A Lost Plot
By Maverick Dickson
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Episodes: 194
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A Lost Plot: where cinematic plots are taken apart piece by piece to determine what makes that movie great, or why it has been forgotten today.
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Episode 193: The Distinction Between Book and Film: Animal Farm
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May 08, 2026 |
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Episode 192: The Dynamics of Fame and Family in Michael (Film)
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May 02, 2026 |
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Episode 191: Sacrifice, Power Dynamics, and Choice in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2
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Apr 26, 2026 |
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Episode 190: Exploring the Depths of Mockingjay Part 1
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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Episode 189: Hunger Games: Catching Fire: How Do You Keep Series Compelling?
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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Episode 188: Exploring Dystopia: The Hunger Games
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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Episode 187: Review: The Science of Storytelling in Project Hail Mary
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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Episode 186: The Patriot: Brutality, Patriotism, and Historical Context
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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Episode 185: Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man: Film vs. Show
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Episode 184: Shrek: A Legacy of Subverting Fairytales
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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Episode 183: The Prestige: Exploring Obsession
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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Episode 182: The Matrix Resurrections: The Rise & Falll of Neo
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Episode 181: The Matrix Revolutions: A Satisfying Flop?
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Feb 15, 2026 |
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Episode 180: The Matrix Reloaded: Fight Scenes vs. Narrative
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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Episode 179: The Matrix: Reality vs. Illusion: Themes, Tropes, & Expectations
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Jan 31, 2026 |
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Episode 178: Ad Astra: Strong Themes, But At What Cost?
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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Episode 177: V for Vendetta: Symbolism of Resistance (A Critical Review)
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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Episode 176: Decoding the Art of Storytelling: How We Review Films
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Jan 11, 2026 |
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Episode 175: WarGames: AI Lessons from the Dial Up Age
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Jan 01, 2026 |
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Episode 174: Avatar: Fire & Ash: A Fantastic Arc with Dizzying Subplots
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Dec 24, 2025 |
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Episode 173: Back to the Future Part 3: Satisfying an Unsatisfying Series?
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Dec 20, 2025 |
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Episode 172: Back to the Future 2: A Speed Bump On The Path to 3?
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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Episode 171: Dead Men Tell No Tales: Disney Violates Storytelling
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Dec 06, 2025 |
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Episode 170: On Stranger Tides: Cheap Rip Offs & Remaking Characters
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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Episode 169: Frankenstein: Strong Themes, Gory Bodies, & Questioning Mary Shelley
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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Episode 168: Nuremberg: Moral Responsibility & the Humanization of Evil
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Nov 15, 2025 |
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Episode 167: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End: Is Jack Sparrow A Hero or a Scoundrel?
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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Episode 166: Dead Man’s Chest: Monsters of Myth, Twisted Redemption, & Testing Loyalty in a Changing World
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Episode 165: The Curse of the Black Pearl: Starting A Breakout Franchise
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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Episode 164: Tron Ares: Destroying Disney’s Franchise
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Oct 18, 2025 |
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Episode 163: Tron: Legacy: A Disney Reboot That’s Actually Amazing
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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Episode 162: Tron: Strong Themes For Its Time, Poor Story Today
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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Episode 161: Avengers: Endgame: Time Travel, Character Arcs, and the Downhill Trend of Marvel Studios
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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Episode 160: Avengers Infinity War: Is Thanos Overhyped?
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Sep 21, 2025 |
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Episode 159: Avengers: Age of Ultron: When AI Calls Itself ‘God’…
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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Episode 158: Avengers: A Marvel Storytelling Flop?
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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Episode 157: Shutter Island: a Masterclass on Themes and Revelations
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Aug 30, 2025 |
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Episode 156: The Lost World: Jurassic Park Couldn’t Run It Back Right
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Aug 24, 2025 |
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Episode 155: Spiderman: Far From Home: Great Villains with Lackluster Heroes?
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Aug 17, 2025 |
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Episode 154: Spiderman Homecoming: A Legendary Restart to the Spiderman Franchise
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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Episode 153: Fantastic Four: First Steps: B-Tier Movie for A List Actors
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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Episode 152: Man of Steel: The Better, Darker Superman
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Jul 26, 2025 |
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Episode 151: Superman Review (James Gunn) Does Great Actors & Humor Cost the DCU?
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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Episode 150: The Incredible Hulk Revisited: The First Marvel Flop
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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Episode 149: Eternals: A Bad Film With Characters That Are Interesting?
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Jul 03, 2025 |
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Episode 148: Dead Poets Society: Deep Themes and Enduring Inspiration for All of Us
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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Episode 147: How To Train Your Dragon 2025: The Differences Broke Me
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Jun 21, 2025 |
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Episode 146: How To Train Your Dragon: Why Kids Movies Put Modern Cinema to Shame
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Episode 145: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness of Madness: An Acid Trip Mistake
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Episode 144: Missing Marks, But Still Gripping: Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning
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May 28, 2025 |
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Episode 143: Doctor Strange: Why I Found This Film So Uncompelling
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May 22, 2025 |
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Episode 142: Black Widow: Female Empowerment Gone Wrong
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May 15, 2025 |
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Episode 141: Thunderbolts*: A Mediocre Breath of Fresh Air
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May 07, 2025 |
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Episode 140: Conclave: Challenging Morals in The Bastion of Religion
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May 03, 2025 |
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Episode 139: Solo: Disney Wrecked A Favorite Scoundrel
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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Episode 138: Rogue One: Disney’s Last Masterpiece
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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Episode 137: Iron Man 3: A Trench Full of Wasted Plots
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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Episode 136: Iron Man 2: The Disappointment We All Remember
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Episode 135: Captain America: Civil War: An Argument About Themes, Meaning, and Motive
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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Episode 134: ASH: John Carpenter’s “The Thing” had an Ugly Baby
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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Episode 133: The Electric State: Netflix’s $320 Million Blunder
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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Episode 132: Mickey 17: Is it Actually a Critique of Modern Society?
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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Episode 131: Captain America: The Winter Soldier: Now I Believe Bucky Did It Better
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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Episode 130: Captain America: Can Story Heroes Be Perfect?
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Episode 129: Captain America: Brave New World: I Wasted 2 Hours of My Life
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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Episode 128: Jurassic Park: My First Monster Movie Masterclass
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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Episode 127: Whiplash: The Climax Made Us Lose Our Minds
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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Episode 126: Flight Risk: Bald Wahlburg Was The Best Part
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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Episode 125: Thor Ragnarok: Their Commercial Deceived Us
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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Episode 124: Thor 2: First Stock Film of Many Marvels
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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Episode 123: Thor: It’s Basic; Should We Accept That?
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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Episode 122: The Lion King: Set The Bar With Ideas We Never Caught Our First Watch
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Jan 01, 2025 |
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Episode 121: Mufasa: The Lion King Film I Wish Never Existed
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Dec 27, 2024 |
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Episode 120: War of the Rohirrim: A Fun Adventure Disappointed Us By The End
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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Episode 119: The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies: I Was Disgusted By This Plot
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Episode 118: The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug: We Realized Lost Potential In This Series
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Episode 117: Gladiator 2: A Disgrace to Russell Crowe’s Name
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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Episode 116: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy: Reframing My View of Spy Games
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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Episode 115: Interstellar: Survival, Sacrifice, and the Spirit of Humanity
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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Episode 114: Sunset Limited: Death, Despair, and Meaning All In One Conversation
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Episode 113: Venom The Last Dance Review: How To Ruin An Antihero
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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Episode 112: The Dark Knight Rises: Epic Villains, Strong Protagonists, and White-Girl-Basic Allies
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Episode 111: The Dark Knight: Chaos, Integrity, and Deciding What is Fair
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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Episode 110: The Joker: Foliex à Deux: Writers Who Demolish Their Own Plots
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Episode 109: The Joker: Mental Insanity, Slow Descents, and Making Relatable Villains
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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Episode 108: Transformers One: Brotherhood, Betrayal, Team Ups and Tropes
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Episode 107: Batman Begins: The Remolding of an Icon
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Sep 22, 2024 |
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Episode 106: Movies Worth Watching: Symbolism
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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Episode 105: Memento Review: Mysteries, Manipulation and Memory Lapses
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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Episode 104: The Crow Review: Justice, Revenge, and Love Find John Wick
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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Episode 103: Movies Worth Watching: Creating Backstories and Compelling Characters
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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Episode 102: Code 8 Review: Indie Films, Plot Holes, and the Superhero Genre
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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Episode 101: Back to the Future: Meeting Your Parents, Developing Characters, and Knights in Shining Armor
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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Episode 100: Star Wars IX: The Rise of Skywalker: Destroying Arcs, Breaking Rules, and Violating Fans Expectations
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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Episode 99: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey: Stretching Stories, Adding Content, and Bad Manners
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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Episode 98: Star Wars VIII: The Last Jedi Review: Two Opposing Viewpoints
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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Episode 97: The Silence of the Lambs: Power Dynamics, Horror, and the Lasting Impact of Lecter
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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Episode 96: Collateral: A Hitman, A Cab Driver, and Making Every Moment Count
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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Episode 95: Spirited Away: Shintoism, Anime, and Eastern Influences on Modern Films
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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Episode 94: Good Will Hunting: Finding Purpose, Fulfilling Potential, and Fighting Personal Demons
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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Episode 93: The Big Short: The Economics of Corruption
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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Episode 92: The Dead Don’t Hurt: Pacing, Unclear Motives, and Introversion Gone Wrong
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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Episode 91: The Social Network: Is Mark Misunderstood, Friendship, and Fictional Events
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May 29, 2024 |
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Episode 90: The Lighthouse: Complexity, Meaning, Modern Art, and Mythology
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May 22, 2024 |
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Episode 89: Wonka Review: Emotional Stakes, Character Growth, and Uncompelling Characters
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May 16, 2024 |
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Episode 88: The Fall Guy: Romance versus Action, and Stock Villains
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May 08, 2024 |
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Episode 87: Kingdom of Heaven: Themes, Righteousness, and Theocracies With Chad Garrett
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May 02, 2024 |
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Episode 86: The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare Review: Stock Heroes, Stock Villains, and a Plot That Was Just Too Easy
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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Episode 85: Pan’s Labyrinth Review: Innocence, Coping, and Questioning Reality
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Episode 84: Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens: A Solid Restart, A Controversial Series, and Fan Service
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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Episode 83: Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith Review: Arguments, Masterpieces, and Excessive Lightsabers
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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Episode 82: Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire: Questionable Rules, Lame Entities, and Iron Man 3 Endings
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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Episode 81: One Life Review: Despair and Dramatic Tension
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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Episode 80: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Review (Part 2): Defense and Discussion
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Episode 79: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King: Does Following the Books Matter?
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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Episode 78: Dune Part 2: Surprising Weakness, With A Hopeful Future
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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Episode 77: Madame Web: How Tell Don’t Show Kills Plots
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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Episode 76: Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones: Fragmented Plotlines Beware
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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Episode 75: Ghostbusters: Do Comedies Break the Rating System?
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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Episode 74: Movies Worth Watching: Creating Compelling Villains
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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Episode 73: ISS: Weak Heroes Lack Stakes
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Episode 72: The Thing: Aliens, Horror, and John Carpenter
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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Episode 71: The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers: Solid Progress, With No Resolution (Duh)
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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Episode 70: Gladiator: A Thematic Masterpiece
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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Episode 69: Ferrari: A Solid Story With Questionable Value
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Dec 28, 2023 |
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Episode 68: Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace: It Lacked Focus
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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Episode 67: Leave the World Behind: Promises Without Payoff
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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Episode 66: John Wick: The Animal Nature Inside Us
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Episode 65: Napoleon: Too Epic to Succeed
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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Episode 64: Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes: Characters Are Key
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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Episode 63: The Marvels: TikTok Emotions and Plot Hole Powers
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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Episode 62: The Marsh King's Daughter: Pacing and Subplot Failure
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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Episode 61: Captain Marvel: Weak Motivations, Weak Plots
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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Episode 60: Killers of the Flower Moon: Villains Without Merit
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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Episode 59: Movies Worth Watching: Love and Mentors
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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Episode 58: The Hateful Eight
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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Episode 57: The Blind
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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Episode 56: Movies Worth Watching: Allies
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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Episode 55: Movies Worth Watching: 9 Points
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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Episode 54: Ex Machina
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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Episode 53: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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Episode 52: Blue Beetle
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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Episode 51: Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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Episode 50: Movies Worth Watching: World Building
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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Episode 49: The Menu
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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Episode 48: The Sixth Sense
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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Episode 47: Oppenheimer
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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Episode 46: MI: Dead Reckoning Part 1 (2023)
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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Episode 45: Movies Worth Watching: Types of Conflict
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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Episode 44: Spiderman: Across the Spiderverse (2023)
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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Episode 43: Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse (2018)
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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Episode 42: Casablanca (1942)
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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Episode 41: Movies Worth Watching: Plot Twists
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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Episode 40: Movies Worth Watching: Rest and Ratchet
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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Episode 39: The Green Mile (1999)
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May 31, 2023 |
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Episode 38: Movies Worth Watching: Humor and Conflict
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May 17, 2023 |
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Episode 37: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
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May 10, 2023 |
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Episode 36: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
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May 03, 2023 |
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Episode 35: Movies Worth Watching: Essence of Conflict
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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Episode 34: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1 (2014)
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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Episode 33: Movies Worth Watching: Remember
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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Episode 32: Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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Episode 31: Movies Worth Watching: Fear
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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Episode 30: Forrest Gump (1994)
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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Episode 29: Movies Worth Watching: A Noble Cause
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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Episode 28: Transformers (2007)
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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Episode 27: Movies Worth Watching: Heroes to Root For
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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Episode 26: Ant Man and The Wasp: Quantumania
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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Episode 25: Movies Worth Watching: Sacrifice and Suffering
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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Episode 24: Ant Man and The Wasp (2018)
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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Episode 23: Ant Man (2015)
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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Episode 22: Dune (2021)
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Jan 13, 2023 |
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Episode 21: Avatar The Way of Water (2022)
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Dec 30, 2022 |
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Episode 20: Avatar (2009)
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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Episode 19: Thor Love and Thunder (2022)
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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Episode 18: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022)
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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Episode 17: Black Panther (2018)
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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Episode 16: Braveheart (1995)
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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Episode 15: Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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Episode 14: The Batman (2022)
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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Episode 13: 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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Episode 12: The Suicide Squad (2021)
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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Episode 11: Seven Samurai (1954)
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May 26, 2022 |
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Episode 10: No Country For Old Men (2007)
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May 12, 2022 |
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Episode 9: Iron Man (2008)
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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Episode 8: The Game (1997)
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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Episode 7: Star Wars IV: A New Hope (1977)
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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Episode 6: Spiderman: No Way Home (2021)
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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Episode 5: Red Dawn (2012)
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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Episode 4: Eternal Sunshine (2004)
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Mar 09, 2022 |
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Episode 3: Cyrano (2022)
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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Episode 2: Parasite (2019)
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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Episode 1: Arrival (2016)
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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Episode 1: Welcome to A Lost Plot
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Feb 09, 2022 |