This week on episode 62 of The Sneider Cut, Collider's senior film reporter Jeff Sneider delves deeper into AT&T's decision to send WB's entire 2021 slate to HBO Max and addresses Christopher Nolan's scathing thoughts surrounding the move. Elsewhere, Jeff weighs in on all the Spider-Man 3 news, Oscar Isaac's Metal Gear Solid movie, Ben Affleck re-teaming with George Clooney, new projects starring Chris Pratt and Daisy Ridley, and Steven Soderbergh producing the Oscars. Finally, Jeff reviews ...
Dec 11, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 62
The Collider Podcast is back! After a six-week hiatus where we were between podcast providers, we are now teamed up with Megaphone to bring you our show wherever you get your podcasts. Also, for the rest of the year, we're doing two episodes a week, and first up this week is a look back at the work of director David Fincher . We make our way through Fincher's career starting with his work in ads and music videos, exploring his filmography, his TV shows, all leading up to his new movie, Mank . We...
Dec 08, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 288
This week on The Collider Podcast we're joined by The Witching Hour hosts Perri Nemiroff and Haleigh Foutch to talk about the state of horror in 2020. We talk about horror getting discovered on streamers without competition from blockbuster horror, how the term "elevated horror" needs to die forever, the scariest movies we've ever seen, 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...
Dec 05, 2020•51 min•Ep. 287
This week on The Collider Podcast we're talking about writer/director Aaron Sorkin. We discuss all of Sorkin's movies and TV series, his latest film The Trial of the Chicago 7, his strengths and weaknesses as a writer, why his work can be endearing even when Sorkin's worst tendencies emerge, the history of his various projects, 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 informat...
Dec 04, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 286
This week on The Collider Podcast we're joined by very special guest Bob Gale, the co-writer of the Back to the Future trilogy. With the trilogy hitting 4K Blu-ray on October 20th, Gale sat down to talk with us about his memories of making the films, filming the sequels back-to-back, how they pitched Universal on the financials, his irritation with backlash to the "Johnny B. Goode" joke, why there won't be a Back to the Future 4, and much more. It was a pleasure to talk with Gale, and hopefully ...
Dec 03, 2020•31 min•Ep. 285
This week on episode 54 of The Sneider Cut, Collider's senior film reporter Jeff Sneider weighs in on the casting for the Mad Max: Fury Road prequel Furiosa now that it's official, as well as a pair of reunions, as Gal Gadot and Patty Jenkins are working on a Cleopatra movie, while Ridley Scott and Joaquin Phoenix are putting together a Napoleon movie.Elsewhere, Jeff talks about the jaw-dropping cast of Adam McKay's Netflix movie Don't Look Up, which now includes Oscar winners Leonardo DiCaprio ...
Oct 15, 2020•1 hr 11 min
This week on The Collider Podcast we're joined by editor Vinnie Mancuso to talk about Gerald's Game. We discuss why the film works so well despite being a notoriously difficult Stephen King work to adapt, what it says about director Mike Flanagan's filmmaking ethos, how he approaches storytelling, the care he's brought to his other works, how he's like the Lord & Miller of horror, and more. We then finish up with Recently Watched. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...
Oct 12, 2020•48 min
This week on episode 53 of The Sneider Cut, Collider's senior film reporter Jeff Sneider weighs in Doctor Strange and Electro joining the cast of Spider-Man 3, as well as the week's major release date changes, from The Batman, The Flash and Black Adam to Dune, No Time to Die and Jurassic World: Dominion.Elsewhere, Jeff talks about Paddy Considine's casting in the Game of Thrones prequel, Kiki Layne filling in for Dakota Johnson in Olivia Wilde's new movie, Guy Ritchie's The Gentlemen TV series, ...
Oct 08, 2020•1 hr 10 min
This week on The Collider Podcast we're joined by TV editor Liz Shannon Miller to talk about Fargo. We kick things off talking about the 1996 movie, how it compares to other works by the Coen Brothers, why it's the quintessential Coen Brothers movie, its legacy, and more. We then move into the FX series, how it adapts the film, where he show succeeds and where it stumbles, the new season, and more. We then finish up with Recently Watched. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...
Oct 05, 2020•50 min
This week on episode 52 of The Sneider Cut, Collider's senior film reporter Jeff Sneider weighs in on all the hot casting news of late, from the newcomer tapped to play Ms. Marvel to Aldis Hodge's casting as Hawkman in DC's Black Adam movie, and Oscar Isaac playing The Godfather director Francis Ford Coppola. Jeff also discusses his scoops about Zac Efron and Firestarter, and Tom Sturridge and The Sandman.Elsewhere, Jeff talks about Barry Jenkins tackling Mufasa's origin story in a Lion King pre...
Oct 05, 2020•1 hr 5 min
This week on The Collider Podcast we're using the new Netflix movie Enola Holmes to talk about the problem with Netflix movies. We use the greatness of Enola Holmes to show how a movie made outside of Netflix's system has more freedom to operate and how using algorithmically-driven notes creates generic content, but that content is Netflix's whole game. We also discuss Netflix's business model, where prestige movies fit in to their plans, and more. We then finish up with Recently Watched. Learn ...
Sep 28, 2020•42 min
This week on episode 51 of The Sneider Cut, Collider's senior film reporter Jeff Sneider pays tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg and weighs in on Black Widow and West Side Story moving to 2021, as well as the new WandaVision trailer and Tatiana Maslany's casting as She-Hulk.Jeff also talks about John Cena and James Gunn's Peacemaker series on HBO Max, Ryan Gosling's new stuntman movie, Harry Styles' gay-themed romantic drama, Netflix's latest spending spree, and Carey Mulligan's casting in Bradley C...
Sep 24, 2020•1 hr 8 min
This week on The Collider Podcast we're doing a bit of housekeeping. We realize that there's been some confusion, especially from folks on YouTube, about the appearance of this show. To address that, we wanted to talk about the history of the podcast, our history with Collider, what our work entails, are relationship to other Collider shows, 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...
Sep 21, 2020•39 min
This week on episode 50 of The Sneider Cut, Collider's senior film reporter Jeff Sneider weighs in on the new Ant-Man 3 villain, Harry Styles working with Olivia Wilde -- and possibly Marvel -- and how Mulan has been performing on Disney Plus.Jeff also talks about Madonna directing her own biopic, Neve Campbell returning for Scream 5, the delay of Wonder Woman 1984, the fate of Black Widow and Pixar's Soul, and the script Chris Rock is writing for himself, Adam Sandler and Dave Chappelle.Finally...
Sep 17, 2020•1 hr 5 min
This week on The Collider Podcast we've got a very special guest: veteran screenwriter Ed Solomon! Solomon's credits include the Bill & Ted trilogy, Men in Black, Now You See Me, and more. During our conversation, we discuss the development of Bill & Ted Face the Music, alternate versions of the ending, how COVID affected trying to finish the movie, the origins of Station from Bogus Journey, his uncredited work on 2000's X-Men, and much more. If you want a keen insight into the work of a...
Sep 16, 2020•57 min
This week on episode 49 of The Sneider Cut, Collider's senior film reporter Jeff Sneider weighs in on the Dune trailer, his Borat 2 scoop, and the new diversity requirements for movies to be eligible for the Best Picture Oscar.Jeff also talks about Amazon's new Jack Reacher, WB's jaw-dropping statement about Ray Fisher, Metallica coming on to work on the score for Disney's Jungle Cruise, and two projects he doesn't care about at all -- The Walking Dead and The Godfather Part III.Finally, Jeff re...
Sep 10, 2020•1 hr
This week on The Collider Podcast we're talking about the films of Christopher Nolan. We discuss all ten of Nolan's feature movies, his recurring themes, his strengths as a filmmaker, why he's a distinct voice, his preference for using celluloid over digital, his latest feature Tenet, and much 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....
Sep 07, 2020•1 hr 12 min
This week on episode 48 of The Sneider Cut, Collider's senior film reporter Jeff Sneider pays tribute to the immensely talented Chadwick Boseman, and reviews Bill & Ted Face the Music, which he found embarrassing on a number of levels.Jeff also talks about Adam Driver's new horror movie, HBO's Ivanka Trump series, the latest Scream 5 casting, and Zack Snyder's plans to expand the Army of the Dead universe with a prequel movie and an anime series at Netflix.Finally, Jeff weighs in on Paul Tho...
Sep 03, 2020•1 hr 6 min
This week on The Collider Podcast we're talking about Cloud Atlas. We discuss the film's unique structure and scope, why it's a singular movie, how it fits in to the Wachowskis' filmography, how it connects to their trans journey, we take a tangent into making time for prestige television, and much 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....
Aug 31, 2020•47 min
This week on episode 46 of The Sneider Cut, Collider's senior film reporter Jeff Sneider weighs in on Christopher Nolan's Tenet, the new trailer for The Batman, and Season 2 of The Boys, as well as the new Charlie Kaufman movie I'm Thinking of Ending Things.Jeff also talks about the latest A-list casting on the Gucci movie, JC Chandor coming on to direct a Kraven the Hunter movie for Sony, and who he thinks should star in the upcoming reboot of The Nutty Professor.Finally, Jeff discusses his rec...
Aug 27, 2020•59 min
This week on The Collider Podcast we're joined by Associate Editor Drew Taylor to talk about DC Fandome. We kick things off with a discussion of Drew's recent article ranking movies based on Disney theme park rides before moving into a discussion of DC Fandome. We talk about how the event compared to SDCC@Home, the glimpses we saw of Wonder Woman and The Suicide Squad, why The Snyder Cut is being marketed in bad faith, why we're on board with Matt Reeves' The Batman, and more. We then finish up ...
Aug 24, 2020•46 min
This week on episode 46 of The Sneider Cut, Collider's senior film reporter Jeff Sneider weighs in on Olivia Wilde's new Marvel movie, the latest additions to the Scream franchise, the new logo for The Batman, and a star-studded remake of Planes, Trains and Automobiles.Jeff also talks about the Brad Pitt-Harry Styles story that wasn't, Daniel Dae Kim and Randall Park's Asian-American heist movie, Guillermo del Toro's animated Pinocchio movie at Netflix, and LeBron James' new jersey for Space Jam...
Aug 20, 2020•57 min
This week on The Collider Podcast we're joined by Associate Editor Tom Reimann to talk about Jurassic Park. We kick things off talking about Tom's article about why Mortal Kombat is the best video game movie ever before moving into a discussion about Jurassic Park, why the first film works so well, why the sequels struggle to capture the magic of the original, the trouble with the Jurassic World movies, and more. We then finish up with Recently Watched. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit me...
Aug 18, 2020•1 hr
This week on episode 45 of The Sneider Cut, Collider's senior film reporter Jeff Sneider weighs in on the new Tron 3 director, Ben Affleck's Chinatown ode The Big Goodbye, Disney's Three Men and a Baby remake starring Zac Efron, and AMC's plan to offer 15-cent movie tickets.Jeff also talks about Martin Scorsese and Lizzo's new deals with Apple and Amazon, respectively, as well as Netflix's sequel to the Keanu Reeves movie 47 Ronin, and why John Wick 4 and 5 will be shooting back next year.Finall...
Aug 13, 2020•58 min
This week on The Collider Podcast we're joined by Associate Editor Greg Smith to talk about Being John Malkovich. We kick things off talking about Greg's article about the essential films of director Billy Wilder before moving into a discussion about what Being John Malkovich is all about, how it relates to the larger filmographies of screenwriter Charlie Kaufman and director Spike Jonze, the skill and craft of John Malkovich's performance, and much more. We then finish up with Recently Watched....
Aug 10, 2020•1 hr 5 min
This week on episode 44 of The Sneider Cut, Collider's senior film reporter Jeff Sneider weighs in on the new Captain Marvel 2 director, as well as a trio of stories pertaining to Amy Adams, and why Mulan is going to cost you more moolah on Disney+.Jeff also talks about the Robert Downey Jr.'s new Apple series, Amazon's renewal of Hunters, and Netflix's animated Splinter Cell series, as well as A24's first-look deal with Emma Stone's new production company and Courteney Cox's return for Scream 5...
Aug 06, 2020•1 hr 4 min
This week on The Collider Podcast we're talking about the Ocean's Trilogy. We talk about why Ocean's Eleven was such a surprising success, how it perfectly utilized its cast, what it meant to have Steven Soderbergh directing, the backlash to Ocean's Twelve, why the film is due for an reappraisal and should be taken on its own terms, why Ocean's Thirteen is entertaining but fails to stand on its own, why Ocean's Eight doesn't work as well without Soderbergh directing, and more. We then finish up ...
Aug 03, 2020•1 hr 2 min
This week on episode 43 of The Sneider Cut, Collider's senior film reporter Jeff Sneider talks about the groundbreaking exhibition deal between Universal and AMC Theaters that allows for a film to hit premium VOD just 17 days after its theatrical release. He also reacts to this week's Emmy nominations, and weighs in on Pixar's new Italian coming-of-age movie Luca.Jeff also talks about the Merle Haggard biopic starring Sam Rockwell, Showtime's new Mafia family series from the writer of Goodfellas...
Jul 30, 2020•1 hr 5 min
This week on a bonus episode of The Collider Podcast we're joined by TV Editor Liz Shannon Miller to discuss the 2020 Emmy Nominations. We dig into the three biggest categories - Best Limited Series, Best Comedy Series, and Best Drama Series - as a jumping off point about what was snubbed, who deserved to be nominated, why certain shows keep getting nominated even when their quality declines, who might finally snag a win this year, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...
Jul 29, 2020•47 min
This week on The Collider Podcast we're talking about what theatrical distribution might look like for the rest of 2020. With the news that Tenet will arrive internationally before opening in select U.S. cities, we talk about how there hasn't been a summer movie season, if there's any chance of seeing movies normally in the U.S., the policy failures that have led us to this point, and much more. We then finish up with Recently Watched. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic...
Jul 27, 2020•52 min
