Movie News: Harry Potter Backlash, Jaws 50th, Call of Duty Movie

Movie News: Harry Potter Backlash, Jaws 50th, Call of Duty Movie

Author: Mad About Movies September 3, 2025 Duration: 46:48
Let's round up some movie news as we dissect the Harry Potter series backlash, Jaws' 50th anniversary box-office, Paramount/Skydance getting into the video game movie world and more.

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Five Nights at Freddy's (2023) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 42:03
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Killers of the Flower Moon [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:07:25
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Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds (60th Anniversary) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:10
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The Shining (1980) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:09:09
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The Creator (2023) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 50:23
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2023 Fall/Winter Movie Draft [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 50:17
Richard took home the crown in the Summer Movie Draft for the year of 2023. Who's gonna take it for the fall & winter seasons? Place your bets, and make your picks along with us at home, it's time for another MAM Movie D…
Summer Movie Draft Results & A Haunting in Venice [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 56:49
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The Equalizer 3 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 51:32
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Meg 2: The Trench [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:39
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