Ep1004: The Future of Movies (2024 Edition)

Kicking the Seat

With nothing new of note in theaters this week, and a cacophony of doomsayers predicting the death of cinema (again), it's time for Earth's Mightiest Critics to assess the landscape and offer some hope--tentative as it may be--for our beloved art form.

Join us for a round table discussion about the current state of blockbusters, indies, movie theaters, and streaming services--and our best guesses for the future.

We also take your questions, comments, and SuperChats!

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• As a launching point, we look at Matt Zoller Seitz's recent piece for rogerebert.com, in which he proposes ways to get people back to the movies.

• And catch up with some of our earlier takes on this subject:

  • Looking at 2020's blockbuster slate and their streaming prospects.

  • And the quaint little time capsule that was "Inbreak", where the panel talked about their favorite movies to watch during a pandemic (which, at the time, was limited to "2 weeks to slow the spread")!

• Support all of Earth's Mightiest Critics at their various outlets:

  • Check out Mark "The Movie Man" Krawczyk's The Spoiler Room Podcast.

  • Keep up with Jeff York's criticism and caricatures at The Establishing Shot.

  • Get seated with The Blonde in Front!

  • Follow David Fowlie's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.

  • Get educated with Don Shanahan at Every Movie Has a Lesson…

    • ...And Film Obsessive

    • ...and the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.

  • Make Nice with Mike Crowley of You'll Probably Agree.

  • Keep up with Annie Banks at Chuck Load of Comics.

    • ...and Movieweb

  • And stir things up with Will Johnson of the Cinephile Hissy Fit Podcast.