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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is this week's full review. Was it better as a movie than it would have been as a TV show? Is there any legitimate thread running through these vignettes?
Bob mini reviews Call of Duty: Black Ops 4.
In weekend picks, Logan mentions Roma. Bob talks about Spider-man: Into the Spider-verse, Mortal Engines, The Mule, and Once Upon a Deadpool.
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It's the week we review The Front Runner, and we have kind of a lot to say. Is this a Jason Reitman success? How much is this movie about today's presidential politics?
Bob mini reviews Homecoming and Trevor Noah: Son of Patricia.
In weekend picks, Logan mentions Counterpart and some cooking and baking shows. Bob talks about Mary Queen of Scots, Vox Lux, and Ben Is Back.
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We're spoilin' again, this time with Widows. Heist(-ish) movies have twists, which makes them highly spoilable. Just what we do here.
Our Top 5(ish) List: Action Movies Led By Women in the Last Ten Years. Trust us, it's definitive.
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Okay, maybe it's starting to feel like the time of year for awards-bait movies after all. This week we review Steve McQueen's Widows. Is this REALLY a heist movie? What's more, it may be a good movie, but is it enjoyable, exactly?
Bob mini reviews House of Cards (season 5!) and Outlaw King.
In weekend picks, Logan recommends Vikings. Bob suggests getting caught up on Green Book, Boy Erased, Can You Ever Forgive Me?, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, or The Front Runner.
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Wondering whether you should watch Overlord? That's why we're reviewing it this week. Is it better as a war movie or a zombie movie? Exactly how much like a video game is it, anyway?
Bob mini reviews Assassin's Creed Odyssey and Red Sparrow.
In weekend picks, Logan mentions The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (again?), Escape at Dannemora, and My Brilliant Friend. Bob talks about Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindenwald, Widows, A Private War, Instant Family, and Green Book.
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Bohemian Rhapsody. They made a movie about that. And we review it. How's Rami Malek at channeling Mercury? What about the other band members?
Logan mini reviews local professional production of Sweeney Todd.
In mini reviews, Logan talks about Room 104, The Great British Baking Show, and Outlaw King. Bob talks about The Grinch, Overlord, The Girl In the Spider's Web, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, Outlaw King (too), and The Frontrunner.
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It's the week we give a full review to mid90s. How do we feel about these famous actors turning director lately? How well does the movie wrestle with its coming-of-age elements?
Logan quasi-mini-reviews Outlander season 1. Bob quasi-mini-reviews Assassin's Creed Odyssey.
In weekend picks, Logan talks about House of Cards and Outlander. Bob picks Bohemian Rhapsody, and also brings up The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, Boy Erased, and Nobody's Fool.
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The Sisters Brothers. That's the movie we review this week. How does it get better the more you think about it? Is it a Western or a non-Western?
Bob mini reviews Upgrade.
In weekend picks, Logan mentions Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and Ray Donovan. Bob talks about Johnny English Strikes Again, Hunter Killer, and Indivisible (and Red Dead Redemption 2), but goes back and picks Mid90s.
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Come along as we spoil First Man. Damien Chazelle plus Ryan Gosling? Yeah, this is starting to feel like awards season for real. Here's where we get to comment on the details, and maybe address a little controversy.
Our Top 5(ish) list: Reality-Based Space Movies.
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This week we review First Man. How does it stack up to Damien Chazelle's prior work? What's with all the closeups?
Bob mini reviews Bad Times At The El Royale.
In weekend picks, Logan talks about The Connors and Making a Murderer. Bob mentions Halloween, Wildlife, Mid90s, and Can You Ever Forgive Me?, but reaches back to pick The Sisters Brothers.
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Oh yes. It's definitely the season for awards-seeking movies. A Star Is Born is our spoilee today. What go into all the spoilery details about how Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga do their thing. Oh, and did you know this is a sad movie? Find out if anyone cried.
Our Top 5(ish) List is Best Bradley Cooper Performances.
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Ready for awards-movies season? It's A Star Is Born up this week for our full review. Does Bradley Cooper make the magic happen running the show? What about Lady Gaga in a big role?
Bob mini reviews Shadow of the Tomb Raider and Joe Rogan: Strange Times. Logan mini reviews Pitch Perfect 3.
In weekend picks, Logan will be watching about The Romanoffs and Pod Save America. Bob picks First Man and also mentions Bad Times at the El Royale, Beautiful Boy, and The Happy Prince.
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We spoil White Boy Rick in this episode. Want to know how Richie Merritt does in his first feature? Wondering how McCaonaughey does? Or maybe you just want to know how it turns out without actually watching it? Join us.
Our Top 5(ish) List this time is 80's Period Piece Movies.
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It's October! Isn't is supposed to be the time of year we're flush with great new movies? Instead, we reach back a bit to White Boy Rick for our full review. How does the movie story live up to the real-life story? What do we think of this new actor Richie Merritt?
Bob mini reviews Like Father.
In weekend picks, Logan brings up The Man In the High Castle, Private Life, and The Walking Dead. Bob picks A Star Is Born, and also mentions Venom, The Hate U Give, Shine, and Loving Pablo.
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When there's a little controversy surrounding a movie, we like to get into it. Life Itself is up on this Spoilercast. We talk sentimentality, flashbacks, iPhone continuity--you know, basically everything that matters.
Our Top 5(ish) List: Flashback-Based movies.
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This week we we've got Life Itself for our full review. Is it as frustrating as everyone says? Do we like the sentimentality?
Logan mini reviews Yellowstone. Bob mini reviews Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan.
In weekend picks, Logan recommends The Good Place. Bob hesitantly talks about Night School and The Old Man & The Gun.
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A Simple Favor is definitely the kind of movie The Spoilercast was designed for: twists upon twists, with spoilers basically required to even think about having a quality conversation. Saw it but need some clarifications to the plot? Don't want to see it but want to be able to fake your way through it? We've got you covered.
Our Top 5(ish) list this week: Best Anna Kendrick Performances.
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A Simple Favor is a tricky one to fully review without spoilers, but we give it a shot. Are there enough twists? Too many?? What does a Paul Feig thriller feel like?
Logan mini reviews Outside In. Bob mini reviews The Wife.
In weekend picks, Logan suggests Maniac. Bob mentions Life Itself, Fahrenheit 11/9, and The House with a Clock In Its Walls, but picks The Sisters Brothers (pending availability).
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First Reformed has been on our minds since before the Spoilercast even began. This week we took the chance to reach back and talk about it in the only way that makes even a modicum of sense: by spoiling the crap out of it. Especially that ending! Go see it, then join us as we get into it. Or just listen and pretend you've seen it. Either way is great.
We also devise a list of the Top 5(ish) Ethan Hawke performances.
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It's a new week and a new full review: To All The Boys I've Loved Before. Are we qualified to evaluate a Young Adult romantic comedy? Enh, listen as we do it anyway.
Bob mini reviews Ozark season 1 and Demetri Martin: The Overthinker. Logan mini reviews Silicon Valley season 5.
In weekend picks, Logan brings up American Horror Story: The Apocalypse and Bojack Horseman. Bob mentions The Predator and White Boy Rick, with A Simple Favor looking like the pick.
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We couldn't not get in on all the buzzy Crazy Rich Asians conversation going around, so we give it the Spoilercast treatment! We talk about the story and plot, of course, but we also wade into the larger context, to prepare you for your figurative water coolers.
Our Top 5(ish) List this episode is Asian Culture Shock Movies.
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We review Searching this week. Is the narrative device effective or gimmicky? Is there more to the movie than just the screen-based novelty?
Bob mini reviews Set It Up and Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife. Logan mini reviews Crazy Rich Asians.
In weekend picks, Logan gives us Mayans MC and The Deuce. Bob talks about The Nun and Peppermint.
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Oh man, it's our first TV season on The Spoilercast, and it's a doozy: HBO's Succession season 1. Listen as we spoil the plot, spoil the main characters' storylines, and generally just get into it.
This week's Top 5(ish) List: TV Shows About Filthy Rich People.
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Our full review this week is Papillon. Is Logan's affection towards Charlie Hunnam well placed? Is the movie as good as the story?
The fellas both mini review Succession. Logan also hits Christopher Robin; Bob takes on Juliet, Naked.
In weekend picks, Logan gives us The Great British Baking Show, Jack Ryan, and Ozark. Bob mentions Operation Finale, Kin, and Destination Wedding.
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Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman is on the spoiling block this time. Do the politics get in the way of it being a good movie? Does being a good movie get in the way of the politics??
Our week's list is the The (tongue-in-cheek) Top 5(ish) Black Politics Movies of the Last Five Years.
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Spike Lee joints us up with BlacKkKlansman and we give it a full review. How do we deal with it being more truthy than true? And beyond that, is it a good movie?
Bob mini reviews Crazy Rich Asians and Hannah Gadsby Nanette.
In weekend picks, Logan declares it a dead week. Bob talks about The Happytime Murders, A.X.L., Searching, and Papillon. Gotta see what's available near us before pulling the trigger.
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We spoil Sorry To Bother You, and boy does it warrant the full treatment. Is it good? Do we like it? (Are those the same thing??)
Our Top 5(ish) list this time is Movies That Make Us Say WTF.
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It’s the premier of The Practically Culture Spoilercast! Join us as we spoil the crap outta the documentary Church and State. Get some insight into Logan’s and Bob’s religious upbringing.
We also come up with a Top 5(ish) list of Mormon documentaries.
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We're reviewing Sorry To Bother You this week, and boy is it, uh, strange. Do we understand it? Do we like it? It's all complicated, so you better have a listen.
Bob mini reviews Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again and Uncharted 4. Logan mini reviews Barry.
In weekend picks, Logan tells Bob about Lynyrd Skynyrd: If I Leave Here Tomorrow. Bob mentions Alpha, Crazy Rich Asians, Mile 22, and The Wife. Keep an eye out for the final pick.
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Our full review is The Spy Who Dumped Me this week. Does it fulfill all our expectations about buddy spy movies (are those a thing?)? There are several favorite actors here--how do they perform in this one?
After a joint mini review of Church and State, Logan mini reviews Eighth Grade and Bob mini reviews A Very English Scandal.
In weekend picks, Logan talks about Better Call Saul, Ballers, and Insecure. Bob mentions The Meg, BlacKkKlansman, and Dog Days. (But keep an eye out on Twitter for the pick!)
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Summertime means we review summer movies, like Mission: Impossible--Fallout. How does the current version of MI rank with some of the other big action franchises? Do the trademark MI set pieces and stunts help things stay fresh?
We both mini review Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far On Foot. Bob also mini reviews Elder Millennial.
In weekend picks, Logan talks about Casual and Making It. Bob mentions Christopher Robin, The Spy Who Dumped Me, Darkest Minds, and The Miseducation of Cameron Post. Keep it locked to Twitter for next week's pick!
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We've got dual main reviews this week, for the same price as one! How much of Skyscraper's appeal boils down to Dwayne Johnson? Does it remind anyone of Die Hard? Does Won't You Be My Neighbor pull at the heart strings adequately? Does it touch on some of Mr. Rogers' controversies well enough?
In weekend picks, Logan mentions Suits and UnREAL. Bob talks about Equalizer 2, Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again, and Blindspotting.
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Another(!) comic book movie. This week it's Ant-Man and the Wasp. Is the comparatively lower intensity a plus or a minus? (Naturally, we disagree.) Might having kids affect how one enjoys this flick?
Bob mini reviews Whitney.
In weekend picks, Logan mentions a new comedy on Showtime and Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind. Bob talks about, Shock and Awe, Don't Worry He Won't Get Far On Foot, and picks Skyscraper.
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Another(!) comic book movie. This week it's Ant-Man and the Wasp. Is the comparatively lower intensity a plus or a minus? (Naturally, we disagree.) Might having kids affect how one enjoys this flick?
Bob mini reviews Whitney.
In weekend picks, Logan mentions a new comedy on Showtime and Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind. Bob talks about, Shock and Awe, Don't Worry He Won't Get Far On Foot, and picks Skyscraper.
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What could be better than Sicario: Day of the Soldado for our Independence Day full review?? Have we reached peak Brolin and del Toro? Do we long for an audience stand-in character like Emily Blunt?
Bob mini reviews Westworld, First Reformed, and Believer.
In weekend picks, Logan mentions Sharp Objects. Bob talks about Ant-Man and the Wasp, Sorry To Bother You, and Bleeding Steel. Ant-Man is probably the pick.
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Another week, another full movie review: Tag. Is the premise good enough for a whole movie? What's the Jon Hamm effect factor here?
Bob mini reviews Incredibles 2 and Far Cry 5: Hours of Darkness.
In weekend picks, Logan's excited about Yellowstone and The Great British Baking Show. Bob mentions Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Damsel, and The Catcher Was A Spy. Keep it locked to Twitter for our final pick (in two weeks).
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What else could it be this week but Ocean's 8? Does this heist movie stack up? Which of the 8 ladies are having the most fun?
In our mini reviews section, Bob reports on E3.
In weekend picks, Logan talks about the new season of Queer Eye coming up. Bob mentions Incredibles 2, Tag, and Gotti. Keep it locked to Twitter for the final pick!
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Seems like it's only been a few months since the last Star War, right? In any case, we get down to the business of reviewing Solo: A Star Wars Story this week. Are we glad to get this entry into the Star Wars universe? Is Alden Ehrenreich the right guy to play young Han?
Logan mini reviews Killing Eve. Bob mini reviews Ibiza.
In weekend picks, Logan mentions Pose and Succession. Bob talks about Hotel Artemis and Won't You Be My Neighbor, but picks Ocean's 8 for next week.
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The superhero movies keep on coming. This week it's Deadpool 2. Is this our kind of movie? Do we like the non-Ryan Reynolds-y parts?
Logan mini reviews the second season of Atlanta. Bob mini reviews Book Club.
In weekend picks, Logan mentions The Break With Michelle Wolf and The Bachelorette. Bob picks Solo: A Star Wars Story, and we hit briefly on How To Talk To Girls At Parties.
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Here we go again! Chappaquiddick is this week's full review. Is it overly polemic or agenda-driven? Just how much work does Jason Clarke do to elevate this thing?
Bob mini reviews Deadpool (the first one, people!). Logan mini reviews Chef's Table (season 4--the one about the pastry chefs).
In weekend picks, Logan mentions 13 Reasons Why and Fahrenheit 451. Bob talks about Book Club and First Reformed, but pulls the trigger and picks Deadpool 2.
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This is the week we review Tully. Does it stack up well against Jason Reitman's other work? How 'bout that twist, yeah?
Bob mini reviews Anon and Far Cry 5.
In weekend picks, Logan talks about Safe and Patrick Melrose. Bob mentions Life of the Party, Breaking In, and The Seagull, but overall he's feeling pretty uninspired.
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The movie event of the summer so soon? The year?? Whatever it is, we review Avengers: Infinity War this week. Can we talk about it without spoilers? Will it be good enough to earn Logan's elusive fifth star for comic book movies?
Logan mini reviews The Good Place. Bob mini reviews Divorce.
In weekend picks, Logan mentions Anon and Naked and Afraid XL. Bob talks about Tully, Overboard, and Bad Samaritan.
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Our full review is the Amy Schumer movie I Feel Pretty. Is Schumer better or worse when she's not writing her own material? Is this a feminist movie?
In weekend picks, Logan talks up Archer and A Handmaid's Tale. Bob picks Avengers: Infinity War, but also mentions Disobedience, Backstabbing For Beginners, and Let the Sunshine In.
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Sort of an exciting week for Practically Culture: we get to explore (what we call) the Jon Hamm effect with the movie Beirut. Is it in effect here? Just what IS the Hamm effect?? You better listen and find out!
Bob mini reviews Blockers. Logan mini reviews The End of the F***ing World.
In weekend picks, Logan talks up Westworld. Bob mentions I Feel Pretty, Super Troopers 2, and Ghost Stories. I Feel Pretty might be the pick. You know, maybe.
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It's John Krasinski week--or it may as well be, as we review his directed-by/written-by-and-starring-in A Quiet Place. Can it transcend our reluctance about the horror genre? What does it have to say about dystopic life?
Logan mini reviews Love, Simon. Bob mini reviews Collateral.
In weekend picks, Logan mentions New Girl, Bosch, Chef's Table: Pastry, and The Circus. Bob brings up Rampage, Isle of Dogs, and Beirut.
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Maybe you've heard of the latest Spielberg movie--Ready Player One? Well, Logan and Bob tell you what they think this week. Are its flaws distracting or nostalgically charming? Also, some thoughts on how it compares to the book. (Naturally.)
Logan mini reviews Into the Breach.
In weekend picks, Logan hesitantly mentions Legion. Bob talks about A Quiet Place, Blockers, Chappaquiddick, and You Were Never Really Here.
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Tomb Raider is our full review this week. What's the realization like of the video game into a movie? Does the cast live up to its potential?
Bob mini reviews Thoroughbreds and The Death of Stalin. Logan mini reviews Corporate.
In weekend picks, Logan talks about Barry, Billions, Silicon Valley, and Trust. Bob mentions Pacific Rim Uprising, Unsane, Paul, Apostle of Christ, and Isle of Dogs.
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Oscars catchup is over, and we're into the the winter's offerings. This week it's Game Night. Why doesn't Rachel McAdams get more comedy roles? And laughs--they're what you want from a comedy, right? (RIGHT??)
Bob mini reviews Brad's Status and The Little Hours. Logan mini reviews Easy.
In weekend picks, Logan mentions Rise and Instinct. Bob talks about Tomb Raider, Love, Simon, and Journey's End.
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Back with a regular episode this week, and a full review of Annihilation. How does it stack up against Alex Garland's last film, Ex Machina? What thought-provoking sci-fi ideas does it leave us with?
Bob mini reviews The Trip To Spain and Life Is Strange: Before the Storm. Logan mini reviews Queer Eye.
In weekend picks, Logan mentions American Idol and American Ninja Warrior: USA vs. the World. Bob hits A Wrinkle In Time, Gringo, and The Death of Stalin.
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It's that time! Our Special Episode dedicated to the movies of 2017, just in time for the Oscars. Listen as we give our top-ten lists for the year, some honorable mentions, and even some Oscars predictions.
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Black Panther is out, and the fellas give their take. Does it live up to the hype? How does it rank with other Marvel movies?
Bob mini reviews Altered Carbon and Assassin's Creed Origins. Logan mini reviews Fifty Shades Freed.
In weekend picks, Logan talks (during the Olympics TV wasteland) about Warren Jeffs: Prophet of Evil, Mute, and Ugly Delicious. Bob mentions Annihilation and Game Night.
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Checking off that Oscars bingo card some more this week with Phantom Thread. Is the craftsmanship of PTA, DDL, and company at a high level? Of course. But do you agree on how good of a movie this is? No.
Logan mini reviews Winchester. Bob mini reviews Raw.
In weekend picks, Logan talks about the prior week's Homeland and Here and Now. Bob picks Black Panther for next week's full review, and also mentions Early Man, The Party, and Samson.
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It's that time of year again: our annual video games special episode! The fellas share their top video games of 2017, talk about games they disliked(!), and wax wistful about a few they didn't get around to playing.
And they may or may not go off on a tangent or two.
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January means two things. First, checking off the Oscars noms boxes. This week it's Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. Just how intense it the trio of performances from McDormand, Harrleson, and Rockwell? Will it make our personal best-of lists?
The second thing January means is that we start our year-end wrapups! It's TV this week. Get Logan's ten best shows, and hear Bob's thoughts on his own favorites.
In weekend picks, Logan says stick to catching up on the year's good stuff in terms of TV. Bob mentions Hostiles, Winchester, and, again, Phantom Thread. Keep it locked to Twitter for the week's final nod.
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Time to get out our Oscars bingo cards, and The Post is this week's full review. Does the movie live up to the cast? Will it be one of OUR favs come Oscars time?
Bob mini reviews Black Mirror and Bright. Logan mini reviews Doki Doki Literature Club.
In weekend picks, Logan talks about The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, The Path, and Portlandia. Bob mentions Phantom Thread (again), 12 Strong, Den of Thieves, and Forever My Girl.
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January's a good movie month, and Molly's Game is a good pick for our full review. Of course we talk about the levels of Aaron Sorkin-ness. What makes this movie a little different from his other work? And, yeah, but does it work?
Bob mini reviews Abzu.
In weekend picks, Logan mentions David Bowie: The Last Five Years, My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman, Philip K Dick's Electric Dreams, Crashing, and Divorce. Bob picks The Post, and also talks about The Commuter and Proud Mary.
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You wanted Downsizing (right???), and we're reviewing it. Can we survive the whiplash-inducing turning on a dime? What do we think of Payne's take on the details of the movie's premise?
Bob mini reviews Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle, Florence Foster Jenkins, and Happy Christmas.
For weekend picks, Logan mentions 9-1-1, The Good Place, and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Bob talks about Insidious: The Last Key and In Between, but reaches back and chooses Molly's Game for our next review.
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The end of the year is coming, which is always a busy time for us. Our full review is The Shape of Water. Is it too fairy tale-y for its own good, or just fairy tale-y enough to be wonderful? And you know we weigh in on how this compares to del Toro's previous work.
Bob mini review I, Tonya, The Orville, and Call of Duty: WWII. Logan mini reviews The Greatest Showman.
In weekend picks, Logan mentions Black Mirror. Bob talks about In the Fade, Phantom Thread, and Film Stars Don't Die In Liverpool. Keep it locked to Twitter for the final pick!
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It's that time of year again: well, yes, Christmastime, but I mean Star Wars time! We review The Last Jedi this week. How does it rank with the now many other movies in the franchise? How do we net out on Mark Hamill's Skywalker performance? (And much, much more!)
Bob mini reviews Darkest Hour.
In weekend picks, Logan tries not to mention Fuller House. Bob talks about a few of the many movies opening Christmas weekend, including Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, The Greatest Showman, Pitch Perfect 3, Downsizing, All the Money in the World, and Molly's Game. Keep it locked to Twitter for the final pick!
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This week's full review is The Disaster Artist. Have we ever reviewed a more bizarre movie? Would we recommend it?
Bob mini reviews Battlefront 2 and Easy.
In weekend picks, Logan (indulgently) mentions The Bachelor: Countdown to Arie and The Christmas Story: The Musical. Bob picks Star Wars: The Last Jedi, but also mentions Ferdinand and The Ballad of Lefty Brown.
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We (finally!) get to Lady Bird this week, one we've both been looking forward to. How's Greta Gerwig as a director? Will we be remembering it at Oscars time?
Bob mini reviews The Man Who Invented Christmas.
In weekend picks, Logan gushes about the new seasons of Vikings and Easy. Bob talks about The Shape of Water, The Disaster Artist, Wonder Wheel, and 24 Hours to Live.
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We get down to business with Murder on the Orient Express this week. What kind of enjoyments do we get from this star-studded cast? And does anyone out-act Branagh's moustache?
Bob mini reviews Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus and The Good Wife season 7. Logan mini reviews Justice League.
In weekend picks, Logan talks about Godless. Bob mentions Coco, The Man Who Invented Christmas, and The Darkest Hour, but we're still decided what next week's pick will be.
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It's time for Thor: Ragnarok this week. How does this latest installment stack up to the other Thor movies? Is the turned-up humor just what they needed?
Logan mini reviews Room 104. Bob mini reviews Too Funny To Fail.
In weekend picks, there's really nothing coming up on TV, Logan says. Bob mentions Murder On the Orient Express, Daddy's Home 2, and Mayhem.
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Back again this week with a full review of The Foreigner. Is Jackie Chan a good linchpin for this sprawling tale? How's Pierce Brosnan's Irish accent?
Bob mini reviews Casual season 1 and Assassin's Creed: Syndicate. Logan mini reviews Suburbicon.
In weekend picks, Logan talks up the return of Shameless. Bob calls Thor: Ragnarok as our pick, and also mentions A Bad Moms Christmas, Lady Bird, and LBJ.
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Two full reviews for the price of one this week! First, Bob reviews The Florida Project. Does its impact outweigh the discomfort? Enough to recommend it? Then, Logan reviews Only The Brave. Can it transcend the cliched pitfalls of men-being-brave-movies? Will anyone remember it at year-end-lists time?
Bob then gives a little preview of some video games he'll be checking out this fall.
In weekend picks, Logan mentions Stranger Things. Bob talks about Suburbicon and Thank You For Your Service, but holds off on making the final pick. Stay tuned!
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This time we review Professor Marston and the Wonder Women. Who shines in the cast? Is the writing up to expressing the interesting thematic ideas? (I know that seems like a leading question, but we actually disagree on that, so listen!)
Logan and Bob both(!) mini review The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected).
In weekend picks, Logan mentions The Walking Dead, and wists whimsical about Beat Bobby Flay and One Of Us. Bob brings up Geostorm, The Snowman, and Only The Brave, but we don't have a final pick yet. Watch out on Twitter!
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Blade Runner is up for the week's full review. How does it build on the original? Is it a successful sci-fi flick of its own accord?
Oh, and we kinda mini review its predecessor, Blade Runner, too, just for fun.
In weekend picks, Logan mentions Mr. Robot and The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected). Bob talks about The Foreigner, Marshall, and Professor Marston and the Wonder Women. Keep an eye out on Twitter for our final pick!
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We review American Made this week. Is there too much Tom Cruise, or just the right amount? How do the other characters round this flick out?
Logan mini reviews Battle of the Sexes. Bob mini reviews Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands.
In weekend picks, Logan brings up The Mayor, and briefly touches on Scandal and Madam Secretary. Bob picks Blade Runner 2049, and also mentions The Mountain Between Us and The Florida Project.
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It's time for Kingsman: The Golden Circle. Does it light us up like the first one? Is Taron Egerton franchise leading man material?
Logan mini reviews Casual season 3.
In weekend picks, Logan talks about This Is Us, The Goldbergs, and Curb Your Enthusiasm and Will and Grace. Bob mentions American Made (the pick!), Flatliners, Battle of the Sexes, and Lucky.
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We give American Assassin our week's full review. Is Dylan O'Brien the guy to carry a potentially ongoing action franchise? How's Taylor Kitsch as the bad guy?
Bob mini reviews Catastrophe season 3. The guys talk about some of their pop culture adventures of the last week: Star Trek II 35th Anniversary event, Jim Gaffigan, and Muse.
In weekend picks Logan brings up The Good Place, Fuller House, Transparent, The Orville, and Star Trek: Discovery. Bob picks Kingsman: The Golden Circle, but also mentions The LEGO Ninjago Movie, Battle of the Sexes, Victoria and Abdul, and Stronger.
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Home Again gets our full review slot this week. Does its light and breezy approach make it charming and recommendable or a little boring? Enjoy a classic disagreement from the guys.
Logan and Bob both mini review Wind River. Logan throws in a mini review of Fargo season 3.
Logan quickly mentions (but doesn't necessarily endorse) The Mindy Project, Broad City, Better Things, and Vice Principals. Bob talks about Mother!, American Assassin, and Brad's Status, but can't quite decide. Look out on Twitter for the final selection!
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We review Lake Bell's I Do . . . Until I Don't on this episode. Does it deliver on its intriguing premise? How does it stack up to Bell's previous flick: In A World . . . ?
Logan and Bob both give their mini reviews of Game of Thrones season 7. Bob also mini reviews Friend From College.
In weekend picks, Logan recommends You're the Worst, The Deuce, and Top of the Lake: China Girl. Bob talks about It, 9/11, and Anti Matter, but picks Home Again.
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Logan Lucky is the week's full movie review. How does it withstand Ocean's Eleven comparisons? Which of us likes it more than the other?
For our mini reviews section, we talk about video games we chose not to finish. Bob mini reviews Thumbleweek Park, and Logan talks about Endless Space 2.
In weekend picks, Logan brings up The Tick. Bob mentions Birth of the Dragon, Leap!, and Tulip Fever.
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This week we give a full review to Detroit. How well does the movie transport us and show us what it may have been like? What do we learn about the context of events?
Bob mini reviews What Remains of Edith Finch and Catastrophe season 2.
In weekend picks, Logan mentions Get Shorty and Halt and Catch Fire. Bob picks Logan Lucky for next week's movie, but also talks about The Hitman's Bodyguard, Shot Caller, Patty Cake$, and Lemon.
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It's Atomic Blonde day! We give it the ol' Practically Culture full review. It all comes down to Charlize Theron: does she hold the movie together despite its weaknesses? Logan and Bob don't fully agree. Have a listen! Choose a side!
Logan mini reviews Lady Macbeth. Bob mini reviews Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.
In weekend picks, Logan brings up Ray Donovan. Not so much as a recommendation, but for Practically Culture old times' sake. Bob talks about The Dark Tower, Detroit, Wind River, and Kidnap, but can't quite decide. Keep it locked on Twitter for the final selection.
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It's war movie time! We review Dunkirk this week. Does it play differently as a war movie and as a movie movie? Does the PG13-level gore make it more accessible?
Logan mini reviews Friends From College. Bob mini reviews Baywatch.
In weekend picks, Logan brings up Room 104. Bob talks about The Emoji Movie and An Inconvenient Sequel, but makes the call for next week with Atomic Blonde.
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We give a full review this week to The Beguiled. How does the restraint of Civil-War South manners drive the plot? And listen to us disagree on whether the mysterious objectification of the stranger makes this a recommendable movie.
Bob mini reviews Master of None season 2 and Table 19. Logan mini reviews Silicon Valley season 4.
In weekend picks, Logan talks about Loaded, Ozark, Ballers, and Insecure. Bob picks Dunkirk for next week's movie, but also mentions Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets and Landline.
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Nothing like an indie romantic comedy in July, amirite? Logan and Bob review The Big Sick. How does the real story it's based on translate to a movie? Will anyone remember it at year-end time?
Logan mini reviews The Leftovers season 3. Bob mini reviews Spider-Man: Homecoming.
In weekend picks, Logan talks about Suits and Game of Thrones. Bob mentions War For the Planet of the Apes, Wish Upon, and Lady MacBeth. Keep an eye out for the final pick.
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Happy Fourth of July! We hit it with a full review of Baby Driver. Just how much fun can a movie be, anyway? Oh, and does Jon Hamm finally transcend the Jon Hamm effect?
Bob mini reviews Master of None season 1. Logan mini reviews Review season 3.
In weekend picks, Logan talks about Snowfall and Castlevania. Bob mentions Spider-Man: Homecoming, A Ghost Story, and City of Ghosts. Stay tuned to Twitter for the final pick.
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Beatriz at Dinner is a fun smaller-movie treat for us in the season of big budget blockbusters. What's it like when the protagonist is also the villain in a way? What does it justify if you're a good person?
Logan and Bob both take a hand in mini reviewing Veep season 6. Bob mini reviews The Great Wall.
In weekend picks, Logan mentions Broadchurch and Okja. Bob talks about Despicable Me 3 and The House, but picks Baby Driver.
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Logan and Bob saw different movies this week. Bob reviews My Cousin Rachel. Rachel Weisz in a period piece? Sign him up. But what about that ending?
Logan reviews Land of Mine. Can German soldiers in World War II actually be made sympathetic? Should they be?
In weekend picks, Logan talks about GLOW and Preacher Bob mentions Transformers: The Last Knight, Beguiled, and The Big Sick. Watch Twitter for the final pick.
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Crowding out all other comers this week is a video game! Mass Effect: Andromeda gets our full review. Is it as bad as everyone seems to say? How does it compare to previous Mass Effect games and other expansive RPGs?
Bob talks about the Microsoft E3 announcements.
In weekend picks, Logan mentions The Great British Baking Show. Bob talks about Cars 3, Rough Night, and All Eyez On Me. Keep an eye on Twitter for our final pick!
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Back from a week off, but with double the full movie reviews! Wonder Woman is up first. How's Gal Gadot at bringing the kick-assery? Is the hype warranted? We then turn to Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. How's Johnny Depp, now in his fifth(!) go at Captain Jack Sparrow? Is this a classic Javier Bardem guest role?
Bob mini reviews Keeping Up With the Joneses. Logan mini reviews The Americans season 5.
In weekend picks, Logan reminds us of House of Cards season 5, which dropped last week, and Orange Is the New Black season 5 this week. Bob mentions Megan Leavey, It Comes At Night, and Beatriz at Dinner, put chooses The Mummy for our weekly pick.
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It's an HBO movie week: The Wizard of Lies draws our attention. How does it balance telling a historical story and making a good movie? Is there a sympathetic take on Bernie Madoff?
Bob mini reviews The Meddler and Assassin's Creed. Logan mini reviews Catastrophe.
In weekend picks, Logan talks about Casual, The Bachelorette, and War Machine. Bob mentions Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales and Baywatch.
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It's Guy Ritchie time! We review King Arthur: Legend of the Sword. Is the trademark Ritchie style effective here? Can we abide yet another hero's journey?
Logan mini reviews 13 Reasons Why and Billions.
In weekend picks, Logan talks about Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, The Wizard of Lies, and Twin Peaks. Bob mentions Alien: Covenant, Wakefield, and The Survivalist. Watch Twitter for the final pick.
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The next Guardians of the Galaxy movie is upon us, and so is our latest episode. Does Vol. 2 stand on its own feet as a movie beyond the surprise of its predecessor? Is the family theme great or overwrought?
Logan mini reviews This Is Us.
In weekend picks, Logan brings up Master of None and I Love Dick. Bob picks King Arthur: Legend of the Sword, and also mentions Absolutely Anything and Snatched.
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It's the week we review The Circle. The movie sure takes a healthy swing--does it connect? How well does Tom Hanks employ his charm?
Logan and Bob dual mini review Girls. The end of a series; the end of an era.
In weekend picks, Logan reaches back and talks about The Patriot and Dear White People. Bob picks Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2, but also mentions The Dinner. And a big video game release this week too: Prey.
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Vacation doesn't stop us from podcasting when we take one together: Logan and Bob watched Free Fire this week and review it today. Can the movie sustain its momentum to the end? Which actors are having the best time?
Bob mini reviews Mike Birbiglia: Thank God For Jokes. Logan mini reviews the Samsung Galaxy S8.
In weekend picks, Logan recommends The Handmaid's Tale, Catastrophe, and American Gods. Bob talks about How To Be a Latin Lover and picks The Circle.
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It's that time again--time to review the latest Fast and Furious movie: The Fate of the Furious. Does Vin Diesel carry the load of leading man? How does this one compare to other franchise installments?
Logan mini reviews Homeland season 6.
In weekend picks, Logan talks about Fargo and Silicon Valley. Bob mentions Free Fire, The Lost City of Z, Unforgettable, and The Promise (leaning towards Free Fire).
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This week we review podcast fav Joe Swanberg's latest: Win It All. Does it have the same realistic, intimate feel we both love? How about the strangely relatable 30-something-white-people story?
Logan and Bob both mini review Big Little Lies.
In weekend picks, Logan talks up The Leftovers and Veep. Bob enthusiastically picks The Fate of the Furious, but also mentions The Lost City of Z and A Quiet Passion.
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We've got some technology and traveling obstacles to overcome this week, but we wanted to push through and give the people they're weekly podcast. Thanks for your patience!
And Ghost in the Shell is our movie this week. How do we feel about Scarlett Johansson as the lead? Is the sci-fi element effective?
In weekend picks, Logan gushes about Archer, Win It All, and Better Call Saul. Bob talks about Going in Style, Gifted, The Case for Christ, and Colossal, but he's still thinking about what the final pick will be.
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We give Life the full review treatment this week. Is it a horror movie? More of a suspense/thriller kind of deal? (Is that a meaningful distinction?) What's the sci-fi component like? Does it matter?
Logan mini reviews For Honor.
In weekend picks, Logan talks about 13 Reasons Why. Bob mentions next week's pick, Ghost in the Shell, as well as The Zookeeper's Wife, The Boss Baby, and Carrie Pilby.
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Tale as old as time, song as old as freaking rhyme: we get after it with our Beauty and the Beast review this week. How does the live action version compare to the beloved(!) animated and Broadway versions? Is the problem with Lefou different than the one you might think?
Logan mini reviews The Edge of Seventeen and Halo Wars 2.
In weekend picks, Logan half-heartedly hits the Netflix Dave Chapelle specials and the ninth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. Bob talks about Life, Wilson, CHIPS, and Power Rangers, but isn't sure about which will be our pick for the weekend. So keep an eye out on Twitter.
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It's a dual review week! First Logan hits Table 19. Is post-mumblecore a thing? If so, is it a good thing? Then Bob handles Kong: Skull Island. How does Tom Hiddleston do as the ex-military heart throb? Should Brie Larson fans rush to see this one?
Bob mini reviews Sing Street. Logan mini reviews The Music of Strangers.
In weekend picks, Logan talks up Review. Bob chooses Beauty and the Beast, but also mentions T2 Trainspotting and The Belko Experiment.
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The movie Logan is on the full-review block this week. Does it make the most of its R rating? How does it compare to other X-Men and super hero movies?
Logan mini reviews Moonlight.
In weekend picks, Logan talks about The Americans and The Music of Strangers. Bob mentions Kong: Skull Island, Raw, Personal Shopper, The Ottoman Lieutenant, My Scientology Experiment, and The Other Half (whew!).
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Last year's special episodes are behind us, on to this year's TV, movies, and sometimes video games! We give Get Out a full review. Does Jordan Peele pull off the combo of social commentary, comedy, and horror? What kind of movie is this, anyway?
Logan mini reviews The Good Place and Passengers. Bob mini review Manchester By the Sea.
In weekend picks, Logan brings up Feud: Bette and Joan. Bob gives the quick nod to Logan (the movie) for next week's review, and also mentions Table 19 and The Shack.
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Whether or not you saw all the movies you wanted last year, we've got you covered. Logan and Bob share their top-ten lists, talk about some movies they wish they'd seen, and make a few little Oscars predictions.
Get your 2016 movies podcast needs met.
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We're back, and so is John Wick with Chapter 2. How, we obviously ask, does it compare to the first installment? To other action flicks?
Logan mini reviews Fifty Shades Darker and Hacksaw Ridge. Bob mini reviews Watch Dogs 2.
In weekend picks, Logan looks back a week and talks about Girls and The Walking Dead. This coming week sees Billions, Big Little Lies, and Crashing. Bob mentions The Great Wall, Fist Fight, and A Cure for Wellness. Oh yeah, and the video games Halo Wars 2 and For Honor!
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Our third annual video games special episode! We've got lists, a new rating system, the obligatory disagreements, and surprisingly little overlap in our favorite games.
Find out what our favorite video games of 2016 were. Hear about games we wish we'd played. And get a load of Bob's most overrated games.
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Well whaddya know: watch 20th Century Women with modest expectations, and you just might end up with a Practically Endorsed review on your hands! Is Annette Bening the leader in the best actress clubhouse? How does the flick pull off the late-70s period piece vibe?
Bob mini reviews Bright Lights. Logan and Bob bellyache a little (in lieu of a mini review) about Dishonored 2.
In weekend picks, Logan mentions Riverdale and Z: The Beginning of Everything. Bob talks about Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, A Dog's Purpose, Gold, and The Founder.
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