Here's Michael, Abe, and Tom Reimann yappin' about the absolutely batshit insane movie "The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, and Her Lover" starring Michael Gambon and Helen Mirren. The gang determines it's all one elaborate shitting joke. Did we mention it is considered high art?

A hearty shout-out to John Harty for using the Pick The Flick patreon tier and picking this film for the episode. What a guy!

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Get your parenting tips from three comedians, two of which do not have children! Fortunately, Billy Wayne Davis, a parent, stops on by to inform us that he's got this whole parenting thing figured out. Spoiler: it's not how Viggo Mortensen raises his kids in this movie. It's not as cool, but it's probably better.

And thank you for your suggestion Pick-the-Flick patron Zac Schwartz!

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Michael and Adam undress and take a bath in the world of The Witcher 3. Things get spicier when they talk about the relative attractiveness of peasants in medieval times. When Geralt puts on that bear armor, hoo boy, take me to the unclear afterlife that is kinda canon!

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Abe takes the reigns this time to make the case that this jaunty, joust-y film is the jam. Why do we take old stories and dress them up in modern clothing? What's the point? Adam is also there. Sometimes Abe gets too excited and someone needs to settle him down a bit.

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Michael and Abe conclude their examination of the Coen Brothers' films. They also rank them. They announce the topic of their next deep-dive series. Feels like they would record all that within two hours, maybe one and a half... Would that it were so simple.

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Adam, Michael, and Tom Reimann take us to Jedi Academy for the most recent Star Wars video game title and try to force grasp all the ways the game succeeds and fails. Michael derails the conversation and puts the entire Ewok species on notice. I mean, at the end of the day, who gives a shit about little teacup wookiees?

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Abe and Michael do their dance with the 2008 Israeli animated documentary film, its inspection of how we're hardwired to design our own past memories, and its thoughts on the nature of war. Tons of jokes in this one, folks.

Shout out to Zac Schwartz for this month's Pick The Flick tier! You're a real M.V.Bean.

Warning: Michael's recording software went a little haywire. It's not too bad and we had our top people on it, but there's some audio clicking at times.

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Adam brings his director knowledge to explain the tactics Soderbergh uses to lure the viewer into complacency. It might be sly editing, pacing, or shot design. Abe chimes in every now and then to remind him it isn't any of that and the real culprit is demon spells and ghouls, probably.

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Michael and Abe sit down with Alex Shifman, co-host of Science! The Show, to discuss this 1979 Taiwanese fantasy horror mystery film. This film's climax involves a drum battle between a ghost and a holy man. So, I'm not convinced it's not a Slayer song.

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Sarah and Bridgett sit down and read some fan-submitted rough stuff for the second time. You all inspire us with your awkwardness, so press play and keep it rough. Nope. Never saying that again.

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