Is power always a negative thing? Can you have a real relationship built on manipulation? Should we live every second for ourselves?

We break down the story, characters and morality of this iconic film and give our takes on whether it's a Legend or a Letdown — all with laughs, curiosity, and a love for movies!

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New York City newspaper writer J.J. Hunsecker holds considerable sway over public opinion with his Broadway column, but one thing that he can’t control is his younger sister, Susan, who is in a relationship with aspiring jazz guitarist Steve Dallas. Hunsecker strongly disapproves of the romance and recruits publicist Sidney Falco to find a way to split the couple, no matter how ruthless the method.

Release date: June 27, 1957 (USA)

Director: Alexander Mackendrick

Screenplay: Alexander Mackendrick, Ernest Lehman, Clifford Odets

Cinematography: James Wong Howe

Story by: Ernest Lehman

Running time: 1h 36m

Is it best to assume outsiders are trouble? Is it wrong to fight back if you are being unjustly treated? Could a few social connection make the difference between a emotionally healthy or unhealthy man? We break down the story, characters and morality of this iconic film and give our takes on whether it's a Legend or a Letdown — all with laughs, curiosity, and a love for movies!

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When former Green Beret John Rambo is harassed by local law enforcement and arrested for vagrancy, he is forced to flee into the mountains and wage an escalating one-man war against his pursuers.

Release date: October 22, 1982 (USA)

Director: Ted Kotcheff

Sequel: Rambo: First Blood Part II

Budget: 14 million USD

Running time: 1h 33m

Distributed by: Carolco Pictures, Orion Pictures

Does Norrington get done dirty? Is Jack the most charming pirate to ever grace the big screen? Can you be a pirate and a good man? We break down the story, characters and morality of this iconic film and give our takes on whether it's a Legend or a Letdown — all with laughs, curiosity, and a love for movies!

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When wily Captain Barbossa steals Jack Sparrow’s ship and kidnaps the governor’s beautiful daughter, Elizabeth, her childhood friend Will Turner joins forces with Jack to save her and recapture Jack’s ship, the Black Pearl.

Release date: July 9, 2003 (USA)

Director: Gore Verbinski

Music composed by: Klaus Badelt, Geoff Zanelli

Story by: Ted Elliott, Walt Disney, Terry Rossio, Stuart Beattie, Jay Wolpert

Awards: Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Liplock

Budget: 140 million USD

Johnny Depp, Keira Knightley, Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush

Should we ask for help when we fail at something? Is okay to break the law if it means bringing a criminal to justice? Should Americans start dressing like Americans did in the 20's? We break down the story, characters and morality of this iconic film and give our takes on whether it's a Legend or a Letdown — all with laughs, curiosity, and a love for movies!

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Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Robert De Niro, Andy Garcia

Elliot Ness, an ambitious prohibition agent, is determined to take down Al Capone. In order to achieve this goal, he forms a group given the nickname “The Untouchables”.

Release date: June 3, 1987 (USA)

Director: Brian De Palma

Story by: Eliot Ness, Oscar Fraley

Awards: Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role 

Running time: 1h 59m

Screenplay: Brian De Palma, David Mamet, Oscar Fraley

What would you do if an Alien Ship showed up on earth? Does the language we speak affect the way we think? Is our future a choice or a fate? We break down the story, characters and morality of this iconic film and give our takes on whether it's a Legend or a Letdown — all with laughs, curiosity, and a love for movies!

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Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker

Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.

Release date: September 2, 2016 (USA)

Director: Denis Villeneuve

Story by: Ted Chiang

Should a country involve itself in another countries civil war? Can you be a hero even when it's not your intention? Is there a a true protagonist in this film? We break down the story, characters and morality of this iconic film and give our takes on whether it's a Legend or a Letdown — all with laughs, curiosity, and a love for movies!

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Josh Hartnett, Eric Bana, Ewan McGregor, William Fichtner

In 1993, the U.S. sends special forces into Somalia to destabilize the government and bring food and humanitarian aid to the starving population. Using Black Hawk helicopters to lower the soldiers onto the ground, an unexpected attack by Somalian forces brings two of the helicopters down immediately. From there, the U.S. soldiers must struggle to regain their balance while enduring heavy gunfire.

Release date: January 18, 2002 (USA)

Director: Ridley Scott

Budget: 92 million USD

Adapted from: Black Hawk Down

Awards: Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing 

Running time: 2h 32m

Does it matter if we confront what is inside of us? Whats more important, discovery or relationships? Would you take a baboon to space? We break down the story, characters and morality of this iconic film and give our takes on whether it's a Legend or a Letdown — all with laughs, curiosity, and a love for movies!

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Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland

“We are all searching for something.”

The near future, a time when both hope and hardships drive humanity to look to the stars and beyond. While a mysterious phenomenon menaces to destroy life on planet Earth, astronaut Roy McBride undertakes a mission across the immensity of space and its many perils to uncover the truth about a lost expedition that decades before boldly faced emptiness and silence in search of the unknown.

Release date: September 20, 2019 (USA)

Director: James Gray

Cinematography: Hoyte van Hoytema

Running time: 2h 4m

MPAA rating: PG-13

Are we responsible for what we promote and teach others? Is morality subjective? Would anyone be comfortable at this dinner party? We break down the story, characters and morality of this iconic film and give our takes on whether it's a Legend or a Letdown — all with laughs, curiosity, and a love for movies!

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James Stewart, Joan Chandler, John Dall

"Did you think you were God, Brandon?"

Two young men attempt to prove they committed the perfect murder by hosting a dinner party for the family of a classmate they just strangled to death.

Release date: September 25, 1948 (USA)

Director: Alfred Hitchcock

Story by: Patrick Hamilton, Hume Cronyn

Screenplay: Arthur Laurents, Ben Hecht

Running time: 1h 20m

Cinematography: Joseph Valentine, William V. Skall

Which comes first, protocol or people? Is it easier to make tough decisions on your own or with a group? Is the Xenomorph the agresser in this story? We break down the story, characters and morality of this iconic film and give our takes on whether it's a Legend or a Letdown — all with laughs, curiosity, and a love for movies!

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"Unfortunately, by breaking quarantine, you risk everybody's life."

In deep space, the crew of the commercial starship Nostromo is awakened from their cryo-sleep capsules halfway through their journey home to investigate a distress call from an alien vessel. The terror begins when the crew encounters a nest of eggs inside the alien ship. An organism from inside an egg leaps out and attaches itself to one of the crew, causing him to fall into a coma.

Release date: June 22, 1979 (USA)

Director: Ridley Scott

Sequel: Aliens

Story by: Ronald Shusett, Dan O'Bannon

Screenplay: Ridley Scott, Dan O'Bannon

Awards: Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

How do Mary and Doc know one another in 1985? Do Marty's Parents recognize him at the end of the movie? Which comes first, the chicken or the egg (first 1985 or altered 1985)? We break down the story, characters and morality of this iconic film and give our takes on whether it's a Legend or a Letdown — all with laughs, curiosity, and a love for movies!

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"Wait a minute, Doc. Are you telling me that you built a time machine... out of a DeLorean?"

Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents’ first meeting and attracting his mother’s romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by rekindling his parents’ romance and - with the help of his eccentric inventor friend Doc Brown - return to 1985.

Release date: July 3, 1985 (USA)

Director: Robert Zemeckis

Running time: 1h 56m

Awards: Academy Award for Best Sound Editing

MPAA rating: PG

Distributed by: Universal Pictures, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment