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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