Story Screen Presents

On this episode of Hot Takes, Mike Burdge and Diana DiMuro discuss the recent awk-comedy release from Jeff Baena, Spin Me Round, while also being very respectful to Italian food, drooling over Alessandro Nivola and just repeating lines of dialogue from Zach Woods and laughing. They also talk about the movie, too, so no worries there. Listen on....

Story Screen Reports is our team REACTING to the top 5 film, television and entertainment news stories of the month. Join us as we dissect and comb through everything from upcoming releases to studio drama. On our very first episode, Mike Burdge guests to discuss some truly odd happenings over at Warner Bros and HBO MAX, as well as a few other stories. You can find those stories, and their sourced articles, linked below. 1. THE BATGIRL HAS BEEN SHELVED Story by Umberto Gonzalez at The Wrap https://www.thewrap.com/batgirl-movie-dead-warner-bros-discovery-has-no-plans-to-release-nearly-finished-90-million-film/ 2. ABUSE OF VFX ARTISTS IS RUINING THE MOVIES Story by Linda Codega at GIZMODO https://gizmodo.com/disney-marvel-movies-vfx-industry-nightmare-1849385834 3. THE BATMAN 2 NOT YET GREEN LIT, NEXT MOVIE REPORTEDLY YEARS AWAY Story by Ryan Leston at IGN https://www.ign.com/articles/the-batman-2-not-yet-greenlit-next-movie-reportedly-years-away 4. EZRA MILLER APOLOGIZES Story by Brent Lang, J. Kim M

On this episode of Cathode Ray Cast, Bernadette Gorman-White talks with guest Scotty Arnold about their histories with watching the RuPaul's Drag Race franchise, their favorite guest judges and special appearances, the growing pains of testing out a new competition format, and their mutual satisfaction with the reigning Queen of all Queens. Listen on....

Robby Anderson chats with guest, Tim Irwin, about how, "Wow, Prey is really good!" They also discuss the multiple changes to the design of the Predator alien over the years, pitch ideas for other time periods to drop everybody's favorite invisible, stabby dude into, as well as talking about the Predator franchise as a whole, especially the much debated 2004 joint, Alien vs. Predator. Listen on....

Diana DiMuro and Mike Burdge try to figure out just what in the world is going on with the latest Netflix mega-blockbuster-extravaganza-no-seriously-EVERYBODY-watched-this-trust-us to hit the streamer: The Gray Man. Along the way, they chat about the careers of the Russo Bros, the appeal of just about everybody in this thing, Gosling's Abs vs America's Ass, and more. Listen on....

On the latest Hot Takes, Bernadette and Robby take a look at this year's runaway horror hit, The Black Phone. Along the way, they discuss the joy of watching Ethan Hawke (especially spooky Hawke!) and the unavoidable legacy of Stephen King found in Joe Hill's storytelling (Hill being King's son). They also chat about how refreshing it is to watch a story not steeped in lore, the importance of artistic interpretation, and just what happened to Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill's version of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Listen on....

Robby and Bernadette talk about Jordan Peele's latest, Nope, as well as his directing career and where this junior effort falls in their Peele rankings. They also briefly touch on Peele's inspirations from the works of Steven Spielberg, who himself is a bit of an unsung horror icon. Listen on....

In honor of the 75th anniversary of Arnold Schwarzenegger's birth, Mike Burdge sits down with Yarko Dobriansky to discuss the back-to-back entries to the actor's career that just might define his entire acting legacy. Or something like that. There's a thread, we promise. They talk about Last Action Hero and Junior, okay?? It's good. Trust us. Listen on....

Robby Anderson and Diana DiMuro talk about that big ol' sweety's new flick, Thor: Love and Thunder, as well as the future of this MCU staple character, and how this latest Waititi entry stacks up against his previous chapter, Thor: Ragnarok. Listen on....

Bernadette Gorman-White travels once again to the upside down with Diana DiMuro and Robby Anderson to talk about the complete fourth season of Stranger Things. Listen on....

On this very special episode of Hot Takes, Diana DiMuro and Mike Burdge discuss the wildly well executed and horrifically simplistic Chloe Okuno gaslighting horror film, Watcher. Listen on....

Bernadette Gorman-White and Mike Burdge continue their journey through the filmography of Edgar Wright, this time bouncing back to the early days with Wright's super awesome and cult-classic-af show, SPACED. Listen on....

Bernadette Gorman-White talks with Robby Anderson about the limited series adaptation of the Jon Krakauer true-crime book, Under the Banner of Heaven. There's, uhh, lots to talk about with this one. Listen on....

Mike and Robby take a walk through the early days of John Carpenter's career, with the two TV movies from the 70's, Someone's Watching Me! and Elvis, as well as his 1993 cancelled TV-series-turned-classic-horror-gem, Body Bags. Listen on.... Listen on....

On this episode of Hot Takes, Robby Anderson, Bernadette Gorman-White, Mike Burdge and Diana DiMuro talk through the twists and turns of Alex Garland's latest horror-show to drop, Men. Along the way, they give their theories and interpretations on the film, and it's ending, while also covering the divisive nature of not only these types of movies, but common criticisms of movies not being what an audience would expect. Listen on....

Robby Anderson and Diana DiMuro take an Inter-Dimensional Portal, courtesy of their Sling Rings, to the land of podcasting to discuss the latest Marvel event to drop, which ironically also happens to be the return of the guy that pretty much started this whole thing over twenty years ago: Sam Raimi. Listen on....

Mike Burdge and Bernadette Gorman-White embark on a journey through the filmography of actor and national treasure, Toni Collette, starting with her first six film appearances. Films covered in this episode include The Efficiency Expert (Spotswood), The Thief and the Cobbler, Muriel's Wedding, Cosi, The Pallbearer and Lilian's Story. Listen on....

Bernadette Gorman-White and Robby Anderson discuss the highs and lows of Marvel's latest series, Moon Knight. Listen on....

Robby Anderson and Bernadette Gorman-White soak themselves in the absolute cool weirdness that is Nic Cage, as well as the hypnotizingly insane action and comedy of his latest, semi-biographical-but-not-really film, The Unbelievable Weight of Massive Talent. Listen on....

Mike and Robby are joined by Jeremy Kolodziejski to continue their trek down the filmography of Mr. J. Carpenter, and boy oh boy is this a good episode to guest on, with the conversation revolving around the director's back-to-back masterpiece releases of ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK and THE THING. Listen on....