John Hughes returns to raunchy adult comedy with teenage boys as the focus, their libidos powering a strange experiment that brings a sexual fantasy to life. Is it a step forward, or a cynical step back?

Book Club: Shadows of the Empire.

It’s been 26 years (!) since Shadows of the Empire debuted to Star Wars fans and the world at large, so Matt and John convened a special session of their Jedi Book Club to revisit and re-evaluate the book as a work.

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John Mills and Matthew Rushing

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In week 3 of our single books on tragedy, we have Eggs, a tale of two misfits who form an unexpected but necessary friendship. David, who is dealing with the loss of his mother, and Primrose, who is dealing with a lifetime of neglect, find each other, and start on various escapades. We debate if they are responsible for each other, and how to deal with their difficult life challenges. This is another tender and sweet book, but definitely geared towards a younger audience.

Next week we will be reading a new book in one week, Bruiser.

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Brian Bitner of the Beyond the Screenplay podcast returns to discuss Masaki Kobayashi's 'Harakiri.' This beloved masterwork has been a missing frame in both Shawn and Brian's lives for far too long - does it live up to its esteemed reputation?

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Shawn Eastridge

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Reconciling the Star Trek Past With Our History

As "Star Trek: Picard" travels to our future of 2024 as their past in season two, it serves as an opportunity to look at what is recorded as history in Trek that doesn't exactly match our experiences in the past 50 years. Of course, as someone once said, "repeat yourself, it's just a show, I should really just relax." That said - the trio attempts to "prove" that all of Star Trek history, from 1980 to 2024, really happened. The Eugnenic Wars? Easily explained. The launch of an untold number of space probes? We go into how "dark NASA" works. How does London have a baseball team? We all know the answer. So join us in a fun exercise of forcing the Star Trek timeline to be true ... after all, Trek is just a documentary, right?

Perhaps John Hughes’ signature work, the story of several high school malcontents in detention struggling to understand each other and themselves has remained a cultural touchstone for decades. Does it hold up for modern audiences, or is its reputation a mirage of nostalgia?

Derek "Trooper" Young and Darren "K2" Moser talk how they approach tackling new costumes. You'll hear best practices and tons of tips whether you're 3D printing parts, sewing or saving your aching joints.

Animation Comes Alive.

John and Matt debate the merits and pitfalls of animated characters crossing over into the new Star Wars live action series, and how they’ve chosen to approach stylistic differences. Also, they discuss the incredibly awesome and wonderful helicopter lightsabers, and how often we should see them in the Obi-Wan Kenobi series.

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Dallas and Lee return to 1979, where a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in a secluded farmhouse in rural Texas. Their reclusive, elderly hosts take a special interest in their young guests and, as night falls in, the couple’s leering interest takes a violent turn.

Continuing with our journey of sadness, we are covering The Fault in Our Stars this week. With heavy allusions to Shakespeare, we get to follow the star-crossed lovers of Augustus and Hazel as they meet, bond over their mutual burden of cancer, and fall in love. Another tender love story, we spend a considerable amount of time enjoying the character development and wit of the protagonists. It is a poignant book on living in-spite of all trial and tribulation, and making the most out of each day. Be ready for an emotional episode.

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