The Sith List – Episode 534

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Your Week in Geek | October 18–26, 2026

🎬 Box Office

• 🧟 Clayface claws its way to #1! DC’s body-horror film opens with an estimated $24M domestic and $43M worldwide. Can smaller-budget comic-book movies become a bigger part of DC’s future?

• 🎥 You Can See Everything keeps getting bigger! Another $19.5M weekend brings the documentary’s domestic total to $45.1M. Nathan Fielder and Elizabeth Holmes are turning into an unlikely box-office powerhouse.

• 🌲 Wildwood arrives at #3 with approximately $11.6M, while Street Fighter falls to #4 with $8.6M — a steep 72% drop. Did the fighting-game fans all show up opening weekend?

  🍿 Things We Watched

• 🩸 Crystal Lake — continuing our watch

• How is Linda Cardellini’s Pamela Voorhees working for the crew? Is expanding the mythology making this world scarier, or do we prefer the simplicity of the original movies?

• Crew check-in: What else did everyone watch this week?

  ⭐ Star Wars Chit Chat

• 🏛️ Iraj, Les, and Randy visit the Lucas Museum! The guys share their experience, favorite exhibits, and standout moments. What impressed them most—and did it live up to expectations?

• 🏈 Darth Vader tackles Monday Night Football! ESPN’s October 26 programming is set to feature an animated Vader appearance, previewing a bigger Star Wars football crossover planned for 2027. Football and the dark side—who on this crew is the target audience?

• 🎃 Even the galaxy is getting into Halloween. StarWars.com shared a Mandalorian and Grogu-inspired Amani pumpkin project on October 26. Discussion time: what is the creepiest creature or moment in Star Wars?

• 🌊 Daisy Ridley trades space for the deep sea! She’s attached to star in and executive produce a new Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea series at Paramount+, with Akiva Goldsman writing and Matt Shakman directing. A classic sci-fi revival worth diving into?

• 🦸 James Gunn says everything doesn’t need to build toward a crossover. Discussing the DCU, Gunn points to Star Wars as an example of different stories sharing one universe. Do we want a giant master plan—or great individual movies first?

• 🔪 Crystal Lake Season 2? Ideas, yes. Renewal, not yet. In October 19 coverage, creator Brad Caleb Kane discussed a possible continuation with more of the town’s strange residents and a Twin Peaks-influenced approach. Keep this conversation spoiler-light for anyone still watching!

• 😱 Horror keeps carrying its weight. Reuters reports the genre accounts for 18.2% of the North American box office in 2026. With Halloween approaching, what makes a horror movie work for us: atmosphere, practical effects, psychological dread—or a perfectly timed jump scare?

Clayface takes the crown, Crystal Lake keeps the scares coming, Iraj, Les, and Randy visit the Lucas Museum, and Darth Vader heads to football! Add Daisy Ridley’s next adventure and some Halloween debate, and Episode 534 brings another packed Week in Geek! 🚀

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