For August 8th, 2016, MikeL, Scott and MikeG meet in the Nostromo maximum security lounge and discuss Melissa Rauch's unpleasant performance as a washed up sociopathic Olympic gymnast in THE BRONZE, Scott tries to resist sinister temptations under the hot Judaean sun with LAST DAYS IN THE DESERT starring Ewan McGregor as both Jesus and the Devil, news of a new ROCKETEER reboot/sequel (from Producer and NBA star Blake Griffin?) featuring an African-American title character, Mike gets transferred to the Sanford countryside to check up on the spectacular action comedy HOT FUZZ from master Edgar Wright, we prepare for another potential Last Samurai situation with the first trailer for Zhang Yimou's THE GREAT WALL featuring Matt Damon vs. giant monsters in ancient China, and much, much more before our featured review of SUICIDE SQUAD from writer/director David Ayer.

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:39:10 - News
• 1:14:45 - Review: Suicide Squad (2016)
• 1:39:50 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

• Hot Fuzz (2007)
• The Rocketeer (1991)
• Suicide Squad (2016)

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