Three of us saw Project Hail Mary separately. Different theaters, different formats, different weeks. Same reaction: this is the one.

We talk about what makes Ryan Gosling's performance land, why Rocky might be the best new alien character in years, and whether a film that made $80M opening weekend and barely dropped the following week has a real shot at next year's Oscars. Also: Stephen Colbert is making a Lord of the Rings movie. We have thoughts.

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This month we're deep in our Best Writing series at the Oscars, and Do the Right Thing is Exhibit A that the Academy has always gotten some of this wrong. We dig into why the film's lack of a traditional protagonist might be exactly what got it snubbed, what Spike Lee has actually said about why Mookie threw the trash can (and who keeps asking the wrong questions), and how Radio Raheem's love-and-hate monologue does more thematic work than most screenplays manage in two hours. The conversation talked all three of us from four-and-a-half stars up to five. First unanimous five-star episode of the year.If you've seen Do the Right Thing, we want to know where you landed — and if you haven't, this is the episode to listen to first. Find us at somanysequels.com, subscribe on Spotify or wherever you get podcasts, and follow us on Instagram at @somanysequelspod. Let us know what you think.

Josh, Garrett, and David sit down to digest the massive wins for Sinners and One Battle After Another. They unpack Ryan Coogler's masterful genre-blending, the jaw-dropping musical sequences in Sinners, and why waiting for the vampires to actually show up is the smartest thing the movie did. Then, they shift gears to PTA's chaotic, cross-country epic starring a buffoonish Leonardo DiCaprio, debating the film's wild pacing, stacked cast, and underlying themes. From glowing red eyes to hilarious critiques of "revolutionary" stoners, we're covering all the highs and lows.

What was your favorite movie of the year? Let us know! Be sure to follow the show, leave us a review, and connect with the guys on Instagram at @somanysequelspod or visit us at somanysequels.com.