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Jan 17, 2022•43 min•Ep. 293
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Jan 10, 2022•45 min•Ep. 292
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Jan 03, 2022•42 min•Ep. 291
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Dec 27, 2021•54 min•Ep. 290
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Dec 20, 2021•46 min•Ep. 289
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Dec 13, 2021•45 min•Ep. 288
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Dec 06, 2021•44 min•Ep. 287
Didn't get a chance to record an episode this week due to some travel so please enjoy this feed drop of me guesting on Shut Up I Love It , another great podcast that might tickle your fancy! Writer/comedian Jay Light (Legends of the Hidden Temple, Historical Roasts, BattleBots) is a big fan of SPRING BREAKERS (2012), directed by Harmony Korine and starring Vanessa Hudgens, Selena Gomez and James Franco. Is this classic a sexploitation or "one of the biggest satires to ever come out, one of the f...
Nov 29, 2021•45 min
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Nov 22, 2021•46 min•Ep. 286
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Nov 15, 2021•34 min•Ep. 285
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Nov 08, 2021•39 min•Ep. 284
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Nov 01, 2021•33 min•Ep. 283
Recapping a whirlwind weekend at the movies with mini-reviews of Dune, The French Dispatch, and Titane. If you like weird solo episodes like this, subscribe to my Patreon for more: patreon.com/blockbusting
Oct 25, 2021•32 min
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Oct 18, 2021•36 min•Ep. 282
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Oct 11, 2021•57 min•Ep. 281
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Oct 04, 2021•39 min•Ep. 280
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Sep 27, 2021•55 min•Ep. 279
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Sep 20, 2021•34 min•Ep. 278
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Sep 13, 2021•36 min•Ep. 277
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Sep 06, 2021•38 min•Ep. 276
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Aug 30, 2021•36 min•Ep. 275
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Aug 23, 2021•39 min•Ep. 274
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Aug 16, 2021•39 min•Ep. 273
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Aug 09, 2021•41 min•Ep. 272
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Aug 02, 2021•45 min•Ep. 271
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Jul 26, 2021•45 min•Ep. 270
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Jul 19, 2021•42 min•Ep. 269
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Jul 12, 2021•46 min•Ep. 268
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Jul 05, 2021•53 min•Ep. 267
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Jun 28, 2021•38 min•Ep. 267
