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The Essential Cut — 54 episodes

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4 knives vs. 1

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The Thing about the Fly Is...

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Priscilla vs. Hedwig

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Popeye vs. JC Superstar
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Mouse or Metal?

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Because it's a bullshit question
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Dr. No vs. Live and Let Die
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2026's Essential Movies (so far)

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Superman III vs. Batman Forever
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Fatal Attraction vs. Basic Instinct

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Reality Bites vs. Garden State

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(Replay) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
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LA Confidential vs. The Departed

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Beetlejuice vs. The Addams Family

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Drive vs. Nightcrawler

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Close Encounters vs. Invasions of the Body Snatchers

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Ishtar vs. Waterworld
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Scream vs. Shaun of the Dead

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Tropic Thunder vs. Bowfinger

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Treasure of Sierra Madre vs. Sorcerer

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Boogie Nights vs. There Will Be Blood

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It's not Bon Voyage...
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There's No Place Like Wuthering Heights or The Wizard of the Grange

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Deadpool & Wolverine Weekend Pt. 2: The Depth of Disposable Culture

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Deadpool & Wolverine Weekend Pt. 1: MaXXXimum Daddy Issues

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Ghost Weekend Pt. 2: A Love Story?
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Ghost Weekend: Pt. 1: Mahoney Can't Buy Me Love

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The 2026 Oscar Special
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Catching Fire Weekend
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The Hunger Games Weekend

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Top Gun Weekend

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Bonus Episode: 2025 Favorites

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33

Christmas Special: It's a Wonderful Life & The Muppet Christmas Carol

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Twister vs. The Birdcage & Primal Fear (1996)
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Bonus Episode: The Haunted Mansion (2003)

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Saving Private Ryan vs. Armageddon & The Truman Show (1998)

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The Conjuring vs RIPD & Pacific Rim (2013)

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The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King vs. The Cooler & Something's Gotta Give (2003)

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Ghostbusters vs. Once Upon a Time in America & Gremlins (1984)

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Back to the Future vs. Lifeforce & Return to Oz (1985)

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2002's Headliner: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

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Spirited Away (2002)

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8 Mile (2002)

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2016's Headliner: Captain America: Civil War

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Keanu (2016)

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Green Room (2016)

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Bonus Episode: Superman (2025)

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1989's Headliner: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

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Road House (1989)

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Field of Dreams (1989)

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Rollerball (1975)

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Love and Death (1975)

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1975's Headliner: JAWS

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