George Clooney gets a bunch of dudes together because he’d like to hang out with them. There’s a vague plot in there somewhere about saving important works of art from the Nazis. Bill Murray and Bob Balaban have an excellent buddy movie sub-plot.

• The Monuments Men (2014) - IMDb
• How 1,280 Artworks Stolen by the Nazis were Hidden in a Munich Apartment Until 2012 | Vanity Fair

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Kristen Bell, Rob Thomas and 91,000 devoted Veronica Mars fans resurrected this much-loved TV series for a movie set nine years later on the eve of Veronica’s ten year high school reunion. Logan Echolls is in trouble (again) over a dead girlfriend (again) and Veronica can’t resist helping him.

• Veronica Mars (2014) - IMDb
• Veronica Mars (2014) | Monumental Pictures

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Liam Neeson plays a grizzled, alcoholic air marshal faced with a hijacker toying with him on a New York to London flight. Michelle Dockery, Julianne Moore and Lupita Nyong’o are in support and the whole thing is a big fun action movie.

• Non-Stop (2014) - IMDb

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Mel and Katie review this overlooked cult classic in-the-making from 2013. Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton play our titular heroes in a bloody tale of swords, sorcery and revenge. It’s fun, feminist and full of f-words (the movie that is, this is a family podcast!)

• Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013) - IMDb
• Movie Review: Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters | Silver Screen Queen

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A loving tribute to sci-fi television and its fans, and something of a nerd classic, Galaxy Quest tells the story of the alumni cast of a cult space TV show have to play their roles for real when an alien race needs their help. Best watched with wine.

• Galaxy Quest (1999) - IMDb
• Somewhere there exists an R-rated version of Galaxy Quest
• 22 Reasons Everyone Should Love Galaxy Quest
• Celebrating Galaxy Quest | Den of Geek

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It’s another twofer, as Mel and Katie watch the RoboCop remake and revisit the 1987 original. They reminisce about a simpler time when an R-rating and a mad director gave us something completely off the wall, then look at the more serious remake, featuring brilliant performances from Gary Oldman and Michael Keaton in supporting roles.

• RoboCop (2014) - IMDb
• RoboCop (1987) - IMDb

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Katie and Mel talk about the delightful kids series from Sony Animation starring a mad scientist, his dad, a meteorologist, their town and a FLDSMDFR.

• Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009) - IMDb
• Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013) - IMDb
• Cheekiemonkies: Singapore Parenting & Lifestyle Blog: DIY Foodimals, and it's all fun!
• Foodimals - Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Wiki

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An Irish woman and a journalist work to track down the son she was forced to give up for adoption nearly 50 years earlier when she was incarcerated in one of the notorious Magdalene Laundries. Mel and Katie talk about telling womens’ stories and the way this movie has been marketed to your mum when it is an important and interesting film for everyone.

• Philomena (2013) - IMDb
• The Railway Man (2013) - IMDb
• Roe v. Wade - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• 'Philomena': A Feminist Gender & Religion Critique | Bitch Flicks
• Amid the madness, Gillard shines with mother apology
• 'Philomena' Reminds Us That the 'Baby Scoop Era' Affected Millions
• Philomena Lee starts campaign for law change on adoption rights | Film | theguardian.com

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Jack Ryan gets a re-boot with the lovely Chris Pine in the title role. We see Jack’s beginnings as a PHD student turned Marine turned CIA analyst and enjoy a by-the-numbers action romp featuring the excellent Kiera Knightley and Kenneth ‘of course I speak Russian’ Brannagh.

• Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) - IMDb

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British director Steve McQueen adapts the memoir of Solomon Northrup, a middle class free man from New York kidnapped and sold into slavery in the American south.

• 12 Years a Slave (2013) - IMDb
• '12 Years a Slave', 'Mother of George', and the aesthetic politics of filming black skin - The Washington Post
• The Racialicious Review Of 12 Years A Slave | Racialicious - the intersection of race and pop culture
• Patsey's Plea: Black Women's Survival in '12 Years A Slave' | Shadow and Act
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• More Than A Few Words (Maybe Too Many...) About 'Django Unchained' | Shadow and Act
• Film of the week: 12 Years a Slave | BFI
• 12 Years a Slave: the book behind the film | Books | The Guardian
• Fassy B. Heats Up 'Twelve Years a Slave' | VICE United States

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