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Released in limited theaters 28 days ago and to Netflix a mere seven days ago our final Season Ten episode and our current final episode overall sees your curators examining Jay Kelly a film that has already made good on the theme of “For Your Consideration” by netting a Golden Globe nomination for George Clooney and of course the topic of this entire endeavor Adam Sandler. All of that is well and good, but will the latest film from Noah Baumbach find a place amongst the star charts we have been cultivating over these past five years and become a fixture in our shared cinematic universe of the films of Adam Sandler? Join us as we venture one final time into the breach as we dare to journey where no one has gone before in hopes of finding a satisfying answer to this question and an ending  worthy of this creative voyage.   Comments can be directed to [email protected] and don't forget to follow us on Twitter @TheASCU

Released just four months ago our latest Season Ten episode with its theme of “For Your Consideration” finds us examining the Adam Sandler film that fans have been clamoring for since 1996. That’s right we are discussing the long anticipated sequel to Happy Gilmore… Happy Gilmore 2Also since this is the penultimate entry in to the Adam Sandler Cinematic Universe’s first full voyage we aren’t just discussing the topic film but also show a brief look behind the curtain regarding the construction and deeper truth of a project like this. What we can promise in this episode is some laughs, some tears, and some questionable takes as we weigh the merit of this direct sequel and whether or not it finds a place amongst the star charts of our shared cinematic universe. Comments can be directed to [email protected] and don't forget to follow us on Twitter @TheASCU

As our journey to chart our own shared universe of the cinematic offerings of Adam Sandler continues. Season Ten’s Theme of “For Your Consideration” has us arrive at one of his more recent offerings, 2024’s “Spaceman”Will this exploration of grief, guilt, and loss have a place upon our star charts or will this science fiction drama prove itself to out there to exist anywhere but the darkest of cinematic outskirts. Either way, this feels like the episode where your curators have stumbled upon a deeper theme that transcends the Adam Sandler Cinematic Universe they have been cultivating over the past five years.  Comments can be directed to [email protected] and don't forget to follow us on Twitter @TheASCU

We are back with our Season Ten theme of “For Your Consideration” looking at a film that didn’t seem to get much consideration at all Jason Reitman’s 2014 Dramedy “Men, Women & Children” that once again seems Adam stepping outside of his comfort zone to convey a parable to to the audience. Will Adam’s usual tactics work in an ensemble piece where all of the actors are of a high caliber and fighting for screen time or will this be one of those experiments that fails to bear fruit subsequently missing the mark of the star charts of our shared cinematic universe. Boot up Guild Wars 2, turn off your firewall, and post to your secret Tumblr blog as you join your curators on this journey into the unknown that seeks to not only answer these queries but also determine if we matter in this universe. Comments can be directed to [email protected] and don't forget to follow us on Twitter @TheASCU

We are back with our season ten theme of “For Your Consideration…” looking at a Happy Madison film that was nominated for an Oscar  2006’s “Click”Granted that nomination was for “Best Achievement in Makeup” but it is still representative of what it feels like Sandler and Company were aiming for when they constructed this filmWill this film that proves a bit divisive between your curators ultimately be found on the star charts of their shared cinematic universe or does it end up way beyond what has come to be expected? Comments can be directed to [email protected] and don't forget to follow us on Twitter @TheASCU

The final season of The Adam Sandler Cinematic Universe continues it’s theme of “For Your Consideration…” with an examination of the first Adam Sandler film that made the film critics stand up and take notice of his true potential as an actor Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Punch-Drunk Love”Will this deconstruction of a his own filmmaking style that ultimately feels like an Adam Sandler film by way of the arthouse have enough strength within itself to find acceptance in the our Shared Cinematic Universe or will it prove just too much of a product of its creators to fit the constructs of the star charts we’ve crafted thus far. Whatever the answer, we hope you find a bit of enjoyment in this charmingly off-kilter darkly comedic romance that saw Sandler nominated for his first Golden Globe.Comments can be directed to [email protected] and don't forget to follow us on Twitter @TheASCU

Under the theme of “For Your Consideration...” We kick off our final season of The Adam Sandler Cinematic Universe by going back to where it all began 1989’s “Going Overboard” aka “Babes Ahoy!”Will this little film that could that Sandler himself refuses to acknowledge as his first starring role, find its way onto the star charts of our shared cinematic universe or will this cruise ship comedy romp ultimately fail to hold any water and sink deep into the depths. Your curators have done the research and are ready to present their findings, so strap on a life preserver as we weather this film together to find out.Comments can be directed to [email protected] and don't forget to follow us on Twitter @TheASCU

In our final installment of Season Nine’s “Grains of Sandler” theme we eat the pig and then we beat up some mimes as we examine Adam’s small roles in “Dirty Work” and “Shakes the Clown”Will the neutered PG-13 comedy that Norm MacDonald’s first starring role became leave enough room for the film to find a place in our star charts?Does the fact that “Shakes the Clown” is the “…the Citizen Kane of alcoholic clown movies” mean it casts too wide a shadow for the rest of our cinematic universe to blossom and bloom?Who will ultimately come out as victorious in our four part Adam Sandler Quiz administered by Say Report Quizmaster General Will Fournier?The fastest way to find the answers is to sit down with this season finale episode and enjoy the ride! Comments can be directed to [email protected] and don't forget to follow us on Twitter @TheASCU

Like sand through an hourglass the Grains of Sandler tumble as Season Nine continues with an examination of two films creatively helmed by friends of Adam Sandler: Chris Rock and Kevin James.Up first we examine Chris Rock’s two hander with Rosario Dawson that explored the pains of celebrity and the black experience fully admitting we will only ever be outside observers to these themesThen we have a lovely quiz administered by our Quizmaster General Will Fournier as he continues his Adam Sandler Quizempic with multiple choice and write-it trivia.Then we finish in Boston with Kevin James’ wholesome talking animal film where we also find Rosario Dawson playing his colleague and eventual love interest. Will these tangential tales find a place in our Adam Sandler themed star charts? Listen to find out!Comments can be directed to [email protected] and don't forget to follow us on Twitter @TheASCU

We continue our Season Nine Grains of Sandler theme with two more Rob Schneider Movies: “The Hot Chick” and “The Animal.” Two films that Sejohn has assured Devon will be more worthy of his time than either of those that featured Deuce BigalowWill these find their way into our Shared Cinematic Universe of Adam Sandler films? Has Devon truly discovered the genesis point of his new unified theory of cinema? Will the Quiz in the middle hosted by Quizmaster General William Fournier be enough of a respite between the exploration of these two Rob Schneider heavy films?Answers to these questions and more await…Thank you so much to our listeners and to Adam Sandler for which this project could and would not be possible and as always: Comments can be directed to [email protected] and don't forget to follow us on Twitter @TheASCU

The time has come for us to start our Season Nine theme of Grains of Sandler proper and what better place to begin than with the Deuce Bigalow Duology… Anywhere, literally anywhere would have been better, but hey at least we got them out of the way and they have a nice thematic tie-in to this episode releasing on Valentine’s Day… which is sort of nice if you don’t think about it too hard.Thank you so much to our listeners and to Adam Sandler for which this project could and would not be possible and as always:Comments can be directed to [email protected] and don't forget to follow us on Twitter @TheASCU

Your curators at The Adam Sandler Cinematic Universe Podcast kick off Season Nine with an open discussion about how we are going to be spending our last year on this project. We'll be continuing Season 9 with the theme of "Grains of Sandler" looking at those films that feature Adam in a more diminished or cameo role in special double episodes that will also feature a fun quiz component delivered by our Say Report Quizmaster General Will Fournier. Then for Season Ten, depending on the release of a few films that are currently in post-production, we will begin examining those films that were most certainly submitted for the consideration of the Academy.Sure this synopsis gives a lot of the content away, but the episode is still worth a listen for the full schedule and some fun trivia about the podcast being delivered along the way. We are in the Endgame now... or at least the Infinity War and we couldn't be more excited for what is to come in 2025.Thank you so much to our listeners and to Adam Sandler for which this project could and would not be possible and as always:Comments can be directed to [email protected] and don't forget to follow us on Twitter @TheASCU

Just in time for the holiday season we are wrapping up Season Eight’s theme of The Sandler Sequels with a holiday of our own as we explore of the Animated Cruise Ship Comedy: “Hotel Transylvania 3”Will the third time be the charm and convince us that this franchise is worth including in the Cinematic Universe we have been crafting over the past four years? Maybe this creature feature will be the one that ultimately breaks the limits of our universal requirements and causes the trilogy to spend the rest of its existence doomed to some pocket dimension? Either way we know for a fact that this film is at its core a fun time no matter the outcome…Comments can be directed to [email protected] and don't forget to follow us on Twitter @TheASCU

Keeping spooky season alive and well this month we take a look at the second film in the Hotel Transylvania trilogy the appropriately titled “Hotel Transylvania 2”What wonders will we unearth as we comb through this Sandler Sequel in a continuation of our Season Eight theme. Plus what can we learn about our entire cinematic universe that we are constructing when we consider, that as of this recording, this film is the most successful of Adam Sandler’s Career.  It is time for the second part of our three part Hotel Transylvania excursion and things are just now seeming to get juicy.Comments can be directed to [email protected] and don't forget to follow us on Twitter @TheASCU  Vlad: You You let your daughter marry a human and have a human kid why don’t you just put a stake through my heart 

This month just in time for spooky season we kick off the topic of the remaining episodes for Season Eight’s Theme of The Sandler Sequels and the rest of 2024 by taking a look at Genndy Tartakovsky’s “Hotel Transylvania”In our attempts to figure out if this franchise has a place amongst our star charts of a shared cinematic universe of Adam Sandler’s films we will also be tackling the mysteries of why this films that shares so much with other much maligned offerings from the same actor doesn’t catch the same types of criticism and complaints. All in all the next three episodes where we find ourselves on holiday in Transylvania should prove to be an interesting chapter in our continuing curations. Comments can be directed to [email protected] and don't forget to follow us on Twitter @TheASCU