Screentime: Episode 44 03.10.25

This week on Screen Time, we have a packed show bursting with new releases, streaming highlights, and cinematic soundtracks.
Our featured score comes from Drive, Nicolas Winding Refn’s neon-soaked 2011 masterpiece, exploring how Ryan Gosling’s silent antihero and Cliff Martinez’s pulsing synths defined a generation of retro-cool cinema.
Expect sharp chat, slick tunes, and more than a few scorpion-jacket vibes.
At the multiplex, The Black Phone 2 dials up fresh terror with Ethan Hawke’s return, while Ben Leonberg’s *Good Boy* turns the haunted house movie inside out, literally through the eyes of a dog.
We also take a look at Luxembourg’s box-office top five, led by Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Over in movie news, there’s buzz around the Lux Film Prize finalists, the backlash against AI “actor” Tilly Norwood, and Daisy Ridley’s new zombie thriller We Bury the Dead.
Our mini-review spotlights Sky’s Atomic, a slick, silly, high-energy heist caper that’s more flash than finesse but still worth a watch. Then, in TV and streaming, Glen Powell brings laughs to Chad Powers, Toni Collette leads Netflix’s slow-burn mystery Wayward, and Jon Favreau readies The Mandalorian and Grogu for their big-screen leap.
Gaming wraps the show with news of EA’s massive $55 billion Saudi-led buyout, Call of Duty’s latest ban wave, and Fortnite’s decision to pull a controversial Peacemaker emote.
Plus, we close on a wild Fun Film Fact, Isla Fisher’s near-death escape in Now You See Me. All that, and the smooth synth pulse of Drive, make this week’s Screen Time another joyride through the best (and weirdest) of what’s on screen.