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The Boy And The Heron Sep 21, 2026

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Like a sating, flourishing oasis in the release schedule of 2023, Hayao Miyazaki's final theatrically released film (for now, at least) was a real socks-knocker-offer, that's for sure.

The Lion King (2019) Watchalong Track Sep 15, 2026

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Relive a truly dark day in the life of Now We Know's foremost martyr, Christopher Tognotti — as a holiday gift to Kevin, I graciously agreed to record an unthinakble solo watchalong track for the 2019 "live-action" remake of The Lion King, but the audio file was unaccountably corrupted the entire first playthrough, and then the first half of the second playthrough, meaning at the outset of this recording I'd already made my way through this movie one-and-a-half times.

To say I was a bit less verbal and a bit more punch-drunk would be an understatement. Enjoy it! I didn't! But I love all of you so failure was not an option.

Mufasa: The Lion King Sep 08, 2026

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Have you always wanted a brothaaa? Just like him (Mufasa)? If so, have we got the "live-action" feature film for you.

A Minecraft Movie Aug 31, 2026

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Your latest gift from the depths of the Now We Know Patreon vault: Jack Black WOWS as Minecraft Steve

Classic Popeye Technicolor Two-Reels Aug 24, 2026

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I'm Sindbad the Sailor, so hearty and hale

I live on an island on back of a whale

It's a whale of an island (that's not a bad joke!)

Its lord and its master is this handsome bloke!

Ohhhh, who's the most remarkable, extra-ordinary fellow?

Sindbad the Sailor!

(Also why is the genie vaguely German?)

Deadpool and Wolverine Aug 17, 2026

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Chris here... man remember back when we did this podcast? We had to watch stuff like DEADPOOL AND WOLVERINE all the time! Hoo boy did we not enjoy this one. Fun fact: listeners got to vote on whether we watched this or the Beverly Hills Cop reboot, and friend of the show Rachel Fisher (Hollywood Crime Scene; my remedial high school science class) cast the deciding vote for D&W. This means that decision was a sort of temporal pivot point, and there is another timeline in which-*deafening gunshot*

I Want It All Now! (1978 NBC News Marin County Documentary) Aug 10, 2026

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In 1978, veteran NBC presenter Edwin Newman descended on Marin County, California, just north of the Golden Gate, to profile the affluent county and its various cultural and social tendencies. The result, "I Want It All Now," portrayed the county as a haven of self--absorption, new age irresponsibility, divorce, drug abuse, and free swingin' sexuality, all neatly packaged for a national audience ripe to be wary of liberal Northern Californian decadence. So incensed were some in the community and local government that then-state congressman John Burton read a rebuttal of the program into the state's legislative record. So, was it a hit job, or did it speak to something real? The truth, as seen by Marin native Chris and frequent resident Kevin, may lie somewhere in between.

X-Men '97 Aug 03, 2026

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Guess who's back, back again, the X-Men, as you knew them when

Borderlands (2024) Jul 27, 2026

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Cate Blanchett was cramming for Tár while on set for Borderlands. Really makes you think.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Jul 20, 2026

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The turtles are here, and they're teenaged.