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Zac and Andrew discuss the hidden clipart in Star Wars, Kooky North Korea, Hayden Christensen, and discover why Turnbull has been polling so well recently.

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Zac and Andrew finish off their spoiler-filled review of Split, including discussions on the ethics of mental illness as plot devices, Shyamalan's Marvel aspirations, and Hayden Christensen.

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Many and profound apologies - this episode was uploaded several days late due to obscene technical issues. However, the Power Hour is back with its epic two-part review of M. Night Shyamalan's Split, starring James McEvoy (AKA: probably the rich man's Hayden Christensen). Hang in there for Pt. 2, to be uploaded in two days' time. Jeez, we're terrific at this.

P.S. The abrupt, mid-synopsis cut-off is as real as it ever was.

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This week Andrew and Zac discuss the modern crime procedural, Mark Z. Danielewski, Park Chan-Wook's The Handmaiden (without spoilers), and Hayden Christensen.

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00:00-08:44 Vince Vaughn, Wedding Crashers (2005), modern procedurals

08:45-14:16 George Saunders' Lincoln in the Bardo

14:17-22:46 Mark Z. Danielewski

22:47-30:14 Park Chan-Wook's The Handmaiden (2017) spoiler-free review

30:15-38:33 Charlotte Wood's The Natural Way of Things

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Andrew and Zac discuss an exciting new business opportunity, good films from a few years ago, influential 20th-Century speculative literature, and Hayden Christensen.

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00:00-11:46 Zac invites Andrew to join his new startup business venture

11:46-15:44 Introduction, and reflections on 2016

15:44-23:45 Fede Alvarez's Evil Dead retrocast

23:45-26:19 Malik Bendjelloul's Searching For Sugar Man retrocast

26:19-40:36 Franz Kafka, H.P. Lovecraft, and divorcing art from artist

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Zac and Andrew celebrate the silly season with gin, Maltesers, Hayden Christensen, and the Star Wars Holiday Special.

We'll be taking a short break over the holidays, but until then you can follow us on Facebook at http://facebook.com/HaydenChristensenPowerHour, on Twitter @hcphpodcast.

Follow Zac @TheZBSmith, and Andrew @andylang_.

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Zac and Andrew celebrate the most wonderful time of the year with the most wonderful instalment of the Star Wars franchise. They also discuss the inventor of podcasts (and podecasts), Zac's 8 year old self, Grandpa Joe, and Hayden Christensen.

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You can follow Zac at @TheZBSmith, and Andrew at @andylang_.

Be sure to give us some love on iTunes while you're at it!

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Andrew and Zac discuss (read: spoil) Fantastic Beasts and where to Find Them, the cultural significance of hardware store sausages, some videogames we gone and played, and Hayden Christensen.

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00:00-15:21 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them Spoilercast

15:21-24:03 Aussie news with drone-related improvisational interlude

24:03-34:28 Videogame discussions including Inside Spoilercast

34:28-35:58 Spoiler-free third-act review of The Neon Demon

35:28-40:49 John Wick Retrocast

40:49-45:52 Fantastic Beasts final spoilers

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Andrew and Zac review 2016's hotly-anticipated science fiction film Arrival, with the super spoilery bits left until after the credits. Hopefully that protects your delicate and spoiler-sensitive constitution.

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This week Andrew and Zac discuss many, many films, Geoffrey Rush's apotheosis, and Hayden Christensen. No, really. He's in a movie. It's probably bad.

And that bonus episode mentioned at the start? That's coming real soon, so prepare your ear holes.

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Follow Zac on Twitter: @TheZBSmith ; and Instagram: @zacbrandonsmith

Intro and outro music: Ice Flow Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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