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"Stone Cold Sam Austin" - In preparation for The Hobbit, we return to Middle-earth to review the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Along the way, we talk about what makes each movie different, praise the casting decisions of Elijah Wood and Viggo Mortensen, debate where the music ranks against the music from other great movies… and one of us makes the case for this trilogy being the greatest achievement in cinematic history.

"Steve Does Drugs" - In our review of Killing Them Softly, we talk about all of its distinct stylistic flourishes, express surprise over Brad Pitt’s minimal screen time, discuss the movie’s treatment of violence, as well as its political message and whether or not it was too overt.

"Homoeroticism" - This week, in preparation for the release of Killing Them Softly, we take a look at Andrew Dominik's previous film also starring Brad Pitt, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. We praise all of the performances in the film, as well as Roger Deakins' cinematography. We close the episode by discussing some of the films we've seen recently but haven't had a chance to talk about on the show.

"Abe Lincoln Takes On Twilight" - The 13th Amendment may have passed in congress, but will Lincoln pass our scrutiny? In our review of Steven Spielberg's new biopic, we talk about how it feels more like a filmed play than a movie, discuss which actors were our favorites and question the decision to show so little of the Civil War. Also: We share what ills our vampire-hunting, zombie-killing 16th president should take on next.

"Komodo Dragons" - It would've been fitting if two of us had scored Skyfall a zero and one of us had scored it a seven, but it wasn't meant to be. In our review of the new James Bond movie, we gush about Roger Deakins' cinematography, praise Javier Bardem's creepy performance as Silva, debate whether or not the beginning of the movie worked, and compare it to The Dark Knight.

"Disney Buys Everything" - This week we discuss Disney's aquisition of Lucasfilm and what it means for the future of the Star Wars franchise. In our review of Disney's latest animated film, Wreck It Ralph, we all agree that things start off strong, but disagree on where things go from there.

"OMG" - In our review of Cloud Atlas, we discuss which stories were our favorites, disagree on some of the editing and scripting choices, and much more, in a review that ends with only the fifth perfect score given in the show's history.

"Dr. Cox's Rocket" - Special guest Tyler Perry joins us this week to discuss his new movie, Alex Crossdresser. But unfortunately for him, it's one of the worst movies we have ever seen.

"Colin Farrell Must Suffer" - In our review of Seven Psychopaths, we dissect the meta nature of the movie, debate how it portrays violence and single out the manic performances of Sam Rockwell and Christopher Walken for praise.

"Tim Burtony Quirky" - Special guest filmmaker Simon Tatum joins us from California to discuss Tim Burton’s new movie, Frankenweenie. In our review, we chat about the pop culture references peppered throughout the movie, the style of the animation, whether or not the movie’s ending was a major misstep and much more.