Holiday Rush Begins — Now You See Me 3, Running Man, Wicked & More

FlickRadio Movie Talk kicks off the holiday movie rush as Guy T. Wehman, Allison Rose, and Stephen Leibowitz break down a crowded November box office and look ahead to Wicked season. This week, the critics dig into why Now You See Me, Now You Don’t (the third magician caper) outperformed Edgar Wright’s new Running Man remake, how Predator: Badlands continues to hold strong, and where titles like Sarah’s Oil and Nuremberg fit into the awards conversation. Plus, early chatter on Wicked: For Good, Brendan Fraser’s heartfelt Rental Family, and bloody sequel Sisu: Road to Revenge. In this episode: Box office breakdown: Now You See Me, Now You Don’t vs. The Running Man Why a PG-13 franchise can still beat a big R-rated remake Predator: Badlands and the staying power of legacy genre IP Sarah’s Oil and the true-story, feel-good counterprogramming slot Nuremberg and the start of serious Oscar buzz How a limited re-release of Wicked is priming audiences for Wicked: For Good Brendan Fraser in Rental Family — quiet awards-friendly dramedy to watch Sisu: Road to Revenge and the ongoing appetite for brutal action revenge stories The Hallmark holiday machine and why Christmas romance movies always find an audience Classic Picks of the Week: The Mummy (1999), Good Will Hunting, and Hitchcock’s Rope About FlickRadio Movie Talk FlickRadio Movie Talk is your weekly Friday movie segment from KRMS’s “The Ozarks This Morning,” archived and expanded through the FlickRadio podcast network. Each episode features box office analysis, new release reviews, and classic picks from critics Allison Rose and Stephen Leibowitz. For more movie news, reviews, interviews, and giveaways, visit FlickDirect.com. Explore more FlickRadio episodes and archives at our FlickRadio podcast hub and the dedicated show site FlickRadio.net.