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Get ready for kickin' dudes, makin' boasts and ... surprisingly little information about the life of Bruce Lee! It's DRAGON: THE BRUCE LEE STORY, the ill-timed but decidedly fun pseudo-biopic about the Hollywood legend. You picked it as part of our latest movie draft; how did we like it? Plus, a loaded week of recommendations and awards-bait discussions, including endorsements of MAESTRO, ANATOMY OF A FALL, LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND, THE COLOR PURPLE and many more!

Merry Christmas! Merry Russian punching robot Christmas! Okay, this is probably the least holiday-ish holiday special we've ever done, but it takes place on Christmas Day! And there's a ton of snow! It counts, right? Eh, who cares, it's Rocky IV, we just wanted to watch it. If he dies, he dies! This week's recommendations are basically infinite, but Sean goes all-in on POOR THINGS, Robin is just as enthused about MAY DECEMBER and Kahmeela likes THRILLER 40.

In space, no one can hear you breathe frantically for an hour and a half. In movie theaters, though, they absolutely can. We're divided on GRAVITY, one of the biggest Oscar darlings of all time that asks the question: Why do we bother with space? Plenty of recommendations this week, including NYAD, MAESTRO, BARBIE and more!

What is this movie? What is it about? Who came running, and where did they go? We don't know, the movie doesn't know, we're not even sure Frank Sinatra knows! But SOME CAME RUNNING was a decent hit in the '50s, when people just wanted to see famous people drink on a large screen! This week's recommendations: Sean wants you to shut up and see THE MARVELS already, Robin is surprisingly all-in on HELLO MARY LOU: PROM NIGHT 2, and Kahmeela's back with more cult stuff!

We assure you this is a real movie! Before Twilight, Kristen Stewart moved to ... a sunflower farm? With ... Dylan McDermott? And ran into ... gray ghosts? It's like a Mad Lib. Anyway, find out what the heck THE MESSENGERS is! Recommendations: Robin and Sean both want you to see THE KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON, while Kahmeela recommends THE DEVIL ON TRIAL and wants the kids from FRIDAY THE 13TH to put some damn pants on.

Spooky season rolls on, and you should be afraid! Very afraid, in fact! David Cronenberg's THE FLY is both gross and thirsty, yet it's a stone-cold classic thanks to its (very handsome) leading couple! Sean and Kahmeela unite to praise SAW X and pan PET SEMETARY: BLOODLINES, while Robin lightly endorses the classic INVISIBLE MAN.

They're all gonna laugh at you! CARRIE is one of the few horror movies to get multiple Oscar nominations — and it was the first-ever adaptation of a Stephen King movie. Nearly 50(!) years on, though, does it still pack a punch? (Yes, obviously.) This week's recommendations: Sean gives the softest possible recommendation to EXPEND4BLES, Kahmeela rather enjoyed THE EQUALIZER 3 and Robin can tell you HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE. 

Bond is back, and now he's cinema's horniest Han Solo! Star Wars crated a space craze (this was out at the SAME TIME as Alien), and even James Bond got swept into the stars! But will a very tacky entry in the Bond franchise hold up? More importantly, will Jaws find love? Kahmeela does NOT recommend that Depp/Heard nonsense on Netflix, Sean hangs out with old friends like THE BABADOOK, E.T. and FRANKENSTEIN, and Robin watched three Kings Kong!

We hit an unprecedented triple Bingo and declared it was time for a little treat — in the form of each of us picking a movie we love (NOT a box-office champ!) to share with the group. Robin offers BETWEEN THE LINES, Sean presents CARNIVAL OF SOULS and Kahmeela brings THE FIVE HEARTBEATS in a weird but satisfying triple-feature!

The hair! The open shirts! The suspicious lack of kissing! INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE rode a wave of blood-lust, emphasis on the -lust, to became a massive hit back in '94. Can it still stir our ... interest? Poor, dumb Louis ... This week's recommendations are BARBIE and OPPENHEIMER, obviously. Plus THEY CLONED TYRONE.

Listen up, lead farmers! TROPIC THUNDER was not only the Number One Movie in America, it dethroned one of the biggest box-office heavyweights of the '00s and remains one of the most successful R-rated comedies of the 21st century. 15 years later, how's it holding up? Dance to "Low," then find out! This week's recommendations: Robin has seen MISSION IMPOSSIBLE DEAD RECKONING and so forth twice! Kahmeela likes INSIDIOUS: THE RED DOOR and RENFIELD! Sean loves JOY RIDE!

Hello darkness, my old friend! THE GRADUATE is one of the most successful films of all time and a generational touchstone. After 55 (!) years, though, is it still effective? Is it still funny? Is it ... you know, a little skeevy? Deet deet deet dee, everyone! This week's recommendations: Everyone has raves! Very solid recommendations for THE BLACKENING, INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY, ASTEROID CITY, NIMONA and more!

It's a classic achievement in Animation that is arguably more acclaimed than any other Pixar film. On the other hand: All the scenes with humans in them. WALL-E is an icon, but how does its clunky back half hold up 15 years later? This week's recommendations: Kahmeela caught up with SOUND OF METAL, Robin points out that ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE is half a movie and Sean still hates TRANSFORMERS (but recommends SILENT RUNNING).

THE GREEN HORNET is a real movie that exists! You could watch it right now! Seriously, with famous people! This is not a thing that was retroactively inserted into our collective timeline to mess with us! I mean, it might as well have been, there's not really any cultural import to it, but we insist that if you listen to this episode, you will find us discussing a real, genuine movie! This episode's recommendations: Kahmeela really loves STILL: A MICHAEL J. FOX STORY and is just fine with A MAN CALLED OTTO. Robin recommends watching 80 FOR BRADY with your Mom. And Sean acknowledges that HYPNOTIC isn't exactly great, but boy is it fun to watch.

We have few reactions, but a lot of questions. Such as: What is the MADAGASCAR series even about? Did the Penguins murder a human child? Why are all zebras the same guy? And how did four of these movies make money? You may not have much stake in the saga of Alex the Lion (was that his name?), but listen anyway. This week's recommendations: Kahmeela is on board with the FATAL ATTRACTION series, Sean is here to defend THE MOTHER and Robin loves RACHEL RACHEL. (No, not Rochelle Rochelle.)

Fast edits, alternative hits and more Shakespeare references than you can throw a petard at! It's ROMEO + JULIET, the breakthrough for Baz Luhrmann that gave high schoolers a far more interesting adaptation to watch in English class. You picked it; will we like it? This week's recommendations: Sean is perfectly pleased with EVIL DEAD RISE and RENFIELD. Robin raves for Kubrick's THE KILLING. And Kahmeela gives a "why not" to I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY.

First off, yes, we're all very upset about the dog. Beyond that, though, there is contention in the room about I AM LEGEND, the 2007 Will Smith vehicle that inadvertently feels really corona-ish these days. But we can agree that working our way through the video store would be fun! This week's recommendations: Sean and Robin are lukewarm on AIR, Robin is nicer than Sean about SUPER MARIO BROS., Kahmeela rewatched THE TRUMAN SHOW.

Your fast, furious family is back for international intrigue, Cuban confrontations and ... a bad wig. (We hope.) FATE OF THE FURIOUS, the eighth installment in the eternal vroom-vroom, is the one that asked Vin Diesel to act really hard; how did that work out? This week's recommendations: Sean throughly approves of DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, Kahmeela is just fine with SCREAM VI and Robin went way back to JUDGMENT AT NUREMBERG.

HELLO, in an enthusiastic falsetto! It's the family comedy with plenty of jokes we didn't get at the time, MRS. DOUBTFIRE! Is it still as funny and heartwarming after 30 years? This week's recommendations: Kahmeela and Sean unite to give a ringing endorsement to CREED III, while Robin gets misty about AFTERSUN and ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED. As for SCREAM VI, sure, why not.

On the eve of Top Gun: Maverick possibly maybe kinda winning Best Picture (it won't, but why not), let's go back and take a look at the ... slightly worse movie that kicked off this celebration of fuel and sweat! TOP GUN was the number one movie of 1984, but is it, y'know, good? Yvan eht nioj, anyway! Recommendations: Sean's happy enough with COCAINE BEAR, Kahmeela likes THE STRAYS, Robin recommends CAUSEWAY.