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369: Fantastic Voyage Feb 06, 2023

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This month we're getting real small! It's a microscopic month and we're starting it off by talking about Fantastic Voyage. We talk about how this movie unabashedly loves science, smoking in an operating theatre, and taking your damn time with precision parking.

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368: Terminator Salvation Jan 30, 2023

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We're finishing up mechanical month talking about Terminator Salvation. We talk about rewriting a movie without writers, the famous Bale blow up, bathing in the rain, and putting a robot in the face-off machine.

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367: The Iron Giant Jan 23, 2023

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We're continuing mechanical month and this week we're talking about The Iron Giant. We talk about how much we love this movie despite Diana being wrong about having seen it before, a perfect joke that knocked our socks off, the mix of comedy and emotion, and the absolute horrors WB would do with this movie if it were released today.

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366: Alita Battle Angel Jan 16, 2023

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We're continuing mechanical month with Alita: Battle Angel. We get into words that mean other words, cool character design, what constitutes a gun, and the rules of motor ball.

365: Robocop Jan 09, 2023

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We're spending this entire month analyzing our future overlords, we're talking about robots, and we're starting with Robocop. We talk about how the people of Detroit feel about this movie, the benefits of theme without subtlety, Oscar nominated sound design, and filming without pants.

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364: The Witcher Blood Origins Jan 02, 2023

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This week on the pod we're talking about The Witcher prequel series Blood Origins. We talk about all four episodes and get into the details of a love story with a hammer, different types of elves, and the convoluted nature of a storyteller telling a storyteller about a storyteller so they can tell their story.

363: Home Alone Dec 26, 2022

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This week we're taking a holiday break from superheroes and talking about basically a boy Batman, it's Home Alone. We get into the details of a family that absolutely sucks, John Candy going off script, when would we give up on this robbery, and this family having no friends.

362: Avatar The Way Of Water Dec 19, 2022

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This week we're talking about the sequel that took 13 years and a lot of water to make, it's Avatar The Way Of The Water. We talk about how it's a second draft of the first movie, a couple of fantastic performances, a new most valuable mcguffin, and how it's pretty obvious you shouldn't hurt whales.

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361: Avatar Dec 12, 2022

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This week we're talking about the highest grossing movie of all time, James Cameron's Avatar. We discuss metaphors that are puddle deep, it being a white saviour's dream, and what the hell do we do with unobtainium?

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360: The Guardians Of The Galaxy Holiday Special Dec 05, 2022

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This week on the pod we're talking about The Guardians of The Galaxy: Holiday Special. We discuss a comedic pairing nobody expected, ask if Kevin Bacon blipped, and discuss Nebula inventing an entirely new dance.

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