With all the time in the world to binge on streaming content, Robert and Jason decided to make this episode a two-parter! In this segment, it's all Netflix series-focused, starting with TIGER KING, the blockbuster new doc series about Joe Exotic and his tangled web of rogue zoo operators. Then we turn our attention to more despicable people, in the series DIRTY MONEY, now back for a second season.

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00:48 The weird, almost unbelievable world of TIGER KING

27:00 The second season of DIRTY MONEY, and how it skims over some complicated topics

Even this humble podcast can do its part to support the COVID-19 quarantine. Stuck at home, Robert runs through a bunch of his recent quarantine screenings, including SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, CONSTANTINE, CRAZY STUPID LOVE, and ELECTION. We also take on the newer release THE HUNT, which was one of the last movies to hit theatres before everything closed down. This is a 2-part episode, so check back soon for Part 2!

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4:54 Silence of the Lambs, and why it remains one of the best horror movies ever

16:55 Constantine, and Keanu Reeves career-long battle against evil

24:55 Crazy Stupid Love, and its defining moment – Ryan Gosling’s abs

31:55 Election, and how it catapulted Reese Witherspoon’s career

40:32 The Hunt, and the film’s "bipartisan" politics

In the first episode recorded after beginning some social distancing for the COVID-19 pandemic, Robert and Jason begin by running through the sudden cancellations and closures in the movie business. Then it's on to an eccentric mix of old and new. First, the Canadian political thriller RUN THIS TOWN and the new Amazon Prime series HUNTERS. Then, it's over to diametrically opposed selections CERTIFIED COPY and THE BOSS BABY (!?!). You know we're in crazy times with that last one on the list.

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8:19 Run This Town, the movie about Rob Ford that’s not really about Rob Ford

18:49 Hunters, Amazon’s show about Nazi hunters

35:51 Certified Copy, on the Criterion Channel

42:26 The Boss Baby, and its shocking Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature

Will the upcoming remake of Mulan by Disney be a flop or a surprise success? Should fans of Joan Didion bother with a new adaptation on Netflix? Just how scary - and timely - is the latest attempt to enliven the Universal Monsters roster, with The Invisible Man? All these questions get the answers we know you're craving (we're telepathic by the way) in the latest episode of The Extra Buttery Podcast. 

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4:17 The Last Thing He Wanted, and how bad it was

18:30 The Invisible Man, and how the story is updated to the present day

29:45 The Assassin, and how difficult it is to track down old foreign films

38:50 Altered Carbon, the new season of Netflix’s neo-noir cyberpunk series

After opening the episode with a special shout-out to a long-time fan of the show, Robert and Jason turn their attention to some industry news: the camera test for THE BATMAN and some new trailers. Then it's on to discuss the new DC film BIRDS OF PREY, as well as the video game movie that consumed everyone's attention for all the wrong reasons: SONIC THE HEDGEHOG.

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1:36 Matt Reeves' Batman screen test

7:57 A24's The Green Knight

13:07 Wes Anderson's The French Dispatch

16:27 Birds of Prey

39:13 Sonic the Hedgehog

As a final pre-Oscars discussion, Robert and Jason turn their attention to Jay Roach's BOMBSHELL, and talk about whether it belongs in the race. Then we celebrate the arrival of UNCUT GEMS on Netflix, as well as a return of a familiar style of filmmaking from Guy Ritchie with his new gangster film THE GENTLEMEN. 

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4:03 Bombshell 

18:35 Uncut Gems 

26:02 Sandler vs. Phoenix 

38:30 The Gentlemen 

48:33 The Witcher

The Oscar noms dropped on January 13, so it's Robert and Jason's first chance to run through the rather disappointing lists of names on the show.  After that, it's time to talk some new releases, specifically two movies that had generated low expectations before release, only for one to outperform considerably. The first is Robert Downey Jr.'s first post-Marvel role: a CGI-fueled family movie called DOLITTLE. The second is BAD BOYS FOR LIFE, a threequel to the Will Smith/Martin Lawrence buddy cop movies from the 90s and early 00s. Which one was a surprise success? Find out on the latest episode of The Extra Buttery Podcast!

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19:54 Dolittle

29:42 Bad Boys for Life

38:25 Most anticipated movies in 2020

It's the first episode of the new year, so it's time to go back over the best and worst of the year that was. Robert and Jason run through their top picks, and try to justify which ones make the list. Is PARASITE the one movie to rule them all? Does THE RISE OF SKYWALKER belong on any list? Where to place other critical favourites like ONCE UPON A TIME...IN HOLLYWOOD or THE IRISHMAN?

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2:31 Robert’s top 10

11:44 It’s Robbie Collin from The Telegraph*

21:37 Ford v Ferrari, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood snubs

22:29 Jason’s top 10

37:01 lowlights

42:55 possible nominations