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• ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ is almost here, and Jenna and Chris are preparing by doing a rapid-fire look at the ‘Star Wars’ movies that came before it (and particularly, how they are currently scored on Rotten Tomatoes).

After years of anticipation, and months of hyping it on this podcast, 'Justice League' is finally here. Jenna and Chris are here to do a deep (and spoilery) dive into it. (Seriously, we give a lot of spoilers. Please go see and support this movie beforehand.)

Are the constant comparisons to Whedon's 'Avengers' movies valid? Where do we want to see the DCEU go from here? And what has this whole movie's review process taught us about Rotten Tomatoes? Listen to find out.

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Reviews/articles we reference:

http://collider.com/justice-league-review/

https://screenrant.com/justice-league-movie-reviews/

http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/peter-travers-justice-league-keeps-it-light-for-better-or-worse-w511641

Chris and Jenna take a deep dive into Marvel's newest blockbuster, Thor: Ragnarok. Listen as we debate if there are too many jokes, express our love for Korg and where we think Thor can go from here. 

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Reviews from the podcast: 

http://www.reelviews.net/reelviews/thor-ragnarok

http://time.com/4996646/thor-ragnarok-review/

http://lwlies.com/reviews/thor-ragnarok/

In honor of 'Thor: Ragnarok' (which you should go see, because we will be covering it VERY soon), Jenna and Chris look at Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement's beloved vampire comedy 'What We Do In The Shadows'.

Did Chris think this movie lived up to Jenna's (frequent) hype? How does this movie handle the horror/comedy/reality TV genre? And what would we like to see in a future 'Shadows' installment (which we unintentionally predicted in this episode)? Listen to find out.

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Reviews we reference:

Movie Mezzanine: "What We Do In the Shadows" by Dan Schindel:

http://moviemezzanine.com/what-we-do-in-the-shadows-review/

The Canberra Times: What We Do In The Shadows bites into funny bone by Cris Kennedy

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/entertainment/movies/what-we-do-in-the-shadows-bites-into-funny-bone-20140904-3ew76.html

Little White Lies: What We Do in the Shadows by David Jenkins

http://lwlies.com/reviews/what-we-do-in-the-shadows/

ComicBook: Taika Waititi Developing 'What We Do in the Shadows' TV Series by Jenna Anderson (Ayyyyy)

http://comicbook.com/horror/2017/10/26/what-we-do-in-the-shadows-tv-show-taika-waititi/

After doing a deep dive into the original 'Blade Runner', Chris and Jenna are back to discuss its epic (and polarizing) sequel, 'Blade Runner 2049'.

How does 2049 succeed where the original failed? Does its performance at the box office really matter? And what iconic comic property do we /really/ want Denis Villeneuve to adapt?

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Reviews/Articles we reference:

Slant Magazine: Blade Runner 2049 by Chuck Bowen

https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/blade-runner-2049

National Review: Blade Runner 2049: Dark Vision Is Not Enough by Kyle Smith

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/452208/blade-runner-2049-review-dark-vision-weak-storytelling

ReelViews: Blade Runner 2049 by James Bernardelli

http://www.reelviews.net/reelviews/blade-runner-2049

Wired: Are Audiences Too Lazy to Appreciate Blade Runner 2049?

https://www.wired.com/2017/10/geeks-guide-blade-runner-2049/

Vulture: The Vulnerability of Ryan Gosling in 'Blade Runner 2049' by Angelica Jade Bastién

http://www.vulture.com/2017/10/ryan-goslings-vulnerable-performance-in-blade-runner-2049.html

Vulture: Male Stars Get to Age, While Women Live On in Digital Re-creations of Their Younger Selves by Nate Jones

http://www.vulture.com/2017/10/blade-runner-2049-recreated-22-year-old-sean-young-why.html

Michael Green on Twitter

https://twitter.com/andmichaelgreen/status/919682856095330304

Join Jenna and Chris as they discuss summer movies and their frenemy, Rotten Tomatoes. How much power does Rotten Tomatoes have when it comes to summer blockbusters? Do people really care about reviews? Listen to find out. Please, we need your validation. 

Can you tell Chris is writing the episode description for the first time?

Here are some links we talked about:

• https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/07/business/media/rotten-tomatoes-box-office.html
• https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/guide/summer-movie-scorecard-2017/
  
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In honor of this weekend’s release of ‘Blade Runner 2049’, Chris and Jenna revisit (or, in one of our cases, visit) the Directors’ Cut of the original ‘Blade Runner’.

What level do you have to be on for the plot to 100% make sense? What piece of trivia about this movie absolutely blew Chris’ mind? Why isn’t Harrison Ford using his dorky voice this entire movie? Listen to find out.

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References:

The Christian Science Monitor: Screen Fantasies by David Sterrit:

https://www.csmonitor.com/1982/0715/071502.html

The Washington Post: Future Cop by Gary Arnold:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1982/06/25/future-cop/0334e5d7-0f46-4299-9951-caf4a24adbdf/?utm_term=.cee27e63daf2

The Washington Post: Blade Runner by Rita Kempley:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/bladerunnerrkempley_a0a2e1.htm

I Was There Too: Captain EO with Doug Benson:

http://www.earwolf.com/episode/captain-eo-with-doug-benson/

On this week's episode, we dive into 2004's 'Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow'. It's not really a comic book movie, not really a sci-fi movie, and probably not really good.

How is this movie ripping off a million things at once? Where's our spinoff movie about Angelina Jolie's character? Why does Chris absolutely despise Gwyneth Paltrow? Listen to find out.

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Reviews/articles we reference:

Empire: Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow Review by William Thomas:

http://www.empireonline.com/movies/sky-captain-world-tomorrow/review/

CinemaWriter: Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow:

https://cinemawriter.com/2010/09/03/sky-captain-and-the-world-of-tomorrow/

ReelViews: Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow by James Berardinelli: 

http://www.reelviews.net/reelviews/sky-captain-and-the-world-of-tomorrow

On this week's episode, we discuss Netflix's heavily-panned adaptation of 'Death Note', based on the anime/manga/musical that neither of us are familiar with.

What sort of tone was this film actually going for? Is Willem Dafoe leagues ahead of everyone else in this movie? What is even happening?

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Reviews/articles we reference:

RogerEbert.com: Death Note by Brian Tallerico:

http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/death-note-2017

BuzzFeed: "Death Note" Stars Off Promising, Then Gets Lost In Translation by Alison Willmore:

https://www.buzzfeed.com/alisonwillmore/shall-we-begin?utm_term=.xq4NPL8Rb#.ibXzGQeWX

Paste: Death Note by Zach Budgor:

https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/08/netflixs-death-note-adaptation-is.html

https://twitter.com/ComicBook/status/901768784272211968

We're back, and like Charlize Theron, we're ready to kick some ass! Today we're talking about one of our highlights of the summer movie season, Atomic Blonde!

(This episode will be spoiler-heavy, so be sure to watch the movie beforehand. If you haven't seen it yet, it's still available in select theaters, and should be hitting Blu-Ray/DVD/Download in the coming months.)

Does the plot not making sense really matter? Is this movie a sign of why James Bond is getting stale? And why do certain reviewers not know how to write about female-led movies? Listen to find out.

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