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The podcast's ALIIIIIIIVVEEEEE!!!!! Will and Marc are celebrating Halloween by digging up an old movie: James Whale's 1935 monster sequel BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN!

Join in as they rave about Dr. Pretorius, barely-concealed gay subtext, 1930s movie censorship, Universal's aborted Dark Universe project, and the incredible career of Elsa Lanchester.

Plus: Why are there so few female movie monsters? How did they decide what words the monster should be able to speak? And just what moral is Mary Shelley trying to teach us here?

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Next week: HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL (2006)

Time to rock, eh? Join Will and Marc as they jam into Edgar Wright's 2010 video game/punk rock/interdimensional travel/romance SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD.

Along the way, they catch up on fall TV, the thorny issue of liking a movie while not liking any of the characters, chart the pre-Marvel careers of Chris Evans and Bree Larson, and sing the praises of punctuality.

Plus: Why is it weird seeing a movie actually be set in Canada? Why did Edgar Wright have to direct some castmembers using hand gestures? Did Scott kill seven people? Who is G-Mna? And just what is the L word?

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Next week: BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935)

Will and Marc are MFEO, an acronym familiar to both children and Rosie O'Donnell in Nora Ephron's 1993 transcontinental rom com SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE.

Join in as Will and Marc discuss fate, bad maps, Venom, and Monaco, and Will shouts "It's news!" more often than is probably necessary.

Plus: Why did Marc think every character was going to die? Where does this movie fit in BoxOfficeMojo's list of New Year's movies? Is this a horror movie? Does Tom Hanks have a cute butt? And why can't we all be nicer to Bill Pullman?

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Next week: SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD (2010)

Will and Marc are off the deep end - will they ever reach the ground?

Find out as they cover the 1976 version of A STAR IS BORN, aka the Barbra Streisand vanity project nobody should ever watch. But you should join in as they discuss remakes, reboots, and relaunches, terrible kisses, water beds, and a musical group called the Oreos.

Plus: Why did Streisand's hairdresser get a producer credit? Why did director Frank Pierson publish an essay bashing his own movie before it came out? Why did star Kris Kristofferson say this project left him "cured of the movies"? (Hint: The answer to all of these questions is "Barbra Streisand.")

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Next week: SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE (1993)

By the power of Ra! Returning to their ongoing coverage of DreamWorks animation, Will and Marc tackle the first one they put into production: 1998's THE PRINCE OF EGYPT.

Join as they explore little-known parts of the Exodus story, 90s animation studios, a stacked cast, and this movie's many soundtracks.

Plus: Why did this movie lead with a disclaimer? Why didn't Voldemort get any musical numbers? Who is Bobby Motown?

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Next week: A STAR IS BORN (1976)

Note: In this episode, Will says ARMAGEDDON was produced by DreamWorks. It was actually produced by Buena Vista (aka Disney); DreamWorks distributed was the international distributor for DEEP IMPACT.

Will and Marc dive back into the stack of DVDs Will bought in 2017 to look at Tim Story's 2002 neighborhood dramedy, BARBERSHOP. Join in as they look at the history of barbers, DVD extras, and the classic film "Eagles are Turning People into Horses."

Plus: Should you drink Eve's apple juice? What's going on with Cedric the Entertainer's voice? Whatever happened to Ice Cube? To top it all off, Will also coins a new word.

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Next week: THE PRINCE OF EGYPT (1998)

Will and Marc are branching out this week for their first episode fully dedicated to a movie about a same-sex romance: Mike Nichols's hilarious 1996 thongtacular, THE BIRDCAGE.

Join in as they discuss the astonishing achievements of this movie's cast and crew, marvel at Robin Williams's mustache, have an appropriate reaction to Christine Baranski, and shop for Laserdisc players. Plus: Is Kevin Keely just Lex Luthor in Congress? What are "dumps like a truck"? Do Armand and Albert know any women at all? All that, plus a new installment of #PDSummaries.

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Next week: BARBERSHOP (2002)

Marc is back, and he's bringing drama, drama, drama as he and Will tackle another listener request: HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN 10 DAYS.

Join in as they catch up on summer movies, Little Italy, and Will's high school dress robes. Plus: Is Ben's boss the Love Guru? Would this movie be better with Gwyneth Paltrow? And just how do you bring peace to Tajikistan?

On top of that, Will complains about numbers but loves Kathryn Hahn, we get our first #PDSummary, and everyone should go frost themself.

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Next week: THE BIRDCAGE (1996)

Marc is out this week (and possibly on the run from the law), so Will is joined by his sisters to discuss a childhood touchstone, Garry Marshall's 2001 royal teen romp, THE PRINCESS DIARIES.

While reminiscing about watching movies growing up, the three of them discuss #OldBayJugglin, awkward teenage romance, Fiona's unwinnable board game, and a foot-popping hug that just might change how they watch this movie.

Plus: Are the baron and baroness murdering their way to the throne? Should we all start using "golly wolly" in regular conversation? And what kind of monster puts M&Ms on pizza?

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Next week: HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN 10 DAYS (Will mistakenly says 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU during the episode, but he's wrong.)

Fiona's chicken blog: www.tenderisthechicken.wordpress.com

If you change the spelling of a word in a title, does that make it a pun even if it doesn't make sense? These are the sorts of questions Will and Marc are forced to ask as they dissect MADE OF HONOR in honor of Marc's future role as a man of honor in his sister's wedding.

Also discussed: the act of de-aging actors using CGI, men's apparent inability to emote unless they're playing sports, and the high probability that the character Collin is oppressing his serfs.

Plus: Why was this movie originally rated R? Why would Michelle Monaghan continue to hang out with Patrick Dempsey after their first meeting? And could you really marry someone who doesn't share their dessert?

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Next week: THE PRINCESS DIARIES