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On WGVH ep.1767 hosts MATT RISNES & DANNO KLONOWSKI get trapped in the infinite loop of DEEP ADAPTATION.

FIRST: DANNO has a birthday and digs HAWKEYE’s HAIR, MATT reads THE GUNSLINGER and watches TRIPLE FRONTIER. and both get waaaaaay into JEM BENDELL’s ‘DEEP ADAPTATION‘. Then MATT & DANNO review CAPTAIN MARVEL.

THEN: MATT & DANNO continue their focused look back 25 years on events marking the quadricentennial of 1994, and if those events stands the test of time.  This episode we look back at releases from PANTERA, NINE INCH NAILS and BECK and touch quickly on much more!

FINALLY: MATT is not a SCIFI GUY, but for DANNO’s birthday agrees to watch some TIME LOOPS, including: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT TIME TRAVEL, HAPPY DEATH DAY and the STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION episode ‘CAUSE AND EFFECT’.

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On WGVH ep.176 hosts MATT RISNES & DANNO KLONOWSKI agree, chide & mourn the ever-pointless Hollywood Awards.

FIRST: DANNO and MATT both saw and celebrate ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL, then they fight to the death over the remakes of SUSPIRIA and TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE.

THEN: MATT & DANNO continue their focused look back 25 years on events marking the quadricentennial of 1994, and if those events stands the test of time.  This episode we look back at the release of the HARLEY QUINN origin comic MAD LOVE by PAUL DINI & BRUCE TIMM, two cases of groundbreaking legislation, and the February 14, 1994 release of PAVEMENT’s “Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain”.

FINALLY: Just hours before the ACADEMY AWARDS air, MATT and DANNO give their predictions of who will win AND who they would pick if every film of 2018 were eligible.

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On WGVH ep.175 hosts MATT RISNES & DANNO KLONOWSKI are enduring a POLAR VORTEX and celebrating the 175th episode!!!

FIRST: DANNO and MATT discuss the END OF BATFLECK, MATT has gotten on a STEPHEN KING kick, and DANNO is mad for the podcast FINDING DRAGO.

THEN: MATT & DANNO continue their focused look back 25 years on events marking the quadricentennial of 1994, and if those events stands the test of time.  This episode we look back at the release of SLAYER’s ‘Divine Intervention’, HELMET’s ‘Betty’ & the passing of comedian BILL HICKS.

FINALLY:  Trapped indoors during the POLAR VORTEX, MATT and DANNO have turned to the warmth of NETFLIX to pass the time with: FYRE: THE GREATEST PARTY THAT NEVER HAPPENED, RUSSIAN DOLL, VELVET BUZZSAW, the appropriately titled POLAR with MADS MIKKELSEN, and the soul-crushing CONVERSATIONS WITH A KILLER: The TED BUNDY TAPES.

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On WGVH ep.174 hosts MATT RISNES & DANNO KLONOWSKI make their case for the GREATEST GENERATION X.

FIRST: DANNO and MATT discuss how Netflix has probably bought the Oscars, MATT totally spoils SERENITY then reviews GLASS, DANNO reviews THE REIGN OF THE SUPERMEN, and then both say goodbye to the IMAX theater at the MN ZOO & UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT.

THEN: MATT & DANNO introduce a new segment — a focused look back 25 years on an event marking the quadricentennial of 1994, and if that event stands the test of time.  This episode we look back at MAY 10th, 1994: the release date for the album WEEZER (the Blue album).

FINALLY:  MATT gets on a real TOBE HOOPER kick and talks SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION, The MANGLER, POLTERGEIST, FUNHOUSE, EATEN ALIVE and INVADERS FROM MARS.

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On WGVH ep.173 hosts MATT RISNES & DANNO KLONOWSKI vacillate wildly between hope and despair.

FIRST:  DANNO and MATT try not to get too political, but then end up discussing the GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, the sordid politics of the 2019 GOLDEN GLOBES, the ridiculous BOX OFFICE of AQUAMAN & if we’ll see any large entertainment companies topple in 2019.

THEN: MATT & DANNO have UNO HITTRES for: BIRD BOX and FIRST REFORMED.

FINALLY: DANNO & MATT, in an attempt to escape the despair of global armageddon, have found hope in the youtubers ANDREW of AR MEDIA, MOVIEGUY365 & CARTOONIST KAYFABE!

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On WGVH ep.172 hosts MATT RISNES & DANNO KLONOWSKI say goodbye to the toilet fire year that was 2018.

FIRST:  DANNO and MATT have a brief chat about what 2018 was all about & wish it a quick death.

THEN: Both MATT & DANNO travelled to SAN DIEGO (not together) within two weeks of each other, and re-cap their travels.

FINALLY: DANNO & MATT saw a combined 100 films from 2018, and discuss their TOP FIVE WORST and TOP TEN BEST of the year!

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On WGVH ep.171 hosts MATT RISNES & DANNO KLONOWSKI hedge their bets against a NEW WORLD DICE ROLL.

FIRST:  DANNO and MATT discuss the passings of GEORGE HW BUSH, STAN LEE, and our dear friend SCOTT KULANDER. 

THEN: It’s DC vs MARVEL as DANNO read DOOMSDAY CLOCK and watched THE DEATH OF SUPERMAN & TEEN TITANS GO TO THE MOVIES, meanwhile MATT had been revisiting the entire X-MEN Fox film series.

FINALLY: MATT & DANNO discuss the MINNESOTA BOYS DONE GOOD  (ON NETFLIX)— MST3K returns for year 30 with “THE GAUNTLET”, and the COEN bros debut THE BALLAD OF BUSTER SCRUGGS.

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On WGVH ep.170 hosts MATT RISNES & DANNO KLONOWSKI are back after two months, have survived the midterms & will now exhibit some CLASSIC LIB BEHAVIOR.

FIRST:  DANNO and MATT catch up on two months of POLITICS & discuss the MIDTERMS, KAVANAUGH, SESSIONS getting fired, TRUMP going full STRONGMAN, the short-lived PETE DAVIDSON/DAN CRENSHAW feud and more!

THEN: MATT & DANNO discuss seeing the recent films: BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY, HALLOWEEN & THE NUTCRACKER AND THE FOUR REALMS.

FINALLY: MATT & DANNO discussing seeing the slightly older films: CONAN THE BARBARIAN in 35mm, VENOM, THE INCREDIBLES 2, THE PREDATOR (sequels), MANDY & much more!

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Hey! We’re not dead, just our recording equipment was.

BUT WE’RE BACK!!!…next week…

Until then we urge you to VOTE!!!

On WGVH ep.169 hosts MATT RISNES & DANNO KLONOWSKI are finished.

FIRST:  DANNO and MATT discuss JOHN McCAIN being dead, EMINEM being alive, ETHAN HAWKE being a bitter whiner & ASIA ARGENTO being a giant hypocrite.

THEN: MATT loves the films of ZACK SNYDER. DANNO loves the films of EDGAR WRIGHT. And both respect the others work, so they rank WRIGHT & SNYDER’s work against each other & discover they are in many ways opposite sides of the same coin.

FINALLY: MATT & DANNO have their nigh-on 25 year friendship annulled.

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