Show Me The Meaning! – A Wisecrack Movie Podcast
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Feb 21, 2020
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Join the Wisecrack crew as they dive into the deeper meaning and cultural significance of the most, and least, iconic movies of our age.
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The Last Picture Show (directed by Peter Bogdanovich) - Goodbye from Hollywood, California
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Apr 01, 2022 |
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Willy Wonka (directed by Mel Stuart) - Wonkamania
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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Good Time (directed by the Safdies) - Everything We Want in a Movie
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Mar 18, 2022 |
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The Batman (directed by Matt Reeves) - Overwhelming Spectacle, Frustrating Franchise
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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The Power of the Dog (directed by Jane Campion) - Anything to Pick on This Bone?
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Mar 04, 2022 |
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Hell or High Water (directed by Taylor Sheridan) - The Western Still Works
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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The Rider (directed by Chloé Zhao) - Mythopoetic Movies of the West
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Feb 18, 2022 |
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Little Miss Sunshine (directed by Valerie Faris & Jonathan Dayton) - More Than a Mediocre Indie?
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Feb 11, 2022 |
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Reservoir Dogs (directed by Quentin Tarantino) - The Power of Creative Repetition - Show Me the Meaning! LIVE!
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Feb 04, 2022 |
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Scream (1996, directed by Wes Craven) - Deconstruction!
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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The Devil Wears Prada (directed by David Frankel) - Our First Revisit with Reilly Anspaugh!
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Jan 21, 2022 |
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Don't Look Up (directed by Adam McKay) - The Science/Art Conundrum
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Jan 14, 2022 |
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The Matrix Resurrections (directed by Lana Wachowski) - Metamodern
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Jan 07, 2022 |
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Licorice Pizza (directed by Paul Thomas Anderson) - A Whole Lotta PTA Fun
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Dec 31, 2021 |
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Spider-Man: No Way Home (directed by Jon Watts) - The Multiverse at the Multiplex
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Dec 24, 2021 |
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Die Hard (directed by John McTiernan) - Now I Have a Podcast Ho-Ho-Ho
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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Whiplash (directed by Damien Chazelle) - The Price of Greatness
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Dec 10, 2021 |
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Step Brothers (directed by Adam McKay) - Don't Lose Your Dinosaur
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Dec 03, 2021 |
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Stories from the Mailbag
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Nov 26, 2021 |
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Eternals (directed by Chloé Zhao) - Deviants and Deviations
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Nov 19, 2021 |
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Bottle Rocket (directed by Wes Anderson) - Kids Being Adults, Adults Being Kids ft Thomas Flight
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Nov 12, 2021 |
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Marriage Story (directed by Noah Baumbach) - Love and Lawyers ft Karsten Runquist!
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Nov 05, 2021 |
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Dune (Directed by Denis Villeneuve) - The Spicy Takes Must Flow
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Oct 29, 2021 |
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Squid Game (created by Hwang Dong-hyuk) - A Game of Debt and Death
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Oct 22, 2021 |
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Titane (Directed by Julia Ducournau) - Talkin' Titane
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Oct 16, 2021 |
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The Birdcage (Directed by Mike Nichols) - We Are Family - Ft. Reilly Anspaugh!
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Oct 08, 2021 |
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Nightcrawler (Directed by Dan Gilroy) - If It Bleeds, It Leads
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Oct 01, 2021 |
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Pan's Labyrinth (Directed by Guillermo del Toro) - Magic, Monsters, and Myth
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Sep 24, 2021 |
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Apocalypse Now (Directed by Francis Ford Coppola) - Boys with (Horror) Toys
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Sep 17, 2021 |
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Snowpiercer (Directed by Bong Joon-ho) - Control the Engine, Control the World
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Sep 10, 2021 |
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The Green Knight (Directed by David Lowery) - Off With Your Head!
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Sep 03, 2021 |
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Hustle & Flow (Directed by Craig Brewer) - Everybody's Got a Dream
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Aug 27, 2021 |
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Boogie Nights (Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson) - A Big, Bright, Shining Family Movie
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Aug 20, 2021 |
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The Suicide Squad (Directed by James Gunn) - Gunn's Ablazinn'
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Aug 13, 2021 |
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Directed by Michel Gondry) - Blessed are the Forgetful
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Aug 06, 2021 |
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Green Room (Directed by Jeremy Saulnier) - Self-Mythology and Self-Preservation
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Jul 30, 2021 |
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Black Widow (Directed by Cate Shortland) - Substance Beyond the Formula?
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Jul 23, 2021 |
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Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (Directed by Questlove) - Music and Liberation
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Jul 16, 2021 |
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Moonlight (Directed by Barry Jenkins) - Pride & Cinematic Poetry
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Jul 02, 2021 |
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Ocean's Eleven (Directed by Steven Soderbergh) - How Soderbergh Beats the House
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Jun 25, 2021 |
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Attack the Block (Directed by Joe Cornish) - A Real Block-Buster!
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Jun 18, 2021 |
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The Squanch Returns June 14th!
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Jun 11, 2021 |
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Inside (Directed by Bo Burnham) - Everything All of the Time
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Jun 11, 2021 |
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Top Gun (Directed by Tony Scott) - Playin' with the Boys
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Jun 04, 2021 |
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Pulp Fiction (Directed by Quentin Tarantino) - Pulp... Friction?
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May 29, 2021 |
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Paddington 2 (Directed by Paul King) - Sweet Marmalade
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May 21, 2021 |
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Mortal Kombat (Directed by Simon McQuoid) – Get Over Here
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May 07, 2021 |
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Nomadland (Directed by Chloé Zhao) – Best Picture Worthy?
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Apr 30, 2021 |
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Judas and the Black Messiah (Directed by Shaka King) – The Fred Hampton Hymnal
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Apr 23, 2021 |
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Zack Snyder's Justice League (Directed by Zack Snyder) – A Tale of Two Edits
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Apr 16, 2021 |
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Pacific Rim (Directed by Guillermo del Toro & Steven S. DeKnight) – More than a Monster Movie?
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Mar 26, 2021 |
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Fantastic Mr. Fox (Directed by Wes Anderson) – Masterpiece or Clustercuss
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Mar 19, 2021 |
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Hook (Directed by Steven Spielberg) – Looky Looky We Talk Hooky
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Mar 13, 2021 |
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The Thing (Directed by John Carpenter) – Here's the thing about The Thing
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Mar 05, 2021 |
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Escape From New York (Directed by John Carpenter) – Stealth Western
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Feb 26, 2021 |
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The Fog (Directed by John Carpenter) – Folktale or Folk Fail?
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Feb 19, 2021 |
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Big Trouble in Little China (Directed by John Carpenter) – Weird, Bizarre, and Fun as Hell
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Feb 12, 2021 |
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Tenet (Directed by Christopher Nolan) – Reverse Psychology
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Feb 05, 2021 |
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Soul (Directed by Pete Doctor) – Jazzin
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Jan 22, 2021 |
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Wonder Woman 1984 (Directed by Patty Jenkins) – Wonder or Blunder?
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Jan 15, 2021 |
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Bad Santa (Directed by Terry Zwigoff) – Finally a Christmas Movie for the Rest of Us!
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Dec 18, 2020 |
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Ready Player One (Directed by Steven Spielberg) – Empty Nostalgia or Fitting Homage?
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Dec 11, 2020 |
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off (Directed by John Hughes) – American Psycho Jr.
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Dec 04, 2020 |
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Goldfinger (Directed by Guy Hamilton) – Is Connery YOUR Bond?
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Nov 20, 2020 |
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Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (Directed by Jason Woliner) – Beautiful Podcast on Three Guys Talk About Movie
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Nov 06, 2020 |
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The Babadook (Directed by Jennifer Kent) – Dook Dook Dook
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Oct 30, 2020 |
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Being John Malkovich (Directed by Spike Jonze) – Malkovich, Malkovich, Malkovich
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Oct 16, 2020 |
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South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (Directed by Trey Parker) – Jared's Final Pod
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Oct 02, 2020 |
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The Social Dilemma (Directed by Jeff Orlowski) – Are You A Screen Addict?
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Sep 25, 2020 |
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I'm Thinking of Ending Things (Directed by Charlie Kaufman) – We're Thinking of Podcasting Things
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Sep 18, 2020 |
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The Last of Us Part II (Created by Neil Druckmann & Halley Gross) – Breaking Down the Controversy
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Sep 04, 2020 |
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Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (Directed by Stephen Herek) – On Being Excellent to Each Other
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Aug 21, 2020 |
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Total Recall (Directed by Paul Verhoeven) – Cinema as Ego Trip
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Aug 07, 2020 |
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2001: A Space Odyssey (Directed by Stanley Kubrick) – Open the podcast bay doors, HAL!
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Jul 24, 2020 |
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Showgirls (Directed by Paul Verhoeven) – A Misunderstood Masterpiece?
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Jul 10, 2020 |
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Robocop (Directed by Paul Verhoeven) – The Tale of RoboJesus
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Jun 26, 2020 |
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28 Days Later (Directed by Danny Boyle) – Are We the Virus? (Special Guest, Dave Sirus)
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Jun 12, 2020 |
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Introducing Truth vs Hollywood
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Jun 12, 2020 |
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The Prestige (Directed by Christopher Nolan) – Man’s Reach Exceeds His Imagination
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May 29, 2020 |
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There Will Be Blood (Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson) – The Milkshake Brings All the Boys to the Pod
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May 15, 2020 |
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The Platform (Directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia) – The High Cost of Excess
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May 01, 2020 |
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Melancholia (Directed by Lars von Trier) – Looking Into the Abyss
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Apr 17, 2020 |
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Watchmen (Directed by Zack Snyder) – Filming The Unfilmable
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Apr 03, 2020 |
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Contagion (Directed by Steven Soderbergh) – A Germaphobe's Nightmare
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Mar 20, 2020 |
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The Lighthouse (Directed by Robert Eggers) – The Modern Prometheus
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Mar 06, 2020 |
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Sonic the Hedgehog (Directed by Jeff Fowler) – Sonic Boom or Sonic Bust?
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Feb 21, 2020 |
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Jojo Rabbit (Directed by Taika Waititi) – Does This Anti-Hate Satire Work?
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Feb 07, 2020 |
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1917 (Directed by Sam Mendes) – Is War An Adventure?
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Jan 31, 2020 |
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A Serious Man (Directed by the Coen Brothers) – There Are No Answers
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Jan 24, 2020 |
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CATS (Directed by Tom Hooper) – The New Rocky Horror?
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Jan 17, 2020 |
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Uncut Gems (Directed by The Safdie Brothers) – Betting It All
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Jan 11, 2020 |
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The Irishman (Directed by Martin Scorsese) – Goodfellas Meets Grumpy Old Men
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Dec 20, 2019 |
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Parasite (Directed by Bong Joon-ho) – Eat the Rich?
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Nov 08, 2019 |
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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Directed by Peter Ramsey, et al.) – What is Miles's Choice?
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Oct 25, 2019 |
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El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (Directed by Vince Gilligan) – Does Jesse Find Peace?
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Oct 18, 2019 |
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Joker (Directed by Todd Phillips) – Is the Controversy Justified?
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Oct 11, 2019 |
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Ad Astra (Directed by James Gray) – The Anti-Interstellar?
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Oct 04, 2019 |
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Shutter Island (Directed by Martin Scorsese) – Cinema as Psychology
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Sep 20, 2019 |
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The Dark Knight Rises (Directed by Christopher Nolan) – A Tale of Two Masks
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Sep 13, 2019 |
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District 9 (Directed by Neill Blomkamp) – A Bug's Life
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Aug 23, 2019 |
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Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (Directed by Quentin Tarantino) – The Summer of Love & Death
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Aug 02, 2019 |
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Midsommar (Directed by Ari Aster) – The Value of Ritual?
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Jul 25, 2019 |
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Blade Runner (Directed by Ridley Scott) – Like Tears In the Rain
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Jul 19, 2019 |
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Spider-Man: Far From Home (Directed by Jon Watts) – Illusions and Deception
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Jul 12, 2019 |
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Antichrist (Directed by Lars von Trier) – CHAOS REIGNS
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Jul 05, 2019 |
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Toy Story 4 (2019) – An Existential NIGHTMARE
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Jun 28, 2019 |
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Black Mirror: Striking Vipers – Is Your Avatar YOU?
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Jun 21, 2019 |
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Audition (Directed by Takaski Miike) – An ULTRA Dark Comedy?
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Jun 14, 2019 |
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Her (Directed by Spike Jonze) – What Is A "Real" Relationship? (w/ Adam Kovic)
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Jun 07, 2019 |
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Eighth Grade (Directed by Bo Burnham) – Growing Up with Social Media
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May 31, 2019 |
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John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (Directed by Chad Stahelski) – A Tale of Two Wolves
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May 24, 2019 |
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Se7en (Directed by David Fincher) – What's in the Box? (w/Lessons from the Screenplay)
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May 17, 2019 |
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Children of Men (Directed by Alfonso Cuarón) – The Dystopia Is NOW
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May 10, 2019 |
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Avengers: Endgame (Directed by The Russo Brothers) – The End of an Era
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May 03, 2019 |
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Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (Directed by Edgar Wright) – How Have Video Games Changed Movies?
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Apr 26, 2019 |
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They Live (Directed by John Carpenter) – We’re All Out of Bubble Gum
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Apr 19, 2019 |
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Interstellar (Directed by Christopher Nolan) – The Science of Love?
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Apr 12, 2019 |
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Inglorious Basterds (Directed by Quentin Tarantino) – Does Cinema Kill National Socialism?
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Apr 05, 2019 |
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Us (Directed by Jordan Peele) – Doubling, Duality, and Symmetry
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Mar 29, 2019 |
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The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley (Directed by Alex Gibney) – The $9 Billion Dollar Scam
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Mar 22, 2019 |
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Behind The Curve (Directed by Daniel J. Clark) – Is The Earth Really Flat?
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Mar 15, 2019 |
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Punisher: War Zone (Directed by Lexi Alexander) – Should We Take Superheros Seriously?
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Mar 08, 2019 |
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Office Space (Directed by Mike Judge) – The Philosophy of Not Giving A F*ck
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Mar 01, 2019 |
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Tetsuo: The Iron Man (Directed by Shinya Tsukamoto) – Deconstructing the Drill Dick
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Feb 22, 2019 |
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Roma (Directed by Alfonso Cuarón) – Best Picture of 2018?
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Feb 15, 2019 |
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Con Air (Directed by Simon West) – Cage at His Calmest?
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Feb 08, 2019 |
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Netflix's Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened – Instagram, Hustle Porn, and Hyperreality
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Feb 01, 2019 |
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Adaptation (Directed by Spike Jonze) – Cage Gets Meta
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Jan 30, 2019 |
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Face/Off (Directed by John Woo) – Best Bodyswap movie ever?
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Jan 25, 2019 |
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Vampire's Kiss (Directed by Robert Bierman) – The Meme Begins
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Jan 18, 2019 |
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Black Mirror's Bandersnatch – What's YOUR Ending?
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Jan 11, 2019 |
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Venom (Directed by Ruben Fleischer) – Why So Divisive?
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Dec 21, 2018 |
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The Big Lebowski (Directed by The Coen Brothers) – The Ins, Outs, and What-Have-Yous (w/ Vsauce2)
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Dec 14, 2018 |
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Django Unchained (Directed by Quentin Tarantino) – Slavery Revenge Fantasy?
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Dec 07, 2018 |
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Walkabout (Directed by Nicolas Roeg) – Remembering The Jack Of Juxtaposition
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Nov 30, 2018 |
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Mandy (Directed by Panos Cosmatos) – Nic Cage’s Kabuki Performance
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Nov 23, 2018 |
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The Dark Knight (Directed by Christopher Nolan) – Everything Burns
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Nov 16, 2018 |
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Starship Troopers (Directed by Paul Verhoeven) – Would You Like To Know More?
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Nov 09, 2018 |
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BONUS – Fight Club Interview with John King from the Dust Brothers
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Nov 05, 2018 |
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Fight Club (Directed by David Fincher) – Breaking the First Rule
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Nov 01, 2018 |
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Synecdoche New York (Directed by Charlie Kaufman) – Other People Aren’t Extras
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Oct 26, 2018 |
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Sorry to Bother You (Directed by Boots Riley) – Horsin’ Around
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Oct 19, 2018 |
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John Wick: Chapter 2 (Directed by Chad Stahelski) – The Jackie Chan of Headshots
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Oct 12, 2018 |
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Borat (Directed by Larry Charles) – Make Benefit Glorious Medium of Cinema
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Oct 05, 2018 |
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Mad Max: Fury Road (Directed by George Miller) – Engine Revving Porn
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Sep 28, 2018 |
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Our SOUTH PARK Podcast is Coming Back — Respect Our Authoritah!
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Sep 24, 2018 |
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Spirited Away (Directed by Hayao Miyazaki) – Grand, Grotesque, Ghibli
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Sep 21, 2018 |
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Star Wars vs Star Trek – The Great Debate!
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Sep 14, 2018 |
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Idiocracy (Directed by Mike Judge) – Ahead Of It's Time? Or Outdated & Lame?
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Sep 07, 2018 |
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The Matrix Revolutions (Directed by the Wachowskis) – Profound or Poorly Thought Out?
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Aug 31, 2018 |
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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (Directed by Zack Snyder) – YAWN of Justice?
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Aug 24, 2018 |
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Akira (Directed by Katsuhiro Otomo) – Transcending to Testicle Monster and Beyond
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Aug 17, 2018 |
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Network (Directed by Sidney Lumet) – Most Prophetic Movie Ever
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Aug 10, 2018 |
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Gone Girl (Directed by David Fincher) – Narrative vs Truth
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Aug 03, 2018 |
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The Shining (Directed by Stanley Kubrick) – Subliminally Sublime
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Jul 27, 2018 |
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The Star Wars BACKLASH - Killing the Past or the Future?
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Jul 20, 2018 |
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New Wisecrack Podcast – BLACKSTAGE with Greg Edwards
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Jul 13, 2018 |
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Hereditary (Directed by Ari Aster) – Is it Worth the Hype?
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Jul 13, 2018 |
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Eraserhead (Directed by David Lynch) – The Mood Is The Movie
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Jul 06, 2018 |
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Battle Royale (Directed by Kinji Fukasaku) – You can’t Beat Takeshi
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Jun 29, 2018 |
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Incredibles 2 (Directed by Brad Bird) – Most Subversive Superhero Movie Ever?
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Jun 22, 2018 |
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The Matrix Reloaded (Directed by the Wachowskis) – What were they thinking?
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Jun 15, 2018 |
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John Wick (Directed by David Leitch and Chad Stahelski) – Ultimate Revenge Cinema (for Dog Owners)
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Jun 08, 2018 |
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Inside Out (Directed by Pete Docter and Ronnie del Carmen) – Feeling All the Feels
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Jun 01, 2018 |
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Deadpool 2 (Directed by David Leitch) – Introducing The FIFTH Wall
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May 24, 2018 |
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The Matrix (Directed by the Wachowskis) – A Religious Experience?
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May 18, 2018 |
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The Devil Wears Prada (Directed by David Frankel) – Selling Your Soul for a Job!
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May 11, 2018 |
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Avengers Infinity War (Directed by the Russo Bros) – Understanding Thanos
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May 03, 2018 |
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The 40-Year-Old Virgin (Directed by Judd Apatow) – Can We Still Tell These Jokes Today?
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Apr 27, 2018 |
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EYES WIDE SHUT (Directed by Stanley Kubrick) – Sex, Dreams, Class & Power
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Apr 20, 2018 |
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FARGO (Directed by Coen Bros) – Decoding Minnesota Niceness
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Apr 07, 2018 |
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The Cabin in the Woods (Directed by Drew Goddard) – Meta or Meh?
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Mar 30, 2018 |
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Inception (Directed by Christopher Nolan) – The Science of Dreams
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Mar 23, 2018 |
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Annihilation (Directed by Alex Garland) – How Does It Stack Up To the Book?
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Mar 16, 2018 |
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Donnie Darko (Directed by Richard Kelly) – Revisiting Teen Angst
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Mar 02, 2018 |
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Pixar's The Incredibles (Directed by Brad Bird) – Nostalgia & Noble Blood
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Feb 23, 2018 |
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Gattaca (Directed by Andrew Niccol) – "The" Genetics Movie
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Feb 16, 2018 |
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Get Out REVISITED – Special Mailbag Episode
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Feb 16, 2018 |
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Get Out (Directed by Jordan Peele) – Exploring the Sunken Place
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Feb 09, 2018 |
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Mean Girls (Directed by Mark Waters) – Deconstructing "Girl World"
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Feb 02, 2018 |
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Videodrome (Directed by David Cronenberg) – Technology As A Bodily Organ
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Jan 26, 2018 |
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Oldboy (Directed by Park Chan-wook) – Best Revenge Movie Ever?
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Jan 20, 2018 |
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The Wolf of Wall Street (Directed by Martin Scorsese)
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Jan 05, 2018 |
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Directed by Rian Johnson) - How Does It Stack Up?
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Dec 19, 2017 |
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Spring Breakers (Directed by Harmony Korine) – A New Experience?
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Dec 15, 2017 |
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The Boss Baby (Directed by Tim McGrath) – A Super Paranoid Kids Movie
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Nov 30, 2017 |
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Drive (Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn) – What Does It Stand For?
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Nov 30, 2017 |
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mother! (Directed by Darren Aronofsky) – Brilliant or Blunder?
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Nov 28, 2017 |