S16: On-Screen Live: Backrooms, The Mandalorian and Grogu, The Boys Final Season & more!

The We Hate Movies crew returns for their June 2026 On-Screen Live episode with a blistering critique of the box office's top five films, starting with the surprise hit *Michael Jackson: The Motion Picture*, which grossed over $846 million despite its lack of sequel potential. The hosts dissect *The Mandalorian and Grogu* as a theatrical disaster, blaming its failure on a tired narrative, underwritten characters like Sigourney Weaver’s underutilized role, and excessive nostalgia baiting from Dave Filoni’s Clone Wars cameos. They praise the original horror film *Backrooms* as a visually inventive, chaotic experience by a 20-year-old writer, though they criticize its over-explanation of trauma and underwhelming ending. In contrast, they find *Obsession*—a liminal horror film—underwhelming despite its strong performances and atmosphere. The group then turns to *The Boys* final season, calling it a satisfying, politically potent conclusion that finally delivers on its promise of narrative closure, even if its satire feels increasingly like real-world news. They close with a scathing review of the right-wing-leaning *Brothers Under Fire*, a Kiefer Sutherland-led action film that’s more propaganda than cinema, with flat direction and CGI blood. The episode ends with a tease for a new *Masters of the Universe* remake and a deep dive into Spielberg’s *Minority Report*.