Sean, Amanda, and Chris gather to auction draft the movies they’re most excited for in 2024, including both Zendaya vehicles ‘Dune Part 2’ and ‘Challengers,’ Bong Joon-ho’s ‘Mickey 17,’ Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘Megalopolis,’ and more (1:00). Then, Sean is joined by first-time feature director Jake Johnson to talk about his movie ‘Self Reliance’ (1:17:00) and ... Show More
Oct 30
‘Wildwood,’ ‘Wicker,’ and 10 Movies We Missed! Plus: Travis Knight!
On today’s show, Sean and Amanda are joined by Joanna Robinson to help cover the incredibly busy movie month that is October. Before diving in, though, they take a broad look at the state of the Oscar races, and Jo shares some of her boldest predictions. Then, they discuss myriad ... Show More
2h 39m
Oct 23
The 10 Best Horror Movies of 2026 and ‘Clayface.’ Plus, ‘Street Fighter’ With Shea Serrano!
On today’s show, Sean is joined by Chris Ryan for all things horror. First, they react to the casting rumors for the much-anticipated role of James Bond and hypothesize why there is a new trend of limiting theatrical exhibition for movies with poor tracking data. Then, they cover ... Show More
2h 38m
Jan 2024
The Big Movie Bet of 2024
This week, Dave, Neil, and Joanna place their bets for what will be the biggest movie of 2024! First, they update the formula they’ll be using to determine a winner (13:17). Then, they discuss some potential wild cards (20:55) before revealing each of their top three picks (41:43 ... Show More
1h 40m
Apr 2024
523 Civil War & Joker: Folie à Deux Trailer
<p>Cinema Con 2024 brought us details and enthusiastic descriptions of multiple upcoming movies including Deadpool & Wolverine, Captain America: Brave New World, Thunderbolts Asterix, Transformers One and a trailer for Joker Folie à Deux. Plus we talk the potential retur ... Show More
1h 39m
Mar 2024
‘Dune: Part Two’ and Denis Villeneuve’s World Building. Plus, Mailbag Questions
Chris and Andy give their reactions to ‘Dune: Part Two’ (1:00) and talk about whether or not the movie cemented the next generation of stars in Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Austin Butler, and Florence Pugh (30:38). Then they talk about some other things they are watching like Rich ... Show More
1h 12m
Jan 2024
512 Most Anticipated Movies & Shows 2024
<p>Annnnnd we're back for 2024 with a look at the most anticipated upcoming movies and TV shows. But before we get to that we've got news concerning Fast XI, Jurassic World, The Maxx, many Star Wars newses, Top Gun 3, hot quick news and more! Thanks for hanging around, lets all h ... Show More
2h 6m
Feb 2024
#603 — Jeffrey Wright, Sean Durkin & Zac Efron
Another week, another packed episode of the Empire Podcast, and once again we're joined by some cracking guests. First, Jeffrey Wright, the freshly Oscar-nominated star of American Fiction, joins Chris Hewitt to talk about that movie, his working practices, the film's unusual ori ... Show More
1h 47m