Hollywood Hangover

HOLLYWOOD HANGOVER! This episode, Chris and Joe reflect on the 2026 Academy Awards that happened a week ago: who was upset (Marty Supreme), who won big (One Battle After Another, Sinners), and what might it all mean? The guys break it all down! They also return from outer space to sing high praises for the sci-fi epic PROJECT HAIL MARY, as it kicks off a season of theatrical releases that are almost guaranteed to please movie goers. All this, and much more!

THE HANGOVER IS BACK! This episode, Chris and Joe react in real-time to the news bombshell of Netflix dropping out of the Warner Bros. take over battle, teeing up Paramount to swoop in for all the marbles. They try to piece together what this all means for the future of theatrical releases, and beyond. ALSO: The guys chat all things SCREAM 7! Will the online boycott be enough to doom its box office? Listen to find out!

HOLLYWOOD HANGOVER! This episode we revel in the disgusting and terrific madness of Sam Raimi's 'SEND HELP'! We go over why Raimi's return to genre horror was well worth the wait. It ROCKS! We also chat about all of the juicy fallout related to 2026 Oscar Nominations: will Sinners take home all the gold, with its record breaking 16 noms? We remind everyone how Academy voting goes down and why it may be an uphill battle. All of this, and much more! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hollywoodhangover

HAPPY NEW YEAR! The Hollywood Hangover rings in the new year with two amazing films that couldn't be more different: 'Marty Supreme' & 'Primate'! Chris and Joe discuss why Timothee Chalamet is probably going home with the 2026 Best Actor Oscar, and why after watching 'Primate' you're probably going home with nightmares. They also take a look back on 2025 as a year-in-film that over-delivered, and they catch up on Joe's twitter drama involving 'Sinners'.

Ho Ho Ho! HOLLYWOOD HANGOVER! It's an EARLY Christmas here at the Hangover because Chris and Joe got an ADVANCED screening of James Cameron's latest Fantasy Sci-Fi epic from the planet Pandora, AVATAR: Fire and Ash! Will it break all of the box office records, like Cameron has done time and time before? Or has the age of the Navi come to an end? They tell ya what worked, what didn't and more! They also chat about Joe's gigantic filmmaking news - he's the co-writer of the upcoming Sam Raimi and Jordan Peele produced film 'Portrait of God'! Joe gives incredible insight into how it all came together, step by step. This is one you won't want to miss! WE LOVE YOU ALL!

Gobble Gobble! HOLLYWOOD HANGOVER! W slap some more Hangover of the Hollywood variety on to your plate, just in time for Thanksgiving! Chris and Joe discuss how 'Wicked: For Good' will undoubtedly rock the box office but, is it as satisfying as the first one was? They also chat about 'Marty Supreme', 'Willy Wonka' at Cosm in Los Angeles, the first images of 'The Legend of Zelda' adaptation, and to top it all off, they reflect on 35 years of 'Home Alone', the undisputed KING of perennial holiday classics.

THE HANGOVER COMETH! It's an action packed extravaganza with two absolutely bad ass new films, hot off the presses: 'Predator: Badlands' and Edgar Wright's 'The Running Man'! We dive deep into what we loved (and didn't love) about the next chapters of these beloved 80's IPs. We also get into the nitty gritty about Hollwood's disappointing box office last month, and Joe's controversial take on exactly WHY this October slump happened at all (spoiler alert: it's Marvel's fault). WE LOVE YOU ALL!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Chris and Joe are back to discuss PTA's latest, and possibly greatest, directing effort: 'One Battle After Another'. They answer the question: does it REALLY deserve to be frontrunner for Best Picture? The guys also chat about the string of big budget films underperforming at the box office and what might be the common thread between them. Lastly, Joe tells his tales from Beyond Fest 2025, and Chris share details about seeing The Wizard of Oz at the Sphere in Las Vegas. WE LOVE YOU ALL!

HOLLYWOOD HANGOVER! We celebrate our 100th episode by reflecting on over 6 years of cinema-soaked podcasting goodness. We also look back on all the big news stories from the past few weeks, from Warner Bros. looking to be bought out by Skydance or Netflix, to the cancelling of Jimmy Kimmel and what it means for free speech. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HAS EVER LISTENED! WE LOVE YOU! Editor's Note: Since the recording of this episode (09/21/2025), Jimmy Kimmel has been re-instated in his position at ABC.

HOLLYWOOD HANGOVER! This episode we catch up on a whirlwind of headlines and news stories, from celebrity deaths to dubious politics and late night cancellations, SO much has happened and we try to cover it all! We also focus our Hangover laser-beams on 'Fantastic Four: First Steps' - does it accomplish what Marvel hopes for? Is it better than James Gunn's Superman? There is a lot to get into, this is one you won't want to miss! http://www.CLPFILM.com https://joerussofilm.com/

HOLLYWOOD HANGOVER! This episode, we take a deep dive into James Gunn's Superman! Does it successfully "reboot" the franchise, steering away from the Snyder Bros? Will it's box office success be strong enough down the stretch, with other big budget super hero movies like Fantastic Four on the horizon? And...did we love it? or Just like it? We answer all this, AND MORE!

HOLLYWOOD HANGOVER! Brad Pitt goes vroom vroom vroom all the way to box office success in 'F1 The Movie'! But why is Hollywood still relying on old movie stars instead of trying to make new ones? The answer might surprise you! We give a war report on the battle between old Snyder-verse Superman fans and new James Gunn Superman fans. We also do an industry "wellness check" on Hollywood: Has it ever really recovered from the Pandemic? Will AI be the final nail in the coffin for current and future filmmakers? We try to get to the bottom of all this, AND MORE!

The HANGOVER is BACK! We blow the top off the 2025 summer blockbuster season the only way we know how: with big directors and bigger franchises. Wes Anderson's The Phoenician Scheme and Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning. Both films continue an encouraging trend of high yield movie going, with the likes of Sinners, Final Destination, Lilo & Stitch, Friendship, and more leading the way. Are movies finally "back"? (We sure hope so). We discuss all this, and much more!

HOLLYWOOD HANGOVER! This episode we discuss 'DROP', the latest short and sweet thriller from consistently excellent director Christopher Landon. We explain why it harkens back to a relatively recent yesteryear of cinema, where we ask ourselves "Why don't they make movies like this anymore?" We also dig into how MINECRAFT smashed the box office while the Disney touted SNOW WHITE did the exact opposite. On top of all that, we have an old fashioned slobber-knocker argument over Joe's reality shattering theory regarding John Carpenter's all time classic, THE THING. This is one you don't want to miss!

HOLLYWOOD HANGOVER! This episode, we discuss all things OSCARS 2025 - the winners, the losers, the run time, we cover it all! We chat about why there were more indie films in major Oscar categories than ever before: are big studios moving away from the industries most prized event? ALSO: Horror getting snubbed, Conan does great, Sean Baker's rise, and more!

HOLLYWOOD HANGOVER! This episode, Chris and Joe catch up on the LA fires, the 2025 Oscar nominations, big trailer releases like The Fantastic Four: First Steps and Jurassic World: Rebirth, as well as questionable marketing decisions spoiling films like Abigail and Companion in their trailers and even their posters. Why do they do this?! We also highlight HEART EYES, and why it's one of the best genre mash-ups we've ever seen. All this and more!

This episode of HOLLYWOOD HANGOVER: we ring in the new year by discussing the 2025 GOLDEN GLOBES! We talk the highlights, the lowlights, and everything in between. We share our favorite films of 2024, and even provide our BOLD predictions for the year to come.

Happy Holidays! We celebrate the magic of Christmas by highlighting two of the very best movies in the genre: The 30th Anniversary of 'The Santa Clause' and the 35th Anniversary of Christmas Vacation. We chat about their impact, our nostalgia and how do they stack up today! We also get deep into the current fight between the WGA and the use of AI for script writing: is it armaggedon for creatives, or a lot of idle threats? All this, and more!

HOLLYWOOD HANGOVER! We're back to discuss the second-coming of last Summer's "Barbenheimer"..."GLICKED"! Yes, both 'Wicked' and 'Gladiator 2' release this coming weekend, and we saw them both early! Does 'Wicked' match the ridiculous hype? And is 'Gladiator 2' a worthy successor to the Best Picture original? We discuss all this, as well as Joe's early screening of 'Companion', what we've been watching in our spare time, and much more!

Spooky season is here! Chris and Joe celebrate the best time of the year by sharing there movie-watching habits from the past few weeks, as well as providing an update about their own filmic goings-on. The guys also highlight three new films that are the exact opposite of "Executive Auteurship": THE SUBSTANCE, MEGALOPOLIS, and JOKER: FOLIE Á DEUX. Does total directorial control make a film better? Worse? Or somewhere in between? All this and much more! Happy Halloween!

Horror is back, baby~! And so are Chris and Joe! This episode they discuss the summer horror smash hit 'Alien: Romulus', how it over-delivered at the box office and lay claim to being the best 'Alien' movie in years. They also dive deep into the 'Alien' franchise as a whole, discussing it's highs and lows, and what brought them to it's space-horror in the first place. On the quick hitters side, the guys chat about 'Wolf' and 'Salem's Lot' heading to streaming, and why they avoided the dreaded 'Bat Girl' fate. All this, and more!

Chris Price and Joe Russo discuss the biggest comic book movie of the summer, 'Deadpool + Wolverine'! They reflect on it's box office, fan response, spoilers and more. The guys also chat about RDJ being cast as Dr. Doom, M. Night Shyamalan's 'Trap', the struggles of the 'Borderlands' video game adaptation, revisiting movies on their anniversaries and a whole lot more.

This episode, Chris and Joe discuss the surprising strength of box office this summer, despite a rocky start. They analyze the success of the 'Longlegs' marketing campaign, as well as a $100m projected weekend for 'Twisters'. Joe shares rare behind-the-scenes details about the development and release of his latest feature film 'The Inheritance', available on your favorite streaming service now.

The summer movie season is in full swing! Chris and Joe attended the world premiere of 'MaxXxine', the conclusion to Ti West's slasher trilogy, at the historic Chinese Theater in Hollywood, CA. They share their experiences at the premiere, spoiler-free thoughts on the film, and what they expect from West in the future. They also discuss IATSE avoiding a workers strike (for now), Inside Out 2's unexpected box office success, as well as Joe's upcoming film 'The Inheritance', opening in select theaters and on demand July 12th.

The Hangover boys are back with a jam-packed episode of Hollywood goodness! They discuss their own current film projects, as well as the sagging 2024 box office. ALSO: 'MoviePass: Movie Crash' punctuates a story covered on the podcast for nearly seven years, and the fun-as-hell 'Bad Boys: Ride or Die' poises itself as the savior of summer movie ticket sales.

The Hangover crew discusses George Miller's latest entry in the iconic Mad Max franchise, 'FURIOSA'! Can it hold a candle to one of the greatest action films ever made in 'FURY ROAD', or is it just more retread? ALSO: the implications of ChatGPT illegally using ScarJo's voice, 'CHALLENGERS' and 'THE FALL GUY' heading to VOD early, and much more.

Chris and Joe celebrate May the Fourth Be With You Day by podcasting LIVE from Golden Apple Comics. They give away some prizes to fans, discuss the supposed "End" of Hollywood, the interesting marketing of 'Challengers', as well as the summer action gem 'The Fall Guy'.

After months of delay, Denis Villeneuve's 'Dune: Part Two' has been released and the verdict is in: it's great! Chris and Joe discuss just how great and why it has been worth the wait. ALSO - is Hollywood headed toward yet another workers' strike? The guys chat about a possible IATSE strike looming over the industry.

Sony's 'Madame Web' has been getting a lot of attention lately, and it begs the question: Who is to blame when a big budget film's script is not well received? Surprisingly, many times it's not the writers! Joe Russo helps us understand by breaking down the realities of getting a script sold/produced in Hollywood, and how often times the scriptwriters themselves have little to do with how well the end product turns out.

It's Oscar Awards season! And Hollywood Hangover is here yet again to guide you through the list of nominees for the 2024 Academy Awards! We give our early favorites on who will take home the gold and discuss some of the headlines surrounding the noms. We also chat industry news, including the WWE Vince McMahon controversy, the DGA getting residuals it didn't need to strike for, Skydance buying out Paramount, and more!

The best co-host in podcasting also just released a highly acclaimed horror movie: 'Soul Mates' ! Yes, Joe Russo has written a new film and it's out now on your favorite streaming services. Chris and Joe recorded this segment for their previously released episode, but had to hold onto it until now. They reflect on a film that took many years of development to see the light of day and critics are already calling one of the very best horror films of 2023.

Happy Holidays from Hollywood Hangover! Chris and Joe catch up on the last month of news, including the end of Post Mortem with Mick Garris. They discuss their time with the horror legend and lessons they learned over the years being a part of the historic show. ALSO: is 'Love Actually' actually overrated? The guys dissect the perennial classic and debate it's merits. All this, and more!

Happy Thanksgiving week, everyone! And what better way to celebrate one of America's favorite holidays than with the film sporting the same name - Eli Roth's 'Thanksgiving'! Chris and Joe share their feelings about their packed theatre experience, and reflect on it's potential to become a new holiday movie-going tradition. They also discuss 'The Marvels' lackluster box office, the Post-Strike haze hanging over the film industry, and much more!

The Hangover gang is BACK after a short hiatus! Chris and Joe are here to discuss what they've been up to over the past month, including CLP directing a new short film, Joe's WGA strike updates, great movies that flew under the radar and more! They also dive into the uncommon success of Sony's Gran Turismo: is it a video game adaptation, or something completely new? We try to find out!

Hollywood Hangover! This episode Chris and Joe discuss the unexpected cinematic synergy known as 'Barbenheimer'! Does 'Barbie' exceed expectations? Does 'Oppenheimer' deliver the goods?" And how will their incredible success influence the Hollywood landscape? ALSO, they talk about the overlooked horror 'Cobwebs', as well as an update about the status of the Hollywood Writer's and Actors Strike.

HOLLYWOOD HANGOVER! This episode Chris and Joe give insights into the 2023 Hollywood Writers Strike, with SAG actors having now entered the fray! They predict the outcome of such historical events and how it might affect the Summer Blockbusters to come. They also discuss the fresh action offerings of Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One - Can Tom Cruise alone save Hollywood from itself? You've got to listen to find out!

HOLLYWOOD HANGOVER! The Summer movie season has begun! And the multi-verse movies are here with it. Chief among them are Spider-Man: Across the Spiderverse and The Flash! We discuss both film's strength and weaknesses, as well as the state of the genre as a whole. Plus we give an update from the front lines of the WGA writer's strike.

STRIKE! Yes, Hollywood writer's are on strike and WGA Strike Captain Joe Russo gives us the inside scoop from the front lines! What's the strike all about and what can we expect in the future? Chris and Joe also chat about James Gunn's MCU swan song, 'The Guardians of the Galaxy VOL. 3'. Does it signify the end of MCU's golden age? Listen to find out!

Let's A-Go! Hollywood Hangover examines the wildly successful yet critically divisive Super Mario Bros. movie. Is it everything the reviews are calling it, or much more? How does it stack up against the recent Sonic and 90's Mortal Kombat? Listen to find out! We also catch up on all the movies we've been watching recently, like Dungeons and Dragons, Air and Evil Dead Rise.

Hollywood Hangover is back to discuss all things John Wick: Chapter 4! Is the movie too long? And where is it's place in the world of cinema? ALSO - Chris and Joe go deep into the potential threat of AI (artificial intelligence) to cinema and it's creators. Are writers doomed? All this and much more!

We kick off 2023 with the newly released and always coveted Academy Award nominations, as well as our early predictions for who might win! We also discuss the uncanny success of HBO's The Last of Us (despite being a video game adaptation), Joe's social media fracas and much more!

Happy Holidays from the Hollywood Hangover! Chris and Joe dive deep into the wondrous waters of James Cameron's latest opus - AVATAR: The Way of Water. Is it more than just beautiful images? They also discuss the latest shake-ups happening at Warner Bros. Discovery and much more!

This jam-packed episode we discuss two of the most promising films of the holiday season - Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery and the David Harbor led Violent Night- we got to see them both before everyone else and we have all the exclusive spoiler-free hype primed just for you! We also talk about Black Panther's impressive box office, Disney's layoffs, a potential WGA writer's strike, and more! Whew! Let's jump right in...

Happy Halloween season! Hosts Joe Russo and Chris Price discuss the wave of newly released horror films that have pleased both the box office and audiences alike, the continued controversy of day-and-date releases for theaters and streaming, our Top 3 favorite non-scary Halloween movies and more!

Filmmakers Joe Russo and Chris Price talk in-depth about the new horror hit BARBARIAN and why it's existence (and success) is a small miracle. They also discuss LIGHT & MAGIC, the ILM doc that gives some much needed redemption to the cinema legend George Lucas.

Co-Host Joe Russo returns to chat with Chris about the unexpected shelving of DC's BAT GIRL movie, why it matters and what might be coming next. They also discuss seeing 'PREY' on the big screen in Santa Monica, and why it is a worthy prequel to the stellar original.

Host Christopher Leon Price (CLP) flies solo on this special quick-hitter episode of Hollywood Hangover! Chris gets into some of the recent headlines, featuring Will Smith's video apology, an update about his upcoming short film, Darron Aronofsky's THE WHALE, Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and more.

This episode, we take a break from looking at the current box office by looking BACK into the past, 40 years to be exact, as we celebrate and discuss two of the greatest films ever made: Steven Spielberg's ET: The Extraterrestrial and John Carpenter's The Thing! We reminisce, discuss and bask in the glory of these bonafide cinema classics.

This episode we talk all things TOP GUN: MAVERICK and what exactly makes it one of the very best action films in recent memory. SPOILER ALERT: it's not its politics. We also discuss Netflix's new 'Bigger, Better, Fewer' strategy in the on-going streaming wars.