A low stakes investigation into the happenings of the film and television industry.

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With a new UI and less &#34;HBO&#34; in the title, we share our feelings about MAX.

To The Max

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Disney has had a bumpy 2023. From the less than stellar marvel movies, Jonathan Majors fiasco, the fight with Florida and DeSantis and losing 4 millions subscribers, it&#39;s been a tough first half of the year.

The Mouse Fighting in the House

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In part 2 of our, Hollywood needs new ideas rant, we take a deep dive on IP and franchises. Nowadays everything on the silver screen is either a franchise or about to be a franchise. Why is that?

Are There No More Original Ideas In Hollywood? Part 2: IP & Franchises

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Why does so much content on TV these days feel like it was adapted from something? Yea we’ve been wondering that too, so we went and did the hard work and found the answers. Let’s talk about it.

Are There No More Original Ideas In Hollywood? Part 1: Adaptations

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Are you sick and tired of seeing old movies and shows getting rebooted? Are you sick and tired of this topic of reboots being rebooted? Well we are, but we also aren&#39;t and there&#39;s a good reason why...

Revisiting Reboots

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Streaming really became cable didn&#39;t it? We discuss changes on the horizon and shake-ups happening now.

Streaming State of the Union

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Unlike any other social media platform, Twitter (more specifically its influence) is the easiest platform to see on TV and movies. Sometimes it’s direct, like the 2019 movie Zola, which literally used tweets to craft the story.Other times, it’s the relationship to jokes that get their shine on Twitter and get woven into scripts in writers rooms. In rarer instances, a show’s jokes are able to generate Twitter content weekly with each episode drop. Most recently, a show has been created based on a very specific byproduct of Twitter. We’re gonna talk about all of these works, what works or what doesn’t, and if going viral translates to other screens.

How Your Twitter Timeline Shows Up On Your TV

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The title describes itself. It’s been the talk of the past week, is it worth watching? Here’s what we think.

Should I Watch It or Not: Swarm

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As kids, our discussion of sex in the media can be summed into one question: Did you know that the stars in the sky spell ‘SEX’ in The Lion King?Fast forward to adulthood and the questions around sex in TV and Film are unending and nuanced: Was that sex scene necessary? Did they use an intimacy coordinator? Do showrunners/writers consider actor’s consent when writing scripts? What kind of sex is too much? Who actually has this much sex?

Sex on Screen

A low stakes investigation into the happenings of the film and television industry.