The Accountant 2, Warfare, The Box Office, & Predator: Badlands / Scream 7 Theories
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In the first half of the episode we do a light spoiler review of The Accountant 2 and a no spoiler review of Warfare. We then do a breakdown of he latest box office news, also discussing Sinners, the Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, Minecraft, and Until Dark.
We finish the episode with News, talking the new Predator: Badlands trailer theories, the new Dredd Series from Amazon and Karl Urban announcement, the I Know What You Did Last Summer reboot, Scream 7 theories, The Smashing Machine, Weapons, and Fear Street: Prom Queen.
We finish the episode talking about our favorites from the 90's grunge era of Sound Garden, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, and Stone Temple Pilots.
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Chapters
00:00:00 Introduction
00:00:14 Episode Overview
00:01:13 The Accountant 2
00:01:56 Budget & Box Office
00:04:17 Reviews (IMDB, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic, Cinemascore, Threads)
00:06:46 Direction - Gavin O’Connor (Miracle, Pride, & Glory, Warrior, The Americans) & Cast - Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal, Cynthia Addai-Robinson (The Queen in The Rings of Power), JK Simmons, Daniella Pineda (Cowboy Bebop, Plane, Jurassic World: Dominion & Fallen Kingdom), Allison Robertson & Allison Wright
00:10:16 Our Reviews
00:19:42 Patrick Complains About MGM+
00:20:35 Back to The Accountant 2 Reviews
00:21:48 What would The Accountant 3 look like?
00:25:17 Final Thoughts
00:25:56 Warfare
00:26:32 Reviews (Rotten Tomatoes, IMDB, Metacritic, Cinemascore)
00:26:51 Direction - Alex Garland (Ex Machina, Civil War, Annihilation, Men) & Ray Mendoza
00:27:53 Budget & Box Office
00:28:10 The Cast - Will Poulter, Joseph Quinn, D'Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai
00:29:28 Dan’s Review
00:34:34 4K Blu-ray from A24 Pre-Order is Live
00:35:11 Weekend Box Office Update (Sinners, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, The Accountant 2, Minecraft, Until Dawn)
00:41:32 Halfway to Halloween Horror Picks: The Frighteners & The Fog
00:43:29 News
00:43:33 Predator: Badlands Trailer
00:50:40 Karl Urban set to return in New Dredd series for Amazon Prime
00:53:04 I Know What You Did Last Summer Trailer
00:53:51 Sarah Michelle Gellar and Elijah Wood cast in Ready or Not sequel
00:56:05 David Arquette set to return for Scream 7 & New Nightmare Style Theory
01:01:17 Trailers Dan Has Missed: The Smashing Machine, Weapons, Fear Street: Prom Queen
01:04:30 Physical Media Showcase - Patrick Bought both Sinners Vinyl Soundtracks
01:05:06 90’s Grunge Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame Induction - Sound Garden with Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Mad Season)
01: Outro