Pappy, Stevie, Josh, Korey, and Brett review the Jim Carrey classic: The Truman Show!

He doesn't know it, but everything in Truman Burbank's (Jim Carrey) life is part of a massive TV set. Executive producer Christof (Ed Harris) orchestrates "The Truman Show," a live broadcast of Truman's every move captured by hidden cameras. Cristof tries to control Truman's mind, even removing his true love, Sylvia (Natascha McElhone), from the show and replacing her with Meryl (Laura Linney). As Truman gradually discovers the truth, however, he must decide whether to act on it.

Release date: June 5, 1998 (USA)

Director: Peter Weir

Starring: Jim Carrey; Laura Linney; Noah Emmerich; Natascha McElhone; Holland Taylor; Ed Harris

Location: Seaside, Florida homeownerscollection.com

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures Studios

Stevie, Pappy, Josh and latecomer PK try to become the best fighter pilots in the world.

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After more than 30 years of service as one of the Navy's top aviators, Pete "Maverick" Mitchell is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. Training a detachment of graduates for a special assignment, Maverick must confront the ghosts of his past and his deepest fears, culminating in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those who choose to fly it.

Release date: May 27, 2022 (USA)

Director: Joseph Kosinski

Starring: Tom Cruise; Miles Teller; Jennifer Connelly; Jon Hamm; Glen Powell; Lewis Pullman; Ed Harris; Val Kilmer

Music by: Harold Faltermeyer; Lady Gaga; Hans Zimmer; Lorne Balfe;

Box office: $557.2 million

Distributed by: Paramount Pictures Studios

When an interdimensional rupture unravels reality, an unlikely hero must channel her newfound powers to fight bizarre and bewildering dangers from the multiverse as the fate of the world hangs in the balance.

Directors: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert

Release dates: March 11, 2022 (SXSW); March 25, 2022 (United States)

Starring: Michelle Yeoh; Stephanie Hsu; Ke Huy Quan; Jenny Slate; Harry Shum Jr. James Hong; Jamie Lee Curtis

Box office: $66.6 million

Music by: Son Lux

Distributed by: A24

Pappy and Korey reiview the latest Robert Eggers advemtire: The Northman!

Prince Amleth is on the verge of becoming a man when his father is brutally murdered by his uncle, who kidnaps the boy's mother. Two decades later, Amleth is now a Viking who raids Slavic villages. He soon meets a seeress who reminds him of his vow -- save his mother, kill his uncle, avenge his father.

Release date: April 22, 2022 (USA)

Director: Robert Eggers

Starring: Alexander Skarsgård; Nicole Kidman; Claes Bang; Anya Taylor-Joy; Ethan Hawke; Björk; Willem Dafoe

Box office: $64.6 million

ROTK Chapter 7! IT's DONE!

Brett navigates through the many endings in the 7th and final episode.

Trivia is long — and wild. We had tears in our eyes after this one.

Thanks for listening to our 7-part series. Please comment, like, subscribe and all of that stuff to help us out! We need medicine, m'lord!

Episode 6: Korey knows the odds, but wants to host Episode 6 of our Return of the King pod anyway.

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Two more armies enter the battle while Sam saves Frodo from orcs. While Frodo and Sam climb towards Mount Doom, Aragorn shuts Sauron’s Mouth for good.

The culmination of nearly 10 years' work and conclusion to Peter Jackson's epic trilogy based on the timeless J.R.R. Tolkien classic, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" presents the final confrontation between the forces of good and evil fighting for control of the future of Middle-earth. Hobbits Frodo and Sam reach Mordor in their quest to destroy the `one ring', while Aragorn leads the forces of good against Sauron's evil army at the stone city of Minas Tirith.

Release date: December 17, 2003 (USA)

Director: Peter Jackson

Box office: 1.146 billion USD

Budget: 94 million USD

Awards: Academy Award for Best Picture

Episode 5: Eowyn might not be a man, but Pappy is all man, and he’s hosting Episode 5 of our Return of the King podcast.

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GROND! GROND! GROND! Frodo and Sam battle Shelob, and Denethor loses his mind. Rohan rides as the Battle of Pelennor Fields reaches a crescendo, and the Witch-King personally enters the fray.

The trivia game is to guess if the clip is from the Streets or Tolkien. You get +1 for a correct answer and -1 for a wrong answer.

Episode 4: You will suffer Stevie as he hosts Episode 4 of our Return of the King podcast.

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Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli travel on the Path of the Dead in search of the cursed Army of the Dead. Mordor attacks Gondor as Frodo enters Shelob’s lair.

Episode 3: Mikey hosts Episode 3 of our Return of the King podcast.

Pippin and Merry both enter into the service of powerful men, while Faramir just can’t seem to win his father’s approval. The trios of Frodo, Sam, and Gollum, as well as Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli both go down dark, dangerous paths.

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Release date: December 17, 2003 (USA)

Director: Peter Jackson

Box office: 1.146 billion USD

Budget: 94 million USD

Awards: Academy Award for Best Picture, MORE

Adapted from: The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King

Chapter 2: Brother Jordan makes a triumphant return to Spoilers! to host our Return of the King podcast.

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Frodo, Sam, and Gollum enter Minas Morgul, while Gandalf and Pippin depart for Minas Tirith. The beacons are lit in Gondor, but will Rohan answer the call?