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"Double Down" - We celebrate 150 episodes by each revealing our top 10 favorite movies from 2013, as well as which films we thought were the worst, most disappointing and overrated.

"Will Forte Must Suffer" - We kick off our last review of 2013 releases with Nebraska, discussing the slow-burn nature of the movie and the Oscar-worthiness of Bruce Dern and June Squibb’s performances. After that, we move on to Inside Llewyn Davis, chatting about the music and the cast before dissecting its interesting narrative structure.

"Japanese Love Pillows" - Though Samantha has nothing on our OS, Bingsley B. Scrontle, Spike Jonze’s new movie Her still hit home for us, inspiring a wide-ranging discussion of its complex themes, portrayal of the future, and more.

"Cocaine and Masturbation" - In our review of The Wolf of Wall Street, we critique the pacing, praise the acting, question if the main character, Jordan Belfort, is evil, and discuss the episodic nature of the movie.

"Fatman" - Ryan Pickard from the Welp, That Sucked podcast sits in for Neal this episode to help us review American Hustle, the new David O. Russell movie. Along the way, we discuss the performances, criticize its inconsistent tone, and evaluate its Oscar chances. We also do a quick review of Anchorman 2 at the top of the show.

"Dragonheart" - We return to Middle Earth for the second part of Peter Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy, The Desolation of Smaug. Is this leg of the journey more eventful than the first? We discuss that, the experience of seeing the high frame rate version of the movie, and whether or not this manages to recapture some of the magic of the Lord of the Rings.

"Decay Porn" - In our review of Out of the Furnace, we have high praise for the actors, though not-so-high praise for the script. We debate whether or not the movie’s insistence on frequently jumping back and forth between characters works and delve into spoiler territory at the end of the show to discuss what the movie’s final shot means. Also: We open the show by pondering what this movie would be like if it had been directed by cinema legend Renny Harlin.

"Maury Povich" - In this episode, we tackle two listener-requested reviews from our recent Indiegogo campaign. In our first review, of David Fincher’s Fight Club, we reflect on its themes and talk about its memorable twist ending. In our second review, of The Matrix by the Wachowskis, we discuss what went wrong with its sequels before addressing its standing as a benchmark science-fiction film. Also: We pause to remember Paul Walker and chat about Black Friday.

"The Turkeys" - The show’s source material expert, Kristin Jones, joins us once again, this time to discuss Catching Fire, the sequel to The Hunger Games. We agree that this installment improves on the first one in every conceivable way, shower high praise on the performances, and look forward to where the series goes from here.

"Fully Lubed" - We discuss the much talked about movie 12 Years A Slave and admit we don’t quite understand all the hype this movie is getting. After our review we attempt to lighten the mood by doing rapid fire score revisions from all previous episodes!