<description>&lt;p&gt;Hollywood keeps insisting the future is streaming… so why does &lt;em&gt;Wicked: For Good&lt;/em&gt; keep torching box office records? This week, the movie industry’s contradictions are impossible to ignore — and Netflix might be the worst offender.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you love movies &lt;em&gt;and&lt;/em&gt; the conversation around them, follow &lt;strong&gt;So Many Sequels&lt;/strong&gt; wherever you listen. Leave a review, subscribe on YouTube, and keep the conversation going with us online.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;somanysequels.com&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;00:00 – Intro &amp;amp; what we’ve been watching&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;01:00 – Pixar’s &lt;em&gt;Elio&lt;/em&gt; (troubled release, solid movie)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;02:00 – Kevin James, &lt;em&gt;Nobody 2&lt;/em&gt;, and wasted sequels&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;05:15 – &lt;em&gt;Wicked: For Good&lt;/em&gt; reactions (Act 2 problems?)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;12:20 – Comedy is back? (&lt;em&gt;The Naked Gun&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;15:45 – Horror still works (&lt;em&gt;The Conjuring: Last Rites&lt;/em&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;19:00 – Netflix vs theaters &amp;amp; &lt;em&gt;Wake Up Dead Man&lt;/em&gt; frustration&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;26:10 – Letterboxd launches a digital video rental store&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;30:45 – Weekend box office breakdown&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;33:00 – Final thoughts &amp;amp; industry outlook&lt;/p&gt;
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Hollywood keeps insisting the future is streaming… so why does Wicked: For Good keep torching box office records? This week, the movie industry’s contradictions are impossible to ignore — and Netflix might be the worst offender.If you love movies and the conversation around them, follow So Many Sequels wherever you listen. Leave a review, subscribe on YouTube, and keep the conversation going with us online.somanysequels.com00:00 – Intro &amp; what we’ve been watching01:00 – Pixar’s Elio (troubled release, solid movie)02:00 – Kevin James, Nobody 2, and wasted sequels05:15 – Wicked: For Good reactions (Act 2 problems?)12:20 – Comedy is back? (The Naked Gun)15:45 – Horror still works (The Conjuring: Last Rites)19:00 – Netflix vs theaters &amp; Wake Up Dead Man frustration26:10 – Letterboxd launches a digital video rental store30:45 – Weekend box office breakdown33:00 – Final thoughts &amp; industry outlook

So Many Sequels: A Movie Podcast

Netflix Still Hates Theaters (And Wicked Proves Them Wrong)

Netflix Still Hates Theaters (And Wicked Proves Them Wrong)

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