This week on episode 42 of The Sneider Cut, Collider's senior film reporter Jeff Sneider weighs in on WB's decision to change up its release strategy for Tenet, and the latest additions to Netflix's constellation of stars, including Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington.Jeff also talks about the Rub and Tug TV series in the works from Our Lady J, the trio hired to direct Marvel's Hawkeye series, Edgar Wright's new ghost flick and Noah Centineo's casting in Dwayne Johnson...
Jul 23, 2020•1 hr 6 min
This week on The Collider Podcast, our format is changing a bit! We're now going to be highlighting the work of our fellow Collider staff members, and we kick things off with our Games Editor Dave Trumbore to talk about our expanding video games coverage as well as our impressions of Ghost of Tsushima. We then move into our main topic, Starship Troopers. We discuss why the film wasn't appreciated when it was released in 1997, why it's a scathing satire of fascism, the way the film subverts the m...
Jul 20, 2020•49 min
This week on episode 41 of The Sneider Cut, Collider's senior film reporter Jeff Sneider weighs in on the new Gotham PD series set within the world of Matt Reeves' The Batman, a trio of new Stephen King adaptations, and the cancellation of this year's Telluride Film Festival.Jeff also talks about Hulu's new viewership record with Palm Springs, Cameron Crowe's original casting choices for Almost Famous, Peacock's rough launch, and HBO's remake of Scenes from a Marriage starring Oscar Isaac and Mi...
Jul 16, 2020•1 hr 5 min
This week on The Collider Podcast, we're talking about Palm Springs. Be aware that this episode goes heavily into spoilers, so if you haven't seen Palm Springs yet, please do not listen until you've seen the movie lest you be spoiled. I won't list out what we talked about here because of said spoilers, but I will say it's a good conversation about one of the year's best movies. We then finish up with Recently Watched. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast...
Jul 13, 2020•39 min
This week on episode 40 of The Sneider Cut, Collider's senior film reporter Jeff Sneider weighs in on Zendaya's secret quarantine movie with John David Washington, Brad Pitt's new action movie and Jude Law's casting as Captain Hook in Disney's live-action Peter Pan movie.Jeff also talks about Halle Berry's recent controversy, a potential director's cut of Batman Forever, Tiffany Haddish's new Amblin comedy, and Dylan O'Brien's casting in Peter Farrelly's Vietnam movie.Finally, Jeff praises the H...
Jul 09, 2020•1 hr 4 min
This week on a bonus episode of The Collider Podcast, we're talking about Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga and Irresistible. For Eurovision, we discuss why the film works better than expected, the strength of its songs, Will Ferrell's career, and more. We then move into a discussion of Irresistible, why it has engendered such vitriol from some critics, the weakness of its political statements, the legacy of Jon Stewart, and more. We then finish up with Recently Watched. Learn more...
Jul 08, 2020•57 min
This week on The Collider Podcast, we're joined by Senior Editor Haleigh Foutch to talk about Hamilton. We talk about our personal histories with the musical, the added dimension of seeing the show performed as opposed to listening to the soundtrack, the strengths and weaknesses of putting the show on Disney+, what the show says about America's past, present, and future, and much more. We then finish up with Recently Watched. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted ...
Jul 06, 2020•59 min
This week on episode 39 of The Sneider Cut, Collider's senior film reporter Jeff Sneider weighs in on Margot Robbie's Pirates of the Caribbean movie, Seth Rogen's new Ninja Turtles movie, and the latest delay of Christopher Nolan's Tenet.Jeff also talks about Apple's recent spending spree, including its pricey acquisition of Will Smith's slavery movie Emancipation, and pays tribute to Hollywood legend Carl Reiner, calling special attention to the Reiner-directed comedy Summer School starring Mar...
Jul 02, 2020•57 min
This week on The Collider.com Podcast, we're joined by Associate Editor Drew Taylor to talk about The Silence of the Lambs and the films of director Jonathan Demme. For Silence of the Lambs, we talk about the film's unique framing and cinematography, how Demme humanizes his characters, why Silence succeeds where others Hannibal Lecter movies fail, and more. We then move on to a broader discussion of Demme's filmography, how he always fell outside the zeitgeist despite his talent, the brilliance ...
Jun 30, 2020•51 min
This week on episode 38 of The Sneider Cut, Collider's senior film reporter Jeff Sneider weighs in on the return of Michael Keaton's Batman, Universal's Twister reboot, and the new Netflix movie Eurovision starring Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams.Jeff also drops some hot Jurassic World: Dominion news, delves into Paramount's recent moves, and pays tribute to the late Joel Schumacher and the late Steve Bing, telling a funny story how Kangaroo Jack came to be.He also talks about a new Apple series...
Jun 25, 2020•1 hr 6 min
This week on The Collider.com Podcast, we’re joined by Weekend Contributing Editor Allie Gemmill to talk about the best movies of 2020 so far and the planned reopening of American theaters. For the first half of the show, we talk about how the pandemic has allowed smaller movies to shine through, but also how streamers like Netflix aren’t stepping up to take advantage of a bigger audience by delivering better movies outside of exceptions like Da 5 Bloods. We then move on to a discussion of why t...
Jun 22, 2020•52 min
This week on a bonus episode of The Collider.com Podcast, we’re talking about The King of Staten Island and the narrative features of director Judd Apatow. We talk about the style of Apatow’s movies, criticisms of his work, his strengths and weaknesses as a filmmaker, how he’s grown as a director, branching out to tell more autobiographical stories of young comedians, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...
Jun 18, 2020•43 min
This week on episode 37 of The Sneider Cut, Collider's senior film reporter Jeff Sneider weighs in on Tenet's two-week delay, as well as the two month delay of the 2021 Oscars, not to mention its eligibility deadline.Jeff also offers his thoughts on Kristen Stewart's casting as Princess Diana, Amazon's new Joseph Gordon-Levitt movie 7500, the Andy Samberg comedy Palm Springs, and the Kevin Bacon thriller You Should Have Left.He also talks about a pair of new Oscar Isaac movies, Pete Davidson's n...
Jun 18, 2020•1 hr 4 min
This week on The Collider.com Podcast, we’re talking about Da 5 Bloods and the other films of director Spike Lee. During our spoiler-free discussion of Da 5 Bloods, we talk about the excellent cast, how Lee is able to explore race in different genres, and more. We then talk about Lee’s prolific career, how he has been ahead of the curve in making movies about race in America, his underrated gems, and more. We then finish up with Recently Watched. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...
Jun 15, 2020•42 min
This week on The Sneider Cut, Collider's senior film reporter Jeff Sneider reviews the new Judd Apatow movie The King of Staten Island, starring Pete Davidson in the semi-autobiographical film. He also shares his thoughts on the first-look trailer for Bill and Ted Face the Music, and updates listeners on all the breaking entertainment news of the last week.Follow Jeff on Twitter, Instagram and Cameo at @TheInSneider. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast....
Jun 11, 2020•1 hr 5 min
This week on The Collider.com Podcast, we’re talking about V for Vendetta. We talk about how the original Alan Moore graphic novel and the film’s release back in early 2006 were responses to right-wing governments that were pushing authoritarian policies, how the film uses a superhero framework to its advantages, the subtext of trans-identity as it relates to The Wachowskis, how the film plays given our current social unrest, and more. We then finish up with Recently Watched. Learn more about yo...
Jun 08, 2020•58 min
This week on The Collider.com Podcast, we’re talking joined by Senior Editor Haleigh Foutch to talk about the Alien franchise. We focus primarily on Ridley Scott’s 1979 original, why the film is so effective, what it says about horror movies today, the film’s lasting impact, the strengths and weaknesses of the sequels and prequels, and more. We then move on to a spoiler-free discussion of a new movie, The Vast of Night, before closing out with Recently Watched. Learn more about your ad choices. ...
Jun 03, 2020•1 hr 8 min
Each week on THE SNEIDER CUT, Collider's senior film reporter Jeff Sneider pulls back the curtain on the business of Hollywood. For his 35th episode, he weighs in on Henry Cavill's return as Superman, as well as new details on The Snyder Cut and why The Ayer Cut of Suicide Squad sounds like a terrible idea.Jeff also discusses Amazon's burgeoning literary strategy that has seen the streamer acquire top characters from the publishing world, including this week's deal for The Girl With the Dragon T...
May 28, 2020•1 hr 3 min
This week on The Collider.com Podcast, we’re talking about Hot Rod. We discuss the comic sensibilities of The Lonely Island, why the film’s surreal and absurd humor endures, the structure of the jokes, the spike in memorable comedies during the 2000s, how the comedic landscape of today differs, the Apatow school of comedy versus The Lonely Island brand of comedy, and more. We then finish up with Recently Watched. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See...
May 26, 2020•56 min
Each week on THE SNEIDER CUT, Collider's senior film reporter Jeff Sneider pulls back the curtain on the business of Hollywood. For his 34th episode, he weighs in on The Snyder Cut, which will debut on HBO Max in 2021 now that Warner Bros. has decided to give Zack Snyder tens of millions of dollars to finish his vision for Justice League, placating thousands of DC fans in the process.Jeff also discusses Sony's Marvel moves this week with Madame Web and Jackpot movies reportedly moving forward, a...
May 22, 2020•1 hr 7 min
This week on The Collider.com Podcast, we’re joined by Senior Editor Vinnie Mancuso to talk about Solo: A Star Wars Story. We discuss how the film has improved on repeat viewings, why it would have been better as an independent sci-fi fantasy story rather than part of the Star Wars universe, why the film is frustrating, where it succeeds, trying to parse out the different visions between Lord & Miller and Ron Howard, and more. We then finish up with Recently Watched. Learn more about your ad...
May 18, 2020•1 hr
Each week on THE SNEIDER CUT, Collider's senior film reporter Jeff Sneider pulls back the curtain on the business of Hollywood. For his 33rd episode, he weighs in on Netflix's busy week, which saw the streamer acquire the Dwayne Johnson-Emily Blunt movie Ball and Chain, the Mark Wahlberg spy movie Our Man from Jersey, Eric Andre's hidden-camera comedy Bad Trip, and a pair of rom-coms starring Reese Witherspoon.Jeff also discusses Sofia Coppola's new Apple series The Custom of the Country and a p...
May 15, 2020•1 hr
This week on The Collider.com Podcast, we’re talking about Back to the Future. We talk about the weird plot points and perfect script structure of the first movie, its political mores, how Part II holds up, why Part III is worth revisiting on its own terms, why there shouldn’t be a fourth installment or a reboot/remake, the career of director Robert Zemeckis, and more. We then finish up with Recently Watched. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See aca...
May 11, 2020•49 min
This week on a bonus episode of The Collider.com Podcast, we’re talking about There Will Be Blood. We talk about how the film plays on repeat viewings, its major themes, the power of Daniel Day-Lewis’ performance, how the film compares to the other works of director Paul Thomas Anderson, and more. We then finish up with Recently Watched Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
May 08, 2020•47 min
Each week on THE SNEIDER CUT, Collider's senior film reporter Jeff Sneider pulls back the curtain on the business of Hollywood. For his 32nd episode, he weighs in on Tom Cruise's mission to shoot a movie in outer space and Neve Campbell's return to the Scream franchise, plus the latest casting news on M. Night Shyamalan's new movie.Jeff also discusses Nicolas Cage as Joe Exotic, Ken Burns' comments on the Michael Jordan documentary, Lionsgate's decision to push its entire slate a full year, incl...
May 08, 2020•46 min
This week on The Collider.com Podcast, we’re joined by Collider’s Director of Video Thadd Williams to talk about the third season of Westworld. We discuss the season’s strengths and weaknesses, the ideas they show worked to pursue, the shortcomings it had with various characters, how the story could stretch out over the course of six seasons, and more. We then finish up with Recently Watched. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...
May 04, 2020•1 hr
Each week on THE SNEIDER CUT, Collider's senior film reporter Jeff Sneider pulls back the curtain on the business of Hollywood. For his 31st episode, he talks to Collider Video's Thadd Williams about what he's watching on TV, the war of words between AMC Theaters and Universal Pictures, and the Academy's new eligibility rules for the Oscars.The guys also talk about the Parks and Recreation reunion special, their favorite Paul Thomas Anderson movies, and the new trailer for HBO's Lovecraft Countr...
May 01, 2020•1 hr 6 min
This week on The Collider.com Podcast , we’re talking about Minority Report. We talk about the film’s themes, why it deserves reappraisal, how it fits into Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise’s respective filmographies, the movie’s bleak and prescient vision of the future, what the future holds for Spielberg, and more. We then move into Recently Watched. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 27, 2020•50 min
Each week on THE SNEIDER CUT, Collider's senior film reporter Jeff Sneider pulls back the curtain on the business of Hollywood. For his 30th episode, he talks to Variety film reporter Justin Kroll about life in quarantine, the power of Quibi, and Hollywood's new normal.The guys also talk about the release of Christopher Nolan's Tenet and the NFL Draft, while Justin talks about the cast of Olivia Wilde's next movie Don't Worry, Darling, which will star Chris Pine, Shia LaBeouf and Florence Pugh.Y...
Apr 24, 2020•40 min
This week on The Collider.com Podcast, we’re talking about Inception. We discuss how the film came to be coming off the success of The Dark Knight, how it fits into Christopher Nolan’s filmography, the way the film depicts dreams and the world building Nolan did to establish these unique rules, why the film has endured, how it impacted Nolan’s career, and more. We then finish up with Recently Watched. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...
Apr 20, 2020•46 min
