What the Hell To Watch: The Stuff Studios Won't Bet On

January movie releases are where studios dump projects they don't trust. Steve Stebbing walks through what's hitting theaters: Primate uses great practical effects to show a rabid chimpanzee attacking its family, but Steve catches the problem—Hawaii has no rabies and chimpanzees are illegal there anyway. The rabid mongoose that bites the chimp shouldn't exist in that location.

Shane and Steve discuss why Greenland 2: Migration won't reach Canadian theaters despite Gerard Butler's January release tradition, forcing audiences to wait for Prime Video. The film follows a family across destroyed Europe searching for home after the first film's comet disaster. The Coral features Ray Fiennes as a WWI-era music director with German ties leading an English choral group, but the film's stuffiness prevents emotional engagement. Steve mentions his YouTube podcast with Chloe for deeper movie conversations.

Discover why practical effects matter in horror even when logic fails. Learn which January releases are worth seeing versus skipping. Understand the pattern of studios releasing uncertain films in the year's first month.

Streaming Recommendations: Medical Drama to Victorian Boxing

Streaming content recommendations start after goal setting. Steve Stebbing's goal is finishing a movie script with daughter Chloe—his word is "perseverance" for writer's block, though Shane suggests "reset" might work better. Finishing means going from fan to author, realizing a childhood dream through creative partnership.

Shane and Steve cover weekend streaming picks across platforms. People We Meet On Vacation (Netflix) features two opposites who vacation together yearly, creating safe space to find themselves despite living apart—Emily Bader and Tom Blythe star. The Pit Season 2 (Crave) compresses one hospital day per season in a Pittsburgh ER with realistic gore, including first-episode leg reattachment that's "real gnarly." A Thousand Blows Season 2 (Disney+) delivers Victorian London bare-knuckle boxing with Stephen Graham, following Jamaican brothers in the underground fight scene plus a woman running a child pickpocket ring.

Learn which streaming platforms offer the best January content across genres. Discover why medical dramas and period crime shows dominate viewing recommendations. Understand how creative goals connect to content consumption choices.

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Originally aired on 2026-01-09