About this episode

The episode features discussions on 'The End of Oak Street', X-Men casting, and a top five list of 'Twilight Zone' movies, along with an interview with Will Poulter.

A very special occasion (a potentially good dinosaur movie) requires very special company, which is why on today’s show, Sean is joined by Chris Ryan and Mallory Rubin to discuss David Robert Mitchell’s ‘The End of Oak Street.’ Before transporting back to the Mesozoic era, they cover Mallory’s trip to D23 and react to myriad announcements, most crucially the casting for the upcoming X-Men movie. Then, they briefly discuss ‘The Last House’ (a film they found utterly dreadful) before diving into ‘The End of Oak Street’ (a film they found wildly entertaining and incredibly fascinating). Later, they each provide their top five favorite ‘Twilight Zone’ movies. Finally, Sean is joined by actor Will Poulter to discuss his new film, ‘Union County,’ and why he’s pushing himself out of his comfort zone with roles that scare him. (0:00) Intro (1:07) CR and Mal join the show! (4:28) X-Men casting announcements (21:12) ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ trailer reaction (27:42) Mal’s ‘Starfighter’ trailer reaction (31:47) Other D23 announcements (38:14) ‘The Last House’ (48:05) ‘The End of Oak Street’ (1:17:16) The top five 'Twilight Zone' movies (1:45:27) Will Poulter joins the show! (2:26:45) End-of-show…

People in this episode

Host: Sean Fennessey

Guests: Will Poulter, Chris Ryan, Mallory Rubin

Topics covered

• film discussion
• Twilight Zone movies
• X-Men casting
• D23 announcements
• interview with Will Poulter

Keywords

• The End of Oak Street
• Twilight Zone
• Will Poulter
• X-Men
• D23
• film review
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: D23, The Ringer

Books & works: The End of Oak Street, X-Men, The Last House, Avengers: Doomsday, Starfighter, Union County

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