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Christian evaluates the quality of the 4K Blu-ray editions for Ted Lasso: The Richmond Way, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, and The Watchers. Let's dive into the details!

TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE:

1. Start / Housekeeping (00:18)
2. Ted Lasso: The Richmond Way  (03:27)
3. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (07:43)
4. The Watchers (11:31)
5. Coming Up Next / Closing  (16:46)

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Christian and Devin dive into the final season of the beloved Netflix series, The Umbrella Academy Season 4. On one day in 1989, 43 infants are inexplicably born to random, unconnected women who showed no signs of pregnancy the day before. Seven are adopted by billionaire industrialist Sir Reginald Hargreeves, who creates the Umbrella Academy and prepares his "children" to save the world. In their teenage years, though, the family fractures and the team disbands. Fast forward to the present time, when the six surviving members of the clan reunite upon the news of Hargreeves' passing. They work together to solve a mystery surrounding their father's death, but divergent personalities and abilities again pull the estranged family apart, and a global apocalypse is another imminent threat. The series is based on a collection of comics and graphic novels created and written by My Chemical Romance lead singer Gerard Way.




TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE:

• Start / Housekeeping (00:18)
• Umbrella Academy S4 Review (12:26)
• Final Thoughts and Ratings (34:50)
• Coming Up Next / Closing  (40:31)

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Christian and Devin review Zoe Kravitz's Directorial Debut film  'Blink Twice'. When tech billionaire Slater King (Channing Tatum) meets cocktail waitress Frida (Naomi Ackie) at his fundraising gala, sparks fly. He invites her to join him and his friends on a dream vacation on his private island. It's paradise. Wild nights blend into sun soaked days and everyone's having a great time. No one wants this trip to end, but as strange things start to happen, Frida begins to question her reality. There is something wrong with this place. She'll have to uncover the truth if she wants to make it out of this party alive.


TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE:

• Start / Housekeeping (00:18)
• Blink Twice Review (07:22)
• Trivia (23:30)
• Final Thoughts and Ratings (28:22)
• Coming Up Next / Closing  (33:36)

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Christian and Devin review Fede Alverez's 'Alien Romulus'. While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.


TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE:

• Start / Housekeeping (00:18)
• Alien Romulus Review (10:57)
• Romulus Trvia (34:28)
• Final Thoughts and Ratings (52:29)
• Coming Up Next / Closing  (58:16)

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Christian and Devin review Tilman Singers 'Cuckoo'. Reluctantly, 17-year-old Gretchen leaves her American home to live with her father, who has just moved into a resort in the German Alps with his new family. Arriving at their future residence, they are greeted by Mr. König, her father's boss, who takes an inexplicable interest in Gretchen's mute half-sister Alma. Something doesn't seem right in this tranquil vacation paradise. Gretchen is plagued by strange noises and bloody visions until she discovers a shocking secret that also concerns her own family.


TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE:

• Start / Housekeeping (00:18)
• Borderlands Review (08:14)
• Final Thoughts and Ratings (27:32)
• Coming Up Next / Closing  (31:46)

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Christian and Devin give their spoiler-free thoughts and insights into Borderlands. Lilith (Cate Blanchett), an infamous bounty hunter with a mysterious past, reluctantly returns to her home, Pandora, the most chaotic planet in the galaxy. Her mission is to find the missing daughter of Atlas (Edgar Ramírez), the universe's most powerful S.O.B. Lilith forms an unexpected alliance with a ragtag team of misfits -- Roland (Kevin Hart), a seasoned mercenary on a mission; Tiny Tina (Ariana Greenblatt), a feral pre-teen demolitionist; Krieg (Florian Munteanu), Tina's musclebound protector; Tannis (Jamie Lee Curtis), the oddball scientist who's seen it all; and Claptrap (Jack Black), a wiseass robot. Together, these unlikely heroes must battle an alien species and dangerous bandits to uncover one of Pandora's most explosive secrets. The fate of the universe could be in their hands -- but they'll be fighting for something more: each other. Based on one of the best-selling videogame franchises of all time, welcome to BORDERLANDS.

TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE:

• Start / Housekeeping (00:18)
• Borderlands Review (07:23)
• Final Thoughts and Ratings (25:45)
• Coming Up Next / Closing  (28:16)

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Christian and Devin give their spoiler-free thoughts and insights into M. Night Shyamalan's latest film TRAP. A father and teen daughter attend a pop concert, where they realize they're at the center of a dark and sinister event.

TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE:

• Start / Housekeeping (00:18)
• Non-Spoiler Section (07:29)
• TRAP Trivia (26:01)
• Final Thoughts and Ratings (35:07)
• Coming Up Next / Closing  (38:38)

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Christian and Michael give their spoiler reactions to Batman: Caped Crusader. In the grim Gotham City, affluent philanthropist Bruce Wayne goes beyond his humane capabilities and transforms into an enigmatic figure, Batman; his crusade for justice brings in unexpected allies, but his actions also lead to perilous consequences. Stream all episodes of Batman: Caped Crusader on Prime Video.


TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE:

• Start / Housekeeping (00:18)
• Batman: Caped Crusader Positives   (09:40)
• The Negatives (37:10)
• Final Thoughts and Ratings (43:55)
• Where to Find Mike / Closing (52:43)

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Christian, Devin, and Mike celebrate San Diego Comic-Con 2024 by reviewing Marvel Studios' first R-rated movie featuring Deadpool & Wolverine. Deadpool's peaceful existence comes crashing down when the Time Variance Authority recruits him to help safeguard the multiverse. He soon unites with his would-be pal, Wolverine, to complete the mission and save his world from an existential threat.

TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE:

• Start / Housekeeping (00:18)
• Non-Spoiler Section (08:40)
• Spoiler Section (21:18)
• Final Thoughts and Ratings (01:14:14)
• Coming Up Next / Closing  (01:20:14)

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Christian and Devin give their free spoiler reactions to Twisters. Daisy Edgar-Jones stars as Kate Cooper, a former storm chaser haunted by a devastating encounter with a tornado during her college years who now studies storm patterns on screens safely in New York City. She is lured back to the open plains by her friend, Javi (Golden Globe nominee Anthony Ramos, In the Heights) to test a groundbreaking new tracking system. There, she crosses paths with Tyler Owens (Glen Powell), the charming and reckless social-media superstar who thrives on posting his storm-chasing adventures with his raucous crew, the more dangerous the better. As storm season intensifies, terrifying phenomena never seen before are unleashed, and Kate, Tyler and their competing teams find themselves squarely in the paths of multiple storm systems converging over central Oklahoma in the fight of their lives.

TOPICS IN THIS EPISODE:

• Start / Housekeeping (00:18)
• Twisters Review  (06:35)
• Final Thoughts and Ratings (25:11)
• Coming Up Next / Closing  (34:48)

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