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Jen and Sarah review ‘Largo’ and discuss the empathetic characters, the important themes, and how this film is being used to start conversations and raise awareness.

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Jen and Sarah are joined by Cozy Louise to review ‘Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World.’ They discuss the fantastic production design, the immersive sound editing, and the star-studded cast in this historically accurate drama.

Shownotes:

Spoilers (~8:47)

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Jen and Sarah are joined by Randy Allain and Kris Ingersoll of Media/Lit to review ‘Predator: Badlands.’ They discuss their favorite scenes, the various characters and their development, and how this compares to some of the other films in the Predator franchise.

Shownotes:

Spoilers (~17:03)

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Jen and Sarah are back with a special watch-along episode of ‘Predator’ ahead of the release of ‘Predator: Badlands.’ They discuss the fantastic pacing, the complementary score, and the way this film subverts expectations, which makes it a thrilling watch years after its release.

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Jen and Sarah are joined by Philip Marinello of The Substance to review ‘Mystic River.’ They discuss the award-winning performances, the overwhelming tragedy of the story, and the importance of this Boston neighborhood in this film.

Shownotes:

Spoilers (~11:42)

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Jen and Sarah are joined by Alexis Gentry of Trashwire to review ‘Lord of the Rings: Return of the King.’ They discuss the fantastic writing and pacing, the unique characters that you want to root for, and how this film still looks great and resonates today.

Shownotes:

Spoilers (~20:36)

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Jen and Sarah dive into the wifi and pizza boxes scene in ‘Parasite.’ They discuss how this scene introduces the audience to the family and their dynamics, the intentionality of each shot, and how this one scene sets up the rest of the film.

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Jen and Sarah are joined by Andrew Corns of Revisionist Almanac, Adam Freed of Movie Archer, and Nikko Caruso to share a very special announcement. They also draft their top 2025 movies they’ve seen… without any repeats.

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Movie Draft (~18:19)

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Jen and Sarah are joined by Scott Cole to review ‘Cold Mountain.’ They discuss the traumatizing events of this film, the good performances, and some changes to the screenplay that may have made this film more impactful. They also discuss the attempts at Southern accents and which actors were the most successful.

Shownotes:

Spoilers (~15:42)

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Jen and Sarah review ‘Monster,’ and discuss Charlize Theron’s Oscar-winning performance, the ways this film subverts expectations, and the intentionally challenging subject matter. They also contemplate a different title for this film.

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Spoilers (~13:01)

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