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Becky's learn life lessons from Avatar: The Way of Water and Shai checks in from the road and reviews his favorite films from the Phoenix Film Festival, including Buffalo Buffalo Turquoise Buffalo, mans best, Do Us Part, Babybacks, and I Swear.

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The gang is back together and we've got lots to chat about this week. We accidentally delve into the "Mandela Effect", which leads Shai to quiz Lily and Becky on various ripples in the Kormanverse. We also play an unexpected movie food game (comments welcome!) and chat about what TV we've been watching, which includes "Love on the Spectrum U.S.", "The Pitt", "Vladimir" and "Rooster" (mostly no spoilers, promise!).

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Shai and Lily catch up about Shai's recent trip to Spain and how he made sure to impress his nephews. He also tells the story of how Becky and him almost missed their flight home! Then the sibs chat about what they've been watching, which includes: Send Help, Ready or Not 2, and Together. They review all three movies without giving away any spoilers (mostly) and depending on what kinda horror mood you're in, all three get a thumbs ...

The sibs are back together, calling in from the Canary Islands. They dig into an extensive analysis of Jury Duty: Company Retreat (Amazon). Plus rave reviews of DTF St. Louis (HBO), Rooster (HBO), and Chess on Broadway.

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The siblings are back with their usual programming. In this episode they reflect on Shai's traumatizing 10th birthday party and do a live reaction to his snow tubing adventures. 

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Star Maia Jae joins the sibs to talk Ready or Not 2: Here I Come and her role as Francesca, the animalistic, 12/10-energy force at the center of the most iconic sequence in the film. MJ breaks down what it takes to pull off a musical fight scene involving wedding dresses, cakes, blood cannons, and her  weapon of choice. They dig into  Samara Weaving's outstanding leadership on set, the costume designer who hand-made multiple progre...

Writer/director Danny Madden joins stars and co-writers Daniel Rashid, Addie Weyrich, and Arkira Chantaratananond to talk Downbeat, a "broke-wave" film about a lost soul that turns to bucket drumming and his younger sister to heal and find connection. The team digs into their collective improv that built the film's story, the central tension between pursuing art and commercializing it, and how Addie and Daniel's sibling-like bond o...

Director Lee Lawson joins the sibs to talk Man Eating P, the horror film she accidentally made while trying to make something gentle. Lee breaks down the conceptual heart of the film — the relationship between sex, death, and birth — and how the warmth of the cinematography holds the maternal feeling that carries it all together. They dig into casting ...

***SXSW AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER*** Director Hannah Shealy and co-director/producer Celine Sutter talk Birth Is for..., a smart, funny, and impactful pilot that left everyone wanting a whole lot more. Hannah drew from her real experience as a birth doula to write something authentic to the work she was doing and dispel stereotypes. They dig into how the s...

Director-writer-star Aisha Evelyna joins co-stars Ruth Goodwin, Joseph Marcell, and Brett Donahue to talk Seahorse, a film about community, failure, and redemption. They dig into the compassionate space Aisha holds for flawed men, the thread between perfect children and the complicated adults they become, and why a doctor using all the right words can still be a complete jerk. Plus: Joseph's quietly devastating portrayal of Cyrus, ...

Director Mekhai Lee joins the sibs to talk Them That's Not, a short film about Drea, a queer hard-of-hearing woman navigating grief, family, and the feeling of being an outsider in your own home. Mekhai opens up about losing his grandmother the same day he got the grant opportunity that sparked the film — and how he chose to transmute that grief into a...

Directors Sonja O'Hara and Adam Hoelzel join the sibs to talk about their feature, Snare, the psychedelic queer sexual thriller that started as a proof of concept and ended up at Tribeca's Creator Labs. They dig into the practical effects philosophy inspired by Pan's Labyrinth, how an intimacy coordinator transformed vulnerable scenes into a choreographed dance, and the scrappy reverse-engineering approach that got the film made. P...

Micaela Wittman joins the sibs to talk Clairevoyant, the indie film that started it all for her. Micaela breaks down Claire, a well-meaning, slightly privileged, deeply flawed woman who keeps getting taken advantage of by the corrupt spiritual world around her (neutral color palettes bring you closer to god, apparently). They get into Earl's hilariously detached off-camera energy, 12 hours of improv, and why the film earns its comp...

Directors Juliane Dressner and Miriam Shor talk My NDA, a film that cuts to the heart of how non-disclosure agreements are weaponized against the very people they claim to protect. They dig into the legal and human cost of signing away your voice — and why forcing someone to choose between justice and silence is no different than any other form of coercion.

Directors Brea Grant, Chelsea Stardust, and Ed Dougherty join actors Rob Huebel, Barbara Crampton, and Christopher Rodriguez Marquette to talk Grind, a horror-satire about the soul-crushing, bathroom-break-denying, time-loop nightmare of gig economy labor. They dig into how horror lets you take something already happening in the world and make it bigge...

Writer-actor Dalia Rooni, stars Medalion Rahimi and Layla Mohammidi, and director Lauren Noll talk Same Same But Different, a comedy about three Iranian women on a weekend trip to Cape Cod. They dig into the beauty and joy of portraying smart, funny, and complex women in this sharp and character-driven film that explores what it means to let identity be a beautiful piece of the puzzle rather than the whole conflict. Plus: Farsi, di...

SXSW legend, director Katie Aselton drops in to talk Their Town, the family project she made starring Ora Duplass and Chosen Jacobs. Katie and writer Marc Duplass set out to make a teen film that respects its audience — one where platonic relationships carry just as much weight as romantic ones, and where being truly seen by another person for the first time is the whole point. They dig into what it's like to work with young talent...

Director Millicent Hailes joins the sibs alongside stars Ashley Moore, Lío Mehiel, and Micaela Wittman to dig into their sun-soaked indie Perfect. The ensemble unpacks how a summer-camp shoot on the side of a California road gave birth to the film's lived-in community, why Kai (wave) and Sonny (sunshine) are names that were always destined to find each other, and what it means to reach your hand out to a stranger. They also get int...

Becky rocks her Blenders sunglasses (#notanad), Shai reviews Scream 7, we debate the appropriate viewing order for the X-Men films, and we preview some upcoming movies:

• Project Hail Mary
• The Drama
• Mother Mary
• Hopper
• The Dog Stars
• Coyote vs Acme
• Digger
• Werewolf by Eggers
• Greta Gerwig's Narnia movie
• The Odyssey
• Disclosure Day
• The Adventures of Cliff Booth
• Dune Part III

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