San Diego Comic-Con is Canceled and Why Film Censorship is Annoying

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EPISODE #54: San Diego Comic-Con is Canceled and Why Film Censorship is Annoying - April 19, 2020
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Game Night Commentary and Sicario Commentary ARE AVAILABLE NOW!
NEWS

San Diego Comic-Con Canceled Amid Coronavirus Pandemic - Trilby Beresford / THR

HBO Max Orders ‘The Shining’ Spinoff ‘Overlook’, J.J. Abrams’ ‘Duster’ & Justice League Dark Series From Bad Robot - Nellie Andreeva / Deadline

‘Trolls World Tour’: Universal Reports Record Digital Weekend; 10x Higher Than ‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ Opening Day - Anthony D’Alessandro / Deadline

‘Green Hornet and Kato’ Movie Project Lands at Universal Pictures - Dave McNary / Variety

NEW DATES

Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian, an eight-episode documentary series, starts streaming on May the 4.

Prop Culture: Discover the Disney artifacts of movie-making in Prop Culture, an Original Series, all episodes streaming May 1.

NEW TRAILERS

Prop Culture (Disney+)

Capone (will be available to rent digitally on May 12)

Saved By The Bell

Perry Mason

OUT THIS WEEK

The Last Dance (ESPN + Netflix)

Defending Jacob (Apple TV+)

WHAT WE'RE WATCHING

Anthony: Westworld, Dark Side of The Ring, Black Monday, Tales from the Loop, Fighting with My Family, Sicario, Tiger King, Zombieland: Double Tap, Upgrade, Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

Daniel: Camp Nowhere, Home Before Dark, Dark Side of the Ring, Hostile Planet, Sicario, The Last Samurai, Children of Men, Kick-Ass, Pavarotti, One World Together at Home

Shahbaz: Forrest Gump, Desperado, Memento, Roast of James Franco, Sicario, Roast of Alec Baldwin, Dunkirk, Roast of Justin Bieber, Roast of Bruce Willis, Van Wilder, Tiger King

TOPIC OF THE SHOW [00:55:09]

Daniel, Shahbaz, and Anthony discuss why Disney+ censoring Splash is problematic and why film censorship in general is annoying.
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