The Mariners, as I watch this game, have the bases loaded and I'm just hoping for the best for the team. Go Julio.

This episode, Kory (@taiikumenco) leads Chris (@gokuffy) and Chris (@antoniuspius) through the beginning of yet another journey through anime and through the filmography of the famed director and co-creator of the beloved Studio Ghibli, Isao Takahata. First up! The Great Adventure of Horus, Prince of the Sun.

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0:30 - We talk about what we've been watching

27:30 - We talk about The Great Adventure of Horus, Prince of the Sun

Next time is Lupin III Part 1

I am part of a fantasy baseball league, and it has been incredibly fun. Mostly for the reason of suddenly having a rooting interest in teams I otherwise don't care much about. Which is to say Thairo Estrada is my favorite player of all time now.

This episode, Chris (@gokuffy) saves Chris (@antoniuspius) and Kory (@taiikumenco) from the snow in Antarctica, and through The Thing.

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1:15 - Kory: The Blade Trilogy

5:40 - Chris: Lars Von Trier’s The Five Obstructions and The Idiots; Andrei Tarkovsky’s Nostalghia and Voyage in Time; and Stop Making Sense

24:07: Chris - Olivier Assayas’ Irma Vep and Personal Shopper; and Rouge

32:32 - The Thing

Next time is Christine

The Orioles got swept in their first series since six days before Adley Rutschman's debut, and the Cardinals swept a team for the first time since last July. Baltimore baseball lives on. GoO's.

This episode, Chris (@antoniuspius) leads Kory (@taiikumenco) and Chris (@gokuffy) back to World War II and through the French resistance with L'Armée des ombres (Army of Shadows).

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1:06 - Chris-pius talks about The Housemaid

10:12 - Chris-kuffy talks about She Is Conann; Rainer, A Vicious Dog in a Skull Valley; We Barbarians; and The Last Cartoon

24:30 - Kory talks about Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, Jerry Maguire, and Galaxy Quest

34:55 - We talk about Army of Shadows

Next time is Le Cercle Rouge

The Seattle Mariners, who I have been a lifelong fan of and have never written about another baseball team in these intros, won a game in extras where they scored 5 runs in the 10th, and it was awesome.

This episode, Kory (@taiikumenco) leads Chris (@gokuffy) and Chris (@antoniuspius) into the basement and through the movie Parasite.

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0:30 - We talk about what we've been watching

21:45 - We talk about Parasite

Next time is *drumroll* Isao Takahata! Starting with The Great Adventure of Horus, Prince of the Sun. We'll be back with Bong when Mickey 17 releases.

As a lifelong Mariners fan, I am generally worried for their slow start and shaky pitching, but also recognize it is too early to be truly worried.

This episode, Kory (@taiikumenco) leads not twins Chris (@gokuffy) and Chris (@antoniuspius) through one of his state's specialties: Okja.

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0:30 - We talk about what we've been watching

33:35 - We talk about Okja

Next time is also the final time (for now) with Parasite

The Kansas City Royals, the predecessors to the 2024 Chicago White Sox, beat up on their little brothers today in very depressing fashion. If it wasn't a Thursday, maybe there'd be slightly less sad Mariners baseball to think about.

This episode, Chris (@gokuffy) guides Chris (@antoniuspius) and Kory (@taiikumenco) on an escape, an Escape from New York.

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0:54 - We talk about what we've been watching

21:05 - We talk about Escape from New York

Next time is The Thing

Chelsea won a wild game with two extra time goals, and I could not be more ecstatic about this outcome because I have honestly resigned myself to suffering for a couple years of chemistry building.

This episode, Chris (@antoniuspius) leads Kory (@taiikumenco) and Chris (@gokuffy) through one, if not the, least samurai movie covered on this podcast, Le Samouraï.

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1:15 - We talk about what we've been watching

18:57 - We talk about Le Samouraï

Next time is Army of Shadows

A few days ago, the AAA Orioles beat up on the AAA White Sox 26-11, and that scoreline was only made marginally better by a 3-run 8th inning by the Charlotte Knights. I would not be surprised if the Norfolk Tide beat the Chicago White Sox two out of three games.

This episode, Chris (@gokuffy) leads Chris (@antoniuspius) and Kory (@taiikumenco) through the fog, and through The Fog.

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0:49 - We talk about what we've been watching.

29:04 - We talk about The Fog

Next time is Escape from New York

Jordan Westburg just hit an oppo homer to walk off the Royals, so the vibes are immaculate.

This episode, Chris (@antoniuspius) leads Kory (@taiikumenco) and Chris (@gokuffy) through the final film before Melville's highest lauded films, Le deuxième souffle.

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1:05 - We talk about what we've been watching

42:02 - We talk about Le deuxième souffle

Next time is Le Le Samouraï.

The Chicago Bears have a choice to make coming up to the draft: Draft Caleb Williams number one overall and trade Justin Fields or trade that pick away and keep Justin Fields. I don't know what's going to happen and I am, as always, terrified for the implications to the franchise either way.

It's the Top Movies of 2023 Taiiku Movies special! Kory (@taiikumenco), Chris (@gokuffy), and Chris (@antoniuspius) count down our favorite movies from the previous calendar year, just in time for Oscars season.

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0:36 - Number 10s

18:21 - Number nines

53:17 - Number eights

1:20:23 - Number sevens

1:40:32 - Number sixes

2:06:15 - Number fives

2:36:52 - Number fours

2:58:52 - Number threes

3:34:28 - We read off your lists

3:46:40 - Number twos

4:33:38 - Number ones

5:08:00 - Also rans

Next time is back to Jean-Pierre Melville, John Carpenter, and Bong Joonho.