Top Five World War II Movies, and ‘Blitz...

Sean is joined by Chris Ryan and Rob Mahoney to discuss the robust domestic box office this past holiday weekend (1:00), before digging into Steve McQueen’s latest movie ‘Blitz,’ now in select theaters and on Apple TV+ (12:00). Then, they explore the renewable resource that is World War II movies, assessing the various subgenres that have sprung from that ge ... Show More

On today’s show, Sean and Amanda invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbor Chris Ryan for an episode that spirals into unexpected places, because they’re discussing Olivia Wilde’s ‘The Invite.’ They praise Wilde for her incredible sense of direction, celebrate the connective tissu ... Show More

Sean and Amanda open the show by briefly discussing the disappointing opening weekend box office performance of ‘Minions & Monsters.’ Then, they honor legendary actor Diane Keaton by celebrating what made her such a special star, and they build her Hall of Fame, selecting their f ... Show More

We’re back with the second part of our 2026 Movie Auction! Chris Ryan returns to look back at the results from the first auction (thus far), and then Chris, Sean, and Amanda bid against one another for some of their most anticipated movies coming out during the second half of the ... Show More

Director Steve McQueen discusses his new film, Blitz, with fellow Director Barry Jenkins in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, he discusses portraying the hidden voices of all those affected by the real life London Blitz, casting the lead child actor as ... Show More

It's another epic episode of the Empire Podcast this week, folks, as Chris Hewitt sits down in person with all our guests. First, there's the great Steve McQueen, writer and director of Blitz, to talk about how he approached the World War II drama, and working with Paul Weller. [ ... Show More

Andy is joined by Sean Fennessey to talk about all things movies. They discuss the trailer for the new Alfonso Caurón series, ‘Disclaimer’ (1:00), and the strategy for Apple TV+ more broadly since the announcement that the Brad Pitt and George Clooney movie ‘Wolfs’ will now get o ... Show More

Chris is joined by Sean Fennessey to talk about the cast of the Obi-Wan Kenobi series that includes Sung Kang and Benny Safdie (2:16). Then, they talk about what the state of television and movies looks like right now (11:07) and the most recent episode of ‘Falcon and Winter Sold ... Show More

This week Paul & Amy are kicking off the summer movie season by rounding up all the releases you're dying to hear about. We're talking about the good, the bad, and the indie. Paul proclaims Bad Boys: Ride or Die should have been called something else while wondering if Challenger ... Show More

Mark and Simon are joined by Armando Iannucci, who talks about his movie The Personal History of David Copperfield. Plus all your essential streaming film reviews including Bruno Dumont’s Joan of Arc, Jesse Eisenberg in Resistance, The story of a group of Jewish Boy Scouts who wo ... Show More

Best-selling author and WSJ West Coast bureau chief Ben Fritz joins Lisa, Sandra and Kristen to talk about superheroes making leaps and bounds in the movie industry, streaming services competing for content and Hollywood betting on franchises over independent films. Also, Kristen ... Show More

Chris is joined by Sean Fennessey to talk about the poor box office numbers for Michael Bay’s ‘Ambulance’ and what it means for action movies (1:03). Then they talk about the imminent return of ‘Better Call Saul’ after a two-year hiatus (11:08), the ‘Severance’ season finale and ... Show More

من ساحات المعارك إلى الشاشة الكبيرة، لم تقتصر أفلام الحرب على جذب الجماهير فحسب، بل عكست وأثرت على المشهد السياسي أيضًا. انضموا إلينا ونحن نغوص في تاريخ هذا النوع الغني من الأفلام، مستكشفين كيف تم استخدام هذه الأفلام للدعاية السياسية على مر العقود. اكتشفوا القصص وراء الكواليس وال ... Show More

Get your brooms and swords ready! It is time to dive into the movie double feature of the weekend. 'Gladiator II' and 'Wicked' are taking the world by storm, and Jo and Mal are here to give you their thoughts on both blockbuster spectacles. They also play a little game of Name Th ... Show More