It’s draft day on Cognitive Recalibration.

Sravan, Tarun and special guest Kireeti go head-to-head in a 2026 Movie Draft, building their ultimate box office teams with a $100 budget, 6 picks each, tiered movie pricing, and a steal tax that turns the whole thing chaotic.

From Avengers: Doomsday, Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Toy Story 5 to risky value picks like Michael, Supergirl, Jumanji 3, Disclosure Day and Project Hail Mary, this episode is part strategy, part trash talk, and part pure movie nerd chaos.

Who drafted the best team? Who got the biggest steals? And who’s shouting dinner when this all blows up at the box office?

Let us know whose lineup you think wins.

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⏱️ TIMESTAMPS

00:37 Welcome back to Cognitive Recalibration

01:00 The 2026 Movie Draft concept explained

01:26 Rules: $100 budget, 6 picks, snake draft, steal tax

02:15 Tier 1 to Tier 5 movie pool breakdown

03:04 Draft order revealed

03:26 Round 1 begins: Avengers, Mario, Dune

06:42 Minions 3 gets called a cheat code

08:18 Spider-Man: Brand New Day enters the draft

09:59 Michael gets stolen

12:13 Hexed, Devil Wears Prada 2 and Moana join the board

15:08 Supergirl gets stolen too

17:03 Jumanji 3 stolen, budget pressure rises

18:03 Why nobody wants Masters of the Universe

19:03 Why nobody picked The Odyssey

20:41 Project Hail Mary enters the team

23:20 Disclosure Day vs horror movies

24:42 Final teams revealed

25:08 Why nobody picked The Odyssey

26:08 Who actually has the best team?

26:41 The academic scoring debate: profit vs gross

26:46 Why Avengers: Doomsday might be a trap

30:03 Loser has to buy dinner

30:55 Could Indian movies ever compete in this draft?

34:00 Dhurandhar tangent: movie of the year?

35:21 2025 movie chat: Demon Slayer, Sinners and Superman

38:47 Final thoughts and sign-off

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