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Leland Pierce

Movie Issues: Trick ‘r Treat

You can listen to this episode on our Movie Issues channel at Anchor.fm! It’s Halloween everybody! Get your costumes, grab some candy, and get ready for some spooky fun! We’ve reached the end of our 31-Day celebration of the best holiday of the year, Halloween. In its honor we watched the Halloween themed horror film Trick

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Movie Issues: Curse of Chucky

You can listen to this episode on our Movie Issues channel at Anchor.fm! This week the guys watched the 2013 horror film Curse of Chucky. It’s the return of everyone’s favorite killer doll, Chucky. He comes back this time to wreak havoc on a family from his past. Still in the Halloween spirit, the guys

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Movie Issues: Escape Plan

Remember when you wanted the most famous action stars in the world to star in a movie together, then it finally happened, and it was just ok? Well, here’s another example of a “just ok” movie staring the world’s favorite aging action stars: Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger in Escape Plan. We follow Ray Breslin (Stallone)

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Movie Issues: Carrie

In a world plagued with sequels and bad remakes, it was no doubt that at one point there would be yet another remake based on Stephen King’s 1974 novel, Carrie. Taking great inspiration from the Brian De Palma’s Oscar nominated 1976 version of the film, here we find that Carrie, in 2013 has been treated

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Movie Issues: A Nightmare on Elm St. 3: Dream Warriors

You can listen to this episode on our Movie Issues channel at Anchor.fm! As we continue our love of Halloween and all things horror this week we watched 1987s A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors. Where Freddy is trying to kill a bunch of kids in a mental hospital who, when in the

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Movie Issues: The Monster Squad

You can listen to this episode on our Movie Issues channel at Anchor.fm! This week the guys have a monstrous good time by watching one of their childhood favorite movies, 1987s The Monster Squad. You know the movie! Where Dracula, The Wolfman, The Mummy, Frankenstein’s Monster and The Creature all get together to bring evil

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Movie Issues: Gravity

Acclaimed director Alfonso Cuaron, best known for Y Tu Mama Tambien, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and Children of Men, has co-written, co-produced, and directed one of the most heart-pounding, edge-of-your-seat science fiction films we’ve seen in decades. Gravity follows medical engineer Dr. Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) on her first Space Shuttle mission,

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Movie Issues: Elvira, Mistress of the Dark

You can listen to this episode on our Movie Issues channel at Anchor.fm! It’s October and not only are we excited about Halloween but it’s also our 100th episode! So in honor of that small milestone we wanted to watch a movie that, not only can start the spooky season the right way, but also gives

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Review: Don Jon

Joseph Gordon-Levitt pulls the trifecta in Don Jon: writing, directing, and starring in a movie about a dude coming to grips with the vapid nature of his existence and the difference between love and what transpires in smut films. He finds that real sex doesn’t measure up to the fantasy of online pornography, where he

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