Gary Talks This Week's Entertainment New June 1 2026

Gary Talks This Week's Entertainment New June 1 2026

In this week's episode of Gary Talks, Gary breaks down the biggest entertainment news stories making headlines across Hollywood. Topics include the surprise box office success of A24's Backrooms and Focus Features' Obsession, the disappointing theatrical performance of Lucasfilm and Disney's Star Wars film The Mandalorian & Grogu, and what the future may hold for the Star Wars franchise. Gary also examines the growing wave of television cancellations impacting the industry, including major changes across broadcast, cable, and streaming platforms, while previewing some of the most anticipated returning series coming soon to HBO Max, Netflix, Apple TV+, Hulu, Paramount+, and Prime Video. In a special tribute segment, Gary looks back at the life and career of Academy Award-winning editor Marcia Lucas, exploring her work on Star Wars, American Graffiti, Taxi Driver, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi, as well as her lasting influence on modern filmmaking. Plus, Gary delivers an old-school rant about movie theater etiquette, audience behavior, and why the theatrical experience may be facing challenges beyond the box office. Featuring discussion of Disney, Lucasfilm, Star Wars, A24, Focus Features, HBO Max, Netflix, Apple TV+, Hulu, Paramount+, Prime Video, Marcia Lucas, The Mandalorian & Grogu, Backrooms, Obsession, television cancellations, streaming television, movie news, television news, and entertainment industry analysis. FEATURED TOPICS: A24's Backrooms Focus Features' Obsession Disney and Lucasfilm's The Mandalorian & Grogu HBO Max Summer 2026 Preview Netflix Summer 2026 Preview Apple TV+ Summer 2026 Preview Marcia Lucas Tribute Hollywood Box Office Analysis TV Cancellation News Movie Theater Etiquette Discussion Video versions can be found at https://www.youtube.com/user/MrCharisma91

Gary Talks WWE Clash In Italy

WWE just had their latest PLE on ESPN, ESPN Unlimited and Netflix named Clash In Italy. It was a stacked card that included Cody Rhodes vs Gunther, Jade Cargill vs Rhea Ripley, Oba Femi vs Brock Lesnar II, Becky Lynch vs Sol Ruca and the main event was Roman Reigns vs Jacob Fatu in a Tribal Combat match. After watching the show, Gary goes over all of the matches and his thoughts on this big show. Video versions can be found at https://www.youtube.com/user/MrCharisma91

Gary Talks The Films Of Kevin Smith

Gary takes a deep dive into the filmography of one of his favorite filmmakers, Kevin Smith and discusses his thoughts on each one of Kevin's films. Video versions can be found at https://www.youtube.com/user/MrCharisma91

Gary Talks This Week's Entertainment News May 26, 2026

Gary looks at the biggest news in Entertainment including this past weekend's box office, The Boys finale, the American Music Awards and how he is kind of over Star Wars. Video versions can be found at https://www.youtube.com/user/MrCharisma91

Gary Talks AEW Double Or Nothing 2026

It was AEW's biggest show of the year with the main event of the Title vs Hair match (Darby Allin vs MJF) plus a ton of other great matches. As a life long WWE fan, what was Gary's thoughts on this show? Listen to find out. Video versions can be found at https://www.youtube.com/user/MrCharisma91