Emma catches up with a underseen gem from 2025, The Ugly Stepsister, Freddy reviews the anime hit Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc (2025), and C-Bear recommends the comic, "Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow" as prep for this year's Supergirl movie. Plus, we recap Jackie Chanuary month to save some time for our Top Shit of 2025 episode coming this Friday!

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C-Bear: 38:50-52:45

Jackie Chanuary Recap: 52:50-58:30

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Jackie Chanuary concludes with C-Bear's pick, Rush Hour. We discuss Chan's transition into Hollywood, the film's place in buddy comedy history, and the contentious nature of the comedy.

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Timothee Chalamet super fan, Emma, finally reviews Marty Supreme after a Boxing Day rewatch, Freddy catches up on the year in film but recommends Sling Blade (1996), and C-Bear discusses Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) and some frustrations with the conversations around the franchise. These titles and SO much more after a holiday hiatus.

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Jackie Chanuary, a month all about Jackie Chan, continues with Freddy's pick, Dragons Forever (1988). Despite this month's theme, we can't stop talking about the charisma and talent of Sammo Hung Kam-Bo!

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In lieu of a traditional Triple Tuesday episode, we spend some time discussing the busy awards season and how the films we dedicated an episode to last year are stacking up before looking forward to the movies we are most anticipating in 2026 in our preview of the year! Also, Emma shares her thoughts on a recent watch of O Brother Where Art Thou and C-Bear discusses the 10th anniversary of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

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Let's begin 2026 with some action! January is all about Jackie Chan's film career both in China and America, and we begin with Emma's pick, Police Story (1985). Emma's lack of Hong Kong cinema knowledge leads to some questions, and we gush about the tenacious stunt efforts in this 80's Chinese action classic.

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Happy New Year! The first Triple Tuesday of 2026 includes a soft recommendation of Song Sung Blue (2025) from Emma, a bowling obsession from Freddy, and a video game review from C-Bear disguised as Christmas movies.

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Emma: 1:40-18:40

Freddy: 18:50-31:40

C-Bear: 31:45-45:30

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We are joined by friend of the pod, Joel, for a lively discussion of Wicked: For Good with hard-hitting questions, minor praises, and major crashouts.

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Emma shares a whirlwind weekend of watching tear-inducing movies, especially the newest drama from Chloe Zhao, Hamnet (2025), Freddy does some podcast homework with Wheels on Meals (1984), and C-Bear recommends a couple of underrated movie musicals like In the Heights (2021) and Encanto (2021).

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Freddy: 18:10-23:00

C-Bear: 23:00-45:15

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Holiday Horror concludes with C-Bear's pick, Krampus (2015). We discuss the visual effects, the comedic cast, and the thrills that have had people debating about this film's effectiveness for ten years.

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