MOVIE MIKE: Best and Worst of June with Mike and Kelsey + Movie Review: Why Did Jurassic World Rebirth Suck? + Trailer Park:  Project Hail Mary

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Bobby Bones Show – "MOVIE MIKE: Best and Worst of June with Mike and Kelsey + Movie Review: Why Did Jurassic World Rebirth Suck? + Trailer Park: Project Hail Mary"

Release Date: July 12, 2025
Host: Premiere Networks
Description: Dive into Movie Mike's in-depth discussions on the best and worst movies of June, a critical review of Jurassic World Rebirth, and an exclusive look into the upcoming film Project Hail Mary.

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Introduction

The episode kicks off with Mike expressing typical post-vacation anxiety:

"[03:04] Movie Mike: ...post vacation scaries."

Key Points:

• Transitioning back to daily life after a relaxing vacation.
• Addressing minor household issues that added stress.
• Setting the stage for the episode's main segments: Best and Worst Movies of June, a critical movie review, and a preview of an upcoming film.

Best Movies of June

Top Picks:

1. F1

   • Rating: 4.5/5
   • Discussion: Mike and Kelsey recount their positive viewing experience at the Scottsdale Fashion Quarter Mall theater. The movie's superior picture and sound quality, coupled with engaging sound design, enhanced their enjoyment.

     "[04:44] Mike: ...the picture quality on that screen was just really great."

2. 28 Years Later

   • Rating: 4.5/5
   • Discussion: Considered the standout favorite for the month, this film is praised for its potential to become a franchise tentpole. Mike emphasizes its emotional impact, solidifying its place in his top ratings for the year.

     "[08:15] Movie Mike: ...28 years later is going to be a movie that I see is like, oh, that's kind of a tent pole..."

Additional Mentions:

• Predator Killer of Killers: Animated movie on Hulu, praised with a 4/5 rating.
• How to Train Your Dragon: Received a 3.5/5.
• Gran Turismo: Described as a middle-of-the-road racing movie.

Worst Movies of June

Bottom Picks:

1. Echo Valley

   • Rating: 3/5
   • Discussion: Critiqued for its trope-laden thriller narrative, lacking originality and depth. The characters felt insufferable, particularly Sydney Sweeney's portrayal of a toxic relationship dynamic.

     "[11:35] Movie Mike: ...the more trouble that she got into, you're like, oh, come on."

2. Bright Hard

   • Rating: 2/5
   • Discussion: Despite some humor and laughs, the film was criticized for its over-the-top comedic elements that didn't mesh well with the thriller aspects. The reliance on slapstick humor detracted from the overall narrative.

     "[16:02] Mike: ...it was better than a simple favor, too."

Additional Mentions:

• Simple Favor: So poorly received that it wasn't even completed for a review.

Television Highlights

Best TV Show of June:

• Squid Game Season 3
  • Discussion: Kelsey lauds the series for its immersive storytelling and emotional journey, despite acknowledging that finales often leave some viewers dissatisfied.

    "[18:38] Movie Mike: TV show of June easily goes to Squid Game Season 3..."

Other Mentions:

• We Were Liars: Mike praises the Amazon Prime series, highlighting its emotional depth and compelling narrative that sparked interest in the original novel.

Vacation Recap: Scottsdale

Highlights:

• Best Part:

  • Baseball Game: Mike and Kelsey share their love for attending baseball games, a tradition that has become a cornerstone of their vacations together.

    "[21:25] Mike: ...our first vacation together was a trip to Chicago and we saw the Cubs versus the White Sox."

• Worst Part:

  • Heat: The extreme summer temperatures posed challenges, making certain outings uncomfortable despite the enjoyable pool and excellent service at their accommodation.

    "[22:40] Mike: ...getting in the car because you rented a black car, which I knew was gonna be kind of an issue."

Additional Experiences:

• Stargazing sessions from their rooftop deck.
• Encountering dramatic weather phenomena like thunderstorms and lightning in the desert landscape.

Book Discussions

• "Darn the Poppy Fields" by Nikki Ehrlich

  • Rating: 4/5
  • Discussion: Mike introduces the novel, highlighting its unique take on grief and coping mechanisms through a narrative involving medically induced sleep in the Poppy Fields.

    "[24:29] Mike: ...it was a unique take on grief and how people cope."

• Upcoming Adaptations:

  • Jeanette McCurdy's Memoir: Anticipation around its adaptation into a series starring Jennifer Aniston, with discussions on its dark themes and portrayal of dysfunctional parent-child relationships.

Movie Review: Jurassic World Rebirth

Overview: Movie Mike delivers a scathing critique of Jurassic World Rebirth, dissecting its shortcomings despite a star-studded cast and visually appealing cinematography.

Critical Points:

1. Visuals vs. Substance:

   • Praise: Outstanding color grading and use of 35mm Kodak film, making the movie visually stunning.

     "[40:00] Movie Mike: ...the blues are so blue...the greens were just so bright and vibrant."

   • Criticism: Lack of sufficient dinosaur presence and predictable plot.

     "[46:00] Movie Mike: ...there was almost only one and kind of a half encounters with dinosaurs."

2. Character Development:

   • Strengths: Strong performances from Scarlett Johansson and Mahershala Ali.
   • Weaknesses: Characters delivered weak, high school theater-like lines, making the narrative feel insubstantial.

3. Plot and Pacing:

   • Issues: Slow onboarding with minimal action, leading to a lack of urgency and excitement.

     "[47:18] Movie Mike: ...I knew it was just enrollment..."

4. Product Placement:

   • Overbearing presence of brand-name snacks and beverages detracting from the film's integrity.

     "[49:18] Movie Mike: ...the movie was trying to sell me candy, chips, and beer."

Conclusion: Despite its visual prowess, Jurassic World Rebirth fails to deliver a compelling story, making it the lowest-ranked film in Mike's Jurassic Park series evaluation.

"[49:38] Movie Mike: ...it is so terribly mid that I can't give it anything more than a 2.5 out of 5."

Trailer Park: Project Hail Mary

Overview: A preview of the upcoming film Project Hail Mary starring Ryan Gosling, based on Andy Weir's novel. Mike delves into the trailer's plot points and its potential impact.

Key Points:

1. Plot Synopsis:

   • Ryan Gosling portrays Ryland Grace, a middle school teacher turned astronaut tasked with saving humanity from a dying sun.

   "[42:14] Movie Mike: ...Ryland Grace is our only hope."

2. Trailer Analysis:

   • Mike expresses concerns over spoiler-heavy content in the trailer, urging listeners who plan to read the book first to proceed with caution.

     "[42:14] Movie Mike: ...this trailer has a lot of spoilers in it."

3. Expectations vs. Reality:

   • Anticipation for a compelling space exploration drama with a mix of humor.
   • Comparisons to The Martian and concerns about the blend of humor diluting the emotional impact.

     "[47:06] Movie Mike: ...Ryan Gosling delivering these quirky lines...."

4. Potential Success Factors:

   • Built-in audience from the bestselling novel.
   • Strong directorial team (Phil Lord and Christopher Miller) and Gosling's star power.

Conclusion: Project Hail Mary holds promise with its intriguing premise and talented cast, though its success hinges on balancing humor with dramatic elements to resonate with audiences.

"[47:49] Movie Mike: ...Project Hail Mary is coming out in theaters on March 20, 2026."

Final Remarks and Shoutouts

Mike wraps up the episode by acknowledging listener interactions and emphasizing the importance of reading books before watching their film adaptations to preserve the original experience.

"[51:42] Movie Mike: ...this might be the first book turned into a movie that we both have read and will watch in theaters."

Key Takeaways:

• Encouragement to embrace diverse viewing experiences.
• Appreciation for listener engagement and feedback.

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Notable Quotes:

• Mike on F1 Movie’s Quality:

  "[04:44] Mike: ...the picture quality on that screen was just really great."

• Movie Mike on 28 Years Later:

  "[08:15] Movie Mike: ...28 years later is going to be a movie that I see is like, oh, that's kind of a tent pole..."

• Critique of Echo Valley:

  "[11:35] Movie Mike: ...the more trouble that she got into, you're like, oh, come on."

• On Product Placement in Jurassic World Rebirth:

  "[49:18] Movie Mike: ...the movie was trying to sell me candy, chips, and beer."

• Trailer Park Alert:

  "[42:14] Movie Mike: ...this trailer has a lot of spoilers in it."

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Conclusion: This episode of The Bobby Bones Show offers a comprehensive look into the latest cinematic offerings of June, providing listeners with both commendations and criticisms that assist in making informed viewing choices. Additionally, the in-depth review of Jurassic World Rebirth and the teaser for Project Hail Mary present valuable insights for movie enthusiasts eagerly anticipating upcoming releases.

Transcript

[Mike]

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[Movie Mike]

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[Movie Mike]

Everybody's trying to knock you down and it's not going to work and no one's going to like it. And then, boom. It's everywhere. And that was that moment.

[Bridget Todd]

Listen to There are no girls on the Internet on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.

[Movie Mike]

Do you remember Vine? It changed the Internet forever and it vanished in its prime. I'm Benedict Townsend, and this is Vine. Six seconds that changed the world. The untold story of genius, betrayal, and the app that died so that TikTok could thrive. From overnight stars to the fall that no one saw coming, we're breaking what made vine iconic. Listen to vine on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. Hello and welcome back to Movie Mike's Movie Podcast. I am your host, Movie Mike, joined by my wife and co host, Kelsey. How are you?

[Mike]

I have the post vacation scaries.

[Movie Mike]

Yeah, I have that. Just. It was so nice. And now having to get back to regular life, it's like, yeah, I took.

[Mike]

The Friday off before we went on vacation too, because I was about to have a mental breakdown from life and our water heater broke and our power had gone out that week, and it was just like everything. And I was like, I need.

[Movie Mike]

It's been one thing after another for a while now. Yeah.

[Mike]

And then our closet broke this morning.

[Movie Mike]

A lot of things going on, but.

[Mike]

It could be worse. It's just small things. But yes, I have the post vacation scaries. Thinking about my inbox. Oh, God.

[Movie Mike]

Oh, gosh. Well, we are here to talk about the best and worst for the month of June. In the movie review, we'll be talking about Jurassic World, Rebirth. And in the trailer park, we'll be talking about Ryan Gosling in a book adaptation called Project Hail Mary. Thank you for being here. Thank you for being subscribed. Shout out to the Monday morning movie crew. And now let's talk movies from the Nashville Podcast Network. This is Movie Mike's movie Podcast. Best and worst movies of June kick us off. What was the best thing, in your opinion?

[Mike]

It was the last thing we saw in June. It was F1 exciting. It was really good. We always see a movie on the day that we get to Scottsdale for vacation because there's a really nice mall and theater there, and usually we have to kill time. So we were already planning to go see it, and then we didn't have to kill time because our room was ready, but we were like, let's still go see it. We also kind of go into it and we're like, well, if we need to take a nap. But it was so good that I didn't want to take a nap.

[Movie Mike]

I would like to shout out the theater that we go to in Scottsdale, which I guess it's a regional chain.

[Mike]

Yeah, I think it's like west coast Harkins. Harkins, yeah. And it's the one at the Scottsdale Fashion Quarter Mall.

[Movie Mike]

Big mall, as a very nice theater.

[Mike]

We love to do a lap around the wall there.

[Movie Mike]

And I do feel like the overall quality of that movie theater added to me enjoying it because it was. It wasn't on imax, but just their normal screen alone was so much like bigger and Crisper. And it had, like the big stadium seating which we have here. Technically.

[Mike]

Yeah. But it also was just like a bigger theater.

[Movie Mike]

Yeah, just overall, it was bigger. Maybe even twice the size of some of our theaters here.

[Mike]

Yeah. And they had Dr. Pepper products, so I could get a diet Dr. Pepper, which is usually unheard of.

[Movie Mike]

It almost has, like a old school movie style vibe as far as the theater, but very new and refreshed. The picture quality on that screen was just really great. The sound was really great, which I think really adds to F1 because of all of the sound design in that movie. Sound of the cars and the sound effects, but also, like the way the music is used. So I feel like that really put all the sounds of that movie at the forefront, and I felt it.

[Mike]

Yeah, it's a great theater. We got there, we bought tickets like, five minutes before the movie starts, which isn't usually us. Normally we're like a week in advance, but we got perfect seats. Great. It was nice to, like, escape the heat for a little bit. But back to the movie. Yeah, the movie was great. I just loved, like, the way they filmed it was really cool. I loved, like, the shots that felt like you were in the car. The, like, pit stops. I loved Damson Idris. I think he's British. English.

[Movie Mike]

I think so.

[Mike]

And I saw that he might be the new Black Panther.

[Movie Mike]

That would be interesting.

[Mike]

He was great in it. Brad Pitt was great. But I did see an article that was like, Brad Pitt's like, kind of on, like, an image rehab tour. And it. I was like, oh, yeah, this movie makes you like Brad Pitt again. But then there's all those terrible things that he apparently did.

[Movie Mike]

So it's like separating art from artist a little bit. Because we did leave thinking, like, oh, man, he was so good in it. He had so much charisma. You realize why he is the level of movie star that he is? Because that movie is just him.

[Mike]

Yeah.

[Movie Mike]

Like being classic Brad Pitt of even, like, the way he laughs, the way he just owns every scene that he is in. And then you kind of realize for a person to get to that point, they have to be maybe sometimes not the best person.

[Mike]

Yeah. A tortured person to be that creative.

[Movie Mike]

And you just look at, like, the relationship he has with his kids, allegedly. So, you know, there's a lot there.

[Mike]

Angelina, It's a great movie. I'm not necessarily endorsing Brad Pitt as a human, but, yeah, it was just really good. I. I didn't think I'd be into, like, racing movies, but Now I want to like go to an F1 race.

[Movie Mike]

Yeah, I think, which I think is what the movie is doing now. It's inspiring a lot of people to get interested in the sport which like what better commercial than to have Brad Pitts are in a movie about F1. I think I low key really enjoy racing movies now because 4v Ferrari was also a really good one. Even Gran Turismo that we saw was not maybe last year or the year before that. That's a pretty middle of the road racing movie. But just the formula, even though it's kind of predictable, it's all kind of like you is going to happen. It has all the same kind of elements. It's still entertaining as far as like sports movies go.

[Mike]

Didn't feel like it was two and a half hours either.

[Movie Mike]

It goes by really quickly. And I think overall the formula of a racing movie is just formula, Formula one. The formula of Formula one is just exciting. I kind of want to go back and revisit some classics that maybe I haven't seen. And I think I would watch a sequel to F1, but what do you call it?

[Mike]

F1, F2, F1 part 2, F1, part 2, F1 2.

[Movie Mike]

Overall I really enjoyed this one as well. And it's from the same director who did Top Gun, Maverick, which I feel like really added to that level of action of like making you feel like you're a part of it and you feel the rev of the engine in.

[Mike]

Your seat and then you have like Jerry Bruckheimer as a producer. Hans Zimmer did the score right?

[Movie Mike]

Yeah.

[Mike]

So it's like all the people that have done big movies over the years like kind of built. I'm like, this is what Apple should be spending their money on. Yeah, this is what Apple should be spending their money on, which is good.

[Movie Mike]

For them to now have a big hit on their hands. And I think overall it's just a really crowd pleasing movie that I feel like you could take your 80 year old grandma to watch it and also like your 8 year old and everybody would find something that they enjoy in it because it's like there's nothing crazy to the plot. It's pretty easy. They want to win a race to bring their team back to or they're never been victorious to bring it its first victory. Can they do that? That's. That's all you need to know.

[Mike]

Yeah.

[Movie Mike]

That was really close to being my favorite of June. But I think for my favorite I'm going with 28 years later. Just because I Think overall when I pick probably my top 10 of the year, 28 years later easily gets in. I don't know if F1 gets in, but even that movie I rated a 4.5 out of 5. I still have not given out a 5 this year. I've been really close, which for me a 5 has to be life changing to me. There hasn't been a movie like that this year. Even though it's been a really solid year. I think the most 4.5 out of fives I've given out at this point of the year. So I think after all is said and done, 28 years later is going to be a movie that I see is like, oh, that's kind of a tent pole of where that franchise is going to go. So that's why I enjoy that one just a little bit more than F1 because I think leaving F1 I was riding more on the adrenaline of it than the plot because it is so exciting when you look at just the plot of that movie. It didn't really break any kind of ground that makes it stand out above any other racing movie, but done really well. As good as you can make a racing movie, in my opinion.

[Mike]

I think that's a good comparison analysis.

[Movie Mike]

So that's why I rate it just a little bit higher. But overall a solid month for June. But we will talk now about our worst of the month. What do you have as your worst?

[Mike]

Shockingly, both of these were Apple films. One was theater, one was released on streaming. I'm going to go Echo Valley.

[Movie Mike]

Yeah. The Sydney Sweeney movie.

[Mike]

Yeah. Julianne Moore, Sydney Sweeney. It's kind of like a thriller book to me where it's just like you're wanting more, but it's like how kind of tropey. Like how many times can you rewrite a similar plot of? Her daughter is an addict, comes to her for money, something happens, needs her to clean it up, things happen. It felt like a thriller book that I've read before.

[Movie Mike]

It felt overall like I don't read those thriller books that you read. It just felt kind of the formula of a lot of shows and movies right now where something goes wrong and then you have these people who have never been in this situation before. Again, we're trying not to give away a lot of the plot details, but it just felt like this is kind of the pool that a lot of things are going to right now and it's hard for something to stand out unless you do it really well. It also felt to me like maybe at some point this could have been a series, but there wasn't enough story to make it a series, so they condensed it into a movie.

[Mike]

Apple sometimes does that where it's like they make a series, and it's like, this should have been a movie. I feel like they struggle with that.

[Movie Mike]

Where it's like, in this case, it was just enough to even be a movie because it was only like an hour and a half. Maybe a little bit over that.

[Mike]

Yeah, it wasn't bad. If you're looking for something, you're bored. There's nothing else. You just kind of want a palette cleanser. Like I said, it's like reading a thriller. Like, I'll read a thriller between serious books. Like when I just need something quick that I can probably predict, and that's just going to keep me turning the page. Easy read. So easy.

[Movie Mike]

Watch. I feel like it could have been great, but there was just something keeping it from being great.

[Mike]

Yeah.

[Movie Mike]

And also, I think Sydney Sweeney's character was really insufferable. And maybe that was by design, because what her character is going through, but her entire relationship with her mom I found really just toxic and kind of annoying.

[Mike]

And Julianne Moore being kind of an enabler. And that's not a spoiler. That's in the trailer.

[Movie Mike]

That's literally the whole kind of premise of this movie, of her constantly trying to bail out her daughter. Sometimes it's hard for me whenever they do write such an insufferable character that you're supposed to be annoyed by, because I think they're doing their job and making you feel annoyed towards them, but then you just find the whole thing annoying. So I felt a reaction in my body every time her character was on screen, and the more trouble that she got into, you're like, oh, come on. Like, what is exactly going on here? But movie still look good. Again, it's an Apple movie, so it still has, like, that visual style.

[Mike]

Dark.

[Movie Mike]

Very dark.

[Mike]

You literally can't watch anything that's on Apple in the daytime. The sun has to be down.

[Movie Mike]

Unless it's a comedy. And they're like, okay, we got to do bright colors and make it a comedy. Like, stick is very stick.

[Mike]

But even, like, the studio was, like, kind of a comedy, but it was kind of dark. Visually, again, platonic. You're right. Is brighter. Ted Lasso. Yeah. Comedies, they tend to use brighter colors. And all of their dramas are like, you need to be able to turn the brightness up on your tv. Friends and Neighbors.

[Movie Mike]

Netflix kind of does the opposite. And I think they make Their content. Now, knowing that people watch on their phones and their iPads or wherever you watch it, that they make everything so, so bright. So no matter what you're watching, watching it on it keeps your eyes on it.

[Mike]

It does make for a better viewing.

[Movie Mike]

Experience, like it does. But all the things start to look the same. They all kind of have, like, that greenish orange kind of filter on it where it's like, almost a Netflix filter that everybody has to use now.

[Mike]

But everything on Apple looks the same.

[Movie Mike]

It's all dark. Maybe they're all just going for their own profiles.

[Mike]

I mean, it's kind of like how network television has certain, like, ways that they film.

[Movie Mike]

That's true.

[Mike]

Grey's Anatomy has a color scheme that's much different than what ER was on NBC. So it's like an NBC versus ABC thing. And I don't know how to describe it other than that.

[Movie Mike]

I know what you mean. And I think back in the day, maybe 10, even 20 years ago, it was more important. So when you're clicking through channels, different color palettes make you want to stop on that channel and you know, like.

[Mike]

What channel you're on almost, by the way things are filmed.

[Movie Mike]

But now it's not. We're not flipping channels. We are going streaming service to streaming service. I don't know if you really need that anymore, but that's just us being weird of, like, the way things.

[Mike]

We watch so much TV and movies that we notice it.

[Movie Mike]

Oh, yeah, we're on your worst. We got so into streaming service.

[Mike]

Echo Valley.

[Movie Mike]

Your worst was Echo Valley. My worst was a movie you wanted to go see. And I initially, speaking of streaming movies, I thought it was a straight streaming movie. It is bright hard. With Rebel Wilson.

[Mike]

It wasn't like I was necessarily like, this is gonna be a great movie, but it's been so hot that we also like turning the air up in our house and then going to somewhere colder. So I was like, it's a good.

[Movie Mike]

Saturday afternoon movie, which I. I'll go.

[Mike]

See anything we have real unlimited. Pays for itself.

[Movie Mike]

Yeah. In just two visits, not an ad.

[Mike]

So I was like, let's just go see it.

[Movie Mike]

But when you describe this movie to me, it's Rebel Wilson, who plays, like.

[Mike]

A secret agent, and Anna Camp, who they were both in Pitch Perfect together.

[Movie Mike]

And they go on her bachelorette party. And while she's on this bachelorette party, Rebel Wilson goes off, like, on a secret mission. Their friendship is in jeopardy, and then she has to essentially rescue them all from some bad guys. Bright, hard kind of a play on Die Hard, obviously. So that's kind of what you're getting into. A female led Die Hard movie where she is trying to take out all of these bad guys who are holding her friends and family hostage. And like you said, you weren't going into this expecting it to be the best movie ever.

[Mike]

It made me laugh more than I expected.

[Movie Mike]

But it was just one of those movies that you think, how. How did this get greenlit? And how did.

[Mike]

How they find the money for it? Listen, it also had Davine Joy Randolph. And I will see anything that she's in.

[Movie Mike]

She's the best part of the movie.

[Mike]

I will see anything that she's in. Serious funny. She does it all. She's amazing. Bow down to her.

[Movie Mike]

It's just. It was interesting to me because it is a really. If you think about the situation that they all get into, held at gunpoint by these criminals, there was no way that it felt dark in any way, because could you imagine that happening? You go to a wedding and it gets taken over by people, and then you're held hostage because they're trying to rob you. That would be a terrifying movie if done in any other style of.

[Mike]

Right.

[Movie Mike]

But it's a comedy, so it feels so cartoonish. And I think overall the action is what kind of drove me crazy. Because she is this, like, elite level secret agent and she doesn't grab a gun. Like, her whole thing is like, finding random objects to beat these people up with. So it was almost like Three Stooges esque.

[Mike]

Yeah.

[Movie Mike]

Or instead of like, I'm gonna take this gun from you and shoot all these bad guys. It's like, no, I'm gonna go take the wedding cake and throw it in your eyes and then make you slip on a banana peel. So it was kind of like a live action cartoon.

[Mike]

It was reminiscent of kind of when Melissa McCarthy was doing all the, like, slapstick comedies.

[Movie Mike]

Oh, yeah, she had a good run in the 2010s.

[Mike]

Still made me laugh.

[Movie Mike]

Maybe that's. That's the only thing that kept me from enjoying this movie is the time that it came out. Like, maybe 10 years ago, this would have worked a little bit more.

[Mike]

Listen, it was better than a simple favor, too.

[Movie Mike]

Oh, yeah, simple favor, too. We didn't even finish it. We didn't even review it because it was so bad.

[Mike]

So at least this one had some giggles.

[Movie Mike]

I'll also give a full recap of every single movie I and you and I watched in June. Started off with the Venetian scheme, which I gave a 4 out of 5. Predator killer of Killers was an animated movie on Hulu, which I just watched kind of randomly. I'm not the biggest Predator fan, but that was awesome. I gave that one a four out of five and want to see more of those materialists, which we both love. I gave a 4.5 out of 5. How to Train youn Dragon. I give a 3.5 out of 5. Echo Valley for me was a 3 out of 5. 28 Years later was a 4.5 out of 5. Bright Hard, which I mentioned. I gave a 2 out of 5. And F1, I give a 4.5 out of 5. All right, those are our best and worst movies of the month. What about TV shows? What do you have is your best Easy?

[Mike]

We Were Liars on Amazon Prime. Binged it on vacation, came out like two weeks ago, and I was saving it. And it's based on like a young adult book. And I thought it was great. Now I want to read the book. It was one of those where I was glad I hadn't read the book before, but now it made me want to read book Easy. Kind of like teen dark drama. Couldn't wait to finish it. It was so good. I watched like six episodes in one day.

[Movie Mike]

That the fastest you watched a TV show recently?

[Mike]

No, because I can binge a Netflix show in a day. I probably would have finished this in a couple days, but I liked waking up in the morning and like having my coffee and watching it. So I made it last a couple days. And then one night I stayed up and watched almost all of it.

[Movie Mike]

I will say in June we had a run there of finishing a series like every weekend, which was good. There was a lot of good stuff at once. And now it's kind of.

[Mike]

Listen, it's too hot to leave the house. We don't have access to a pool. Our backyard gets swarmed with mosquitoes. It's hot and humid. I have no interest in going in the outdoors. It costs too much money to leave the house.

[Movie Mike]

That's true.

[Mike]

So put me on the couch and start a Netflix show for my best.

[Movie Mike]

TV show of June easily goes to Squid Game Season 3, which I enjoyed the whole thing. I know some people. I think people are always going to have a problem with how a series like this ends. You're never going to please everybody.

[Mike]

People are always going to have a problem with everything.

[Movie Mike]

But I think with finales in particular, because people want answers to everything. People want everything to be resolved in a way that's just not possible. But for me I always look at the journey of a TV show, like, did I go through something with these characters that will be lasting to me, that affected me emotionally? If it does, by the end of it, like, that's all I care about. I don't care that every detail gets completely like, here's exactly what you thought. Here's exactly what happened. Everything, like, tied up in a nice little package. I just want to go on a journey with these characters. And that is what I felt at the end of Squid Game. Is it weird that I didn't even feel like it was a TV show? Because it felt so real to me that when I click an episode of Squid Game, it doesn't feel like I'm watching a TV show. It feels like I'm inside of a world. And I think that is a sign of something really just different and captivating. That some shows I watch and it feels a little bit like a chore. Like whenever there's a Netflix show and there's eight episodes up already, I'm like, oh man, I got to get through eight episodes. It feels like, oh, I'm doing something. I'm like doing homework. But when I watch Squid Game, it's just like I'm in it. I don't look at the run time, I don't look at how many episodes are left in the season just because I completely get sucked into the show. And that's all I think about. And I haven't had a show like that in a really long time. I loved it. I thought the ending was great. I thought it was satisfying to me. And I think it's built a world now that is going to be long lasting, hopefully with spin offs and maybe prequels. I think there's a lot they can do with it. But again, you're not going to make everybody happy. So I think any of the negative reviews that are coming out is just people upset on how it ended. But we did talk about going on vacation. Where do we go?

[Mike]

We went to Scottsdale.

[Movie Mike]

And why do we go there?

[Mike]

Because we like the desert.

[Movie Mike]

Because it's hot.

[Mike]

It's hot. There's a pool, there's a nice room that we can keep at like 66 degrees. And honestly, it's also cheaper during the summer because nobody wants to go to the desert.

[Movie Mike]

Best and worst a vacation.

[Mike]

The worst was like leaving. I didn't want to leave. The best was just kind of being able to unplug, sleep in, have no plans. We were never like, okay, we have to be here at this time. Like, it was Fully just like, what do we want to do? We went to a baseball game. Yeah. It was just being able to, like, kind of disengage for a bit.

[Movie Mike]

For me, best and worst, I think best was the baseball game. Just because I think that's where that's kind of become our thing throughout our entire relationship of going to baseball games, which I don't know how we both discover that. We both enjoy doing that. I think it was. I mean, it started with Chicago.

[Mike]

No, we went to a round of Express game.

[Movie Mike]

Ah, sorry.

[Mike]

And then we were.

[Movie Mike]

So we started in minor leagues.

[Mike]

Yeah. We were both like, I like baseball because I grew up watching baseball on TV with my grandparents. And we used to go to Round Rock Express games all the time. And then. Yeah, our first vacation together was a trip to Chicago and we saw the Cubs versus the White Sox. And then ever since then, we just started going to baseball games.

[Movie Mike]

But not at Wrigley, which a lot of people think we went to.

[Mike]

We've only been to Guaranteed Rate Field.

[Movie Mike]

I think it's just right field now too, which is even more confusing.

[Mike]

But we are. I know we talked about seeing Wicked on Broadway. Broadway. When we go to New York next month, we're also going to a Yankees and a Mets game.

[Movie Mike]

Do you think we can go to all of the MLB parks in our lifetime?

[Mike]

I'd love to. I feel like we've kind of already started that unintentionally.

[Movie Mike]

I think we try to do that.

[Mike]

Yeah. Sounds great.

[Movie Mike]

So that was my best, just because I love. I love just being in a baseball park. And I think that's where we just have, like. It's also. We do it towards the beginning of vacation where it all feels like fresh and new and we're not thinking about the end of it.

[Mike]

My foul balls.

[Movie Mike]

Yeah, we got very close to getting nailed with one. My worst of vacation was even though we go there during the summer, knowing that it's gonna be hot, knowing that a lot of people don't go during that time because it is so hot.

[Mike]

A couple days where it was unbearable.

[Movie Mike]

I would just say it was the heat more.

[Mike]

So getting in the car because you.

[Movie Mike]

Rented a black car, which I knew was gonna be kind of an issue.

[Mike]

But you wanted a Bronco.

[Movie Mike]

But I did. It was the funnest car in the lot that we could pick from. I would have preferred a white one like we had last year.

[Mike]

Yeah. So that was getting in the car. There was one day where we got in the car to go get like an Acai bowl or Something. And it was just so hot, we didn't speak. It was like one of those where you're like, I'm gonna roll the window down. And the fresh hot air feels better than the stale hot air.

[Movie Mike]

So, yeah, even though I knew we were going into it to expect a hundred to 100 degree days, it's still, like, once you're there, you're like, oh, man, it's still really hot.

[Mike]

But I will say, the pool is so nice. There's shade. They have such great service. They're always walking around with, like, fresh pitchers of ice water, cold towels. Service there is phenomenal. So that's why we keep going back.

[Movie Mike]

And we could go back again every summer. It just kind of feels to me like when I'd go to Mexico as a kid, where you get familiar with it. And also just something about being in a desert is kind of reminiscent of that.

[Mike]

Yeah, we also. One of the other reasons we go there is that it is one of the more affordable places to have a really nice room.

[Movie Mike]

Yeah.

[Mike]

So we get, like, a room, and it has its own, like, rooftop deck. So we have dinner out there. We sat out there and looked at the stars one night. We ate dinner there most nights, unless we were, like, at the restaurant on the property. We watched a thunderstorm roll in one night, which was really cool. You could just see the whole desert. Lightning everywhere.

[Movie Mike]

Yeah. I love Arizona because it's so flat and you can see for miles. So even just, like, looking out at the stars at night was like, oh, this is. This feels different.

[Mike]

Yeah, you don't get to see, like, that much of the sky.

[Movie Mike]

And then you trim me out. When we got back, you were like, can you believe that's the same moon? And I was like, don't do that to me right now.

[Mike]

Yeah, I was like, that's the same moon that we were stargazing at.

[Movie Mike]

But it doesn't look the same here.

[Mike]

It doesn't.

[Movie Mike]

It's like, weird.

[Mike]

Weird.

[Movie Mike]

Anything else? Do you have a book?

[Mike]

I do have a book. I read a lot in June. I've been doing this thing where I actually get up on time in the mornings and read and have coffee before I start my day. And I hate to admit, it's actually changed things. Darn the Poppy Fields by Nikki Ehrlich. And she is the author of the Measure, which I've talked about numerous times on here. It's her new book, Phenomenal Measure. Still my favorite. But this one was a unique take on grief and how people cope. And it's the Idea that these people go out to this place called the Poppy Fields and they get put in kind of like a medically induced sleep for a month. And when they wake up, it's helped with their grief. Really good. Still great. But the measure is still my favorite by a little bit. But I read this one in like, two days.

[Movie Mike]

What do you rate it?

[Mike]

I gave it. I only gave it a four.

[Movie Mike]

Oh, that'd be a four and a half the way you're talking about it.

[Mike]

Yeah, four.

[Movie Mike]

Speaking of books, I did see the Jeanette McCurdy book who was Sam on icarly. Her memoir is getting turned into a series with Jennifer Aniston. You read that book, right?

[Mike]

I did. You started it?

[Movie Mike]

I started it. I wanted to finish it. But now that I see it's being turned into a series. Speaking of earlier, we're talking about books being turned into movies and Apple TV shows. Yeah, and Apple. So it's also Apple. Do you think that is going to be a good series?

[Mike]

I think it's going to be dark.

[Movie Mike]

And heavy because that's kind of what the takeaway from that book was for you, right? It's disturbing. All real stuff, though.

[Mike]

Yeah. It was really hard to read just.

[Movie Mike]

Because of all the trauma she went through as a kid in a relationship with her mom. Because from what I read, I was like, this is intense.

[Mike]

What her mom put her through was really terrible and sad. And so I think that will be a very dark TV show with a lot of trigger content, warnings. But I think it could be well done.

[Movie Mike]

Yeah. I'm curious to see how that story gets portrayed, especially after all that went. That came out with the Nickelodeon documentary about, like, quiet on the set and just the dark sides of child actors. And the relationship was not just. Well, that was all about the relationship with the creators and producers of that show, but really barely touched on their relationship with their parents. So I think this could be really interesting and really dark.

[Mike]

There's a lot of child actors that have opened up about, like, hard relationships. Like Dylan and Cole Sprouse have talked about their relationship with their mom.

[Movie Mike]

Well, you think about for us growing up, it's all the childhood stars from, like, sitcoms, Disney Channel, Nickelodeon. But now it's like all the influencer kids who are like YouTube families and TikTok that it's like, oh, man, this is.

[Mike]

I haven't watched more than one episode. But there's a new show on Bravo called Next Gen nyc. And it's like a lot of the, like, Housewives kids. And one of Them talks about how her mom stole all of her, like, influencing money when she was a kid.

[Movie Mike]

Dang. I mean, I see even now when I upload stuff to YouTube, they're like, are there any kids in this video? If so, you have to mark it.

[Mike]

Yeah, it's. It's sad.

[Movie Mike]

I don't want to end on a sad note, but this is kind of a bummer. Now.

[Mike]

I do think the show will be good. I think Jennifer Aniston will do it justice. I'm like, does she have an Apple deal?

[Movie Mike]

Do you think she has to? I mean, between that and the morning show. Do you care about the morning show coming back?

[Mike]

I do.

[Movie Mike]

I kind of lost interest in it after the last season.

[Mike]

Great. I'll watch it without you.

[Movie Mike]

I still want to watch it, but those first two seasons were like, oh, this is so good. This is next level television. And now it just kind of feels like, oh, this is just another drama. It just reflects so much of, I guess, the world that we live in.

[Mike]

Now that it's not escapism anymore.

[Movie Mike]

Yeah. And then it's also.

[Mike]

Yeah, but it always has. It was built on, like, the whole Matt Lauer thing. Always reflected the world. It's been. It's like an alternate portrayal of that.

[Movie Mike]

Then it's like a year to two years separated from it. So, like, I have to relive things from, like, two years ago.

[Mike]

Apple takes way too long. That's why we didn't get into season two of Severance. Don't come out.

[Movie Mike]

Forget everything.

[Mike]

Don't come at us. We couldn't.

[Movie Mike]

Same thing with. I watched the Old Guard on Netflix or the Old Guard 2, and I was like, I forgot everything that happened in the Old Guard one.

[Mike]

Yeah. Apple does. I mean, we're gonna have to go back. It's kind of like euphoria on hbo. I'm gonna have to go, oh, I'm.

[Movie Mike]

Gonna have to watch every single season again.

[Mike]

Which there's only been two.

[Movie Mike]

Yeah. But I feel like a lot more.

[Mike]

Yeah. I'm going to go finish my Southern charm binge. I'm almost done with that. I've watched all 10 seasons.

[Movie Mike]

This year, I'm going to go open some figures I bought on vacation.

[Mike]

Some collectibles.

[Movie Mike]

Some collectibles.

[Mike]

You would text me like, is this too much to spend? I think I said at one point, I cannot repeat this enough. I don't care. It's vacation. That's why we set aside money for vacation.

[Movie Mike]

You know, it hard. I'll post some stuff on TikTok.

[Mike]

You did go hard. I'm proud of you though. But at one point you were like, oh, I can't believe I'm going to spend this much. And I was like, oh, I'm so proud of him because I'm, I'm the spender normally. So sometimes I need you to spend so I feel less bad. So I check, checked the bank account and I was like, that's all the damage you did, but you did go get more after.

[Movie Mike]

But I just have to over justify it and I feel bad and it feels dumb and then I'm like, I have too much stuff. It's a whole cycle I go through.

[Mike]

I should feel more.

[Movie Mike]

All right, we'll come back and talk about Jurassic World. Rebirth. Jurassic Park Rebirth. Why did it suck? Let's get into it. A spoiler free movie review. I love Scarlett Johansson. I love dinosaurs. I love Jurassic park movies, even the ones with Chris Pratt. 2015, Jurassic World. I was all in Fallen Kingdom in 2018. I was still riding with them. Jurassic World, Dominion. Okay, we need a little bit of a reset, but you throw Scarlett Johansson in it, you get a great director like Gareth Edwards, who's also done movies like Rogue One, Godzilla, the Creator in 2023. And I thought this was hopefully the recipe we needed to break that cycle of a movie that left a really bad taste in our mouth. Because what Dominion tried to do was recapture the energy of the first one, bring back those nostalgic characters and bank on that. And what they failed to do was bring us a really good story. And now they have to retool the formula again and again to get us interested. So what happens here is Scarlett Johansson takes this highly skilled group. Their mission is to extract this genetic material, essentially this blood from dinosaurs. They need to get three different samples and take those samples in order to save the world. Because that DNA from the dinosaurs can provide us with some very life saving benefits to all living people. And they have to go to this place that nobody else goes. It's supposed to be where all the most dangerous dinosaurs live. The island that was the research facility to the very first Jurassic park and what they dub as being the most dangerous place on earth and it's even illegal to go there. And I think with them setting it up that way, that we're about to go to the most dangerous, crazy place and the trailer teasing us with all these dinosaurs, not just on land, but also in sea, I thought we were going to be in for some really crazy action, really crazy encounters. And overall, when I go watch a Jurassic Park Movie I want to see some ridiculous deaths. And what they set us up for was maybe something that got my hopes a little bit too high because what we got was such a watered down version of a Jurassic park movie. And whenever I first saw the trailer, I told you that my biggest worry was all of the humor used in that trailer, where it felt like Scarlett Johansson was speaking in signs you would find in my mother in law's kitchen and just made their characters seem very one dimensional and almost cartoonish. That it was made more towards a very younger audience, which is essentially what the first Jurassic park was for. And adults just happened to like it. And now here we are, people who grew up with that movie in the 90s are now in our 30s and 40s and want to experience that again. And maybe we have to let go of the past a little bit. But after seeing that first trailer, I thought the comedy here just isn't right. The writing seems so bad. It felt to me what is described now as superhero humor, where I was just waiting at one point for Scarlett Johansson to be standing there and saying, oh no, the dinosaur is right behind me, isn't it? That is just the level of acting and direction and writing that we were working with here, that the movie never found its sea legs. It was just of wobbling around the entire time. Something that I thought I would enjoy more is in this movie, it does open up with more of the journey to the island. There was more of an emphasis on aquatic dinosaurs and I thought that would be a little bit more interesting. But we went almost 30 minutes with only having one and kind of a half encounters with dinosaurs. And for a Jurassic World movie to have so few dinosaurs in the opening 30 minutes, that felt like a travesty within itself. And the movie even makes it a plot point to say that humans have kind of just grown tired of dinosaurs. They become so normal, less of a spectacle. The museum where the scientist works at just doesn't really get visitors anymore. They used to have people lined up for days. You couldn't even get into this place. And now they sell like 12, 15 tickets in two to three weeks. And maybe that's kind of how Universal felt after the last movie kind of flopped. Like, oh, we can't just really do the same thing anymore that we've been doing for the last almost 30 years of here's the T. Rex. Here it is chasing people and following that same formula, because that is not a spectacle to us as moviegoers anymore. So they tried to revamp that and it just didn't work. I will say though, out of any Jurassic park movie, it is the best looking. And that is what enticed me so much going into it. The blues are so blue. Like, I wanted to jump in and taste that water because it looks so fresh and just so good on the big screen. The greens of the forest were just so bright and vibrant that really drew you into every single frame. The reds, whenever they had flares going off or the very few instances that there was blood were so rich. And there was kind of that juxtaposition between the dark blues and the greens and the reds. Everything just had a wonderful color palette that they used to craft this movie. It was also filmed on actual film, which movies now, especially on this scale, are really getting away from because it is so much more expensive. But it was shot on 35 millimeter Kodak film, which made the movie look fantastic. It looked like old photos you would take back in the 90s come to life. Like whenever I would get a disposable camera and take some pictures and you get like those reds and oranges from lights. That is how I felt watching this movie. And honestly, that is what kept me from completely hating everything about it was the fact that it looks so good. And to know that you can make a movie on this scale that is so big summer blockbuster that still has some artistic value to it. And I think that is overall what I enjoyed. It wasn't the design or the types of dinosaurs that they use that really made me not enjoy it. It was the fact that I felt we didn't have enough dinosaurs. But what really just kind of drove me crazy was the behavior of the dinosaurs that to me felt so controlled. And because again, we were set up saying that these are the worst of the worst, the most vicious. Nobody should go here. It is illegal to go here. I felt like I could take a stroll to this Jurassic world and have a pretty easy time because it felt like there was nothing on the line. And again, I don't want to give any spoiler or indicate who does and who doesn't live. But it became very, very clear. I knew it from the very first moment that you're introduced to every single character who is going to live and who is not going to make it. So it became so predictable and more like they were just concerned about who they keep around and who can move on. If this movie is successful, to make the next movie, which is something I just hate right now. That is the ongoing trend where if a character has a reason to die, I say Kill him. Just kill them. Take them out. If it is important to the story, if it's going to be memorable, if it's going to be impactful, kill that character. I don't care about their contract in the real world. I don't care about them wanting to go on to a sequel. If it makes sense for the movie, if it's going to leave me with an emotional impact, kill that character. Don't keep them around just because, oh, we need to keep them alive to keep this franchise going. No, because me as the viewer, I'm gonna check out. If I ever feel like something is being left on the table and it's not going to 100, where this franchise needs to go to a hundred, I'm checking out. And that is what I felt held this movie back, is their unwillingness to commit to things. Make them dangerous dinosaurs. If you're gonna pitch this as a movie with the most vicious dinosaurs and they just didn't do that. There was no sense of urgency. The movie was two hours long, but it didn't even get remotely interesting into those last 30 minutes where it was just too late. The dialogue was so weak and it felt like they weren't even following the script, like they were freestyling it. And you have really great actors here. Scarlett Johansson, Mahershala, Ali, like all these people are fantastic actors. It just did not make sense. How am I seeing these actors who are so great seem like they are delivering high school theater lines. And the movie felt more like a commercial at time, which the first Jurassic park had that in there as well. Any big summer blockbuster is going to have product placement, but the movie was trying to sell me candy, chips and beer. And if the product placement is one of the things that I remember most about the movie, I don't know what that says about your movie. Maybe it says a lot of great things about your sponsors, but not so much about how the movie made me feel, how I felt it added to the franchise. Because all I remember is them munching on some name brand snacks. Overall, it was too tropey and the fact that it had excellent color grading, which is something I love, just could not save this movie. Scarlett Johansson could not save this movie. I still love all these actors. Maybe feel a little bit differently about the director. Now with Jurassic Park Rebirth, that makes seven Jurassic park movies. And this is how I would rank them. At the very bottom. At number seven, I would put Jurassic Park Dominion, that movie just tainted the franchise. At number six, I would put Jurassic Park 3, which came out in 2001. It was the first one not directed by Steven Spielberg, back with him doing the first and the second one and just didn't really have the same identity. At number five is where I would put Jurassic Park Rebirth. They tried. They really tried, but just didn't get it right. At number four, I would put Jurassic Park Fallen Kingdom, which I enjoyed seeing that movie in theaters. Not one I really revisit now, but overall pretty solid. They're just not that memorable. At number three, I would put Jurassic World from 2015. Chris Pratt gets a lot of hate for his performance, but I thought that movie made me love the franchise again. At number two, I would put the original Jurassic park, which was fantastic. It was groundbreaking. You're never gonna recreate that moment whenever you first see the dinosaurs walking and you have the score there. Just a perfect movie moment. And without that movie, we wouldn't have anything else here. Groundbreaking. With the use of CGI and animatronics, they essentially created all of that technology for that movie. So revolutionary. But still, I put it at number two because at number one, I have the Lost World. It had a darker tone. It had more action. And to me, that is the Jurassic park movie of my childhood. So that is how I would rank all the movies. And when it comes to my rating for Jurassic Park Rebirth, it is right there. It is so terribly mid that I can't give it anything more than a 2.5 out of 5 drops of dinosaur blood. It's time to head down to Movie Mike's Trailer Park. Two things I love Ryan Gosling and space movies. And we got another one because he was Neil armstrong back in 2018 in first man, and now he's playing a guy named Ryland Grace in a movie called Project Hail Mary. It is based on a book, and rarely do I have to give a spoiler warning for the trailer park, but apparently there are a lot of of plot points in this trailer that would spoil the book. So I want to say this at the beginning of the Trailer park. If you are planning to read this book before watching the movie, and hopefully you haven't seen the trailer yet, I'm gonna say spoiler warning, because I'm gonna talk about this trailer in depth. And apparently, even though I haven't read the book yet, it spoils a lot of what comes out in the book. And I have also determined that this is going to be a book that I'm going to read before watching the movie. It's been a really long time since I read a book before Watching a film. I think last time this happened was all the Hunger Games books and that was back in the 2010s. So there was something about this trailer that a light went off in my head like, why don't I just read the book? Because I miss that experience. There is something special about reading something that you just get enthralled in. You live in this world and you have it envisioned in your head and then you go see the movie and you're like, oh, that's nothing. How I pictured it. The book was so much better and I made be tainted already because I've already seen the trailer and I'm going to start associating the character of Ryland with Ryan Gosling. But either way, I'm still going to read this book and then go watch the movie when it comes out next year, which it's March 2026. I have a lot of time to forget about this trailer and to establish this new world in my mind. But spoiler warning. I'm getting into all the plot details in the trailer. So if you want to go read the book first, maybe this trailer part this week isn't for you. Or if you're like, I'll read it anyway or maybe I'll forget by then, continue listening because this trailer does look amazing. The book is written by Andy Weir, who is also the author behind the Martian, which was also turned into an award winning film directed by Ridley Scott starring Matt Damon called the Martian, which is a fantastic movie. So do they have another hit on their hands? We'll see. It is directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller. Again it is coming out next year on March 20, 2026. Before I get into more, here's just a little bit of the Project Hail Mary trailer.

[Host of Good Moms Bad Choices]

Please state your name.

[Movie Mike]

Ronnie Grace. I just woke up from a coma. I'm several light years from my apartment and I'm not an astronaut. I'm not an astronaut.

[Mike]

The sun is dying. You are one, the only, only scientist who might know what this is. I'm just a teacher at Grover Cleveland Middle. You have a doctorate in molecular biology. I need you to come with us. This is Project Hail Mary.

[Movie Mike]

I put the knot in astronaut. I've never done anything. I've never done a space. I can't even moonwalk. The three time Oscar nominee Ryan Gosling plays a middle school teacher who is sent to space as the world is coming to an end. Ryland Grace is our only hope and he must see if humanity can survive somewhere else in space after they discover that the sun is failing. All the stars are going out. They all seem to have some kind of infection. And then in space, he discovers an extraterrestrial being that he names Rocky. I have to assume that is one of the spoiler things because that comes towards the end of the trailer. So it's probably a bit of a surprise, like, oh, he found life somewhere else. But like it says in the trailer, he has no experience as an astronaut. And I think that's where some of the novelty comes in. Has a sense of mystery because he is trying to discover what exactly is killing the sun. How can he save the Earth in the process? It starts with him waking up in this ship with this crazy hair and this crazy beard, forgetting about who he was and what he was doing. So it seems like the movie flashes backwards, flashes forwards, maybe flashes sideways into some other multiverse elements. Maybe a little bit of interstellar action here as his memory starts to come back and he realizes and remembers exactly what he is doing. Can he stop the Earth from an ice age? That is what we're gonna figure out in this movie. It is either going to be a huge hit or it is going to bomb terribly. And I hate that for Ryan Gosling because he is one of the biggest movie stars right now. One of the very few people who are a household name. Everybody has known who Ryan Gosling is for probably 20 years at this point point because he has a large body of work, a lot of memorable movies that have both done well at the box office and also been critically acclaimed. And ever since the Fall Guy did it quite live up to expectations. I feel like he is in need of another big hit to really put his career. Not that he's off track, but to really solidify him out there right now is saying, oh, you can put Ryan Gosling in a movie and it's gonna make a lot of money and it's going to be something that is really impactful. I still think he needs that because Barbie did become his highest grossing movie at the box office. And I wouldn't even consider that a Ryan Gosling movie. It is much more a Margot Robbie movie. So still a really big part of it. So I'm not downplaying his role in that movie and crediting his performance to the success of that. But I think it wasn't just him alone that made that movie a hit. It was Margot Robbie. It was Greta Gerwig, it was the entire supporting cast. And what segment of time did that movie captured with Barbenheimer and all that went into that? So that was truly a moment in pop culture history that will live on forever. And I still think he really needs to capitalize on that. And the only thing that really has me concerned about this movie is the touch of humor that it has. That kind of caught me off guard a little bit because I was expecting more of a straight ahead space exploration drama much like the Martian. And then you have these little glimpses of humor with Ryan Gosling delivering these quirky lines. And he does have great comedic timing. I just don't know how that is going to come across to audiences. And that is why I feel that this movie is either going to do really well and connect in all of those aspects, or some of the humor just really isn't going to land and it's gonna maybe deter the story from really having an emotional impact. So that is the only thing that has me worried. But with it being a really popular book, which by the way, came out back in 2021, you do have that built in audience that is gonna go see it regardless. And hopefully those people who read the book go see it opening weekend and love it. Hopefully they love it. That is how that word of mouth spreads and that is what could lead this movie to being a really big success. I mean, look at this trailer dropping almost a year before this movie even comes out and there are already people talking about it it. And after I saw what happened to Mickey17 earlier this year, I realized that sci fi movies are having a bit of a hard time out at the box office. So that is why I wonder how this movie is going to resonate. Is it going to feel too close to Mickey17? To me, it kind of reminds me of that episode of the Simpsons, Deep Space Homer where NASA is trying to spark a little public interest in space exploration because their ratings to their launches have dropped so low that they need to get people interested in space exploration again. So they go and do this program where they take a common person and turn them into an astronaut, much like we kind of saw with Jeff Bezos and all those celebrities going into space. I see that episode of the Simpsons in this movie trailer because it has that little element of humor. You have Ryan Gosling just being like, I don't belong here. I don't know anything about space. I don't know anything about being an astronaut. So that's what that reminds me of. I don't think it's going to be be leaning into the comedy that hard like they do in the Simpsons, but maybe this is the closest I get to having a live action Deep Space Homer episode. But again, Project Hail Mary is coming out in theaters on March 20, 2026 and that was this week's edition of.

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[Movie Mike]

And that is gonna do it for another episode here of the podcast. But before I go, I gotta give my listeners shout out of the week. This week I'm going over to my Instagram DMS and shouting out Keegan who actually sent me a message saying that, hey, the Project Hail Mary trailer has a lot of spoilers in it. She said that the book is actually her favorite book of all time and she did ask if I or Kelsey have read it. Kelsey is not yet. Her book club, I think is reading it right now, so she's about to start it. But she also didn't watch the trailer because she didn't want any of the spoilers. But whenever she reads that, I will have her do a review here. So this might be the first book turned into a movie that we both have read and will watch in theaters. And again, I've probably only read I'm not proud of this one book in the last three years. I read the Mark Hoffas book earlier this year. I devoured that book. I do want to read more, so this will be the first time in a long time where I read the book before watching the movie. Because comic books don't count. They just don't. So thank you for that. Heads up Keegan. Thank you all for listening again this week. Hope you have a great Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Whenever you are listening to this and until next time, go out and watch good movies and I will talk to you later.

[Ebony]

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