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Ben, Rob and Kevin head to a time long ago to talk about the final episode of the Star Wars saga started in 1977. Episode 9 was produced, co-written, and directed by J. J. Abrams.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Rise_of_Skywalker

Rob and Ben welcome back Kevin Galligan to the podcast to talk about 2016's "Don't Think Twice." It was written and directed by Mike Birbiglia and stars Birbiglia, Keegan-Michael Key, Gillian Jacobs, Kate Micucci, Tami Sagher and Chris Gethard.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_Think_Twice

Ben and Rob are back and watching Pixar's Toy Story 4 directed by Josh Cooley from a screenplay by Andrew Stanton and Stephany Folsom. Stick a Forky in it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toy_Story_4

Rob welcomes special guest Kevin Galligan to watch the sequel to Mary Poppins (1964) directed by Rob Marshall, written by David Magee with a story by Magee, Marshall, and John DeLuca. It stars Emily Blunt as Mary Poppins, with Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Julie Walters, Dick Van Dyke, Angela Lansbury, Colin Firth, and Meryl Streep in supporting roles. Feed the birds and enjoy the show!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Poppins_Returns

Plus we have a spoiler free discussion of:

* Apollo 11 (2019)

* Won't You Be My Neighbor (2018)

* Christopher Robin (2018)

Ben and Rob watch the Oscar winning film directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman. It was written by Phil Lord and Rothman. Starring the voices of Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld, Mahershala Ali, Brian Tyree Henry, Lily Tomlin, Luna Lauren Velez, John Mulaney, Kimiko Glenn, Nicolas Cage, and Liev Schreiber. Thwip!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man:_Into_the_Spider-Verse

It's summer and time for Ben and Rob to talk about and rate movies they have seen recently: NO SPOILERS!

• Up In Smoke (1978)
• Monsters University (2018)
• Errementari: The Blacksmith and the Devil (2018)
• The Greatest Showman
• Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999)
• Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002)
• Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005)
• Skyscraper (2018)
• Half Baked (1998)
• Les Miserables (2012)
• Yellow Submarine (1968)

Rob shows Ben what life was like in the Hollywood of 1992 by watching Robert Altman's Comedy/Thriller The Player. 65 Celebrity cameos!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Player_(film)

Rob hangs from his fingertips as Ben slowly peels them away from the rock one by one. They also watch the Oscar winning documentary Free Solo. It was directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Solo

Ben and Rob welcome a very special guest Zanne! They talk about Venom from 2018 Directed by Ruben Fleischer from a screenplay by Scott Rosenberg, Jeff Pinkner, and Kelly Marcel, it stars Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock / Venom, alongside Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Scott Haze, and Reid Scott.

Ben rates movies. Rob rates movies. Together.