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Drew Wendt is back this week after a week off and he joins co-host Billy Rock talking everything Dune: Part Two. Denis Villeneuve proves yet again why he might be challenging Christopher Nolan as the most notable blockbuster filmmaker working today. Dune: Part Two brings confidence back into massive cinema with its unique epic scale, seamless action sequences, non-winking tone, and broad but powerful themes.

Spoilers start around 30 minutes in! Don't worry, we make it very obvious in the episode when spoilers start!

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Welcome back! The Oscar's are much closer than they appear and we are here to gear you up for the big night. A quick examination of the betting odds favorites for Best Picture and how they stack up with Drew and Billy's personal Best Picture rankings.

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Spike Jonze (Being John Malkovich) hasn't directed a feature film in 11 years and M Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense) is our most polarizing director working today, but man, these guys had some serious juice coming out of 1999. Nothing about these two directors announcements as powerhouses was illegitimate. The direction of their careers is not what any of us expected, but has added to their mystique even more.

The Sixth Sense demanded commercial success, critical acclaim, and prestige unlike many horror movies before it and since. And Being John Malkovich was one of the last beacons from an era that empowered independent filmmaking. The previous 1999 episodes shed light into the fears of this decade and the indie smashes that crept through seemingly every year in the 90's. Whereas, these two films, allow us movie geeks to scream about capital "F," Film.

We hope you watch these movies and listen to Drew and Billy chronicle two unique and fabulous movies, and some BAFTA talk to start out the episode. Thank you for listening and welcome to The Do You Like Apples Podcast.

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Drew and Billy avoid "a case of the Mondays" by discussing Office Space and Election for the next installment of their "Podcast Like It's 1999" miniseries celebrating the 25th anniversary of some of the best movies of that year. First, they recap a few of the movie trailers that debuted during the Super Bowl (1:57), before diving deep on Office Space (15:59) and Election (36:45). These two 1999 comedies have aged wonderfully and bring very different things to the table. Listen on for our discussion and stay tuned for next week where we'll be remembering The Sixth Sense and Being John Malkovich.

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The early winter months at the movie theater have inspired Billy and Drew of Do You Like Apples to look back on one of the more interesting and awesome movie years, 1999!

Lana and Lily Wachowski's,The Matrix, and David Cronenberg's, eXistenz, capture the temperament and anxiety that came at the turn of the century unlike any pairing from this year. Both explore the existential crisis that a lot of the world was feeling at this time. Technological advancement brought the culture to a point that had many of us examining what it means to be human in a world where technology is advancing so quickly. Creating two movies that simultaneously are representative of the time and timeless. And that timelessness quality has allowed these stories to take on even more meaning as the years have gone on.

Even if you don't want to go into that head space, Drew and Billy give the props these movies deserve from an entertainment standpoint. The Matrix showing action in a way cinema had not seen and eXistenz being a brilliant set piece for where gaming was going.

Thank you so much for listening in and join us for the month of February as we look back on 1999. In future weeks we will be having a Comedy Edition, a Filmmaker Debut Edition, and maybe even a 1999 draft.

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Drew and Billy dig into the Oscar nominations with returning guest Kenny Ashton of The CineBoiz Podcast! There was plenty to discuss, celebrate, and complain about from these nominations. The guys discuss possible contenders to Oppenheimer's frontrunner position, the lack of love for their favorites like May December and Asteroid City, and of course, those Barbie snubs.

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Welcome back to PART TWO of Drew Wendt and Billy Rock discussing their most anticipated movies of 2024. Last episode we talked about all of the movies that have definitive release dates. This week we are talking about likely 2024 releases that do not have an official release date yet.

Before that conversation starts we get into how The Critics Choice Awards show signs of a chaotic and unpredictable awards season. Then a few quick reviews of Cord Jefferson's American Fiction and Jake Johnson's Self-Reliance. Thank you so much for joining us this week!

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Welcome to our FIRST episode of 2024!

We do a little bit of looking back to start the episode by talking about The Golden Globes and three 2023 award players that Drew and Billy had missed from the previous year.

But most of this episode is looking forward into the movie slate for 2024. There are so many exciting releases this year that we had to split this episode up into two parts. Drew and Billy will be talking about 25 releases that excite them and will be arguing, negotiating, and ultimately hyping up a definitive top 10 of the most anticipated movies of 2024

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In the final podcast of the year, the Do You Like Apples brothers reunite for the first time in over a month to revel in the best the movies had to offer in 2023. Co-hosts Drew and Billy kick off the episode by reminiscing on their favorite movie theater experiences this year before unveiling each of their top 10 films of 2023 lists. It's a can't-miss episode of the DYLA podcast!

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The Take-Up Podcast: Gems of '23: How to Blow Up a Pipeline

Welcome back everyone! Your last episode before Drew is back! And we're really putting you through a test this time. Billy is doing a solo pod about lessons he has learned from the 2023 movie year. All centered around one of our greatest actors and two of our most polarizing directors. This conversation goes into the worry, excitement, and optimism for what is to come in the world of movies.

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