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There Will Be Movies – Episode 41: Call Me By Your Name

Ben Phillips & Matt Waters continue to present 25 of their favourite movies from a given decade, this time with 2010 – 2019.

Join us on a trip to northern Italy with the world’s sexiest man and his fruit fixated friend. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you may even get turned on by a foot rub. Who knows? Anything goes in Europe!

The Matt Signal – Episode 32: Robin’s Reckoning Part I

Plot summary: Batman and Robin are each haunted by their past when the man responsible for killing the Graysons resurfaces.

The Matt Signal – Episode 31: The Cape and Cowl Conspiracy

Plot summary: Batman finds himself playing a deadly game against a death trap aficionado, with his own costume serving as the prize.

Jerome’s 100 Favorite Movies Ever: Philadelphia

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The Movie: Philadelphia (1993)

One Sentence Plot Summary: At a time when people did not understand AIDS and carried even more homophobia, Jonathan Demme crafted a relatable movie with two of the best modern actors and a Hall of Fame musician.

Jerome’s 100 Favorite Movies Ever: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

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The Movie: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

One Sentence Plot Summary: Two bank robbers rob a capitalist and have to go on the road because spending money putting the robbers down is more important than money.

Jerome’s 100 Favorite Movies Ever: The Philadelphia Story

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The Movie: The Philadelphia Story (1940)

One Sentence Plot Summary: Katherine Hepburn sheds the idea of being box office poison in a star-studded screwball high society comedy.

Pantheon Plus – Autumn Apocalypse: Snowpiercer & Train to Busan

It’s a doubleheader this week as Jerome and Brian spend a lot of time on trains. They try to wade through issues of class, protein bars made out of bugs, and worst of all, zombies as they discuss Snowpiercer (the movie, not the TNT show) and Train to Busan (the original, not the sequel)

Jerome’s 100 Favorite Movies Ever: The Wizard of Oz

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The Movie: The Wizard of Oz (1939)

One Sentence Plot Summary: A white girl from Kansa goes to a foreign country and gets away with committing double manslaughter in a foreign country with a scarecrow, tin man, lion, and a bunch of little people as accomplices.

Ranking the Seasons of The Wire

Self-explanatory article! (For real this time!)

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There Will Be Movies – Episode 40: Get Out

Ben Phillips & Matt Waters continue to present 25 of their favourite movies from a given decade, this time with 2010 – 2019.

While there was never really any doubt that we’d be covering one of the absolute best debut movies of all time, there’s still plenty up in the air when it comes to how two painfully white dudes manage to cover such a racially driven movie. Wish Ben & Matt luck!