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19 minutes
English
United States
80 episodes
since June 12, 2023
episodic

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A box office “miss” can still become a lifelong favorite and Tombstone is the proof. We sit down with our first-ever guest, Constable Bryan Ward to unpack why this 1993 Western keeps getting rewatched, re-quoted, and re-loved. From “I’m Your Huckleberry” to the Latin back-and-forth, we dig into wha…

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Spider-Man finally gives up the top spot, and somehow that’s not the headline. The real story is what the New Zealand box office looks like when one mega hit soaks up all the oxygen and everything else fights for scraps. We’re Brent Harbour and Ross Churchell, and we kick things off by asking what’…
Spider-Man is still sitting on the throne, Odyssey won’t stop printing money, and that success is creating a weird problem: smaller movies can’t get out of the gate. We dig into the New Zealand box office numbers, what that dominance does to new releases, and why it’s both great news and a real hea…
Spider-Man isn’t just “doing well” right now, it’s detonating records and dragging the whole theatrical ecosystem upward with it. We break down what those massive numbers mean through a New Zealand cinema lens: packed sessions, repeat viewings, and the underrated ripple effect where one blockbuster…
Spider-Man is not just “back” right now, it’s steamrolling the conversation, the queues, and the box office. We’re recording while Ross is mid-shift at Cathay Cinemas, running on a skeleton crew, watching packed sessions roll in, and counting a truly absurd number of popcorn scoops. That real-world…
We settle our Moana box office bet and dig into why critics and audiences can see the same movie so differently. Then we look ahead to a packed slate, celebrate indie cinema community, remember Sam Neill, and put our money down on Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey. • school holiday box office context…
We argue over New Zealand box office wins and losses as Toy Story surges on nostalgia while Minions and Monsters opens far below expectations. Then we preview the school holiday slate and put bold opening-week numbers on the line for Moana Live Action while sharing indie and upcoming films we think…
A movie can be genuinely fun, get decent reviews, and still face-plant at the box office, and that contradiction kicks off our latest chat. We’re Brent Harbour and Ross Church, and we open with a hard look at Masters of the Universe in New Zealand cinemas, why the numbers stall, and why timing and …
A thunderstorm is hammering down outside, which makes our favorite idea sound even better: go sit in a dark theater and let a movie do the heavy lifting. We kick things off by settling last week’s box office prediction and talking through what Mandalorian and Grogu’s performance really suggests abo…
Star Wars is finally back on the big screen for the first time in 10 years, and we’re not easing into it. We talk The Mandalorian And Grogu, why Grogu still feels like peak Star Wars, and how practical creatures and old-school filmmaking tricks can add a kind of grounded magic that CGI alone can’t …
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