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We're celebrating the release of Killers of the Flower Moon by looking at Martin Scorsese's spookiest movie: his 1991 remake of Cape Fear, starring Nick Nolte, Robert De Niro, and Jessica Lange.

Join in as we discuss our favorite cinematic boats, Juliette Lewis's performance as Nolte and Lange's daughter, De Niro's twenty-first century comedy career, and comically large cigars.

Plus: Why is the houseboat called the Moana? Is Danielle the only good person in the movie? Is this the best movie the Inhumans can hope for? and, most importantly, is this the most outrageous MTV Best Kiss nomination in history?

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Next week: The Mummy (2017)

We're getting spooky - or is it terrifying? - as we look at the Gothic romance of Guillermo Del Toro's Crimson Peak!

Join in as we discuss the film's place in Del Toro's career, our love of villainous Jessica Chastain, and the red clay's place among our favorite color pops in movies.

Plus: What exactly is Sharpe's business plan? What's happened to Tom Hiddleston's star career? Why did the movie underperform in 2015? And, most importantly, was this movie too scary for our guest?

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Next week: Cape Fear (1991)

We're diving deep into a world of crime for a look at the torrid romance of Warren Beatty's 1990 film Dick Tracy, starring Beatty as the classic detective being torn between Glenne Headly's Tess Trueheart and Madonna's Breathless Mahoney.

Join in as we discuss Tracy's history, the complicated saga of Beatty's attempts to maintain the rights to the character, the movie's incredible visual style, and the ill-advised marketing blitz that surrounded the film.

Plus: Why is Big Boy's priority a nightclub act? What's the deal with Dick Tracy Jr? Why won't anyone let Tess do anything? And, most importantly, what did Tracy himself think of the movie?

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Next week: Crimson Peak (2015)

We just saw the new movie from writer-director-star Tommy Wiseau (The Room), so we had to throw our schedule out the window to talk about the romance of Big Shark!

Join in as we discuss our experience being in a room with Wiseau, his growth as a filmmaker, his dubious claims about its production, and various plans for exploding pigs.

Plus: What happened to Greg Sestero? Did the music in the movie have planned notation? Are any of the firemen characters being paid? And, most importantly, did they ever use the treasure map?

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Next week: Dick Tracy (1990)

We're putting on a double feature as we look at two films whose actresses tied for the Oscar in 1968: Barbra Streisand for Funny Girl and Katharine Hepburn for The Lion in Winter.

Join in as we discuss the tie itself, these two extremely different performances, the history of Fanny Brice on stage and screen, and the surprising comedy of a drama about twelfth-century English succession squabbles.

Plus: Why did Columbia want to fire Omar Sharif? How many aliases did Nick Arnstein have? Does anyone care about Geoffrey? And is Funny Girl actually good, or is it just Barbra?

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Next week: Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2005)

We're taking another look at one of the year's new movies as we head to foggy London town for the casual romance of Rye Lane (now available on Hulu!).

Join in as we discuss the film's South London location, Britishisms, childhood rumors, and address several questions about Young Sheldon.

Plus: How did director Raine Allen-Miller creatively avoid making Rye Lane a covid movie? How did they get a Colin Firth cameo? Are tongues are weirdest muscles? And, most importantly, when and how should one use a urinal respectfully?

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Next week: The Lion in Winter *and* Funny Girl (both 1968)

We're looking at a movie heralded by some as the savior of the R-rated comedy: David Dobkin's 2005 hit Wedding Crashers!

Join in as we discuss the 05 box office, the logistics of wedding crashing, the DC setting, and the film's odd handling of sexual assault.

Plus: What's the deal with the oft-rumored sequel? Why is John McCain here? Is Owen Wilson playing the worst friend ever? And, most importantly, are these dudes even good wedding crashers?

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Next week: Rye Lane (2023) - now streaming on Hulu!

We're headed to Japan for one of the country's biggest hits: Makoto Shinkai's 2016 romantic epicYour Name.!

Join in as we discuss body swap rules, biking uphill, small-town corruption, and altruistic terrorism.

Plus: What's going on with the American remake? Why are so few American animated movies set specifically in the present? And, most importantly, did Mitsuha ever try a urinal?

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Next week: Wedding Crashers (2005)

We're checking in with Springfield's first family for a look at the romance between Homer and Marge in 2007's The Simpsons Movie!

Join in as we discuss the film's long development, our favorite Simpsons characters, Spider-Pig, and Surf's Up.

Plus: Why wasn't this nominated for the Animated Feature Oscar? Did Stephen King rip off this movie? What's with all the two-part movies in 2023? And, most importantly, does Tigger look like a tiger?

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Next week: Your Name. (2016)

300th EPISODE!!! To celebrate this major milestone, we're going back to the work of Sandra Bullock - star of our very first episode (on While You Were Sleeping)!

Join Will, Marc, and #FiFiFierce for an update on our investigation into movie romance, a discussion of Bullock's tripping and surprisingly successful glow-up, the movie's extremely coppy politics, and William Shatner's scene-stealing performance.

Plus: What exactly is Candace Bergen's plan? Did Eric expose every FBI agent's face and identity to a children's website? Did Ellen DeGeneres lie about inspiring the movie? And, most obviously, why isn't this an episode on Zack Snyder's 300?

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Next week: The Simpsons Movie (2007)