In this episode of Beyond the Screen, Ryan, Emily, and Jake break down the lukewarm debut of the live-action Moana before diving into the shocking news of Letterboxd going up for sale with a $250 million asking price and analyze potential suitors like Netflix, Reddit, and Versant (Owner of Rotten Tomatoes. All this and more on this episode of Beyond The Screen!

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In this episode of Beyond the Screen, Ryan, Emily and Jake celebrate a busy Fourth of July box office. They analyze Minions and Monsters’ franchise-low opening and the catastrophic second-week plunge for Supergirl. The hosts dive into the massive bidding wars for internet horror legends Siren Head and The Mandela Catalog, before finally, tackling the industry-shaking layoffs at Xbox and PlayStation’s controversial move away from physical discs. All this and so much more on this episode of Beyond The Screen!
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In this episode of Beyond the Screen, Ryan, Emily, and a very sleepy Jake break down the box office results for Toy Story 5 and the underwhelming debut of James Gunn's Supergirl. The duo dives into the controversy surrounding A24’s partnership with Google DeepMind for AI research, finally, they cover a massive slate of news including the return of Cyberpunk Edgerunners Season 2, a 2028 Donkey spin-off, and the battle over digital ownership and physical media. All this and so much more on this episode of Beyond The Screen!

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