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This week on The Collider Podcast, we dig into the mailbag to answer some questions, all of which pertain to the future of the DC Extended Universe.  During over conversation, we look at the fallout from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, the Suicide Squad reshoots, what the future might hold for Wonder Woman, Aquaman, The Flash, and more.  As usual, we finish up with our recommendations.

This week on The Collider Podcast, we're joined by Haleigh Foutch to talk about Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. During our spoiler-filled discussion, we talk about the film's strengths and weaknesses, the plotlines that don't make sense, how it relates to other films in the DC Extended Universe, how it relates to director Zack Snyder's other films, Snyder's seeming disdain for Superman, why we're still looking forward to future DCEU movies, and much more.

This week on The Collider Podcast, we talk about the films of Zack Snyder--Dawn of the Dead, 300, Watchmen, Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole, Sucker Punch, and Man of Steel (our conversation on Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice will be next week).  Look at his strengths and weaknesses as a director, break down each movie, talk more about Owls of Ga'Hoole than any person other than the ones who actually made it, and more.

This week on The Collider Podcast, we talk about 10 Cloverfield Lane and yesterday's news that Disney is moving ahead with Indiana Jones 5 with Steven Spielberg directing and Harrison Ford starring.  With Cloverfield Lane, we talk about the project's development, the plot's twists and turns, when it means to be a "Cloverfield" movie, the work of producer J.J. Abrams and more.  When it comes to Indy 5, we discuss whether a new movie is a good idea, if it could redeem the franchise, Spielberg's blockbuster streak, and more.  And as usual, we finish up with our recommendations.

This week on The Collider Podcast, we talk about the winners of the 88th Academy Awards.  We speculate about why voters voted the way they did, what kind of awards season it was, the level of uncertainty in the Best Picture race, and much more.  We also get to our first mailbag and answer questions like "What makes a picture 'thin?'" and "What makes a movie great?"  Finally, we finish up with our recommendations.

This week on The Collider Podcast, we're talking about the 88th Academy Awards.  We go through all 24 categories and give our predictions, talk about which ones are the close races, which ones are the locks, how to win your Oscar pool, the constant competition between Mad Max: Fury Road and The Revenant throughout the night, and more.

This week on The Collider Podcast, we're talking about Deadpool and The Witch.  When it comes to Deadpool, we talk about the film's success, our thoughts on the movie's strengths and weaknesses, the wrong lessons other studios could take from the film, and more.  As for The Witch, we just discuss why it's so great, why horror means different things to different people, and more.  And finally, we've got the returns of recommendations! Listen to the latest episode of The Collider Podcast below; click here for last week's episode ("Hail, Caesar! and the Films of the Coen Brothers"); and click here to find us on iTunes. And if you like the podcast, please leaves a positive review on iTunes. We'll think you're a terrific person! Finally, we're starting up a mailbag segment, so if you have any questions for us, drop us a line at thecolliderpodcast@gmail.com.  Just as a heads up, next week we'll be talking Oscars, so if you have any questions pertaining to this year's Academy Awards, we might have some answers for you.

This week on our second of two new episodes for The Collider Podcast, we talk about Hail, Caesar! and the films of the Coen Brothers.  We talk about the reaction to Hail, Caesar!, how the TV spots were misleading, the Coens' esoteric sense of humor, their unique place in American cinema, the diversity of genres in their filmography, the tone of their movies, our favorite and least-favorite, and more.

This week on our first of two new episodes for The Collider Podcast, we talk about the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.  We talk about our favorite films like Manchester by the Sea and Sing Street, the films we disliked such as Yoga Hosers, the impact of The Birth of a Nation, Sundance culture, how Sundance films might play out in the year ahead, acquisitions and distributors, and more.