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What a Picture

Hannah and Bryan Loomis

What a Picture is a movie podcast where Hannah and Bryan Loomis cover the best in non-franchise films and discuss what makes a great film great. Hannah and Bryan love original filmmaking across all genres. Are you an obsessive Oscar nominated movie watcher? Are you always looking forward to the next A24 or Neon release? Then we’ll probably get along! Movies covered include any new releases we’re interested in, as well as the historic winners of the Academy Award for Best Picture. New episodes

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00:41:53

Honey Don't (2025) - dir. Ethan Coen

What a Picture ·

2025/08/23

On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah try not to be macaroni while they discuss Honey Don't, the 2025 movie directed by Ethan Coen.Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.comWhat a Picture website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://whatapicturepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bryan's Social Media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music is "Phaser" by Static in

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00:42:32

Sorry, Baby (2025) - dir. Eva Victor

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2025/08/09

On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah discuss the merits of committing arson for a friend as they cover Sorry, Baby, the 2025 movie directed by Eva Victor.Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.comWhat a Picture website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://whatapicturepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bryan's Social Media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music is "Phaser"

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01:25:36

Does the New York Times 100 Best Movies of the 21st...

What a Picture ·

2025/07/12

On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah are joined by Stephen Gillespie to talk through the recently released New York Times list that ranks the 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century. They talk through how the list was made, its overall quality, and surprising inclusions and exclusions.The STACKS podcast: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/0mQaf7o2bTBGthV6eur2Zt?si=15ceffe35f10488e⁠⁠I'm Thinking of Spoiling Things Podcast:

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00:44:05

Materialists (2025) - dir. Celine Song

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2025/06/28

On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah do a lot of math while they talk about Materialists, the 2025 movie directed by Celine Song.Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.comWhat a Picture website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://whatapicturepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bryan's Social Media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen to our previous episode on Past Lives!Music is

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01:21:28

The Phoenician Scheme (2025) - dir. Wes Anderson...

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2025/06/07

On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah dodge assassination attempts while they talk about The Phoenician Scheme, the 2025 movie directed by Wes Anderson that is currently in theaters.Our guest on today's episode is Raf Stitt, host of the Canon podcast from Screenage Wasteland.The Canon podcast: ⁠https://screenagewasteland.com/tag/the-canon-podcast/⁠Screenage Wasteland: ⁠https://screenagewasteland.com/⁠Raf's Social Media: ⁠Twitter⁠ | ⁠Bluesky⁠ | ⁠Instagram⁠ | ⁠LetterboxdEmail us at

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00:59:38

Friendship (2025) - dir. Andrew DeYoung

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2025/05/31

On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah don their best Ocean View Dining garb to talk about Friendship, the 2025 movie directed by Andrew DeYoung.Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.comWhat a Picture website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://whatapicturepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bryan's Social Media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music is "Phaser" by Static in

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02:17:10

The 17 Best International Films of 2024-2025 (with...

What a Picture ·

2025/05/17

On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan is joined by Stephen Gillespie of the STACKS podcast to talk through the best of international films of the past year.Timestamps:00:00 - Where to find good international films08:33 - Broken Rage (dir. Takeshi Kitano)14:05 - Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell (dir. Phạm Thiên Ân)18:17 - The Seed of the Sacred Fig (dir. Mohammed Rasoulof)23:55 - Cloud (dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa)27:37 - Daaaaaalí! (dir. Quentin Dupieux)30:04 - All We Imagine As Light (dir. Payal

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01:06:12

The Shrouds (2025) - dir. David Cronenberg (with Seth...

What a Picture ·

2025/05/03

On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan is joined by Seth Troyer and Marc Dottavio from Unwatchables to try to make some semblance of sense of The Shrouds, the 2025 movie directed by David Cronenberg that is currently in theaters.Unwatchables podcast and socials: https://linktr.ee/unwatchablesEmail us at podcast@whatapicturepod.comWhat a Picture website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://whatapicturepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bryan's Social Media:

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00:57:01

Black Bag (2025) - dir. Steven Soderbergh

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2025/04/12

On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan suspects that Hannah is lying about how much she likes Black Bag, the 2025 movie directed by Steven Soderbergh that is currently available in theaters and on PVOD.Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.comWhat a Picture website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://whatapicturepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bryan's Social Media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music is

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01:48:35

Possession and Beyond: Four Films by Andrzej Żuławski...

What a Picture ·

2025/03/29

On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan is joined by Seth and Ben Vargas to discuss the wild and wonderful filmography of Andrzej Żuławski. 0:00 - Intro12:35 - The Third Part of the Night27:20 - The Devil56:20 - On the Silver Globe1:21:55 - PossessionFeaturing:Seth Vargas from Movie Friends Podcast, ⁠https://www.moviefriendspodcast.com/Ben Vargas from Cinema Shitshow, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cinema-shitshow/id1703343524Further Listening:Episode on Possession available via Movie

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01:02:31

Sight & Sound Superlative Spectacular Season 1...

What a Picture ·

2025/03/22

On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah did it! With the Sight & Sound Top 100 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll in the rearview mirror, they assign superlatives to the films on the list, high school yearbook style. Stick around for the announcement of schedule and topics for seaons 2 of What a Picture. Lastly, some friends of the podcast chime in with their favorite overall films on the Sight & Sound list. 0:00 - Intro4:58 - Superlatives46:24 - Season 2 Announcement51:04

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00:37:29

100. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - Stanley Kubrick

What a Picture ·

2025/03/15

On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan stops it with the trivia already and joins Hannah to actually talk the substance of 2001: A Space Odyssey, the 1968 movie directed by Stanley Kubrick that ranks #6 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll.Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.comWhat a Picture website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://whatapicturepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bryan's Social Media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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01:01:21

Mickey 17 (2025) - Bong Joon-ho

What a Picture ·

2025/03/08

On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah venture to the ice planet of Niflheim to discuss Mickey 17, the latest film from Bong Joon-ho.Hannah's recent appearance on The Canon podcastBryan's recent appearance on The UnwatchablesEmail us at podcast@whatapicturepod.comWhat a Picture website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://whatapicturepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bryan's Social Media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |

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01:02:42

99. Shoah (1985) - Claude Lanzmann

What a Picture ·

2025/03/05

On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah try to do justice to Shoah, the 1985 movie directed by Claude Lanzmann that ranks #27 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll.Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.comWhat a Picture website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://whatapicturepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bryan's Social Media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music is

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02:05:55

2025 Oscars Preview Draft (with Dakota Arsenault)

What a Picture ·

2025/02/26

In this episode, Bryan and Hannah are joined by Dakota Arsenault from the Contra Zoom podcast to preview the 2025 Academy Awards. They talk through who they think is likely to win, before drafting who *they* think should win in eleven major categories.Who do you think won the draft? Vote on our poll on the Spotify episode to determine the winner!Contra Zoom Pod: https://contrazoompod.com/Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.comWhat a Picture website:

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00:48:07

98. Journey to Italy (1954) - Roberto Rossellini

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2025/02/19

On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah stoke the flames of Vesuvius with their conversation about Journey to Italy, the 1954 movie directed by Roberto Rossellini that ranks #72 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll.Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.comWhat a Picture website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://whatapicturepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bryan's Social Media:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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00:24:00

97. Man with a Movie Camera (1929) - Dziga Vertov

What a Picture ·

2025/02/12

On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah haul their recording equipment to precarious locations around the city to talk about Man with a Movie Camera, the 1929 movie directed by Dziga Vertov that ranks #9 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll.Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.com What a Picture website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://whatapicturepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Social Media:

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00:55:28

96. Taxi Driver (1976) - Martin Scorsese

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2025/02/05

On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah pledge to clean up the streets of New York City during their conversation about Taxi Driver, the 1976 movie directed by Martin Scorsese that ranks #29 on Sight and Sound's 2022 Greatest Films of All Time Critics' Poll.Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.com What a Picture website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://whatapicturepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Social Media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ |

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00:49:45

The Good and the Bad of the 2025 Oscar Nominations

What a Picture ·

2025/01/25

On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah parse through another year of Oscar Nominations, and consider whether the Class of 2025 is up to snuff.Email us at podcast@whatapicturepod.com What a Picture website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://whatapicturepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bryan's Social Media: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Letterboxd⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Music is "Phaser" by Static in

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01:36:24

What a Picture's Top 15 Movies of 2024

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2025/01/22

On this episode of What a Picture, Bryan and Hannah make a list of all their favorites from 2024! Great year, great conversation, great vibes. 1:00 - 2024 as a movie year4:48 - Groundrules and movies we missed7:50 - Anora10:43 - The Brutalist15:55 - Drive Away Dolls22:30 - Hit Man26:36 - Hundreds of Beavers28:20 - Inside Out 234:10 - I Saw the TV Glow38:59 - Love Lies Bleeding41:34 - The People's Joker48:10 - A Real Pain54:56 - The Substance1:00:42 - We Live in Time1:06:05 - Wicked1:14:18 -

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