The Movie Ladder Podcast
By Zach Brooks and Brendan Fitzpatrick
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Weekly movie podcast where we climb the rungs of cinematic connections. Each week Brendan and Zach watch a movie that is somehow connected to the movie we watched the previous week. We discuss the movie, take listener feedback, discuss connections to previous movies and end the episode by picking our next movie based on suggestions sent in by the listeners and brought by your hosts.
We've covered 200+ movies over the last few years and look forward to many more.
| Episode | Date |
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Mad Max: Fury Road (Water Represents Your Life)
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May 15, 2024 |
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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes with Kevin Mahaeo (The Ape-Men)
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May 08, 2024 |
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X-Men with Kevin Mahadeo and R Filly (Senator Berry)
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May 01, 2024 |
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Bulworth (California gov)
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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The Candidate (Redford in Command)
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Quiz Show (The SHOW Must Go On)
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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The Truman Show (Inside TV)
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Pleasantville (Splash of Color)
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Barbie with LaTonya Starks (Oz-cars Women)
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Poor Things with LaTonya Starks (Marking the Human Brain)
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind with Meaghan Thee Librarian (Kate’s Crumbling House)
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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Revolutionary Road with Meaghan Thee Librarian (Leonardo DeSpicable)
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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The Wolf of Wall Street with Meaghan Thee Librarian (Breaking The 4th Wall Street)
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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The Big Short with Grace Leeder (The Little Guys)
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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The Other Guys with Michael J. Clark (Come With Guys)
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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The Nice Guys (LA Nose-oir)
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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Chinatown (LA No-War)
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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Devil In A Blue Dress (Easy, My Man)
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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American Gangster with Meaghan Thee Librarian (Frankly Criminal)
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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The Departed (Shipping Leo) - Season 5 Premiere with Meaghan Thee Librarian
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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One Last Thing (Season 4 Wrap Up)
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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Titanic with Alex Chester and Meaghan Thee Librarian (Coast to Coast Romance with Victor Garber)
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Dec 28, 2023 |
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The Night Before (Pretty, Pretty, Pretty Good Podcast CROSSPOST)
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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Drafting the 2024 Library Ladder Challenge Categories with Meaghan Thee Librarian
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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Sleepless in Seattle with Meaghan Thee Librarian (Sleepless All The Way)
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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Jingle All The Way (Sleigh Arnold)
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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The Running Man (Running with Kotto)
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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Midnight Run (Several Planes, Trains and Automobiles)
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles (There's No Place Like Home)
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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The Wizard of Oz (Dancing with the Scarecrow)
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Pearl (My Name is Pearl)
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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The Night of the Hunter (Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing)
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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There Will Be Blood (New Country...)
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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No Country for Old Men (Kill L’s)
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (Double Bill)
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (“Die like a Samurai”)
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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Rashomon (From a Certain Point of View)
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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Vantage Point (Pointless)
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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Boiling Point (Oui, Chef!)
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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Ratatouille with Shut Up Tim (Holm Cooking)
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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Big Night (When You're Here, You're Family)
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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Krisha (It's a Family Affair)
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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Rachel Getting Married with Aaron and Abby [who are getting married] (Anne Half-Way)
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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Silver Linings Playbook with John Gilpatrick (David O Ladder Rung)
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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American Hustle (American Bales)
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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American Psycho (I'm Bateman)
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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Batman Begins with Kevin Mahadeo (Christopher Nolan's Knightmare)
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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Inception with Jason Reed (JGL Plays with Time)
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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Looper (A Willis in Time)
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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12 Monkeys with AJ Mass (A Phone Call Through Time)
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (Woahing Back In Time)
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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Midnight in Paris (When the Clock Strikes)
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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Hugo with Meaghan Thee Librarian (“I feel just like Jean Valjean")
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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Les Misérables (The Jack in the Hat)
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May 31, 2023 |
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The Prestige with Meaghan Thee Librarian (The Magic Box)
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May 25, 2023 |
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The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley (Inventing Fabrications)
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May 17, 2023 |
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Shattered Glass (Fact & Fiction in DC)
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May 09, 2023 |
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All the President's Men (A Conspiracy in the White House)
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May 03, 2023 |
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Clear and Present Danger (Ford's Threequel)
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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Return of the Jedi with DM Filly (Last Jedi Crusade)
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (Choose Your Own Adventure)
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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The Mask of Zorro (Swashbuckling Man in Black)
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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The Princess Bride (Storybook Fairytale)
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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Shrek with Shut Up Tim (My Shrekin' Donkey)
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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The Banshees of Inisherin (My Friend Jenny)
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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Forrest Gump (The Curious Book)
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Aging Gracefully)
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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On Golden Pond with Meaghan Thee Librarian (Henry Fonda in a Hat)
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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Once Upon a Time in the West (The Way of Water)
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (The Wealth of the Sierras)
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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Wild with Meaghan Thee Librarian (Woah, That's Wild)
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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Into the Wild with DM Filly (Sean Penn Behind the Camera)
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (LIFE Imitates Art)
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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Pollock (Ed, Val and Jen)
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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Top Gun: Maverick (The Fastest Man in the World) - Season 4 Premiere
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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One Last Thing - S3 Wrap Up (Bonus Pod)
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Jan 01, 2023 |
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Casino (What Happens in Vegas) -- Season 3 Finale
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Dec 28, 2022 |
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Leaving Las Vegas (Caged Angel)
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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The Family Man (It's an Alternate Life)
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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It's a Wonderful Life (From Worst to Wonderful)
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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The Worst Person in the World (Lie-Ing in Scandinavia)
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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Bergman Island (The Island of Vicky Krieps)
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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Old (Memories We Didn’t Have)
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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I'm Thinking of Ending Things (Landscapes of Memories)
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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Vanilla Sky (Cruisin' the Sky)
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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War of the Worlds (Spielberg's Aliens)
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (The Visitors of June 1982)
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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Poltergeist (Jerry’s (Creepy) Kids)
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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The Omen (Damned Yankee)
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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Damn Yankees (A Baseball Streak)
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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Major League (All About That Baseball)
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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Moneyball (Bad News Beane)
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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The Bad News Bears (Little Bears)
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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Little Giants (The Band is on the Field)
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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My Blue Heaven (Nick and Nora, Home Alone, in 1990)
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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GoodFellas (Summer of Sorvino)
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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Summer of Sam ('Who is this guy, f’n William Shakespeare?')
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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Romeo + Juliet with Meaghan Thee Librarian (Romy & Sorvin-O)
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Aug 03, 2022 |
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Romy and Michele's High School Reunion with Taylor Cotter ('Time After Time')
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Jul 26, 2022 |
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Peggy Sue Got Married ('Time of Your Life')
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Jul 19, 2022 |
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Dazed and Confused -- In Person (See You Linklater)
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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Apollo 10 1/2 (By NASA's Calculations?)
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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Hidden Figures (The ADDitional Stuff)
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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The Right Stuff with Marissa Garza (Heroes of Flight)
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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The Rocketeer (Inventing Howard Hughes)
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Jun 14, 2022 |
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The Aviator with Meaghan Thee Librarian ('Silent Pictures are Yesterday’s News')
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Jun 08, 2022 |
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Chaplin (A Conversation with Anthony Hopkins)
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Jun 01, 2022 |
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Fracture ('Give The Devil His Due Process')
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May 24, 2022 |
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The Devil's Advocate (The Devil’s Accent)
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May 18, 2022 |
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Ghost Rider ('Nice Jacket')
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May 11, 2022 |
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Easy Rider (Three’s Company Tu)
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May 03, 2022 |
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Y Tu Mamá También (You ARE Trying To Seduce Me)
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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The Graduate (Emerging Adulthood with ABBA & Garfunkel)
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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Muriel's Wedding (Australia’s Mamma Mia!)
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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Mamma Mia! with Amy and Haley (Meryl's Family Hijinks)
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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August: Osage County (My Dinner with Meryl)
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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The Hours with Meaghan Thee Librarian (Meet Virginia Woolf)
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Marriage on the Rocks)
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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A Streetcar Named Desire (A Kazan Dealing in Family Issues)
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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The Big Sick with LaTonya Starks (Love & Marriage in an Oscar Nominated Screenplay)
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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Brooklyn with Melissa Woodward and Kevin Mahadeo (Based on a Book with Love Letters)
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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The Notebook with Sara Orrick (Rachel McAdams Through Time)
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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About Time with Taylor Cotter Bruneaux (Richard Curtis' Alternate Universe)
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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Yesterday (Meet the Beatles)
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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Across the Universe (2007 Movie Musical)
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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Once with Grace Leeder ('Falling' in Love in Ireland)
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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The Quiet Man (1920's Ireland)
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Jan 12, 2022 |
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Michael Collins with Eolan Allen (1922 Centennial) - Season 3 Premiere
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Jan 06, 2022 |
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Season 2 Wrap Up (Bonus Pod)
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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Parenthood (Motherhood with Dianne Weist)
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Dec 31, 2021 |
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Edward Scissorhands (Tim Burton's Gothic Christmas) + Spider-Man: No Way Home SPOILERS
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Dec 22, 2021 |
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Batman Returns (Walken in a Winter Wonderland)
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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Bonus Mini-Pod: Update on Next Week's Movie
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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Catch Me If You Can (Teenage Conman)
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off with Av Sinensky (High School Trio Navigates Life)
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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Rebel Without a Cause with Meaghan Thee Librarian (1955 New Kid In Town)
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Nov 24, 2021 |
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Back to the Future (Robert Zemeckis + Christopher Lloyd + Alan Silvestri)
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit (Kathleen Turner Overdrive)
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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Serial Mom with LaTonya Starks (Unsuspecting Female Serial Killer)
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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Freaky (Can a Detmer Survive High School)
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Oct 26, 2021 |
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Final Destination (Death Is Coming For You)
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Oct 19, 2021 |
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The Parallax View (Pakula's Conspiracy with Cronyn) AND BONUS Squid Game Spoilers
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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The Pelican Brief (A Washington Investigation)
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Oct 06, 2021 |
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Déjà Vu with John Gilpatrick (Tony Scott Surveillance Thriller)
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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Spy Game (Robert Redford's Long Con)
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Sep 22, 2021 |
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The Sting (1973 Cons in the 1930's Midwest)
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Sep 14, 2021 |
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Paper Moon (Bogdanovich & O’Neal & Kahn & Others)
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Sep 07, 2021 |
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What's Up, Doc? ("What's Up, Doc?")
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Aug 31, 2021 |
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Inherent Vice (Hazy LA Detective)
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Aug 25, 2021 |
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The Long Goodbye ("I'm Philip Marlowe")
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Aug 17, 2021 |
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The Big Sleep with Eolan Allen (The Big Noir)
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Aug 12, 2021 |
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The Big Lebowski with Alexander Chester (PSH and Julianne Moore and Porn)
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Aug 05, 2021 |
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Boogie Nights with Av Sinensky (PTA’s Ensemble Family)
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Jul 27, 2021 |
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Magnolia (Tom Cruise Confronts the Past)
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Jul 20, 2021 |
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Edge of Tomorrow with Taylor Cotter Bruneaux (Tomorrow's War) + Black Widow Discussion
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Jul 14, 2021 |
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The Tomorrow War (Soldiers and Scientists Through a Wormhole)
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Jul 07, 2021 |
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Stargate (Russell and Hawn Get Their Military On)
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Jun 29, 2021 |
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Private Benjamin (80’s Army Comedy with PJ Soles)
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Jun 22, 2021 |
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Stripes (Raunchy Military Comedy)
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Jun 15, 2021 |
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M*A*S*H (A Hawkeye in a Forgotten War)
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Jun 09, 2021 |
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The Last of the Mohicans (Title Mentioned in The Rider)
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Jun 01, 2021 |
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The Rider (Oscar Winning Rodeo Directors)
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May 25, 2021 |
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Brokeback Mountain with Kyle Curry (Ang Lee's Oscar Mountain)
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May 19, 2021 |
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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon with Kevin Mahadeo (Michelle Yeoh is Not Getting Married)
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May 13, 2021 |
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Crazy Rich Asians with Karen from Canada (Meet My Crazy Parents)
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May 06, 2021 |
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Meet the Parents with Av Sinensky (Meet Mean Robert De Niro)
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Apr 28, 2021 |
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Mean Streets (Be My Baby, Johnny)
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Apr 20, 2021 |
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Dirty Dancing with Meaghan Thee Librarian (I Carried a Watermelon on Summer Vacation)
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Apr 14, 2021 |
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The Way, Way Back with Grace Leeder (Going "Way" Further Back)
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Apr 06, 2021 |
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Bonus Pod - It's a Sin discussed with Kyle Curry (spoilers at 26:48)
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Apr 02, 2021 |
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The Way Back (An Embattled Coach)
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Mar 30, 2021 |
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The Damned United with Anthony DeAngelo (Forming a Team with Colm Meaney)
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Mar 25, 2021 |
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The Commitments (Irishman’s Obsession with Music)
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Mar 17, 2021 |
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Fitzcarraldo (An Explosive Jungle Journey)
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Mar 10, 2021 |
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Sorcerer (Explosive Vehicle)
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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Speed (Referenced in the Movie)
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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Always Be My Maybe (Reunited RomCom)
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Feb 17, 2021 |
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My Best Friend's Wedding w/Haley Strong (Breaking Up a Wedding RomCom)
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Feb 11, 2021 |
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The Philadelphia Story with Amy H (Jimmy Stewart in a Love Triangle)
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Feb 04, 2021 |
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (Woody Strode in a Movie About Leadership)
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Jan 27, 2021 |
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Spartacus ('I am...' a Rebel Leader)
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Jan 20, 2021 |
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Monty Python's Life of Brian (Parody of a Well-Known Parable)
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Jan 13, 2021 |
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Young Frankenstein (Stormy Mansion with Madeline Kahn) - Season 2 Premiere Podcast
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Jan 06, 2021 |
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Year One Recap (Bonus Pod)
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Dec 31, 2020 |
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Clue (Another Deadly Night with Madeline Kahn)
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Dec 30, 2020 |
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Mixed Nuts with Jess Sterling and Will Affourtit (Another Crazy Night in a Place You'd Sleep)
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Dec 24, 2020 |
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Bad Times at the El Royale (Another Crazy Night)
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Dec 20, 2020 |
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Go (One Crazy Night)
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Dec 16, 2020 |
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After Hours with Av Sinensky (Catherine O'Hara and John Heard)
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Dec 10, 2020 |
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Home Alone (Child at home... alone)
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Dec 02, 2020 |
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Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (Working Girl Over Her Head, Workplace Misconduct and David Duchovny)
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Nov 25, 2020 |
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Working Girl with Special Guest Molly (Tippi's Daughter, 'Girl' and Workplace Misconduct)
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Nov 18, 2020 |
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The Girl (Tippi Hedren and Alfred Hitchcock IRL)
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Nov 11, 2020 |
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Marnie (Tippi Hedren and Alfred Hitchcock)
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Nov 02, 2020 |
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The Birds (Scary Flying Creatures)
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Oct 27, 2020 |
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The Fly (Geena Davis and Scary Insects)
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Oct 20, 2020 |
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Beetlejuice (Kid Obsessed with Death)
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Oct 14, 2020 |
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Harold and Maude with Aaron Brooks (Significant Birthday)
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Oct 07, 2020 |
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Happy Death Day with Taylor Cotter (Horror Comedy)
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Sep 30, 2020 |
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What We Do In The Shadows (Interviews With Some Vampires + Spoof Mocumentary)
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Sep 22, 2020 |
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Interview With A Vampire (Tom Cruise and Sympathy For The Devil)
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Sep 16, 2020 |
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Tropic Thunder (Vietnam War Movie Satire)
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Sep 09, 2020 |
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Apocalypse Now ('The End' and Film School Buddies)
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Sep 01, 2020 |
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The Doors (Val Kilmer and Meg Ryan)
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Aug 24, 2020 |
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Top Gun (Kelly McGillis in the 80s)
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Aug 19, 2020 |
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Witness (Harrison Ford in the 80s)
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Aug 13, 2020 |
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Raiders of the Lost Ark (End Scene and The Idolization of a Precious Object)
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Jul 28, 2020 |
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Citizen Kane (Newspaper Mogul in NYC)
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Jul 21, 2020 |
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Newsies (Disney Musical)
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Jul 14, 2020 |
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Av Watched Survivor and We Ranked 'em All (Bonus Episode)
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Jul 09, 2020 |
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Hamilton (Musical Production Movie)
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Jul 08, 2020 |
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Waiting for Guffman (Parker Posey and Small Town Tales)
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Jul 01, 2020 |
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Columbus (Movies About Architects)
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Jun 24, 2020 |
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(500) Days of Summer (Music-Focused Romantic Comedy)
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Jun 17, 2020 |
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High Fidelity (John Cusack)
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Jun 10, 2020 |
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The Thin Red Line (WWII Ensemble Movie)
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Jun 03, 2020 |
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The Great Escape (Movie Within the Movie & Steve McQueen) -- Listener Choice
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May 27, 2020 |
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Once Upon a Time... In Hollywood (A Day in Late 60's LA)
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May 20, 2020 |
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Shampoo (Warren Beatty)
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May 13, 2020 |
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Dick Tracy (Al Pacino Detective Movie)
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May 06, 2020 |
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Insomnia (Mystery Directed by Christopher Nolan)
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Apr 29, 2020 |
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Memento (Psychology Resulting from Trauma and Character Named Teddy)
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Apr 22, 2020 |
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Shutter Island (Co-starring Mark Ruffalo)
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Apr 13, 2020 |
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The Brothers Bloom (Con Men Traveling Europe)
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Apr 08, 2020 |
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Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Written by Dale Launer)
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Apr 01, 2020 |
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My Cousin Vinny (Bruce McGill Plays a Cop)
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Mar 25, 2020 |
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Collateral (LA Crime Movie with Jada Pinkett)
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Mar 18, 2020 |
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Set It Off (90's Bank Robbery Movie and John C. McGinley)
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Mar 11, 2020 |
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Point Break (Cop Movie Referenced in Hot Fuzz)
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Mar 04, 2020 |
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Hot Fuzz (British Sensibilities + Bromance + Hot Fuzz title/Hot Stuff song)
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Feb 24, 2020 |
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The Full Monty (Movie About Male Strippers)
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Feb 17, 2020 |
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Magic Mike XXL (Andie MacDowell and a Character Named Nancy)
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Feb 12, 2020 |
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Groundhog Day (Timeline-Bending 90s Romantic Comedy)
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Feb 04, 2020 |
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Sliding Doors (Subway Trains)
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Jan 30, 2020 |
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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (Colorful Criminal Aliases)
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Jan 20, 2020 |
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Reservoir Dogs (Steve Buscemi as a Cheap Criminal)
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Jan 15, 2020 |
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Fargo (Hosts' Choice)
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Jan 08, 2020 |
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Podcast Introduction and Picking Our First Movie
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Jan 02, 2020 |
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2019 Movie Ladder Recap and Podcast Announcement
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Dec 30, 2019 |