Can Cinemas Survive a Netflix-opoly? + Why Tarantino Is Wrong About Paul Dano & “Wake Up Dead Man” (REVIEW)
Mittwoch, 10. Dezember 2025 · 36 min
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This week on FoF I’m fresh back from Paris after interviewing James Cameron (still not over it), and I tease the upcoming Avatar: Fire and Ash special, plus why I’m apparently seeing Avatar 3 again to catch the rumoured trailer double-whammy.
Then I dive into Quentin Tarantino’s brutal Paul Dano take and explain why, as a There Will Be Blood obsessive, I think he’s completely missed the point of that performance. And in the biggest industry bombshell of the episode, I unpack the talk of Netflix potentially acquiring Warner Bros/HBO and what that could mean for the future of cinemas.
Finally, I round things off with my thoughts on Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, why the gothic vibe works for me, why the mystery mechanics still frustrate me, and where it lands on my star scale.
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TIMESTAMPS
() FoF IS ON THE UP! James Cameron Junket
() New Spielberg & Avengers Doomsday Trailers attached to Avatar 3
() AGENDA
() Tarantino controversy RE: Paul Dano and There Will Be Blood
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() Netflix to buy Warner Bros HBO?!
() This is like McDonalds buying The Louvre
() WHY are they doing this? What’s the plan??
() The real issue here is the security of the cinema industry
() Scary quote from Netflix CEO about cinema vs streaming
() Can cinemas survive without WB releases?
() This is the apocalypse, essentially. It’s over.
() Attempting to be positive
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Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery REVIEW - no spoilers
() Most annoying title convention ever
() Synopsis
() Much improved aesthetic compared to the second one
() The mysteries of Knives Out Mysteries are too convoluted for me
() BUT, will fans of Knives Out enjoy this?
() STAR RATING + SUMMARY plus a star rating rant (LETTERBOXD REVIEW - boxd.it/bmjMiL)
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() CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS!!!
() Next week - the AVATAR SPECIAL!!
