Episode 22 An Appeal to Peele

On Flix 66 episode 22, Azusa Pacific University professors Ryan Izay and Dr. Thomas Parham are joined by student critic Aaron Linnemann to discuss: • Box Office Roundup: SHAZAM! soars, Pet Sematary scares up a crowd, and Dumbo loses altitude. • Film & TV News, including series renewals and cancellations, the latest Avenger tapped to headline a Disney+ series, an update on "Stars Behind Bars," and the Television Academy's ruling that moves three "anthology" shows out of the limited-series category. • Feature Stories:   ◊ "Dear Jordan Peele..." Can the Oscar-winning filmmaker avoid an M. Night Shyamalan-level creative meltdown after the twin disappointments of Us and CBS All Access' Twilight Zone revival?   ◊ Disney's live-action adaptations of animated classics may be a financially lucrative strategy but has proven to be a mixed bag creatively. The lackluster performance of Tim Burton's Dumbo may indicate there are limits to viewers' nostalgia. Time will tell whether Guy Ritchie's Aladdin or Jon Favreau's Lion King can recapture their predecessors' magic.