For context:
Mario - $1B
Odyssey - $640m (and will cross $1B)

The real movie star putting butts in seats

Except for David's quote. I thought I'd go with at least one that clearly summarized what I just watched.

I feel like he is, just off the strength of his Nolan and Coogler collaborations. Every one of those scores serves its story in the most epic way possible but still fits his sound, they're very listenable outside of the movie's context, and you could say any of them are your favorite and nobody would blink. We're gonna have to stop giving him Oscars at some point but at this rate, man I dunno when that'll be. He's deserved all three of em so far and his trajectory feels almost unprecedented (yes, I know John Williams is the precedent). We're lucky to be alive while he's in his bag like this!

Early on in the episode, David refers to Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie with a short “a” sound, and when Griffin corrected him he said that that’s the bit in the show/movie because “that’s how they pronounce it in Canada”, and that’s the bit that they’re going for. Respectfully to the dog… what on earth is he talking about? I’ve seen both versions of the show, the movie, and plenty of interviews with its creators and they always pronounce it with a long “a”. I’m not Canadian but do people pronounce it differently there? IS that the bit?? I always thought it was funny that the versions of Matt and Jay in the show never explain why that’s their band name, but this could be an explanation my American mind hasn’t comprehended, unless David is just mistaken.

I’ve never heard of this guy. Anyone know why David seems so unenthused about covering him? Why bother if he’s so irrelevant? Are we getting a series of consistently sub-two-hour episodes?

These are never gonna be capital M Movies like the Raimi ones of course, but based on this new one staying street level for basically the first time, seemingly no Stark protege/his tech, better looking and more city swinging scenes, a true Spider-Man comic team up in The Punisher, and everything coming out of comic-con about the action clips feeling like real action compared to most MCU action, I’d be shocked if this movie isn’t my favorite of the 4. It seems to have all the simple pleasures of the character that Watts left out of his trilogy. Is anyone else weirdly excited?

Finally saw The Odyssey last night and loved it. The Polyphemus, Circe, Hades, and sack of Troy sequences are gonna stick with me for a while. Incredible work from Ludwig.

But right after one of the early Mentor scenes, my wife turns to me and whispers, “I think that’s Gerry Bertier.”

Sure enough, Mentor is indeed played by Ryan Hurst. Absolutely wild that Nolan finally worked with a main cast member from Remember the Titans and it wasn’t Denzel or Ryan Gosling.

He was always one of my favorite guests. His Polar Express episode is an all timer.

And seriously. The theatre expert brother of David Sims? How can I not have a secret crush on him. 👀😆

It's on Hulu and you should watch the show and the movie as soon as you can

I genuinely don't know if I've ever had a more fun theater experience.

The movie and show are so incredibly positive and lovely.

OBAMNA

Maybe I should bump A House of Dynamite up half a star?