OV429 - I Saw the TV Glow (2024) & The Strangers: Chapter 1 (2024) - Guest: Sam Watermeier
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Release Date: 05/23/2024
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Timestamps
- Show Start - 00:28
- News - 10:00
Feature Review
- I Saw the TV Glow (2024) - 34:06
- Spoiler - 1:00:05
Secondary Review
- The Strangers: Chapter 1 (2024) - 1:33:15
Potpourri
- Matt: The Greatest Hits (2024) (Hulu) - 1:59:45
- Sam: Polaroid (2019) (Hulu) - 2:01:34
- Closing the Ep - 2:03:35
- Patreon Clip - 2:05:26
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