qwikster - Netflix x Warner Bros. Acquisition
    Dec 8 2025

    Carl & Eitan dissect – what else? – Warner Brothers' acquisition by Netflix.

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    46 mins
  • 216 - Thanksgiving Leftovers: LA Recap, Oscar Movie Season Heats Up, and The Latest on Warner Brothers
    Nov 30 2025

    Carl and Eitan are back after an Los Angeles trip and a quick Thanksgiving Break.

    In this episode they give their review of Universal Studios Hollywood (spoiler: not great), catch up on everything they've watched that has Oscar buzz—including Hamnet, Bugonia, Rental Family, Train Dreams, and Sentimental Value—and give a quick update on where the Warner Brother's Discovery stakes are at!

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    43 mins
  • 215 - Netflix's Warner Dreams: The WBD Sweepstakes Heat Up, First Award Contender Reactions, and an Abysmal Box Office Weekend
    Nov 5 2025

    Netflix seems genuintly interested in aquiring Warner Brothers Discovery...but why would they? That's the main question Carl & Eitan explore in this week's episode.

    Other topics include their first reactions to The Secret Agent and Frankenstein, as well as a game of "guess the top 5 movies at the box office this past weekend" (spoiler: do these movies even exist?)

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    49 mins
  • 214 - The Ellison In The Room: Warner Bros. Acquisition Progress, Apple x F1, Kelce x Six Flags
    Oct 29 2025

    Warners is for sale (again!), so Carl & Eitan look into the current state of bidding. They also debate the merits of Apple's new F1 deal and take a bemused look at Travis Kelce's Six Flags investment.

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    33 mins
  • 213 - Netflix's Fall (like, Autumn): Spotify Deal, KPop Demon Hunters in AMC, and Oscar Chances
    Oct 22 2025

    This really could be Netflix's Fall, with the big streamer dealing and wheeling left and right.

    In this episode, Carl & Eitan explore everything the Los Gatos company is being up to, including a deal with Spotify for exclusive video distribution of (some) Ringer podcasts, a deal with AMC to have the mega sensation KPop Demon Hunters 1-weekend release play in world's biggest theater chain screens, and where might there three big bets land in terms of Oscar chances now that they are out of embargo.


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    28 mins
  • 212 - The 2026 SID Awards Draft w/ Alex Terrazas & Kevin Sachs
    Oct 18 2025

    If you know you know. If you don't – Carl & Eitan are joined by Kevin & Alex for their annual fantasy movie awards draft. They discuss the upcoming awards season and dissect each others' picks across 7 rounds.

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    1 hr and 29 mins