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On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, it's time for our 2026 Holiday Movie Preview! Every major theatrical and streaming release for the remainder of the year is on tap as we debate the best and worst of the upcoming season.  From Avengers: Doomsday, Dune Part 3, Jumanji: Open World, Werwulf, The Mosquito Bowl, Ebeneezer, Ray Gunn, I Play Rocky, The Man with the Bag, Violent Night 2, The Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth, Focker-in-Law, The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, and everything in between!  Curious what's worth watching this holiday season? Then don't miss this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast! We hope you enjoy this entertaining and packed episode of The Hollywood Outsider! Discussed on this episode Please support The Hollywood Outsider and gain immediate access to bonus content, including Patreon exclusive podcast content like our Bad Movie Night by visiting Patreon.com/ TheHollywoodOutsider Be sure to join our Facebook Group Subscribe on Apple Subscribe on Spotify Subscribe via RSS

On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, it's another election year, and longtime listeners know what that means: it's finally time to get political! That's right, we avoid politics as a whole EXCEPT when it's time to elect a few more members of Congress. We are diving into the culture war - specifically, is Hollywood too woke or is that excuse becoming as tired as we are of hearing about it? Also, we say goodbye to Patrick Stewart. We hope you enjoy this entertaining and packed episode of The Hollywood Outsider! Discussed on this episode Please support The Hollywood Outsider and gain immediate access to bonus content, including Patreon exclusive podcast content like our Bad Movie Night by visiting Patreon.com/ TheHollywoodOutsider Be sure to join our Facebook Group Subscribe on Apple Subscribe on Spotify Subscribe via RSS

On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, with Crystal Lake taking over Peacock, we decided for our Halloween episode that we would dive into horror villains - specifically their origin stories. Michael, Jason, Art the Clown, Pennywise, Pearl - who does it right and who is trying too hard. It's an interesting and complicated dive into some of the most notable horror icons in film history. Also, thoughts on Crystal Lake and why Linda Cardellini might have a career-best performance as Pamela Voorhees.  We hope you enjoy this entertaining and packed episode of The Hollywood Outsider! Discussed on this episode Please support The Hollywood Outsider and gain immediate access to bonus content, including Patreon exclusive podcast content like our Bad Movie Night by visiting Patreon.com/ TheHollywoodOutsider Be sure to join our Facebook Group Subscribe on Apple Subscribe on Spotify Subscribe via RSS

On this episode of The Hollywood Outsider podcast, we debate how many remakes are too many? Carrie is just the latest of a never-ending list of movies and TV shows getting multiple remakes. Dracula, Frankenstein, A Christmas Carol, Cinderella, King Kong, A Star Is Born, The Mummy, Little Women, Les Misérables, Jane Eyre, Pride and Prejudice, Robin Hood, The Three Musketeers, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Tarzan, Sherlock Holmes, Godzilla, The Wizard of Oz, Alice in Wonderland, The Phantom of the Opera, Moby-Dick, The War of the Worlds, The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, Dragnet, The Fugitive, and on and on. When does it end?! Also on this episode, Narnia: The Magician's Nephew trailer, The X-Files series reboot, Michael Douglas gets nasty, J.K. Rowling has a docuseries in the works, Halloween scares, plus reviews of Carrie, Below, Animals, and much more. We hope you enjoy this entertaining and packed episode of The Hollywood Outsider! Discussed on this episode (0:00 – 39:45) Opening | Narnia: The Magician's Nephew trailer, The X-Files series reboot, Michael Douglas gets nasty, J.K. Rowling has a docuseries in the works, Halloween scares (39:46 – 1:01:50) From the Outside In: Too Many Remakes (1:01:51 – 1:09:50) Review: Carrie (1:09:52 – 1:16:44) Review: Below (1:16:45 – 1:28:01) Animals | Recommendations Time stamps may be affected by ad breaks Please support The Hollywood Outsider and gain immediate access to bonus content, including Patreon exclusive podcast content like our Bad Movie Night by visiting Patreon.com/ TheHollywoodOutsider Be sure to join our Facebook Group Subscribe on Apple Subscribe on Spotify Subscribe via RSS

February 4, 2004. A young genius hits the final key to take the Facebook live, forever changing the fabric of how everyday people interact with each other. In 2010, director David Fincher and writer Aaron Sorkin delivered the definitive story on how Facebook came to be, and Jesse Eisenberg's enigmatic performance captivated the world. But how true was it? Even coding can be fascinating, especially when liberties are taken. Be careful who you partner with, because The Social Network was indeed inspired by a true story. Welcome to Inspired By A True Story, a podcast where every two weeks, our award-winning hosts and film critics discuss the genuine details that have inspired some of the most memorable true crime movies around. Each episode will break down the crime or crimes that inspired a specific film, and then discuss how factual that film is, versus how much is simply Hollywood magic. Media inquiries, direct thoughts on this episode, and/or suggestions of films to cover for future episodes of Inspired By A True Story can be sent to [email protected] or [email protected] Listen to all episodes of Inspired By A True Story at https://www.thehollywoodoutsider.com/inspired-by-a-true-story/ Support the podcast and gain early access to episodes of Inspired By A True Story at https://www.patreon.com/thehollywoodoutsider "Southern Gothic" and other music provided by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/