Wonder Woman 1984 2020
The Christmas Day precedent a few weeks earlier; they call it the Rubicon that made this decision possible.
The Big Picture · Discussion
Emergency Pod: Did Movie Theaters Just Die? Why Warner Bros. Is Dropping Its 2021 Releases on HBO Max
December 3, 2020/ 41 min/ Sean Fennessey · Amanda Dobbins
Sean and Amanda react to Warner Bros. sending its entire 2021 slate to HBO Max day-and-date, and argue over whether it just killed the theater.
18 films across 1 segment.
AI-generated This episode was transcribed and analyzed with AI models. The matches aren't perfect — expect the occasional misheard title or a link to the wrong film.
The Warner Bros. 2021 slate goes to HBO Maxthe movies dropping day-and-date on streaming
The Little Things 2021
Sean's 'garbage crime' Denzel Washington movie he plans to watch three times.
Tom and Jerry 2021
Cited as proof this isn't a bid for quality.
Godzilla vs. Kong 2021
The most theatrical movie imaginable, now mostly watched at home.
Mortal Kombat 2021
Video-game adaptation; evidence of how much IP was on the slate.
In the Heights 2021
Jon Chu's take on Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical; already delayed out of 2020.
Space Jam: A New Legacy 2021
The LeBron James follow-up; Amanda claims to be his number-one cinematic fan.
The Suicide Squad 2021
James Gunn's; the box-office they're most visibly punting on.
Reminiscence 2021
Malignant 2021
Dune 2021
Arguably the most anticipated movie of 2021; the one Sean can't believe is going to TV.
The Many Saints of Newark 2021
The Sopranos prequel.
King Richard 2021
Will Smith as Richard Williams; the pick Amanda most wants to nerd out about.
Cry Macho 2021
The forthcoming film from the then-nonagenarian Clint Eastwood.
The Matrix Resurrections 2021
Referred to as 'Matrix 4'; the title that makes Sean apoplectic.
Also mentioned raised along the way
The rest of the pandemic release picture MankHappiest SeasonSoulTrolls World TourTenetNo Time to DieBlack WidowEternalsShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten RingsExtraction
In passing TrainwreckGood Will HuntingThe Ballad of Buster ScruggsThe Irishman
Not films filtered out: TV, games, ads
TV The MandalorianHouse of CardsWandaVisionThe Falcon and the Winter SoldierThe CrownThe UndoingThe Masked Singer
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