Bad Boys Ride or Die Review, Venom: The Last Dance Trailer, The Watchers Review and MUCH more!

The Current Era Podcast

In this conversation, Julien and Mondy discuss various news and trailers. They talk about the new office spinoff called The Paper, a series adaptation of Man on Fire, the renewal of All American, the future of The Boys, and the announcement of a new Hunger Games prequel. They also review trailers for the Lego movie biopic about Pharrell Williams, the superhero movie Supercell, My Spy 2, The Killer's Game, and Venom: The Last Dance. They end the conversation by discussing Twitter's decision to allow porn on the app and make likes private. In this part of the conversation, Mondy and Julien discuss various topics including private likes on social media, unskippable ads on Instagram, scheduling text messages on iOS 18, locking apps with Face ID, Pixar's stance on live-action remakes, the possibility of a stunt category at the Oscars, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg's decision not to make sequels for Superbad and Pineapple Express, the challenge of convincing audiences to go to movie theaters, and the rumors surrounding Jordan Peele's meeting with Marvel Studios for an X-Men movie. They also touch on the negative reception of The Acolyte and the confirmation of 12 episodes for Andor Season 2 with different directors for each time jump. In this final part of the conversation, Julien and Mondy review the movies Bad Boys Ride or Die and The Watchers. They discuss the action-packed and entertaining nature of Bad Boys Ride or Die, praising the performances of Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. They also highlight the introduction of new characters and the nostalgic callbacks to previous films. However, they express disappointment with Martin Lawrence's physical condition and dialogue delivery. As for The Watchers, they have differing opinions. Julien found the third act to be disappointing and gave the movie a low rating, while Mondy enjoyed the lore and gave it a higher rating.