Spend too much time on POPULIST CINEMA and the art house crowd starts to cry out for more content. The OV Crew obliges. Join us as we talk about the best films of 2018 so far that might not make it to your local multiplex, including The Rider, Let the Sunshine In, You Were Never Really Here, First Reformed and more!

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George Lazenby is OUT and Sean Connery is BACK (for the small price of a record-breaking salary). Jack and Jake settle in for this campy, divisive Bond flick featuring martinis and a moon buggy. What else do you need in film, really?

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A24 horror and Blumhouse RoboCop storm the cinema and the OV Boyz are here to tell you how to spend your hard earned money (or maybe just your daily MoviePass screening allotment).

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New episode and a NEW Bond: Jake and Jack take a look at George Lazenby's first (and only) appearance as James Bond in 1969's On Her Majesty's Secret Service.

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Jim from The Office has declared that horror films are "elevated" now so it's totally cool to take them seriously! The OV crew investigates by checking out A Quiet Place, Truth or Dare and Unsane.

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When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for one podcast to dissolve their brains, they go to the local multiplex and subject themselves to Ernest Cline and Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One. What you are about to hear is an unedited document of the OV Crew's cinematic suffering as they wallow in a shallow pool of pop culture refuse. Listen closely. Don't make the same mistakes we've made.

Outro theme by Demi Adejuyigbe (@electrolemon)

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Jake and Jack return from their Casino Royale hangover to discuss the final film before Sean Connery's first official Bond retirement, You Only Live Twice

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Shawn returns from Austin to talk about his experience at SXSW. PLUS: A review of the painfully mediocre Tomb Raider and the return of the 9-1-1 (BEST SHOW ON TELEVISION) recap.

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Inhale. Feel the energy of a disgraced film critic returning to the internet. Exhale. Listen to the OV crew try to figure out why he's reviewing films again. Once your mind is in a tranquil state, continue to listen for reviews of Annihilation, Game Night and the latest episodes of 9-1-1.

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Part three of our MEGA TURBO OSCAR COVERAGE EXTRAVAGANZA wraps up the 2018 award season with a discussion of the nominees for best cinematography, adapted and original screenplay as well as the best documentary, animated and foreign films.

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