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We're looking at one of the biggest flops of all time as we talk about the interplanetary romance of Andrew Stanton's 2012 would-be sci-fi franchise starter John Carter!

Join in as we discuss digital sidekicks, multiple prologues, Barsoomian fashion, and the contentious afterlife of this box office bomb.

Plus: Should the movie have kept "of Mars" in its title? Were Stanton and his friends in the Pixar braintrust up to the challenges of live action? Why would John Carter want to return to Earth? And, most importantly, when is Mark Strong gonna get to play a good guy?

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Next week: Interstellar (2014)

We're talking about jobs we stumbled into as we look at the romance of the 2007 adaptation of The Nanny Diaries, starring Scarlett Johansson as a would-be anthropologist caring for a kid with a dumb name. 

Join in as we discuss villain Paul Giamatti, a standout Laura Linney, and the best sequel titles. 

Plus: Who was Mrs. X? Is Harvard Hottie a liar? And does Marc remember any of these episodes? 

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Next week: John Carter (2012)

The 95th Academy Awards are right around the corner, so it's time to get some definitive rankings on the believability of all ten Best Picture nominees! 

Join in as we discuss Colonel Tom Parker, Jenny the Donkey, Sammy Fabelman's girlfriend, and our queen Lydia Tar. 

Plus: Is Evelyn from Everything Everywhere All at Once deliberately committing tax fraud? Is George R.R. Martin responsible for weird Tar discourse? What's the worst movie nominated for an Oscar this year? And, most mysteriously, is war a good thing? 

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Next week: The Nanny Diaries (2007)

Just in time for Creed III, we're going back to the start of America's favorite boxing franchise for a look at the Best Picture winner that started it all. 

Join in as we discuss the movie's real-life inspirations, Sylvester Stallone's original sequel pitches, the Philadelphia Rocky statue, and our good friend M3gan. 

Plus: Why did they shoot the final fight sequence in reverse? How could Adrian stand moving into Rocky's apartment? How did the Fonz save the movie and Stallone's career? And, most importantly, how old is Paulie supposed to be?? 

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Next week: Our 2023 Oscars Extravaganza, where we rate the believability of all ten Best Picture nominees' romances!

We're looking at one of the biggest romances of the 1990s as we spin the pottery wheel of Jerry Zucker's 1990 Best Picture nominee Ghost! 

Join in as we discuss Zucker's career, the first trip of writer Bruce Joel Rubin, the 1990 box office, and the film's complete lack of ghost sex. 

Plus: Is this set in the Ghostbusters universe? What's going on with the Saturn Awards? And, most importantly, exactly how evil is Tony Goldwyn's character supposed to be?? 

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Next week: Rocky (1976)

We're singing songs and selling papes as we watch Kenny Ortega's directorial debut, the 1992 Disney musical Newsies! 

Join in as we discuss the real-life newsboy strike of 1899, the Vatican newspaper, Kid Blink, and other musicals about orphans and labor. 

Plus: What's Medda's deal exactly? Why can't the newsies go to school? What is Jack's plan when the movie ends? And where does Newsies fit in Kenny Ortega's filmography alongside Hocus Pocus and the High School Musical films? 

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Next week: Ghost (1990)

In honor of Magic Mike's Last Dance opening this Friday, we're taking a look at the unlikely romance of Steven Soderbergh's 2012 original! 

Join in as we discuss star/inspiration Channing Tatum, Matthew McConaughey's Dallas, balancing tones, and the MTV Movie Award for Best Shirtless Performance. 

Plus: Is Mike's furniture good? Is The Boys the most "straight dude" show on TV? What happened to Adam's old car? And, most importantly, is Joe Manganiello our premier wife guy? 

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Next week: Ghost (1990)

We're rolling dice, spinning spinners, and filling out our character sheets as we look at the surprisingly grown-up romance of the 2018 comedy mystery Game Night, starring Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams. 

Join in as we discuss our own favorite game night games, bringing food into the movies, and the past and future of MoviePass. 

Plus: Why don't Max and Annie have cooler taste in games? Is Brooks straight-up evil? What's going on at DC Films? And is the Dungeons & Dragons movie going to be good? 

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Next week: Magic Mike (2012)

We're talking about movies that scared us as children as we look at Walter Murch's notoriously scarring 1985 film Return to Oz - Disney's first complete attempt to adapt L. Frank Baum. 

Join in as we discuss Murch's storied career, the magical properties of chickens, the 2022 AARP Movies for Grownups Awards, and the trouble with trying to adapt Oz stories after 1939. 

Plus: How did the chicken get to Oz? Is the Nome King a genderfluid icon? Would this actually work better as a musical? And, most importantly, did Will do so much research he broke his brain? 

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Next week: Game Night (2018)

Now that the holidays are over, we've got enough distance to look at one of the most stressful Christmases ever put to film: the awkward dramedy of The Family Stone! 

Join in as we discuss movie allergens, the film's deliberate abrasiveness, and twin romance swaps. 

Plus: Is Claire Danes the only normal person in this movie? Is it time to recast the Boss Baby? Should this movie be narrated by Carrie Bradshaw? And, most importantly, can anybody actually tell what age Rachel McAdams is in any role? 

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Next week: Return to Oz (1985)