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And that's it. We've finished one full year of playing the game we made up, Kevin Bacon's Exquisite Corpse. It's a mixed success, so we spend the episode talking about how we could have improved if we'd thought about it earlier. Plus we re-rank a few movies on our master list to make it a little bit better but still pretty weird.

Next up: A VERY COOL THING WE'LL TELL YOU MORE ABOUT SOON

IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS! Well maybe it doesn't since weather prevented Hunter from joining us today. But we watched his movie choice anyway, the Tom Cruise orgy movie Eyes Wide Shut and it was a fun chat.

Plus in the news, Tom Cruise jumped off a thing.

Next up: That's a wrap on season 5! We'll do a post mortem in early January and then talk more about where we go from here.

After much controversy, we travel back to PT Anderson's 1992 epic about chance and fate, Magnolia. It earns a pretty high place on our list of best films of all time.

Plus in the news, Alex's video finally worked.

Next up: Controversy continues and that ends in the weirdest way possible, and we're traveling through the Cruise Missile and watching Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

Our second Batman movie of season 5 is also our third time visiting the 90s Batman series and it's probably our best stop on the bat train.

Plus in the news, Alex is performing in Austin, TX next week and Santa is a conspiracy.

Next up: After a LOT of rules lawyering, we're watching Magnolia (1999)

Alex chooses Anthony's movie and Anthony chooses violence.

Plus in the news, a very important month is over, Alex posts a video, and the Wall Safe Wallsafe is on sale now.

Next up: Ezra moves through Danny DeVito to Batman Returns.

Plus: if you want to not know if a woman is Anastasia, Hannah recommends I Was Anastasia by Ariel Lawhon

Hunter had to leave for the Holidays early so we did a special bonus about the just-wrapped Disney+ Star Wars series Andor. Alex is less enthusiastic than the others would like but it's always nice to talk about how George Lucas sucks.

Plus in the news, Disney switches Bobs and donuts get real.

Next up: We finally watch Virgin Suicides (1999).

From a princess who wants to be a wolf to a princess who just wants to know her own name, we watch another 90s animated film not made by Disney, this one the oddly a-historical Bluth joint Anastasia. The panel isn't thrilled but it has its supporter(s).

Plus in the news, Alex gives a Zelda update and talks about his new project Fauxcella.

Next up: Ezra's gambit backfires as Alex steers us to Anthony's movie and everybody scores but Ez. It's Virgin Suicides (1999).

Alex comes roaring back onto the score board with a complete 5-point play as we watch the Miyazaki film Princess Mononoke and talk about it's greater meaning about how many bullets it takes to kill god and when to date a wolf girl.

Plus in the news, Alex is haunted by Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

h/t Caleb for making sure I watched this video first so I didn't look like a complete idiot.

Next up: Ezra sets himself and Anthony up with Anastasia (1997)

Hunter's back in tiptop so we can finish our journey down the Lost Highway to spooky David Lynchville. Plus a long discussion of Halloween decorations and the long-awaited exercise update.

Next up: Alex power-cards his way to points with a double move that lands at Princess Mononoke.

Hunter's out sick so the rest of the crew does a six-topic lightning round in slow motion. Topics include "What would media like look if we lived in a world with a Purge" and "Who took the Devil out of Halloween?"

Next up: Hunter recovers and we talk about Lost Highway (1997) with him.