The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, The Drama, and More

April 8, 2026·53 min·3 clips

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1. Slash Film Weekly on April 8, 2026 covers film and TV news, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, and A24’s The Drama. 2. Ben Pearson hosts the episode as an editor at SlashFilm.com, and Chris Evangelista joins later as slash film editor and chief film critic. 3. The episode moves from entertainment news into two movie discussions, first a Nintendo adaptation and then Christopher Borgli’s The Drama. 4. Ben says Ryan Gosling dropped out of Daniels’ next movie after a deal was not finalized. 5. He also says Supriya Ganesh, who plays Dr. Mohan on The Pit, will not return for season three. 6. Catherine Lannasa is said to be recurring on Hulu’s Count My Lies, which Ben describes as a show about a compulsive liar played by Shailene Woodley. 7. Ben also notes that a Weapons prequel script called Gladys is being written by Zach Cregger and Zach Shields. 8. He says Kristen Stewart is still attached to Flesh of the Gods, while Oscar Isaac has been replaced by Wagner Mora. 9. Ben mentions that A24 has come on board as U.S. distributor for Flesh of the Gods. 10. He says Peaky Blinders sequel casting moved Duke Shelby from Barry Keoghan to Jamie Bell, with Charlie Heaton and Lashana Lynch also joining. 11. Ben and Nina call The Super Mario Galaxy Movie “just blobs of color and noise” and say it has “no there there.” 12. They say Yoshi appears without organic setup and is voiced by Donald Glover mostly by repeating “Yoshi” over and over. 13. They describe Bowser Jr.’s plan as capturing a princess, stealing cosmic power, and trying to destroy the universe. 14. They criticize the film’s use of Nintendo power-ups as lazy iconography that never gets real storytelling attention. 15. Ben says the film briefly reaches something darker when Mario kills Bowser on the bridge and Peach looks horrified. 16. Nina and Ben say the movie’s family message turns “deranged” when Bowser Jr. tells Bowser to trust family over friends. 17. Chris says The Drama reminded him of Woody Allen and Albert Brooks films like Crimes and Misdemeanors and Modern Romance. 18. He explains that the film uses flashes of imagined outcomes and uncertain memories, similar to the way people rehearse social situations in their heads. 19. Ben says listeners who want sharp criticism of franchise movies and adult-oriented dark comedy should fit this episode. 20. Anyone wanting only spoiler-free news headlines or a celebration of the Mario movie may want to skip it.

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Fast-moving film and TV news that turns into a sharp, pointed take on Mario movies.

The episode starts in a familiar newsy groove, then settles into the Super Mario Galaxy Movie and A24's The Drama. Along the way it touches Ryan Gosling dropping out of the Daniels project, Supriya Ganesh not returning for season three of The Pitt, and Catherine Lanassa's…

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Film and TV news first, then a sharp, skeptical take on the Super Mario Galaxy movie and A24's The Drama.

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