The Town
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How Much Kevin Costner Stands to Win or Lose on ‘Horizon’
Producer Mark Gill joins Matt to discuss the finances of Costner’s new film, plus Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis’
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Is Hollywood Really That Effed Up?
Matt and Lucas also explore whether young people should abandon TV/film careers in favor of social media
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Hollywood’s Big Tech Problem
Scott Galloway joins Matt to talk about how studios should be handing the AI infiltration in the entertainment industry
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Sony Bought a Movie Theatre. Plus, Pixar’s Big Comeback.
Matt and Lucas talk about whether the Alamo Drafthouse acquisition was a smart move for Sony and whether other studios should get into the theater-buying business
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Jon Stewart on AI Fears, Election Plans, and ‘Daily Show’ End Date
Matt and Jon talk about John Oliver, whether Stewart might stay beyond his planned exit from ‘The Daily Show,’ and more!
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Jon Stewart Talks Apple Split, Corporate Constraints, and Media’s Regression
Jon Stewart joins Matt to talk about how the political and comedy landscape has changed in the past decade
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Paramount-Skydance Is Dead. What Now?
Plus, a box office prediction for the highly anticipated ‘Inside Out 2’
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Will Smith’s Comeback and the Butts-in-Seats Star Ranking
Matt and Lucas break down the success of ‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’ and discuss which movie stars can reliably bring people to theaters
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The Science of Green-Lighting Movies
Matt is joined by Joshua Lynn, the president of Piedmont Media Research, to discuss the research studios use to determine what people want out of their movies
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Is Netflix Fumbling Ads?
Ad industry insider Michael Kassan joins to give a report card on the streamer’s initial push into the ad space
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The 2024 Summer Concert Tour Draft
Matt and Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw each draft four musical acts that will be touring this summer, which will be judged based on the gross totals for the tours
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TV Viewers Are Getting Old. Do Advertisers Care?
Plus, a prediction about the distribution of ‘The Apprentice,’ which highlights Donald Trump’s rise during his business career
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The Memorial Day Box Office Meltdown
Matt and Lucas talk about the terrible box office weekend and debate whether studios will release fewer movies in the future
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Everyone Hates Ticketmaster, but Is It a Monopoly?
Matt is joined by Puck’s Eriq Gardner to discuss the U.S. government’s monopoly lawsuit against Ticketmaster and Live Nation
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Scarlett Johansson Vs. OpenAI: Does She Have a Case?
Matt is joined by Greenberg Glusker partner and entertainment litigator Aaron Moss to discuss the situation between Scarlett Johansson and OpenAI
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A War Is Coming Over Hollywood Pay
Matt is joined by Lucas Shaw to discuss why Netflix, Apple, and other streaming platforms are looking to change how they pay actors
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NFL on Netflix, and Big Tech’s TV Up-Fronts Takeover
Media analyst Rich Greenfield stops by to talk about Amazon’s splashy announcements, YouTube viewership, and more
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Latinos See More Movies Than Anyone. Why Is Hollywood Ignoring Them?
Camilo Becdach, a partner at McKinsey, joins to discuss what the film industry can do to improve the on- and off-screen representation of Latinos
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Disney+ and Max Have Bundled, Who’s Next?
Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to discuss the new bundle starting this summer that will combine Disney+, Hulu, and Max
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Are Producers in Hollywood Nearing Extinction?
Cathy Schulman and Lorenzo di Bonaventura join to discuss what producers actually do, how they’re being financially squeezed, and much more
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The Year of Peacock?
Kelly Campbell, the president of Peacock, joins Matt to talk about the service’s unique place in the streaming world, how it plans to improve its Olympics coverage, and more
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‘The Fall Guy’ Swung and Missed … Should We Panic?
Is this movie a flop? Is this a major setback for the summer box office? Matt and Lucas answer these questions and more!
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The Fight for the Last NBA Rights With Bill Simmons
With reports indicating that two out of three spots for NBA media rights have been filled, the question becomes: Who will nab the last one?
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A CEO Firing, and the Chaos at Paramount
Plus, Matt and Lucas update their predictions for the Skydance vs. Apollo deal
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The Rise of Tubi and If “Free” Is Really the Future of Entertainment
Tubi CEO Anjali Sud joins Matt to talk about content consumption trends among young people, competing with YouTube, and more!
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Aaron Sorkin, Live From D.C.
The screenwriter, playwright, and film director joins Matt and Peter Hamby to discuss the latest in Hollywood
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Which Bidder Is Best for Paramount?
Matt also gives a box office prediction for ‘Challengers,’ starring Zendaya
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Netflix’s Backtrack on Transparency
Matt and Lucas reflect on why Netflix is moving away from reporting subscriber growth and average revenue per user
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Taylor Swift’s Questionable Return to TikTok
Nathan Hubbard joins Matt to discuss whether Taylor should reap the benefits of TikTok while other artists cannot
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Hollywood’s Struggle to Reinvent Itself
Matt is joined by John Peters, Accenture’s global lead for media and entertainment, to look at which Hollywood studios are struggling to keep up with the wants of consumers and which are adapting to the times
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The Best and Worst Media Mergers of the 21st Century
Matt also talks about the future of Jason and Travis Kelce’s podcast, ‘New Heights’