Max & Shayna respond to all of your comments & go over the big difference between festival films & popcorn flicks (Venice Film Festival Vs. Top Gun Maverick). The two fantasy nerds also discuss the Amazon Prime Lord of the Rings Series, The Rings of Power.

Venice film festival 2022 opening roundup – a promisingly juicy start: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/sep/03/venice-film-festival-2022-opening-week-roundup-baumbach-white-noise-bones-and-all-chalamet-tar-cate-blanchett-von-trier-the-kingdom-exodus-the-origin-of-evil

Time Stamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Watching: Top Gun Maverick
3:00 - Festival films vs. popcorn movies
4:25 - Watching: Rings of Power
8:12 - Top Story: Venice Film Festival & "The Whale" w/ Brendan Frasier
10:35 - The wrong kind of drama... Olivia Wilde, Harry Styles, Florence Pugh, Jason Sudeikis
11:40 - ISA Pitch Challenge
12:00 - Roundtable discussion: Screenplay feedback
12:20 - StoryFarm workshop
12:50 - Comments: Why do people like Yellowstone?
13:55 - Comments: Finding your voice as a writer
14:40 - Comments: Favorite streaming service
15:45 - Comments: Best movies we haven't seen
17:15 - Comments: Future of fantasy + author on YouTube
18:00 - Comments: Is Hollywood buying anything?
19:10 - We want more comments from you!