This is a somewhat overstuffed, super-sized episode, whereby Kenny Miles stops in to discuss the Telurude Film Festival, Aaron Neuwirth and Terence Johnson stop by to discuss the Godzilla Minus One trailer (as 2 Black Guys Talk Godzilla premieres its third season), and everyone joins in on discussing what went, well, less right than hoped for Practical Magic 2. And we even found time for another round of Lisa Laman’s “Financial Flashback” game. Among the other subjects of discourse…

* The question of the day is “most ill-advised sequel.”

* Runner’s halfway decent opening and the apparent existence of a longer, more violent cut available in other non-domestic territories.

* Shocker! Trying to sell The Uprising as a Robin Hood movie didn’t help.

* What went wrong, in terms of timing, demographics, and artistic quality, with Practical Magic 2, and how it continues a brutal cold streak for Warner Bros.?

* A few buzzy documentaries that might break out in the coming months.

* And quick thoughts on the positive reception to I Play Rocky, including an, uh, emotional debate over who John Cena should play if we get to I Play Rocky IV.

* And more!

Recommended Reading or Listening…

* Scott Mendelson drops his ridiculously long summer-movie box-office recap.

* Jeremy Fuster speaks with LA City Council’s Adrin Nazarian about his new committee to fight job losses in and around Hollywood.

* Lisa Laman lays into Disney for turning Searchlight into an IP factory.

* Ryan Scott’s unofficial “Tales from the Box Office” notes the five-year anniversary of James Wan’s Malignant, which was obviously too pure for this terrible world.

* Max Deering’s latest Action For Everyone discusses Hope and the once-vibrant marketplace for direct-to-video sequels to theatrically successful movies.

* Kenny Miles reviews Mary Oliver: Saved By the Beauty of the World.

* Aaron Neuwirth offers a commentary for the 40th anniversary of Blue Velvet.

* Terence Johnson joins Aaron for the third-season premiere of 2 Black Guys Talk Godzilla, which goes long(er) on Roland Emmerich’s infamous 1998 disaster.

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* Scott Mendelson - The Outside Scoop and Puck News

* Jeremy Fuster - TheWrap

* Lisa Laman - Land of the Nerds, Dallas Observer, Pajiba, Looper, Autostraddle

* Ryan C. Scott - SlashFilm, Fangoria and Inverse

* Max Deering - Fangoria and Action For Everyone

* Kenny Miles - We Live Entertainment

* Aaron Neuwirth - The Code is Zeek and We Live Entertainment

* Terence Johnson - 2 Black Guys Talk Godzilla and Le Noir Auteur

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