PICTURE THIS - MOVIE PODCAST

Max & Dave return to earth and unpack Project Hail Mary, the first full-throated Hit of 2026; why people are seeing it, Why they're loving it, and what Amazon/MGM is doing in releasing a movie like this?

Max & Dave share their reactions to The Oscars: the wins, the losses, the bits, the snubs, and the surprises.

The Oscars are nearly upon us! Max & Dave discuss the 10 Best Picture Nominees: were they profitable, did they make a cultural impact, and which ones specifically are worth your time. Plus who is going win the big prize, a disagreement on Marty Supreme and why The Oscars are still important despite their waning ratings.

Max & Dave unpack the cornucopia of cringe-worthy celebrity cameos in this year's Super Bowl commercials. Why actors today are grabbing that paycheck, and maybe why that's OK in 2026. Or maybe not? Plus The State of the Biz, Netflix on Trial, Max hates Marty and more.

Max & Dave dive deep into AVATAR: FIRE & ASH, and discuss James Cameron, the most successful Director of all time. And also why the same guy who brought you iconic films like ALIENS, TRUE LIES, TERMINATOR(S) is probably No Ones Favorite Director. For the last 20 years, he's been living in this silly blue world of AVATAR. Why, Jim? Why? And why do audiences flock to his film regardless of what Dave thinks. 00:00 Picture This: Dave Fights for His Family00:59 Intro01:51 Current Box Office09:48 Awards Season Significance16:56 10 Word Logline18:18 New Villain and Gender Parity in Avatar 324:00 Cameron Visibility in Marketing29:07 Avatar 3 Box Office (so far)30:18 Audience Reach: Box Office vs Ticket Sales & Repeat Viewers31:51 Popularity Contest: Sinners vs Avatar 337:50 Avatar 1 vs 2 vs 341:09 The Cost of a Premium Ticket45:14 Recent Comparisons46:18 Quantity Over PLF48:30 James Cameron Vs James Cameron54:27 Big Jim's Influence on American (and Global) Media57:19 The Importance of The Intangibles01:02:05 Was Avatar 3 Successful?01:05:33 Wrap Up

As 2025 comes to a close, Max & David talk about their favorite Wins of the movie year, and they look ahead to 2026 and the big movie milestones to come. Tom Cruise, Anne Hathaway, Christopher Nolan, Steven Spielberg, Greta Gerwig, Lord & Miller, and more await us!

Max & Dave review their Fall Movie Rankings, and decide if 2025 was a Good Movie Year. Plus Warner Bros selling out, and what it means for the movie business.

Max & Dave talk about Movie Stardom: what is it, why it's important, and why it might be irrelevant in 2025. Plus Wicked does Good, Marty Supreme flies, The Running Man falls, Max invites the Pope, Dave quotes Tom Cruise and other film-related shenanigans.

PREDATOR: BADLANDS, what it means to be a Big Dumb Movie, and Max & Dave love them. Plus updates on the latest Fall films, the weekly Box Office.

Max & Dave go on a big bald bizarre journey into the world of BUGONIA, starring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons, directed by the always surprising Yorgos Lanthimos. And since its Halloween, Max dives into the data on Horror at the box office this year, how it compares to the last few years, and where he thinks the genre is headed.

Something is Rotten in the state of Tomatoes. Max & Dave have an emergency mini-pod about AFTER THE HUNT, RottenTomatoes.com, and why quantifying a movie into a score can suck.

Max & Dave Talk about BLACK PHONE 2, GOOD FORTUNE, SMASHING MACHINE, BONE LAKE, the fall box office, plus TRON: ARES tanks! What is Tracking? And why going to the Movie Theater is just plain better!

Max & Dave dive deep into ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, give a quick, (mostly) accurate history of Paul Thomas Anderson, ask if Leonardo DiCaprio is overpaid and debate if his latest film should even be considered political.  Plus the state of the business, Christopher Nolan, and what makes Max grumpy. (00:00) Intro(01:31) State of the Biz(15:30) Paul Thomas Anderson(29:20) One Battle After Another (52:57) Is it Successful? Politics. Max cooks.

Max & Dave share their Top 10 most anticipated movies of the Fall and why you need to go see 'em. Check the List and Trailer links below! And listen to our incredibly wise words.10. GOOD FORTUNE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKWndx83RwQ9. AFTER THE HUNT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8R6DMlDtxk&t=2s8. HAMNEThttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2xtmPkuksA7. SENTIMENTAL VALUE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKbcKQN5Yrw&t=1s6. HIMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpEy0iOixb45. ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHERhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQUPdVxZNPk4. GOOD BOYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4-CRkd_74g3. PREDATOR: BADLANDS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43R9l7EkJwE2. BUGONIAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bd_5HcTujfc1. HOUSE OF DYNAMITEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0w6wUqWU3yU

Why WEAPONS rocks so hard. The Movie Release Calendar and why August is such a weird time at the movies. Plus Max & Dave have one final debate on SUPERMAN.

Max & Dave Strip down, get silly and talk about THE NAKED GUN. Can this ridiculous comedy bring laughter back into movie theaters for good?Share your thoughts at:[email protected]

Max & Dave take on a variety of Summer Movie Topics- Superman Vs. Eddington, Superman Vs. Fantastic 4, did Mission Impossible land the plane, Horror Films, Family Films, and the ubiquity of Pedro Pascal. It's an assortment, a mixture, a sampling of cinematic subjects.

What do James Gunn's SUPERMAN, Jesus and PINEAPPLE EXPRESS have in common? Max & Dave dive deep into the new film and DC's new direction. Plus Christopher Nolan's ODYSSEY, AI in film, and the July Box office.

Max & Dave talk SINNERS, a daring bit of Hollywood cinema, and one of the year's most successful mainstream movies so far. They'll unpack why it's a unique WIN for a movie made by the Hollywood machine. Also a check-in at the Summer Box Office. Has this been a good year for movies so far? Share your thoughts at: [email protected]

Max & Dave kick off PICTURE THIS with a look back at the movie genres that have recently succeeded in theaters and which genres have bombed. They pretend to be studio chiefs and pick their own future movie slates. Then answer which real movie studios have the best slates of this year.BOX OFFICE REFERENCE DOC: https://bit.ly/4mZwTM1