Show Notes
🎬 Episode Highlights & 2026 Predictions
The Box Office Debate: Will 2026 mark the triumphant return of movie theater attendance, or has streaming permanently capped the theatrical audience? John and Danny discuss why original indie films might actually have a unique window to thrive amidst studio instability.
Most Anticipated Films: The hosts share the movies they cannot wait to see in theaters, including Boots Riley's I Love Boosters, Steven Spielberg's massive sci-fi epic Disclosure Day, Jane Schoenbrun's Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, the Michael biopic, and an untitled Mike Leigh project.
Expected Disappointments: John and Danny pull no punches when discussing the massive tentpoles they aren't excited for, heavily critiquing Dune: Part Three, Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride, the upcoming Mandalorian film, and the David Fincher-directed Once Upon A Time In Hollywood spinoff.
The 2026 Calendar Breakdown: A rapid-fire look at the year's biggest releases month-by-month, predicting the financial fates of The Odyssey, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, The Devil Wears Prada 2, Project Hail Mary, and Christopher Nolan's secretive new film
Full Transcript
[00:00]
I'm kind of optimistic for the year. I'm gonna what we went through seems like some really interesting films, some big bombs, but I, what, what does feel positive for the upcoming year is that it seems like the studios are like really trying to make a bunch of films. So, or interesting film. So that's all we can hope for.
[00:19]
Welcome everyone to the Keenahine podcast. I am John Schram. Danny Murray. Well, we're in 2026. Danny, we made it. We're here. I never, never talked to this. We had 2025 was rough on so many levels. Yeah.
[00:45]
I'm not even talking about movies, but we don't have, we'll do therapy session later. But we've turned the calendar. We're here. The Golden Gloves just happened. You know, it's like a fresh start like only optimism. It's like spring training in baseball. You know, it's like every team is going to make the playoffs in one of the World Series and then eventually reality hit will hit. But you know what, we're here. So like let's break it down about what's going to happen in 2026. But first of all,
