Most summer movie seasons are filled with studio tentpoles and franchises galore. Of course, there’s nothing normal about this summer movie season, with virtually every major release postponed until later this year or 2021. Nevertheless, there are plenty of movies coming out on a regular basis — and all of the “big” releases are naturally coming from streaming platforms. This week alone, there’s a Tom Cruise WWII thriller (“Greyhound”) hitting Apple TV, a Netflix-produced action movie starring Charlize Theron (“The Old Guard”), and an Andy Samberg romcom coming to Hulu (“Palm Springs”). What does it mean when the summer movie season is dictated by streaming platforms?
In this week’s Screen Talk, Eric Kohn and Anne Thompson debate each of these new release (as well as “Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets,” also in out this week). Separately, they touch on ongoing questions surrounding fall film festival circuit, and close by saluting two significant film figures who passed away this week: Ennio Morricone and Kevin Rafferty.
(Corrections: Sony sold “Greyhound” to Apple+, Hanks produced the HBO series “Band of Brothers,” and his “Greyhound” costar is Stephen Graham.)
Watch the full episode above or listen to it below.
Screen Talk is available on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, and Soundcloud. You can subscribe here or via RSS. Share your feedback with Thompson and Kohn on Twitter or sound off in the comments. Browse previous installments here, review the show on Apple Podcasts and be sure to let us know if you’d like to hear the hosts address specific issues in upcoming editions of Screen Talk. Check out the rest of IndieWire’s podcasts on Apple Podcasts right here.
Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Sign up for our Email Newsletters here.
