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It's "gleefully depraved hitman dark comedy" week on the show, with Seijun Suzuki's BRANDED TO KILL (1967) and William Friedkin's KILLER JOE (2011). Also: Hot, fresh EW Headlines!

Recorded at Vidiots in Santa Monica, CA

Darren doesn't like Aaron Sorkin. Clay doesn't much care for Tim Burton. Let's look at one major early work by each (A Few Good Men and Beetlejuice) and try to figure out why. Also: EW headlines!

Award season is officially over (for a few weeks anyhow)! What were the big surprises? Snubs? Etc?! Clay and Darren discuss the 88th Academy Awards.

Pre-code sex farce/ romantic comedies are the focus of this week's show, both starring Miriam Hopkins and both directed with the Ernst Lubitsch "touch," 1932's TROUBLE IN PARADISE and 1933's DESIGN FOR LIVING. Also #AllTheirMovies, Amy Adams edition. Also also Clay misidentifies Fredric March as having been in ALL ABOUT EVE, and begs your forgiveness.

There are those out there on the internet who say that legendary director Steven Spielberg, despite his unassailable genius, has a propensity to stumble at the finish line, favoring "happy" endings over "good" ones. Clay and Darren put this theory to the test, in a full episode devoted exclusively to #AllSpielbergEndings.

Recorded at Vidiots in Santa Monica, CA.

Clay makes Darren watch (soon to be) cult comedies HOT ROD and MACGRUBER. What ensues is a respectfully contentious and highly spirited discussion in which they solve comedy.

Recorded at Vidiots in Santa Monica.

"How's the listening, Tommy? Tommy. How's the listening? Tommy, Tommy, Tommy."

Patricia Highsmith's lovable psychopath Tom Ripley is one of fictions most indelible and durable characters, having been reinterpreted by five different actors in five different films since 1960. Clay and Darren dig into four of them, 1960's PURPLE NOON, 1977's THE AMERICAN FRIEND, 1999's THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY and 2002's RIPLEY'S GAME.

Recorded at Vidiots in Santa Monica.

The two fascinating collaborations between director Todd Haynes and actor Julianne Moore, 1995's SAFE and 2002's FAR FROM HEAVEN are the primary topics of this episode. Detours include: what defines a movie musical, unseen Altman movies and Pacific Rim vs. Godzilla.

Recorded at Vidiots in Santa Monica. Hosted by Clay Keller and Darren Franich.

Who got their due? Who got snubbed? Clay and Darren break down the 2016 Academy Award nominations and the whole idea of the Oscars in general.

It's a bittersweet week on the show as Clay and Darren talk about their favo(u)rite Alan Rickman performances, then celebrate the life and work of David Bowie through a discussion of the films Velvet Goldmine and The Man Who Fell To Earth.