Oscar Winners and Losers, and Universal’s Pivot to Keep Movies in Theaters Longer

Matt is joined by Bloomberg’s Lucas Shaw to recap last night’s Academy Awards, including what the show was like from inside the theater, and give their biggest winners and losers of the night (00:00). Then they discuss Universal Studios guaranteeing theaters a minimum of five weekends of exclusive play for new movies starting immediately, and eventually moving to seven weekends starting in 2027 (19:39). Matt finishes the show with more takeaways from the Oscars and recaps his best and worst picks (27:26).

Host: Matt Belloni
Guest: Lucas Shaw
Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jon Jones
Theme Song: Devon Renaldo