This week on the podcast, Michael and Scott meet in Nostromo-by-the-Lounge and discuss developer Hello Games breaking their epic vow of silence with the long anticipated Foundation Update for NO MAN'S SKY, Jan de Bont's TWISTER remains a gold standard of extremely digestible 90's summer blockbuster fun, Billy Bob Thornton and Tony Cox overstay their Christmas welcome in BAD SANTA 2, the gorgeous beauty of the PETE'S DRAGON remake soars upon the exquisite eye of David Lowery, in a shocking and unprecedented twist, TRUE MEMOIRS OF AN INTERNATIONAL ASSASSIN isn't a complete dumpster full of hot garbage, Mike happily lounges on a South Pacific beach with MOANA and the Rock from Disney Animation Studios, and much, much more before our featured review of MANCHESTER BY THE SEA from director Kenneth Lonergan.

MUSIC

• The AntiTheory - "Smart Bombs"

SHOW GUIDE

• 0:00:00 - What We've Been Viewing
• 0:44:20 - Review: Manchester by the Sea (2016)
• 1:05:25 - *Spoiler Tag*

CLIPS

• Pete's Dragon (2016)
• Manchester by the Sea (2016)

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