Rise ye workers from your slumber.

Arise you prisoners of want.

That's right.

For reason in revolt now thunder.

Chaves of hatred, greed, and fear.

Welcome to Michael and us.

I'm Will Sloan.

Here is always with.

Luke Savage, welcome back, everyone. You know, I'm interested in cinema. I'm Will Sloan. Here is always with. Luke Savage, welcome back, everyone.

You know, I'm interested in cinema. I'm interested in movies. Some, some have said that I

kind of fill that function on the podcast, or that it's one of the functions I serve. Yes, I have

heard that said. And one question that I often get, you know, from the listeners, you know, whenever we do a Q&A episode,

uh, on the street, you know, uh, and no, not on the street, never on the street. Nobody cares.

I'm just, I'm just creating that framework. But, uh, people often ask, uh, what is the future of movie

going? What is the future of film exhibition? Is it all going online? Is it all going to

streaming? Will there be movie theaters? And this is a question that people asked a lot during the

pandemic. I was interested in this article in variety called Desperate for Profits and Sowering on

streaming. Hollywood falls back in love with movie theaters. It begins by noting, you know, all the recent

box office hits that have been released. Super Mario Brothers. Well, actually, air. Yes, yes, both of those.

The movies are back, folks. I didn't say artistic successes. I said box office hits. John Wick

for, Scream 4, not to mention a steady stream of more niche movies like the Jesus

Revolution, this Kelsey Grammar Christian movie that's made over $50 million. Wait, wait, wait, wait. I have not

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