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Ben and Corey catch up via phone to recap the 2015 summer movie season so far, including huge releases like “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” “Mad Max: Fury Road” and “Spy.”

They did most of what they’ve seen so far, but are split on titles like “Tomorrowland,” “San Andreas” and “Entourage.”

Corey also recommends a few indies to keep an eye on, especially a couple from the horror genre.

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Corey recaps his visit to the 2015 Nashville Film Festival where he saw a handful of  fantastic movies including John Maclean‘s western “Slow West” starring Michael Fassbender.

Other notable films included Rick Alverson’s “Entertainment,” Bill Pohlad‘s “Love & Mercy” and Michael Beach Nichols and Christopher K. Walker‘s “Welcome to Leith.“

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Joined by producer Andrew Richardson, the guys nerd out even more over the second teaser trailer for “Star Wars, Episode VII: The Force Awakens.”

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The guys finally sit down to analyze the second teaser trailers for “Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens,” which stirred one or two emotions within before watching it 20 more times.

They also discuss the “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice” teaser, shockingly disagreeing on its merits and potential.

Also on tap are Jared Leto’s Joker look, the creepy cool “Spectre” teaser, plus a short list of other teaser trailers that prompted similar emotional responses.

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AL.com Birmingham news manager and deliriously hapless Chicago Cubs fan Alex Walsh joins Ben to explore the best examples of the baseball movie genre, as we list each of our top three favorite films set on or around a

Warning: We will leave out a couple that we know you hold near and dear to your hearts, but it’s because we only get three picks apiece and the list is extremely personal. It doesn’t mean we don’t love “Field of Dreams,” “The Natural” and “The Pride of the Yankees.”

Oops, spilled some beans, but that’s all the more reason to listen below for our all-time favorite baseball movie picks.

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Ben and Corey finally discuss once-beloved writer/director Neill Blomkamp’s latest sci-fi action flick “Chappie,” which somehow found itself met with vitriol from most fans including those who loved his first film “District 9.”

The guys also preview the summer movie landscape of 2015, running through the full calendar of major release on the horizon.

They even pick their top three films they’re most looking forward to seeing this season including “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” “Mad Max: Fury Road” and “Inside Out.” This summer, you’ll also see new movies from Cameron Crowe, Brad Bird, Judd Apatow and Guy Ritchie.

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Just in time for this weekend’s Oscars, Ben and Corey finally say goodbye to 2014 by sharing their top 10 favorite films from another year to remember.

There is even some overlap with their lists, including a few of the usual suspects you’ve heard them babble on about in recent episodes.

We also hear from our friends at FilmNerds.com, as Craig Hamilton, Matt Scalici, Graham Flanagan and Ben Stark share their personal favorite films, performances and more from 2014.

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Ben and Corey sift through the high praise and backlash for “American Sniper” to determine whether Clint Eastwood has his best movie in years, or if the film’s perceived lack of nuance on important issues costs it any integrity.

The guys do the same for Ava DuVernay’s historical drama “Selma,” which has its own equal share of supporters and detractors, many of whom take sides on the issue of the film’s artistic liberties taken by the director.

They also spend a few minutes on Paul Thomas Anderson’s trippy take on the Thomas Pynchon novel “Inherent Vice,” a far-out detective story simultaneously about something, everything and nothing.

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While I’ve still got a handful of movies from last year I still want and need to see, all or most of the music from the 2014 film year remains accessible. So I’m not ready to make a top 10 list of my favorite movies, but I do feel good about this list of my favorite movie music.

Personally, I feel like 2014 was an exceptional year for it. We heard career best original work from some of the industry’s best composers like Hans Zimmer, Alexandre Desplat and the duo of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, plus an array of pop songs used beautifully in memorable scenes I won’t soon forget.

In fact, those three composers deserve special recognition for the jobs they did on three specific films, although their work appears in multiple movies in 2014, some of which landed on this list.

It’s hard to pick one true favorite piece of music from the 2014 film year. As you’ll read below, there’s a ton of good stuff out there. If pressed, my favorite scores came from “Interstellar,” “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and “Gone Girl,” and I’d give my favorite soundtrack or song compilation to “Inherent Vice.”

— Ben

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