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Binary System Podcast
llyzabeth

Binary System Podcast #391 – Christmas recap and yes we’re watching Skibidi Toilet

Happy last-podcast-of-2023! Recorded on location in the wilds of Western Florida (aka our parents’ house) we start out this episode with a quick breakdown of Christmas, including successful hospital trips (spoilers: we were NOT stealing babies) and geeky presents, but it all goes by really fast because we’ve gotta talk about “Skibidi Toilet.” Seriously you

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ChickenRunReview
Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget

Directed by Sam Fell, Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget is the long-awaited continuation of the Chicken Run story. After successfully escaping from Tweedys’ farm in a daring and risky manner, Ginger (Thandiwe Newton) has discovered her ideal place – an idyllic island bird sanctuary where the entire flock can live in harmony, without any

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TheBoyAndTheHeronReview
Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – The Boy and the Heron

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki, The Boy and The Heron follows Mahito (Luca Padovan), a young 12-year-old boy, as he struggles to settle in a new town after his mother’s death. However, when a talking heron (Robert Pattinson) informs Mahito that his mother is still alive, he enters an abandoned tower in search of her, which

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DisneyWishReview
Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Wish

Directed by Chris Buck and Fawn Veerasunthorn, Wish takes place in the Kingdom of Rosas and follows a 17-year-old girl named Asha (Ariana DeBose) who senses a darkness that no one else does about the kingdom’s ruler, King Magnifico (Chris Pine). This eventually leads to her making a passionate plea to the stars in a

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ScottPilgrimTakesOffReview
Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Scott Pilgrim Takes Off

Helmed by Bryan Lee O’Malley and BenDavid Grabinski and produced by Edgar Wright, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off follows Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera) as he meets the girl of his dreams, Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), but learns he must defeat her seven evil exes in order to date her. But then things get even more

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WatershipDownWatchParty
Binary System Podcast
llyzabeth

Binary System Watch Party – Watership Down

It’s the return of the Watch Party! Chiming in on instant messenger from North Carolina, Florida, and California, we’re celebrating the 45th (arrgh our bones just turned to dust!) anniversary of the UK release of Watership Down. That’s right, this gorgeously animated film has been traumatizing a generation of kids for 45 years! The Players:

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TeenageTurtlesMutantMayemReview
Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Directed by Jeff Rowed and produced by permanent teenager Seth Rogen, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem follows the four Turtle brothers who, after years of being sheltered from the human world, set out on a quest to be accepted as normal teenagers by the people of New York City through acts of heroism. With

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LackadaisyScreening
Previews
llyzabeth

Secret Movie Club Presents First Public Screening of Animated Short LACKADAISY

We’ve been huge fans of Tracy Butler’s gorgeous webcomic Lackadaisy for years, (“a Prohibition-era St. Louis with a population of anthropomorphic cats” is right in our wheelhouse) and were thrilled when the animated short was released on YouTube. If you’re in the Los Angeles area, be sure to check out the public screening on August

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SkullIslandReview
Reviews
Hugh Verheylewegen

Review – Skull Island

Helmed by Brian Duffield (Spontaneous, Love and Monsters), Skull Island takes place 20 years after the events of Kong Skull Island and follows a group of well-meaning explorers who venture out to sea to rescue a girl named Annie (Mae Whitman) from the ocean. In doing so, they find themselves shipwrecked on the perilous Skull

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