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The Cinema Rag: Movies & Celebrity Gossip — 206 episodes

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Is Rami Malek The Most Overrated Oscar Winner Of All Time?!

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#153: Top 5 Best & WORST Singers-Turned-Actors w/ May

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#202: 3 Tropes Found In ALL ROMANTIC COMEDIES That Harm Both Sexes

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#201: Sexy Saturday #36: 80s Phoebe Cates (& Retrospective)

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#200: Movies I Love #12: 2013’s “American Hustle” w/ Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, & Jennifer Lawrence

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#199: Which Of These 9 Hollywood Men Are The Father Of “Mad Men’s” January Jones’ Child?!

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#199: Bradley Cooper vs. Ryan Gosling: Who Would You Rather Be? w/ May

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#198: Cheating Scandal #9: Jude Law Cheats On Sienna Miller, Then SHE Is The Mistress 3 Years Later w/ Married Actor!

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#197: The REAL STORY Behind The Demise Of Hugh Jackman’s 27-Year Marriage To Woman 13 Years His Senior!

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#196: Sexy Saturday #35: Early 2010s Karen Gillan (& Retrospective)

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#195: Why Director, Kevin Smith, Is A Stunted, Poor Man’s Richard Linkletter

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#194: A Jeremy Renner Retrospective: Always The Bridesmaid…Never The Bride

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#193: Top 10 Most Handsome Actors Since 1980 (#1-#5) w/ May

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#192: Is _____ The Best Movie Year Of The Last 50 Years? Part 2… 1984

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#191: Sexy Saturday #34: Early 2010s Ellie Kemper (& Retrospective)

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#190: Would It Be Bad If Hollywood NEVER Returned w/ New Content? I Don’t Think So.

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#189: The REAL Reason Joe Jonas Is Divorcing Sophie Turner (Aside From The Fact She Is A Bad Actress)

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#188: Top 10 Most Handsome Actors Since 1980 (#6-10) w/ May

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#187: Did Rachel McAdams Passing On “Devil Wears Prada” “Iron Man” Undermine Her Career? (Retrospective)

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#186: Sexy Saturday #33: Mid 2000s Diane Kruger (& Retrospective)

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#185: Cheating Scandal #8: Billy Crudup Dumps 7-Month Pregnant, Mary Louise Parker, For Claire Danes

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#184: Why Doesn’t Hunky “True Blood” Alexander Skarsgard Have A Better Career?

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#183: Jennifer Lawrence vs. Emma Stone: Whose Life Would You Rather Have? w/ May

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#182: Revisiting The Academy Awards #6: 2004 Oscars

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#181: Sexy Saturday #32: Gabriella Wilde (& Retrospective)

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#180: Michael B. Jordan Retrospective…”Creed 3″ & “The Fabelmans” Reviews

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#179: A Will Ferrell Retrospective: A Genius w/ So Many Duds

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#178: Have These 25 Actors Passed Their Prime? Part 3 w/ May

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#177: Michael Fassbender: The Greatest Euro Actor Under 50 (Retrospective)

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#176: The TRUE Low-Down On Britney Spears Cheating & Beating Her Husband & Subsequent Divorce!

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#175: Sexy Saturday #31: Early 2010s Rose Byrne (& Retrospective)

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#174: Dad Corner #2: “Little Mermaid” “Breakfast Club” & More!

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#173: A Jonah Hill Retrospective: Insufferable Comic Or Gifted, Underrated Dramatic Actor?

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#172: Harrison Ford vs. Liam Neeson: Who Would You Rather Be? w/ May

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#171: Can We PLEASE Stop Stating That Wes Anderson Movies Are Good! (Plus Review Of His “Asteroid City”)

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#170: Sexy Saturday #30: Late 2000s Alison Brie (& Retrospective)

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#169: The REAL Reason Why Ashley Judd’s Career Vanished (& Retrospective)

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#168: Cheating Scandal #7: Married Ewan McGregor Has An Affair w/ Mary Elizabeth Winstead

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#167: Top 10 Most Beautiful Actresses In The Last 40 Years #1-5 w/ May

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#166: Emperor Has No Clothes #14: Seth Rogen Has NO TALENT

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#165: Sexy Saturday #28: Margaret Qualley (& Retrospective)

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#164: A Hugh Grant Retrospective

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#163: A Review Of Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie,” A Cultural Marxist Wonderland

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#162: Top 10 Most Beautiful Actresses Of The Last 40 Years, #6-10 w/ May

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#161: Movies I Love #10: 2008 “Tropic Thunder” w/ Ben Stiller

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#160: A Kevin Spacey Retrospective…On The Heels Of His Acquittal. Is He Back?!

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#159: Sexy Saturday #27: 80s & 90s Diane Lane (& Retrospective)

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#158: Why DiCaprio Could End Up In His 60s Like Either Fat Brando Or Disheveled Addled Johnny Depp

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#157: How Marc Ruffalo Went From Indie Darling To Marvel Sell-Out

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#156: Top 10 “Movies Everyone Loves, That Are Horribly Bad” #1-5 w/ May

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#155: Is _____ The Best Movie Year Of The Last 50 Years? Part 1: 1999

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#154: Sex Saturday #27: Early 2010’s Emily Browning (& Retrospective)

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#153: Cosmic Forces Align Perfectly! Gerwig’s “Barbie” vs. Nolan’s “Oppenheimer”

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#152: Why Joaquin Phoenix Is The GREATEST Working Actor/Actress Today

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#151: Top 10 “Movies Everyone Loves, That Are Horribly Bad” #6-#10 w/ May

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#150: Movies I Love #8: “500 Days Of Summer” w/ Zoey Deschanel

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#149: Why Hollywood HATES The Success Of “Sound Of Freedom” & Why We Should All Support The Movie

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#148: Sexy Saturday #26: Early 2010s Rebecca Ferguson (& Retrospective)

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#147: Hollywood Narcissism FULLY Revealed As Actors Join Writers On Strike. Hollywood, Just Go Away Forever!

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#146: TV Shows I Love #2: Palladino Shows “Gilmore Girls” & “Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”

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#145: Reaction To “Wonka” “Napoleon” & “Joy Ride” Trailers

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#144: Movies I Love #7: “Whiplash” w/ Miles Teller & J.K. Simmons

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#143: Top 4 “Desert Island” Directors w/ May

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#142: Cheating Scandal #6: Kristen Stewart Cheats On Robert Pattison w/ Married Director

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#141: Sexy Saturday #25: Samara Weaving (& Retrospective)

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#140: Revisiting The Academy Awards #5: 2015 Oscars

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#139: “Dial Of Destiny” Review…The 5 “Indiana Jones” Movies Ranked!

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#138: Overrated Actors Over The Age Of 50, #1-#5 w/ May

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#137: Cheating Scandal #5: Billy Bob Thornton Cheats w/ Young Angelina Jolie Behind Fiancée’s Laura Dern’s Back!

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#136: Sexy Saturday #24: 2000s Jennifer Garner (& Retrospective)

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#136: Is This The End Of The Comic Book Movie Hegemony? Let’s Pray It Is!

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#135: Reboot IP Rankings! (Which Will Be Most Successful Out Of New Hunger Games, Blade & Gladiator?)

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#134: Top 10 Overrated Actors Over The Age Of 50, #6-#10 w/ May

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#133: Emperor Has No Clothes #13: Sydney Sweeney Has NO TALENT!

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#132: Sexy Saturday #23: Early 2000s Kate Beckinsale (& Retrospective)

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#131: Can Jennifer Lawrence Resurrect Her Career w/ R-rated comedy “No Hard Feelings?”

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#130: Dad Corner #1: The Apatow Movies & Sam Levinson’s “Euphoria” “The Idol”

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#129: Ben Stiller vs. Jim Carrey, Plus May’s Retort To E.E.A.A.O. Criticism

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#128: “Everything, Everywhere, All At Once:” The WORST Best Picture Winner In 40 Years!

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#127: Sexy Saturday #22: Late 00s Zoey Deschanel (& Retrospective)

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#126: Cheating Scandal #3: Kenneth Branagh Cheats On Emma Thompson w/ Helena Bonham Carter

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#125: Emperor Has No Clothes #12: Jason Bateman Has NO TALENT! (& Retrospective)

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#124: Are These 50 Well-Known Actors Passed Their Prime? Part 2 w/ May

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#123: Emperor Has No Clothes #11: Greg Kinnear Has NO TALENT

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#122: Sexy Saturday #21: “Outlander’s” Caitriona Balfe (& Retrospective)

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#121: Revisiting The Oscars #4: The 1988 Oscars

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#120: Emperor Has No Clothes #10: Kristen Stewart Has NO TALENT! (& Retrospective)

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#119: Are These 50 Well-Known Actors Passed Their Prime? w/ May

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#118: The REAL Reason Why Natalie Portman’s Husband Cheated On Her!

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#117: Sexy Saturday #20: 2000s Isla Fisher (& Retrospective)

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#116: Revisiting The Academy Awards #3: The 1998 Oscars

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#115: The Real Reason Why “The Little Mermaid” Tanked & Jack Black Retrospective

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#114: Quentin Tarantino vs. Christopher Nolan: Who Is Better? w/ May

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#113: Movies I Love #6: 2018s “Game Night” w/ Jason Bateman & Rachel McAdams

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#112: Sexy Saturday #19: Early 2000s Rachel Weisz (& Retrospective)

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#111: What Happened To Russell Crowe! He’s Aged Like “Rancid Wine!”

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#110: Ranking The “4 Chrises” (Hemsworth, Pratt, Pine, & Evans)

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#109: Anne Hathaway vs. Scarlett Johannson: Who Would You Rather Be? w/ May

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#108: Emperor Has No Clothes #9: Paul Rudd Has NO TALENT! (& Retrospective)

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#107: Sexy Saturday #18: 1990s Jennifer Connelly (& Retrospective)

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#106: Why Affleck/Damon’s Nike “Air” Movie So Disappointed Me & Why “Bennifer” Marriage Is In Peril

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#105: Trash Dating Trash: Timothee Chalamet Is Dating Kylie Jenner

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#104: Top 5 “Whose Had Best Career 1993-2023?” w/ May

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#103: Keanu Reeves Retrospective: The True “Mandalorian”

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#102: Sexy Saturday #17: 1990s Gabrielle Anwar (& Retrospective)

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#101: Is Damian Chazelle’s “Babylon” A Masterpiece Or Bloated Narcissistic Self-Indulgent Mess?

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#100: Why Tom Hanks Could NEVER Be Considered One Of Best Actors Of Last 50 Years

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#99: Top 5 Worst 2010s Academy Award Winners w/ May

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#98: Cheating Scandal #2: Married Meg Ryan Has A Torrid Affair w/ Russell Crowe!

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#97: Sexy Saturday #16: 90s Heather Graham (& Retrospective)

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#96: Gwyneth Paltrow Spills The Dirt On Ex’s Ben Affleck & Brad Pitt’s Sexual Prowess & Reveals Who She Thinks Is The Better Actor!

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#95: The “Dirt” On Kevin Costner’s (Much Younger Model/Trophy) 2nd Wife Divorcing Him

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#94: Kevin Costner vs. Mel Gibson: Who Would You Rather Be? w/ May

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#93: List Of Top 20 Actors That People Would Be Driven To Go To Theaters Reveals So Much What Is Wrong With Industry

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#92: Sex Saturday #15: Late 2000s Marion Cotillard (& Retrospective)

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#91: Gerard Butler, An A-List Movie Star…For B-Level Movies

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#90: The 2 Types of Male Actors: The “Chameleons” vs. “Those Who Act Like Themselves”

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#89: Top 5 Hollywood Couples We Would LOVE To See End Up Together w/ May

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#88: The Emperor Has No Clothes #8: Matthew McConaughey HAS NO TALENT (& Retrospective)

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#87: Sexy Saturday #14: 80s Elisabeth Shue (& Retrospective)

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#86: Jamie Foxx Mysterious Illness, Cam Diaz Un-Retiring Then Re-Retiring: The Curse Of Netflix’s Rom-Com “Back In Action”

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#85: Emperor Has No Clothes #7: Gwyneth Paltrow HAS NO TALENT! (& Retrospective)

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#84: Nicole Kidman vs. Cate Blanchett: Who Would You Rather Be? w/ May

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#83: The Anxiety of Choice w/ Streaming Television. Make Less Shows!

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#82: Sexy Saturday #13: Elle Fanning (& Retrospective)

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#81: Lindsey Lohan’s List of 35 Celebrity Lovers She Had Before 25

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#80: Movies I Love #5: 2007’s “Music & Lyrics” w/ Hugh Grant & Drew Barrymore

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#79: Top 5 Most Egregious Best Actress Winners 1980-2010 w/ May

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#78: The REAL Reason Behind Taylor Swift/Joe Alwyn 6-Year Relationship Ending

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#77: Sexy Saturday #12: 2000s Eva Green (& Retrospective)

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#76: Emperor Has No Clothes #6: Jon Hamm Has NO TALENT! (& Retrospective)

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#75: Rising Marvel Star, Jonathan Majors, Assault Allegations Against Girlfriend Unpacked

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#74: Top 5 Most Egregious Best Actor Oscar Winners, 1980-2010 w/ May

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#73: TV Shows I Love #1: HBO’s “Succession”

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#72: Sexy Saturday #11: 2000s Rosamunde Pike (& Retrospective)

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#71: Shocking Details Regarding Reese Witherspoon’s 2nd Marriage Imploding!

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#70: Revisiting The Academy Awards #2: The 2003 Oscars

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#69: Leo DiCaprio vs. Christian Bale: Who Would You Rather Be? w/ May

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#68: How Gwyneth Paltrow’s Ski Accident Trial Is The Epitome Of Absurd Hollywood Narcissism

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#67: Sexy Saturday #10: 1990s Madeleine Stowe

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#66: Revisiting The Academy Awards #1: The 2013 Oscars

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#65: Nancy Meyers’ Netflix Rom-Com Debacle & Why Witherspoon/Kutcher Rom-Com Was DREADFUL!

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#64: Julia Roberts vs. Sandra Bullock: Who Would You Rather Be? w/ May

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#63: The Charm of “Daisy Jones & The Six” & The Overratedness of “Almost Famous”

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#62: Sexy Saturday #9: Early 2000s Naomi Watts (& Retrospective)

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#61: Oscars 2023: Even The Celebs Didn’t Want To Go!!

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#60: 4 Easy Ways To Fix Movie Award Shows (Oscars, SAGs, Golden Globes)

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#59: Top 5 Most Overrated Best Picture Winners, 1980-2010

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#58: Ana De Armas: Talented Actress Or One-Dimensional Sexpot?

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#57: Sexy Saturday #8: Mid-2010s Dakota Johnson (& Retrospective)

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#56: Emperor Has No Clothes #5: Aubrey Plaza Has NO TALENT! (& Retrospective)

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#55: Cheating Scandal #1: Julia Roberts Runs Away w/ Jason Patric 3 Days Before Wedding To Keifer Sutherland

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#54: Top 5 Worse “Nepo Babies” In Hollywood w/ May

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#53: Hollywood’s History Of Putting Aging Actresses “To The Pasture”

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#52: Sexy Saturday #7: Late 90s Renee Zellweger (& Retrospective)

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#51: Movies I Love #4: 2005’s Wedding Crashers

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#50: The Curious, Salacious Personal Life Of Owen Wilson

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#49: 10 Most Underrated Actors, Part 2 (#1-5) w/ May

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#48: Emperor Has No Clothes #4: Noah Centineo HAS NO TALENT! (& Retrospective)

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#47: Sexy Saturday #6: Mid 2000s Emmy Rossum (& Retrospective)

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#46: Why Amy Adams (Not Jessica Chastain) Is The Best American Actress Under 50

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#45: 9 Star Wars Movies Ranked!

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#44: 10 Most Underrated Actors Under 75, Part 1 (#6-10) w/ May

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#43: 6 Celebrities Who Own Sex Toy Companies

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#42: Sexy Saturday #5: Daisy Edgar-Jones

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#41: How The Need For Inclusivity Has Eroded The Prestige Of The Oscars

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#40: Affleck vs Damon Epilogue

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#39: Affleck vs. Damon: Who Would You Rather BE? w/ May

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#38: 5 Favorite Rom-Coms Of The Last 40 Years

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#37: “Magic Mike: Last Dance” Middle Age Women Fantasy…Channing Tatum Retrospective

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#36: Sexy Saturday #4: Early 2010s Blake Lively (& Retrospective)

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#35: Movies I Love #3: 2004’s “Team America: World Police”

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#34: Leo’s Dating History Of Never Dating Women Over 25

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#33: Tom Cruise Retrospective Part 3 2005-Present w/ May

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#32: How “Kindred Spirits” Anna Kendrick & Jessie Eisenberg Annoy The F Out Of Me!

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#31: Movies I Love #2: 1986’s “Aliens”

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#30: Sexy Saturday #3: Early 2000s Keira Knightley (& Retrospective)

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#29: 3 Male Actors That Will Become Household Names In 2023

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#28: Why Adam Driver Is America’s Greatest Under 40 Actor

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#27: Tom Cruise Retrospective Part 2: 1990-2003 w/ May

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#26: Why Tom Cruise Should Learn From Colin Farrell’s Career Choices

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#25: 8 Most Anticipated Movies Of 2023

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#24: Sexy Saturday #2: Early 2010s Amanda Seyfried (& Retrospective)

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#23: Emperor Has No Clothes #3: J-Lo Has NO TALENT! (& Retrospective)

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#22: Movies I Love #1: 1997’s “Good Will Hunting”

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#21: Tom Cruise Retrospective Part 1: 1982-90 w/ May

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#20: Director, Actor, or Screenplay: Which Is The MOST Important?

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#19: Why Alec Baldwin Is So Viscerally Hated By 90% Of Americans

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#18: Sexy Saturday #1: The Girls From “Yellowstone” Universe

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#17: Emperor Has No Clothes #2: Rebel Wilson Has NO Talent (& Retrospective)

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#16: Britney Spears: A Cautionary Hollywood Story

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#15: Top 10 Most Overrated Actors/Actresses Under 50, Part 2 w/ May

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#14: 3 Ways Lorne Michaels Must Fix SNL!

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#13: Michelle Williams: Hollywood’s Only Actress Who Hasn’t “Sold Out”

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#12: How Studies Can Learn From Blumhouse, “M3GAN,” & The “Horror Profitability”

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#11: 5 Hollywood Marriages That WILL Succeed; 5 That Are DOOMED!

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#10: Emperor Has No Clothes #1: Pete Davidson Has NO Talent! (& Retrospective)

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#9: Top 10 Most Overrated Actors/Actresses Under 50, Part 1 w/ May

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#8: Why I Detest Comic Book Movie Franchises

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#7: Memo To Young Actresses: Model Your Career Like Margot Robbie’s

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#6: Where Are All The Under-40 Movie Stars?

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#5: How Movie Theaters Can Survive Post-Covid, Plus The Demise of Dramas & Comedies

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#4: Top 12 Celebrity Crushes Of The Last 25 Years!

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#3: Olivia Wilde: The Disingenuous, Cheating, Trainwreck Of A Director

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#2: 21st Century Brad Pitt Retrospective w/ May

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#1: 90s Brad Pitt Retrospective, Part 1 w/ May