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Hosts Daniel and Thomas work their way through different film franchises while detouring into semi-related works along the way.
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Also: Halloween, YouTube Horror Shorts, Night of the Creeps, Saint Maude
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On this episode we discuss the 1984 classic Red Dawn, the current state of Star Wars and also the problematic Red Dawn remake from 2012.
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It's been a while. Let's catch up with some rose, some Barbie and some Oppenheimer. Also discussed: Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order and Baldur's Gate 3!
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In our final detective story episode we cover the classic noir The Big Sleep starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.
Also discussion, the great cartoon duel and Daniel dances around Mission Impossible 7 spoilers. Next movie theme: Revolution!
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Join us as we discuss Robert Altman's 1973 classic The Long Goodbye.
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Episode Notes Murder. Mystery. Toons.
Join us with guests Kevin Ganelin and Adam Murray as we discuss the 1988 Disney classic Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
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Episode Notes This week we conclude our coverage of Coming of Age films with Richard Linklater's Boyhood.
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Episode Notes Before Star Wars, George Lucas made this Oscar nominated coming of age film set 11 years prior, examining a brief period of innocence in Modesto, California.
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Mid90s
Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3
Barry Season 3
Fast X
Survivor
Man v Food
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Episode NotesIn out finale of Man Playing God we discuss the greatest tough guy film of all: Junior.
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Episode NotesToday we talk Splice, Beau is Afraid, Grave of the Fireflies and Random Acts of Flyness.
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Episode NotesAlso discussed
The Last of Us
Survivor
Scream 6
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Nominees for Best Picture 2023
All Quiet on the Western FrontAvatar 2The Banshees of InisherinElvisEEAAOThe FabelmansTarTop Gun: MaverickTriangle of SadnessWomen Talking
During this episode we primarily discuss All Quiet on the Western Front, The Fabelmans, Tar, Triangle of Sadness and Women Talking. For more discussions on the other nominees, you can check out episodes 100 - 116.
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Episode NotesOur 3rd and final episode in our Man vs Machines series.
Stay tuned next week for our Oscars catchup episode.
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Episode NotesPart 2/3 of our Man vs Machine series
This week, we discuss the 1984 tech rom com Electric Dreams and the way AI is invading our lives
Also discussed:
00:36:50 - Last Breath
00:39:40 - Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
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Episode NotesThis week we wrap up our series on zombies with Scooby Doo on Zombie Island (this time, the monsters are real)
We also spend quite a bit of time talking about the destructive and therapeutic nature of video games.
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Episode NotesWe're back to our regularly scheduled programming.
This week, we chat the Train to Busan prequel Seoul Station
Also discussed
00:24:54 M3GAN
00:26:37 Broker
00:29:45 HBO's The Last of Us
00:31:18 Rambos
00:35:19 The Amazing Spider-Man 2
00:37:45 John Wick vs The Matrix
00:41:20 Lance Reddick is a nerd
00:43:42 God of War Ragnarok
00:46:42 Final Fantasy 7 Remake
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Episode NotesToday we discuss too many things for me to want to timecode, but here they are in order!
Elvis
Bones and All
M3GAN
Tár
The Menu
Glass Onion
The Menu again
Fresh
White Lotus
Avatar 2: The Way of Water
Pinocchio
I Love That For You
God of War Ragnarok
Unpacking
Castlevania on Netflix
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Episode NotesAlso discussed
00:49:38 Defunctland
00:54:18 Season 4 of Atlanta
00:56:00 Andor
00:59:44 Martyrs
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Episode Notes Episode 2 of our Death trilogy: After Life by Hirokazu Koreeda
Also Discussed:
00:42:12 The Banshees of Inisherin
00:44:50 Black Panther Wakanda Forever
00:54:30 God of War Ragnarok
00:56:40 Atlanta
Tune in next week for Coco
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Episode Notes Today we discuss The Seventh Seal, Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities, No No: A Dockumentary, Barbarian and Smile.
The record store mentioned is a Black-owned store located in San Diego called Fivespace. They specializes in hip-hop vinyls and cassette tapes.
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Episode Notes This week we watch James Cameron's nautical disaster romance Titanic
Also discussed:
01:03:05 Garth Marenghi's Darkplace
01:06:30 Guillermo Del Toro's Cabinet Of Curiosities
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Join us as we discuss Michel Gondry's Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind on our continued coverage of our current them: love.
Also discussed this week: Possession, Terrifier, Misery, The King's Jester, Triangle of Sadness & Near Dark.
Correction: the mixtape referenced is actually called "Act 1: Eternal Sunshine", not Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
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Episode Notes This week, we watch the 1987 classic Dirty Dancing.
Also discussed:
00:34:32 Smile
00:36:52 Hellraiser (2022)
00:43:10 Edward Scissorhands
00:45:12 Possession (1981)
00:46:41 Rush Hour
00:51:01 House of the Dragon (spoilers)
00:54:40 Andor
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Episode Notes Concluding our Family series with the ultimate family movie: Fast Five
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Episode Notes Continuing our riff on the theme of Family, we discuss Takashi Miike's disturbing and disgusting black comedy Visitor Q. Content warning for incest, child abuse, parent abuse, murder, and necrophilia.
Also discussed:
00:39:30 Reservation dogs
00:41:55 Avatar Remastered in 3D
00:48:10 Pearl
00:50:20 This is Gwar
00:52:40 Ghost World
00:53:45 The Dark Backward
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Episode Notes Discussing Vernon Chatman's DMT fueled porn prank
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Episode Notes Also discussed:
00:34:45 House of the Dragon and LOTR: The Rings of Power
00:37:35 Singing in the Rain
00:40:35 Three Thousand Years of Longing
00:43:58 Only Murders in the Building
00:49:00 The Steam Deck
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Episode Notes 00:54:55 Eli Roth's History of Horror & Contagion
00:58:40 The Seventh Seal
01:05:25 Bodies Bodies Bodies
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Episode Notes Also discussed
00:53:50 Nope
00:56:20 Better Call Saul
00:58:25 Throne of Blood
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Episode Notes Also discussed: 00:37:08 The Sandlot
00:40:55 The Night House
00:43:15 Better Call Saul
00:45:00 Only Murders in the Building
00:48:20 Prey
00:56:30 The Rehearsal
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Episode Notes Also discussed:
00:38:50 Nope (spoilers at 00:42:20)
00:51:20 The Gray Man
00:52:55 The destruction of HBO Max by Discover
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Episode Notes Also discussed:
00:40:00 Nathan For You - Finding Frances
00:45:15 Thor: Love and Thunder
00:47:40 Morbius
00:50:40 Better Call Saul
00:53:12 Desus & Mero
00:56:50 Beavis & Butt-Head do the Universe
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Episode Notes Also discussed:
00:31:10 The Black Phone
00:36:30 Better Call Saul vs Succession at the Emmys
00:38:00 The brilliance of Nathan Fielder
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Episode Notes Also Discussed
00:37:35 Reservation Dogs
00:40:20 The Old Man
00:42:20 Ghost of Tsushima
00:46:45 Mosswood Meltdown
00:49:40 SGDQ Zelda Ocarina of Time Tasbot Triforce%
00:55:20 Kraftwerk
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Episode Notes Also discussed
00:22:51 FF7 remake
00:23:40 The Bear
00:26:55 Top Gun Maverick
00:36:40 The Good Place
00:40:25 Unpacking
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Episode Notes Also discussed
00:22:20 What should be done with the Muppets today?
00:27:35 Kingdom Hearts
00:29:35 Final Fantasy 7 Remake (spoilers) 00:34:45 Ocarina of Time
00:37:05 Pokemon
00:41:00 The Muppets 2011
00:42:40 Hustle
00:43:45 Donut County
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Episode Notes Also Discussed
00:27:00 RRR
00:38:32 Barry
00:49:05 Stranger Things 4
00:56:35 Obi Wan Kenobi
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Episode Notes Merry Half-Christmas...almost! Join us and special guest Adam Murray (of Blazewave) as we discuss Brian Henson's Muppet Christmas Carol (1992).
Also discussed this week: Chip & Dale: Rescue Rangers, Marvel's Moon Knight and HBO's Barry.
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Episode Notes Also discussed
00:31:55 The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
00:34:05 Better Call Saul
00:35:35 Three Busy Debras
00:37:00 Call of Duty - Cold War
00:40:50 Moon Knight
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Episode Notes Timestamps
00:00:00 The Muppets Take Manhattan
00:19:50 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
00:30:50 Mister America
00:33:44 The Dark Crystal
00:34:55 Last Night (1998), After Life (1998), Miracle Mile
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Episode Notes Also Discussed
00:28:00 The Last of Us 2
00:29:52 On Cinema, At the Cinema
00:32:40 We Own This City
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Episode Notes Timestamps
00:01:30 The Great Muppet Caper
00:19:52 The Jim Henson Exhibit at The Contemporary Jewish Museum
00:27:40 The Northman
00:40:55 Winning Time
00:43:05 Elden Ring
00:44:30 RRR
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Episode Notes 00:23:18 Better Call Saul
00:23:55 Coachella
00:27:00 Barry
00:28:27 Old Enough
00:31:27 Elden Ring
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Episode Notes Also discussed:
00:27:55 Everything Everywhere All at Once
00:31:00 Abbott Elemenatary
00:35:10 Woke
00:38:10 Elden Ring
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00:43:30 Yes, Madam!
00:47:10 In the Mood for Love
00:48:12 Atlanta Season 3
00:49:15 Adult Swim's April Fools
00:51:50 Better Call Saul Season 5
00:54:35 Elden Ring
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Episode Notes The Oscars! Touching moments of victory, awful and underwhelming comedy, and now melee combat!
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Also Discussed:
00:58:10 Star Trek The Next Generation
01:00:40 Succession
01:01:10 2040
01:01:48 Winning Time
01:03:05 Turning Red
01:03:40 Elden Ring
01:06:40 Ziwe
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Episode Notes Timestamps:
00:00:40 Licorice Pizza
00:32:12 The Power of The Dog
00:57:35 Elden Ring
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Episode Notes 00:06:58 King Richard
00:32:40 Nightmare Alley
00:53:35 If Beale Street Could Talk
00:55:02 Jeen-Yuhs
01:00:05 Mad God
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Episode Notes Also discussed:
00:37:28 Darkest Hour
00:39:10 Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
00:43:32 Assata Shakur's autobiography
00:44:37 Murderville
00:46:38 The Book of Boba Fett s1 finale
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Episode Notes 00:41:20 Jackass Forever
01:01:18 Assata Shakur
01:03:19 Bjork
01:06:20 Search Party season 5
01:08:01 The Book of Boba Fett's weird synthetic actors
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Also discussed
00:25:10 The Book of Boba Fett
00:28:05 The Fallout
00:32:38 Search Party s4
00:35:12 The Eternals
00:37:49 Bloodborne
00:42:15 Problematic movies we like
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Also discussed
00:35:44 Wilson Yip's Kill Zone
00:37:42 Thomas Flight's Video Essays
00:38:20 Euphoria
00:43:34 The Book of Boba Fett
00:44:34 Pig
00:46:44 The Antiwork Subreddit
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Also discussed
00:32:36 Peacemaker
00:33:25 Smiling Friends & YOLO: Crystal Fantasy
00:35:25 The Last Duel
00:37:42 Scream
00:39:02 Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
00:39:50 Wet Hot American Summer: The First Day of Camp & Ten Years Later
00:42:12 Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
00:45:45 Search Party
00:47:50 Seinfeld
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Also Discussed:
00:30:25 Licorice Pizza
00:35:35 Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark
00:38:05 The Book of Boba Fett
00:40:14 The Tragedy of Macbeth
00:43:35 Bartkira
00:44:35 Demon's Souls
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Also discussed
00:28:17 Licorice Pizza
00:33:48 Akira (Manga)
00:36:35 Spider-Man Life Story
00:38:00 Demon's Souls
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Even the cover song at the end is a lesser imitation.
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Also Discussed:
00:35:24 How To with John Wilson
00:39:56 Dark Souls II
00:42:55 Ghost World and Bad Santas
00:48:00 Titane
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3
Also discussed
00:29:48 Resident Evil Village
00:32:10 One Hour Photo
00:37:37 Demons Souls, Dark Souls, and Bloodborne
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Also discussed:
27:40 The Shivering Truth
37:35 The Beatles:Get Back
39:10 Hawkeye
40:32 How To with John Wilson
43:52 Curb Your Enthusiasm
48:43 Big Mouth
52:45 Leviathan (but which one!?)
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Also discussed:
00:27:20 Joe Pera Talks With You - Season 1
00:35:20 The French Dispatch
00:43:04 Curb Your Enthusiasm
00:47:08 Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War
00:50:33 Elden Ring
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Also discussed:
00:28:38 Super Mario Bros: The Movie
00:36:26 Last Night in Soho
00:38:50 Reservation Dogs
00:39:48 Invincible
00:43:00 The Eternals
00:48:40 Seinfeld & Curb Your Enthusiasm
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Also discussed:
00:44:28 Invasion of the Body Snatchers
00:46:40 Ted Lasso and Great Teacher Onizuka (mostly the latter)
00:50:15 Midnight Mass
00:54:40 Booksmart
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Also discussed
00:53:32 Nightmare on Elm Street franchise
1:01:00 Christian Hand's The Session
1:07:50 Midnight Mass
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Also discussed
00:33:10 Squid Game wrap-up
00:47:48 A Tale of Two Sisters
00:48:55 Nightmare on Elm Street 4 and 5
00:55:02 Dune
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Also discussed
00:36:24 the Fear Street trilogy
00:38:36 Squid Game episodes 1-6
00:50:34 The Nightmare on Elm Street series
00:56:15 Trick r' Treat
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Also discussed
39:12 - Squid Game
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Also discussed
35:25 - The Venture Bros
36:38 - Ted Lasso
44:15 - Marvel's What If?
45:45 - Harley Quinn
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00:39:00 - Malignant discussion
00:41:50 - SPOILERS for Malignant
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Also discussed:
24:37 - Shang Chi
33:42 - Michael K Williams
34:23 - Uche Nancy
37:28 - The Matrix Resurrections Trailer
38:16 - Adam McKay
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Also discussed:
32:40 Red Snow
33:55 Reminiscence
36:43 Candyman (2021)
40:00 12 Minutes
42:40 Aisle
44:05 Her Story
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Also discussed:
00:31:09 The Suicide Squad
00:39:30 The Sopranos
00:43:20 Wu-Tang: An American Saga
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We wrap up our journey through the numbered Ip Man films and say "so long" as we go into a temporary hiatus while Thomas adjusts to life in Korea.
Also discussed:
00:36:40 - Space Jam: A New Legacy
00:40:30 - Jackass
00:44:40 - Loki
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Also discussed
00:39:00 Accented Cinema
00:39:30 Modern Chinese Cultural Studies
00:41:05 The Forever Purge
00:44:35 I Think You Should Leave season 2
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Gavin from Is This Still Good? joins us to discuss the totally true story of Ip Man vs The Human Tornado
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This week, The Vague Boys™ join Gavin & Sage of the Is This Still Good? podcast to discuss 12 Monkeys, a movie that they watched over a week before discussing.
Will they remember what happened? The answer: no.
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Also discussed
00:29:55 Ziwe
00:31:30 Red Dead Redemption 2
00:36:55 Conan O'Brien
00:38:15 Lazer/Wulf
00:40:00 Karen
00:41:40 EPNdotTV with Victor Lucas
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Also discussed:
00:37:18 Arrival
00:38:44 Tom Clancy's Without Remorse
00:42:04 Bo Burnham and musical comedy
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Also discussed
00:34:07 Army of the Dead
00:37:58 Sunset Overdrive
00:39:20 Freddy Got Fingered
00:45:40 Ziwe
Book recommendation: Without You, There is No Us by Suki Kim
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Content warning: The movie Death Wish deals with sexual violence. If you would prefer to skip this discussion see the timecodes below for additional topics we cover.
00:30:32 - Spike Lee's Oldboy remake
00:34:14 - Hulu's Sasquatch docuseries
00:35:50 - Qanon: Enter the Storm
00:37:40 - The trailer for Marvel's Eternals
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Also discussed
00:51:02 - Shin Godzilla
00:53:07 - Trailers (The Green Knight, MCU)
00:56:35 - Invincible
00:58:41 - Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
00:59:54 - Shudder's The Last Drive In - Dead and Buried
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Also discussed
31:16 Dead Alive
34:00 Ti Lung / The Sentimental Swordsman
35:58 War Dogs
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Also discussed
35:10 John Woo's Manhunt
39:14 Shadow Man Remastered
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Also discussed
The Oscars 31:36
Lost TV commercials 39:53
Mortal Kombat 42:31
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier 48:42
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This week, we conclude our journey through the Academy Awards nominees for Best Picture
00:01:23 Mank
00:14:05 Nomadland
00:34:40 Promising Young Woman
00:59:05 Face/Off
01:01:38 Synchronic
01:03:38 The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Episode 5
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Part 1 of our coverage of this year's Oscar Best Picture nominees
00:02:04 - Minari
00:24:22 - The Trial of the Chicago 7
00:43:05 - The Father
Also Discussed
01:06:40 - Belly
01:09:00 - The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Ep 4
Next week, we will conclude with coverage of Promising Young Woman, Mank, and Nomadland.
See episode 27 for our discussion of Judas and the Black Messiah and episode 19 for The Sound of Metal
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We have finally reached the crossover of these two mighty titans. How does this climactic battle hold up?
Also discussed
40:40 Painting With John
42:28 Maquette & It Takes Two
43:53 The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
49:43 The Five Fingers of Death
50:14 Kill Six Billion Demons
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Also discussed:
26:10 - Ghidorah, The Three Headed Monster
27:45 - Atlanta
30:11 - Bad Trip
30:52 - Lil Nas X's Montero
32:30 - The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, Episode 2
38:44 - Final Godzilla vs Kong predictions
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Also discussed:
36:00 - 80s nostalgia
38:00 - Ready Player One
41:35 - Paranoia Agent
44:15 - Zack Snyder's Justice League
53:32 - The Falcon & The Winter Soldier
59:15 - Final Fantasy 7 Remake
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Also discussed
26:14 - Legion
29:11 - FFVII Remake
34:08 - Paranoia Agent
35:54 - Tom & Jerry
"Ape-ocalypse Now," I write, as I submit another life-sucking review to the internet.
Also discussed:
57:15 - Paranoia Agent
1:00:07 - Tropic Thunder
1:07:05 - Sonic the Hedgehog
1:11:45 - WandaVision S1 Wrap Up
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Spoilers: We love it
Also discussed:
43:58 - Paranoia Agent
48:50 - Phantom Thread
51:48 - The Dead Don't Die
55:45 - WandaVision episode 8
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This week, Daniel and Thomas largely agree about Gareth Edwards's Godzilla but still manage to have different feelings about it.
Also discussed:
32:27 Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
35:47 Junji Ito's Cat Diary: Yon & Mu
37:28 WandaVision (but mostly just a conversation about sitcoms)
43:24 Duck Dynasty
46:10 Ice Road Rescue
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Also discussed
50:55 WandaVision
56:57 The Lone Gunmen
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This week we are joined by Kyle Jackson to discuss The Animatrix.
Also discussed
58:30 Enter the Matrix and The Path of Neo
1:08:55 The Phantom Thread
1:10:30 Jem
1:11:30 Jojo Rabbit
1:12:58 WandaVision
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Is it bad or is it incredible? Either way, it's weird.
Also discussed:
David Byrne's American Utopia
Reservation Road
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Community and other sitcoms of the era
The Simpsons
WandaVision
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Today we are joined by Emily C to discuss the final installment of the Matrix trilogy... until The Matrix 4 in which case it is no longer a trilogy.
Also discussed
58:26 WandaVision
1:05:22 Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion
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This week we review Black Bear (2020) starring directed by Lawrence Michael Levine and starring Aubrey Plaza, Christopher Abbott, and Sarah Gadon.
Also discussed:
Tiger on HBO (32:58)
WandaVision (36:30)
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Today we are joined by our friend Carl P to discuss The Matrix Reloaded
Also discussed: Soul and Tenet
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This week, we enter The Matrix trilogy.
Also discussed:
52:35 - Wonder Woman
59:20 - Spider-Man: Miles Morales
1:01:08 - Demon's Souls
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Thoughts and recap of The Sound of Metal.
Also discussed:
38:50 Spider-man: Into the Spider-verse
42:50 Host
45:10 The Mandalorian s2 (plenty of spoilers)
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We've finally made it to the end and we're a bit more divided on this one than the others.
Discussed:
Final Destination 5
Euphoria
The Wages of Fear/Sorcerer
Mandalorian s2:e7
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Today's guest is Derek Cooper, we chat about The Killing of a Sacred Deer and Thomas and Daniel discuss obsessive image calibration and The Mandalorian s2:e6
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Daniel and Thomas get into why The Final Destination is bad. Daniel has additional thoughts on last week's film: Possessor. Thomas discusses his new cinematic comfort food, music docs. Finally, we get into the latest episode of The Mandalorian: The Jedi.
SPOILERS everywhere.
Possessor discussion 26:55
Beastie Boys Story 34:10
Mandalorian talk 39:58
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We watched Possessor and were simultaneously in love and confused with it. What's it saying with how it relates sex and violence? Is the movie just about how we destroy ourselves to advance our careers? Give us your thoughts on Twitter https://twitter.com/VagueZone
After a week off we're back! This week, we break down Final Destination 3 and catch up on Mandalorian.
Mandalorian discussion starts at 56:50 and includes spoilers (also includes minor spoilers for the HBO Watchmen series at 1:04:05-1:05:50)
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We recap the entirety of Wolf of Snow Hollow in about the time it takes to watch the damn movie and ask "what is this movie about?" Is it about alcoholism, misogyny, the aggression of men, all of the above? After, we touch on Mandalorian, Hostel 1 & 2, and Grotesque (which Daniel spoils).
Spoilers for The Wolf of Snow Hollow from 27:10-1:30:40
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We discuss the second entry in the Final Destination series, Hubie Halloween, Haunt and a tad bit of Scanners.
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We talk Hulu's The Binge and get sidetracked discussing absurd comedy, "comedic formalism", Wet Hot American Summer, Lovecraft Country, and Star Wars.
We recap Final Destination (2000), touch on The X-Files, and get caught up on Lovecraft Country.
We talk The First Purge, Trump getting COVID (how could we not?), Lovecraft Country, and a touch of the new Star Wars game Squadrons.
In this week's Vague Zone, we discuss Martin Scorsese's After Hours, Johnny Mnemonic, catch up a bit on Lovecraft Country, and share our own personal After Hours stories.
Last week's episode is lost unfortunately due to audio issues. This week we talk The Purge: Election Year (2016), The Jetsons Movie and The Wizard
This week Daniel and Thomas chat about the French Christmas action film Deadly Games aka 3615 Code Pere Noel aka Game Over aka Dial Code Santa Claus. We also discuss the recent death of Chadwick Boseman
We chat about the dystopian politics of the Purge (2013), the first episode of Lovecraft Country and FX's Fargo
Our first episode is lost in time so welcome to the second episode of Vague Zone, which Daniel immediately calls "Vague Town". Off to a great start!