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The Star Dazzle Awards 2024 May 22, 2024

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Welcome to the fourth annual Star Dazzle Awards! In honour of four whole years of Movies That Raised Us, we are looking back on the amazing movies we covered in season 4. Together we've laughed, cried, and had a whole lot of fun. We’ve counted all your votes and we are ready to share the winners with you tonight! We want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has listened and supported the pod in the past 4 years. Reading your DMs and reviews are so fulfilling, and we're so grateful to you all. Here’s to another amazing year of the podcast!
A very special thank you to all our wonderful presenters: Victoria, Julia, The Film Tripper, Two Cents Critic, Ready to be Petty, Cameron Torres, Zack, Kirstin, Alyssa, Matt, Carly, Christina Gregory, Melanie aka Gemini Peach, Kate The All Star Intern, Josh, Jazzy, Sara Elizabeth, Emery Schaffer, Glitter Pen Perspective, and Ieuan Cooke.

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The Phantom of the Opera May 15, 2024

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Here by popular demand- welcome to Musical May! This month Movies That Raised Us will be covering your favorite Broadway musical film adaptations- so put on your dancing shoes, it's time for your curtain call!

Mo and Christina take on their third musical of the month, 2004's The Phantom of the Opera! Join them as they discuss young ingenue Emmy Rossum, incel behavior, and the pitfalls of giving a theatre person complete creative control.

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Dreamgirls May 08, 2024

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Mo and Christina take on their second musical of the month, 2006's Dreamgirls! Join them as they discuss EGOT winner Jennifer Hudson's film debut, snake oil salesman Curtis, and how this really REALLY isn't the story of The Supremes... sure.

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Annie (1999) May 01, 2024

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Mo and Christina take on their first musical of the month, 1999's Annie! Join them as they discuss phenomenal choreography, Victor Garber's bald cap, and being nuts for nuts.

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Shrek 2 feat. Cameron Torres Apr 24, 2024

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From March 27th - April 24th we will be matching all donations to Move To Higher Ground up to $500! Send us a screenshot of your donation receipt to be entered into a giveaway to win Movies That Raised Us merch!

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Back by popular demand, welcome to Animated April! This month Movies That Raised Us will be covering all your favourite cartoon classics. Make yourself a blanket fort and grab yourself a fruit roll up as we take a trip back to our childhood!

Mo and Christina take on their final animated flick, 2004's Shrek 2. Joined by special guest Cameron Torres, sit back as they discuss iconic music, the Poison Apple WeWork, and delve deep into the Far Far Away lore.

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Atlantis: The Lost Empire Apr 17, 2024

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Mo and Christina take on their third animated flick, 2001's Atlantis: The Lost Empire. Join them as they discuss a kooky ensemble, Respectful King Milo Thatch, and how James Cameron should sleep with one eye open.

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The Princess and the Frog Apr 10, 2024

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Back by popular demand, welcome to Animated April! This month Movies That Raised Us will be covering all your favourite cartoon classyics. Make yourself a blanket fort and grab yourself a fruit roll up as we take a trip back to our childhood!

Mo and Christina take on their second animated flick, 2009's The Princess and the Frog. Join them as they discuss New Orleans jazz, bimbo extraordinaire Naveen, and the history and significance of the Disney Princess lineup.

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The Incredibles Apr 03, 2024

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Mo and Christina take on their first animated flick, 2004's The Incredibles. Join them as they discuss midcentury modern interiors, Syndrome's gravity defying hair, and what makes this film such a beloved classic.

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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (Part 2) feat. Twilight Talk Mar 27, 2024

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Welcome to I Can Fix Him March! This month we're covering niche but direly important "girl falls in love with monster" flicks- can she learn to love what's underneath the beast? And more importantly, can she fix him?

Mo and Christina take on their their last I Can Fix Him flick, the final instalment of the Twilight Saga! Joined by extra special guest Sarah the artist formerly known as Twilight_Talk, sit back as they discuss cursed imprinting, vampire Bella's full beat, and Ragnorak the CGI demon baby.

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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (Part 1) feat. Twilight Talk Mar 27, 2024

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Our Patreon is LIVE! https://www.patreon.com/moviesthatraisedus

We are thrilled to launch our Patreon with exciting perks such as a listener picked bonus movie episode, exclusive Discord, being added to our Close Friends, and a personalized thank you note!

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