Best The Riff Raff Podcasts (2025)

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Alynda Segarra: The Poetic Journeys of Hurray for the Riff Raff 54:26

29d ago54:26

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Some musicians start with formal lessons and daily practice and some get hooked by picking up a washboard between hopping train cars across the country. Alynda Segarra is the latter type, and it led them to a new life dedicated to music and community in their adopted home of New Orleans. As the band Hurray for the Riff Raff, Segarra has been making…

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Ep. 1,452 - The new pope is an American / Steve Pinker on Harvard / Buy stocks now? 40:32

20m ago40:32

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This is an abbreviated version of The Michael Medved Show. To get the full program, plus premium content, become a subscriber at MedvedMedhead.com or go to MichaelMedved.com for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Michael Medved

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Take 166: Andor, Death of a Unicorn, & Jenna Ortega Catching Strays. 45:13

2h ago45:13

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🎙️ Mostly Film This week on Mostly Film, we’re back with another round of sharp opinions, movie news mayhem, and just enough chaos to keep it interesting. We kick things off with LIST IT or NIX IT, where we run through the freshest trailers and give our snap judgments: are they Letterboxd-worthy or going straight to the bin? This week’s lineup incl…

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Episode 179 Reviews for: Thunderbolts* -- The Surfer -- Rust 38:16

19h ago38:16

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Send us a text This week on the show! Be careful who you assemble in Marvel's Thunderbolts* Making waves can be a deadly business. Nicolas Cage stars in: The Surfer And finally Redemption isn’t given it's taken in: Rust **Help support the show by leaving a review on Apple podcast or Spotify! ** You can now listen to The Movie Wire on YouTube! Liste…

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Ep. 1,451 - Mutually assured destruction / Guest: Michael Rubin / Conclave 40:48

11h ago40:48

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This is an abbreviated version of The Michael Medved Show. To get the full program, plus premium content, become a subscriber at MedvedMedhead.com or go to MichaelMedved.com for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Michael Medved

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The Dilemma of Modern Parenting 49:58

23h ago49:58

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Being a parent today is full of stress, pressure and information overload. Experts offering advice are everywhere, and for some parents, the wealth of available resources can make it feel like failure and criticism is inevitable. How do you pick out what’s actually helpful in the limited time you have? This talk from the 2024 Aspen Ideas Festival f…

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Ep. 1,450 - Carney in the oval office / Pakistan vs. India 41:01

1d ago41:01

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This is an abbreviated version of The Michael Medved Show. To get the full program, plus premium content, become a subscriber at MedvedMedhead.com or go to MichaelMedved.com for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Michael Medved

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Hudson Westbrook 51:38

2d ago51:38

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Brought to you by our friends at Rock the Country festival, up-and-comer Hudson Westbrook stops by the podcast to talk about growing up in Texas and being inspired by the music of his home state and artists like Parker McCollum, moving to Nashville and chasing his own country music dreams, releasing his debut self-titled album last year, plans for …

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Ep. 1,449 - Due Process / Pence on the Constitution / Guest: Frank Bruni 40:43

3d ago40:43

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This is an abbreviated version of The Michael Medved Show. To get the full program, plus premium content, become a subscriber at MedvedMedhead.com or go to MichaelMedved.com for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Michael Medved

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Movie Review: Thunderbolts* 11:01

3d ago11:01

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Michael Medved reviews THUNDERBOLTS* Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Michael Medved

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Movie Review: The Trouble With Jessica 10:29

3d ago10:29

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Michael Medved reviews THE TROUBLE WITH JESSICA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Michael Medved

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Thunderbolts* | Havoc | CinemaJaw 699 1:10:39

3d ago1:10:39

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Reviewed: Thunderbolts*, Havoc Celebrating This Month: Natalie Portman It’s a bird! It’s a plane!! It’s… a couple of nobodies sucking up over an hour of your precious time… And I’m not talking about us; I’m talking about Marvel’s Thunderbolts! That’s right, Matt and Ryan got the screening for Thunderbolts* (the asterisk is essential, I swear) and o…

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Ep. 325 - Thunderbolts*, Another Simple Favor, The Surfer 1:23:12

3d ago1:23:12

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In this week's episode of The CineSnob Podcast, Cody is joined by Kiko, Jocelyn and our old pal Jerrod to pay tribute to San Antonio Spurs legendary coach Gregg Popovich. The team also has reviews of Thunderbolts*, Another Simple Favor, and The Surfer

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#116 Ethiopian Sons: An Evaluation of Values 49:54

5d ago49:54

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In this episode, Geoff and Katrina turn to a pair of tales from Ethiopia that illustrate how stories can talk about what we value without being overly didactic. They retell two stories stories come from Elizabeth Laird’s When the World Began: Stories Collected in Ethiopia. Katrina starts us off with "The Shield of Kindness," where three sons are te…

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Ep. 1,448 - Trump and Harvard 40:47

5d ago40:47

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This is an abbreviated version of The Michael Medved Show. To get the full program, plus premium content, become a subscriber at MedvedMedhead.com or go to MichaelMedved.com for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Michael Medved

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Thunderbolts*, Another Simple Favor, Rust, The Surfer, Salvable, Fear Below, A Desert, Pavements, Vulcanizadora 1:13:10

6d ago1:13:10

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Send us a text 2:30 Thunderbolts* 13:40 Another Simple Favor 20:51 Rust 29:55 The Surfer 36:20 Salvable 41:27 Fear Below 46:03 A Desert 51:46 Pavements 01:00:59 Vulcanizadora Apologies for the edits where I had to cut Mark's audio, we had a recording error that ruined a handful of sentences. I tried to edit around as much as possible.…

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Take 165: Vanilla Sky & Catch Me If You Can. Cruise Vs. DiCaprio: A Hollywood Legacy Pt. 5 52:58

6d ago52:58

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🎙️ Cruise vs. DiCaprio In this episode, we’re diving headfirst into two early-2000s classics and the powerhouse performances that defined them: Vanilla Sky (2001) starring Tom Cruise and Catch Me If You Can (2002) starring Leonardo DiCaprio. It’s Cruise vs. DiCaprio in a showdown of identity crises, dream logic, and con artistry—with both actors st…

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Ep. 1,447 - Mike Waltz out / Presidential approval ratings / Guest: Philip Bump 41:19

7d ago41:19

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This is an abbreviated version of The Michael Medved Show. To get the full program, plus premium content, become a subscriber at MedvedMedhead.com or go to MichaelMedved.com for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Michael Medved

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Without Just Cause: Political Prisoners and the Fight to Free Them 54:40

8d ago54:40

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Using the law to charge and imprison political opponents is a favorite tactic of dictators the world over. In an age of growing global authoritarianism, unscrupulous rulers are getting more strategic about their methods and sharing lessons learned. The fight to free political prisoners is one with moving goalposts for the human rights attorneys and…

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Episode 178 Reviews for: Until Dawn -- The Accountant 2 -- Havoc -- Freaky Tales 42:42

7d ago42:42

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Send us a text This week on the show! Every Night holds clue, every death brings you closer to the truth based on the popular video game comes: Until Dawn No Law only disorder in the Netflix original: Havoc He's back! The accountant that sees what others can't in: The Accountant 2 And finally Its movie catch up time in The Movie Wire Catch up with …

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Ep. 1,446 - Ingratiating Cabinet meeting / Trump's ABC interview 41:39

7d ago41:39

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This is an abbreviated version of The Michael Medved Show. To get the full program, plus premium content, become a subscriber at MedvedMedhead.com or go to MichaelMedved.com for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Michael Medved

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Take 164: Havok, Locked, Neighborhood Watch, & Revenge of Sith’s 20th! 46:54

9d ago46:54

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🎙️ This week on the pod, we dive into the freshest trailers in our LIST IT or NIX IT segment—where we give it to you straight: are these upcoming releases worthy of a coveted spot on our Letterboxd watchlists, or are we hitting the eject button? From the surreal stitching of Sew Torn to the wild desert chaos of Predator: Badlands and the return of …

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Ep. 1,445 - John Kasich: Heaven Help Us 41:23

8d ago41:23

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This is an abbreviated version of The Michael Medved Show. To get the full program, plus premium content, become a subscriber at MedvedMedhead.com or go to MichaelMedved.com for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Michael Medved

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Ep. 1,444 - Booker can hold his bladder 41:17

9d ago41:17

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This is an abbreviated version of The Michael Medved Show. To get the full program, plus premium content, become a subscriber at MedvedMedhead.com or go to MichaelMedved.com for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Michael Medved

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The Legend of Ochi | Top 5 Summer Movie Preview | CinemaJaw 698 1:13:27

10d ago1:13:27

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Reviewed: The Legend of Ochi Top 5: Summer Movie Preview Celebrating This Month: Laurence Fishburne Smell ya’ later April!! CinemaJaw is back and we are BACK with the last episode of Laurence Fishburne Month! We loved having him, and lemme tell ya’ – we closed this party with a bang! First and foremost – we have a review of the new Willem DaFoe veh…

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Ep. 324 - The Accountant 2, The Legend of Ochi, Cheech & Chong's Last Movie, On Swift Horses 1:20:21

10d ago1:20:21

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In this week's episode of The CineSnob Podcast, Cody is joined by Kiko and Jocelyn to have a quick chat about the new rules regarding Academy members being required to watch all nominated movies in order to cast a final Oscar ballot. They also cover reviews of "The Accountant 2," "The Legend of Ochi," "Cheech & Chong's Last Movie" and "On Swift Hor…

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Ep. 1,443 - Immigration / Guest: Rich Lowry 42:16

12d ago42:16

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This is an abbreviated version of The Michael Medved Show. To get the full program, plus premium content, become a subscriber at MedvedMedhead.com or go to MichaelMedved.com for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Michael Medved

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Kevin Williamson: Fentanyl Fallacies 9:57

13d ago9:57

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Michael interviews the Dispatch's Kevin Williamson about his latest piece: Fentanyl Fallacies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Michael Medved

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The Accountant 2, Until Dawn. Havoc, The Shrouds, On Swift Horses, Pink Floyd at Pompeii, Neighborhood Watch, Frewaka, Robin, Shadow of God 47:51

13d ago47:51

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Plenty of action, horror, and rock and roll to choose from this week!By The Screening Room

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The Accountant 2, Until Dawn, Havoc, On Swift Horses, Cheech & Chong's Last Movie, Neighborhood Watch, Fréwaka, The Killgrin 1:13:26

13d ago1:13:26

1:13:26

Send us a text 7:24 The Accountant 2 19:55 Until Dawn 30:35 Havoc 38:02 On Swift Horses 44:05 Cheech & Chong's Last Movie 51:58 Neighborhood Watch 57:53 Fréwaka 01:02:51 The KillgrinBy Brett Arnold

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Take 163: J. Edgar & Valkyrie. Cruise Vs. DiCaprio: A Hollywood Legacy Pt. 4 35:17

13d ago35:17

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🎙️ Cruise vs. DiCaprio: Valkyrie & J. Edgar This week on the pod, it’s a heavyweight actor showdown as we dive deep into Tom Cruise in Valkyrie and Leonardo DiCaprio in J. Edgar. Two historical dramas. Two mega-stars. Two wildly different approaches to portraying complicated men at the center of power, secrecy, and resistance. 🎖️ The Case for Cruis…

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Ep. 1,442 - Russia attacks Kyiv / Is AOC going to run for President? 42:36

14d ago42:36

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This is an abbreviated version of The Michael Medved Show. To get the full program, plus premium content, become a subscriber at MedvedMedhead.com or go to MichaelMedved.com for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Michael Medved

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Episode 177 Reviews for: Sinners -- The Legend of Ochi -- Warfare 37:59

14d ago37:59

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Send us a text This week on the show! Dance with the devil in Ryan Coogler's new film: Sinners Something else is out there in: The Legend of Ochi And finally Everything is based on memory in: Warfare **Help support the show by leaving a review on Apple podcast or Spotify! ** You can now listen to The Movie Wire on YouTube! Listen and subscribe here…

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Finding Your Path in a Post-Career World (Encore) 53:02

15d ago53:02

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The quest for work-life balance is neverending for many of us. The advice in this talk from the 2023 Aspen Ideas Festival still holds a lot of relevance, so we’re bringing it back for a refresher. In today’s world, we tend to switch jobs more frequently than previous generations, and are more likely to have multiple jobs. Side gigs where we express…

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Ep. 1,441 - Separation of powers / Ukraine negotiations / Economic issues 42:24

15d ago42:24

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This is an abbreviated version of The Michael Medved Show. To get the full program, plus premium content, become a subscriber at MedvedMedhead.com or go to MichaelMedved.com for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Michael Medved

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Take 162: Sinners, A Working Man, The Last of Us Season 2, & the Return of Star Wars? 49:07

16d ago49:07

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🎬 Mostly Film: Sinners, Star Wars & the Life of Chuck 🎬 This week on Mostly Film, we’re diving into everything from apocalyptic storytelling to galactic plotting—and yep, there's even a Weezer mockumentary starring Keanu Reeves. It’s that kind of week. 📽️ LIST IT or NIX IT First up, it’s trailer time. We break down the newest drops—Weapons, HIM, Th…

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Ep. 1,440 - Trump's Gold Cards 41:03

15d ago41:03

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This is an abbreviated version of The Michael Medved Show. To get the full program, plus premium content, become a subscriber at MedvedMedhead.com or go to MichaelMedved.com for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Michael Medved

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JD Clayton 1:01:32

16d ago1:01:32

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JD Clayton stops by the podcast to talk about his journey in country music thus far, his unique sound, the possibility of new music this year, growing up in Arkansas, van life and the challenges of being on the road as a touring musician with a young family, and much more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notic…

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Ep. 1,439 - Pope Francis dead at 88 41:33

16d ago41:33

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This is an abbreviated version of The Michael Medved Show. To get the full program, plus premium content, become a subscriber at MedvedMedhead.com or go to MichaelMedved.com for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Michael Medved

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Sinners | Top 5 Period Horror Movies | CinemaJaw 697 1:36:40

18d ago1:36:40

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Reviewed: Sinners Top 5: Period Horror Guest: Erik Childress Celebrating This Month: Laurence Fishburne Buckle up Jaw Heads because today we are talking about a HUGE event!!! There Chicago Critics Film Festival is coming BACK!! And just before the festival runs from May 2nd to May 8th, we got our long time friend and Chicago critic: Erik Childress!…

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Ep. 323 - Sinners, The Ugly Stepsister, Sneaks 1:24:09

18d ago1:24:09

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In this week's episode of The CineSnob Podcast, Cody is joined by Kiko and Jocelyn to preview the new redesign of CineSnob.net which is available NOW! They also provide reviews of Ryan Coogler's "Sinners," the Cinderella-inspired body horror film "The Ugly Stepsister," and the animated film "Sneakers."…

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#115 All's Well That Ends Well For Catherine the Wise 2:00:44

20d ago2:00:44

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In this episode, Geoff and Katrina celebrate Shakespeare Day on April 23rd! Shakespeare employed folklore in his tales to connect his audience with the familiar while also reworking it enough to pull a new message into the forefront. Our patrons on Patreon picked out "All's Well That Ends Well" and Katrina enjoyed learning about a tale that was unf…

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Sinners, The Shrouds, The Wedding Banquet, Dead Mail, The Ugly Stepsister, Sneaks 1:10:23

20d ago1:10:23

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Send us a text 3:03 Sinners 20:40 The Shrouds 35:03 The Wedding Banquet 43:42 Dead Mail 50:57 The Ugly Stepsister 58:13 SneaksBy Brett Arnold

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Sinners, The Ugly Stepsister, Sneaks, The Wedding Banquet, Dead Mail, Count Me In, Daddy 35:10

20d ago35:10

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It's a good week for us horror lovers!By The Screening Room

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Take 161: Body of Lies & Legend. Cruise Vs. DiCaprio: A Hollywood Legacy Pt. 3 46:49

20d ago46:49

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In this week’s Mostly Film, we're pitting two Hollywood heavyweights against each other in a cinematic showdown: Tom Cruise in Legend (1985) vs. Leonardo DiCaprio in Body of Lies (2008). First up, we go deep into The Casting of Legend—a pre-Top Gun Cruise donning long locks and fairy-tale armor in Ridley Scott’s surreal fantasy epic. We’ll talk abo…

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best of: Food debate 41:19

21d ago41:19

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best of: Food debate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Michael Medved

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Episode 176 Reviews for: The Amateur -- G20 --The Alto Knights -- The Rule of Jenny Pen 43:37

21d ago43:37

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Send us a text This week on the show! Don’t underestimate him in The Amateur Never Underestimate a patriot in the Prime Video exclusive G20 The most dangerous enemy is an old friend in The Alto Knights and finally We all get what's coming in the end in The Rule of Jenny Pen Ready for the verdict? Let's get into it! **Help support the show by leavin…

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