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Quentin Tarantino recreates a changing movie industry and culture in 1969 with ONCE UPON A TIME … IN HOLLYWOOD. Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt star as an actor on the decline and his stunt double/personal assistant while next door neighbor Sharon Tate, played by Margot Robbie, is a rising star married to one of the hottest directors at the time.

Also, in Lulu Wang's THE FAREWELL a Chinese family chooses to hide an elderly family member's terminal diagnosis from her and plans a wedding as a cover story for bringing everyone together to see her for the final time.

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ONCE UPON A TIME … IN HOLLYWOOD clip courtesy Columbia Pictures

THE FAREWELL clip courtesy A24

Music: "Parasail" by Silent Partner

Recorded August 10, 2019.

Director Jon Favreau's THE LION KING uses photorealistic animation to remake the 1994 Disney animated film about a young lion who is tricked out of his rightful position as ruler of the pride.

In recommendations, Mark Pfeiffer chooses James Bobin's children's adventure film DORA AND THE LOST CITY OF GOLD and Eric Mahoney's rock documentary BRAINIAC: TRANSMISSIONS AFTER ZERO. Paul Markoff picks Bennett Miller's true crime sports drama FOXCATCHER with Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, and Mark Ruffalo.

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THE LION KING clips courtesy Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

DORA AND THE LOST CITY OF GOLD clip courtesy Paramount Pictures

BRAINIAC: TRANSMISSIONS AFTER ZERO clip courtesy Hotshot Robot

FOXCATCHER clip courtesy Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Music: "Parasail" by Silent Partner

Recorded August 10, 2019.

Kumail Nanjiani is a rideshare driver who picks up a police detective played by Dave Bautista and winds up ensnared in the cop's search for a drug lord in Michael Dowse's action-comedy STUBER.

Also, Mark Pfeiffer and Paul Markoff discuss some of the most memorable film screenings they've experienced.

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STUBER clip courtesy Twentieth Century Fox

Music: "Parasail" by Silent Partner

Recorded July 13, 2019.

Peter Parker has his European vacation interrupted when Nick Fury and Quentin Beck, a superhero from another universe, need his help to stop the latest threat in Jon Watts' SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME. Tom Holland, Samuel L. Jackson, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Zendaya star.

In recommendations, Mark Pfeiffer picks the streaming video search engine JustWatch and end credits extra scenes database MediaStinger. Paul Markoff selects Rob Minkoff's animated comedy MR. PEABODY & SHERMAN.

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SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME clips courtesy Columbia Pictures

MR. PEABODY & SHERMAN clip courtesy Twentieth Century Fox

Music: "Parasail" by Silent Partner

Recorded July 13, 2019.

Florence Pugh and Jack Reynor go with their friends on a trip to a remote Swedish commune for a solstice celebration and gradually discover they are among a pagan cult in Ari Aster's MIDSOMMAR.

Also, after an extinction event a robot known as Mother initiates a human repopulation program in a bunker. In Grant Sputore's I AM MOTHER, her teenage daughter begins to question the artificial intelligence's honesty when a woman played by Hilary Swank arrives and tells her a different story.

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MIDSOMMAR clip courtesy A24

I AM MOTHER clip courtesy Netflix.

Music: "Parasail" by Silent Partner

Recorded July 13, 2019.

Woody, voiced by Tom Hanks, frets about his role in the life of the child he entertains in director Josh Cooley's TOY STORY 4. Woody must also keep a close eye on Forky, a new toy who becomes a fast favorite but rejects his role as a plaything.

In recommendations, Mark Pfeiffer chooses ANIMA, Paul Thomas Anderson's short film starring Thom Yorke and featuring three songs from the Radiohead singer's solo album of the same name. Paul Markoff picks Stephen Herek's 1991 teen comedy DON'T TELL MOM THE BABYSITTER'S DEAD starring Christina Applegate.

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TOY STORY 4 clips courtesy Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Thom Yorke's "Not the News" clip courtesy XL Recordings

DON'T TELL MOM THE BABYSITTER'S DEAD clip courtesy Warner Bros.

Music: "Parasail" by Silent Partner

Recorded July 13, 2019.

In Richard Shepard's horror-thriller mix THE PERFECTION, Allison Williams is a former cello prodigy whose return to the arts world and new friendship with her successor, played by Logan Browning, yield surprising twists.

Also, Mark Pfeiffer and Paul Markoff discuss if summer 2019 movies have been underwhelming so far and if box office returns for these films indicate that franchise filmmaking may be near a tipping point.

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THE PERFECTION clip courtesy Netflix

Music: "Parasail" by Silent Partner

Recorded June 15, 2019.

Kaitlyn Dever and Beanie Feldstein are best friends and scholastic overachievers who aim to prove how fun they can be at a party the night before high school graduation in director Olivia Wilde's debut feature BOOKSMART.

In recommendations, Mark Pfeiffer picks Jim Jarmusch's zombie comedy THE DEAD DON'T DIE with Bill Murray and Adam Driver. Paul Markoff selects J.J. Abrams' Spielberg-esque adventure SUPER 8.

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BOOKSMART clip courtesy Annapurna Pictures

THE DEAD DON'T DIE clip courtesy Focus Features

SUPER 8 clip courtesy Paramount Home Entertainment

Music: "Parasail" by Silent Partner

Recorded June 15, 2019.

A German man fleeing fascists attempts to secure passage from France by assuming a dead author's identity in director Christian Petzold's TRANSIT. Franz Rogowski and Paula Beer star.

Also, with so many films being made in recent years, will anyone remember them? Mark Pfeiffer and Paul Markoff test their memories in a game in which they challenge one another to recall films they reviewed between 1997 and 2017.

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Music: "Parasail" by Silent Partner

Recorded June 15, 2019.

Elton John's rise to fame and fortune as a rock superstar is traced in Dexter Fletcher's ROCKETMAN. Taron Egerton stars as the chart-topping singer-songwriter.

In recommendations, Mark Pfeiffer selects director Jeff Nichols' music videos for Lucero's "Long Way Back Home" and Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis' "Astrodome," which he co-directed with José Luis González. Paul Markoff picks Jay Roach's political comedy THE CAMPAIGN with Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis.

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ROCKETMAN clips courtesy Paramount Pictures

"Astrodome" clip courtesy The Next Waltz

THE CAMPAIGN clip courtesy Warner Bros.

Music: "Parasail" by Silent Partner

Recorded June 15, 2019.