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And we're back! After last week's brief break, we're doing a mini-series of comedies to close out November. In light of recent events, all of us here could use some cinematic comfort food. Nothing provides that like The Big Lebowski, a 90s classic with quotable dialogue, an all-star cast, and one of the more eccentric plots in all of movie history.

What's your favorite Lebowski quote? ("This aggression will not stand, man!") Who's your favorite character? (Phillip Seymour Hoffman damn near steals all of his scenes as the boot-licking underling Brandt.)

Find out all our answers and share your own in the comments, this week on Cinemavino!

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Welcome back! For this week’s episode, we’ll take a special look back at an episode from 2 1/2 years ago, Rounders!

It’s an episode you may have missed, so enjoy!

After that, we’ll close out November with 2 classic comedies, and then a few Christmas moves that might surprise you!

Welcome the finale of our Halloween Series! For this episode, you get a double feature--Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof and Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror. Both flicks pay homage to exploitation genre of 70s horror. That means you'll see deliberately damaged film stock, missing reels, and cheesy dialogue.

It's a fine line between clever and indulgent. Where do these movies fall? Are they scary, or just goofy? How does an all-star cast handle the film?

Tune in to this special bonus episode and find out!

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Hey! Our Halloween Series is nearly done, and we're wrapping things up with an all-time classic--The Exorcist! It's an iconic experience--disturbing, violent, and brilliantly acted and filmed.

Does this film have any basis in real-life events? Is it still creepy? Find out all the answers on this week's episode!

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Welcome back! Our Halloween Series continues in high gear with an 80s cult classic--An American Werewolf in London! This horror flick has a lot going for it: Elements of comedy, a fast-moving pace, and Rick Baker's stunning monster effects. In fact, the top question you'll probably have from this movie is, "How did they do that?!"

You can find out in this week's Cinemavino! Plus, this werewolf epic was directed by John Landis, a filmmaker known for his comedies. Is it still funny? Is it still scary? Or, was it ever much of either?

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Our Halloween Series continues with a new release--the latest remake of Salem's Lot, based on the classic novel by Stephen King. Filmed in 2021, this movie has languished in post-production hell for three years. In fact, Warner Bros. considered writing this version off and never releasing it. They did the same for Batgirl a couple years ago, a $90m loss for the studio.

Why did Warner Bros. hold on to this movie for so long? Is it that bad? We have two big horror fans on the pod, and Travis is a huge fan of vampire books and movies. Get all the answers on this week's CInemavino!

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Our Halloween Series continues with a early 2000s classic--Final Destination! This flick did surprising box office and inspired a series of sequels, with uneven results. We have very different opinions of this movie.

Is it still scary? How do the performances and script hold up? Find out the answers and more on this week's Cinemavino!

To pair, we sample a delicious bourbon from Kentucky!

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Welcome to our Halloween Series! This month, each host will pick an essential Halloween flick for us to screen, and we'll start with a 90s classic: The Faculty! This teen scream epic stars a who's who of future talent (plus a goateed Jon Stewart). Plus, it's written by Kevin Williamson (Scream) and directed by Robert Rodriguez (From Dusk Till Dawn), so its 90s resume couldn't be stronger.

Will its scares still jolt you? Do all the pop culture riffs still land? We'll talk about how this movie holds up, and how it's changed it our eyes. Plus, find out all kinds of behind the scenes trivia on this week's Cinemavino!

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Our Presidential Series wraps up with The American President, a fluffy, charming rom-com from Aaron Sorkin (The West Wing) and Rob Reiner (A Few Good Men)! It has an all-star cast, led by Michael Douglas and Annette Bening. The plot can be summed up in a simple logline: Can the President of the United States fall in love and build a relationship?

This is a fun, snappy movie, and it was a hit in its time. But how does it hold up? Has the ugliness of modern politics ruined our view of the subject entirely?

Find out all the answers on this week's Cinemavino!

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In this series, we've seen fictional and non-fictional presidents. None of them can match the nobility, brilliance, and complexity of our greatest president. With Lincoln, Steven Spielberg doesn't offer a comprehensive look at the great man--that would be impossible within the space of one movie. Instead, he shows us the final months of Lincoln's life, in which the president must grapple with Reconstruction and passage of the 13th Amendment. Daniel Day-Lewis, in an Oscar-winning performance, leads an all-star cast.

How accurate is this film to the real Lincoln? Where does it rank in Spielberg's filmography? As with every other film in this series, how does it hold up?

Find out all those answers and more on this episode of Cinemavino!

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