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Concluding our Epic Movies series, Dave throws a curveball with the blockbuster fumble that was 1995's Congo! What do we think of Stan Winston & co.'s gorilla suits/animatronics? What does this movie have to say (or doesn't it say) about conservation, colonialism, and capitalism? Why is the film's "famous" climax so needlessly cruel to these apes?! Fire up the laser-powered podcast app of your choice this week to find out!

Our Epic Movies theme continues its voyage this week with Chrystine's selection, the existential space epic that is 2019's Ad Astra! What are our reads on the balance of sci-fi and deep character investigation? What do we make of the world-building and how it explores the colonization and monetization of the final frontier? And holy sh*t, space baboons?! Strap in and feel the Gs with the crew as we investigate these questions and more!

Our Epic Movies theme sails on, and this week Sam brings the gang aboard 1999's cinema/pop culture classic, Titanic! How accurate is Cameron's telling of the storied ship and disaster? What does the film have to say about expectation vs. reality, fate vs. choice, and heroism vs. cowardice? And what we do make of the wildly ambitious production history of this beloved epic movie? It's full steam ahead as we answer these questions and more, so listen in!

Butter is BACK!; the gang has reunited to launch a new and long awaited series/theme, Epic Movies! To kick off this new series, Connor has amassed an army of info about the classic swords-and-sandals spectacle, 1960's Spartacus! What do we make of the famed performances of this truly stacked Hollywood cast? What scenes and set pieces moved us the most? Does it live up to its Epic Movie reputation? And where does the gang stand on Kirk Douglas' chin, respectively? Grab a retiarius (trident, for gladiators in the know) and charge into conversation with us for answers to these questions and more!

As the gang regroups to bring you a new theme/series next week (!), we're still flooring it through director George Miller's wasteland in preparation for the upcoming Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga! This week, we return to our episode on 2015's Mad Max: Fury Road, Miller's incredible reentry into the fallen world of the Mad Max franchise. Listen in as we unpack the film's incredible practical stunt work, its expert show-don't-tell world building, and its refreshingly feminist undertones! And be sure to tune in next week when the gang reunites with a new theme answering the question posed by Chris Hemsworth's warlord Dementus (of the upcoming Furiosa): "Do you have it in you to make it epic?"

Welp, our unscheduled-but-unfortunately-mandatory hiatus continues this week (and next week - apologies) as the gang wraps some things up and preps for the upcoming theme/series! So, in honor of the upcoming Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (which Dave is positively losing his mind over), we're revisiting two of our previous episodes covering the films of Miller's beloved and storied franchise. This week, we kick it all the way back to May of 2022 when we discussed the seminal sequel and second in the series, 1981's The Road Warrior!