It’s been almost a century since Universal’s FRANKENSTEIN franchise began, and it’s still the gold standard for cinematic adaptations of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s iconic sci-fi/horror novel. This week, William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold review every film in the franchise, from the classics to the films that make us scratch our heads in disbelief. And they’re joined by author and illustrator Michelle Lopes da Silva, who has a new horror story published in the book NIGHTSCRIPT: VOLUME IV.

Plus! We’ve got reviews of the new releases HELL FEST, THE OLD MAN AND THE GUN, MONSTERS AND MEN and ALL ABOUT NINA. Hurray!

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Welcome to the 52nd episode of "The Meaning of" podcast. In honor of their one year anniversary, Ace and RB3 welcome their first in-studio guest with Cody Hall (Amateur Hour Films, The Wanger Show). Today, the boys are discussing critical darling Spike Jonze.

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Spike Jonze IKEA Commercial:

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Head Wide Open: Being John Malkovich

https://www.filmcomment.com/article/head-wide-open-being-john-malkovich/

Her - Building a Beautiful Future (kaptainkristian)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73kIG3HcFq0

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This week on The Top 10 show, John Rocha and Matt Knost honor a Patron's request and count down The Top 10 Mark Wahlberg Movies. "Hey, guy. How's your mother?" We have a great time counting down this list and there is a big surprise near the end that threatens to tear apart the very fabric of The Top 10 show!

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Jackie Chan is one of the greatest martial artists in history. But only when he wears a tuxedo?! That’s the plot of the strange American comedy THE TUXEDO, which stars Jackie Chan as a secret agent’s chauffeur who dons his employer’s super suit to save the day. It’s a disposable and alarmingly sexist action-comedy, and yet it’s also the perfect double feature with Stuart Gordon’s delightful, underseen family film THE WONDERFUL ICE CREAM SUIT, starring Clifton Collins Jr., Esai Morales, Joe Mantegna and Edward James Olmos.

Plus! We’ve got reviews of the new releases THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN ITS WALLS and THE SISTERS BROTHERS! Neat, huh?

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The Predator SPOILERS: 11:38 – 28:50

Welcome to the 51th episode of "The Meaning of" podcast. In honor of Shane Black’s new installment in the Predator franchise, Ace and RB3 talk his filmography, including a spoiler review for The Predator (2018).

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SHUT UP ABOUT PLOT HOLES https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9HivyjAKlc

Movie Violence Done Right (Nerdwriter1)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKiQs1dE0Tc

Shane Black – Interview (The AV Club)

https://film.avclub.com/shane-black-1798208811

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THE TOP 10 LIVE show is happening in LA on September 29th. Come see John and Matt do their thing LIVE at the Arena Cinelounge. Get your tix here: http://arenascreen.com/event/top-10-live

This week on The Top 10, John Rocha and Matt Knost count down their top 10 young adult books that were turned into movies in honor of The House with a Clock In Its Walls. John and Matt rarely enter the young adult territory so you know there were some fun new movies to discuss here.

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Roberto Benigni won two Oscars for LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL, and he used all that clout to direct and star in a live-action version of PINOCCHIO, starring himself as a marionette who comes to life and ruins everything and gets forgiven for it every time even though he’s a jerk. It’s an unpopular film made almost completely unwatchable by the baffling decision to dub it into English with distractingly recognizable voice actors, some of whom give terrible performances.

So why is it the perfect double feature with THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS, Orson Welles’s follow-up to CITIZEN KANE, which also suffered severe post-production difficulties, but despite the controversial debacle still ranks as one of the best films ever made? (Oh wait, we may have given that away a bit.)

And hey, we’ve also got reviews of the brand new releases THE PREDATOR, A SIMPLE FAVOR, MANDY, THE CHILDREN ACT and BEL CANTO, as well as more of your letters! Cool, right?

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This week on Thunderdome, John Rocha and Matt Knost pay tribute to the legend Burt Reynolds by breaking down Deliverance. The boys grew up loving Reynolds and his work and they revisit this film thanks to the vote of the Patrons and Top 10 fans.

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Welcome to the 50th episode of "The Meaning of" podcast. This week, Ace and RB3 talk about film criticism and what that even means in 2018.

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Let's Talk about Thanos - Movies with Mikey (Filmjoy): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7Skq8UtJpY

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Welcome to this emergency episode of the JTE Movie Thinks! Podcast. Today, JTE (@JTEmoviethinks) talks about the sudden departure of Henry Cavill's portrayal of Superman in the DCEU.