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Peacock launches. AppleTV+ and Hulu score records. July 10th was packed! HBO is still good at making TV. Hamilton is available, and, controversial! All this plus What We've Been Watching and more!  This week's episode referenced the following...  HBO Max & Peacock deadlocked with Roku & Amazon: https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/hbo-max-peacock-roku-amazon-streaming-1234703977/ Thandie Newton profile: https://www.vulture.com/article/thandie-newton-in-conversation.html James Dean's new movie: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/afm-james-dean-reborn-cgi-vietnam-war-action-drama-1252703 Netflix's 'Christmas Chronicles' records: https://www.indiewire.com/2018/12/christmas-chronicles-netflix-streamed-20-million-times-1202025001/ TIMECODES... WHAT WE'RE WATCHING 01:31 Welcome to Chechnya 05:19 The Old Guard 08:34 Mucho Mucho Amor 12:10 Relic 15:30 Greyhound 18:09 First Cow 18:53 Search Party 21:22 I’ll Be Gone in the Dark 22:15 I May Destroy You 24:17 Random Acts of Flyness WHAT WE’RE READI

It's the Peak TV era and there are too many shows to choose from. Halfway through 2020, Amanda the Jedi helps us sort through regular TV and streaming to pick the standout shows so far this year. Will the best show once again be a race between Netflix and HBO or do the combined powers of FX and Hulu have something to stop them?  TIMECODES... 00:57 Shows We Missed 02:43 Honorable Mentions 07:09 Middleditch & Schwartz 09:46 Trial By Media 11:34 Dead to Me 13:38 Betty 15:39 McMillion$ 17:34 Hunters 20:31 F is for Family 22:28 Betty 24:28 I'll Be Gone in the Dark 27:18 Briarpatch 29:27 High Maintenance 33:14 Ozark 35:41 Love, Victor 39:19 Cheer 41:32 Gentefied 43:12 Feel Good 46:46 BoJack Horseman 47:51 Sex Education 49:02 Devs 51:14 The Last Dance 54:48 What We Do in the Shadows 58:40 Devs 59:06 I Am Not Okay With This 01:02:26 BoJack Horseman 01:04:36 Dark 01:05:58 Devs  If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! www.theatzshow.com/intercut  Patreon - Pa

2020 has been a year unlike any in our lifetimes. Halfway through it, we take a look back at the best movies that the year has had to offer thus far. With help from @Amanda the Jedi , we count down through Sundance standouts, streaming surprises, and VOD victories.  TIMECODES... 01:02 2020 in Films 02:38 Movies we missed 03:47 Honorable Mentions 07:02 Judy & Punch 08:34 The Half of It 10:20 Deerskin 11:47 The Half of It 12:56 The King of Staten Island 15:11 A Good Woman is Hard to Find 16:27 The Invisible Man 19:31 Swallow 20:44 Babyteeth 22:31 Shirley 25:45 The Platform 27:52 Sorry We Missed You 31:21 Bad Education 34:40 Big Time Adolescence 39:01 And Then We Danced 41:30 The Lodge 46:38 I'm No Longer Here 47:59 The Gentleman 51:24 First Cow 53:42 Swallow 56:02 Never Rarely Sometimes Always 01:00:41 Da 5 Bloods 01:02;58 Never Rarely Sometimes Always 01:04:01 Da 5 Bloods 01:06:35 Bad Education 01:09:14 To the Stars If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! www.

Will Ferrell gets a Netflix payday, Jon Stewart gets back into politics and Joseph Gordon-Levitt gets back into acting. New movies on streaming, Hamilton censors two f-bombs, and movie theaters are potentially re-opening? Plus more What We're Watching and Picks for the Week.  This Intercut episode referenced...  Are Virtual Theaters here to stay? By Vadim Rizov in Filmmaker Magazine: https://filmmakermagazine.com/109713-are-virtual-theaters-here-to-stay Ryan Faughnder’s piece in the LA Times about how Coronavirus is going to make film shoots more expensive: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2020-05-19/coronavirus-raise-costs-movies-productions TIMECODES... WHAT WE'RE WATCHING Love, Victor 01:15 They Gotta Have Us 05:15 Miss Juneteenth 07:28 Eric Andre: Legalize Everything 10:51 My Spy 12:26 Eurovision Song Contest 13:56 Irresistible 16:08 7500 22:32 You Should Have Left 26:29 WHAT WE'RE READING Virtual theaters 30:08 Coronavirus affect on film production 37:03 YAY OR NAY NEWS

New movies from great directors. Catching up on the world of entertainment. Answering questions from the Intercuties.  TIMECODES... WHAT WE'RE WATCHING Da 5 Bloods 04:02 The King of Staten Island 12:45 The Lovebirds 16:16 Space Force 19:56 Homecoming Season 2 25:09 365 Days 28:11 The High Note 29:48 YAY OR NAY NEWS Oscars push dates back 2 months 34:24 Will HBO Max dominate? 39:46 #ReleaseTheSnyderCut 46:23 Sony sells Tom Hanks movie to Apple 53:57 Tom Cruise in space 57:41 INTERVIEW HBO's The Last of Us adaptation 01:00:19 Opinions on Lost 01:03:42 Who has seen more movies? 01:05:44 Cannes lineup 01:07:24 What to watch on HBO Max 01:08:43 Avatar thoughts 01:09:42 Favorite film festival lineup 01:11:13 Thoughts on Sucker Punch 01:13:55 Future of AMC Theaters 01:14:30 NEW TO SEE Picks for the Week 01:19:40 If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! www.theatzshow.com/intercut  Patreon - Patreon.com/IntercutPod  Discord - discord.gg/WHvfFGARd2  Facebook

Which animated movie defines Disney's modern legacy? We're picking the Best Walt Disney Animation Studios movie and we needed Browntable to come in and help us with the job. Will hand-drawn defeat CG in this battle of animated classics? Also, What We're Watching, including Scoob!, and our Picks for the Week!  TIMECODES... WHAT WE'RE WATCHING Scoob! 01:00 Inheritance 09:16 The Spectacular Spider-Man 12:37 TOPIC OF THE WEEK Best Walt Disney Animation Bracket 18:31 Disney reputation 19:40 First Round 24:26 Second Round 51:33 Third Round 58:07 Final Four 01:02:47 NEW TO SEE Picks for the Week 01:11:17 If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! www.theatzshow.com/intercut  Patreon - Patreon.com/IntercutPod  Discord - discord.gg/WHvfFGARd2  Facebook - Facebook.com/IntercutPod  Instagram - Instagram.com/IntercutPod  Twitter - Twitter.com/IntercutPod  YouTube - YouTube.com/IntercutPod --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.c

Catching up with a slew of new movies & TV. It's a reviewapalooza. Thoughts on The Eddy, The Great, Dead to Me Season 2, Capone, Solar Opposites, and more. Also, answering questions from Intercuties, reviewing some brackets, and our Picks for the Week.  TIMECODES... WHAT WE'RE WATCHING The Wretched 01:35 The Last Dance 03:09 Upload 05:02 Ema 06:56 Star Wars: The Clone Wars 09:05 Clementine 10:00 Blood and Money 11:18 Westworld 12:08 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Interactive Special 16:07 YAY OR NAY MOVIES The Half of It 18:17 The Eddy 24:04 Dead to Me Season 2 31:23 Solar Opposites 36:45 Capone 40:34 The Great 48:17 Control Z 53:13 INTERVIEW What will be the next big thing? 56:43 Bluray collections 01:01:54 Best Movie Stars Under 30 Bracket 01:04:02 Fernando's Best Space Movie 01:08:04 Intercut recommendations 01:10:25 NEW TO SEE Picks for the Week 01:11:53 Catching up with a slew of new movies & TV. It's a reviewapalooza. Thoughts on The Eddy, The Great, Dead to Me Season 2, Capone, Solar Opposites,

HBO has some of the best TV shows of all time, but what is HBO's best show ever? We invited Taylor J. Williams to help us decide which show has the greatest legacy. Also, big rule changes at the Oscars, AMC Theaters picks a fight with Universal Pictures over Trolls World Tour, and more movies head to VOD. All this, What We've Been Watching and our Picks for the Week!  TIMECODES... WHAT WE'RE WATCHING Antrum: The Deadliest Film Ever Made 01:11 Betty 03:35 Ozark 11:58 Mr. Robot 12:42 Normal People 15:13 Deerskin 16:36 YAY OR NAY NEWS Oscars rule changes to Best Sound 20:39 Best Picture to allow streaming 23:44 AMC Theaters and Universal fight over 'Trolls World Tour' 26:27 'King of Staten Island' heads to PVOD 30:44 TOPIC OF THE WEEK Best HBO Show Bracket 40:54 Second Round 01:03:51 Third Round 01:10:55 Final Four 01:18:00 NEW TO SEE Picks for the Week 01:24:31 If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! www.theatzshow.com/intercut  Patreon - Patreon.com/IntercutP

Which movie is the most out of this world? This week's bracket is Best Space Movie of the 21st century. We sort through Oscar winners, box office hits and cult favorites to pick which film makes us feel like we're among the stars, and we recruited Bailey of Loverboy Media to help us do it! Also, What We're Watching and our Picks for the Week.  Check out Bailey's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHr3YNed7NbsRxloTtEE7Sg  On this episode of Intercut we referenced...  Nerdwriter's Passengers video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gksxu-yeWcU TIMECODES... WHAT WE'RE WATCHING Code 8 02:13 The Occupant 03:44 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 07:11 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button 09:29 Veep 10:36 Briarpatch 11:41 Devs 13:40 Defending Jacob 16:47 TOPIC OF THE WEEK Best Space Movie Bracket 21:47 First Round 24:52 Second Round 01:05:30 Third Round 01:13:25 Final Four 01:17:50 NEW TO SEE Picks for the Week 01:37:42  If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on

A lot of movies make a lot of money but which blockbuster is best? We're doing a Box Office Champion Bracket featuring Say Goodnight Kevin! 32 Years, 32 Box Office Champions, 1 Winner. Also, What We've Been Watching and our Picks for the Week.  Say Goodnight Kevin's website: https://saygoodnightkevin.com/  TIMECODES... WHAT WE'RE WATCHING Butt Boy 01:27 Bad Trip 02:13 Tiger King 05:14 The Willoughbys 12:58 Extraction 18:17 TOPIC OF THE WEEK Best Box Office Champ Bracket 25:58 Second Round 01:04:42 Third Round 01:14:20 Final Four 01:20:35 NEW TO SEE Picks for the Week 01:35:07 If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! www.theatzshow.com/intercut  Patreon - Patreon.com/IntercutPod  Discord - discord.gg/WHvfFGARd2  Facebook - Facebook.com/IntercutPod  Instagram - Instagram.com/IntercutPod  Twitter - Twitter.com/IntercutPod  YouTube - YouTube.com/IntercutPod --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/inter

Who is Hollywood's most important young star? We sort through the Timothees, Saoirses, and Margots to pick the biggest movie star who hasn't turned 30 yet. Also, Trolls World Tour breaks digital box office records and new Netflix comedies to watch or skip.  This week's Intercut references...  Shailene Woodley almost quitting acting: https://www.net-a-porter.com/us/en/porter/article-58d8a4ed5ee9d708?cm_mmc=LinkshareUS-_-TnL5HPStwNw-_-Custom-_-LinkBuilder&siteID=TnL5HPStwNw-aDWO4hEsyBRQ.wAiS5oiLQ&Skimlinks.com=Skimlinks.com TIMECODES... WHAT WE'RE WATCHING The Other Lamb 01:48 Dear Zachary 03:47 Brews Brothers 05:44 Middleditch & Schwartz 08:56 YAY OR NAY NEWS Trolls World Tour takes digital victory lap 14:00 Scorsese secures the bag 20:31 Quibi Pivots to TV 23:48 TOPIC OF THE WEEK Best Movie Stars Under 30 27:10 Movie Stars 30 and Older 27:59 Honorable Mentions 28:55 What does Best Movie Star mean? 30:10 First Round 32:28 Second Round 01:08:19 Third Round 01:16:36 Final Four 01:19:10 The

People have been turning to pandemic-themed media, as Contagion sits atop movie rental charts and Outbreak trends on Netflix. How do these disease-centric movies hold up in the age of coronavirus? Did either movie have lessons we should have learned? What moments have found a strange, new resonance in our current circumstances?  This Let Us Explain references...  Dr. Larry Brilliant - https://www.wired.com/story/coronavirus-interview-larry-brilliant-smallpox-epidemiologist/ This series of 'Contagion' interviews - https://web.archive.org/web/20120617033932/http://screencrave.com/2011-09-09/interview-steven-soderbergh-matt-damon-and-laurence-fishburne-on-contagion/ This news story - https://www.wsj.com/articles/burr-senate-colleagues-sold-stock-after-coronavirus-briefings-11584715866 TIMECODES... Background 01:02 Which is better? 03:16 The use of celebrities 07:15 Aesthetic differences 08:59 How does it resonate? 15:22 How they resolve differently 22:43 Fake news & fake cures 26:24 Better cast? 28

THE PLATFORM (2020) A vertical prison in which prisoners are fed by a platform that descends from the top, leaving those at the bottom to fight for scraps, is the locale for the Spanish horror/thriller The Platform. How does The Platform comment on our society from its science fiction setting? Art & Zach are joined by producer/intern Fernando to break down the latest midnight movie to hit Netflix.  TIMECODES... The Platform 01:05 Keeps You Guessing 05:30 SPOILERS Explicit Moralizing 09:15 The Finale 15:41 Grossest moment 20:21 The craft 22:15 What would you bring? 23:42 If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! www.theatzshow.com/intercut  Patreon - Patreon.com/IntercutPod  Discord - discord.gg/WHvfFGARd2  Facebook - Facebook.com/IntercutPod  Instagram - Instagram.com/IntercutPod  Twitter - Twitter.com/IntercutPod  YouTube - YouTube.com/IntercutPod --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/intercutpod/

Hollywood shifts its theatrical releases as a reaction to Coronavirus. Universal makes a bet on VOD while A24 holds out hope for theaters. Recommendations for the feel-good and uplifting streaming movies, and then the Best Best Picture March Movie Madness Bracket. Art & Zach are joined by producer/intern Fernando on Intercut 73.  This week's episode references...  CinemaTyler's French Connection videos, What I Learned - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmihQf9WmDk  & On-Location - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xxf6q4JGn0  Zach's picks for best uplifting movies to stream - https://www.timeout.com/newyork/movies/the-most-uplifting-movies-to-stream-right-now TIMECODES... WHAT WE'RE WATCHING Swallow 01:39 On My Block - Season 3 02:54 2001: A Space Odyssey 04:19 Contagion 04:34 Alex Fernandez: The Best Comedian in the World 05:07 The French Connection 07:29 Westworld - Season 3 08:49 YAY OR NAY NEWS Studios release movies early on VOD 12:10 A24 to re-release First Cow 18:14 INTERVIEW

So... what's new with you? As Hollywood and the wider world responds to the COVID-19 outbreak, we try to sort through our thoughts (note: this episode was recorded on March 9th so look at this as a bit of a time capsule). We also continue March Movie Madness with our Portrait of a Parasite on Fire Neon Elimination Bracket to determine the best movie release by the film distributor NEON (excluding two of our favorites). Art & Zach are joined by producer/intern Fernando for this episode.  This week's episode referenced...  Tarantino disses 'Meek's Cutoff' - https://www.indiewire.com/2012/01/quentin-tarantino-gives-drive-rampart-meeks-cutoff-slots-on-his-worst-nice-try-2011-film-lists-254264/ TIMECODES... WHAT WE'RE WATCHING The Invisible Man 01:47 Onward 05:09 Swallow 08:05 Spenser Confidential 10:33 YAY OR NAY NEWS Coronavirus' impact on movies 14:22 'Homecoming' team making new show 24:30 Netflix is a Joke festival 26:13 INTERVIEW 29:57 TOPIC OF THE WEEK Best Neon Movie 32:32 NEW TO SEE Picks fo

NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS (2020) A teenager's unintended pregnancy sends her and a cousin across state lines in search of medical care. The third feature film from Eliza Hittman (It Felt Like Love, Beach Rats) is a starkly told and intimate glimpse at the obstacles that a young woman faces when she seeks out an abortion. Starring newcomers Sidney Flanigan and Talia Ryder in breakthrough performances, 'Never Rarely Sometimes Always' won awards at the Sundance and Berlin International Film Festival earlier this year. Amanda the Jedi joins Art & Zach for this breakdown of one of 2020's early contenders for best film.  TIMECODES... Intro 01:18 Handling of abortion 01:49 Eliza Hittman's filmmaking 04:45 Show don't tell 09:49 SPOILERS "Never Rarely Sometimes Always" 13:33 Bond between cousins 16:33 A series of challenges 20:47 Who is the father (and does that matter)? 23:24 If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! www.theatzshow.com/intercut  Patreon - Patr

WATCHMEN (2019) We banked this episode a little while ago, have you watched Watchmen? HBO's update of the classic Alan Moore graphic novel comes from Lost and The Leftovers creator Damon Lindelof. 2019's Watchmen takes place over 30 years after the events depicted in the original comics, focusing on a policewoman from Tusla named Angela Abar (Regina King). The series tackles the idea of identity, racial trauma, and the true impact of superheroism in its 9-episode limited run.  TIMECODES... Intro 01:14 Continuing a Legacy 02:53 SPOILERS Angela Abar 10:02 Revising the Comics? 21:56 Episode 9 27:55 If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts! www.theatzshow.com/intercut  Patreon - Patreon.com/IntercutPod  Discord - discord.gg/WHvfFGARd2  Facebook - Facebook.com/IntercutPod  Instagram - Instagram.com/IntercutPod  Twitter - Twitter.com/IntercutPod  YouTube - YouTube.com/IntercutPod --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com

What is the best Pixar movie of all time? With the release of Onward and March Madness around the corner, we're doing the Best Pixar Movie Bracket to pick our favorite from 'Toy Story' to 'Toy Story 4'. Also, the Harrison Ford dog movie doesn't have a dog. And the Harrison Ford franchise movie doesn't have Steven Spielberg.  This week's references...  This article on 'A Dog's Purpose' abuse claims - https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/25/arts/a-dogs-purpose-abuse-video-scandal.html  This Instagram post from Hilary Duff - https://www.instagram.com/p/B9IaC36pec0/ TIMECODES... WHAT WE'RE WATCHING Love is Blind 01:36 Pete Davidson: Alive from New York 04:19 Horse Girl 06:23 YAY OR NAY NEWS 'Call of the Wild' motion capture dog 09:34 'Love, Simon' series moves to Hulu 14:06 Netflix adds Top 10 feature 18:58 Spielberg leaves 'Indiana Jones 5' 22:34 TOPIC OF THE WEEK Best Pixar Movie Bracket 26:13 PICKS FOR THE WEEK Invisible Man 01:05:03 McMillion$ 01:05:32 Cheer 01:06:53  If you like this podcast s

Bong Joon-ho and Parasite dominate the 92nd Oscars. 'The Batman' unveils a camera test with Robert Pattinson in costume. A 'Stranger Things 4' negates one of Season 3's best moments. Sundance movies we forgot, the shows we're streaming, and vertical-shot movies all on this week's Intercut.  This week’s references…  This video of Greta Gerwig meeting Jerry from Cheer at the Oscars - https://youtu.be/1ykmpYhj1j4?t=104  This story about the Sonic animators losing their jobs - https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/12/12/animation-studio-responsible-for-sonic-movies-redesign-reportedly-closed  This camera test for ‘The Batman’ - https://vimeo.com/391277390  This camera test for ‘Joker’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMjZh3_XHos  This ‘Stranger Things 4’ teaser - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oB2GYwbIAlM  This Intercut review of ‘Stranger Things 3’ - https://youtu.be/NtxOARF36Ew  This story about Timur Bekmambetov & movies on computer screens - https://www.indiewire.com/

The 2010s were packed with great movies but which stand out from the decade? Art & Zach are joined by Amanda the Jedi to discuss some of their favorite films.  TIMECODES... 01:23 Our Methodology 03:26 Honorable Mentions 06:00 The Social Network 11:34 Brigsby Bear 14:04 Exit Through The Gift Shop 16:21 Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World 20:52 Hereditary 26:10 Swiss Army Man 30:15 Silver Linings Playbook 33:06 The Raid 35:30 Minding the Gap 37:59 Her 41:29 Enemy 43:19 Eighth Grade 45:52 Nightcrawler 50:08 The Wolf Of Wall Street 50:50 Dunkirk 54:03 The Big Short & Spotlight 58:30 12 Years a Slave & Mad Max: Fury Road 01:03:01 La La Land 01:07:30 O.J.: Made in America 01:10:09 Moneyball 01:13:06 Baby Driver & Call Me By Your Name 01:16:07 Phantom Thread 01:17:35 The Wolf of Wall Street 01:21:47 Shoplifters & Avengers: Infinity War & Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 01:24:57 Art’s favorite foreign films 01:29:43 Honey Boy 01:31:48 Whiplash If you like this podcast share it and leave us a 5-