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We're going all in on Municipal Darwinism as we climb aboard a traction city to talk about our favorite box office bomb of 2018, Christian Rivers's Mortal Engines! 

Join in as we discuss cyborgs, the Big Tilt, writer-producer Peter Jackson, and our bff Shrike (the resurrected man). 

Plus: How does everyone know Pandora Shaw? Why does Tom only want to date Valentine's relatives? Should this movie have featured the cast of Riverdale? And, most importantly, why did Shrike (the resurrected man, member of the Lazarus Brigade, survivor of the Nomad Wars) have to die??? 

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Next week: The Family Stone (2005)

We're ending the year with a new direction for our frenemies at DreamWorks Animation as we look at their long-delayed Puss in Boots movie! 

Join in as we discuss the new DreamWorks intro, assess the villains of The Last Wish, dig into the studio's new animation style, and bond over going to the bathroom during the trailer for Shazam 2. 

Plus: Is Elvis gonna win Best Picture? Should Top Gun: Maverick be nominated for Best Grownup Love Story by AARP? What would you do if your AirBnB were double-booked? and, most importantly, have donkeys displaced rabbits as cinema's favorite animals? 

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Next week: Mortal Engines (2018)

We're ending this year's Christmas series with a movie that came out in June: Tim Burton's surprisingly violent and horny superhero sequel, Batman Returns! 

Join in as we discuss animal resurrection, the loose continuity of the 89-97 Batman movies, the evolution of the Penguin, our own favorite Batmen and Alfreds. 

Plus: Why didn't Catwoman die? Can she reach the Heaviside Layer when she does? What exactly does Max Shreck's mystery machine do? And what happened to the two different Black stars who were cast but do not appear in this movie?? 

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Next week: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) (and our top ten movies of this year!)

As Christmas approaches, we check in on the military record of jolly old Saint Nick in the famously terrible 1964 Santa Claus Conquers the Martians. 

Join in as we discuss holiday specials, Pia Zadora, Martian naming conventions, and Mrs. Claus's screen debut. 

Plus: How much conquest actually occurs in this movie? Were Martian kids sad before they had TV? Is the theme for this movie good? And, most importantly, is Santa dumb??? 

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Next week: Batman Returns (1992)

We're continuing our sort-of Christmas with a look at the romance of Billy Wilder's 1960 Best Picture winner The Apartment, starring Jack Lemmon, Shirley MacLaine, and a shocking amount of adultery. 

Join in as we discuss our favorite movie apartments, the split reaction to this movie, the real-life Hollywood sex scandal that (partially) inspired it, and the upcoming film Jesus Revolution. 

Plus: How do all those apartments fit into this building? Why is there so much demand to use it? Is Baxter even good at his job? And how do you play gin rummy anyway? 

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Next week: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964)

We're kicking off the Christmas season with a Yuletide thriller as Robert Redford exposes CIA secrets in Sydney Pollack's Three Days of the Condor. 

Join in as we discuss "technically Christmas" movies, the differences between the movie and its source novel, the cultural and political environment of the 1970s, and the career of animation director turned RHOBH guest star Rob Minkoff. 

Plus: Is The Wizard of Oz an Easter movie? What is a CIA assistant director's salary? What happens to Condor at the end? And, most importantly, at what point does a stew become a casserole? 

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Next week: The Apartment (1960)

As the 2022 awards season gets underway, we're taking a look at the last pre-podcast Best Picture winner: Barry Jenkins's quiet masterpiece, Moonlight. 

Join in as we discuss movies we've never seen, our love of Nicholas Britell, the differences between the movie and Terrell Alvin McRaney's play, and - of course - what might be the craziest Oscars moment ever. 

Plus: Where does La La Land come down on the jazz debate? What advice does Will have for people at school? And, most importantly, will there have been major news stories about any of the people we discussed since we recorded this episode two and a half months ago? Probably not, right?!? 

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Next week: Three Days of the Condor (1975) 

TW: This episode contains audio clips with strong racial and homophobic language.

We're celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday by checking into a possibly-unsavory resort in Yorgos Lanthimos's 2016 art-house favorite The Lobster! 

Join in as we discuss Lanthimos's ups and downs in the US, the Oscar history of star Colin Farrell, European film financing, and vengeful elephants. 

Plus: What are the rules for determining someone's definint trait? Does Lea Seydoux actually want to change the society? Did David leave the diner? And, most importantly, what animals would we all turn into? 

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Next week: Moonlight (2016)

We've got a real-life geologist on the show this week to walk us through the tectonic and platonic relationships of the 2003 disaster movie The Core, starring Aaron Eckhart and Hilary Swank. 

Join in as we discuss unobtanium, the Earth's magnetic field, our favorite movie rocks, the hard life of a terranaut. 

Plus: Is this movie a reverse Armageddon? Was it a mistake to open The Core opposite the US invasion of Iraq? What kinds of things are rocks? And, most importantly, does this movie believe birds aren't real?? 

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Next week: The Lobster (2016)

We're ringing in our fifth birthday with our first dive into Christian cinema for a look at the 2008 Kendrick Brothers hit Fireproof! 

Join in as we discuss Kirk Cameron, chain emails, stress relief, and The Love Dare. 

Plus: Where does this fit in the history of Christian cinema? Does Catherine have an Elektra complex? Is James Bond a moral exemplar? And, most importantly, did former U.S. President Jimmy Carter work on this movie? 

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Next week: The Core (2003)