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Top 10 Performances in Twin Peaks

I did the thing. I watched all of Twin Peaks. It was good. I have a handful of thoughts I am gonna share.

Self-explanatory article! The only part that needs clarification potentially is that this covers everything from the world including the film and the mini-series return. Also, like obviously someone could write this article and come up with ten different names, and it would be completely reasonable. A fourth and a fifth person probably could too. Don’t have a cow!

They are all boring and surface-level takes though!! Read Willow Maclay’s essay on Twin Peaks instead!!

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The Matt Signal – Episode 28: Dreams In Darkness

Plot summary: Scarecrow is trying to tamper with Gotham’s water supply, but Batman has bigger problems as he finds himself an unwitting patient of Arkham Asylum!

The Matt Signal – Episode 27: Mad as a Hatter

Plot summary: A scientist researching mind control has two obsessions: Alice in Wonderland, and a co-worker… called Alice.

Jerome’s 100 Favorite Movies Ever: Fruitvale Station

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The Movie: Fruitvale Station (2013)

One Sentence Plot Summary: Oscar Grant goes through the last day of his life before being murdered by a police officer on New Year’s Eve 2008-2009

Flooping the Pig – Episode 79: “Golb”

It’s taken years, and almost 80 podcasts, but it is finally time for Brad, JUSTIN, and Kevin to discuss the series finale of Adventure Time. Did the writers stick the landing? What did they think of the stories that were and were not wrapped up? JUSTIN has a Golb theory to maybe explain an unexplained story.

They also discuss what seemed like a bold choice at the time for two characters. To wrap up, the hosts reveal where Adventure Time stands amongst their favorite shows as well as their all time favorite episode.

Before all of this, the non-canonical Minecraft episode is reviewed, and was a rare instance where all three hosts came into the podcast having never seen the episode before. A historic episode of Flooping the Pig, and the longest episode to date!

Jerome’s 100 Favorite Movies Ever: 25th Hour

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The Movie: 25^th Hour (2002)

One Sentence Plot Summary: Monty Brogan celebrates his one last night of freedom before heading to jail and learns who his real friends are.

Jerome’s 100 Favorite Movies Ever: Malcolm X

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The Movie: Malcolm X (1992)

One Sentence Plot Summary: In one of the greatest biopics ever produced, Spike Lee presents the entire adult life of Malcolm X in an opus that still has a disturbing amount of relevance today.

Reel Bad – A Breaking Bad Podcast: Episode 9 (Better Call Saul Season 2)

Jerome and Kevin continue to discuss the Breaking Bad universe as they examine the second season of Better Call Saul. They discuss the deterioration of the sibling relationship between Jimmy and Chuck, the budding romance of Jimmy and Kim, as well as the ongoing drug wars of the southwest. This show does in fact give us a lot Jimmy thankfully.

Jerome’s 100 Favorite Movies Ever: Do the Right Thing

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The Movie: Do the Right Thing (1989)

One Sentence Plot Summary: It’s a hot summer day in a Brooklyn neighborhood, and the rising temperatures serve as a metaphor for the rising racial tensions gripping the area.

There Will Be Movies – Episode 38: Arrival

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

Come one, come all and marvel at the degree to which Matt does not remember hosting a podcast that covered Arrival a few years ago and thus gets to experience this film for the first time!