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This week, the new(ish) stuff is The Fall Guy, Challengers, Millers Girl, and Unfrosted. Of course we have so much more, including Baby Driver, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, and a little bit of social commentary around Brittney Griner and the WNBA!
We kick it off with The Fall Guy, which Lauren watched this week. Kevin is very excited to hear about since he won't get to it in theaters. Lauren enjoyed it but wasn't blown away. Kevin however, is still chomping at the bit.
Next up, Kevin takes us back to 2017 with Baby Driver, a film he has tried to catch for years and has somehow always missed! Now that it's on Netflix, he finally jumped in and watched and he thoroughly enjoyed it!
We flip it back over to Lauren to discuss another new theatrical release, Challengers. It's a twisted sports/love story that may not be quite as steamy as the trailers would lead you to believe. Lauren wasn't as enamored with it as everyone else seems to be, but her description of Zendaya's character keeps Kevin interested in seeing it when it's available to stream.
Sticking with steamy-adjacent dramas, Kevin talks about the early 2024 film, Millers Girl. It bombed at the box office and hasn't been well reviewed in general, but Kevin found much of the story's moral ambiguity quite interesting and he definitely liked it more than the critics.
Lauren keeps it psychological by talking about The Killing of a Sacred Deer. It stars Colin Farrell, Barry Keoghan, and Nicole Kidman. It's a bit of a throwback now (2017, like Baby Driver) but it works well and definitely shows Barry Keoghan's ability.
In an effort to lighten the mood, Kevin quickly reviews Unfrosted, on Netflix. It is the satirical telling of the origin of the Pop Tart and it's... underwhelming. In a lot of ways it's over the top, if not downright stupid. you'd think a legen like Jerry Seinfeld would be able to reign this one in just a little bit...
Before closing out the show, Lauren discusses the Robin Roberts interview of Brittney Griner interview. It's a detailed look into her harrowing ordeal. It also leads to a brief discussion on the inequality in women's sports in comparison to men's.
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Lauren and Kevin cover a lot this week, with Immaculate, Baby Reindeer, and A Gentleman in Moscow being the most relevant. They also throw in some Anyone But You, Women Talking, Chevalier, and What Jennifer Did.
The episode opens with the shocking revelation that Kevin may now be an official Sydney Sweeney fan. It makes no sense! But he watched Immaculate and Anyone But You and enjoyed both!
Lauren is thoroughly enjoying the new HBO series, A Gentleman in Moscow, starting Ewan McGregor. It seems to be an excellent adaptation of the popular novel.
Next up, Kevin talks the dark and twisted take of Baby Reindeer, the new Netflix series. It's billed as a dark comedy but is anything but! It's an absolutely fascinating tale of stalking and how it can impact lives across the board.
Lauren talks the surprisingly unsatisfying Women Talking before Kevin talks about the Netflix true crime doc, What Jennifer Did, which he actually did enjoy!
Lauren closes the show with a glowing review for Chevalier on Hulu. A film about a young black man musician in France challenging the musical hierarchy, such as Mozart and more!
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This week we have Invincible, X-Men 97, Rebel Moon 2: The Scargiver, Station 11, Talk to Me, Late Night With the Devil, and Mississippi Masala.
It's just Andrew and Kevin which usually means a healthy bit of dialogue, but they manage to do a reverse-Snyder and cram a lot of content into a reasonable amount of time!
Now that Andrew is caught up, they guys talk full spoilers on Invincible and THAT episode of X-Men 97. This is definitely spoiler territory here, so skip ahead if you aren't caught up on both (and why aren't you?!?!)
Next up Kevin talks Rebel Moon 2 and the review is basically the same as the first one, which makes sense because this is basically the same film... It's important to note, as it is every time Kevin talks about Zack Snyder, the we don't hate Zack on this show. He has a lot of redeeming qualities, but editing is NOT one of them!
Next up, Andrew talks the HBO series, Station 11. Kevin talked about this a while back, but with Andrew having just watched it, it's an opportunity to actually discuss the show and what it all means. As so often happens on this show, Andrew comes in with an opinion on it and leaves with a slight different perspective.
Next up, Kevin takes us on a horror journey with Talk to Me and Late Night with the Devil. Two different takes on the same topic: possession. One uses it like a party drug and one uses it to try to save a career. Both are excellent, but Late Night is probably the big winner here.
Andrew finishes it off with a trip in the Wayback Machine to 1991 and Mississippi Masala, a Denzel Washington led film, written and directed my two Middle Eastern women (a HUGE accomplishment for the time) and also starring Fallout standout Sarita Choudhury. It's a semi-personal take for Andrew and a solid review for the movie.
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Fallout and X-Men 97 are the two biggest titles this week, but the gang also covers Ripley, One Love, Invincible, No Hard Feelings, and even Shen Yun!
So Andrew and Lauren are back this week. You'd think the episode would be 5 hours long with all the catching up, but luckily Kevin forgot that he watched Argylle so that kept him to a minimum and Andrew and Lauren were incredibly concise!
I could give you a huge breakdown of the episode, but why don't you just watch it? It'll be easier on all of us! That said, everything listed above got pretty great reviews from the gang, so it's an overwhelmingly positive episode!
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Kevin talks Lisa Frankenstein, Skull and Bones, and The 1976 version of The Omen. 
Honestly, there isn't much more to say than that! Andrew and Lauren are out this week so Kevin got lucky when Lisa Frankenstein dropped on Peacock. It's new enough to be relevant AND it was something he was hoping to see.
As it so often goes when he doesn't have supervision, Kevin also talks about video games. This time, it's the high seas piracy game Skull and Bones. Is it a rip off of Black Sails? It sure is! But it's ok because Ubisoft owns them both. At least I think that's why it's ok...
He then finishes off the show with an incredibly short take on the original The Omen. With The First Omen landing in theaters, this was a bit of a gap in viewing that he needed to fill.
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This week it's just Lauren and Kevin again and they cover Steve (martin), Mike Birbiglia, Deal or No Deal Island, Appropriate, and The Marsh King's Daughter.
Kevin kicks it off with a pair of documentaries about comedians, STEVE! (martin) - a documentary in 2 pieces, and Mike Birbiglia: Good One. They are both great and still very different, so a fantastic insight into the mind of some great comedians.
Lauren then talks about Deal or No Deal Island, a great mashup of Survivor and Deal or No Deal. She then transitions into the fantastic Broadway show, Appropriate, starring Sarah Paulson. 
Kevin takes us down a dark path with The Marsh King's Daughter, before Lauren lightens things back up just a little with the Oscar nominated Past Lives.
That's not quite the end because they end up having an impromptu discussion about the career and future of Sydney Sweeney. Very fascinating!
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