All episodes
Celebrating the 45th anniversary of LOGAN'S RUN (#711)
Steven Spielberg's Amblin Partners in deal to make movies for Netflix (#710)
China censors ... the un-censors ... the climax of FIGHT CLUB (#787)
Did Invicible and Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman rip off his collabor? (#780)
Why does Star Wars keep telling the same stories over and over (#781)
SCREAM, postmodern genre entertainment, and the new rules of fandom (#783)
Art Spiegelman's Pulitzer-Prize winning MAUS banned in Tennessee school (#784)
CBS announces Starfleet Academy series, further cannibalizing its own audience (#785)
Your bubble is not the culture. (#786)
NO TIME TO DIE AND THE FRUSTRATING STATE OF FRANCHISE ENTERTAINMENT. ROBSERVATIONS Season Three #748
DO THE MCU SPIDER-MAN FILMS INDICATE THE DECLINE OF OUR ENTIRE CIVILIZATION ROBSERVATIONS S3 #747 audio
(ROBSERVATIONS Replay) Religion, tolerance, reality and indie filmmaking (#052)
How TV and VOD became the companion of theater-built mega-franchises. (#709)
The MIDNIGHTER - Favorite aliens, horror films and bad movies (#017)
A QUIET PLACE 2 and the box office strikes back at gross range. (#708)
The MIDNIGHTER - Is it time for awards shows to ditch the binary acting categories (#016)
STAR TREK PICARD season two takes us all where we've gone before (#707)
The MIDNIGHTER - Lin-Manuel Miranda criticized for IN THE HEIGHTS representation (#015)
NBC cancels MANIFEST! The world weeps. Another impossible premise killed before its time! (#706)
(ROBSERVATIONS Replay) Fan boys and ROTTEN TOATOES (#051)
(ROBSERVATIONS Replay) Live from the final mix for SKY FIGHTER (#050)
(ROBSERVATIONS Replay) Public perception and a viewer's email (#049)
(ROBSERVATIONS Replay) Pre-Oscar Open Mic (#048)
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK. (#705)
THE WAR OF THE ROHIRRIM, a LOTR animated feature, is coming. (#704)
LOKI rules. (#703)
The MIDNIGHTER - Joe the lawyer talks Dungeons and Dragons and TANGO SHALOM (#014)
TWITCH turns 10 and the creator economy is in its debt. (#702)
The MIDNIGHTER - JURASSIC WORLD DOMINION extended preview drops with IMAX version of F9 (#013)
This summer's blockbusters are rewriting the future of the movie business. (#701)
The MIDNIGHTER - Are classic films still relevant? (#012)
Announcing the semi-finalists for the IICFF (INTERGALACTIC IMAGINATION CONNOISSEURS FILM FESTIVAL) (#700)
(ROBSERVATIONS Replay) What is it with all the damn action figures, anyway? (#047)
(ROBSERVATIONS Replay) - The joys of actually finishing a film project (#046)
(ROBSERVATIONS Replay) Addendum to ROBSERVATIONS #045 Part 1 (#045-2)
(ROBSERVATIONS Replay) Canon, STAR WARS and THE LAST JEDI (#045-1)
The MIDNIGHTER - In defense of the universal values of science (#011)
Screenplays are stories ... not formulas. (#699)
The MIDNIGHTER - Avengers Campus opening ceremony reveals Spider-Bots, Iron Man ... and ...(#010)
No, the casting of THE SANDMAN is hardly an example of identity politics. (#698)
The MIDNIGHTER - Did Spongebob and Transformers cost taxpayers 4 billion dollars? (#009)
(ROBSERVATIONS Replay) - STAR TREK canon, Prime and Kelvin timelines ... Do I buy it? (#042)
(ROBSERVATIONS Replay) - Star Trek, Samsung, 4K and the future of physical media (#043)
(ROBSERVATIONS Replay) - Does too much content exist? (#040)
(ROBSERVATIONS Replay) Hollywood success versus personal self-worth. (#039)
The MIDNIGHTER - Bond screenwriter John Logan says the AMAZON-MGM deal gives him chills (#008)
The MIDNIGHTER - What are your favorite science fiction films of all time? (#007)
On Ian Fleming's 113th birthday, does the legacy of James Bond still matter? (#697)
We can't see STAR WARS anymore. (#696)
The MIDNIGHTER - How could J.J. Abrams NOT have a plan for STAR WARS?!? (#006)
Is Hollywood's romance with China officially over ... and John Cena's Apology (#695)
The MIDNIGHTER - Amazon nears deal to buy MGM (#005)
Marvel's ETERNALS promises to expand the MCU in surprising ways. (#694)
The MIDNIGHTER - Disney CEO Bob Chapek talks BLACK WIDOW release strategy (#004)
(ROBSERVATIONS Replay) Verisimilitude and the HOBBES AND SHAW trailer. (#037)
(Robservations Replay) Verisimilitude ... my very favorite word (#036)
(ROBSERVATIONS Replay) DUNE and the rise of iterary science fiction adaptation (#035)
(ROBSERVATIONS Replay) A premise, a story and STAR TREK DISCOVERY (#032)
(ROBSERVATIONS Replay) Working hard for your fandom. (#031)
(Robservations Replay) The responsibility of dreaming. (#030)
(Robservations Replay) Is there a fandom mid-life crisis? Star Wars, Star Trek and hating the things we love. (#029)
This was the week movie studios finally lost control of Hollywood. (#693)
The Wheel of Time series renewed for season two ahead of launch (#692)
What is an entertainment company in 2021? Why does it matter? (#691)
The MIDNIGHTER - Was casting Tilda Swinton as the Ancient One a mistake? (#003)
Is modern action cinema destroying itself? (#690)
The MIDNIGHTER - Welcoming our AI overlords (#002)
AT&T Jettisons Warner Media, to birth a behemoth streaming media company. (#689)
The MIDNIGHTER - Amazon buying MGM for 9 Billiion! (#001)
(ROBSERVATIONS Replay) Fyre Fest documentaries, logistics, FOMO and producing feature films (#028)
(ROBSERVATIONS Replay) Retaining a childlike sense of wonder (#027)
(ROBSERVATIONS Replay) Some of my favorite films - the letter "E" (#025)
Is Amazon's LORD OF THE RINGS series lacking representation? (#688)
The perils of bad storytelling (#687)
Marvel streaming series are redefining showrunners, worrying TV writers. (#686)
(ROBSERVATIONS Replay) Some favorite authors and swag (#024)
The 2021 showbiz state of the union, a doom of one's own. (#685)
(ROBSERVATIONS Replay) Star Trek Out of Darkness (#023)
What is up with all of the 80s nostalgia? (#684)
(ROBSERVATIONS Replay) The Demise of Physical Media (#022)
A QUIET PLACE 2 pay dispute points to the future of Hollywood. (#683)
Are THE GODFATHER and other classic films still relevant? (#682)
Searching for the black Superman. (#681)
What is the future of moviegoing in the age of streaming? (#680)
Marvel Studios continues to leave every other franchise in the dust. (#679)
Why I'm so deliriously excited for Cronenberg's CRIMES OF THE FUTURE. (#678)
ROBSERVATIONS "Spoiler Saturday" Members Only Event Replay (24 Apr 21)
Netflix's STOWAWAY and the needless cruelty of a classic sci-fi story. (#677)
What does this year's Oscars say about the film industry? (#676)
FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER'S moment of revolution. (#675)
CAPTAIN AMERICA 4 in development with Malcolm Spellman. (#674)
Should WB and HBO Max restore the Snyderverse? (#673)
ROBSERVATIONS "Spoiler Saturday" Members' Only Event Replay (17 Apr 21)
Disney and Sony reach a massive deal merging the "Spider-Verse" and the MCU. (#672)
ROBSERVATIONS "Spoiler Saturday" Members' Only Event Replay (10 April 21)
AMAZON'S series "Them" is a profoundly horrific example of racism. (#671)
ROBSERVATIONS "Spoiler Saturday" Members' Only Event Replay (20 Mar 21)
Why yes, Michael Keaton really is returning as Batman in THE FLASH. (#670)
Does The Falcon and Winter Soldier's John Walker disrespect America? (#669)
The Lord of the Rings series to cost $465M for one season .. and, stories, race and politics. (#668)