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On this weeks episode, Adam and Laura discuss the 1992 film "The Player".

Directed by Robert Altman, "The Player" features Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Peter Gallagher, Fred Ward, and Whoopi Goldberg.

Film summary: A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected, but which one?

On this episode, Adam and Laura discuss the 2012 drama film "The Master".

Written and Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, "The Master" features Joaquin Phoenix, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, and Amy Adams.

Film summary: A Naval veteran arrives home from war unsettled and uncertain of his future - until he is tantalized by the Cause and its charismatic leader.

On this episode, we're joined by our friend and fellow film nerd Amanda Martin, to talk all about the 2001 musical/drama "Moulin Rouge!" Directed by Baz Luhrmann, "Moulin Rouge!" has been a staple in the musical film community for years, a winner of numerous awards, and still a movie people continue to bring up throughout conversations today.

Film Summary: A poet falls for a beautiful courtesan whom a jealous duke covets.

On this episode, Adam and Laura discuss the 2007 Bollywood romantic comedy "Om Shanti Om".

Directed by Farah Khan, "Om Shanti Om" features Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, and Arjune Rampal.

Film summary: In the 1970s, Om, an aspiring actor, is murdered, but is immediately reincarnated into the present day. He attempts to discover the mystery of his demise and find Shanti, the love of his previous life.

On this episode, Adam and Laura discuss the all new 2021 movie "Chaos Walking". Directed by Doug Liman, "Chaos Walking" features Tom Holland, Daisy Ridley, Mads Mikkelsen, and Nick Jonas.

Film summary: Two unlikely companions embark on a perilous adventure through the badlands of an unexplored planet as they try to escape a dangerous and disorienting reality where all thoughts are seen and heard by everyone.

On this episode, Adam and Laura discuss the 1982 animated movie "The Secret of NIMH".

Directed by Don Bluth, "The Secret of NIMH" follows the character Mrs. Brisby, a field mouse who must save her ill son, and seeks the aid of a colony of rats, with whom she has a deeper link than she ever suspected.

No better way to describe this film than to say it is a BEAST! On this episode, Adam and Laura discuss the 1988 movie "The Beast".

Directed by Kevin Reynolds, "The Beast" follows a Soviet tank and its crew in an Afghan valley with a group of vengeance-seeking rebels on their tracks.

On this week's episode! Adam and guest host Laura discuss the ins and outs of the 2017 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film "Bareilly Ki Barfi", directed by Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari.

Film summary: Bitti Mishra is a bohemian Bareilly girl who falls deeply in love with Pritam Vidrohi, an author because she admires his progressive way of thinking. Finding him though proves to be as hard as looking for a needle in the haystack. So Bitti seeks the help of the local printing press-owner, Chirag Dubey on her journey of love.

Come on and slam... into some brand new content! "Space Jam: A New Legacy" is the sequel to the cult classic movie that many have grown to love.

Although it once featured NBA all-star Michael Jordan with the Looney Tunes, and is now featuring LeBron James playing basketball with them, does this change really make or break the new film? We discuss this and more on this episode.

Time to get your brain checked! This episode, Adam and Laura talk all about the 1981 sci-fi film "Scanners", directed by David Cronenberg.

Film synopsis: Scanners are men and women born with incredible telepathic and telekinetic powers. There are many who exercise the benefits of their special gifts in a safe and judicious manner. However, there is a group of renegade scanners who plan to create a race that will rule the world.