I Think It's About

Drew learns just how much Christmas (and World War II) is in this piece of Communist propaganda.

Show notes

• Poster
• ‘Tis the season for Ace of Base
• Philip Van Doren Stern’s short story, The Greatest Gift (PDF)
• You can watch the movie in color if you want
• It’s a Wonderful Life is a commie plot
• Trailer for Disney’s Victory Through Air Power
• Beverly Hills High School’s “swim gym”
• It’s a Wonderful Life for the Windows PC
• Trailer for Peter Jackson’s They Shall Not Grow Old

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Sara watches a high school theater kids' fav.

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• Movie poster
• Pee-wee as Himself

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Drew watches German children's entertainment.

Show notes:

• Poster
• The NeverEnding Story oral history (EW)
• Stranger Things x a theme song that didn't need to go so hard

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Sara watches the most profitable film ever made.

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• Movie poster
• Phrogging (sorry)

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Drew watches Zack Snyder's best film, and Sara and Drew both watch the original.

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• Movie poster (2004)
• Budweiser 9/11 ad
• David Erlich rankings of Snyder films
• Sarah Polley's Weinstein op-ed

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Sara watches some of Maya Rudolph's early dramatic work.

Show notes

• Movie poster
• All the Mr. Freeze puns in 1 min, 39 sec
• The Internet Movie Car Database
• Andrew Niccol interview with The Verge

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Drew watches fewer murders than he expected. Spoiler alert for anyone on earth who hasn't seen The Sixth Sense.

Show notes:

• Movie poster
• The 99 Best Movies of 1999, Ranked (Rolling Stone)
• 3/4 stars from Roger Ebert

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Sara ruins Ender's Game (spoiler alert). It's always the Russians — on this podcast.

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• Poster
• An Oral History of How the Movie 'WarGames' inspired Ronald Reagan's Security Policy (MEL magazine)
• Wardialing
• On Richard Dreyfuss' wardrobe in Jaws

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Welcome back! Sara conflates the metaverse and the multiverse. Drew watches a movie everyone said was good.

• Poster
• Toby Maguire catching lunch on a tray
• AO Scott on the multiverse

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Sara watches the movie that saved movies.

Show notes

• Poster
• "Mad World" trailer for Gears of War directed by Kosinski
• Tom Cruise eating popcorn
• "Skunk Works" memoir by Ben Rich

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