It's the No. 19 film on our 25 for '25 countdown: 2004's Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, directed by Michel Gondry, written by Charlie Kaufman and starring Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst, Mark Ruffalo and Tom Wilkinson.

Lucien and Shane dig into John Ford's classic The Quiet Man starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara, including a visit to the Quiet Man statue and museum in Cong, Co. Mayo.

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(29:00) John Wayne discussion

(40:00) Maureen O'Hara discussion

(49:00) Letterboxd Top 4 Game

(53:00) Box Office Game

This week we're diving back into the A Star Is Born IP, discussing 1954's George Cukor version and its iconic stars Judy Garland and James Mason.

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5:45 - Biopic Game

10:50 - Film discussion

32:00 - James Mason discussion

41:00 - Judy Garland discussion

49:48 - Letterboxd Top 4 Game

53:00 - Box Office Game

It's film number 20 in the 25 for '25 countdown: Sam Raimi's 2004 comic-book classic Spider-Man 2.

Brendan returns to the show for the fourth time to discuss Cher and Christina Aguilera in 2010 camp musical spectacular Burlesque!

Lucien discusses the 21st best film of the last 25 years: Steve McQueen's dark drama Shame (2011) starring Michael Fassbender as a sex addicted New York executive, opposite Carey Mulligan as his sister.

Lucien and Shane discuss Tom Cruise's eighth Mission: Impossible adventure on the week of release.

Lucien discusses his 22nd favourite film of the last 25 years: 2004's The Spongebob Squarepants Movie.

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This week, Lucien and Shane are joined by film critic Alistair Ryder to discuss 2002's Antonio Banderas/Lucy Liu vehicle Ballistic: Ecks vs Sever, officially the worst reviewed film in Rotten Tomatoes history. But is this film, from a director literally named Koas, really that terrible? We also dig into Banderas and Liu's careers and play The Vs Game.

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Lucien discusses his No. 23 favourite film of the past 25 years, Todd Field's 2022 character study Tár starring Cate Blanchett as fictitious conductor Lydia Tár.