Join world-renowned classicist Mary Beard and Guardian chief culture writer Charlotte Higgins for Instant Classics — the weekly podcast that proves ancient history is still relevant. Ancient stories, modern twists… and no degree in Classics required. Become a Member of the Instant Classics Book Club here: https://instantclassics.supportingcast.fm/
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Mixed Martial Arts news and opinions. Reactions to breaking news in the UFC.
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If you love Jeeps and off-road adventures, this is the podcast for you! Join the experts at SFJ4x4 as they share decades of experience with all things Jeep. From in-depth discussions on Jeep builds and restorations to honest reviews of top-tier products, you'll get insights rooted in real-world application—not sponsorships. Every product we discuss has been tested in the field, so you know it's the real deal. Support us here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1908130/support Tune in for engaging co ...
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History is built by people like you, and Past Lives is here to bring their stories to life. Every week, we’ll focus on the lived experiences of real people in the past, from the Stone Age to the near-present. Peasants, laborers, artisans, merchants, soldiers, and the enslaved are far too often overlooked in favor of kings, generals, and politicians; not here. On Past Lives, we keep the focus where it belongs: on the real people who populate our shared past. By understanding them, we can stri ...
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A podcast for all ancient history fans! The Ancients is dedicated to discussing our distant past. Featuring interviews with historians and archaeologists, each episode covers a specific theme from antiquity. From Neolithic Britain to the Fall of Rome. Hosted by Tristan Hughes. New episodes every Sunday and Thursday. From History Hit, the world's best history channel and creators of award-winning podcasts Dan Snow's History Hit, Gone Medieval, and Betwixt the Sheets. Sign up to History Hit fo ...
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We're not experts, journalists, or even trained broadcasters (well ok, one of us is). Just a group of video game enthusiasts and friends with honest (and sometimes raunchy) talk about all things gaming. Every week our rotating panel chats about video game-related topics old and new, so no matter your console generation you’ll feel right at home. Press Start! Subscribe and listen on www.16bitgladiators.com.
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Take a deep dive into History’s biggest moments with Tom Holland & Dominic Sandbrook. Explore the stories of History’s most brutal rulers, deadly battles, and world-changing events. From the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, the Nazi conquest of Europe, and Hitler’s evil master plan for world domination, to the French Revolution, the sinking of the Titanic, or the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, Tom and Dominic bring the past to life with gripping storytelling and expert analysis, as th ...
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This podcast is about a famous gladiator fight between Spiculus and an unnamed slave. It interviews people who witnessed the fight and Spiculus himself.
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Podcasting all about the Caledonia Gladiators and British Basketball. Reviews and Interviews with current and past players as well as discussions on how the team are performing. Formely the Rocks On Podcast
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The Art of Manliness Podcast aims to deepen and improve every area of a man's life, from fitness and philosophy, to relationships and productivity. Engaging and edifying interviews with some of the world's most interesting doers and thinkers drop the fluff and filler to glean guests' very best, potentially life-changing, insights.
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GLADIATORS, READY! More than thirty years on from the first episode, everyone's favourite Gladiator Jet (aka Diane Youdale), journalist David Blackmore and producer Paul Noddings are turning back the clock to celebrate the glory days of the best Saturday night family show on British TV in the 1990s. Joined by special guests, they will be learning about the stories and characters who made Gladiators what it was, and their lives before, during and after the show.
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Hosted by C.Gee of "Homage Hip-Hop Poetry". The Concrete Gladiator podcast is a look at his journey in Eskate and life. With everything from interviews with owners and brand ambassadors to first time skater reviews. Life is real and so is our way of life. Stay connected to the concrete in your life.
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A podcast about table-top RPGs from back in the day and today.
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Football star Aaron Hernandez went from the bright lights of the Super Bowl to a convicted murderer in a few years. The Boston Globe’s Spotlight Team, best known for its investigation of the sexual abuse scandal inside the Catholic Church, takes a hard look at the crisis facing football through the lens of Aaron Hernandez’s life and terrible crimes. From Wondery, the podcast team that brought you Dr. Death, Spotlight asks: Did a brain badly damaged by football contribute to Hernandez’s viole ...
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Comedian Jessica Fostekew and Olympic weightlifter Emily Campbell bring you the funniest, cleverest and most reverent TV-show side-podcast you’ve ever heard or seen. Each week they’ll look at the latest episode of Gladiators with a joyful but also analytical eye. Picking out their most awesome and dramatic moments of both comedy, competition and athleticism. They will also be joined by one of their many superstar friends from the world of comedy and sport to get their insight on the show, an ...
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Keep Dancing Podcast's sibling, covering all sorts of UK telly like Bake Off, Taskmaster, Gladiators and more!
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Time Team's Dr Helen Geake and Martyn Williams explore the world of archaeology. Featuring exclusive access to digs and interviews with experts to unearth the stories of the past. We bring you a podcast here every Tuesday, with one available to watch per month on our YouTube channel. Join our community of archaeology and history enthusiasts over on Patreon. Head to patreon.com/timeteamofficial to find out more.
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NASCAR’s 15-time Most Popular Driver and winner of two Daytona 500s, Dale Earnhardt Jr., hosts his very own podcast, The Dale Jr Download on Dirty Mo Media. Earnhardt raises the bar with unparalleled perspective, candid commentary, and fascinating, first-person insight into the life of a broadcaster, celebrated racer.
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Ever wondered when you'd snuff it in your favourite movie? Well, so have Tom and Doogie, a couple of average guys (albeit with magnificent beards). Tackling a different movie each week, they'll enlist the help of experts to help them answer the ultimate question: when would they die?
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The Inner Gladiator Podcast | Wisdom For Dudes on Dating, Relationships, and Lifestyle Design
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Introducing Wisdom For Dudes, The Official InnerGladiator.com Podcast! This podcast features interviews, discussions, and opinions on becoming a leader of men. Topics will include masculinity, health and nutrition, how to handle your emotions, and how to find your purpose in life.
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A podcast for fans of the Spartacus TV series on Starz. Hosted by Roberto Suarez and John Whitford.
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A movie club and podcast for people who love watching and talking about movies. Hosted by Cameron Jones, Jordan Jones, and Mark Nussle
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I'm Daniel Berrios. This is my journey to learn about the movies - the art form I adore - one review, interview, editorial at a time. Take care of yourselves. Take care of each other. Take care of the movies.
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Join Mike and Brian as they reevaluate the top films and Academy Awards nominees from 1999-2009 (plus a whole lot of bonuses), talk trivia and top fives, and address the big question: "Would you keep or kick the Academy's picks for Best Picture?" All that and more on Best Picture This -- where it's always Oscar season!
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Hosted by Dan "Nitro" Clark, former American Gladiator, NFL player, bestselling author, speaker, fitness fanatic and heart attack survivor. The goal of The Gladiator Way is to share inspiring stories from the most brilliant minds in health, fitness, entrepreneurship, psychology, entertainment and spirituality to help you Commit, Crush, Conquer and "Nitro Up" your life to unleash your best and most authentic self. You'll love Dan's easygoing, conversational style as he digs in deep with guest ...
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Its Sports & Comedy with Gambling tips! with Mikey Wilson, Former Detroit Fire Fighter now Comedian/Writer living in Atlanta & Andy St. Clair Comedian/Writer Living in Los Angeles ...we're sports junkies
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The History Extra podcast brings you gripping stories from the past and fascinating historical conversations with the world's leading historical experts. History Extra is a free history podcast, with episodes released six times a week. Subscribe now for the real stories behind your favourite films, TV shows and period dramas, as well as compelling insights into lesser-known aspects of the past. We delve into global history stories spanning the ancient world right up to the modern day. You’ll ...
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Ninth Age Podcast with your hosts Matt and Kev.
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Three friends who enjoy talking about movies - it started in college and is continuing through podcasting! We are by no means movie experts - this podcast is for your average joe movie watcher!
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A master feed for all of Bureau 42's audio podcast content.
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Welcome to Built Not Born! The story of EVERYDAY PEOPLE creating REMARKABLE LIVES. Each week we bring a REMARKABLE story of an ordinary person that overcame the odds, fought through adversity and impacted the lives of countless people in their community. Subscribe and see why life is BUILT NOT BORN.
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Steph and Conrad have a friend named Jonathan, who was once famous (for being on Road Rules) and will be again. They’ll make sure of it. A podcast about fame and misfortune.
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A discussion between two Christian nerds about the nerdiest stuff we can think of including, D&D, SCI-FI, the superhero genre, etc. We try to incorporate humor, imaginative storytelling and a good ole fashion ribbing to make the listening experience a whole lot of fun!
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The home for the Tyson on Sports podcast with host Tyson Whiting. This is also the home for Utah Grizzlies highlights.
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CineSmack is a podcast about films by filmmakers. We take similarly themed flicks and throw them into our ring to see which one walks out. Great, Good, Bad or Horrible no one is safe.
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Jelly Trumpet is the 'World's only comedy podcast about creativity.'Listen to the struggles of Jim, a struggling writer and Mr b, a musician, as they attempt to put a podcast together. Jelly Trumpet is full of tools and tips and really is a useful and insightful podcast about creativity. Give it a go eh?
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Anything and everything from the World of Martial Arts. MMA, Interviews... anything interesting
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Each week, Allen, Josef, and Jonathan discuss a comic book character (or team). Jonathan, a lifelong Marvel devotee, presents the character, their powers, and their history. Josef, who's only ever read one comic book and is significantly more grounded in reality, calls bull. And Allen, level headed voice of reason, mediates the mess. @MarvelMarveling
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37. Listener Request | GLADIATOR (2000) dir. Ridley Scott
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Ridley Scott's GLADIATOR is a film to be discussed with 'magnum opus' reverence, the epic story of one man's quest to obtain vengeance for the murders of his wife and son. Set in the era of the Roman Empire, Maximus' (Russell Crowe) fall from general to slave at the hands of the emperor Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix) sees him navigate a Rome in transit…
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KWP Xmas Gladiators: Leaning Into The Shtick
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AJ is joined by Asha, Mark and Martin to pick apart the festive celeb version of our favourite lycra-clad athletics-based show!Featuring:Viper’s Bedtime StoryA furry STD public information announcementGive Hammer a hot glue gun!Sam’s thirsty Gladiator collectionAJ’s report from Gladiators Live!Show Links:CBeebies Bedtime Stories https://www.bbc.co.…
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Crixus: Gladiators, the Spartacus Rebellion, and Resisting Slavery
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The Spartacus Rebellion is one of the most famous events in all of human history, told and retold time and again. But how and why did it happen, and who participated in it aside from Spartacus himself? Here we focus on Crixus, one of Spartacus's lieutenants, and what we can know about the life of an enslaved gladiator who had had enough. Become a m…
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Trey and Blaine look at the first of two back-to-back years with Russel Crowe films taking the top spot at the Academy Awards.
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Dirk’s Dossier – More Gladiator Chat and more
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Do you need a companion as you wash up after a big day of festivities? Here you go. What do YOU do with your left overs? Here at the GROGNARD files, we don’t like them going to waste. We like to splice them together to create a treat for Patreons. Given it is the season to be jolly, we are giving this edition Dirk’s Dossier in the main feed for you…
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Becoming Earnhardt 1980 Vol. 2 - Clash of the Iron Gladiators
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With the scene set, it’s off to the races in 1980. The NASCAR Cup Series heads out to Riverside, California, to begin the season, and sophomore Dale Earnhardt is hoping to improve his road course performance. He will, in fact, finish runner-up to Darrell Waltrip, who, after a narrow loss in the 1979 points race, is regarded as a championship favori…
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DWMOD -150 Bonus Episode Jim "Laser" Star Talks American Gladiator Docs
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Mikey sat down with Jim Starr After the dueling documentaries dropped simultaneously on #ESPN and #Netflix both had a completely different story to tell. Both documentaries are compared and explored through the eyes of a fan and a Gladiator on the inside#AmericanGladiators #documentaries #JimStarr #Laser #Gemini #Nitro #Turbo #Tower #Sky #ice #Lace…
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December 13, 2025 Atlanta Gladiators at Utah Grizzlies - Audio Highlights
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Audio highlights from the Utah Grizzlies 4-0 victory over the Atlanta Gladiators on December 13, 2025. Tyson Whiting had the call of the game on the Grizzlies Radio Network.By Tyson Whiting
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Life, Death and Gladiators in Roman London
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Recorded live in an actual Roman amphitheatre underneath the Guildhall Art Gallery in London, Mary and Charlotte uncover the (Roman) origins of one of the world’s great cities. London’s Roman amphitheatre may not be the Colosseum, but it’s thought it could hold up to 7,000 spectators, which is not nothing in the ancient world. London was founded so…
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69. THE OUTWATERS (2023) dir. Robbie Banfitch
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THE OUTWATERS is most easily described as 'sensory overload,' a found footage horror flick whose second half pummels with almost complete darkness, sans a single flashlight acting as an iris revealing fucked-up shit. The sound work shrieks, warbles, layers in multiple voices: a pulse-pounding array of noise that mimics what it's like to feel someon…
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68. TOP GUN: MAVERICK (2022) dir. Joseph Kosinski
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TOP GUN: MAVERICK sees Naval Captain Pete "Maverick" Mitchell (Tom Cruise) doing what Tom Cruise (character/actor interchangeable) does best: testing human limitations beyond all absurdity. In this case, he's gonna get in a jet and go fwoosh faster than any motherfucker who's ever fwooshed before. But this time, he's gonna train others to do the sa…
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67. INFINITY POOL (2023) dir. Brandon Cronenberg
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INFINITY POOL is what happens when Brandon Cronenberg turns HOTEL CALIFORNIA into A CLOCKWORK ORANGE. Married couple James & Em Foster (Alexander Skarsgard & Cleopatra Coleman) travels to a luxury island resort, becomes friendly with another couple, Gabi & Alban Bauer (Mia Goth & Jalil Lespert) who invite them to spicy off-resort adventures, and as…
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LANDLOCKEDtells the story of Mason (Mason Owens) returning to his childhood home, a year after his father's death, to claim any items of value before the house's demolition. He finds an old VHS camera, looks through the viewfinder and sees himself as a child playing in the room. There's no tape. Wherever Mason points, a memory plays, even events he…
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M3GAN takes the concept of the killer doll movie into the 21st Century, improving on plastic and AA batteries with ever-learning AI, a world-class wardrobe and a fuckton of sass. What starts out as an emotional therapy robot for recently orphaned Cady (Violet McGraw) turns horrific as M3GAN (Amie Donald & Jenna Davis) takes her directive to protect…
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Welcome back to another episode of "In Four Films," the segment where film lovers discuss the four movies that make them who they are! Today features an ever-occupied lady: Amanda Guarragi, editor-in-chief of Candid Cinema. She's also part of Geek Bomb, Cinemania World, The Suit Up Geeks, 1st Reviews - she's EVERYWHERE. Regaling me with stories of …
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63. The 2022 Movies That Stuck With Me
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It's one of my favorite times of the year, the moment where I reflect back on last year's movies that swirled around fondly in my brain and celebrate them! These are the 2022 movies that stuck with me, in alphabetical order.------------------------------AmbuLAnce dir. Michael BayThe Banshees of Inisherin dir. Martin McDonaghBardo: False Chronicle o…
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Welcome to Season 2 of The Movies! December 26, 2021 saw me publish the very first episode of this show, a review of George Clooney's THE TENDER BAR (which I still highly recommend). It's been a whole year and 60 episodes later. Jesus.This inaugural episode is a mix of thank-yous and what-to-expects, so hop in and let's kick this season off with a …
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Merry Christmas Eve and welcome back to "In Four Films," the segment where we learn about fellow film lovers through the four films that make them who they are. On today's episode, multi-hyphenate, historian, managing editor of Oscars Central and overall Renaissance woman Nicole Ackman comes onto The Movies to talk ANASTASIA, TITANIC, THE GREAT GAT…
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60. THE WHALE (2022) dir. Darren Aronofsky
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Darren Aronofsky's THE WHALE, adapted from Samuel L Hunter's play, by Hunter himself, shows a week in the life of Charlie (a magnificent Brendan Fraser), a reclusive English teacher who, during years of grieving his lost love, Alan, harms himself by overeating. Charlie's gained hundreds of pounds, requiring mobility devices to get around his apartm…
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59. WILDCAT (2022) dir. Trevor Frost & Melissa Lesh
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WILDCAT follows British veteran Harry Turner as he, suffering from chronic depression and PTSD, escapes all facets of his regular life and moves to a Peruvian section of the Amazon. There, he teams with American conservationist and ecologist Samantha Zwicker to help raise a baby ocelot. Sure, this documentary has cute, fuzzy cats, but what makes th…
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58. BARDO: FALSE CHRONICLE OF A HANDFUL OF TRUTHS (2022) dir. Alejandro González Iñárritu
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Silverio Gama (Daniel Gimenez Cacho) is a multi-hyphenate. Not only is he an acclaimed journalist and documentarian, he also finds himself caught between multiple identities. Is he a champion of Mexican culture, a shining example of national pride? Or is he an Americanized bridge between two countries, useful for political maneuvering? Is it more l…
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57. PINOCCHIO (2022) dir. Guillermo del Toro & Mark Gustafson
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Guillermo del Toro & Mark Gustafson's PINOCCHIO is not the Disney version. It's a meditation on damn near everything Del Toro's been talking about for decades: the virtues of disobedience in a corrupt society, the all-consuming, ceaseless effects of violence, the cyclical forging of sons through their fathers and fathers through their sons, the cel…
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56. SOMETHING FROM TIFFANY'S (2022) dir. Daryl Wein
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Romance and Christmas go together like hot chocolate and candy canes. What doesn't go together so well, in SOMETHING FROM TIFFANY'S, are car accidents and identical packaging, because those phenomena allow Rachel (Zoey Deutch) to receive a Tiffany's engagement ring (It's fucking huge) intended for Ethan's (Kendrick Sampson) girlfriend. Now, Ethan h…
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Maria Schrader's "She Said" recounts the New York Times investigation of Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein's myriad of abuses against women: sexual assault, rape, harassment, bullying and the NDA-equipped settlements used to legally silence the victims. Megan Twohey (Carey Mulligan) & Jody Kantor (Zoe Kazan) break the story, trying to persuade ex…
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54. A CHRISTMAS STORY CHRISTMAS (2022) dir. Clay Kaytis
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Ralphie's back in A CHRISTMAS STORY CHRISTMAS, the sequel to the 1983 classic! However, it's no longer Ralphie; it's Ralph (Peter Billingsley), grown-ass struggling writer, husband and father of two kids, Parker. Why's everybody named Parker out here struggling in the big city? Anyway, when Ralph learns of his father's death, he bears the additiona…
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Happy Thanksgiving! This episode fulfills a request made by my friend Matt (Twitter handle: @DarthRandal92), who's a MASSIVE Kevin Smith fan. He wanted me to cover 1994's CLERKS, but I didn't quite see that review alone as a fitting "thank you" for Matt's listenership and support over this year, so I watched/reviewed ALL FOURTEEN KEVIN SMITH FLICKS…
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52. BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER (2022) dir. Ryan Coogler
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A few years ago, I wrote, regarding their involvement in AVENGERS: ENDGAME, that the Russo Brothers had the most thankless, difficult job in Hollywood. I mean, putting a bow on a decade's worth of loosely connected movies with a library's worth of characters? Tough. But Ryan Coogler has BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER. Chadwick Boseman's death serve…
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Welcome to another segment of "In Four Films," the interview show where you learn about critics, writers and film-lovers through the four movies that make them...them! Today, Morgan Roberts (whose work can be found on Filmotomy, The Cherry Picks, In Their Own League) joins the show, talking all things Catholic and mumblecore. More specifically, her…
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50. THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN (2022) dir. Martin McDonagh
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THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN is a break-up story. Not of lovers, but of friends, which is even sadder, somehow? Especially with Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson as the leads. Maybe it's because these kinds of breakups aren't so common. Maybe it's because this doesn't occupy as much cultural real estate as romantic break-ups. I guess, then, that Marti…
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TÁR is titled after Lydia Tár (Cate Blanchett), world-famous composer and conductor, an icon in the Western classical music sphere. This story follows her fall from grace. It's less a "fall" and more of Tár circling the drain made from the slippery consequences of her fucked-up actions. On Twitter, I called it a "darkly comedic egomaniacal excursio…
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48. LIFE AFTER BETH (2014) dir. Jeff Baena
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LIFE AFTER BETH is about twenty-something Zach (Dane Dehaan), who discovers his recently deceased girlfriend Beth (Aubrey Plaza) has inexplicably resurrected, much to the nervous and understandably paranoid, though grateful, surprise of her parents (John C. Reilly and Molly Shannon). As the couple explore their second chance to say and do the thing…
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47. WE'RE ALL GOING TO THE WORLD'S FAIR (2022) dir. Jane Schoenbrun
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We're All Going to the World's Fair is a horror film written and directed by Jane Schoenbrun. In it, a teen girl named Casey (Anna Cobb in her film debut) shares her experience playing an online role-playing horror game called "The World's Fair Challenge." Others document the disturbing changes happening to their bodies as their games go on, and Ca…
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46. MY BEST FRIEND'S EXORCISM (2022) dir. Damon Thomas
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"My Best Friend's Exorcism," directed by Damon Thomas, based on the book by Grady Hendrix, is about two teen best friends, Gretchen (Amiah Miller) and Abby (Elsie Fisher), who are best friends doing their damnedest to survive high school in the 80s. That's hard enough, but after Gretchen is possessed by a demon? I don't even think Culture Club and …
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45. THE BLACK PHONE (2022) dir. Scott Derrickson
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THE BLACK PHONE, adapted from a Joe Hill short story, follows Finney (Mason Thames), a preteen boy attempting to escape the basement of his captor (Ethan Hawke), a child killer wearing a devil's mask. There's not much in the basement: a mattress, a toilet, a disconnected black phone on the wall. But one night, the phone rings, and who's on the othe…
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44. HELLRAISER (2022) dir. David Bruckner
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The horror remake train keeps chugging as David Bruckner takes a crack at Clive Barker's HELLRAISER! This version diverts from the 1987 film as it follows a woman (Odessa A'zion) who stumbles across a puzzle box while looting an eccentric (and sadistic) billionaire's secret stash. Little does she know that each step of solving the puzzle summons ex…
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Ti West's "X" is a special movie, man. It's got all the trappings of a '70s exploitation flick: big hair and bold makeup, chunky gore and a thick layer of grime. Simple premise - A crew rents out a farmhouse for a few days to shoot a porno. While they're there, the creepy owners get right to terrorizing everyone. But what makes "X" work is the "how…
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SMILE follows therapist Dr. Rose Cotter (Sosie Bacon) as she investigates an eerie curse. After witnessing one of her patients commit suicide, wearing a ghoulish grin as she did it, Rose is plagued by hallucinations, sightings of ghastly strangers wearing the exact same evil smile. Realizing she may be next to die, she recruits an ex-flame detectiv…
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41. Listener Request | SOUTHLAND TALES (2006) dir. Richard Kelly
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Leave it to Liam (follow him on Twitter @TheLiamGaughan) to recommend something wild, like nothing I've really ever seen before. Richard Kelly's SOUTHLAND TALES is a soup of genre in service of a satirical take on post 9-11 America and its increasingly (to a ludicrous degree) conservative outlook. It follows an amnesiac actor (Dwayne Johnson) hunti…
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BURIAL follows a group of Russian soldiers tasked, after WWII's end, to deliver a package to Moscow. This mission is of such importance that orders came directly from Stalin. So little people are allowed to know about this that the crew can't afford to fly or ride by train - no communication at all. Led by intelligence officer Brana (Charlotte Vega…
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Dan Trachtenberg's PREY takes place 300 years before 1987's PREDATOR, in a Comanche village where Naru (Amber Midthunder) uses her survival and tracking skills to stave off wild animals, French fur trappers and a gigantic murderous space monster (Dane DiLiegro). The monster's got infrared tech and a laser-guided cannon. She has an axe and a dog. Le…
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38. MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARIS (2022) dir. Anthony Fabian
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In MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARIS, Lesley Manville plays *Beanie Feldstein voice* the TITULAR ROLE, a exorbitantly generous (almost to a fault) cleaning lady living in 1950s London. After her soldier husband is reported killed in action, Mrs. Harris finds herself in a bit of a midlife crisis, wondering if the day-to-day of working for pittance followed …
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36. BODIES BODIES BODIES (2022) dir. Halina Reijn
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Bodies Bodies Bodies sees a group of 20-somethings (Rachel Sennott, Amandla Stenberg, Maria Bakalova, Chase Sui Wonders, Myha'la Herrold and Pete Davidson) and 40-something Greg (Lee Pace) party at one of their parents' mansions during a hurricane. While playing the game Bodies Bodies Bodies, in which the "murderer" stalks the rest of the group, ki…
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IN FOUR FILMS is a series where I bring on friends from the film-loving community to talk about the four movies that made them who they are. These don't have to be their favorites: They can have come at a formative time, have comforted in stressful years, taught them a new way to look at films. On this episode, I talk to critic Cassandra Hager abou…
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34. THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER (2022) dir. Taika Waititi
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Thor: Love and Thunder's is the MCU's first real Dad Movie™, an absurdly constructed yet delicious stew of '80s sci-fi, hard rock, goofball comedy, horror imagery by way of Roald Dahl and Tim Burton, beefcake-whirling action, fears regarding one's death and the loss of those loved, the practical and emotional responsibilities one has towards their …
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Jake Watchel's Karmalink is a futuristic vision of Cambodia built on changing global powers (hint: America ain't it), a growing wealth gap and bodily modifications that augment reality without the need for a headset. In the middle of all this lies Leng Heng (Leng Heng Prak), a 13-year-old Buddhist boy who dreams of his past lives - more specificall…
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32. THE RIGHTEOUS (2022) dir. Mark O'Brien
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The Righteous is a religious psychological thriller about a priest (Henry Czerny) who, after suffering an exorbitant loss, finds himself praying for God to punish him for his sins. Around this time, he welcomes an injured stranger (Mark O'Brien) into his home. The man knows little to nothing about how he was hurt or even why he was out by the pries…
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31. DAWN BREAKS BEHIND THE EYES (2022) dir. Kevin Kopacka
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Equal parts psychedelic and chilling, Kevin Kopacka's "Dawn Breaks Behind the Eyes" follows a couple, Margot (Luisa Taraz) and Dieter (Frederik von Luttichau), as they travel to a dilapidated castle in the forest, hoping to fix and flip it for a quick profit. However, the longer they stay in the house, the more they feel the presence of the house's…
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30. GOOD LUCK TO YOU, LEO GRANDE (2022) dir. Sophie Hyde
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I recorded this less than five minutes after learning the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. What follows are the earliest thoughts, blended in with the themes I admire from Sophie Hyde's new comedy, "Good Luck to You, Leo Grande." The plot follows Nancy (Emma Thompson), a recently widowed and retired schoolteacher who books sex worker Leo Grand…
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29. ETERNAL SPRING (2022) dir. Jason Loftus
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"Eternal Spring" is a stellar documentary, revisiting, on its 20th anniversary, the March 2002 hijacking of Chinese national TV in the city of Chungchun by Falun Gong practitioners. Falun Gong, a religion which spins off of Buddhist tradition, garnered a wealth of support in the '90s, and when its membership grew large, became a threat to the gover…
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"18 1/2," set in 1974, follows Connie (Willa Fitzgerald), a White House transcriber who stumbles onto the political unholy grail of the time: the missing audio (18-and-a-half minutes long) of President Richard Nixon discussing the Watergate Hotel break-in with one of his cohorts. What's on this tape that couldn't be released to the public? Connie n…
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