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Matt gives his thoughts on Rent in Concert with a full symphonic orchestra and talks about the beauty and power of Rent as a whole as he looks back on the history, how it's shaped the pod, and the filmed versions available to watch.

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Time Codes:
00:00 - Rent in Concert Thoughts
10:47 - How Rent Led to the Podcast Starting
12:18 - Love for the Ensemble & The Downfalls of the Concert Setting
15:08 - How Should You Experience Rent?
23:05 - The Beauty and Power of Rent
29:48 - Curtain Call

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Matt goes through some of the best Act One finales in musicals, giving his top five and a number of honorable mentions!

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Time Codes:
00:00 - Opening Act: Best Act One Finales Intro
03:40 - Matt's Five Best Act One Finales
15:29 - Honorable Mentions
31:18 - Ranking the Top Five
32:13 - Curtain Call: What's Next?

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Matt's Mystery Movies are back! This week Matt talks a bit about The Last of Us Season 2, gives a mini-review on the upcoming Robbie Williams biopic, Better Man, and talks about some of his favorite musical biopics out there!

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Time Codes:
00:00 - Opening Act: The Last of Us Season 2 is Coming!
02:51 - Mystery Movie Mini-Review: Better Man
11:30 - Matt's Favorite Musical Biopics
16:28 - Curtain Call

Matt's Spoiler-Filled The Last of Us Season 2 Predictions:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-mlbjrf_xE

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Matt kicks off 2025 previewing what's coming to streaming platforms and theaters this month!

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Time Codes:
00:00 - Opening Act
01:16 - Coming to Netflix
05:08 - Coming to Max
08:47 - Coming to Hulu
10:05 - Coming to Prime Video
12:08 - Coming to Apple TV+
16:21 - Coming to Theaters
20:19 - Curtain Call

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We're finishing out 2024 with a super-sized Christmas Spectacular! First up Matt & Raley review the Netflix original Christmas movie, The Merry Gentlemen! Next Matt & Brad debate and rank the "Best Christmas Movies", coming up with maybe the worst list ever put together! One of the more combative and chaotic episodes in the pod's history is here as our Christmas gift to you!

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Time Codes:
00:00 - Opening Act
02:26 - The Merry Gentlemen Intro
11:26 - Booted from Broadway
23:01 - Life in Sycamore Creek
32:39 - Dissecting The Merry Gentlemen
57:34 - The Merry Gentlemen Curtain Cail
1:04:57 - The Worst "Best Christmas Movie" List Intro
1:07:35 - The Debate Begins
1:23:07 - Getting the Final Rankings
1:35:00 - Curtain Call
1:36:18 - After Credits: New Girl Debate

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Matt previews what's coming to theaters in December & January, talks about the Wicked Part 2 title change, and gives his thoughts on the Netflix original movie Hot Frosty and the Rock & Chris Evans' new Christmas movie Red One, along with a few other grab bag topics!

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Time Codes:
00:00 - Opening Act
01:22 - Remaining December Theater Releases
05:55 - Wicked Part 2 is Now Wicked: For Good
09:54 - January Theater Releases
13:08 - James Gunn's Superman/DC News
16:55 - Hot Frosty Thoughts
21:01 - The Problem With Christmas Movies
23:59 - Red One Thoughts
28:30 - Don't Sleep on Shrinking
30:21 - Watch Surviving Barstool
32:13 - Curtain Call

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Matt talks about the trend of adapting movies into musicals (Lin-Manuel Miranda & Eisa Davis's Warriors Concept Album) and goes through his 2024 Apple Music Replay. Check out what we've been listening to and let us know what was the top of your replay/wrapped for the year!

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Time Codes:
00:00 - Opening Act
05:20 - Movies to Musicals
09:20 - Matt's Apple Music Replay
10:47 - Top Albums By Month
19:24 - Top Songs By Month
23:42 - Top 5 Artists
24:51 - Top 5 Songs
28:52 - Top 5 Albums
30:00 - Top Genres & 2023 Comparisons
31:04 - Curtain Call

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#music #applemusic #replay #spotifywrapped #2024 #downoncemorepod

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This week we're reviewing the movie adaptation of the first act of the acclaimed musical Wicked, starring Cynthia Erivo & Ariana Grande! We discuss the history of the musical, some key differences from the original book, easter eggs, and some potential spoilers for Part 2 of the movie that fans of the stage musical will be familiar with! 

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Time Codes:
00:00 - Opening Act
06:24 - Wicked Intro
09:29 - History of Wicked
15:47 - Our Experiences with Wicked
27:04 - Our Thoughts on Wicked Part 1!
49:17 - Easter Eggs!
56:49 - The Music of Wicked Part 1
1:09:24 - Potential Spoilers for Part 2 Discussion
1:22:48 - Twitter is Going to Ruin Wicked
1:25:53 - Curtain Call

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Matt's owning up to his lie and previewing the new releases coming to streaming in December to kick off Thanksgiving and the holiday season!

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Time Codes:
00:00 - Opening Act: I Lied
02:30 - Netflix Releases
11:24 - Max Releases
14:38 - Hulu Releases
17:21 - Disney+ Releases
19:20 - Amazon Prime Video Releases
22:20 - Social Media is Ruining Wicked
25:00 - Curtain Call

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Matt reviews the 2024/2025 National Tour of The Little Mermaid National Musical!

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Time Codes:
00:00 - National Tour Initial Thoughts
06:20 - Movie to Musical Song Changes & Additions
11:59 - Mermaids on a Wire & The Danger of Bubbles
15:53 - Who Is This For?
23:19 - Curtain Call

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