Will Smith returns to our screens after the infamous Slap-gate at the Oscars in March 2022, but is the world ready for him? Smith himself asked that question, and Wayne and Paul are ready to answer it having checked out his new film on AppleTV+, Emancipation.

 

It's directed by Wayne's favourite filmmaker (NOT!), Antoine Fuqua, so there's not much he's going to be positive on with Emancipation ... or is there? Paul, meanwhile, is trying to decide whether he's watching a survival thriller set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, or a superhero origin story ...   Learn the answers to all these questions and so much more, as The Countdown continues ...   Time Stamps Emancipation NON-SPOILER Review: 0:00 - 9:20 Emancipation SPOILER-FILLED Discussion: 9:20 - 25:05

Final Thoughts Including Potential Spoilers: 25:05 - 25:41

 

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