Katie Smith-Wong joins Lee and Dallas to review 'Everything Everywhere All At Once' which follows an aging Chinese immigrant who is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save the world by exploring other universes connecting with the lives she could have led.

We left the last episode on a relative high with some interest and some empathy. Alas, we spoke too soon, which we can confirm as we dive into the final Inkheart book, Inkdeath. The theme of this reading was once again chaos, but not in an alluring, attractive, or compelling way. What on earth is happening? We have all of our characters in the Inkworld, and still none of them have enough common sense to get them out of their problems. They seem to have forgotten that they are in a book. Mo’s character transformation is continuing and affecting everyone else. Asia has a lot of thoughts on that in particular.

Next week we will be reading chapters 42-81 of book 3 in the series, Inkdeath.

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Selling Trek, old and new. It's easy to critique Star Trek - whether from the dated sets and attitudes of The Original Series to the convoluted storylines of the recent series. But we are Trek fans, so it's time to celebrate what we love about this franchise. The trio takes turns "selling" each series of Trek to a hypothetical new viewer: Why should you begin with TOS? Or the Animated Series? Where should you start if you're just beginning to watch Deep Space Nine or Enterprise? We also examine all the good things the 21st Century Trek shows have brought to the franchise, from the cast of Discovery to the ideals in Picard. But just to satisfy our need to still critique things, we end the show with each person nominating one series of Star Trek to erase from franchise history.

Joe Dante’s Gremlins became a phenomenon and merchandising gold mine, but generated enough controversy that it helped give birth to PG-13 as a rating in the US. Does it hold up as a movie nearly 40 years later, or does it find itself trapped in a cocoon of 80s sensibilities?

Are things turning around for us with the story? In what is undoubtedly our favorite Inkworld reading so far, the political turmoil reaches a boiling point. Relationships are tested and fortified, which brings us joy. Fenoglio and Orpheus continue to exist and interfere, which does not. Worldbuilding picks up in this reading, so if you’ve been missing it, it is somewhat rectified this episode. With a big twist at the end of the reading, we find ourselves wanting more. We definitely need to know what happens in the final book.

Next week we will be reading chapters 1-41 of book 3 in the series, Inkdeath.

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Picard Season Three: Hopes and Wishes

As "Star Trek: Picard" closes its second season, fans are already clamoring for season three which promises to reunite the main actors/characters from "Star Trek: The Next Generation." The trio looks at where season two has taken us and where we can go from there. What do we want to see from Worf, La Forge, and Crusher? Where will Riker and Troi go from where we saw them last? What character will Brent Spiner play? How should Picard's story end? Join us as we look into the crystal ball and see where we go from here.

One of John Candy’s signature roles, Uncle Buck was the penultimate work of John Hughes’ directing career. While a broad comedy like his earliest works, does it reflect a more mature outlook on life and responsibility?

Dallas and Lee review a double feature of The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent & Benedetta.

By Any Other Name.

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose

By any other name would smell as sweet.” - William Shakespeare

John and Matt explore the titles of the Star Wars movies to date, and discuss their ideas for titles that might work instead.

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John Mills and Matthew Rushing

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