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Tom Holland’s third solo outing as Spider-man is the most spoiler-prone movie of the year so we don’t waste much time in our non-spoiler section.

Spider-man: No Way Home

Directed by: Jon Watts
Produced by: Kevin Feige, Amy Pascal
Written by: Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers
Edited by: Jeffrey Ford, Leigh Folsom Boyd
Cinematography: Mauro Fiore
Music by: Michael Giacchino
Starring: Tom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jacob Batalon, Jon Favreau, Jamie Foxx, Willem Dafoe, Alfred Molina, Benedict Wong, Tony Revolori, Marisa Tomei
Distributed by: Sony Pictures Releasing

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With old characters returning in the next Spider-man movie, we go back to the OG movies that started it all. We’re joined once again by our friend Garret as we re-live, re-evaluate, and discuss the Sam Raimi directed, Tobey Maguire-starring films and do a tiny bit of speculating about Spider-man: No Way Home. “OG” of course stands for “original goblin” – and if you thought that joke was bad, when was the last time you watched these movies?

Spider-man trilogy

Directed by: Sam Raimi
Starring: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Willem Dafoe, Alfred Molina, Thomas Haden Church, Topher Grace, J. K. Simmons, Rosemary Harris, Cliff Robertson, Bryce Dallas Howard
Distributed by: Sony Pictures Releasing

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Tom Hanks plays a violent gang enforcer in 2002’s period crime drama Road to Perdition and he still comes out likable because Hanks.

Road to Perdition

Directed by: Sam Mendes
Produced by: Richard D. Zanuck, Dean Zanuck, Sam Mendes
Screenplay by: David Self
Based on: Road to Perdition by Max Allan Collins & Richard Piers Rayner
Edited by: Jill Bilcock
Cinematography: Conrad L. Hall
Music by: Thomas Newman
Starring: Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Jude Law, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Stanley Tucci, Daniel Craig
Distributed by: DreamWorks Pictures

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After a long, unintended hiatus, we’re back!

The seminal movies of our generation are 20 years old this year. Join us as we discuss the film that kicked it all off and changed the way we thought about movies and stories forever. We talk about the impact this film had on us as kids, how it holds up today, and answer the eternal fan question: theatrical or extended?

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Directed by: Peter Jackson
Produced by: Barrie M. Osborne, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Tim Sanders
Screenplay by: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson
Based on: The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien
Edited by: John Gilbert
Cinematography: Andrew Lesnie
Music by: Howard Shore
Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, Sean Bean, Ian Holm, Andy Serkis
Distributed by: New Line Cinema

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WandaVision

Created by: Jac Schaeffer
Starring: Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Debra Jo Rupp, Fred Melamed, Kathryn Hahn, Teyonah Parris, Randall Park, Kat Dennings, Evan Peters
Composer: Christophe Beck
Executive Producers: Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Matt Shakman, Jac Schaeffer
Original network: Disney+
Original release: 2021

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We discuss season 2 of The Mandalorian, our thoughts on the future of the show, and the future of Star Wars in general.

The Mandalorian (season two)

Created by: Jon Favreau
Starring: Pedro Pascal
Composer: Ludwig Göransson
Executive Producers: Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni, Kathleen Kennedy, Colin Wilson
Original network: Disney+
Original release: 2020

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We finally do a Christmas episode by discussing not one, but an entire genre of movies. Several emotions were had.

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Everybody’s favorite non-Disney princess finally shows up in Netflix’s drama about the Royal Windsor Family of Great Britain. We discuss the main storylines, themes, and performances of The Crown Season 4.

The Crown (season four)

Created by: Peter Morgan
Starring: Olivia Coleman, Tobias Menzies, Helena Bonham Carter, Gillian Anderson, Josh O’Connor, Emma Corrin, Marion Bailey, Erin Doherty, Stephen Boxer, Emerald Fennell
Composer: Martin Phipps
Executive Producers: Peter Morgan, Stephen Daldry, Andy Harries, Phillip Martin, Suzanne Mackie, Matthew Byam-Shaw, Robert Fox, Tanya Seghatchian, Nina Wolarsky, Allie Goss
Original network: Netflix
Original release: November 15, 2020

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For Tomhanksgiving 2020 we watch the ultimate social distancing movie: Cast Away. This year has sucked, but we can all be thankful that we’re not stuck alone on an island with just a volleyball for companionship. So there’s that.

Cast Away

Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Produced by: Steve Starkey, Tom Hanks, Robert Zemeckis, Jack Rapke
Screenplay by: William Broyles Jr.
Edited by: Arthur Schmidt
Cinematography: Don Burgess
Music by: Alan Silvestri
Starring: Tom Hanks, Helen Hunt, Nick Searcy
Distributed by: 20th Century Fox

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Matt Damon and Christian Bale star in the daddest of dad movies. Does it work for non-dad types and/or non-car people?

Ford v Ferrari

Directed by: James Mangold
Produced by: Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, James Mangold
Screenplay by: Jez Butterworth, John-Henry Butterworth, Jason Keller
Edited by: Michael McCusker, Andrew Buckland
Cinematography: Phedon Papamichael
Music by: Marco Beltrami, Buck Sanders
Starring: Matt Damon, Christian Bale
Distributed by: 20th Century Fox