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On this installment of Fiction Faction the full set of co-hosts discuss the look of the anticipated Defenders show, a combination of the four Marvel heroes Netflix has been building towards with its series based on Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist. Then the team breaks down the latest season of Orange is the New Black in its entirety and decide whether they’ll be back for it next year. There’s also a discussion on the Netflix original movies To the Bone and The Amazing Jessica James, starring The Daily Show alum Jessica Williams. Finally we wrap up with one of the funniest and most charming movies of the year: The Big Sick.
 

This week’s music:
8 Ball - Waxahatchee
Burn It Down - Daughter

The Fiction Faction gang returns with a very important breakfast chatter. We over analyze the breakfast biscuit at Tim Horton’s and other quick breakfast traditions. There are also breakdowns of Baby Driver, Dunkirk, Spider-Man Homecoming, A Ghost Story and Atomic Blonde.

Editor’s note: The audio for James was inexplicably lower during the recording of this episode and was added volume during the editing process. Also Tim Hortons, if you want to sponsor us based on our review of your family of products, feel free to contact Michael Lylyk on this very same channel,

This week’s music:
Chase Me - Danger Mouse, Run The Jewels, Big Boi
Asido - Purity Ring

For this episode the Fiction Faction crew, down one Bailey, talk at length about Sofia Coppola’s latest movie The Beguiled, a retelling of the 1971 film. Starring Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst Elle Fanning and Colin Farrell, we discuss our issues with the movie including the change to one specific character that could’ve catapult the plot and the movie to a different level. Also in this episode a lengthy conversation on one of the latest Netflix original shows GLOW.

This week’s music:
Electric Blue - Arcade Fire
The Gold - Manchester Orchestra

The gang, sans Tanya, gathers around to break down the indie release Paint It Black further extending the run of rising star Alia Shawkat. We also talk about the festival darling Beatriz at Dinner, which pits Salma Hayek as a good intentioned latina woman working in the US against Jon Lithgow’s power hungry real estate mogul with a murky past and potential ties to Hayek’s character. James and Bailey share their first impressions on the latest season of Orange is the New Black and we also talk on the superhero fatigue currently ailing one of our co-hosts.

This week’s music:
KILLY - Killamonjaro
Tony Flamingo - Sean Leon

In another installment of our special episodes, Tanya and James break down their love for Sense8, the Netflix original show created by the Wachowskis from Matrix and Speed Racer fame.

This week's music:

Ria Mae - Bend

Calvin Harris ft. Kehlani and Lil Yachty - Faking It