t the U.S. is a carnival, everyone wants to be lied to, and Bradley Cooper is the perfect creep. Step right up!!

Episode 75 – Nightmare Alley (2021)

Joe Hall and Cheryl Quimba watch movies then say things about those movies. They have strong feelings about Todd Haynes, Korean horror, class warfare, and how not to make a twenty-first century rom com. They're basically Siskel and Ebert, but with nothing to lose.

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Episode 112 – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Muscles, muscles everywhere. In The Iron Claw, pro wrestling is the stuff of melodrama and inconceivable tragedy. Join us in the ring.

Episode 111 – The Iron Claw (2023)

Wooboy. Buckle up, folks. This ain't going to be pretty.

Episode 110 – Civil War (2024)

It started with a student story about phrogging. It ended with us watching a 20-year-old Korean movie that had us reflecting on class, small appliance repair, and the utter beauty of not talking.

Episode 109 – 3-Iron (2004)

Dune: Part Two was a Dud: Part Two. We have our reasons.

Episode 75 – Nightmare Alley (2021)

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