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1995's A Goofy Movie When Max makes a preposterous promise to a girl he has a crush on, his chances to fulfilling it seem hopeless when he is dragged onto a cross-country trip with his embarrassing father, Goofy. We end our summer break month with a fun film from our youth. A goofy movie is a wholesome, father - son road trip about bonding and lear…
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Episode #484 Heavyweights (Thats NC!)
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1995's Heavyweights Plump kids are lured into joining a posh fat camp with the promise of quick weight loss and good times, only to find that it is a woodland hellhole run by a psycho ex-fitness instructor. This fun Disney film brought back lots of nostalgia for the both of us. Andrew loves this film and watches it often, not the case for Shawn. Do…
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Episode #483 Friday the 13th (Sans Jason)
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1980's Friday the 13th A group of teenage camp counselors attempt to re-open an abandoned summer camp with a tragic past, but they are stalked by a mysterious, relentless killer. Andrew and I watch for the first time, and were completly surprised by the fact that Jason wasn't in this film. How did we now know this fact? We don't know, but did this …
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1993's The Sandlot In the summer of 1962, a new kid in town is taken under the wing of a young baseball prodigy and his rowdy team, resulting in many adventures. The first of our month long series of Summer Break Movies. The Sandlot is a fun and nostalgic film for Andrew and Shawn. There's very little to complain about with this movie and we both l…
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Episode #481 Rebel Moon 2 (My Deer Robot)
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2024's Rebel Moon 2 Kora and surviving warriors prepare to defend Veldt, their new home, alongside its people against the Realm. The warriors face their pasts, revealing their motivations before the Realm's forces arrive to crush the growing rebellion. We end our month of Star Wars adjacent movies with the 2nd of what we now know will be a triolgy,…
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Episode #480 Explorers (Are they dating now?)
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1985's Explorers A boy obsessed with '50s sci-fi movies about aliens has a recurring dream about a blueprint of some kind, which he draws for his inventor friend. With the help of a third kid, they follow it and build themselves a spaceship. Now what? Shawn relives a childhood film with this 80's classic scifi comedy. We are joined by Jenn from My …
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Episode #479 the Black Hole (All robots go to Hell)
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1979's Disney's The Black Hole A research vessel finds a missing ship, commanded by a mysterious scientist, on the edge of a black hole. Week 3 of our Star Wars Adjacent films continues with this old film Shawn watched in his youth. Join us as we find out just how much this film doesn't hold up. It's pretty, but slow, boring and dull. Also it sucks…
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Episode #478 Battle Beyond the Stars (Wet bar on his crotch)
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1980's Battle Beyond the Stars A farm boy recruits a band of outlaws to save the planet Akir from forces that threaten to wipe them out from the face of the universe. A battle stretching beyond the stars begins here. This low budget sci fi version of Seven Samurai is, well, a low budget version of that classic movie. It has a wide range of characte…
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Episode #477 Rebel Moon (Cup Cup Banks)
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2023's Rebel Moon - Part one: A child of fire When a peaceful settlement on the edge of a distant moon finds itself threatened by a tyrannical ruling force, a stranger living among its villagers becomes their best hope for survival. On our first episode of our month of Sta Wars Adjacent films. This movie definatly has Kurasawa vibes and really trie…
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2019's Pokemon: Detective Pikachu In a world where people collect Pokémon to do battle, a boy comes across an intelligent talking Pikachu who seeks to be a detective. We wrap up family movie night month with this fun buddy cop film, starring Ryran Reynolds and Justice Smith. This film has it's moments and it's pretty fun and silly and also kinda du…
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Episode #475 Slumberland (Dream Inception)
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2022's Slumberland A young girl discovers a secret map to the dreamworld of Slumberland, and with the help of an eccentric outlaw, she traverses dreams and flees nightmares, with the hope that she will be able to see her late father again. This fun take on dreams could have been so much better. Jason Momoa is weird and quirky but could have been mo…
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Episode #474 TMNT Mutant Mayhem (Not my TMNT)
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2023's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mutant Mayhem The Turtle brothers work to earn the love of New York City while facing down an army of mutants. Cowabunga dudes, we review the newest vision of the TMNT franshize. This film is a new origin story of the classic turtles. The art style is unique and deserves being praised for a bold choice. Join us a…
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Episode #473 Mulan: 2020 (Get my Sultan's name out your mouth!)
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2020's Mulan To keep her ailing father from serving in the Imperial Army, a fearless young woman disguises herself as a man and battles northern invaders in China. This live action remake of the 1998 anumanted film, is not the same type of remake like the others. This movie takes more risks and doesn't do a shot for shot remake. Does the movie suff…
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Episode #472 Blue Beetle (Kinda Iron Man)
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2023's Blue Beelte An alien scarab chooses Jaime Reyes to be its symbiotic host, bestowing the recent college graduate with a suit of armor that's capable of extraordinary powers, forever changing his destiny as he becomes the superhero known as Blue Beetle. We end our month of DC film reivews with Blue Beetle. Is it great? Good? or just another fa…
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Episode #471 Black Adam (Duck Tails)
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2022's Black Adam Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the Egyptian gods--and imprisoned just as quickly--Black Adam is freed from his earthly tomb, ready to unleash his unique form of justice on the modern world. We continue with our review of DC films with Black Adam. Did we enjoy this one? Maybe. Did we like the R…
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Episode #470 Shazam: Fury of the Gods (Furry of the Gods)
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2023's Shazam: Fury of the Gods he film continues the story of teenage Billy Batson who, upon reciting the magic word "SHAZAM!" is transformed into his adult Super Hero alter ego, Shazam. Andrew and Shawn dive in to the sequel to the fun Shazam film staring Zachary Levi. Is it as good as the first? Is it fun and quirky like the first? Join us to fi…
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Episode #469 Aquaman 2 (Weird CGI Faces)
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2023's Aquaman 2 Black Manta seeks revenge on Aquaman for his father's death. Wielding the Black Trident's power, he becomes a formidable foe. To defend Atlantis, Aquaman forges an alliance with his imprisoned brother. They must protect the kingdom. The final installment of the DCEU did not disapoint. In that it's terrible and hard to watch. The gu…
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Episode #468 Lightning Jack (Themes and Variations)
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1994's Lightning Jack Lightning Jack Kane is an Australian outlaw in the wild west. During a bungled bank robbery he picks up mute Ben Doyle as a hostage. The two become good friends, with Jack teaching Ben how to rob banks, while they plan Jack's last heist. Andrew and Shawn watch a film from Andrews past, one Shawn had never heard of. But what a …
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Episode #467 The Hitman's Bodyguard (La Cucaracha)
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2017's The Hitman's Bodyguard One of the world's top bodyguards gets a new client, a world class hitman who must testify at the International Criminal Court. They must put their differences aside and work together to make it to the trial alive and on time. Shawn loves this film, but did he hype it up too much? Did Andrew and Sam also like it? We ex…
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Episode #466 Johnny Dangerously (Watch A-long)
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1984's Johnny Dangerously Set in the 1930s, an honest, good-hearted man is forced to turn to a life of crime to finance his neurotic mother's sky-rocketing medical bills. As we're short staffed this week, Andrew and Shawn do a watch a-long of a early 80s comedy that Shawn has seen some of. This farce comedy of 1920's gansters stars Michael Keaton i…
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2023's Barbie Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans. We were all surprised by how much we loved this movie. Go watch it! Cheapseat Reviews the podcast that exp…
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Episode #464 Lift (Needs more funny)
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2024's Lift Follows a master thief and his Interpol Agent ex-girlfriend who team up to steal $500 million in gold bullion being transported on an A380 passenger flight. We review this Netflix original film starring Kevin Hart and a bunch other people. We all thought the film would be funny and filled with Kevin Hart stuff but it was just another he…
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2023's Renfield Renfield, Dracula's henchman and inmate at the lunatic asylum for decades, longs for a life away from the Count, his various demands, and all of the bloodshed that comes with them. We reviewed this very fun vampire flick thats kinda a sequel to the 1930's Dracula. Did Shawn pick this movie to harras Andrew? Maybe, but it was a liste…
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Episode #462 Weird (Happy 10th Anniversary)
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2022's Weird: the Al Yankovic Story Explores every facet of Yankovic's life, from his meteoric rise to fame with early hits like 'Eat It' and 'Like a Surgeon' to his torrid celebrity love affairs and famously depraved lifestyle. We start the new year with a movie about an artist near and dear to us, Weird Al. Shawn is very sick and does his best no…
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Episode #461 Violent Night (Goodbye '23)
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2022's Violent Night When a group of mercenaries attack the estate of a wealthy family, Santa Claus must step in to save the day (and Christmas). This fun, violent and surprisingly heart filed film was a treat to review. We hope you enjoed this and look forward to seeing you in 2024 Cheapseat Reviews the podcast that explores the Hollywood film ind…
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Episode #460 Jingle All the Way (Favorite Christmas Movies)
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1996's Jingle All the Way A father vows to get his son a Turbo Man action figure for Christmas. However, every store is sold out, and he must travel all over town and compete with everybody else in order to find one. Andrew and Shawn go down memory lane with this 96 film. We also discuss Christmas movies from our past and new ones we like now. Chea…
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Episode #459 Across the Spiderverse (Sacred Spreadsheet)
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2023's Across the Spiderverse Miles Morales catapults across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. When the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles must redefine what it means to be a hero. We review the middle film in the Spiderverse trilogy and holey (get it?) crap this i…
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Episode #458 Guy Ritchie's The Covenant (Cool Nicknames)
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2023's Guy Ritchie's The Govenant During the war in Afghanistan, a local interpreter risks his own life to carry an injured sergeant across miles of grueling terrain. We differ on this movie, it's a good war movie but it's not as much of a Guy Ritchie movie as we may have wanted. There's lots of fun dicussion and differing oppinions. Cheapseat Revi…
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2011's Moneyball Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane's successful attempt to assemble a baseball team on a lean budget by employing computer-generated analysis to acquire new players. We review this baseball film, written by Aaron Sorkin, a favorite of Shawns. Do we all like baseball or films about it? Listen to find out. Cheapseat Reviews the …
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2018's Upgrade Set in the near-future, technology controls nearly all aspects of life. But when the world of Grey, a self-labeled technophobe, is turned upside down, his only hope for revenge is an experimental computer chip implant. This episode, we Upgrade our show by adding little AI to our personalities. Does it help? Or do we become lost to th…
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Episode #455 The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (it's short)
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2023's The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar Chronicles a variety of stories, but the main one follows Henry Sugar, who is able to see through objects and predict the future with the help of a book he stole. The team reviews this Wes Anderson short film, based on the Roald Dahl short story. This is a weird, fun, clever, and short film. We highly recom…
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Episode #454 Halloween Ends (Finally)
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2022's Halloween Ends The saga of Michael Myers and Laurie Strode comes to a spine-chilling climax in the final installment of this trilogy. It's over, it's finally over. The last of a new trilogy that was 40 years in the making, is here. The final show down between Laurie Strode and Michael Myers in all it's glory, is now available for you to whit…
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Episode #453 Hereditary (Gabriel Burn)
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2018's Hereditary A grieving family is haunted by tragic and disturbing occurrences. A genuine scary movie for Cheap Scare Reviews! Sarah from the Bird in the Hand Podcast joins us for this Ari Aster film. This movie is beautifully shot and well made. It has layers in it that make it a clever horror film. Cheapseat Reviews the podcast that explores…
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2022's Nope The residents of a lonely gulch in inland California bear witness to an uncanny and chilling discovery. We review this Jordan Peele film about an alien who eats people. This movie wasn't what we thought it was going to be, and thats not always a bad thing. Cheapseat Reviews the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the g…
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Episode #451 Army of Darkness (Captain Supermarket)
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1992's Army of Darkness A sardonic hardware store clerk is accidentally transported to 1300 A.D., where he must retrieve the Necronomicon and battle an army of the dead so he can return home. Mike and Tabby join us from the Gray's Taproom Podcast. We all love this movie, whats not to love?! This was Andrew's first viewing, and neither he nor Sam ha…
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Episode #450 The Lost City (use the other 10%)
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2022's The Lost City A reclusive romance novelist on a book tour with her cover model gets swept up in a kidnapping attempt that lands them both in a cutthroat jungle adventure. Jenn from My Streaming Bubble joins us to review the Action Rom Com The Lost City. It has a Romancing the Stone vibe and though is pretty fun, and Brad Pitt is so random, i…
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Episode #449 Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (Roll a Dirty 20)
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2023's Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves A charming thief and a band of unlikely adventurers embark on an epic quest to retrieve a lost relic, but things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people. This movie took us all by surprise! This fun romp through a fantasy world that feels lived in and chaotic, was humours and swee…
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Episode #448 Extraction 2 (Wishbone Hand)
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2023's Extraction 2 After barely surviving his grievous wounds from his mission in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tyler Rake is back, and his team is ready to take on their next mission. We have returned for the final quarter of the year. And we come back with a bang. This sequel to the action packed Chris Hemsoworth staring film, did not disapoint. The one sh…
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2022's Willow Twenty years after vanquishing the wicked queen Bavmorda, the sorcerer Willow Ufgood leads a group of misfits on a dangerous rescue mission into the unknown. Cameron from Green Shirt and Open Pike Night, joined Shawn to, originally chat about Dungeons and Dragons Honor amongst thieves and instead we switch to Willow, the Disney Plus s…
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Episode #446 Hidden Strike (Dumb name)
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2023's Hidden Strike Two ex-special forces soldiers must escort a group of civilians along Baghdad's "Highway of Death" to the safety of the Green Zone. Firstly, this discription is very incorect, secondly, this movie was way more fun than it had right to be. This action, kick flick, buddy cop film was so much fun for Andrew and Shawn. If you don't…
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Episode #445 Leon the Professional (Pet Plant)
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1994's Leon the Professional 12-year-old Mathilda is reluctantly taken in by Léon, a professional assassin, after her family is murdered. An unusual relationship forms as she becomes his protégée and learns the assassin's trade. Will Triplet joins us again to discuss this cult classic film. Leon the Professinal has lots of interesting points and tr…
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Episode #444 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (Great Trilogy)
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1989's Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade In 1938, after his father goes missing while pursuing the Holy Grail, Indiana Jones finds himself up against the Nazis again to stop them from obtaining its powers. Erik from Cinematic Sound Radio Podcast joins us once again to chat about an Indy film. It's Shawn's favorite, but how does it stack up to the …
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Episode #443 Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (Watch-along)
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2022's Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Speical Star-Lord, Drax, Rocket, Mantis, and Groot engage in some spirited shenanigans in an all-new original special created for Disney+. Andrew and I watch this Holiday Special live, so watch with us! Join us here or on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ykxy4-ucGHo&t=200s This was Shawn's first time se…
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Episode #442 Indiana Jones Temple of Doom (Get my Blimp)
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1984's Temple of Doom In 1935, Indiana Jones is tasked by Indian villagers with reclaiming a rock stolen from them by a secret cult beneath the catacombs of an ancient palace. Erik joins us again for the second installment of the Indiana Jones franchize. We talk music, bugs booby traps and prequels. Cheapseat Reviews the podcast that explores the H…
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Episode #441 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (Spoilers)
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2023's Guardian of the Galaxy Vol 3 Still reeling from the loss of Gamora, Peter Quill rallies his team to defend the universe and one of their own - a mission that could mean the end of the Guardians if not successful. We review the latest in the MCU franchize. This very fun and very emotional film was a perfect way to cap off the trilogy. Cheapse…
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Episode #439 Top Gun: Maverick (Sailor Jerry)
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2022's Top Gun Maverick After thirty years, Maverick is still pushing the envelope as a top naval aviator, but must confront ghosts of his past when he leads TOP GUN's elite graduates on a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those chosen to fly it. We watch this 2022 action flick and had a great time. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17459…
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2022's Bullet Train Five assassins aboard a swiftly-moving bullet train find out that their missions have something in common. We're back! We needed to take some time away but we're back for a hot action movie summer. We had a heck of a ride with Bullet Train, I hope you do too. Cheapseat Reviews: the Podcast that explores the Hollywood film indust…
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Episode #437 Raiders of the Lost Ark (Spiel-burg)
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1981's Indiana Jones In 1936, archaeologist and adventurer Indiana Jones is hired by the U.S. government to find the Ark of the Covenant before the Nazis can obtain its awesome powers. This is the 1st of our 3 part series where we review the Inidana Jones series leading up to the release of the 5th film. Erik from Cinematic Sound Radio joins us to …
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Episode #436 Free Solo (Live Review)
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2018's Free Solo Alex Honnold attempts to become the first person to ever free solo climb El Capitan. Join us as we watch and review live, the Documentary Free Solo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJ6eimbZ7Z4 Or you can watch with us on Youtube Cheapseat Reviews the podcast that explores the Hollywood film industry for the greater good.…
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Episode #434 Sardar Udham (Frank Brazil)
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2021's Sadar Udham A biopic detailing the 2 decades that Punjabi Sikh revolutionary Udham Singh spent planning the assassination of the man responsible for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. This epic biopic about the revolutionary Udham Singh also reffered to as Shaheed-i-Azam Sardar Udham Singh. We discuss all topics from the great acting and cinemat…
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