Strange and Beautiful Book Club
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Long time partners, Rachel and Matt, bring their unique blend of wit and weirdness to the worlds of sci-fi, horror, and fantasy. From quirky movie reviews to lively book discussions, they keep you entertained and informed with their mature humor and infectious enthusiasm. Join them as they chase their little nerd hearts through the genres they love.
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"Children of Dune" by Frank Herbert
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Jan 11, 2026 |
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"Dune: Messiah" by Frank Herbert
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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"Dune" by Frank Herbert (Book 2 and 3 - Final Part)
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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"Dune" by Frank Herbert (Book 1 - Dune)
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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"The Dark Tower 0: The Little Sisters of Eluria" by Stephen King
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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"The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower" by Stephen King (Part 2 of 2)
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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"The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower" by Stephen King (Part 1 of 2)
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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"The Dark Tower: Song of Susannah" by Stephen King
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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"The Dark Tower 4.5: A Wind Through the Keyhole" by Stephen King
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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"The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla" by Stephen King (Part 2 of 2)
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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SBBC: Murderbot (Season 1 Ep 7) - "Complementary Species"
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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SBBC: Murderbot (Season 1 Ep 4, 5, and 6)
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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"The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla" by Stephen King (Part 1 of 2)
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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Repost - "The Dark Tower" by Stephen King
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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SBBC: Murderbot (Season 1 Ep 3) - "Risk Assessment"
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May 25, 2025 |
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SBBC: Murderbot (Season 1 Ep 1&2) - "FreeCommerce" and "Eye Contact"
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May 16, 2025 |
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"The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass" by Stephen King
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May 02, 2025 |
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"Black River Orchard" by Chuck Wendig
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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"Empire of the Damned" by Jay Kristoff
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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Repost - "David Lynch's Dune (1984)" - Part epic adventure, part fever dream, and all Lynch.
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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"Empire of the Vampire" by Jay Kristoff
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Jan 03, 2025 |
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Bonus - Christmas Crossover with Cinematic Anarchy - "Red Snow (2021)
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Dec 25, 2024 |
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Bonus: We Are All Kosh - Preview - Babylon 5 (Season 1 Ep 0) - The Gathering
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Dec 07, 2024 |
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"The Dark Tower - The Waste Lands" by Stephen King
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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Willy's Wonderland (2021) - This is a sequel to Mandy. Fight me.
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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"Somewhere in Time" by Richard Matheson - Featuring Chris from Cinematic Anarchy
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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"The Dark Tower - The Drawing of the Three" by Stephen King
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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Bonus - Chat with Clockout Films - "Slaughter Beach" and "First State of Fear"
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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"Mandy (2018)" - The Psychotic drowns where the Mystic swims
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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Bonus - Ger Can Get It: "The Second Gerthering Trip Recap!"
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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"The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger" by Stephen King
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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"The Quantum Thief" by Hannu Rajaniemi
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Jul 27, 2024 |
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Vacation Announcement - July 2024 - Please Listen!
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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Come in 81 Kilo BONUS - Interview with John Kapelos - "Schanke"
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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Come in 81 Kilo BONUS - Interview with Fred Mollin
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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"Creatures of Light and Darkness" by Roger Zelazny
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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Sneak Peek - "The Dead Do Not Podcast" - Lexx (Season 1 Ep 1) "I Worship His Shadow"
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May 31, 2024 |
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Spoiler Free Review and Interview! - "Curse of King Midas" by Colleen M. Story
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May 24, 2024 |
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Movie - "Planet of the Apes (1968)"
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May 17, 2024 |
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Book - "Planet of the Apes" by Pierre Boulle
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May 03, 2024 |
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Monthly Book Club - "Godkiller" by Hanah Kaner
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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"Anguish (1987)" - There's mommy issues and then there's MOMMY ISSUES
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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Spoiler Free Book Review - "The Day Tripper (2024)" - Character growth done to perfection
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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"Solaris (2002)" - George Clooney shows off his acting and his ass-ets
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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Dune DEEP CUT - "Dune: Part 2 (2024)" - Out of the theater reaction
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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"Solaris (1972)" - Less about the planet, more about the hot wife.
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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Bonus - "The Unknown Best: Book 1" by Matt Wilkening
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Monthly Book Club: "Solaris" by Stanisław Lem
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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"Radius (2017)" - Neat Sweet Indie Suspense Thriller
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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Dune DEEP CUT - "Denis Villeneuve's Dune - Part 1 (2021)" - When you finally have money!
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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"Warm Bodies (2013)" - Unabashedly Romantic Zombies
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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Dune DEEP CUT - "Frank Herbert's Children of Dune (2003) - Part 3 of 3" - Syfy Miniseries
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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Monthly Book Club: "Star Maker" by Olaf Stapledon
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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Dune DEEP CUT - "Frank Herbert's Children of Dune (2003) - Part 2 of 3" - Syfy Miniseries
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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Dune DEEP CUT - "Frank Herbert's Children of Dune (2003) - Part 1 of 3" - Syfy Miniseries
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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Dune DEEP CUT - "Dune: Children of Dune" by Frank Herbert
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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"Vlad Tepes (1979) - Vampires of 1979 - Part 8 of 8
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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Monthly Book Club: "The Unfinished World" by Amber Sparks
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Author Chat - Dr. George Paxinos - "A River Divided"
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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"Salem's Lot (1979)" - Vampires of 1979 - Part 7 of 8
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Dec 23, 2023 |
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"Thirst (1979)" - Vampires of 1979 - Part 6 of 8
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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"Dracula Blows His Cool (1979)" - Vampires of 1979 - Part 5 of 8
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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"Nocturna (1979)" - The Vampires of 1979 - Part 4 of 8
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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Author Chat - Haldane B. Doyle - "Our Vitreous Womb"
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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Monthly Book Club: "The Thousand Deaths of Ardor Benn" by Tyler Whitesides
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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Nosferatu: The Vampyre (1979) - The Vampires of 1979 - Part 3 of 8
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Nov 26, 2023 |
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Love At First Bite (1979) - The Vampires of 1979 - Part 2 of 8
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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Dracula (1979) - The Vampires of 1979 - Part 1 of 8
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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Spoiler Free Book Recommendation - "Our Vitreous Womb" by Haldane B. Doyle
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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Interview with Mike Kuciak - Blast Furnace Media - "Death Metal" and "From the Shadows"
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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Monthly Book Club - "Certain Dark Things" by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Dune DEEP CUT - "Dune: Messiah" by Frank Herbert
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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"Underwater (2020)" - Come for Kristin Stewart...stay for cosmic horror
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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"The Signal (2014)" - Second installment in our William Eubank trilogy.
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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"Love (2011)" - Scifi movie funded entirely by an Indie Alt-Rock band? Yes, Please.
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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The Dark (2018) - "An Indie monster horror movie with so much heart."
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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"Geometry for Ocelots" by Exurb1a
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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Dune DEEP CUT - "Frank Herbert's Dune (2000)- Part 3 of 3" - Syfy Miniseries
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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Bonus Sneak Peak - Monthly Book Club - "Geometry for Ocelots" by Exurb1a
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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Dune DEEP CUT - "Frank Herbert's Dune (2000)- Part 2 of 3" - Syfy Miniseries
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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Dune DEEP CUT - "Frank Herbert's Dune (2000) - Part 1 of 3" - Syfy Miniseries
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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Dune DEEP CUT - "David Lynch's Dune" - The Alan Smithee Cut
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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Monthly Book Club: "The Complete Double Dead" by Chuck Wendig - Part 2 of 2
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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Monthly Book Club: "The Complete Double Dead" by Chuck Wendig - Part 1 of 2
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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Dune DEEP CUT - "Jodorowsky's Dune (2013)" - The Definition of Audacity
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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Dune DEEP CUT - "Dune" by Frank Herbert - Part 3 of 3
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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"Barbie (2023)" - Matt isn't Toxic enough for this conversation.
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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"Thirst (2009)" - A darkly poetic vampire movie unlike any other
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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Dune DEEP CUT - "Dune" by Frank Herbert - Part 2 of 3
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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Dune DEEP CUT - "Dune" by Frank Herbert - Part 1 of 3
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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Monthly Book Club: "Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution" by R.F. Kuang
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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World War Z (2013) vs. Shaun of the Dead (2004)
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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"World War Z" by Max Brooks - An Oral History of the Zombie War
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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Robocop (1987) vs Robocop (2014)
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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2023 Pride Collection - "In the Flesh (Season 2 Ep.6)" - Is it Fete or FATE?
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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2023 Pride Collection - "In the Flesh (Season 2 Ep.5)" - Is there anyone who doesn't want the Second Rising?
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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2023 Pride Collection - "In the Flesh (Season 2 Ep.4)" - Are you Simon or a cult leader?
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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"Prayer for the Crown Shy" by Becky Chambers - Did I just almost cry about a fish!?
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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2023 Pride Collection - "In The Flesh (Season 2 Ep.3)" - In which we find a way to like Gary even less.
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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2023 Pride Collection - "In the Flesh (Season 2 Ep.2)" - If you call it a scheme you might as well just say EVIL PLAN
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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2023 Pride Collection - "In the Flesh (Season 2 Ep 1)" - Kieren just hurry up and go to Paris already.
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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"Fifth Element (1997)" - Technicolor Science Fiction perfection.
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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"Psalm for the Wild Built" by Becky Chambers - Is it a book or a comfortable cup of tea?
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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2023 Pride Collection - "In the Flesh (Season 1 Episode 3)" - Two truths and a lie
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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2023 Pride Collection - "In the Flesh (Season 1 Episode 2)" - Might want to see a doctor about that Toxic Masculinity.
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Jun 04, 2023 |
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2023 Pride Collection - "In the Flesh (Season 1 Ep.1)" - Let's Meet the Partially Deceased
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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Waterworld (1995) - "Beyond the horizon lies the secret to a new beginning."
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May 26, 2023 |
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Feast, Sheath and Shatter - Empire of Storms by Sarah J. Mass (Throne of Glass Book 5)
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May 24, 2023 |
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Soldier (1998) - "A fallen hero has one last battle to fight"
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May 19, 2023 |
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Near Dark (1987) - "We keep odd hours."
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May 12, 2023 |
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Highlander 2: The Quickening (1991) - "Remember Highlander the first movie? Good, we don't either."
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May 05, 2023 |
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The Brave Little Toaster (1987) - "From Heartwarming to Horrifying"
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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Drunk Fantasy Review - "Dungeons and Dragons - Honor Among Thieves (2023)"
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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Equilibrium (2002) - "In the near future, freedom is a thing of the past."
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Apr 07, 2023 |
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Vesper (2022) - "One Seed can change everything."
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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Frailty (2001) - "Only Demons should fear me and you're not a demon, are you?"
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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Strange and Beautiful Book Club (Trailer)
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Mar 19, 2023 |
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Krull (1983) - "Rocks in our pockets and a tombstone over our heads."
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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Wing Commander (1999) or "It's not faith, it's genetics!"
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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Annihilation(2018) - "If I wasn't Kane, what was I? Was I you? Were you me?"
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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The Fountain (2006) or "Death is a disease, just like any other."
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Feb 24, 2023 |
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Enemy Mine (1985) or "Your Mickey Mouse is one big stupid dope!"
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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Wisdom of the Crocodiles or "The line that separates good and evil cuts through every human heart."
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Feb 10, 2023 |
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Solomon Kane (2009) - "The Devil will have his due."
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Feb 05, 2023 |
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"Dark City (1998)" or "The only place home exists in your mind."
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Jan 28, 2023 |
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Defense of Everything Everywhere All at Once and Outtakes: Book Talk with Kate (Murderbot 3 and 4)
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Jan 22, 2023 |
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"Jennifer's Body (2009)" or "Do you get all your murder weapons at Home Depot?"
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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Everything Everywhere All At Once or "Of all the places I could be, I just want to be here with you."
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Jan 15, 2023 |
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Love Bites (1993) or "I don't know if I'm witnessing a phenomenon or a felony."
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Dec 31, 2022 |
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WATCH ALONG: "Scrooged"
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Dec 24, 2022 |