On Spec

Joey Rebeschi

A film podcast.

Episodes

  1. Guillermo del Toro's 'Frankenstein': Does It Work? + ‘Wicked: For Good’ Opening Weekend & Big First Looks at Moana, Zelda & More

    11/19/2025

    Guillermo del Toro's 'Frankenstein': Does It Work? + ‘Wicked: For Good’ Opening Weekend & Big First Looks at Moana, Zelda & More

    Joey is joined by Rita Roberts to talk Guillermo del Toro’s new take on ‘Frankenstein.’ How does it stack up in the Frankenstein mythos as well as Del Toro’s own canon of Frankenstein-esque stories? Does this film work?  After, Joey dives into some of the biggest stories of the week including initial reactions to ‘Wicked: For Good,’ the current release landscape with ‘Predator: Badlands,’ ‘The Running Man,’ & ‘Now You See Me Now You Don’t,’ in addition to a slew of first looks at next years slate. Will any of the films we’re seeing including ‘Micheal,’ ’The Super Mario Galaxy Movie,’ ‘The Legend of Zelda,’ ‘Devil Wears Prada 2,’ ‘Toy Story 5,’ or ‘Moana’ be good? Plus, Benny Safdie as Bowser Jr.!!! Host: Joey Rebeschi Guest: Rita Roberts 00:00 Intro 01:49 ‘Frankenstein’ 54:54 ‘Predator: Badlands’ Opening Weekend Success 58:35 ‘The Running Man’ Stumbles, ‘Now You See Me 3’ Sprints 01:01:56 ‘Micheal’ trailer reaction 01:04:09 ‘Miss Piggy’ in development with Emma Stone, Jennifer Lawrence and Cole Escola 01:05:43 Timothée Chalamet marketing ‘Marty Supreme’ 01:09:06 First looks at ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ and ‘The Legend of Zelda’ 01:15:12 One-minute-teaser reactions to ‘Devil Wears Prada 2,’ ‘Toy Story 5,’ and ‘Moana’ in Live Action 01:21:27 ‘Wicked: For Good’ Reactions + Opening Weekend Tracking 01:24:51 What I’m watching 01:26:08 Next Week + Wrap up

    1h 28m

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