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That\\u2019s right; the Screeners are actually doing an episode 51. We\\u2019re as surprised as you are; we were expecting the kind of twist where we never hear from them again. Oh well; there\\u2019s always episode 100 for that\\u2026

Anyway, in case you missed it, one of the Screeners quietly posted a link on the podcast\'s Facebook page a little while ago about a proposed new service called The Screening Room. The gist is that a subscriber would pay an initial fee for some equipment that would give them the privilege of watching new movies as they\\u2019re being released in theaters\\u2014at $50 a pop. Though it may bear an eerie similarity to the name of our beloved podcast, the service might not strike the right chord with all of its hosts. Let us guess: Chad loves this idea. Just loves it.

Next, in anticipation of the general tone of tonight\\u2019s main event, the Screeners pause for a rare moment to ask themselves what purpose film criticism itself serves and how we should react when people disagree with us. It\\u2019s a stirring call to tolerance and unity\\u2014or at least it could be if Josh weren\\u2019t such a misanthrope.

Holy Fanboy Backlash, Batman!

Tonight\\u2019s main event is...let\\u2019s say \\u201cdivisive\\u201d. We don\\u2019t know how a comic book movie can be divisive, but everything else seems to be these days, so comic book movies might as well jump on the bandwagon. Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice* has gotten terrible reviews that seem have been entirely ignored by the moviegoing public. It made Warner Brothers roughly $166 million in its opening weekend, and given the rancor it\\u2019s stirring, some more money will probably be rolling in, even if it\\u2019s just the stragglers seeing it out of spite only so they can argue with their friends. (Josh might\\u2019ve been in that last category if the others hadn\\u2019t made him see it for this episode.)

Since we\\u2019ve firmly established the value of anonymous talking heads publishing their opinions for the public to consume, let\\u2019s ask the big question:  Did the Screeners like it? Are they willing to hold the line against the \\u201cprofessional\\u201d critics, or will they give in to peer pressure and their ambitions of being the next big movie podcast? Their integrity hangs in the balance\\u2014can they avert disaster?

And when Justice League Part 1 comes out, tune in again: same bat time, same bat RSS feed!

* We\'ll only write out the full title once, and we\\u2019re mad about doing it even that time.