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Who Are We Kidding? Movies That Should’ve Gone Straight to Streaming
Episode 1928th April 2026 • A.J. Chat • A.J.Chat
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Let’s be honest.

Not every movie belongs in a theater.

Some need scale.

Some need immersion.

And some… were never built for the big screen in the first place.

In this episode of A.J. Chat, we break down movies that should’ve gone straight to streaming, not because they’re terrible, but because they were released in the wrong environment.

🎬 Featuring:

Dear Evan Hansen (2021) — When stage intimacy didn’t translate

Morbius (2022)

Dolittle (2020)

Cats (2019) ...

And many more

They’re something more specific:

A format mismatch.

Because where you watch a movie changes how it feels.

And when a film ends up in the wrong place…

You don’t just notice it. You feel it.

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