This episode covers 2025’s The Long Walk, King’s first book. The hosts discuss the film’s plot, themes, production, and rank it. That’s what you get with KOK. A luxurious long walk across the totally non-dystopic American landscape.

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This episode covers one of the first features of hobbit-lover/director Peter Jackson. It’s the one with the rude puppets.

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Bridgett and Sarah cover the second installment of the biggest trilogies in film history. Listen to our hosts have their own entmoot.

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Adam Ganser and Abe Epperson discuss the 1998 anime Cowboy Bebop. This time, we talk about the one where Faye gets back at the people who scammed her.

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This is a Richard Jenkins zone. Please enter the Richard Jenkins zone if you would like more Richard Jenkins. His first main role in a feature is a film about an old Scrooge letting some illegal immigrants into his life. Michael and Abe talk about how the film navigates the white savior complex, how chill the ensemble is, and how Jenkins probably has a premium hog.

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Sarah and Bridgett discuss the rite of passage that is bad teenage skin. The moisturizers, the serums, the crippling fear. It’s another shiny Rough Stuff.

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This episode covers the second installment of It, the famous story about a clown and some children. Michael and Abe discuss the updated cast, the structure of the story, the spooks, and of course, the sexiest clown in the biz.

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Michael and Abe discuss one of the late 90s films about unreality. But this one has a bone gun. And Bilbo holds it at one point. Does that make it better than The Matrix? No. But it does make for a fun conversation brought to you by Pick the Flick’s Doctor Slaphammer! Thanks, Doc!

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Adam Ganser and Abe Epperson discuss the 1998 anime Cowboy Bebop. This time, we talk about the one with the senile chessmaster.

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Bridgett and Sarah start their coverage of one of the biggest trilogies in film history. That’s right. The one with the hobbits. Join us for the first installment of the three-part LOTR podcast.

Also, apologies about the last 5 minutes. Sarah’s microphone cut out.

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