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Jeremy Renner, Ed Helms, and John Hamm keep us connected to our youth and instill in us the importance of maintaining childhood friendships.  How? By telling the story in this comedy about a group of friends who get together for a month to continue playing a game of Tag.... for 30 years.

Louisa breaks down her blacklist pick 'There You Are'.

Plus: Lion's Gate has a new upcoming crime comedy, AI makes it easier for agents and execs, and Jordan Peele and Gore Verbinski have new projects inbound. 

#jordanpeele #renner #jeremyrenner #johnhamm #Tag #edhelms #goreverbinski #lionsgate 

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We are SLICK!  We forgot to tell you guys the title of this movie during the podcast.  This week, we reviewed 'May December' with Natalie Portman & Julianne Moore.  The title is a reference to inappropriate, amorous relationship between a much older person and a juvenal.  With subject matter heavily borrowed from the Mary Kay Letourneau case in which a 34 year old teacher puts the hussy moves on a 7th grader and emotional (and legal) fallout destroyed a ton of people's lives.  In short, this movie is all about the giggles. 

Also, I teach you how to make a grilled cheese that will make you throw out your Kraft singles.

P.S. Blacklist pick - 'What's My Age Again'

#CharlesMelton #Elizabeth #Gracie #Joe #JulianneMoore #MayDecember #MayDecemberending #MayDecemberendingexplained #MayDecemberexplained #NataliePortman #ToddHaynes #ToddHaynesNetflix #endingexplained #endingmeaning #finalscene #finalscenemeaning #movieending #movieendingscene #scenebreakdown

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Louisa is coming down with a cold, which never happens.  So I hook her up with the ultimate honey folk remedy (key ingredient here).

Most importantly, we break down "The Summit of the Gods", a Japanese anime movie about mountain climbing and one climber's efforts to etch his name into the halls of mountaineering greatness (which oddly, has French production components).  

We're back to cast our latest pick from 2023's Blacklist.  This week's entry, 'The Profit', a story that chronicles the rise and  fall of Korean investor Bill Hwang, whose evangelical Christian background played a part in his mindbendingly SPECTACULAR loss of wealth.  

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Merry Christmas and Stuff

We explore the trails of being an out of place Navajo boy exiled by his parents for the summer to the reservation.  'Benny' (our main character) struggles with the challenges of being a city boy in the country trying to connect with his native roots and relatives he doesn't understand.

Next, we hit the pause button on this episode for 'The Blacklist' instead opting to discuss the eventual crumble of cable and terrestrial TV.  Plus, George Clooney, Adam Sandler, and Brad Pit have projects in development that multiple studios are engaging in a winner-take-all cage fight death match over.  Also, our litmus tests indicates what appears to be the unavoidable retirement of Late Night TV!!! 

#navajo
#teenangst
#fleetwoodmac
#comingofage
#grandma
#desert
#divorce
#goat

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Special edition this week.  No - we have not done the latest movie review or Blacklist.  No - there is no recipe for you to dissect.  No - Jay still has not fixed the music import recording bug yet.

We just wanted to review and discuss the latest movie industry buzz that we get from our weekly movie biz newsletter, 'The Dailies'.  

P.S. Disney is taking over Hulu.  The Mouse is cementing his foot in history as a media dictator.  We all saw the signs.

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A longer chat this time.  School of Life is a YouTube channel comprised of short, 3 to 10 minutes videos that break down the fundamental questions of being alive and how to tackle your existence:
'Passion vs Duty'
'How to Have a Transcendental Experience'
'Does Love Make You Weak'
'How to Listen to Your Body'
'Why You Are NOT a Loser'
Tons of great videos that will help enjoy and understand the process of being alive. 
P.S. The Blacklist script is 'Pizza Girl'
Finally, we dig into entertainment headlines from 'The Dailies'.

Want additional recipes beyond today's salmon filet?  Find them here.

#schooloflife #life #lifelessons #pizzagirl #philosophy #talk #selfimprovement #bigquestions #mindfulness #longtermrelationships #lecture #friendships

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Aubrey Plaza slowly sinks in the quicksand of debt when she agrees to be a 'dumb shopper' and get involved with credit card fraud.  'Yay' on the character building talents of the modern educational system.  'Juice' from Son's of Anarchy acts as her coach on the road to criminality.  I show you how to make honey and vanilla custard.  Louisa casts a star studded 'Sharper'.

More honey recipe ideas here.

#emilythecriminal 
#aubreyplaza
#sidehustle
#criminal
#studentdebt
#theorossi

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Louisa subjected me to a movie with music in it. I know gross, right? Was I pleasantly surprised.  Tune in and find out.  I teach you to develop a drinking problem with honey and Scotch (more ideas, including a cocktail here).  Then we look at a Blacklist pick from 2022 that the studios should be calling us to cast.  My rate is $10,000/hour.

#Jessicamauboy #Deborahmailman #ChrisO'Dowd #Sharisebbens #Mirandatapsell #wayneblair #Cannesfilmfestival #TheSapphiresfilm #Aboriginal #indigenous #musical #comedy #Australia

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Indian movie - don't even ask me how it's pronounced - Louisa couldn't even do it.  Four friends who leave their dream of film making behind for more 'conventional' roles reconvene for a trip to Goa and reconnect with their original love to create celluloid glory amidst personal struggles.

Then, I show you how to make a carrot cake that will make you forgive your parents.

P.S.  This week's Blacklist is for an upcoming script called Indigo and the casting session was a trip!

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Jason Bateman leaves us stunned with his command of the English vocabulary and his willingness to upset a national spelling bee by entering as a participant and subsequently TRASHING a bunch of 10 year-olds.  This was Louisa's pick and it was a BANGER!
P.S. I have a fruit based dessert for you.
P.P.S. I know you will love it.  You can find more here.

#badwordstrailer #spellingbee #foullanguage #swearing #cursing #loser #Kathrynhahn