Every episode we watch two movies, one old, one new, and try to connect the dots.
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A podcast about film. Hosted by Arvin and Michelle.
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Well, hello there, ladies and gents, boys and girls! Are you ready for a rollicking ride through the silver screen? Do you have an itch for cinematic predictions that'll leave you on the edge of your seats? Well, look no further than the one and only… Av Club 69! Join us each week as we take turns in guessing what's next in the plot of some truly incredible movies. Using nothing but our wits and a stack of carefully crafted cards as our tool, we trek down the dangerous path of plot holes, se ...
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Brought to you by Big Picture Film Club, the In Reel Life Podcast is where we sit down with a special guest and learn about their life through the medium of film.
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Welcome to Ya, Reel Good. A film club podcast hosted by us; Ellen, John and Chris. Join us every Tuesday in discussing the movie pick of the week!
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A podcast for film and TV nerds who get together and talk about movies, TV, and why we love it! Each month we take a look at a film that’s available on streaming services and then break it down round table style. We’re like a book club but for movies! Hosted by CaptainMcFly and MegaMagwitch
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Two moderately qualified professionals and friends discuss their favorite films, facts, opinions and personal anecdotes themed around a niche genre each week. Join BFFs (“Best Film Friends”) Emily and Madison for their bi-weekly virtual movie club. Watch along and chime in with your own ~moderately~ qualified opinions!
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Welcome to Choose Film: A Reel Retrospective. Each episode we take a deep dive into a random film chosen by our guest host. Each season we will pick a theme and review films based on that. i.e Monster Movies: Jaws, Godzilla etc Contact infoInstagram: @choosefilmpodcast Twitter: @FilmChoose
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Ever wanted to join a book club without actually having to read something? Try a movie club instead! Join co-hosts Allison Thompson and Jaclyn Shin in discussing a different film every week, along with conversations about pop culture and many other topics along the way. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thehighlightreel/support
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Rant On by Ranting Media
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Welcome to Rant On by Ranting Media--a semi-monthly show where we chat about EVERYTHING on our mind. Whether it's gaming, movies, tech, or life in general, we rant like no others. Kick back and enjoy the show. It's always fun with RANT ON.
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Alien Romulus vs Alien: Loving the Alien
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If there’s one thing we know about the xenomorphs in the Alien films, it’s that they’re very, very good at reproducing themselves… Join us this episode as we watch the new sci-fi horror picture Alien: Romulus and its 1979 sci-fi horror granddaddy, Alien, and ask ourselves: is it possible we might have watched the same film twice? Romulus may be fil…
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Going to the cinema is like experiencing a shared dream. (Especially when the film is so bad we fall asleep in it - and that’s happened to us more than a few times.) But who is the finest auteur of films as dreams? Is it Federico Fellini, or David Lynch, or is it Arnold Schwarzenegger in a blockbuster from 1990? Join us at the Popcorn Counter this …
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The Critics Club: Top 10 Movies of the 2000s
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The Critics Club: Top 10 Movies of the 2000s We're BACK with our Top 10 Movies of the 2000s! Join Jim, David, and Geoff as they reveal their favorite films from the decade. Can you guess which movie we all agreed on? Hint: There's a bit of Shrek, some Hot Fuzz action, and even a taste of Inglourious Basterds in the mix. Welcome to The Critics Club,…
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Twisters vs The Wizard of Oz: Twisted Wizards
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We’re processing trauma and fighting a mighty wind at the Two Reel Cinema Club this episode, as we go to see the new weather-based action sequel Twisters, and compare it to the 1939 family classic The Wizard of Oz. Twisters can’t stop quoting from Oz, but the parallels don’t end there: both films centre around powerful women and both films are abou…
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Popcorn Counter: The Song-Movies-Name-Quiz
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(*Turns to camera*) You may remember that back in the 1980s and 90s they used to name a lot of films after songs. Seriously. A LOT. It was like an actual thing. So come and join us at the Popcorn Counter this week, where we’ve turned those Song-Named-Movie-Tune-Films into a Song-Named-Movie-Tune-Film-QUIZ. (*Cut to title card with music*) Forty mov…
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With films like Capricorn One, Three Days of the Condor and The Parallax View, the Watergate scandal meant the 1970s was the golden age of Hollywood conspiracy thrillers. OR WAS IT?! Join us at the Popcorn Counter this episode as we keep our heads down and ask in quiet voices if conspiracy cinema is not as simple as it first appears. Klute and The …
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Rob finds himself on terror firma unaware of the evil that lies beneath! Can he dig deep and find the truth? or will he have to worm his way out of the sink hole of despair? Listen Now!By Rob Stephenson & Mark Murphy
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Fly Me To The Moon vs Capricorn One: That's No Moon
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We’re lost in the desert, deep in conspiracy country this episode, as we enjoy the new Scarlett Johansson / Channing Tatum ‘how they could have faked the moon landings’ rom com Fly Me To The Moon, and compare it to its direct antecedent, the 1977 Elliot Gould ‘how they might fake the Mars landings’ thriller Capricorn One. The parallels are obvious,…
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Did this movie cause a stir? does a duck's quack echo when its stirred? Amazing questions I think you will agree. But none will be answered here! Mark gets all spooky as he tries to understand who Said that! and if he gets hypnotised will he have the eyes? Find out all this and more along with Mark as he tries to solve the mystery!…
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We’re wiping away the tears of a clown at the Popcorn Counter this episode, as we spend a happy twenty minutes asking: how come so many well known actors got their start as stand up comedians, and yet there seem to be so few films about comedians? We draw parallels between comedians and writers, wonder if the best comedy reveals too much about its …
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The Critics Club: Top 10 Movies of the 90s
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I Used to be Funny vs Punchline: I Used to be a Punchline
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It’s comedy night at the Two Reel Cinema Club this episode, as we watch the new Canadian dramedy I Used To Be Funny and compare it to an early Tom Hanks picture, Punchline, from 1988. Both films are set in and around stand-up comedy venues, and it’s fascinating to see what’s changed and what’s not in 36 years. But does either film have much more to…
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Popcorn Counter: The Eponymous Movie Quiz
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Everyone loves a quiz. Well, we do. Well, one of us does. This week at the Popcorn Counter, Maurice has inspired us to make a note of just how many eponymous films there are on the IMDb. So join us for an eponymous movie quiz, where we’ll give you a trickle of clues to help you guess forty movies each with a forename as their title. Play along at h…
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Am I Ok? vs Maurice: Is Maurice Ok?
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Everyone’s coming out this week at the Two Reel Cinema Club, as we watch the new-ish Tig Notaro comedy Am I Ok? and compare it to 1987’s Merchant Ivory heritage picture Maurice. When stood next to each other these two films have a lot to say about the experience of coming out as LGBTQ a century apart. But what bit of 1980s UK legislation is Maurice…
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After watching two robot pictures back to back last week, we’ve cleared some space at the Popcorn Counter this episode for a Robot Rumble: eight cinematic robots in a knockout contest with mystery challenges. We have electronic wrestlers from sci-fi classics, post-humans from TV that moved to the big screen, and children’s characters with depth and…
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A FIELD IN ENGLAND (Dir. Ben Wheatley) w Brendan Swift
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Welcome to episode 097 of Choose Film Podcast. It’s time to take a walk across the country, find the nearest ale house and watch out for nettle when taking a shit outside. We’re discussing Ben Wheatley’s A Field In England. Film synopsis During the English Civil War, a small group of deserters, including the lacemaker and alchemist's assistant, Whi…
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Mark has no idea what is about to hit him. It's got more twist and turns than a Swiss alpine slope! Kevin Bacon is our focus and Detective Duquette has his hands full with this case. Out in the everglades lurk many things, some lie deep beneath the surface. Take a walk on the wild side with Mark as he blindly falls for Perez and gets himself in a r…
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Robot Dreams vs Metropolis: Metropolitan Robots
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(You may hear the sound of cats in the studio this episode, but just think of it as atmospheric background sound effects…) This week, we watch the new, Oscar-nominated animated feature Robot Dreams, which stars anthropomorphic animals living in a stylised 1980s New York and a beautiful, unconventional love story. We’re comparing it to the film that…
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The Critics Club: Top 10 Movies of the 80s
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https://www.rantingmedia.com Friends come and meet once a month at the Critics Club to discuss their favorite movies, tv shows, video games and much more. Some are more right than others, but that’s half the fun. Join Jim, David and Geoff as they duke it out over their latest opinions.By David Feldman, Jim Keel, Geoff Stevens
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Can Rob use his tools of truth, justice and sanity to unshroud the evil of this script? or with this James gun wacky indie hit prove to be hit Kryptonite. Listen now!By Rob Stephenson & Mark Murphy
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Popcorn Counter: I Am Number Four. Or Five.
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We have a theory… Do long series of films only hit their stride after their first three instalments? Join us at the Popcorn Counter this week after our Mad Max marathon as we try to prove or disprove our thesis, using a hefty list of examples. Surely if you rummage around in the IMDB for long enough it’s possible to ‘prove’ anything, isn’t it? We t…
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Furiosa vs Mad Max Fury Road: It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Road
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Join us in the post apocalyptic wasteland for one of our longest episodes ever this week, as we watch the new ‘Mad Max Saga’ Furiosa, and compare it with its direct antecedent, 2015’s action masterpiece Mad Max Fury Road. These two high octane, gas guzzling thrillers are more or less anagrams of each other, but can Furiosa drive away with Fury Road…
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Popcorn Counter: Elevator Pitches of the 80s
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We have a bit of a disaster this week as we get stuck in the elevator on the way to the popcorn counter, but at least it gives us a chance to practise our elevator pitches. And after watching The Fall Guy last week we’re basing all our pitches on pre-existing 1970s and 80s properties. Three pitches each, which one would we commission? Including a r…
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EP96 CLERKS (Dir. Kevin Smith) w Mark Ayling
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Welcome to episode 096 of Choose Film Podcast. It’s time to get called into work, miss hockey and don’t forget about the guy in the toilet, we’re discussing Kevin Smith’s grassroots Clerks. Synopsis Dante (Brian O'Halloran) is called in to cover a shift at his New Jersey convenience store on his day off. His friend Randal (Jeff Anderson) helps him …
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The Fall Guy vs The Fall: Taking The Fall
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We’re watching stunt performers smash up cars, leap from helicopters and ride horses across the desert in this week’s movies as we compare the new Ryan-Gosling-Emily-Blunt 80s throwback The Fall Guy to 2006’s surreal and sumptuous The Fall. They’re both films about stuntmen, but aside from sharing most of a title they could hardly be more different…
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Join us this time as we enter a world of Astro bastardry! Do they come in peace or just want us in pieces!? Rob's not taking any chances as he sets his phaser to kill and dives head first into the guts of this gory slapstick indie classic. Can he get on board? or will these Kiwis just leave a bad taste.…
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Fallout Discussion | Reel Reporters II Episode 1
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Geoff and David dust off their old show the Reel Reporters once again to talk about the new Fallout TV series. There's a lot of spoilers, so if you haven't watched the show yet--tune away. So grab your Nuka-Cola and strap on your Pip-boy, we're heading out into the very vivid and fun wasteland that is one of the few video game adaptations that does…
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Apparently there’s some kind of election in the US soon? We’re not sure of the details, but if we had the opportunity to write the name of a movie president on the ballot, who would get our cross? Join us as we hash out the possibilities at the Popcorn Counter this episode. And while we’re at it, we ask what’s the difference between Bill Pullman an…
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In a time when the future looked so bleak and crime was bad, we needed a hero to come to the fore and save us from evil! No it's not Jesus it's Robocop! Mark has no idea what's in store for him as he seeks to uncover this classic Sci Fi epic. Explosions, melting faces and Bazookas are all in a days work for this maverick renegade.…
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Civil War vs Land and Freedom: Civil War Land
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Neighbours fight neighbours in this week’s pod, as we watch Alex Garland’s new, maybe-too-close-to-real-life, dystopian thriller Civil War and compare it with Ken Loach’s 1995 Spanish Civil War picture Land and Freedom. Both of these films are certainly thought-provoking, with action, bloodshed, tragedy and tension. But which one makes the best use…
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Popcorn Counter: The Podcast About Podcasts
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You’re welcome to join us at the Popcorn Counter this episode, but speak up because we’ve got our noise cancelling headphones on. (You know, the ones for dogs, remember?) We’ve been listening to a few rival pods while we wait for the popcorn machine to warm up, but which would we sincerely recommend? What are the podcasts that make it into our subs…
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Get off the phone!! Because it's time for Rob to dial up and dial in to 56k's of techno madness! Can he hack into the mind of the creators to discover what it all means? or will he get lost in cyber space ..space..space...By Rob Stephenson & Mark Murphy
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The Teachers' Lounge vs To Sir, With Love: Teachers Teach
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Is it term time already? It must be, because we’re heading back to school again, this time comparing the new, Oscar-nominated German drama The Teachers’ Lounge with 1967’s scholastic classic, To Sir With Love. There are so many elements in common here that you have to ask if someone’s been copying their homework: outsider teachers, rebellious pupil…
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Rob lays down a movie that drives a stake through the heart of good story telling. As Mark gets lost in a dark cavern of terrible dialogue and weak plot and discovers that the only thing this movie sucks, is the fun out of the superhero genre.By Rob Stephenson & Mark Murphy
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Please be seated, the Court of the Popcorn Counter is now in session. We’re hosting a constitutional controversy of our own this episode, as we accuse Legal Dramas of the crime of being a bit boring and fundamentally uncinematic. And in true legal tradition, we flipped a coin beforehand to decide which one of us was going to prosecute and which def…
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EP95 THE BREAKFAST CLUB (Dir. John Hughes) w Sasha MacPherson
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Welcome to episode 095 of Choose Film Podcast. Grab a seat, stick some weed down your pants and don’t mess with the bull or you’ll get the horns. That’s right we are joined by Sasha Reid to discuss John Hughes’ The Breakfast Club. Synopsis Five high school students from different walks of life endure a Saturday detention under a power-hungry princi…
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Anatomy of a Fall vs Anatomy of a Murder: Anatomies of the Law
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It’s double anatomy at the Two Reel Cinema Club this episode, as we catch up on the last of the Oscar nominees with Anatomy of a Fall, the French courtroom drama that ended up with the Best Screenplay Academy Award this year. It’s a bloody and nuanced multilingual piece with a couple of dynamite performances, but is it possible that not quite enoug…
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Join us at the Popcorn Counter this episode for some late-to-the-party Oscars chat. Which nominated film was hit with plagiarism claims? Which film was like getting struck by a steamroller? What exactly is Barbie ‘adapted’ from? When is sound crucial? What are short films actually for? And how much controversy can we generate over the pronunciation…
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Origin vs Birth of a Nation: Birth of the Racists
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Again? Seriously? Yes, welcome to our third podcast in a row to feature Nazis. These guys will just not go away. This episode we have watched the new Ava DuVernay docudrama Origin, and read the book it’s based on - Isabel Wilkerson’s non-fiction best seller Caste. We’re comparing it to what may be the first ever cinematic epic, 1915’s silent KKK mo…
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Join us at the Popcorn Counter this week as we ask: why are Nazis such commonly used villains in movies? Films and shows discussed include Hogan’s Heroes, Indiana Jones, Schindler’s List, Star Wars, Starship Troopers, Saving Private Ryan, The Producers, Das Schreckliche Mädchen, Germany Year Zero, and They Saved Hitler’s Brain. Give yourself a bonu…
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This time Rob goes deep behind enemy lines and must wade through a trench of tropes and a minefield of mise en scene madness! As he takes on the greatest enemy known to man, unfettered script writing! …and a couple of Nazis.By Rob Stephenson & Mark Murphy
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Emily and Madison are back with a special Short Reel with their picks for the 96th Annual Academy Awards, aka their favorite day of the year. Join them as they choose what they think WILL win and what SHOULD win in this year's top categories *whispers* and why they don't care about 'Oppenheimer'. HAPPY VOTING, REEL FRIENDS!…
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The Zone of Interest vs Triumph of the Will: In The Zone of Wilful Nazis
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Oh, dear, what have we gotten ourselves into this episode? Join us for a look at some of the most evil people in history as we watch the new Oscar nominated Auschwitz movie The Zone of Interest and compare it to the Nazis' own 1935 propaganda epic, Triumph of the Will. Light hearted fun is in short supply this time round, but we still manage to cha…
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It Follows & Other Tales That Keep Us Up At Night
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In episode 60 of Reel Friends, Emily & Madison talk about movies that keep them up at night, starting with the 2014 film ‘It Follows’. Join them as they chat about the the film’s heavy 80s references, discuss the ‘Lost in Translation’ influence, and how they would attempt to defeat “It." Plus, join us next episode for ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ & Other Stor…
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AV Club 69 enters the unpredictable realm of Science Fiction. Join Mark has he tries to unravel this Sci Fi film and work out what happens to class 10 C. Did the van driver really turn in to a screw? Mark has no idea that anything, absolutely anything can happen! Rob does accidentally call the title music of this movie a David Bowie track but in fa…
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Sometimes at the Popcorn Counter we just go off on one. We have no idea how it happens, we try to plan these things out, but there it is. So join us this week for a high speed tour that takes in intermittent fasting, mind reading, Woody Allen, feral cats, raccoon families, French cinema’s tribute to the animal kingdom, the financial performance of …
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