 This is the SF Productions podcast network From dead zone to Oscar bait we've got it covered from the pub culture bunker I'm indy and I'm mark you can check out our audio podcast how I got my way three Comics on itunes or our website SF podcast network calm As the temperatures begin to drop finally the movie industry begins to gear up to the Oscar window where Oscar Award worthy films are scheduled as close as possible to award season, so they're not forgotten You know, and it's kind of weird this year because there have been a couple that have come out already, right? But before that we have the dead zone between the summer blockbuster season and Oscar season Which is essentially the fall. Yes, so let's take a look at the contenders starting on September 23rd The magnificent seven which got 64 percent on rotten tomatoes. Of course. It's a remake of a remake Yes, the original being seven samurai Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke Now I've seen some of the previews for this and it actually looks pretty good, but I'm not gonna go see it Storks which deliver babies wackiness ensues it's animation from the WB Voices of Andy Samberg, Kelsey Grammer, Kean Peele It's interesting that it comes out as we're taping this is this it's gonna come out this week There are no reviews yet, which tells me it's probably embargoed So it's probably not very good. Yeah, because that's what happens when studios are like, ooh, we don't think this is good at all We know reviews are gonna kill first week sales So we're gonna push the reviews back as far as we possibly can. I'm guessing this is a good kids movie, but that's about it, right? September 30th, Ms. Peregrine's home for peculiar children based on the fantasy novel Tim Burton directs Samuel L. Jackson Judy Dench Hooper Everett. I Think that might be better than not the movie is better than they think but it might perform better Just because so many people love the book. I don't know Deep water horizon which has eighty five percent of rotten tomatoes so far an oil rig disaster drama Mark Wahlberg Kurt Russell John Malkovich and Kate Hudson Mmm That really doesn't all that interest me either. Yeah, you know what happens at the end. Yeah, exactly. Yeah Masterminds a crime-caper comedy with Owen Wilson Zach Galifianakis Kirsten Wiig and Will Smith Yeah, okay I don't know. Yeah, that's just not it's not my cup of tea, but it'll probably do pretty good I'm guessing it will October 7th the girl on the train a mystery thriller that's already getting a lot of ads and it's based on a book Right Emily Blunt Justin Thoreau and Allison Janney. I have to go see that with the women from my book club The birth of a nation which has eighty four percent on rotten tomatoes so far a controversial slave drama Of course, it's named for the 1915 race to sign a silent film But is it how is it related to that? Do you know I don't think it's all that much related to it other than it's During the same period. Okay. I you know, I don't know if they picked the Title to generate controversy or what? Nate Parker army hammer Gabrielle Union. I'm thinking this is Oscar baits. Yes It's a little early for Oscar baits But as you said there are some in some other ones that came out already that you know Maybe some filmmakers are deciding that this dead wasteland actually isn't right They can put things out here that will get attention because it's not buried with everything else. Yes October 14th the accountant about an undercover CPA who works for criminal organizations See that sounds like a comedy and it isn't but it isn't it's been Affleck Anna Kendrick and JK Simmons I've seen actually a quick promo for it that involved him shooting a lot of guns and things It's like I don't quite under but he's also like he's Really neurotic and it's yeah, I don't get it October 21st Jack Reacher never go back, which I wish he would have never gone back Tom Cruise returns as the diminutive action hero With Kobe smolders as the damsel in distress this time I say Kobe smolders is like being a foot taller than Tom Cruise I'm guessing I'm guessing there are a lot of Apple boxes involved in this production Keeping up with the Joneses the neighbors are spies in this comedy Zach Galifianakis Isla Fisher John Hamm and Gal Gadot That's one that I think oh, I wish this would be funny, but it's not gonna be my cup of funny No, I don't see that happening October 28th Inferno yet another Dan Brown novel comes to the screen on Tom Hanks Felicity Jones run hours directs You know Tom Hanks sort of has an obligation to be in these yeah, yeah But I think that that his Oscar bait is really like the sully which probably isn't really gonna be Oscar No this year, but something else will come out Well sully probably isn't because it got so much controversy in that people are like This is nowhere near what actually happened really wasn't a controversy. Yeah, yeah, and and the producers are like Well, it's not a documentary We have to create conflicts like if you didn't have conflict go find another story that has conflict and do it Yeah, don't teach people that you know or show or make it a biopic is the life story of sully up to the point the crash, you know November 4th Dr. Strange Marvel Sorcerer Supreme and yet another Marvel movie I am going to go see this because because of Benedict Cumberbatch Rachel Adams Tilda Swinton and Chiwetel Edgy over in that one November 11th a rival which has 100% on rotten tomatoes, although it isn't coming out for like two months But you know how many reviews is that based on did you look it's well They don't they don't make an official rotten tomatoes rating until they have enough of them Okay, it's not like one person did it but you yeah 100% seems very high. Yes A close encounters knockoff kind of thing where alien spacecrafts land the team Investigates they're trying to figure out and how to communicate with them. Are they a danger that type of thing Well, I do like Amy Adams and I do like Jeremy Renner and I do like forest Whitaker So there you go. So that might be a good movie to go see. That's a possibility Shut in It's a mystery slash suspense about a woman trapped in a storm and winter storm has to save this young boy Naomi Watts and Oliver Platt billy linds long halftime walk at an iraq war drama based on a book Kristen Stewart Joe Alwyn who apparently this is like his first major role He's the lead in this and lee directs See, I think that one is usger Oh, I think you're right because it's it's all about him as now a college football star Who college or maybe even nfl. I don't know. I don't think he's plays football But it's all about They're gonna honor him at a football game at a halftime show. Oh, okay So is he dead? No No, but they flash back. Oh, I see, you know, they do all this. He's the big he's a war hero I got you and he's taking that halftime walk to be honored and he's thinking about So it's all flashback after that Well, or mostly You know, yeah November 18th fantastic beast and where to find them The harry potter prequel which apparently is set in the u.s. It is With eddie redmayne collin ferrell john voight and apparently start of yet another new trilogy Very very possibly and this is loosely based on one of these little like Almost pamphlet type books that she put out when she was writing harry potter And it's also based on like one of the textbooks that harry used harry potter the laundry list This is about the guy who wrote one of the textbooks that harry potter uses Oh, wow. And so it are the books written for the new trilogy or no, there's no books Okay, they go with it. It's but I mean just it's so it's just references Well, you know, there's a lot of stuff on potter more about it. Oh, okay, and but um, the the the book that it references Was never like a novel. It was more like a textbook, right, right, you know, even the one that was published when rowling wrote it Yeah, all right. Yes. Um, so yeah, it's very interesting Yeah, I'm gonna see this again probably with the book club The edge of 17 a teen comedy in the vein of 16 candles with hallie steinfeld Uh, kira sedwick and woody harrelson November 23rd moana Disney animation based on south pacific folklore. The latest disney princess goes on a mythical ocean adventure with awli cravalo Dwayne johnson and alex alan tutek doing the voice work. Yes Add santa too Why now? Yeah, why ever but why all this time years later? Yeah, billy bob thorton Uh, kathy bates and christina hendrex probably because billy bob thorton and kathy bates needed work. I'm guessing Rules don't apply an aspiring actress lily collins is signed up to howard hughes studio Is this has lauren baitey alex baldwin anette benning ed harris Um, matthew broadrick martin sheen and ed harris in it We saw the trailer It looks very good. Um, I've heard really good things about it as well. So We'll probably see that. Yeah, we'll see Allied about an intelligent mission in world war two brad pit mary and collard and lizzie kaplan robert semeckis directs okay December 9th office christmas party We got to save the branch office with an epic party. Yeah, that's gonna work That's basically the plot jennifer aniston jason bateman cartney b vance and kate mckinnon miss slone lobbyist jessica chastain is working against the or in the middle of the gun debate and puts yourself at risk mark strong sam waterston john lithgau. Yeah, okay December 16th rogue one a star wars story Of course, this is the chapter four prequel with felicity jones Ben metalson and forest whitaker. You may have heard about it Yeah, okay The space between us the first child born on mars returns to earth starts a relationship with an earth girl asa butterfield gary oldman carla gujino I don't understand why you put a sci-fi movie out the same weekend as rogue one I don't know. Maybe they're hoping for like the maybe between the eighth and ninth era, you know Viewings of it people like well, I'm here as a palette cleanser. I'll go see the space between us and then I'll go see I want to go see this but my girlfriend wants to see a Date movie or or maybe it's you couldn't get in to rogue one. Yeah, there you go. How about this? Collateral beauty Man has this personal strategy and he then retreats from life Will smith kate winslet karen nightley edward norton ellen miran Uh, david frankle directs. This is definitely oscar bait. Yeah, we're looking for Oscars here. Yes December 21st passengers a man and a woman on a sleeper spaceship So this ship where you're put to sleep because it's going to take like a hundred years to get somewhere. Yeah They wake up Due to some technical error and they have to live their lives on the ship by themselves chris pratt jennifer laurence and then there's michael sheen and laurence fishburn either in Back at mission control or in flashbacks presumably Maybe they're like recorded messages. Yeah the two biggest actors in film right now I'm guessing this will make some money. Yeah Sing a singing competition on a world of animals. Matthew McConaughey, Seth McFarlane Reese Witherspoon and scarlett Johansson do the voices. They're already doing ads for this Several months. It was actually during the olympics. I didn't see those so December 25th gold an expedition to find gold in indonesia with Matthew McConaughey and bryce dallas howard Why him we've seen a preview for this brian cranston's daughter is about to marry a jerk james franco Actually, that looked kind of funny Stupid funny. Yeah, stupid funny, but And finally fences about life for this ex baseball player Denzel washington by ala davis based on an august wilson play So we're gonna see some of these movies, right, but not certainly not all of them But certainly not all of them and if you do go watch them I hope you enjoy them And if you don't you should check out our audio podcast how I got my wife tree comics on itunes Or on our website sfpodcastnetwork.com from the pop culture bunker. I'm mitty. I'm mark. Thanks for watching Let's go to the lobby