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This week on The Collider Podcast, we're looking at the evolution the superhero genre. We talk about the films that moved the genre forward, why those films were so different from what had come before, how the genre is developing and diversifying, and much more.

This week on The Collider Podcast, we're talking about the best comedies of the 21st century. Inspired by our list running down the 35 best comedies of the century so far, we discuss how comedy changed from the late 90s to the early 2000s, the impact of Judd Apatow and Adam McKay, how the genre has opened up to be more inclusive, and much more.

On this bonus episode of The Collider Podcast, we're joined by editor Haleigh Foutch to talk about the onslaught of stories regarding sexual harassment and sexual assault in Hollywood. This is obviously a much heavier topic than we're used to discussing, but it's also the biggest story about the entertainment industry and arguably American culture this year, so we do our best to try and explore it. We talk about the dam on allegations breaking with Harvey Weinstein, the bravery of those speaking out against horrible men, if Hollywood is undergoing a permanent change or if only a few bad apples are being thrown out to make way for new bad apples, and much more. It's a tough discussion, but it's one that's absolutely worthy having.

This week on The Collider Podcast, we're joined by editor Haleigh Foutch to talk Justice League. During our spoiler-filled conversation, we discuss where the film went wrong, how it tries to mash-up the competing strengths of directors Zack Snyder and Joss Whedon, why Steppenwolf is such a lousy villain, how Warner Bros. has botched the DCEU, what the studio can do to find a better superhero strategy, and much more.

This week on The Collider Podcast, we're looking at how business shapes art through the lens of three news stories from the past week: Lucasfilm hiring Rian Johnson to develop a new Star Wars trilogy, the on-again, off-again talks of Disney possibly buying 21st Century Fox, and Sony reshooting Kevin Spacey's scenes in All the Money in the World. We finish up with recommendations.

This week on The Collider Podcast, we're talking Thor: Ragnarok. We discuss how it compares to previous Thor movies, the film's villain, the lack of LGBTQ characters in superhero movies, what Ragnarok means for the MCU both in terms of plot and production, and much more. We finish up with reader hot takes and recommendations.

This week on The Collider Podcast, we're talking Stranger Things and fair warning: there are spoilers if you're not caught up through both seasons. During our discussion, we give our thoughts on the first season, go into the strengths and weaknesses of the new season, the controversial 7th episode, the goals of the series, its influences, where we think the third season could go, and much more.

This week on The Collider Podcast, we're talking about The Snowman, Geostorm, and what makes a bad movie. We discuss why these movies failed, the difficulty of getting a movie made let alone a good movie, the challenge films face during production, where movies go astray, how opinions can change over time, why there's no formula for a bad film, and much more.

This week on The Collider Podcast, we're talking about Blade Runner 2049 as well as a couple of new trailers. With Blade Runner 2049, we go deep into spoilers, so don't tune in unless you've seen the movie. Then we move on to talking about the trailers for Justice League and Star Wars: The Last Jedi before moving on to recommendations.

This week on The Collider Podcast, we lead things off talking about American Made. We discuss the film's strengths and weaknesses, how it fits into Tom Cruise's career, the unique cinematography, and much more. Then, with Rick and Morty having wrapped up its third season this past Sunday, we dive into the excellent series. We talk about how the show made a giant leap forward in its third season, the best episodes, the season finale, and more. Finally, we finish up with some listener questions.

This week on The Collider Podcast, we lead off with an improptu discussion of last year's Assassin Creed movie before moving into a discussion of Kingsman: The Golden Circle and branching out into a larger conversation about director Matthew Vaughn's career. We then move on to the shifting shape of the DC Extended Universe before closing out with a discussion of J.J. Abrams taking the reins of Star Wars: Episode IX.

This week on The Collider Podcast, we've got a bonus episode of the pod discussing the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. We talk about where the Oscar race stands post-fest, the biggest disappointments, the best surprises, the highs and lows, the films we loved the most, and more.

This week on The Collider Podcast, we're joined by Haleigh Foutch to talk about IT. Since the film has been a massive success, we do go into spoilers, and during our discussion, we talk about why the film works so well, why it's firmly in the horror genre, what the film's success at the box office could mean going forward, what we want to see in Chapter Two, and more. Then, Adam and I go into a spoiler-free discussion of mother!, why it's good that the film exists, how it challenges simple classification, and much more. We then finish up with reader hot takes.

This week on The Collider Podcast, we're taking a look back at the 2017 Summer Movie Season.  Starting from May and going through August, we look at the films that were hits, those that flopped, the surprise success stories, and the disappointments. We also speculate at what's ahead for various franchises, make a dig on Colin Trevorrow that's now out of date, and more. We finish up with a few new reader hot takes.

This week on The Collider Podcast, we're joined by Allison Keene to talk about Game of Thrones, Season 7.  We talk about how this season was so different from previous seasons of Game of Thrones, how it feels like the show almost has new showrunners since Weiss and Benioff have departed from the books, what the show is leading up to, its current ethos, where it might go in Season 8, who we don't want to die, who we think will sit on the Iron Throne, and much more.