In this episode, hosts Logan Thompson and Ethan Kaufman dive into the biggest hits and misses of the fall film festivals, analyzing which films could be serious Oscar contenders. They discuss buzzworthy titles like The Brutalist, Maria, Anora, Emilia Perez, Piece By Piece, Queer, Joker: Folie à Deux, Conclave, The Nickelboys, Saturday Night, and The Room Next Door. The conversation then shifts to the box office, highlighting the unexpected success of Reagan, starring Dennis Quaid, and the underwhelming release of Colman Domingo's Sing Sing. To cap things off, the hosts participate in the September Movie Auction, where they each have $120 to bid on 12 of the month’s most anticipated releases, including Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, The Front Room, Killer’s Game, Speak No Evil, Transformers One, Wolfs, A Different Man, His 3 Daughters, The Substance, Megalopolis, The Wild Robot, and Never Let Go. Tune in to see which films they deem worthy of their budget! 0:00 Fall Festivals and Oscar Chances 33:15 September Auction
