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It's a GIANT SIZE SPECIAL! Frank & Matt team up with Conner & Peter from Fix-a-Flick (@flickfix) to take on Cannon Film's 1987 bomb, Masters of the Universe. There's a lot to love (Frank Langella) and hate (Gwildor) about this film, but one thing is for certain: it's fertile ground to pitch a better movie than what kids got back in the day. Good Journey!

Before the nitpickers @ us on Twitter:

• Dolph Lundgren has a master's degree in chemical engineering and speaks 5 languages

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If you were born under a certain sign, Steven Spielberg's 1991 Peter Pan "sequel" was a childhood staple. For most others (and even the director himself) it's seen as a misstep at best, and a waste of a great cast at worst. Frank invites his old friend Tom Gruber to dive into the bargain bin and discuss why this Robin Williams vehicle deserves a better reputation.

Before the nitpickers @ us on Twitter:

• Director Howard Hawks said a good movie is "three great scenes and no bad ones."
• The correct honorific is President Business, not Mr. Business (he lost the popular vote but won the electoral college).

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Most people regard 2001: A Space Odyssey as a masterpiece of filmmaking. The few that remember 2010: The Year We Make Contact regard it as the red-headed stepchild of the pair. Special guest Mike Simses (and Obi-Wan Kenobi to Matt's sci-fi junkie Luke Skywalker) explains why it deserves another look-see. 

Before the nitpickers @ us on Twitter, here's the corrections:

• David Huddleston plays Santa Claus in Santa Claus: The Movie
• Roy Scheider died in 2008, not 2005 as speculated
• Elya Baskin's last name is pronounced BAH-skin
• Michael Westmore worked exclusively on the Berman-era Trek series, not TOS

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Smile, everyone! Friend of the show Meg Kellerman pops by with a copy of The Great Mouse Detective, an oft-forgotten animated movie that inadvertently kicked off the Disney Renaissance. Don't believe us? Listen to our case! 

Find The Great Mouse Detective on the Blockbusters of the Internet or dust off that old VHS tape your parents bought you.

And before the nitpickers of the Internet get to us, here's a few show notes to correct what we said on air:

• Release years for the earlier Disney films discussed: Snow White - '37, Cinderella - '50, Alice in Wonderland - '51, Peter Pan - '53, Sleeping Beauty - '59
• Little Mermaid's domestic gross was $211 million on a $40 million budget
• Great Mouse Detective's domestic gross was $38 million on a $14 million budget
• Josh Gad's character in the live action Beauty & the Beast is LeFou

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In our inaugural episode, we cover Kathryn Bigelow's 1995 box office bomb, Strange Days. Is it an underrated classic or just one of Jim Cameron's politically charged fever dreams? You're gonna have to listen to find out.

CONTENT WARNING: This film is a hard R-movie. Aside from your fair amount of nudity and profanity, there are explicit scenes of sexual and police violence. If that sort of thing isn't your bag, you might want to pass.

And before the nitpickers of the Internet get to us, here's a few show notes to correct what we said on air:

• No known connection between Kathryn Bigelow and Hackers
• Michael Wincott has "the voice of Satan"
• Matthew F. Leonetti was the cinematographer
• Phil(o) is the name of Michael Wincott's character, not the DJ
• Rodney King and the LA Riots occurred in 1992, not 93
• "In the Line of Fire" was the film starring Clint Eastwood and John Malkovich
• Richard Edson plays "Tick", the "Ferris Bueller thief".

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