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It's been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are facing a huge new threat: Lego Duplo invaders from outer space, wrecking everything faster than they can rebuild. Carrie and Jay sit down to discuss the sequel to the wildly popular Lego Movie. Does the sequel hold up to the original?

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An assassin named Duncan, also known as "The Black Kaiser" (Mads Mikkelsen), is 14 days from forced retirement at age 50. He begins to realize that his life is in danger due to his boss', Mr. Blut (Matt Lucas), inclination to not want to pay out his assassins' "retirement" money. Duncan is forced to take on other assassins and Blut's henchmen to protect himself and his quiet and innocent neighbor Camille (Vaness Hudgens) who is dragged into the mayhem.

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The film's story takes place after the Universe Survival Saga depicted in Dragon Ball Super. Under the tagline "the greatest enemy, Saiyan", the film depicts the fate of series protagonists Goku and Vegeta as they encounter a new Saiyan called Broly. In the beginning, it tells the history of the Saiyan race and the background story of these three Saiyans with different destinies connected to the turbulent period of their race, and later resulting in a massive fight between them

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The film is a sequel to Shyamalan's previous films Unbreakable (2000) and Split (2016), cumulatively forming the Eastrail 177 Trilogy. Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Spencer Treat Clark, and Charlayne Woodard reprise their Unbreakable roles, while James McAvoy and Anya Taylor-Joy return as their Split characters, with Sarah Paulson, Adam David Thompson, and Luke Kirby joining the cast. In the film, David Dunn gets locked in a mental hospital alongside his once-rival Mr. Glass, as well as the multi-personality "The Horde," and must escape from a psychiatrist who is out to prove the trio do not actually possess super-human abilities.

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Arthur Curry learns that he is the heir to the underwater kingdom of Atlantis, and must step forward to lead his people and be a hero to the world. This is the sixth installment in the DCEU, and the second appearance of Jason Momoa as the titular hero, Aquaman. 

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On Cybertron (a planet of sentient robots), the Autobots, led by Optimus Prime, are on the verge of losing the Transformer civil war to enemies, the Decepticons, and begin making preparations to leave the planet. A young scout, Bumblebee makes it to Earth where he teams up with a young girl (Hailee Steinfeld) while on the run from two Decepticons.

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Decades after her original visit, the magical nanny returns to help the Banks siblings and Michael's children through a difficult time in their lives. The follow up is directed by Rob Marshall and starring Emily Blunt as Mary Poppins.

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Following a cataclysmic conflict known as the Sixty Minute War, the remnants of humanity regroup and form mobile "predator" cities. Under a philosophy known as "Municipal Darwinism", larger cities hunt and absorb smaller settlements in the "Great Hunting Ground", which includes Great Britain and Continental Europe. In opposition, an "Anti-Traction League" have developed an alternative civilization consisting of "static settlements" in Asia led by Shan Guo (formerly China), protected by the "Shield Wall." A young girl named Hester Shaw works alongside a young historian to take down London, once and for all.  

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In the "classic Spider-Man mold", Miles Morales must juggle his high school life with his status as a superhero, as he is introduced to the "Spider-Verse" where there can be more than just one Spider-Man.

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Jay and Micah sit down to discuss the latest and final season of Netflix's House of Cards. This season Claire takes the lead as the series pivots from Frank's story due to behind the scenes issues with Kevin Spacey. Claire, now president, must battle against the Shepards, a family of American oligarchs who are determined to undermine Claire at every step until she falls in line. This episode does contain spoilers for season 6 and previous seasons.

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