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Pop Culture Reference — 219 episodes

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Ep 212 - Avatar: The Way of Water and the Best of 2025

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Ep 211 - The Running Man (2025)

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Ep 210 - The Running Man (1987), new Star Trek movie announced, and Young Jedi Adventures season 3 trailer

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Ep 209 - Chad Powers, NEW NEW Roadhouse sequel, and remembering Diane Ladd

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Ep 208 - Halloween III: Season of the Witch, The Muppet Show returns, and remembering Drew Struzan

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Ep 207 - The Sting and EA bought by Saudi Arabia PIF & other investors

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Ep 206 - Fantastic Four (2005) and Rise of the Silver Surfer

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Ep 205 - Superman, Sung Kang drift racing film, and Maria Menounos removed from Noovie (w/ Special Guest Ben!)

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Ep 204 - Andor Final Season, Villeneuve to direct 007, and the Warner Bros. Discovery Split

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Ep 203 - Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (w/ Garrett Parker!)

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Ep 202 - Top Secret!, RIP James Foley, and remembering Val Kilmer

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Ep 201 - A Working Man, new Stunt Work Oscars category, and Star Wars Celebration 2025

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Ep 200 - The Mystery Marathon Special

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Ep 199 - Mickey 17 and Star Wars: Hunters to go offline

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Ep 198 - The Conversation

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Ep 197 - Captain America: The First Avenger, 007 ownership shift, and remembering Gene Hackman

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Ep 196 - Paddington in Peru

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Ep 195 - Love Hurts, AMC A-List expansion, and Warner Bros puts movies free on YouTube

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Ep 194 - Paddington 1 & 2

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Ep 193 - Wolf Man (2025), Remake Court, and Robert Eggers announces his own Werwulf

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The Cutting Room Floor - Babu Frik on Bourbon Street

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Ep 192 - Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, RIP David Lynch, and the Golden Princess/Shout! Factory deal

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Ep 191 - Nosferatu (2024), James Bond in limbo, and Remake Court!

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Ep 190 - The Music Box White Christmas/It's a Wonderful Life Double Feature and Warner Bros cancels Sesame Street

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Ep 189 - Red One, Chris Evans' MCU return, Jeremy Allen White is Jabba the Hutt's son

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Ep 188 - Wicked, Animation Guild new contract deal, and RIP James Abrahams

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Ep 187 - Gladiator II, MuppetVision 3D closure, and Mission: Impossible 8 trailer

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Ep 186 - Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle and Mission: Impossible 8 title

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Ep 185 - Return to Oz, Quincy Jones' legacy, and Tik-Tok TikTok Talk

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Ep 184 - Abigail, Universal Monsters, and remembering Teri Garr

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Ep 183 - Joker: Folie à Deux

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Ep 182 - Wolfs, James Cameron joins Stability AI, and the legacy of Robert Watts

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The Cutting Room Floor - John Wick's Inferno

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The Cutting Room Floor - Garrett Discovers Shia

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The Cutting Room Floor - That Little Gray Man

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Ep 181 - Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Annapurna Interactive staff resigns, and RIP James Earl Jones

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Ep 180 - Beetlejuice, Concord delisting, and Dick Cavett

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Ep 179 - Alien: Romulus, The Acolyte cancelled, and Indiana Jones coming to PS5

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Ep 178 - Alien (1979), D23 announcements, and saving The Muppets

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Ep 177 - Trap, Disney streaming price hikes, and Horizon Chapter 2 at Venice Film Festival

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Ep 176 - The Acolyte, SAG video game strike, and the Disney+/Max/Hulu bundle

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Ep 175 - Twisters and RIP Bob Newhart

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Ep 174 - Twister (1996), Horizon delay, and Paramount merger (w/ Jake Hoey!)

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Ep 173 - Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1

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Ep 172 - Dances with Wolves, The Acolyte, and Robert Towne's legacy

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Ep 171 - Bad Boys 1 & 2, Paddington 3 trailer, and Sony buys Alamo Drafthouse

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The Cutting Room Floor: Minion Culture Reference

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Ep 170 - Hit Man, Hunger Games sequel announcement, and a new Wallace and Gromit film

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Ep 169 - Furiosa, Knives Out 3 casting, and PIXAR layoffs

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Ep 168 - Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, streaming bundles, and Roger Corman's legacy

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Ep 167 - The Fall Guy and Paramount CEO steps down

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Ep 166 - Monkey Man

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Ep 165 - Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire

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Ep 164 - Road House (2024) and remembering M. Emmet Walsh

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Ep 163 - Road House (1989) and The Acolyte trailer

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Ep 162 - Edge of Tomorrow, Edge of Tomorrow, and Edge of Tomorrow

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Ep 161 - Dune: Part Two, Andor 4K release, and remembering David Bordwell

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Ep 160 - Tenet, Sam Mendes' four Beatles biopics, and Star Wars Battlefront remasters

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Ep 159 - The Bad Batch season 2, Fantastic 4 casting, and Xbox games break exclusivity

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Ep 158 - Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Predator movie announcement, and new Oscars category

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Ep 157 - Argylle, new Kojima game, and remembering Carl Weathers

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Ep 156 - Romancing the Stone

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Ep 155 - The Beekeeper, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle gameplay, and remembering Norman Jewison

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Ep 154 - Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Tom Cruise/Warner Bros deal, and The Mandalorian movie

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Ep 153 - Aquaman, Prime Video to show ads, and Mickey enters the public domain

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Ep 152 - Wonka, surprise God of War DLC, and remembering Andre Braugher

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Ep 151 - Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Furiosa trailer, and remembering Norman Lear

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Ep 150 - The Godzilla-thon Special (w/ special guest Alex!)

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Ep 149 - Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, The Abyss and True Lies on 4K, and Coyote vs. Acme lives

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Ep 148 - Killers of the Flower Moon, SAG Strike resolution, and Zelda live action movie announed

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Ep 147 - Spider-Man PS4, Remembering Matthew Perry, and a SAG-AFTRA strike update

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Ep 146 - Ahsoka full season, PS5 Slim, and SAG-AFTRA strike update

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Ep 145 - The Creator, WGA strike ending, and RIP Michael Gambon

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Ep 144 - A Haunting in Venice, Disney+/Hulu price hike, and strike updates

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Ep 143 - Murder on the Orient Express, Death on the Nile, and RIP Jimmy Buffett

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Ep 142 - Ahsoka Eps 1 & 2, strike update, and Disney+ 4k disks announcement

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Ep 141 - Last Voyage of Demeter, strike update, and Dracula's history on film

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Ep 140 - Meg 2: The Trench, Disney+ password crackdown, and the passing of William Friedkin

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Ep 139 - The Meg, studios push for A.I., and remembering Paul Reubens

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Ep 138 - The Barbenheimer Double Feature, empty WandaVision steelbook, and strike updates

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Ep 137 - Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part I and the SAG-AFTRA strike

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Ep 136 - Mission: Impossible 1-6 and Crater removed from Disney+

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Ep 135 - Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Superman: Legacy casting, and RIP Alan Arkin

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Ep 134 - Last Crusade & Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (w/ Sean Till Dusk!)

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Ep 133 - Raiders of the Lost Ark, Temple of Doom, and Star Wars: Outlaws (w/ Sean Till Dusk!)

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Ep 132 - The Rematch of the Streaming Services and Disney censors The French Connection

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Ep 130 - Into the Spider-Verse, MGS3 remake, and Netflix account share crackdown

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Ep 131 - Across the Spider-Verse and The Rock gets a Fast Saga solo film

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Ep 129 - Fast X, Disney Plus and Hulu pull original content, and Star Wars Hotel shuts down

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Ep 128 - The Quarter Mile Mini Marathon Special

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Ep 127 - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 and the 2023 Writers Strike

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Ep 126 - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 1 & 2 and National Treasure series canceled

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Ep 125 - Jedi: Fallen Order, Mandalorian Season 3 Finale, and The Last Ronin (w/ Rocky Karri!)

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Ep 124 - The Evil Dead Trilogy, The Marvels trailer, and Star Wars Celebration 2023

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Ep 123 - The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again

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Ep 122 - Dungeons and Dragons: Honors Among Thieves, Mandalorian S3E5, and E3 cancellation

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Ep 121 - John Wick Chapters 1-3, Mandalorian S3E4, and Arrested Development staying on Netflix

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Ep 120 - HBO's The Last of Us, James Gunn to direct Superman, and The Oscars wrap up

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Ep 119 - Mandalorian Season 3 Premiere, RIP Tom Sizemore, and where is Jar Jar now?

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Ep 118 - Antman 1 & 2, Gorillaz movie canceled, and RIP Richard Belzer

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Ep 117 - National Treasure: Edge of History, Fast X trailer, and massive Disney layoffs

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Ep 116 - National Treasure 1 & 2, new DC slate, and Paramount+ pulls content

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Ep 115 - The Banshees of Inisherin, a new Wallace and Gromit film, and Oscar nominations

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Ep 114 - The Last of Us and the Netflix 2023 release calendar

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Ep 113 - Glass Onion, HBO Max price increase, and Titane

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Ep 112 - Avatar: The Way of Water, God of War series announcement, and Indiana Jones 5 trailer

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Ep 111 - Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, RIP Kevin Conroy, and Andor eps 10 & 11

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Ep 110 - God of War(2018), Westworld cancellation, and PSVR 2 news

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Ep 109 - High Republic: Fallen Star, Andor ep 9, and James Gunn named head of DC (w/ Rocky Karri!)

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Ep 108 - Black Adam, Harrison Ford joins the MCU, and Henry Cavill returns to DC

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Ep 107 - Halloween Ends, Andor Ep 6, and RIP Angela Lansbury

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Ep 106 - Andor Eps 4 & 5, Super Mario Bros Movie Trailer, and Community Movie Confirmation

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Ep 105 - In Bruges and The Last of Us Series Trailer

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Ep 104 - Andor Eps 1-3, GTA 6 Leak, and Ted Lasso in FIFA

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Ep 103 - Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Secret Invasion trailer, and Magic Mike 3 news

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Ep 102 - Prey, Disney live action remakes, and more out of D23

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Ep 101 - Nope, Taylor Swift Album Announcement, and Warner Bros Update

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Ep 100 - The Vin Diesel All Gas Marathon Special

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The Cutting Room Floor: Remembering Hobbs & Shaw

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Ep 99 - The Boys Season 3, MCU SDCC recap, and Godzilla series news

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Ep 98 - John Carpenter's Elvis, Neve Campbell returns to Scream, and RIP James Caan

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Ep 97 - Obi-Wan Kenobi, Spy Kids reboot, and John Williams retires

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Ep 96 - Top Gun: Maverick, Joker 2 news, and Game of Thrones Jon Snow series

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Ep 95 - Doctor Strange 2, Alex Garland's Men, and a return to normalcy

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The Cutting Room Floor: What is Chris Pratt's Voice?

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The Cutting Room Floor: Solving Cinema

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Ep 94 - The Northman, Fast X loses Justin Lin, and Thor 4 trailer

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Ep 93 - The Batman, Kingdom Hearts 4 Announcement, and Brie Larson joins Fast X

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Ep 92 - West Side Story (2021) and Amazon acquires MGM

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Ep 91 - The King's Man, Disney LGBT controversy, and Obi-Wan Kenobi trailer

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Ep 90 - Kingsman: The Secret Service & The Golden Circle, and the Oscars cut categories

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Ep 89 - Uncharted 3 and 4, Dr Strange 2 trailer, and Nope trailer

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Ep 88 - Uncharted 1 and 2, Oscar nominees, and the return of Wii Sports

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Ep 87 - Apple Dumpling Gang, Sony buys Bungie, and Wreckfest

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Ep 86 - The High Republic books 1 & 2, Microsoft buys Activision, and LEGO Star Wars release date

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Ep 85 - The Book of Boba Fett eps. 1-3

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Ep 84 - Spider-Man: No Way Home, PS+ and PS Now merger, and Hawkeye eps 3 & 4

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Ep 82 - Red (Taylor's Version) and No Way Home trailer (w/ Grace and Maverick!)

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Ep 81 - The Rocketeer (revisited), IMAX options on Disney+, and the Obi-Wan Kenobi first look

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Ep 80 - The Harder They Fall, Black Panther 2 production shut down, and Wicked casting

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Ep 79 - Last Night in Soho, Lightyear trailer, and Brendan Fraser joins Batgirl

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Ep 78 - Dune (2021) and the Uncharted movie trailer

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Ep 77 - Halloween Kills and Will Poulter is Adam Warlock

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Ep 76 - No Time To Die, House of the Dragon trailer, and Sora joins Smash Bros.

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Ep 75 - Skyfall and Spectre

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Ep 74 - Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, and Chris Pratt is Mario

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Ep 73 - Malignant, Hawkeye trailer, and Halloween Kills release date news

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Ep 72 - The PlayStation Showcase 2021, Matrix Resurrections trailer, and another Venom 2 date change

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Ep 71 - Only Murders in the Building, Red Notice trailer, and Rocketeer 2 announcement

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Ep 70 - F9: The Fast Saga, Black Canary movie announcement, and Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer

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Ep 69 - Marvel What If? eps 1&2, Ironheart casting, and Star Wars Visions trailer (w/ Rocky Karri!)

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Ep 68 - The Bad Batch season 1 finale, Venom 2 delayed, and Clancy Brown boards John Wick 4

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Ep 67 - THE Suicide Squad (2021), Chronicle 2 in development, and the Brendan Fraser comeback

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Ep 66 - Suicide Squad (2016), Arthur canceled, and Scarlett Johansson Disney lawsuit

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Ep 65 - A Quiet Place Part II, Jordan Peele's Nope, and Michaela Coel joins Black Panther 2

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Ep 64 - Loki Season 1 Finale, Antonio Banderas joins Indiana Jones 5, and the new Valve Steam Deck

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Ep 63 - Loki eps 3-5, Fast and Furious spin-off, and the OLED Nintendo Switch

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Ep 62 - The Fast & the Furious Saga Marathon Special

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Ep 61 - In the Heights, E3 recap, and Loki episode 2

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Ep 60 - Loki Premiere, Battlefield 2042 announcement, and John Wick 4 casting news

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Ep 59 - Conjuring: Devil Made Me Do It, Billie Eilish's Lost Cause, and Issa Rae is Spider-Woman

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Ep 58 - The Conjuring 1 & 2, Wonka Casting News, and The Eternals Trailer

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Ep 57 - A Quiet Place, Knives Out 2 casting, and the Snake Eyes trailer

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Ep 56 - The Mitchells vs the Machines, Knives Out 2 casting, and Venom 2 trailer

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Ep 55 - Bad Batch Premiere and Ep 2, Marvel Phase 4 news, and Stranger Things 4 trailer

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Ep 54 - Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003), Oscar reactions, and Captain America 4 news

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Ep 53 - Falcon and the Winter Soldier finale, Mortal Kombat, and Shang-Chi trailer

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Ep 52 - Firefly, Indiana Jones 5 casting, and the return of Cartoon Cartoons

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Ep 51 - Fearless (Taylor's Version), Loki trailer, and a new Netflix+Sony deal (w/ Claire Strother!)

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Ep 50 - Godzilla vs Kong, Star Wars Kenobi series cast, and Netflix developing Knives Out sequels

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Ep 49 - The Last Blockbuster, Playstation store closing, and The Suicide Squad trailer

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Ep 48 - Zack Snyder's Justice League, Falcon and the Winter Soldier premiere, and Oscar nominations

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Ep 47 - Kong: Skull Island, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, and Them trailer

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Ep 46 - Coming 2 America, WandaVision series finale, and Space Jam 2 stills

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Ep 45 - Coming to America, Luca trailer, and DC movie announcements

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Ep 44 - The Muppet Show, Cruella trailer, and Nintendo Direct highlights

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Ep 43 - Judas and the Black Messiah, HBO's Last of Us casting, and Gina Carano fired

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Ep 42 - Scott Pilgrim: The Game, Wakanda Disney Plus series, and Wicked movie announcement

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Ep 41 - Battle of the Streaming Services, Harry Potter HBO series, and Godzilla vs Kong trailer

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Ep 40 - One Night In Miami, Willy Wonka origin movie, and The Muppet Show comes to Disney+

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Ep. 39 - WandaVision Premiere, LucasFilm Games, and the Netflix movie avalanche

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Ep 38 - We Can Be Heroes, Official Moon Knight Casting, and the end of Caillou (w/ Diego Roman!)

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Ep 37 - PIXAR's Soul, The Great Gatsby enters Public Domain, and Disney's copyright influence

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Ep 36 - Wonder Woman 1984, new Firefly comics, and Minari Golden Globes backlash

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Ep 35 - Christmas Specials Special 2, The Mandalorian Finale, and Boba Fett spin-off series

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Ep 34 - The Disney News Dump: Star Wars, Marvel, Pixar, and more!

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Ep 33 - Mulan (2020), Mank, and Warner Bros movies go to HBOMax

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Ep 32 - Citizen Kane, The Mandalorian character reveal, and a new 007 video game

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Ep 31 - Lego Star Wars Holiday Special, Playstation 5 review, and Wonder Woman 1984 coming to HBO

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Ep 30 - The Boys Season 2, WandaVision release date, and Xbox launch

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Ep 29 - The Boys Season 1, Tenet streaming details, and Disney film delays

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Ep 28 - Mandalorian season two premiere, Oscar Isaac is Moon Knight, and 007 coming to streaming?

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Ep 27 - Halloween Specials Special 2: Electric BOO-galoo

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Ep 26 - Overlord, Furiosa prequel confirmed, and Dexter revival

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Ep 25 - Little Shop of Horrors, PIXAR's Soul coming to Disney+, and Kingpin joining MCU Spider-Man?

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Ep 24 - The Invisible Man, 007 No Time to Die delayed, and Jaime Foxx's Electro joins the MCU

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Ep 23 - Birds of Prey: Harley Quinn, Wandavision trailer, and Microsoft buys Bethesda

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Ep 22 - Infinity Train, Playstation 5 price reveal, and The Mandalorian season two trailer

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Ep 21 - Bill and Ted trilogy, the Dune trailer, and Xbox Series X price reveal

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Ep 20 - Mulan (1998), Star Wars video game trailers, and Chadwick Boseman

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Ep 19 - The Good Place Series Finale, F9: The Fast Saga Trailer, and Owen Wilson joins Loki

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Ep 18 - Rango, the Mean Girls Musical Movie, and Netflix Criterion Releases

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Ep 17 - National Treasure 3 Confirmed, Thor 4 casting, and the Morbius trailer

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Ep 16 - Disney+ Vault Pick: The Rocketeer, The Mandalorian finale, and A Quiet Place Part II trailer

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Ep 15 - Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker, Tenet's IMAX prologue trailer, and our 2019 Finale

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Ep 14 - The Christmas Specials Special, Ghostbusters: Afterlife trailer, and Wonder Woman 84 trailer

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Ep 13 - Rankin & Bass Cinematic Universe, 007's No Time to Die trailer, and Black Widow trailer

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Ep 12 - Knives Out, The King's Man Delay, and More Batman Casting

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Ep 11 - Clue, National Treasure 3 Rumors, and The Good Place's Fall Finale

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Ep 10 - Disney+, The Mandalorian, and the Nickelodeon/Netflix Deal

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Ep 9 - Who Framed Roger Rabbit, First Look at a New Scooby-Doo Movie, and Parasite

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Ep 8 - Terminator: Dark Fate, Into the Spider-Verse 2 Announcement, and Apple TV+

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Ep 7 - PCR Halloween Specials Special Spooktacular

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Ep 6 - Terminator 1 & 2, Pirates of the Carribean reboot, and Paul Dano is The Riddler

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Ep 5 - Ghostbusters, Tim Allen, and James Cameron's Underwater Kingdom

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Ep 4 - Coco, Playstation 5, and Pixar's Onward trailer

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Ep 3 - Joker, Inspector Gadget Reboot, and The Good Place

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Ep 2 - Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, The Good Place, and Spider-Man is Back

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Ep 1 - The Emmys, Ad Astra, and Star Wars News