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The episode features a competitive draft where hosts and a guest select movies for their ultimate box office teams within a budget.

It’s draft day on Cognitive Recalibration. Sravan, Tarun and special guest Kireeti go head-to-head in a 2026 Movie Draft , building their ultimate box office teams with a $100 budget , 6 picks each , tiered movie pricing, and a steal tax that turns the whole thing chaotic. From Avengers: Doomsday , Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Toy Story 5 to risky value picks like Michael , Supergirl , Jumanji 3 , Disclosure Day and Project Hail Mary , this episode is part strategy, part trash talk, and part pure movie nerd chaos. Who drafted the best team? Who got the biggest steals? And who’s shouting dinner when this all blows up at the box office? Let us know whose lineup you think wins. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/hdQG4t3CrdA?si=v4TY7u3dCHmbd7ta ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:37 Welcome back to Cognitive Recalibration 01:00 The 2026 Movie Draft concept explained 01:26 Rules: $100 budget, 6 picks, snake draft, steal tax 02:15 Tier 1 to Tier 5 movie pool breakdown 03:04 Draft order revealed 03:26 Round 1 begins: Avengers, Mario, Dune 06:42 Minions 3 gets called a cheat code 08:18 Spider-Man: Brand New Day enters the draft 09:59 Michael gets stolen 12:13 Hexed, Devil Wears Prada 2 and Moana join the…

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