The Ben Affleck Hall of Fame and ‘Animals.’ Plus: ‘Other Mommy’ Is Jump-Scary and Silly
Summary
Sean Fennessy and Amanda Dobbins analyze the weekend box office, noting that *Other Mommy* won with $28 million while *The Social Reckoning* bombed. They discuss the new film *Animals*, directed by Ben Affleck and inspired by *Miami Vice*, alongside the underperformance of *Digger* and the impact of online cinephilia on box office results. The hosts also debate their differing opinions on *Other Mommy*, with Amanda praising its visual creativity while Sean finds it boring and incoherent. Finally, they cover upcoming trailers for *River* and *Exorcist Martyrs*, and the announcement that four…
Topics discussed
Intro: Other Mommy, Animals, and Ben Affleck
Andrew Garfield in Good Hangs and Columbo
Box Office: Other Mommy vs. The Social Reckoning
The Social Reckoning: Film vs. Miniseries debate
Josh Charles in Best Medicine and Aaron Sorkin
Audience trends: Heart of the Beast vs. Primetime
Trend: Big-budget films failing and critical blowback
Alejandro Inarritu and the critical generation
River trailer and Exorcist rights news
Exorcist Martyrs and Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett Johansson at Cannes and Paper Tiger
Beatles movies releasing sequentially in 2028
Which Beatles movie will be pulled first?
Marketing strategy for the Beatles film series
Other Mommy: Initial disappointment and boredom
Other Mommy: Poltergeist comparisons and editing
Other Mommy: Disorienting camera work and cuts
Other Mommy: Intentional errors vs. mistakes
Other Mommy: Karen Allen cameo and Severance
Other Mommy: The 'Other Mommy' concept
Other Mommy: Audience reception and D+ grade
Horror genre: Misunderstood by mainstream critics
Genre consistency: Love Hypothesis and Verity
Reading the source material for Other Mommy
Other Mommy: The balloon sequence and visual style
Other Mommy: J. Duplass and Datto Innocent
Animals: Ben Affleck's new film and Scandal
Animals: Political thriller elements and depth
Animals: Kidnap plot and class confusion
Animals: Steven Yeun's performance and exposition
Animals: Gillian Anderson and Olivia Pope comparisons
Ben Affleck as AI spokesperson and product sales
Modern movie pacing issues
Animals: Setting in Brentwood and style
Animals: Divorce drama and Gone Girl comparison
Animals: What if Spike Lee directed it?
What makes Ben Affleck special?
Affleck's fatal flaw and personal life
Affleck's ups and downs and attention seeking
Animals: Plot holes and password logic
Affleck as a story: Warren Beatty comparison
Affleck's early career: Voyage of the Mimi
Zach Barron and Ben Affleck friendship
90s Hall of Fame: Scouting movies
Glory Days (1995) and Kevin Smith
Chasing Amy: Yellow status and showcase
Chasing Amy commentary track
Good Will Hunting (1997): Absolute green
Phantoms (1998): Horror and practical effects
1999 film: Green status and commentary
Armageddon and Backstreet Boys memories
Sandra Bullock and Harper's Bazaar cover
Kevin Smith on 4K release and acting
Charlie Wilson's War and Philip Seymour Hoffman
Identity swap plot with Charlize Theron
Remake potential and Robert Elswit cinematography
Changing Lanes (2002) and Holden McNeil
Pearl Harbor backlash and Jenny from the Block
2002 film with Luke Wilson and Denise Richards
Daredevil (2003): Awful but rewatched
Red (2004) and Surviving Christmas
2006 low point: Man About Town and Clerks 2
Hollywoodland and zero Oscar acting nominations
Hollywoodland: Reality show about making a movie
Dating advice and text message length
The Journalist (2003) and British series
The Town: Boston classic and baseball
Gone Baby Gone: Resetting the career
To the Wonder and Runner Runner fiasco
Gone Girl: The most green of all greens
Batman v Superman and Suicide Squad
The Accountant and Jay and Silent Bob
The Last Thing He Wanted and Justice League
Tender Bar and Deepwater
Ford v Ferrari and Matt Damon's speech
The Accountant 2 and The Rip
Dazed and Confused and podcast advice
Ben Affleck at business conferences
Upcoming screening and Eileen deal
Whole Foods Market sponsorship
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