2024 Summer Movie Season Super-Pod, Part 2!

Labor Day Weekend marks to social and cultural end point to summertime for many people in the U.S. With this season of change upon us, the voices at Special Topics in Media bid a fond farewell in the most cinematic way we can--talking about this year's Summer Movie Season! Kyle Hammonds joins host Garret Castleberry for an in media res discussion about the hits and misses to grace the silver screen in summer 2024. Part 2 concludes our abridged summer movie discussion with a look into the June, July, and August releases, including flashpoint feedback and pointers toward what to see versus skip as these screen gems enter twilight and head to Video OnDemand.    


Hosts: Garret Castleberry, Kyle Hammonds

Producers: Garret Castleberry, Will McMurry (Audio Engineer), Alli Garner (Cover Art), Austin Foster (Music)

Recommended Screenings (Garret):
Jeff Nichols. (Director). The Bikeriders. [Film] Cincinnati, OH, USA: Focus Features/Regency Enterprises/New Regency Productions, 2024.

Lee Isaac Chung. (Director). Twisters. [Film]. Oklahoma City, OK, USA: Universal Pictures/Warner Bros./Amblin Entertainmen, 2024.

Osgood Perkins. (Director). Longlegs. [Film]. Vancouver, British Columbia, CA: C2 Motion Picture Group/Cweature Features/Oddfellows Entertainment, 2024.

Shawn Levy. (Director). Deadpool & Wolverine. [Film]. Vancouver, British Columbia, CA: Marvel Studios/Maximum Effort/21 Laps Entertainment, 2024.

Fede Alvarez. (Director). Alien: Romulus. [Film]. Origo Studios, Budapest, Hungary: 20th Century Studios, Scott Free Productions, Brandywine Productions, 2024. 

Ontological Obstacles (Garret):
Will Smith Sequels.
Bad Movie Titles.
Animation in General (but everyone else seems to be having a blast)
Space Rom-Coms (mostly because Rom-Coms aren't appealing as solo outings)
IP Roping.
Fan Service.

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