Episode Notes
Details: On this episode of The Mendez Movie Report Podcast, for the week of 07.20.2026, film critic Luis A. Mendez reviews The Odyssey and its explosion both at the box office and in cementing itself as the clear Oscar frontrunner at this stage of the race; plus the Avengers: Doomsday trailer, the Paramount and Warner Brothers merger bumps into a major legal hurdle; NYFF and Venice announce their opening films as well as some announcements from TIFF, we lose Brenda Fricker, and the latest box office news along with what’s coming next to theaters and streaming.
Timeline:
00:00 Intro
01:06 Quick Thoughts On Avengers: Doomsday Trailer
12:29 Film Review: The Odyssey
34:32 This Past Weekend In New Movies
37:58 The Next Weekend In New Movies
39:54 Paramount And Warner Brothers Merger Bump Into Major Legal Hurdle
43:37 NYFF Picks Paper Tiger To Open The Festival
45:00 Ink Opens Venice And Gets Picked Up By Netflix
45:58 TIFF Announces A Slate Of Films
49:55 Likely Telluride Screenings
51:56 The Passing Of Brenda Fricker
53:00 What Else Is On My Mind
54:15 Finale
