Aaron Sorkin Talks The Trial of the Chicago 7, David Fincher & More

On this week’s show, we welcome legendary writer Aaron Sorkin to discuss he latest film The Trial of the Chicago 7, his second feature as a director. The film’s cast is absolutely stacked with Eddie Redmayne, Sacha Baron Cohen, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II just a few of the A-listers bringing this true story to life. Stick around after the interview to hear our reviews of the film which you can stream on Netflix this week. 

Also this week, we discuss Gal Gadot and Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins teaming back up for a Cleopatra remake. There’s a new limited series based on Stephen King’s The Stand coming to CBS All-Access, and the trailer is…underwhelming. We have confirmation of Doctor Strange heading to Spider-Man 3, and so much more. 

Our BlendGame continues the spooky season with #ZombieMovieBlend. Next week, we are debating our favorite Science-Fiction Horror films. Let us know your pick using #SciFiHorrorBlend! 

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Timestamps (approx. only)

2:17 - Weekly Poll: Which 80s Slasher is Scariest?

8:50 - Aaron Sorkin Interview

20:23 - The Stand Limited Series Trailer

27:44 - Cleopatra Remake

38:57 - Doctor Strange Joins Spider-Man 3

46:32 - David O. Russell's Next Film

48:40 - This Week In Movies

58:41 - Trial of the Chicago 7 Review

1:09:31 - #ZombieMovieBlend

1:21:54 - Listener Review/Outro