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This week we're looking at the experiences of a multigenerational cohort of Louisiana women in 1989's Steel Magnolias, adapted by Robert Harling from the play he wrote based on his family's own history. 

Join in as we discuss great actresses of the 80s, the most Southern names possible, animal cakes, this movie's weird TV sequel, and innovative bird prevention strategies. 

Plus: Why isn't there a title drop? Has Disney+ destroyed Splash? Is Shelby's choice to get pregnant a selfish one? And - most important of all - why was Miss Merry Christmas deposed? 

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Next week: Death Becomes Her (1992)

We're looking at one of the ultimate movie musicals this week: Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen's 1952 classic Singin' in the Rain, starring Kelly with relative newcomer Debbie Reynolds. 

Join in as we discuss the MGM Freed musical unit, evolving ideas of celebrity, seeing silent film in color, and a dizzingly rapid declaration of love. 

Plus: Why was Donald O'Connor hospitalized during production? Where is Lena's accent supposed to be from? How should comedies fit into the AFI list rankings? And is The Lizzie McGuire Movie the modern-day Singin' in the Rain? 

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Next week: Steel Magnolias (1989)

After weeks inside, we're looking for a getaway, so it's time to take a look at Arthur Penn's 1967 retelling of Bonnie and Clyde, written by Robert Benton and David Newman and starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway. 

Join in as we discuss getaway drivers, modesty windows, a pioneering depiction of blood, the 1967 Best Picture race, a very bad thing about Donald Trump, and the experience of watching The Phantom Menace. 

Plus: Why were bank robbers so popular in the 1930s? Why was the throuple cut from the movie? Should Clyde be able to have sex? And just how strong is our anti-murder stance? 

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Next week: Singin' in the Rain (1952)

We're headed to Italy and the age when seaplanes ruled the Mediterranean as we discuss the romance of Hayao Miyazaki's 1992 aerial romance, Porco Rosso. 

Join in as we discuss, pigs, fascists, big hats, and our favorite cinematic air transports. 

Plus: Why did this movie premiere on a plane? Would Curtis be a good actor? And do Porco and Gina wind up together or not? 

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Next week: Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

The place: Canada (possibly Toronto?) 

The time: Unclear! 

The people: Heirs to feuding, next-door pizza restaurants

Their age: No way to know

The logic: Out the window. 

We're talking about the 2018 Hayden Christensen / Emma Roberts romance Little Italy, and all the madness it entails. Join in as we discuss director Donald Petrie's famous family, an incredibly stupid feud, a hotboxed restaurant, and more forbidden romances than the poster promised. 

Plus: How many doorsteps have these kids bombed? Did this movie kill Danny Aiello? What exactly did Nikki want Leo to change about himself? Who thought Luigi was a good idea? And how can we get the Little Italy 4D experience off the ground? 

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Next week: Porco Rosso (1992)

It's out of the restaurant and into the travel agency as we take a look at 2002's smash hit rom com, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, written by its star, Nia Vardalos - who adapted it from her autobiographical one-woman show.!

Join in as we discuss educational computer games, the 2002 movie Clockstoppers, this movie's sitcom sequel, and BFG Wedding's incredible box office run. 

Plus: Is Marc a book model? Is the river Styx filled with Windex? Does Toula glue her headset to her skull? And is Toula much older than our guest, #FiFiFierce? 

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Next week: Little Italy (2018)

Straight from quarantine, Will and Marc are discussing John Krasinski's A Quiet Place, a highly relatable film about a family that can't leave their home or interact with other people. 

The sequel may have been delayed, but we still manage to find lots to talk about, from the 2007 Hollywood writers' strike, slow TV, great child performances, the world's fastest birth, the 2018 AFI top ten list, and the inherent conservatism of the home invasion genre. 

Plus: How are Will and Marc doing in quarantine? Why does John Krasinski keep making conservative-tinged action thrillers? Why is that nail sticking out? And who is growing all this corn? 

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Next week: My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)

Due to technical failings, the files for the Ed Wood episode were deleted, so there will be no episode this week. 

Stay safe in quarantine! 

Next week: A Quiet Place (2018)

Get ready to hear some yodeling, because this week Will, Marc, and chief medical expert Moira are talking about the 1987 Coen Brothers comedy Raising Arizona, starring Nicolas Cage and Holly Hunter. 

Join in as they discuss whooping cough, crying in movies, Medieval Times, the production of The Emperor's New Groove, and a sad Duck Talk update. 

Plus: Is Dr. Spock's manual the only book you need? Did this movie make Moira an anti-vaxxer? and what movies does Moira like, anyway? 

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Next week: Ed Wood (1994)

It's the end of an era, as Will and Marc look at the final film released by Touchstone Pictures: Mark Steven Johnston's When in Rome, starring Kristen Bell and Josh Duhamel as possibly-enchanted lovers. 

Join in as we discuss memories of Abercrombie & Fitch, the history of Touchstone, dark dining, and our knowledge of Roman fountains, most of which comes from The Lizzie McGuire Movie. 

Plus: What happened to Beth's friends? Does Dax Shepard's character have a job? Why did Josh Duhamel win a Kids Choice Award? And who wrote the two slashfics about this movie? Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe! 

Next week: Raising Arizona (1987)