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1. Letterboxd Movies Watched

2. RIP Hayden Panettiere

3. Phoebe Bridgers New Album

4. Odyssey In IMAX 70

5. What Damian's Been Watching: Who’s That Knocking at My Door (HBO Max), Boxcar Bertha (Amazon Prime), Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (Rent), The Samurai and the Prisoner (In Limited Theaters), The Sheep Detectives (PVOD), Ace in the Hole (Rent), The Wrong Girls (In Limited Theaters), One Night Only (In Theaters), The End of Oak Street (In Theaters) The Duellists (Kanopy)

6. What Derick's Been Watching: The Princess Diaries, Evil Dead Burn, The End of Oak Street

7. Letterboxd Assignments: Damian - The Duellists, Derick - The Runaways

8. Letterboxd Assignments: Damian - The Last Temp OF Christ, Derrick - Your Name

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A conversation with author and journalist Paul Fischer about his work, storytelling, and the intersection of film, history, and culture and how they inspired his book The Last Kings Of Hollywood.

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On today’s show, Spider-Man, Spider-Man, does whatever a spider can. Tom Holland trades in the swords and sandals for webshooters and quips. This week Derick and I will untangle the web of the newest entry in the MCU.

But, before that, we will go over some movie and tv news, discuss more of what we've been watching, and finish up with our Letterboxd assignments. 

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1. RIP Glen Hansard

2. Comic Con 2026

3. What Damian's Been Watching: Tokyo Sonata (Tubi), The Friends of Eddie Coyle (Rent), Dancer in the Dark (Mubi), Taste of Cherry (HBO Max), 48 Hrs. (Netflix), To Each His Own Cinema (DVD), Taste of Cherry (HBO Max), Golden Army (Peacock), Affliction (Amazon Prime)

4. What Derick's Been Watching: Stuart Little, Spider-Man: Downsizing (MGM+,Rent), Mimic (Rent), Hellboy II: The Brand New Day

5. Letterboxd Assignments: Derrick - The Runaways Damian - Letterboxd Assignments: Damian - Tape Derick - Stoker

6. The Duellist

7. For Next Time August 7th: One Night Only, Ice Cream Man, Super Troopers 3, Tony August 14th: The End of Oak Street, The Wrong Girls,

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1. RIP Sam Neil

2. What Damian's Been Watching: Tuner, Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse, The Invite, Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass, Ne Zha 2, X-Files, Widows Bay, Evil Dead Burn, The Odyssey

3. What Derick’s Been Watching: The Invite, Disneyland Handcrafted, The Odyssey 

4. Letterboxd Assignments: Damian - Terrorizers, Derrick - Pan's Labyrinth

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This week, we're joined by writer, critic, podcaster, and assistant professor Cameron Kunzelman to discuss his work in game studies, the intersection of video games and philosophy, his various podcasts, and his latest deep dive into The Lord of the Rings on Shelved by Genre.

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1. Summer Movie Wager

2. Most Anticipated Fall 2026

3. Way Too Early Oscars Predictions

4. What Damian’s Been Watching: Jackass: Best and Last, Supergirl, The Square (Hulu), Penda’s Fen (Youtube), Tourist Trap (Amazon Prime), Blue Heron (Criterion Channel starting July 21), Exit 8 (PVOD), The Moment (HBO Max, Hulu), The Agency (Paramount Plus), The X-Files (Hulu, HBO Max)

5. What Derick’s Been Watching: Minions and Monsters, National Treasure, History of the World: Part I, Supergirl

6. Letterboxd Assignments: Damian - Penda’s Fen, Derick - Shakespeare In Love

7. Damian - Terrorizers, Derrick - Pan's Labyrinth  

8. For Next Time July 10th: Evil Dead Burn, Moana (Live-Action), Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass, The Invite, My Neighbor Totoro - Ghibli Fest, July 18th - The Odyssey, Kill Trip, The Bay

   
   

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On today’s show, a scrappy upstart director, Steven Spielberg, has released his 35th feature film this week, Disclosure Day. Derick and I will go over all the themes, ideas, and dodgy cgi in Spielberg’s newest sci-fi adventure. 

But, before that, we will go over some movie and tv news, discuss more of what we've been watching, and finish up with our Letterboxd assignments. 

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1. Best 21st Century Spielberg

2. Best Picture Marathon

3. What Damian's Been Watching: Heavy Metal (Tubi), The English Patient (Kanopy), Shakespeare in Love (Kanopy), Chicago (Kanopy), Disclosure Day, Insomnia (Rentable), Crash (Kanopy), Slumdog Millionaire (Rentable Apple TV), Toy Story 5, The Death Of Robin Hood, Leviticus, The Furious

4. What Derick’s Been Watching: Disclosure Day, NHL Playoffs, The Death of Robin Hood, NBA Playoffs, Power Ballad, Leviticus, World Cup, Toy Story 5

5. Letterboxd Assignments: Damian - Tourist Trap, Derick - Speak No Evil

6. Damian - Pendas Fen Derick - Shakespeare In Love

7. For Next Time June 26th: Supergirl, Jackass: Best And Last, Couture, The Invite. July 1st: Minions & Monsters, Enola Holmes 3 July 3rd: Young Washington, Man of War

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1. Obsession And Backrooms Breaking All The Records

2. Summer Movie Wager

3. Worst Character; Bear from Obsession or Rachel from The Drama

4. What Damian’s Been Watching: Backrooms, Late Fame, See You When I See You, I Want Your Sex, Mile End Kicks, Carolina Caroline, Masters of the Universe, Power Ballad

5. What Derick’s Been Watching: Perfect Days, The Sheep Detectives, The Backrooms

6. Best Of The Year So Far (Worst?)

7. Letterboxd Assignments: Damian - Angel Dust, Derick - Side Effects

8. New Letterboxd Assignments: Damian - Tourist Trap, Derick - Speak No Evil

For Next Time June 12th: Disclosure Day, The Furious  June 19th The Death of Robin Hood, Toy Story 5, Leviticus

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1. Palme d’Or Goes to ‘Fjord,’ Neon’s Seventh in a Row

2. Obsession Scares Up $17 Million At The Box Office /'Obsession' Slated For Historic Weekend

3. What Damian’s Been Watching: Horror Express (Amazon Prime), The Conformist (Kanopy), The Devil Wears Prada 2 (Theater), In the Grey (Theater), One of Them Days (Netflix), Braveheart (Paramount+), Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (Hulu, D+), Faces of Death (PVOD), Passenger(Theater), Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu (Theater), I Love Boosters (Theater), Obsession (Theater)

4. What Derick’s Been Watching: Cinderella (2015), Jumanji: The Next Level, The Aviator, Obsession

5. Letterboxd Assignments: Damian - Caddyshack, Derick - Tokyo Story 

6. New Letterboxd Assignments: Damian - Angel Dust, Derick - Side Effects

For Next Time May 29th: Backrooms, Pressure, (Limited Release) Power Ballad June 5th: Masters of the Universe, Scary Movie 6, Carolina CarolineCheck Out Derick's Socials Here

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1. Horror Book Wins The Pulitzer For The First Time In 20 Years

2. ‘The Ring’ Creator Koji Suzuki Has Passed Away at 68

3. What Damian’s Been Watching: Driving Miss Daisy, Dances with Wolves, The Hidden, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, Stagecoach, Hard Boiled, Green Card, Body Bags, Song of the Sea, The Man Who Would Be King, Hokum, Fearless

4. What Derick’s Been Watching: NHL Playoffs, Mortal Kombat II

5. Letterboxd Assignments: Damian - The Chase, Derick - The Lost Weekend

6. New Letterboxd Assignments: Damian - Caddyshack, Derick - Tokyo Story

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May 15th: Obsession, Is God Is, In the Grey

May 22nd: Passenger, The Mandalorian and Grogu, Corporate Retreat, I Love Boosters

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