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EPISODE #62: Black Lives Matter - June 7, 2020ANNOUNCEMENTSCommentary Tracks: Game Night, Sicario, and Spider-Man (2002) NOW AVAILABLE ON THE MOVIE PODCAST FEED!CATCH UP: Episode 59: Zack Snyder's Justice League ‘Snyder Cut’ Coming to HBO Max in 2021 and Interview with Kevin Lima, Director of A Goofy Movie, Tarzan, and Enchanted and more!CHECK OUT: Survive & Endure: A Last of Us CompanionMAILBAG1. Nicole T says, The narrative about the injustices and generational traumas black and brown people have had to endure can really be spoken about for days and days and days. And the evidence behind the fact that our systems across the world and not just here, can all be traced back to some form of injustice against darker people, is undeniable. I want to try and connect these thoughts to the theme of your show, which as all us listeners know is about entertainment. We are all so willing to consume black culture and entertainment in every form from dance, to music, to movies, to sports, and so on, yet we deny or ignore the fact that these artistic expressions and entertainment come from a place of their racial experience and the experiences of navigating white spaces. These artistic outlets a lot of the time are the only place that many artists feel they are listened to in any capacity. But to be listened to and to be understood are two different things. Audiences have been listening and watching stories about black traumas in one form or another for decades, yet they are still the most misunderstood and marginalized group of people we have to date across the world. All you should need to do is pay attention to what was done to Collin Kaepernick to understand how purposely misunderstood a black person is. Even after endlessly explaining that he was not protesting the flag and not protesting the anthem, the narrative was still driven as that. So it makes me wonder, how easily we as an audience are willing to dismiss and not understand the history behind the culture we are so willing to consume at any given time. If you don’t know where to start, start with 13th on Netflix. Go in with a willingness to learn and go in to feel uncomfortable and sit in that discomfort. You should feel uncomfortable watching this, it’s literally about human injustice at the grandest scale! If you can watch this and feel nothing, then you have some serious reflecting to do on how you contributed to this problem. Black lives matter.

NEWS1. Just Mercy To Stream For Free in the Month of June - @JustMercyFilm / Twitter and Understanding Black Stories - Cineplex 2. California Gov. Gavin Newsom Reveals TV, Film Production Can Restart June 12 - Evan Real / THR 3. 'Batwoman' to Feature New Lead Character After Ruby Rose's Departure - Rick Porter / THR 4. AMC Entertainment Sees Massive Q1 Losses Of Up To $2.4B On Writedowns In Preliminary Earnings Report - Jill Goldsmith / Deadline 5. Cinemark CEO Mark Zoradi: 74-Day Theatrical Window Important For Big Blockbusters, But Chain “Open To Alternative Ways To Distribute Films” - Anthony D’Alessandro / Deadline 6. Movie Theaters’ “Full-On Rhythm” Won’t Return Until 2022, Cinemark CEO Says Dade Hayes / Deadline

NEW TRAILERS* Enter the Fat Dragon * Long Gone Summer * The Last of Us Part II * Lovecraft Country

OUT THIS WEEK* Artemis Fowl - Disney+ * Da 5 Bloods - Netflix * The King of Staten Island - VOD

WHAT WE'RE WATCHING Anthony: Rick and Morty, Anna, Baseball, Killing Eve, Do The Right Thing, Red Dead Redemption 2 * Asha: The Grand Budapest Hotel, Shutter Island, Banana Fish (anime), The Lovebirds, Spy Kids, Selma, Boyz n the Hood * Daniel: Trial By Media, Malcolm X, Central Park, Grounded: The Making of The Last of Us, Harley Quinn, BlacKkKlansman, Selma, Hidden Figures * Shahbaz*: The Great Canadian Baking Show, My Next Guest: Shahrukh Khan, Cop Land, Scott Pilgrim vs The World, Patriot Act, Just Mercy, Selma, Grounded: The Making of The Last of Us, 13th, BlacKkKlansman

TOPIC OF THE SHOW [01:31:52]* Daniel, Shahbaz, Asha, and Anthony highlight films that they believe aim to better educate and contextualize the long and ongoing fight for racial justice.