Hollywood vs NASA: Are Space Movies Lying to Us?

Disclosure Day Review + The Filmmaker Who Built His Career From Scratch

Tonight's conversation with Bron reminded us why we started Cinema Goodness. If you're a filmmaker, a creator, or someone building something from scratch — we want to hear from you. Want to be a guest on the show? Email us: cinemagoodnesspodcast@gmail.com Tell us who you are, what you're building, and why Cinema Goodness needs to know about it.

KevOnStage Got a Kingdom & He-Man Found His Power

Two completely different stories. One identical truth.Tonight on The Cinema Goodness Podcast Kahim and JP break down two stories about stepping into who you were always meant to be. KevOnStage just signed the most expansive creator deal in Tubi history. Two feature films. Multiple series through 2028. Safe Space Season 2 just dropped. Season 3 already greenlit. This isn't a content creator getting a streaming deal — this is a content creator becoming a studio. We break down what this means for the creator economy and why KevOnStage didn't go to Hollywood. He made Hollywood come to him.Then we get into Masters of the Universe — the $200 million film that gave us Jared Leto as the most theatrical villain of 2026, Idris Elba kicking everyone in sight, and the most universally human moment in any blockbuster this year. The Sorceress tells Adam the magic was never in the sword. It was in him all along. He spent fifteen years hiding on Earth in an HR job when his destiny was waiting on another planet. He kept looking for the right weapon. The right moment. The right permission. Sound familiar?

The Mandalorian & Grogu Surprised Us… But Is God Is Stole The Show

Two films. Two completely different kinds of love. One night that changed how we see both.Tonight on The Cinema Goodness Podcast Kahim and JP sit down with two of 2026's most talked about films — and one of them completely stole the show.Is God Is arrives with a 98% on Rotten Tomatoes and zero apologies. A Southern Gothic revenge thriller about twin sisters commanded by their dying mother to hunt down and destroy the man who burned them alive. Directed by Aleshea Harris in her feature film debut it blends Afropunk aesthetics, Spaghetti Western energy, Greek tragedy, and pitch black comedy into something cinema hasn't seen before.Sterling K. Brown plays one of the most chilling villains of 2026 — and the choice to withhold his face until the third act is a masterclass in building dread.Then we shift to a galaxy far far away. The Mandalorian and Grogu brings Din Djarin and his tiny green son back to the big screen for the first time in seven years. Grand. Cinematic. Emotionally satisfying. But did it earn its theatrical ticket?We get into all of it — Sterling K. Brown's devastating reveal, the twins' unspoken mental connection, the cursing cult pastor nobody saw coming, Grogu showing up for Mando when Mando couldn't show up for himself, the Martin Scorsese Easter egg, and the question that connects both films:Is your love building something… or burning something down?

Michael Jackson Biopic Got It Wrong & MK2 Finally Got It Right

Two of 2026's biggest films. Two completely different kinds of legacy. This week on The Cinema Goodness Podcast, Kahim and JP break down the Michael Jackson biopic and Mortal Kombat II — and what both films reveal about what it really costs to become legendary. We're getting into Jaafar Jackson's haunting performance, the shocking legal drama that forced a complete third act rewrite, and why critics and audiences couldn't be more divided on Michael. Then we shift to Mortal Kombat II — Karl Urban's scene-stealing turn as Johnny Cage, the most emotionally devastating fight in the whole film, and the moment Kitana's fatality made the entire theater lose their minds. Plus the Cinema Goodness Hall of Fame, our Final Mic-Drop, and the question that connects both films: Are you building your own legacy… or just surviving someone else's version of you?

Hollywood vs NASA: Are Space Movies Lying to Us?

Space is back in a big way — and we're breaking it all down.This week on Cinema Goodness, we react to the Masters of the Universe trailer, go deep on Project Hail Mary (one of the most anticipated sci-fi adaptations in years), and stack it all up against the real thing — because with Artemis II bringing humans back to deep space, we have to ask:Do movies actually get space right… or are they selling us fantasy?In this episode:• Masters of the Universe trailer reaction• Project Hail Mary breakdown and expectations• Artemis II and real space exploration• Sci-fi vs reality debate• Where Hail Mary ranks among the greatsDo you prefer grounded sci-fi like Interstellar — or full fantasy like He-Man? Drop it in the comments.