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We're wrapping up our month of Moore with a look at the postapocalyptic romance in Alfonso Cuaron's Children of Men!

Join in as we discuss our favorite near futures, Emanuel Lubezki's cinematography, Theo's passivity, and hippie Michael Caine.

Plus: Why doesn't the movie have cool future technology? How does it compare to P.D. James's novel? How'd they film that car chase? And, most importantly, how did the ping pong ball game start?

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Next week: Die Hard (1988)

Our month with Julianne Moore continues as we look at her Hollywood rom com debut in Chris Columbus's 1995 film Nine Months!

Join in as we discuss Columbus's 90s career, a two-scene performance by Robin Williams, the film's tonal whiplash, and our favorite childhood toys.

Plus: Why was this movie changed after its preview screenings? Why are Marty (Tom Arnold) and Gail (Joan Cusack) buying so many toys? Why does Sam (Hugh Grant) work with kids? And how could anyone want to get with Sam when he has that terrible earring?

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Next week: Children of Men (2006)

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We're continuing our look at the career of Julianne Moore by looking at her first lead performance, in Todd Haynes's 1995 indie classic Safe!

Join in as we discuss cults, color schemes, environmental illness, and milkaholism!

Plus: How did Carol and Greg get together? What's Chris's deal? Is Rory the worst kid ever? And why did the New York Times think the movie was set in the future?

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Next week: Nine Months (1995)

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ELECTION DAY BONUS!!!

We're dropping in on our Julianne Moore-athon with a special look at her Emmy-winning portrayal of Sarah Palin in the 2012 HBO film Game Change!

Join in as we discuss our favorite election movies, Palin's post-2008 career, other HBO ripped-from-the-headlines movies, and our memories of the 2008 campaign.

Plus: Could an Alaskan become president? How did the real people feel about this movie? Should we be rating romances that are essentially just true? And, most importantly, what is Sarah Palin's hockey team?

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Next week: Safe (1995)

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We're spending this month looking at the career of Julianne Moore, and to kick things off we're looking at her performance in Lisa Cholodenko's 2010 Best Picture nominee The Kids Are All Right!

Join in as we discuss our first encounters with Moore, her lack of a conventional star persona, the film's family dynamic with a lesbian couple played by Moore and Annette Bening, and Laser's dumb friend Clay.

Plus: Which parent named which kid? Does the movie know about bisexuals? Was Paul (Mark Ruffalo) flirting with Zosia Mamet? And were these the weirdest Golden Globe nominees ever?

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Next week: Safe (1995)

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We're finishing out the Halloween season with a look at the romance of Gore Verbinski's 2002 horror classic The Ring!

Join in as we discuss our introductions to Verbinski, comparisons to the Japanese original, Chris Cooper's cut role, and the horror of recommending movies.

Plus: Is Rachel (Naomi Watts) good at her newspaper job? Why does Noah (Martin Henderson) own a copy of Shrek? Who edited the cursed tape? And did the events of this movie just make Samara more powerful?

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Next week: The Kids Are All Right (2010)

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We're taking a look at horror in the 1970s with Nicolas Roeg's 1973 classic Don't Look Now!

Join in as we discuss the movie's handling of grief, its (in)famous sex scene, Pino Donaggio's score, and Donald Sutherland's near-death experience onset.

Plus: How did they make Venice look so unappealing? Why does Donald Sutherland's hair look like that? How did the movie avoid further censorship? And, most importantly, did they ever catch the killer?

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Next week: The Ring (2002)

We're continuing our spooky season with a look at the romance of Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 classic, Psycho!

Join in as we discuss movie hotels, Hitchcock's extensive anti-spoiler campaign, the life of star Anthony Perkins, and that controversial final scene.

Plus: How did this movie get past the Hollywood Production Code? How easy is taxidermy? What's Sam's job? And will Sam and Lila get together in the end?

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Next week: Don't Look Now (1973)

We're kicking off the spooky season with a look at the romance of Alex Garland's 2018 sci-fi horror quest Annihilation!

Join in as we discuss Natalie Portman's underrated performance, the movies differences with Jeff VanderMeer's Southern Reach trilogy, the various controversies that came up on the film's release, and, of course, that freaky bear.

Plus: Why didn't the movie shoot in the US? Why did the Saturns fail to celebrate it? How did Scott Rudin (of all people?) save the movie? And, most importantly, is Paramount okay?

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Next week: Psycho (1960)

In honor of his new movie Megalopolis (now in theaters!), we're taking a look at Francis Ford Coppola's 1992 horror romance, Bram Stoker's Dracula.

Join in as we discuss our favorite vampires, Keanu's infamous accent work, the movie's incredible costumes, and the most important vampire rules.

Plus: Is it possible to make Jonathan Harker interesting? How many voyages does the Demeter go on? What is Renfield's purpose? And, most importantly, why is this story mostly about real estate?

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Next week: Annihilation (2018)