Film Gist

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Every week Jesse Owen and Nick Rodriguez discuss the latest Hollywood release that everyone is heading to the theaters to see! We always do this in 15 minutes or less and because we know how much you hate spoilers, we never spoil the film.

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Episode List

Episode 117: Kingsman: The Golden Circle

September 20th, 2017 | 17 mins 36 secs

When their headquarters are destroyed and the world is held hostage, the Kingsman's journey leads them to the discovery of an allied spy organization in the US. These two elite secret organizations must band together to defeat a common enemy.

Episode 116: mother!

September 14th, 2017 | 11 mins 19 secs

A couple's relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence.

Episode 115: It

September 7th, 2017 | 19 mins 38 secs
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Nick and Jesse turn into bullied kids who have to band together when a monster, taking the appearance of a clown, begins hunting children.

Episode 114: Summer 2017 Film Wrap Up

September 1st, 2017 | 36 mins

Nick and Jesse take a look at the summer of 2017.

Episode 113: Goon: Last of the Enforcers

August 25th, 2017 | 10 mins 22 secs

A hockey player plagued by injuries is confronted with the possibility of retirement when a tough new player challenges his status as the league's top enforcer.

Episode 112: The Hitman's Bodyguard

August 18th, 2017 | 21 mins 34 secs
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We've got a special guest this week from Midnight Film Review Podcast, Brian Stevens joins Nick to take a look at The Hitman's Bodyguard!

Episode 111: Annabelle: Creation

August 11th, 2017 | 14 mins 21 secs

Several years after the tragic death of their little girl, a dollmaker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home, soon becoming the target of the dollmaker's possessed creation, Annabelle.

Episode 110: Bonus: Detroit

August 8th, 2017 | 11 mins 57 secs
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Amidst the chaos of the Detroit Rebellion, with the city under curfew and as the Michigan National Guard patrolled the streets, three young African American men were murdered at the Algiers Motel.

Episode 109: The Dark Tower

August 3rd, 2017 | 19 mins 35 secs

The last Gunslinger, Roland Deschain, has been locked in an eternal battle with Walter O'Dim, also known as the Man in Black. So it's up to Jesse and Nick to finish the fight!

Episode 108: Atomic Blonde

July 27th, 2017 | 21 mins 58 secs
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An undercover MI6 agent is sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and recover a missing list of double agents.

Episode 107: Dunkirk

July 21st, 2017 | 21 mins 47 secs
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Nick and Jesse plus Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire and France are surrounded by the German army and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II.

Episode 106: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

July 19th, 2017 | 21 mins 22 secs
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A dark force threatens Alpha, a vast metropolis and home to species from a thousand planets. Special operatives Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the marauding menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe.

Episode 105: Despicable Me 3

June 30th, 2017 | 14 mins 50 secs
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Gru meets his long-lost charming, cheerful, and more successful twin brother Dru who wants to team up with him for one last criminal heist.

Episode 104: Spider-Man: Homecoming

June 29th, 2017 | 21 mins 36 secs
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This is the character that started it all for us. Has the quality of the film improved? Listen and find out!

Episode 103: Baby Driver

June 28th, 2017 | 18 mins 57 secs
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After Nick and Jesse have been coerced into working for a crime boss, they have to become getaway drivers and they find themselves taking part in a heist doomed to fail.