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‘M3GAN 2.0’ Review: Oops, She Didn’t Do It Again [PODCAST]

Clarence Moye by Clarence Moye
June 30, 2025
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On this week’s podcast, we look at the making of a TikTok phenomenon and its surprising downfall in our M3GAN 2.0 review. 

In late 2022, TikTok birthed a bona-fide movie star in M3GAN. The artificially intelligent doll harnessed the power of TIkTok dances and genius marketing to become an unexpected smash hit in early 2023. Now comes the inevitable sequel: M3GAN 2.0. However, the film died at the box office this weekend, completely lacking any of the buzz and online excitement that propelled the original to nearly $200 million against a $12 million budget. So, what happened? We look at the dying of a phenomenon in our M3GAN 2.0 review.

But first, Clarence talks about his reactions to two major new streaming releases. Are The Bear season four and Squid Game season three worthy of Megan and Joey’s attention?

We close our podcast with the Flash Forward to the media we’re most anticipating in the upcoming week.

We’re coming to the end of our spin-off series, Desperate Housewives Revisited, where Joey and Clarence look back at the first season of Marc Cherry’s 2004 phenomenon. Check it out when you’ve caught up to the series.

We’re deeply appreciative for your shares, likes, and positive ratings on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

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Clarence Moye is a proud co-founder of The Contending where he writes about film, television, and occasionally Taylor Swift. Under his 10-year run at Awards Daily, Clarence covered the Academy Awards, the Golden Globes, the Telluride Film Festival, the SCAD Savannah Film Festival, the Middleburg Film Festival, and much more. Clarence is a member of the Critics Choice Association.

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