Mr. Know-It-All

Mr. Know-It-All
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Film and TV analysis from inside the process. Comics, Star Trek, superheroes and the genre work everybody watches and nobody reads closely enough - argued from twenty-two years spent in advertising and production, lighting scenes, fixing bad takes and cutting shots that killed the pacing. Every verdict is argued and every score is the host's. New episodes weekly.

  1. 19h ago

    The Clayface Pitch Outlived Everyone Who Said No #clayface

    Clayface movie Clayface is the first horror movie DC Studios ever made, and it started as a pitch Mike Flanagan took to DC in 2021, got turned down, and pitched again two years later to a new DC run by two new people. They bought it, and then Flanagan was gone. A new writer, a new director in James Watkins, and a shoot in Liverpool standing in for Gotham. This DEVELOPING file asks whether the pitch is still in the movie that opens October 23, and puts a prediction on the record a full week before the reviews. The case runs through The Penguin, which proved a Batman villain story can work with no Batman in it, and through the two times that setup went wrong: Fox's Gotham and Joker: Folie a Deux. Then the comics. Basil Karlo in Detective Comics #40, Matt Hagen in Detective Comics #298, and the Batman: The Animated Series episode "Feat of Clay," the version of Clayface this movie is really built on, Roland Daggett and the Renuyu cream included. Then what DC Studios actually paid for: a $40 million budget, Tom Rhys Harries as Matt Hagen, Naomi Ackie as Dr. Caitlin Corr, Max Minghella as the cop in the middle, and producer Matt Reeves behind it. Against all of that sits James Gunn calling Clayface "very connected." Every pin goes on the corkboard with a date on it, and the board gets graded in public after the screening. Subscribe for more DC breakdowns: https://www.youtube.com/@arealknowitall?sub_confirmation=1 Timecode Chapters:0:00 The Clayface Pitch Mike Flanagan Made1:13 Why the Prediction Comes Before the Reviews2:29 The Penguin and the Batman Question4:24 Gotham and Joker: Folie a Deux6:30 Basil Karlo, Matt Hagen and Feat of Clay9:38 $40 Million, James Watkins and the Cast12:43 James Gunn, Matt Reeves and "Very Connected"15:20 The Clayface Corkboard16:50 Why the Grade Waits for the Screening17:54 Your Call, the Site and NYCC Mr. Know-It-All is represented by Digital Fox Talent. Brand partnerships: digitalfoxtalent.com/brands/creators/mr-know-it-all Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  2. 4d ago

    Heading Up to the Absolute DC Universe Panel #NYCC

    New York Comic Con 2026 Day Two Mr. Know-It-All heads up to the Absolute DC Universe panel at New York Comic Con 2026, and on the walk there he breaks down what DC's Absolute Universe actually is and why it could be building to something big. What came out of that room gets its own video. Day two at the Javits Center: the morning line on the show floor, the Autographing hall, Artist Alley, the walk past Percy Jackson, and an empanada stand that could only happen in New York. Later on the schedule: the Harvey Awards, where Frank Miller goes into the Hall of Fame, plus Violent Night 2 and BlumFest. Then he walks out of the Absolute DC Universe panel with one word for it, and a hint at what it means for the channel. The Know-It-All Nation meetup is tonight, with details in the newsletter, and more New York Comic Con coverage is at https://knowitallnation.com/nycc Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@arealknowitall?sub_confirmation=1 0:00 The Plan for Day Two1:34 What Is the Absolute Universe?2:51 Out of the Absolute DC Panel Mr. Know-It-All is represented by Digital Fox Talent. Brand partnerships: digitalfoxtalent.com/brands/creators/mr-know-it-all Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  3. 5d ago

    Lanterns Hid One Card All Season. It Wasn't the One You Think #lanterns

    Lanterns ending explained Lanterns called itself a face-up mystery and the Know-It-All Nation took it at its word: 24,072 comments, 9,516 of you, and 695 who named Hal Jordan's killer before the finale aired. This is the autopsy. Every card the show put on the table, the sheriff, the kid, the wife, and the one it held back until the last hand. Not a recap. A grade, with the receipts. The finale changed the Season 2 board too. John Stewart walked away from the Corps and from Sinestro with a ring that is not clean anymore, and that one detail has a precedent going back to Showcase 22 and straight through Green Lantern: Rebirth. We go through the five reads from last week's Files and lay out what the finale did to each one, including the Sinestro problem nobody is ready for. Then the part this room earned. The Know-It-All Awards for Lanterns Season 1: who called the sheriff two episodes early, who had the whole finale in one paragraph a week out, and who gets crowned Lord of the Lanterns. Likes counted for nothing. Good faith counted for everything. Your names are going somewhere permanent. Subscribe for more Lanterns breakdowns: https://www.youtube.com/@arealknowitall?sub_confirmation=1 Timecode Chapters00:00 695 Named a Killer01:15 The Sheriff: Episodes 5 and 602:23 The Kid and the Wife03:58 The Card They Hid05:22 Five Reads for Season 206:22 Parallax and the Yellow Ring08:47 24,072 Comments: The Rules09:58 The Called Shot11:06 Best Detective12:58 Lord of the Lanterns14:00 The Members' Ballot15:28 VisionQuest Is Next Mr. Know-It-All is represented by Digital Fox Talent. Brand partnerships: digitalfoxtalent.com/brands/creators/mr-know-it-all Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  4. 5d ago

    I Just Got Out of the Marvel Panel #NYCC

    New York Comic Con 2026 Day One Mr. Know-It-All walks out of the Marvel Television and Animation panel at New York Comic Con 2026 with X-Men '97, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man and a new spy series called Zodiac on his mind. The full breakdown of what Marvel showed gets its own video. This one is the day around it. Day one at the Javits Center for the 20th anniversary of New York Comic Con: the morning line wrapping the building, the floor at full speed, Michael Myers waiting by the elevators, a few Punishers that made him blush, and the food truck row out back. And the Know-It-All Nation showed up. The day ends outside the Javits at golden hour with a thank you to everyone who stopped to say hi, and three more days of New York Comic Con coverage on the way at https://knowitallnation.com/nycc Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@arealknowitall?sub_confirmation=1 0:00 Out of the Marvel Panel1:08 The Floor2:11 End of Day One Mr. Know-It-All is represented by Digital Fox Talent. Brand partnerships: digitalfoxtalent.com/brands/creators/mr-know-it-all Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  5. Oct 5

    John Stewart Has Been Refusing the Suit Since 1971 #lanterns

    Lanterns Finale Review Lanterns ended its first season without John Stewart ever putting on the suit, and the internet is mad about that, the new oath and the yellow in his lantern. I watched the finale twice and came out with two answers: one from the fan, one from the producer. The comics have been arguing about this John Stewart since Green Lantern #87 in 1971, so I take the three big Lanterns complaints one at a time. Then the producer weighs in on where the climax went. Plus every Super Chat I missed from Sunday's Lanterns livestream, Friday's Files on John Stewart's whole first season, and the Know-It-All Nation meetup at New York Comic Con on Friday, October 9. Sign up at https://knowitallnation.com/nycc and the where and when goes to your inbox. Subscribe for more Lanterns breakdowns: https://www.youtube.com/@arealknowitall?sub_confirmation=1 Timecode Chapters:00:00 John Stewart and the Suit01:13 The Car, Guy and Kerry03:53 Green Lantern #8704:59 The Oath and the Yellow07:51 Penultimate Episodes09:13 Where the Climax Went11:19 The Know-It-All Index12:52 Livestream Super Chats20:13 NYCC and VisionQuest21:19 The Know-It-All Awards Mr. Know-It-All is represented by Digital Fox Talent. Brand partnerships: digitalfoxtalent.com/brands/creators/mr-know-it-all Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  6. Oct 5

    Lanterns Finale LIVE With Mr. and Mrs. Know-It-All #lanterns

    Lanterns finale live reaction and discussion The Lanterns season finale just aired on HBO, and Mr. Know-It-All and Mrs. Know-It-All are live with the Know-It-All Nation to talk through all of it. Hal Jordan, John Stewart, Sinestro, the whole case. This is the unscripted first reaction, minutes after the credits. Super Chats are on. Send your question, your theory or your objection about the Lanterns finale and put it in front of Mr. and Mrs. Know-It-All. Full spoilers for every episode of Lanterns, John Stewart's first case included, from the moment the stream starts. Tonight is the conversation with the Nation. The full Lanterns finale review, with the verdict on Hal Jordan's story, follows on this channel. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@arealknowitall?sub_confirmation=1 #lanterns #greenlantern #dcu Mr. Know-It-All is represented by Digital Fox Talent. Brand partnerships: digitalfoxtalent.com/brands/creators/mr-know-it-all Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  7. Oct 2

    I Hired a Writers Room Once. Lanterns Just Showed Me Its Plan #lanterns

    Lanterns Season 2 writers room The Lanterns Season 2 writers room hit the trades this week, and half the internet went looking for one name. Before Sunday's finale, the Nation asked what that room means for Hal Jordan, John Stewart and Sinestro, and where Tom King really stands. This is the Know-It-All Files, where the Nation asks and the Files answer. I once hired a writers room of six for a comedy pilot, so the showrunner hat goes on and I read every chair in the Lanterns room for what it says about Hal Jordan and John Stewart next. Plus a correction I owe you on one of the most quoted lines in the show. Then five predictions for Lanterns Season 2, on the record. The finale airs Sunday, I go live right after it, and the full Hal Jordan and John Stewart review lands Monday. Subscribe for more Lanterns breakdowns: https://www.youtube.com/@arealknowitall?sub_confirmation=1 Timecode Chapters:00:00 Six Names and One Missing01:10 The Line I Got Wrong02:52 What Was Actually Announced04:16 Where Tom King Stands06:51 Reading the Chairs09:11 Hinds, Lui and Baden Kelly10:31 Five Predictions for Season 212:28 What the Room Really Means Mr. Know-It-All is represented by Digital Fox Talent. Brand partnerships: digitalfoxtalent.com/brands/creators/mr-know-it-all Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  8. Oct 1

    Marvel Already Told You the Plot of the X-Men Movie #xmen

    X-Men movie plot At D23, Marvel put six X-Men names on a stage, and Adam Driver came on by video with a joke about playing Magneto. Then he said his character's real name, Nathaniel Milbury, and the room kept laughing. For a month the internet argued about whether Samara Weaving is the right Emma Frost. Nobody looked up Milbury. I did, and it changes what this X-Men movie is about. Then read the X-Men cast in the order Marvel hired it: Sadie Sink's Jean Grey, Kit Connor's Scott Summers, Samara Weaving's Emma Frost, Christopher Abbott's Professor X, Maya Boyd's Storm, Inde Navarrette's Rogue and Asa Germann's Angel, with Jake Schreier directing. None of these picks is random, and the ones people are angriest about make the most sense once you see what they're for. This is the first episode of DEVELOPING, a new format for movies that are years out and arrive one announcement at a time. Every read on the X-Men movie goes on a board with a date on it, and every new name either sharpens the picture or breaks it. Watch to the end for the announcements that would prove me wrong, and put yours in the comments. The board is at knowitallnation.com/developing. Subscribe for more X-Men breakdowns: https://www.youtube.com/@arealknowitall?sub_confirmation=1 00:00 Adam Driver's Magneto Joke at D2301:47 Who Is Nathaniel Milbury?03:08 Sadie Sink and Kit Connor: Jean and Scott04:33 Samara Weaving's Emma Frost05:48 Christopher Abbott's Professor X07:10 Maya Boyd's Storm and Inde Navarrette's Rogue08:38 Asa Germann's Angel and Jake Schreier10:32 Who's Missing From the Cast12:04 The Board So Far13:09 Why There's No Know-It-All Index14:11 Tell Me What Breaks It Mr. Know-It-All is represented by Digital Fox Talent. Brand partnerships: digitalfoxtalent.com/brands/creators/mr-know-it-all Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Film and TV analysis from inside the process. Comics, Star Trek, superheroes and the genre work everybody watches and nobody reads closely enough - argued from twenty-two years spent in advertising and production, lighting scenes, fixing bad takes and cutting shots that killed the pacing. Every verdict is argued and every score is the host's. New episodes weekly.

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    Mr. Know-It-All
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    158
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