Second Cut

Jacob, Kieran, and Sam watch one of Kieran's most despised films! Ava was a big budget production that failed to turn a profit due to the pandemic, but would it have fared much better in normal circumstances?

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Marilyn Monroe: 3 Career-Defining Performances by Emily Nighman

10 Best Lindsay Lohan Performances by Jacob Davis

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Kieran makes his return to rant about Punisher: War Zone. Along with Jacob and Sam, they analyze whether or not this film is worthy of its cult following, and examine the question of whether or not "studio interference" is always a valid excuse for a film turning out poorly.

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Top 10 Times Nicolas Cage Went Full Cage by Craig Sheldon

1990s Superhero Movies Ranked by Sam Sewell-Peterson

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Jacob and Sam look at two of Nicolas Cage's most famous films, the 90's icons Face/Off and Con Air. In addition, they discuss their favorite Cage movies, and discuss his latest work, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. What beats jam-packed Nic Cage fun?!

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Jacob and Sam discuss one of Sam's comfort movies! The Wachowskis directed Speed Racer and the film endured a tough release and reception. We discuss why, how, and whether ort not that was deserved!

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Wachowski Movies Ranked by Joseph Wade

10 Great Anime Films for Newcomers by Jack Cameron

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How should we evaluate films with historical subject matter? That's the question at the center of Marie Antoinette, a biopic from director Sofia Coppola that was the subject of rather harsh criticism. Jacob and Sam dive deep into the perceived problems with the film, and decide whether it deserves it's reputation or not.

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Lost in Translation: Romance in a Blur by Sophia Patfield

Little Women (1994) Retrospective Review by Katie Doyle

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Jacob and Sam discuss the 1960 film Peeping Tom. Michael Powell's horror film was rejected by British critics upon release, but the film has since been re-appraised. We discuss Powell, why people hated it, and whether it deserved that reputation.

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A Matter of Life and Death (1946) Review by Sam Sewell-Peterson

‘Black Narcissus’ at 75 – Review by Sam Sewell-Peterson

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Jacob and Sam return with a review of the Coen Bros. 2004 film The Ladykillers! A remake of one of Sam's favorite British dark comedies, the film was transported to the southern US where Tom Hanks plays a Colonel Sanders con-man planning to rob a casino boat.

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‘Fargo’ at 25 – Review by Sam Sewell-Peterson

‘Barton Fink’ at 30 – Review by Sam Sewell-Peterson

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The USA decided whether or not women have control of their body and reproductive health is now up to states, so Jacob and Sam watch an anti-abortion propaganda movie to see what the "pro-life" side has to say on the matter. Unplanned is "based on the 'true' story" of Abby Johnson, a director of a women's health clinic who switched sides to stop women from accessing healthcare. Find out what happens in this bizarre episode of Second Cut...

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Abby Johnson Texas Monthly Stories

Abby Johnson Slate Stories

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Unplanned (2019) Review by Jacob Davis

No, You Are: Deconstructing Dinesh D’Souza’s Interview with Richard Spencer by Jacob Davis

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Only Sam came into this episode having seen each of these films. Jacob and Kieran are thrown into works that represent only a part of a larger story told through a variety of mediums in Doctor Who: The Movie and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, respectively. The reactions are fun, and the films have more in common than you'd expect...

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Where to Start with David Lynch by Jacob Davis

Dune (1984) – What David Lynch Got Right by Louis B Scheuer

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Jurassic World: Dominion was recently released, so Jacob, Kieran, and Sam evaluate its latest forerunner. Should Fallen Kingdom have been a horror film? Should it have a human clone? Is it better than people give it credit for? Perhaps some of us think so...

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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018) Review by Joseph Wade

Exploring the Great Empathy Machine – Grief and the Healing Powers of Cinema by Joseph Wade

Jurassic Park / World Movies Ranked by Joseph Wade

I’m a 90s Kid and I Watched Jurassic Park for the First Time This Year by Annice White

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