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This film is less than perfect.
The Perfect Find Year: 2023 Screenplay by: Leigh Davenport Based on the book by: Tia Williams Directed by: Numa Perrier Stars: Gabrielle Union, Keith Powers
Show notes:
For a film that loves films, this film could work on loving itself more. The very talented stars of this film deserved better! We get right into fixing this month.
In this episode we mention the TV shows Ridiculousness (2011- ) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1820166/) and You’ve Been Framed (1990-2022) (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0204113/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1).
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We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that.
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The Perfect Find Year: 2023 Screenplay by: Leigh Davenport Based on the book by: Tia Williams Directed by: Numa Perrier Stars: Gabrielle Union, Keith Powers
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For a film that loves films, this film could work on loving itself more. The very talented stars of this film deserved better! We get right into fixing this month.
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We record these episodes over the internet. Sometimes the audio is not perfect. We apologise for that.
Music in this episode is by Martin Zaltz Austwick (martinzalzaustwick.com). Artwork is by Lisa Findley.
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