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Copy Cuts

Signal Conquers Noise + Five Times Media

Is Hollywood out of ideas? Copy Cuts watches remakes, reboots, legacyquels, twin films, adaptations, and everything in between to find out if movies have ever really been original.

tv & film film reviews

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02:02:38

The Running Man (2025) with Wade Herring

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2025/12/30

We wrap up 2025 and our coverage of the Running Man with Edgar Wright's new adaptation. Discussions Include: Movies getting literal, Stephen King's edgy phase, a director's job is tone control, secret badass Michael Cera, and a SkyDance corporation.

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01:17:28

The Running Man (1987)

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2025/12/15

Brad and Beth cover the original attempt to adapt Stephen K- ahem - Richard Bachman's sci-fi novel. Discussions include: this movie has two governors, Wu-tang clan references to Richard Dawson, Mega Man enemies, and hoping for a better effort from Edgar Wright.

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00:40:17

Reel Change #2: Brad's Halloween Movie Calendar 2025

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2025/12/01

Brad and Beth review Brad's annual movie calendar and highlight favorite new watches.

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01:48:01

Fright Night (2011)

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2025/10/29

We conclude our coverage of the Fright Night pairing with the 2011 remake!Discussions Include: Don't call it Hotlanta, 2011 is what is wrong with us, nothing could save Mr. Woodcock, international treasure Toni Collette, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, and Vegas, baby!

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02:00:03

Fright Night (1985) with Caty Braun

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2025/10/14

We kick off the 2025 edition of Creepy Cuts with a campy favorite! Discussions Include: This movie's apparent influence on Buffy, friends in the 80s were slim pickins, two Tom Hollands, the goolem reveal, crosses working like a patronus, and is Humperdink hot?

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02:22:29

A Star Is Born (2018) with Ethan Fogus

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2025/09/22

All the stars are born (for now) as we conclude our discussion of this batch of remakes! Ethan Fogus joins us to talk about the most recent version.Discussions Include: Being a pop music stick in the mud in high school, Lady Gaga the icon, Bradley Cooper the director, songwriting in movies being super believable, and this movie is a bummer!

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01:42:27

A Star Is Born (1976) with Tyler Key

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2025/09/08

We settle into a bubble bath surrounded by candles and beer cans to take on the first rock and roll iteration of A Star Is Born. Discussions Include: Barbra is good at singing, Kris Kristofferson the method actor, whether you should touch a ribbon microphone, and the apparent absence of Joan Didion dialogue.

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01:45:08

A Star Is Born (1954)

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2025/08/25

While we couldn't record this episode from inside a trunk in Pocatello, Idaho, we continued our Star Is Born series with a comparative look at the 1954 spectacle directed by George Cukor. Discussions Include: A movie full of still images, vaudeville as a source of familial mental illness, making the jump to a musical, and this movie's awesome home theater setup.

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02:01:50

A Star is Born (1937) with Lee Garzon

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2025/08/11

A series is born! We kick off our discussion of A Star Is Born, beginning with the original (unless you count What Price Hollywood?). This was recorded earlier in the year, so you may here some references to things that were timely in February or so. Starting with this episode we will be switching to a biweekly cadence, so we will cover the 1954 version in two weeks! Discussions Include: Imagining a time when producers in Hollywood could think of themselves as underdogs, fun years at the Academy

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00:52:00

Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (2023) / Nosferatu in...

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2025/08/04

We're back to finish off the vampire menace once and for all! We wrap up our discussion of all things Nosferatu with two lesser known films.Discussions include: The many faces of Doug Jones, the horrors of Klaus Kinski, why did no one make a NosferaTWO?

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01:46:29

Nosferatu (2024)

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2025/01/16

Brad and Beth finally tackle the new hit remake from Robert Eggers.Discussions include: Robert Eggers' obsession with myth and folklore, how British media permeated the 2010s, this movie being yucky, and what the heck is this about? This episode also features a brief note about David Lynch, who we learned had passed away on the day of this episode's release.

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01:30:00

Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)

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2025/01/07

We delve deeper into Nosferatu with the Herzog remake.Discussions include: How to do a Herzog impression, vampire metaphors, plague anxiety, and how to make a tribute to silent film.

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01:03:36

Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922)

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2024/12/26

We take our first trip to the silent era with the Murnau classic Nosferatu!Discussions include: Spongebob cutaway gags, long fingernails, a tumultuous time in Germany, and taking a big stretch when you wake up.

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01:45:15

The Parent Trap (1998) with Emily Backus

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2024/12/11

Two episodes in one week? They're twins! We conclude our discussion of The Parent Trap with our very first guest! Emily Backus (Mom Friend, Wild Angels, singer of the Copy Cuts theme song) joins us to give firsthand twinsight. Discussions include: Childhood pranks, the early 2000s ubiquity of Lindsay Lohan, why you should never go skiing, Nick Parker is bad at communicating, and Nancy Meyers' oeuvre.

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01:02:25

The Parent Trap (1961)

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2024/12/10

We're dropping twin episodes this week! First up is the 1961 Hayley Mills classic The Parent Trap. Discussions include: Accent choices or lack thereof, Maureen O'Hara the icon, Patterson Hood's "Pollyanna," 1960s relationship standards, and fake Boston parks.

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01:53:27

Gladiator II (2024)

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2024/11/30

Direct from Rome, Brad and Beth cover the brand new Gladiator II. Discussions Include: A busy holiday week, the indirect reveal that Brad and Beth know each other from dating, Denzel's ubiquity, an attempt to recap a new release with no notes, and Legacyquel pitfalls,

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01:32:50

Gladiator (2000)

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2024/11/19

Brad and Beth prepare for their first legacyquel by watching Ridley Scott's Gladiator. Discussions Include: Thinking about the Roman Empire, Ridley Scott's late period, Stoicism, Philosopher Kings, Joaquin's baby face, and the long tail of sword and sandals political intrigue.

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00:14:23

Reel Change #1: Patreon Minisode

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2024/11/11

We're taking a week off, but in the meantime we have a little clip episode previewing our Patreon releases. This includes clips from our episodes on the True Lies TV show, the Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Musical, and Horror Express. We'll return next week with Gladiator!

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01:09:46

Haunted Mansion (2023)

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2024/11/04

The 2024 Edition of Creepy Cuts concludes with the coverage of this not-quite-forgotten-because-we-didn't-know-it-existed-in-the-first-place reboot! Discussions Include: Barbenheimer overshadowing this movie's release, product placement, Danny Devito is like Teddy Roosevelt, Tiffany Haddish and Owen Wilson doing their thing, and we're not mad, just disappointed.

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01:13:53

The Haunted Mansion (2003)

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2024/10/28

Creepy Cuts moves into a new pair of movies with The Haunted Mansion!Discussions include: Disney centrism, being spooky yet safe, Eddie Murphy's phases, gaslighting/hitchhiking ghosts and a special sibling phone call!

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