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#964: The Mummy at 25, Funny Girl (Wyler #5), We Grown Now
Published: April 26, 2024, 5 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 42 minutes 1 second
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From the Archive: Alien (1979)
Published: April 24, 2024, 5 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 27 seconds
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#963: Civil War, Ben-Hur (Wyler #4), 50s Madness Champ
Published: April 19, 2024, 5 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 35 minutes 25 seconds
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Filmspotting Presents: The Film That Blew My Mind - Kristen Johnson on All That Jazz
Published: April 12, 2024, 5 a.m.Duration: 53 minutes 59 seconds
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#962: Ex Machina in the Age of AI, Mrs. Miniver (Wyler #3), 50s Madness Finals
Published: April 5, 2024, 5 a.m.Duration: 2 hours 1 minute 33 seconds
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#961: Road House at 35, Road House 24, Godzilla x Kong, 50s Madness Final Four
Published: March 29, 2024, 5 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 39 minutes 51 seconds
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From the Archive: Godzilla ('54) v Kong ('33)
Published: March 25, 2024, 5 p.m.Duration: 58 minutes 8 seconds
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#960: Love Lies Bleeding, The Best Years of Our Lives (Wyler #2), 50s Madness (Elite 8)
Published: March 22, 2024, 5 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 43 minutes 12 seconds
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#959: Eternal Sunshine at 20, Dodsworth (Wyler #1), 50s Madness (Sweet 16)
Published: March 15, 2024, 5 a.m.Duration: 2 hours 19 minutes 52 seconds
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#958: Dune: Part Two (+Spoiler Talk), 50s Madness (Rd. 2)
Published: March 8, 2024, 6 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes 23 seconds
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#957: Oscars Special with Michael Phillips, 50s Madness (Rd. 1)
Published: March 1, 2024, 6 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 50 minutes 15 seconds
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#956: Revisiting Dune, 50s Madness Play-Ins and Blind Spots
Published: Feb. 23, 2024, 6 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 32 minutes 4 seconds
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#955: Top 5 Tokyo Movies, Perfect Days (w/Spoilers), How To Have Sex
Published: Feb. 16, 2024, 6 a.m.Duration: 2 hours 13 minutes 48 seconds
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#954: Rear Window vs. Vertigo, Inside The Yellow Cocoon Shell
Published: Feb. 9, 2024, 6 a.m.Duration: 2 hours 13 minutes
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#953: American Fiction (w/Spoilers), Rustin, Sundance 2024
Published: Feb. 2, 2024, 6 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 8 seconds
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#952: 2024 Movie Preview - Folie a Deux Edition
Published: Jan. 26, 2024, 6 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 32 minutes 59 seconds
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#951: Best Scenes of 2023 with Michael Phillips, Mia Lee Vicino, and Tran Ahn Hung
Published: Jan. 19, 2024, 6 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 42 minutes 52 seconds
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#950: Ferrari, Maestro, Wonka, The Color Purple
Published: Jan. 12, 2024, 6 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 31 minutes 59 seconds
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#949: The Best Films of 2023 with Michael Phillips and Marya E. Gates
Published: Dec. 22, 2023, 6 a.m.Duration: 3 hours 26 minutes 14 seconds
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Bonus Sampler: '23 Chicago Film Critics Ballots
Published: Dec. 21, 2023, 5:40 p.m.Duration: 13 minutes 39 seconds
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#948: The 30 Best Performances of 2023
Published: Dec. 15, 2023, 6 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 19 minutes 6 seconds
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#947: Poor Things, May December, Napoleon, Four Daughters, Fallen Leaves
Published: Dec. 8, 2023, 6 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 22 minutes 10 seconds
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Bonus Show Sampler: Horror Movie Draft, 2024 Marathons
Published: Dec. 6, 2023, 7:57 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 18 seconds
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From the Archive: Alien at 40, Top 5 Joaquin Phoenix Performances
Published: Dec. 1, 2023, 6 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes 49 seconds
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#946: The Holdovers, Essential Werner Herzog
Published: Nov. 24, 2023, 6 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes 7 seconds
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#945: The Killer (with Spoilers), Fincher Ranked, The Marvels
Published: Nov. 17, 2023, 6 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes 33 seconds
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#944: Priscilla, Sofia Coppola Ranked, Fingernails
Published: Nov. 10, 2023, 6 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 33 minutes 55 seconds
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#943: Anatomy of a Fall (with Spoilers), All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt, Theater Camp
Published: Nov. 3, 2023, 5 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 44 minutes 16 seconds
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#942: Killers of the Flower Moon (with Spoilers), Scorsese Ranked
Published: Oct. 27, 2023, 5 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 52 minutes 19 seconds
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#941: Top 5 Movies Siskel & Ebert Got Wrong with Matt Singer
Published: Oct. 20, 2023, 5 a.m.Duration: 2 hours 22 minutes 54 seconds
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#940: The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and More Dahl Shorts
Published: Oct. 13, 2023, 5 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 54 minutes 13 seconds
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#939: The Creator, Chicago Intl Film Festival Preview
Published: Oct. 6, 2023, 5 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes 27 seconds
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#938: Flora and Son, Stop Making Sense, No One Will Save You
Published: Sept. 29, 2023, 5 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 22 minutes 23 seconds
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#937: Top 5 Music Docs, The Last Waltz at 45
Published: Sept. 22, 2023, 5 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 47 minutes 58 seconds
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#936: Dazed and Confused at 30, I Am Not A Witch (African Cinema #5)
Published: Sept. 15, 2023, 5 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 56 minutes 58 seconds
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#935: Midnight Run at 35, Yeelen (African Cinema #4)
Published: Sept. 8, 2023, 5 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 35 minutes 29 seconds
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#934: Fall Movie Preview, Touki Bouki (African Cinema Marathon #3)
Published: Sept. 1, 2023, 5 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 33 minutes 3 seconds
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#933: Bottoms, Risky Business at 40
Published: Aug. 25, 2023, 5 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 16 minutes 11 seconds
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#932: The Fugitive at 30 with Michael Phillips, Top 5 Movies of 1993
Published: Aug. 18, 2023, 5 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 32 minutes 22 seconds
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#931: Mailbag (Oppenheimer, Actor-Director Duos), Black Girl (African Cinema #2)
Published: Aug. 11, 2023, 5 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 46 minutes 17 seconds
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#930: Top 5 Jump Scares, Talk To Me, Cairo Station (African Cinema #1)
Published: Aug. 4, 2023, 5 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 55 minutes 46 seconds
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#929: Barbie, Oppenheimer
Published: July 28, 2023, 5 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes 11 seconds
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#928: M:I - Dead Reckoning Part One, Mission: Impossible Ranked
Published: July 21, 2023, 5 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 44 minutes 52 seconds
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#927: Top 5 Actor-Director Duos (Since 2000)
Published: July 14, 2023, 5 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 37 minutes 2 seconds
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#926: Dial of Destiny, Top 5 Indiana Jones Moments
Published: July 7, 2023, 5 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 37 minutes 34 seconds
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#925: Asteroid City, Past Lives
Published: June 23, 2023, 5 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 14 minutes 29 seconds
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#924: Top 5 Movie Characters Who Shaped Us with Aisha Harris, Elemental
Published: June 16, 2023, 5 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 57 minutes 50 seconds
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#923: Pride Top 5 - LGBTQ+ Movies, Sight & Sound Marathon Awards, Close to Vermeer
Published: June 9, 2023, 5 a.m.Duration: 2 hours 5 minutes 11 seconds
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#922: Across the Spider-Verse, A Brighter Summer Day (Sight & Sound #6), Lynch/Oz
Published: June 2, 2023, 5 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 41 minutes 24 seconds
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#921: Top 5 Films of 2023 (So Far) with Michael Phillips
Published: May 26, 2023, 5 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 43 minutes 50 seconds
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#920: Master Gardener, BlackBerry, Marker's Sans Soleil (Sight & Sound #5)
Published: May 19, 2023, 5 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 3 seconds
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#919: Summer Movie Preview, Tarkovsky's Mirror (Sight & Sound #4)
Published: May 12, 2023, 5 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 41 minutes 34 seconds
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#918: Is Guardians Vol. 3 the Worst of the MCU? Plus, MCU Villains Draft
Published: May 5, 2023, 5 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes 39 seconds
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#917: Top 5 Joaquin Phoenix Performances, Beau Is Afraid, R.M.N.
Published: April 28, 2023, 5 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 43 minutes 53 seconds
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#916: How to Blow Up a Pipeline, '60s Madness Champ, Jason Isbell Doc, and Ali: Fear Eats The Soul
Published: April 14, 2023, 5 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 39 minutes 31 seconds
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#915: New Releases with Michael Phillips, Kelly Reichardt (Showing Up)
Published: April 7, 2023, 5 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes 23 seconds
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#914: John Wick: Chapter 4 - Endurance Test or Series' Best, '60s Madness, Imitation of Life ('59)
Published: March 31, 2023, 5 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 44 minutes 57 seconds
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#913: Books That Should Be Adapted Into Movies with Kristen Lopez and 60s Madness Elite 8
Published: March 24, 2023, 5 a.m.Duration: 2 hours 4 minutes 19 seconds
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#912: The Big Lebowski at 25 (New Sh*t Has Come To Light), '60s Madness, Rodeo, and Sansho the Bailiff
Published: March 17, 2023, 5 a.m.Duration: 2 hours 1 minute 32 seconds
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