Matt Damon is on the pod and not for the Odyssey, but for a netflix original with his partner in crime Ben Affleck. Is another stroke of brilliance from these two icons, or just another crowd pleasing milquetoast netflix movie? Get your globe out! The Brits are drawing lines on maps again. Policing isn't easy, but its much harder when 800 years of colonization dictates what neighborhood you live in. But is it something you can just dramatise? Track Ben’s movie reviews at: https://letterboxd.com/bendorsey/

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Special guest and long time listener Brian joins our hosts for the very first time to talk about pieces rising in popularity this holiday season. Josh Safdie's solo directorial debut is getting a lot of Oscars buzz but is it just an overreaction to the marketing? And Bravo Vince Gilligan is making yet another show set in the town of, you guessed it, Albuquerque. The guys speculate on where the show might go and just how long we'd really spend with it before a climacting ending.

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It's the holiday season, and with it comes a recap of the year 2025. Our hosts review their top 3 favorite movies of the year, with an extensive list of honorable mentions. Some TV is discussed as well as any other thing they may have watched this year.

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Ben and Eric talk turkey about their shared thanksgiving and then it's Netflix's The Beast In Me. Matthew Rhys gets his flowers but what does Ben really know about this dramatic, pulpy show? Track Ben’s movie reviews at: https://letterboxd.com/bendorsey/

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The guys are back reviewing the least scary monster movie of 2025. They discuss Guillermo Del Toro's moviemaking, the standout performance and the not so outstanding performances. Then the loaded cast of Death By Lightning is discussed at length and Ben questions the historical validity of the plot.

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This episode our hosts explore Eva Victor's auteur debut as writer, director, and star. The topic of this movie is very heavy and containing a detailed account of a sexual assault which our hosts talk about in the spoiler section (29:28- 1:02:20). Then we move to a lighter topic with banter about life updates and pod planning.

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We're back! After some sick leave our hosts are talking about a movie they've been waiting for ~43 years. While he might not have known it was going to happen, this movie takes place at the exact time that Eric was becoming Bruce's biggest fan. Our hosts strip back the movie's tone and trivia. Eric does his fair share of live fact-checks, cross referencing his vast knowledge of Bruce's biographies.

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Paul Thomas Anderson! The boys catch up about family and school, and the new show Netflix just dropped featuring the Culinary Institute of America. Then they dive deep into PTA's newest feature film. Then Eric has a dastardly premonition, the performances are discussed and compared at length, and are the themes of this movie that relevant to the plot?

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Superfan, lifelong friend, and merch man Brad joins our hosts to talk all about Robert Redford's performance in one of his lesser known movies. Then we talk Shoresy, the best thing to get out of Canada since they got rid of Trudeau. We had a great time recording, but Brad began to have some technical issues and it was a bit more difficult to keep the conversation seemless. We hope you still enjoy!

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It's a Tim Robinson episode! Love him or hate you just have to watch it. First our hosts talk about the new digs and semester of school. Then its the controversial comedy both admired and abhorred. Shoutout to our friends at "We Saw A Movie" for the shoutouts, they're a great crew with great takes on this movie as well.

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