Halloween(s)
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Nope - "You Are Going to Witness an Absolute Spectacle"
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2022 was a make or break year for movies. Coming out of the pandemic, theaters weren't sure they were going to make it. Jordan Peele to the rescue - writing and directing Nope, starring Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, and Brandon Perea and single-handedly delivering audiences something truly special. At least, that's what we thought. Clay was not so sure. Tune in for a special Halloween Eve release of NOPE.
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X - "I'm a F*#$ing Star!"
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X premiered in 2022 to high praise from Critic and Audiences alike. Who knew there are that many people that see the elderly as villains? Anyways, it featured a number of up-and-comers, came-and-wenters, and a couple of hey-i-know-that-guys: Mia Goth, Brittany Snow, Jenna Ortega and Martin Henderson, not to mention Kid Cudi as "Jackson Hole!" Surely, this will be our cleanest, most family friendly episode yet.
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Prince of Darkness - "Pray for Death"
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Hell of the Living Dead - "Operation Sweet Death"
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas - "Hate, Double Hate, LOATH Entirely!"
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Jim Carrey, Ron Howard, Christine Baranski... Deep ROY??
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Son in Law - "Is It Extra Crispy Or Original Recipe"
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We keep our “holiday movie released in the summer” trend going this episode as we review the 1993 Thanksgiving movie Son in Law. Son in Law stars Pauley Shore during his years of fame and box office success. The story revolves around a trip with Becca and Crawl (Shore) from college in LA to a farm in South Dakota. The two say that they are engaged to prevent Becca’s high school boyfriend from proposing. Hijinks ensue and everyone learns some life lessons along the way in the fast paced film.
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Dutch - "That's All Any of Us Can Do... Hope"
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Go figure that an Australian director would be able to create one of the most underrated "holiday" movies we've covered so far!
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Halloween Kills - "Evil Dies Tonight!"
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Sequels always have a hard time carrying the torch; it's even harder when the first movie is as well-regarded as Halloween (1978). In 2018, Halloween returned to screens thanks to David Gordon Green, who very early on announced his intention to make a trilogy which would ignore the Rob Zombie reboot timeline. Fast forwarding, Halloween Kills premiered this year to love-it-or-hate-it reception. If you're a long-time listener, you know the 5th Wall are fans! We cover a this movie in a lot of detail so be warned: spoilers ahead!
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Bone Tomahawk - "What Kind of Tribe Doesn't Have a Name"
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info_outlineThis is it, ladies and gentlemen! This is the movie that thrust the talents of a truly amazing cast, crew, and director into the limelight. 1985 saw a number of really, truly spectacular films, but this one kicked off the new year!
The Breakfast Club is by far one of the most beloved coming-of-age stories - the 5 kids who made up detention that fateful morning allowed us all to take a good long look in the mirror and decide if we were going to accept our roles as the brain, the jock, the criminal, the princess, or the basket case... or if we'd admit that we're all in this together.