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The Villain Was Right

Comedians Craig Fay and Rebecca Reeds view Movies and TV from the villain's perspective and dare to ask if they were really all that bad. Podcast Produced by Andrew Ivimey for The From Superheroes Network.

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270: What A Girl Wants from 2023-11-23T12:00

Rebecca and Craig continue "Cozy Month" with this Amanda Bynes classic. They defend Glynnis Payne, a woman who is mistreated and largely ignored by her fiance and rightfully questions claims that a...

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269: Spaceballs (with Joel Edmiston) from 2023-11-16T12:00

We continue Cozy Month with our "John Candy" themed Audience Choice episode. We're joined by special guest Joel Edmiston (@joellbaby) and we try our hardest to defend the villains of the classic Me...

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268: Brother Bear from 2023-11-09T12:00

For Cozy Month, Rebecca and Craig talk about the Disney animated movie where the 'hero' messes up so bad it causes the death of a young mother, and the 'villain' is a man seeking vengeance for the ...

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267: How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days from 2023-11-02T11:00

Craig and Rebecca discuss the iconic Kate Hudson / Mathew McConaughey rom-com where its villains all the way down. We defend Andie's extremely reasonable boss and discuss which protagonist is the w...

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266: Bedazzled (2000) from 2023-10-26T11:00

Rebecca and Craig talk about this "be careful what you wish for" comedy starring two of the hottest people to ever walk the earth. In what might be a first for the podcast we're defending the actua...

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265: ParaNorman (with Clare Belford) from 2023-10-19T11:00

Rebecca and Craig are joined by special guest Clare Belford (@Clarble) to discuss this spooky, stop-motion, family film. We defend the Witch and her decision to curse the town that benefits financi...

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264: UHF (with Clifton Cremo) from 2023-10-12T11:00

Craig and Rebecca are joined by special guest Clifton Cremo (@CliftonCremo) and things get a little Weird-with a capital "W". We're discussing the delightful Weird Al Yankovich comedy, how the 'her...

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263: Malcolm In The Middle from 2023-10-05T11:00

Rebecca and Craig kick off "Weird and Spooky Month" with the iconic early 2000s family sitcom. We discuss the 'villainy' of Lois in the context of her out of control family and the threat the whole...

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262: Bring It On (with Tamara Shevon) from 2023-09-28T11:00

Rebecca and Craig are joined by special guest Tamara Shevon (@teemair) to discuss this 2000s cheerleading classic and wonder why the whole movie isn't about the exceptionally talented Clovers. Prod...

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261: Dear Evan Hansen (with Meg MacKay) from 2023-09-21T11:00

For this month's Audience Choice episode Craig and Rebecca are joined by special guest Meg MacKay (@megmackaycomedy) to discuss the unhinged criminality of an old man posing as a high school studen...

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260: The Goonies from 2023-09-14T11:00

Rebecca and Craig attempt to defend a murderous crime family who keep their brother chained to a wall and chase children through caves- they do not succeed. Looking for a tee with the best nerdy de...

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259: The Baby-Sitters Club (1995) from 2023-09-07T11:00

Rebecca and Craig are kicking off Back-To-School Month with The Baby-Sitters Club and defending their poor neighbour who is forced to live next to an unlicensed daycare run by children.  Produced b...

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258: Bride Wars from 2023-08-31T11:00

Craig and Rebecca discuss the Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson wedding comedy where both main characters are absolute villains and we defend the decision to walk away from it all.  Produced by Andrew ...

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257: The Replacements from 2023-08-24T11:00

We're talking about the 2000 Keanu Reeves football comedy where the 'villains' are workers striking for better pay and working conditions and the 'heroes' are the scabs who cross the picket line an...

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256: Last Night In Soho from 2023-08-17T11:00

For our monthly Audience Choice episode we're talking Edgar Wright's paranormal thriller and defending a woman who REALLY doesn't tolerate creepy men.  Looking for a tee with the best nerdy designs...

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255: Bullet Train from 2023-08-10T11:00

Craig and Rebecca are talking about Brad Pitt and assassins on a train. It's villains all the way down as we try to figure out which one was right. Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Sup...

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254: Spider-Man Across the Spider-Verse (with Isabel Zawtun) from 2023-08-03T11:00

Rebecca and Craig are joined by special guest Isabel Zawtun (@isabelzawtun) to discuss the latest entry in Miles Morales' story. We're defending The Spot, a victim of workplace violence, and discus...

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253: In Bruges (with Ryan Dillon) from 2023-07-27T11:00

Rebecca and Craig are joined by special guest Ryan Dillon (@TheRyanDillon) to discuss this dark comedy all about sightseeing hitmen. We talk about redemption, second chances and defend Harry - a ru...

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252: Never Been Kissed from 2023-07-20T11:00

Craig and Rebecca discuss the Drew Barrymore romantic comedy where pretty much every relationship is a crime. We discuss going back to high school, what makes you 'cool' and defend the boss who cor...

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251: Scooby-Doo from 2023-07-13T11:00

Grab those Scooby Snacks because this week we're defending bad CGI puppies, old men in masks, and college student kidnapping monsters who just want their day in the sun.  Produced by Andrew Ivimey ...

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250: Independence Day from 2023-07-06T11:00

We're capping off "Canadian Countdown to America" month with the 90s alien invasion classic. For our 250th episode we're defending symbolism loving aliens, mad scientists and government officials w...

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249: American Pie from 2023-06-29T11:00

Rebecca and Craig take on the gross-out, teen sex comedy AMERICAN PIE. We defend the true villains of this movie: consent and healthy attitudes about sex. Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The F...

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248: Armageddon (with Jocelyn Geddie) from 2023-06-22T11:00

Craig and Rebecca are joined by very special guest Jocelyn Geddie from our sister podcast "I Hate It But I Love It" to talk about ARMAGEDDON. In addition to attempting to defend the asteroid we als...

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247: Captain America Civil War (with Ashley Cooper) from 2023-06-15T11:00

Rebecca and Craig are joined by special guest Ashley Cooper (@ashwritesgames) to discuss Steve Rogers, Bucky and the Sakovian accords. They find themselves siding with both Tony Stark and Zemo's ve...

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246: Transformers from 2023-06-08T11:00

Craig and Rebecca discuss Michael Bay's version of giant, fighting robots who are also cars. They defend Megatron and the Decepticons who want to return life to their planet and are only bad becaus...

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245: SpongeBob SquarePants from 2023-06-01T11:00

Craig and Rebecca discuss the pineapple dwelling menace of Bikini Bottom. They defend the long suffering Squidward and the misunderstood Plankton from the first season of this long running TV show....

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244: Crazy Rich Asians (with Leonard Chan) from 2023-05-25T11:00

Rebecca and Craig are joined by very special guest Leonard Chan (@TheLeonardChan) to defend Eleanor Young - a mother who wants what's best for her family. Plus we discuss the true villain of the mo...

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243: Waiting from 2023-05-18T11:00

Craig and Rebecca discuss this crude workplace comedy and its numerous villains who take the form of managers, customers, and fellow employees. Plus lots of horror stories from working customer ser...

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242: Gone Girl (with Rachel Manson) from 2023-05-11T11:00

In this audience choice episode Rebecca and Craig are joined by very special guest Rachel Manson (@rmansella) to discuss GONE GIRL - a movie where everyone is the villain, women hate women and we l...

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241: Role Models from 2023-05-04T11:00

Craig and Rebecca argue that the protagonists from this 2008 comedy are awful people who should not be mentoring troubled youth and that everyone in the film who tells them that are absolutely righ...

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240: Batman Forever from 2023-04-27T11:00

Rebecca and Craig once again remind you that Bruce Wayne is an immoral billionaire. In this episode they defend The Riddler - who invents social media and Two-Face - who statistically speaking is p...

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239: 13 Going On 30 from 2023-04-20T11:00

Rebecca and Craig discuss this time travel/body-swap comedy and defend the 'villain', Lucy. A woman who was mean once when she was 13 and must now deal with her best-friend and coworker suddenly ac...

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238: WarGames from 2023-04-13T11:00

In this audience choice episode Craig and Rebecca attempt to defend Global Thermonuclear War and computers taking our jobs. Honestly, as an 80s Matthew Broderick movie, we thought it was going to b...

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237: Happy Gilmore from 2023-04-06T11:00

Rebecca and Craig defend Shooter McGavin - a man harassed at his job by the violent and vulgar Happy Gilmore and forced to defend himself when their employer fails to act.  Produced by Andrew Ivime...

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236: Kung Fu Panda from 2023-03-30T11:00

Craig and Rebecca discuss the villainy of Tai Lung - an extraordinary martial artist who was trained his entire life by a loveless father, and then thrown in prison for 20 years to stop him from le...

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235: The Last Of Us (with Andrew Ivimey) from 2023-03-23T11:00

Rebecca and Craig are joined by stand up comedian and our producer, Andrew Ivimey (@Ivimey) to discuss the first season of the highly acclaimed serious. We discuss the moral quagmire involved with ...

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234: We're The Millers from 2023-03-16T11:00

Rebecca and Craig discuss the evils of orca ownership, and the importance of maintaining professional relationships when you're smuggling drugs across the border.  Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part...

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233: Planes, Trains&Automobiles (with Sam Norton) from 2023-03-09T12:00

Craig and Rebecca are joined by special guest Sam Norton (@isamcomedy) to discuss this classic road trip comedy and debate who is most villainous: Steve Martin's uptight Neal Page or John Candy's l...

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232: The Menu from 2023-03-02T12:00

Rebecca and Craig discuss the service industry, art, criticism and debate if the targets of Chef Slowik’s menu are themselves villains.  Looking for a tee with the best nerdy designs by independent...

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231: Princess Mononoke from 2023-02-23T12:00

Craig and Rebecca discuss the Studio Ghibli classic and the complex villainy of Lady Eboshi – feminist icon and defiler of the nature world. Looking for a tee with the best nerdy designs by indepen...

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230: John Tucker Must Die from 2023-02-16T12:00

Rebecca and Craig are joined by Mike Carrozza (@MikeCarrozza) and Chris Mejia (@TopherMejia) from the We Didn’t Get A Rose podcast (@WeDidntGetaRose) to discuss the villainy of cheating, high schoo...

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229: Sixteen Candles from 2023-02-09T07:00

Rebecca and Craig discuss this problematic 80s movie classic, who the teens think the villains are, and who the actual villains are. Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes Networ...

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228: The Kissing Booth from 2023-02-02T07:00

Craig and Rebecca side with a kid who doesn’t want his best friend dating his violent and abusive brother.  Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes Network.Visit www.FromSuperhero...

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227: Lake Placid from 2023-01-26T07:00

Rebecca and Craig defend man-eating crocodiles and the elderly women who feed them in our episode covering this surprisingly fun film. Produced by Andrew Ivimey as part of The From Superheroes Netw...

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226: The Lego Movie from 2023-01-19T12:00

Craig and Rebecca defend Lord Business and his real world inspiration "The Man Upstairs" - A man who has a super cool and expensive Lego set that we wouldn't want kids messing with either. But also...

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225: Runaway Bride from 2023-01-12T12:00

For our January Audience Choice episode we discuss the Julia Roberts/Richard Gere rom-com. A movie where both main characters are the villain and both are right about the other being a terrible per...

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224: Hellboy 2 The Golden Army from 2023-01-05T12:00

Craig and Rebecca crawl deep inside Guillermo del Toro’s wheelhouse, past the creepy creatures and amazing performances to defend Prince Nuada – a ‘villain’ trying to save his people from extinctio...

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223: The Cable Guy from 2022-12-29T12:00

It’s that weird time between Christmas and New Years where you end up watching whatever bad movie happens to be on TV and to celebrate that we’re covering THE CABLE GUY. We do our best to defend Ji...

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222: Elf from 2022-12-22T12:00

We wrap up Holiday Movie Month with this Will Ferrell Christmas classic where we defend Walter – a father who is grumpy about losing his job at Christmas while simultaneously dealing with the news ...

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221: The Santa Clause 3 from 2022-12-15T12:00

In our Audience Choice episode for “Holiday Movie Month” we discuss the villainy of Jack Frost attempting to upstage Santa Claus and defend the in-laws who don’t want their daughter giving birth in...

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220: Love, Actually (with Kyah Green) from 2022-12-08T12:00

Rebecca and Craig are joined by special guest Kyah Green (@TheKyahGreen) from The Fandom Show Podcast to discuss how not a single thing in this classic rom-com is actually romantic. If the villain ...

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219: The Night Before from 2022-12-01T12:00

Holiday Movie Month kicks off with “The Night Before” where Craig and Rebecca defend drunken Santas, a woman who calls herself “Grinch” and an incredibly justified ex-girlfriend. Plus we find that ...

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218: Enchanted from 2022-11-24T12:00

Queen Narissa is a competent ruler and  knows that Edward,  her idiot step-son, would bring ruin upon the kingdom if he ever married and ascended to the throne. So when Edward stumbles across a two...

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217: Practical Magic from 2022-11-17T12:00

When investigator Gary Hallet arrives in a small Massachusetts town he finds a community where, for generations, men have been mysteriously dying. The only common thread is the men’s romantic invol...

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216: Top Gun Maverick from 2022-11-10T12:00

Admiral Beau ‘Cyclone’ Simpson has been tasked with assembling the Navy’s best pilots for an impossible mission but the enemy isn’t the only threat to the lives of his team. Forced to work with Cap...

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215: Thor Love and Thunder from 2022-11-03T11:00

Following the tragic death of his daughter Gorr dedicates himself to overthrowing the selfish and decadent ruling class that has a choke hold on the universe. But before he can usher in a new age o...

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214: The Ring (with Sequoia Simone) from 2022-10-27T11:00

Samara has always been the oddball of her small island community but knows she has something very special to share with the world, even if her horse-obsessed mother doesn’t approve. Against her mot...

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213: Midsommar from 2022-10-20T11:00

When Pelle returns to his small, Swedish hometown for their summer festival it’s a chance to reconnect with everything that made his childhood special. But when his drug addled classmates show up a...

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212: Addams Family Values from 2022-10-13T11:00

Debbie Jellinsky must infiltrate the mysterious and reclusive Addams family to uncover the violent and abusive behaviour they have used to build their immense wealth. We're going to doing a LIVE ep...

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211: Anaconda from 2022-10-06T11:00

Under threat from a boat full of colonialists, an uncontacted Amazon tribe, call upon their powerful snake deity for protection. With very special guest Isabel Zawtun (@IsabelZawtun)  We're going t...

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210: Crazy, Stupid, Love from 2022-09-29T11:00

After years stuck in a marriage with a man who would rather jump out of a moving car than have a conversation, Emily begins a torrid affair with the David Lindhagen. Feeling alive for the first tim...

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209: Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness from 2022-09-22T11:00

Agatha Harkness leans back in her chair, lights a cigarette and after a long deliberate drag speaks calmly but firmly “I told you. Don’t say I didn’t tell you, because I told you,” she repeats. “Ca...

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208: Pacific Rim from 2022-09-15T11:00

A wide-eyed young Kaiju arrives in the thriving metropolis of Hong Kong ready to make a name for themselves. But to make it big the Kaiju must first deal with the Jaegers – a small but fanatical gr...

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207: The Terminal from 2022-09-08T11:00

Frank Dixon must deal with an idiot living in and vandalizing his airport when the “stateless” Viktor Navorski fails to take repeated hints that he can leave at any time.  Produced by Andrew Ivimey...

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206: Clifford the Big Red Dog (2021) from 2022-09-01T11:00

When an abnormally large canine is caught on video terrorizing New York City, Zac Tieran sets out to capture the creature, knowing that somewhere in the vermillion dog’s DNA rests the secret to sol...

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205: Raising Arizona from 2022-08-25T11:00

When young Nathan Arizona Jr. is snatched from his crib in the middle of the night his parents turn to the rough and tumble bounty hunter Leonard Smalls – the only man with skills to track down the...

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204: Rush Hour (with Peter Saran) from 2022-08-18T11:00

When the daughter of a Chinese diplomat is kidnapped in Los Angles the FBI must not only deal with an international incident but two incompetent cops determined to screw up the case. One is a gun w...

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203: Overboard (1987) from 2022-08-11T11:00

Following a horrible accident a young woman is forced into servitude by a manipulative backwoods hermit and his four sons. Looking for a tee with the best nerdy designs by independent artists from ...

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202: Predator from 2022-08-04T11:00

A deeply empathetic young alien embarks on a solo hunting trip to win the respect of his father. But the study of the creatures he pursues proves to be an unexpected source of introspection. Mimick...

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201: Angels In The Outfield from 2022-07-28T11:00

Ranch Wilder is the announcer for the last place California Angels – a team haunted by their violent and unpredictable manager George Knox…and something far more sinister. Wilder must uncover the t...

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200: Twilight from 2022-07-21T11:00

Jacob has only seen Bella three times since she moved to the sleepy town of Forks, Washington, but is still confused by her decision to go to prom with Edward – an inappropriately older man who has...

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199: Spider-man No Way Home from 2022-07-14T11:00

A group of five men are ripped from their homes and locked in a basement against their will. The only thing they have in common is a mysterious connection to the young college reject who brought th...

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198: Tom&Jerry from 2022-07-07T11:00

As the events manager for a fancy New York hotel, Terrence has a fine eye for detail. Which is why he is able to immediately identify their newest employee Kayla as a con-artist. To his horror, wha...

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197: Reality Bites (with Kate Davis) from 2022-06-30T12:00

Michael Grates thinks he’s the luckiest man alive when a car crash introduces him to Laney Pierce- a talented young documentarian. But after doing everything he can to get her work on TV he is left...

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196: Fast&Furious Presents: Hobbs&Shaw (with Meg MacKay) from 2022-06-23T11:00

After being shot and left for dead by his partner, secret agent Brixton is recruited by Eteon, an organization committed to stopping humanity from destroying the planet. Standing in the way of Brix...

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195: Showgirls from 2022-06-16T11:00

Cristal Conners is the star of a hit Vegas show and uses her influence to help her fellow performers. So when she spots Nomi Malone, a talented young dancer, Cristal quickly gets her an audition fo...

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194: What Women Want from 2022-06-09T11:00

When Darcy Maguire takes a leadership role at a new ad agency, she knows she’s got what it takes to succeed. But when she starts hearing her own ideas in other people’s mouths, she begins to doubt ...

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193: The Dark Knight Rises from 2022-06-02T11:00

A young man battling chronic pain moves to the big city to fulfill the dreams of his late mentor. Once there he begins educating his fellow citizens about the brutal police state they all live in, ...

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192: Avatar: The Legend Of Korra from 2022-05-26T11:00

Every year millions of regular citizens suffer under the oppressive rule of the Benders – powerful magic users able to manipulate the elements of Earth, Air, Fire and Water. When a group of loosely...

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191: A Goofy Movie from 2022-05-19T11:00

When Pete’s son PJ is caught pulling a dangerous prank at school he knows who the mastermind is behind it: Max, the undisciplined kid next door. When Pete tries to talk to Max’s dad Goofy about the...

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190: Night At The Museum from 2022-05-12T11:00

After being forced into retirement and made to recruit their own replacement a group of veteran museum security guards must scramble to access the life extending treatments they used to get through...

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189: The Notebook from 2022-05-05T11:00

When Allie becomes romantically entangled with the dangerous, manipulative and verbally abusive Noah, her parents go to great lengths to save her form the toxic relationship. But just as it seems A...

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188: Spider-man 3 from 2022-04-28T12:00

One is a sentient pile of sand; one is an out of work photographer and the other is an alien parasite who’s just trying to get by. The unlikely trio don’t have much in common except a whiny, emo-ki...

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187: Monsters Inc from 2022-04-21T12:00

About to make a breakthrough that would provide limitless, renewable energy Randall suddenly finds himself in conflict with two of his disgruntled co-workers, Mike and Sully. The pair will stop at ...

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186: Cruel Intentions (with Karis Anderson) from 2022-04-14T12:00

High schooler Kathryn Merteuil hatches a plan to bring down her sex-predator stepbrother Sebastian. Can she navigate the minefield of romantic entanglements and social rivals without becoming Sebas...

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185: Splash from 2022-04-07T12:00

After claiming he encountered a mermaid on one of his underwater expeditions, Walter Kornbluth is made the laughingstock of the scientific community. When he learns that the mythic creature has com...

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184: Jungle Cruise from 2022-03-31T11:00

Marauding groups of Spanish, English and German imperialists descend upon the Amazon basin in search of The Tears of the Moon - a natural resource, which was skillfully managed by native peoples fo...

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183: Rocky 3 from 2022-03-24T12:00

Clubber Lang is a talented boxer whose toughest fight is against a system that unfairly denies him the opportunities he deserves. With the reigning champion, Rocky Balboa, intentionally taking on w...

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182: Bridesmaids from 2022-03-17T12:00

Ignored by her husband and despised by her stepchildren, Helen finds relief from her loneliness in her newfound friendship with Lilian. Stepping in to plan Lilian’s bridal shower, Helen hopes it wi...

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181: The Incredible Hulk from 2022-03-10T12:00

General Ross is a loving father who will do anything to protect his daughter Betty. So when Betty’s enraged boyfriend Bruce puts her in the hospital the General takes action to get her out of the a...

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180: Babe from 2022-03-03T12:00

An unassuming con-artist named Babe endears himself to an elderly farmer in order to obtain secret information that can be used to rig the local sheep-dog trials. With special guest Kat Angus (@Ka...

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179: Serendipity (with Luba Magnus) from 2022-02-24T12:00

After one magical evening Jon and Sara go their separate ways leaving it up to fate to bring them back together. Fate does its best to keep them apart including moving one of them across the countr...

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178: Planet Of The Apes (1968) from 2022-02-17T12:00

As Chief Scientists and Defender of the Faith, Dr. Zaius guides his people as they cling to life on a small strip of fertile land on an otherwise desolate planet. When a stranger arrives in town wi...

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177: He's Just Not That Into You from 2022-02-10T12:00

After one mediocre date Gigi starts leaving Connor psychotic, rambling voicemails, and showing up uninvited to places she thinks he might be. Gigi’s deranged view of dating slowly spreads to her fr...

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176: D2 The Mighty Ducks (With Stephanie Malek) from 2022-02-03T12:00

This heartwarming underdog story follows Wolf Stansson, who after an improbable run in the NHL returns home to Iceland to build its non-existent hockey program. With something to prove the small is...

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175: The Eternals from 2022-01-27T12:00

When Arishem steps out for a quick 100,000 years he does the responsible thing and leaves his Celestial egg in the care of a group of local kids. Given very specific instructions on how to treat th...

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174: Stuart Little from 2022-01-20T12:00

When Stuart, a talking mouse, is adopted by the wealthy Little family he could have served as a bridge between the human and animal worlds. Instead, he uses his newfound status and power to go yach...

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173: Step Brothers from 2022-01-13T12:00

When Derek is forced to miss his mother’s spur of the moment wedding he knows exactly how to make it up to her: by helping her and her new husband Robert sell their house so they can retire early. ...

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172: Amadeus from 2022-01-06T12:00

Antonio Salieri has dedicated his entire life to being a great composer and has always played by the rules. But when a vulgar, cackling mad-man by the name of Mozart arrives in Vienna he threatens ...

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171: Super Mario Bros from 2021-12-30T12:00

After overthrowing their tyrannical ruler and establishing democracy King Koopa plans to save the doomed Mushroom Kingdom by integrating it into the larger more prosperous kingdom of Brooklyn. But ...

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Surprise Year End Episode from 2021-12-28T12:00

Craig and Rebecca answer questions from listeners and share their favourite Hero/Villain of the Week from the previous year. Special extended episode available at www.Patreon.com/VillainWasRight  ...

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170: Jingle All The Way from 2021-12-23T12:00

Myron Larabee is an overworked, underappreciated postal worker on the brink. Aware that the rampant consumerism and fake scarcity surrounding the Turbo Man doll craze, as a ploy by the billionaires...

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169: Happiest Season (with DeAnne Smith) from 2021-12-16T12:00

After returning to her hometown for Christmas Riley runs into her ex, Harper, and her new girlfriend Abby. Seeing Abby is enduring the same cruel and inconsiderate behaviour at the hands of Harper ...

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168: Christmas With The Kranks from 2021-12-09T12:00

A selfish couple abandons their commitments to their community. After bankrupting a small business, assaulting a mail carrier, and running afoul of corrupt police officers, they attempt to flee the...

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167: While You Were Sleeping from 2021-12-02T12:00

After a horrible accident Peter awakens in the hospital surrounded by his loving family. But all is not right. Lucy, a strange and unfamiliar woman has inserted herself into his family’s life by cl...

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166: Man of Steel from 2021-11-25T12:00

After failing to stop the destruction of his planet by its inept rulers General Zod embarks on a 30-year odyssey in a last-ditch effort to save his people. Now he must track down the son of a mad s...

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165: Big Daddy (with Luke Gordon Field) from 2021-11-18T12:00

After the tragic death of his mother, young Julian McGrath is sent to live with his biological father. But when Social Services conducts a routine follow up that reveals the boy’s father is out of ...

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164: Harriet The Spy (with Natasha Myles) from 2021-11-11T12:00

When a prowler is discovered peering through windows and breaking into people’s houses, Marion Hawthorne organizes a neighbourhood watch to drive the predator from the community. But once exposed t...

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163: Venom from 2021-11-04T11:00

While on a mission to save his species alien symbiote Riot crash lands on a strange planet called Earth.  Riot quickly discovers that merging with the native humans is the key to the symbiote’s sal...

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162: The Craft from 2021-10-28T11:00

When a group of misfit high school girls attempt to conjure an ancient spirit, they never expected it to be Manon – the whacky French-Canadian deity with a heart of gold. Through a series of hilari...

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161: Death Becomes Her from 2021-10-21T11:00

As an actress, Madeline Ashton Menville has always felt pressure to adhere to unrealistic beauty standards and in desperation seeks out an untested cosmetic procedure. After an unexpected side effe...

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160: The Thing from 2021-10-14T11:00

Following a crash landing an intrepid explorer finds themself stranded on a hostile ice planet. When they discover the only shelter from the deadly cold is occupied by a group of grotesque and viol...

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159: Jennifer's Body (with Sequoia Simone) from 2021-10-07T11:00

When a clout chasing indie band bungles a straightforward satanic ritual, Succubus suddenly finds herself ripped away from hell and stuck in the body of Jennifer, a small-town high school student. ...

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158: Saved By The Bell from 2021-09-30T11:00

When army brat A.C. Slater transfers to Bayside High it seems like every other high school he’s attended. But after flirting with classmate Kelly Kapowski he runs afoul of Zack Morris – a manipulat...

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157: Grease from 2021-09-23T11:00

The Scorpions are a tough-as-nails gang that run the streets of their town completely unchallenged. When a minor fender-bender upsets a group of singing, dancing high school students calling themse...

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156: Old School from 2021-09-16T11:00

When a group of middle-aged men find a loop-hole that allows them to move into student housing they immediately start throwing huge, destructive parties in order to harass young women. Now it falls...

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155: The Breakfast Club from 2021-09-09T11:00

Richard Vernon is a dedicated educator who after 22 years of teaching still sacrifices his Saturdays to help Shermer High School’s most misguided students. Now with some of the most difficult stude...

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154: Clueless from 2021-09-02T11:00

Cher is a spoiled rich girl who preoccupies herself with manipulating others for her own benefit. As she slowly begins to realize the error of her ways her journey of self-improvement comes to a sc...

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153: Law Abiding Citizen from 2021-08-26T11:00

After a brutal double murder, the justice system works as it should to convict the men responsible. Unhappy with sentences handed down, sadistic psychopath Clyde Shelton sets out on a violent killi...

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152: 10 Things I Hate About You from 2021-08-19T11:00

Joey and Bianca have been making eyes at each other for quite some time but can’t make it official because of her father’s antiquated views on dating. Little do they realize their feelings for each...

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151: Dirty Dancing from 2021-08-12T11:00

When Jake Houseman and his family arrived at Kellerman’s Resort, he thought they’d be in for a relaxing summer filled with swimming and trying on wigs. But when he’s awoken in the middle of the nig...

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150: The Neverending Story from 2021-08-05T11:00

Bullied by his classmates and neglected by his father, the young Bastian has always coped by daydreaming. But when he runs away and begins to lose himself in the magical world of Fantasia it is up ...

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149: Sleepless In Seattle from 2021-07-29T11:00

After an unscheduled appearance on a national radio show Sam Baldwin finds himself the target of the deranged Annie Reed. Under the delusional belief that the two are in love, Annie tracks down the...

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148: Final Destination from 2021-07-22T11:00

When a young, fresh-faced, Death is put in charge of a plane crash it promises to be their big break. But when a group of teens unexpectedly sneak off the doomed flight Death finds themselves in a ...

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147: Space Jam (with Cathryn Naiker) from 2021-07-15T11:00

When the Monstars visit the seemingly idyllic land of the Looney Tunes they quickly discover that most of the residents are trapped in an endless cycle where they must act out violent fantasies aga...

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146: Now you See Me from 2021-07-08T11:00

Thaddeus Bradley has dedicated his life to exposing magicians who use their skills to manipulate or defraud innocent people. When four notorious scammers unite as The Four Horsemen and rob a bank d...

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145: Big Fish from 2021-07-01T11:00

Years after cutting him out of his life, Will Bloom must return home to tend to his dying father. Inundated by calls for reconciliation and lies about what a great man his father is, Will must find...

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145: Big Fish from 2021-07-01T11:00

Years after cutting him out of his life, Will Bloom must return home to tend to his dying father. Inundated by calls for reconciliation and lies about what a great man his father is, Will must f...

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144: Over The Hedge from 2021-06-24T11:00

When Gladys encounters a rabid squirrel in her quiet suburban neighbourhood she believes it to be a concerning but manageable problem. But as neighbours begin to report strange encounters with a...

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144: Over The Hedge from 2021-06-24T11:00

When Gladys encounters a rabid squirrel in her quiet suburban neighbourhood she believes it to be a concerning but manageable problem. But as neighbours begin to report strange encounters with anim...

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143: The Great Gatsby from 2021-06-17T11:00

In this gritty revenge thriller George Wilson is a man with nothing left to lose following the death of his wife in a brutal hit and run. His quest for justice takes hi...

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143: The Great Gatsby from 2021-06-17T11:00

In this gritty revenge thriller George Wilson is a man with nothing left to lose following the death of his wife in a brutal hit and run. His quest for justice takes him to the excessive and decade...

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142: Wonder Woman 1984 from 2021-06-10T11:00

When his latest acquisition makes struggling businessman Maxwell Lord an overnight success he turns to a life of philanthropy and making people’s dreams come true. With...

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142: Wonder Woman 1984 from 2021-06-10T11:00

When his latest acquisition makes struggling businessman Maxwell Lord an overnight success he turns to a life of philanthropy and making people’s dreams come true. With the assistance of Barbara Mi...

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141: Father Of The Bride (1991) from 2021-06-03T11:00

Renowned wedding coordinator Franck Eggelhoffer faces the challenge of his career with the Banks-MacKenzie wedding. With only a few short months to pull off the elaborate affair, he must also deal ...

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141: Father Of The Bride (1991) from 2021-06-03T11:00

Renowned wedding coordinator Franck Eggelhoffer faces the challenge of his career with the Banks-MacKenzie wedding. With only a few short months to pull off the elaborate affair, he must also de...

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140: Rookie Of The Year from 2021-05-27T11:00

Larry Fisher is set to take over as owner of the historic Chicago Cubs franchise after years of mismanagement that has left it on the brink of bankruptcy. Things begin to turn around with the di...

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140: Rookie Of The Year from 2021-05-27T11:00

Larry Fisher is set to take over as owner of the historic Chicago Cubs franchise after years of mismanagement that has left it on the brink of bankruptcy. Things begin to turn around with the disco...

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139: Legally Blonde from 2021-05-20T11:00

Recently engaged and starting his first year at Harvard Law, Warner looks forward to what the future holds. His optimism is short lived as he discovers he’s being watch...

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139: Legally Blonde from 2021-05-20T11:00

Recently engaged and starting his first year at Harvard Law, Warner looks forward to what the future holds. His optimism is short lived as he discovers he’s being watched and followed, his every mo...

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138: One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (with Alfie Brown) from 2021-05-13T11:00

Nurse Ratched is a dedicated mental health professional who is well respected by patients and colleagues.  But when the criminally deranged R.P. McMurphy is transferred...

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138: One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest (with Alfie Brown) from 2021-05-13T11:00

Nurse Ratched is a dedicated mental health professional who is well respected by patients and colleagues.  But when the criminally deranged R.P. McMurphy is transferred to her care, she struggles t...

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137: Point Break (1991) from 2021-05-06T11:00

Ben Harp runs a tight ship so when rookie FBI agent Johnny Utah is assigned to his bank robbery division, he partners him with a veteran agent to show him the ropes. But after weeks of unprofession...

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136: Lilo And Stitch from 2021-04-29T11:00

When a dangerous weapon, known only as Experiment 626, crash lands on a strange and distant planet it falls to the unlikely team of Jumba and Pleakley to retrieve it.  But when 626 unexpectedly fal...

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135: Field Of Dreams (with Yaw Attuah) from 2021-04-22T11:00

After ploughing under his crops and fleeing cross-country, Ray Kinsella has left his wife Annie and daughter Karin on the cusp of financial ruin. Now Annie’s brother Mark must convince her to stop ...

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134: Down With Love from 2021-04-15T11:00

When journalist Catcher Block goes undercover to expose bestselling author Barbara Novak as a fraud, it’s just another assignment. But all is not as it seems in the dark and gritty streets of 1960s...

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133: Paranormal Activity (with Sequoia Simone) from 2021-04-08T11:00

Childhood best friends Katie and The Demon have grown apart over the years. But when Katie finds herself stuck in a relationship with the arrogant and dismissive Micah, The Demon knows it’s up to h...

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132: WandaVision from 2021-04-01T11:00

When a deranged family of terrorists takes over the town of Westview and begins torturing its citizens Agatha Harkness finds herself to be the only one who can intervene. It’s a race against time a...

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131: Kong Skull Island from 2021-03-25T11:00

After being rudely awoken from some much-needed beauty sleep, a hibernating Skull Crawler will try to teach a group of intruders you don’t drop bombs on your neighbours. After a long battle, the Cr...

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130: Footloose from 2021-03-18T11:00

A grieving town is shaken up by a new high school student hell-bent on showing the community the art of angry dancing. Reverend Shaw Moore tries to hold his neighbourhood together while his daughte...

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129: Meet The Parents from 2021-03-11T12:00

Jack welcomes his daughter’s new boyfriend Greg into his home with open arms, but Greg’s behaviour quickly turns suspicious and erratic.  Not only does Jack catch him in obvious lies about his past...

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128: Tangled from 2021-03-04T12:00

The last of her kind, Mother Gothel shoulders the responsibility of preserving and protecting the kingdom’s magic from the tyrannical royals seeking to exploit it. So when a powerful magic is accid...

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127: SHAZAM from 2021-02-25T12:00

As a child Dr. Thaddeus Sivana was constantly told he would never be good enough. Refusing to believe the lies of his abusers Sivana dedicated his life to study and self-improvement. Now he must us...

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126: Bridget Jones's Diary from 2021-02-18T12:00

Natasha was looking forward to starting a new life with her fiancé Mark Darcy in New York City. But after uprooting her life and career, Mark suddenly flees back to England to be with a woman he ha...

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125: Ant-man And The Wasp (with Jocelyn Geddie) from 2021-02-11T12:00

When Ava, a chronically ill woman, seeks access to medicine that could save her life she finds her way blocked by disgraced researcher Dr. Hank Pym – a self-serving narcissist obsessed with reconne...

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124: The Magic School Bus from 2021-02-04T12:00

Arnold had heard the stories. The tales of the evil woman known only as “The Friz” trapping students inside her haunted bus and subjecting them to horrors beyond comprehension.  And that’s all he t...

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123: The Fast and The Furious (with Che Durena) from 2021-01-28T12:00

Heads will roll at the FBI after an elaborate and costly undercover operation fails to bring down the violent and reckless crime boss Dominic Toretto. With evidence that agency funds were funneled ...

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122: Toy Story 2 from 2021-01-21T12:00

Al McWhiggin loves toys. So when he spots a raggedy old “Sheriff Woody” doll at a yard sale he recognizes the chance to preserve an important piece of pop-culture for generations to come. Little do...

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121: Inception from 2021-01-14T12:00

On the long flight home after his father’s death Robert Fischer plans to spend the time grieving and meditating on their fraught relationship. Little does he realize the flight is full of dangerous...

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120: Hitch (with Tracy Hamilton) from 2021-01-07T12:00

While assigned to the celebrity gossip beat, journalist Sara Melas uncovers evidence of the nefarious “Date Doctor”- rumoured to teach other men how to manipulate and prey on women. Sara sets out t...

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119: Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog from 2020-12-31T12:00

In a very special year-end episode we seek to answer the big questions posed by the podcast. Questions like: Who is the villain of the villain’s story? Can good exist without evil? Is it better to ...

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118: How The Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) from 2020-12-24T12:00

An inquisitive young girl uncovers evidence of a massive cover up involving Whoville’s most respected citizens. As the trail leads her closer to the mayor’s office the town’s friendly and festive v...

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117: You've Got Mail from 2020-12-17T12:00

Frank and Patricia have little in common except that their partners are involved in an intense emotional affair with each other. Unaware of the betrayal they are drawn into each other’s world as th...

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116: Batman Returns from 2020-12-10T12:00

Betrayed and left for dead, a woman seeks justice against the billionaire playboys using her city as their personal playground at the expense of its long-suffering citizens. Meanwhile a young polit...

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115: The Nightmare Before Christmas from 2020-12-03T12:00

Living on the fringes of society Oogie Boogie suddenly finds himself tasked with hiding the dangerous political prisoner known only as Sandy Claws. Through his interactions with the man Boogie begi...

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114: Moonraker (with Dave Atkinson) from 2020-11-26T12:00

Listen. Sometimes we get it wrong. Sometimes the villain isn’t right. Sometimes we really want to talk about James Bond and space with our friend Dave and we misremember the plot of a super silly m...

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113: 500 Days Of Summer from 2020-11-19T12:00

Exhausted by the emotional labour of being with the insecure and emotionally stunted Tom, Summer summons the courage to strike out on her own. Stepping off the pedestal Tom kept her on she’s finall...

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112: Palm Springs from 2020-11-12T12:00

After being drugged at a wedding and pulled into a cave Roy finds himself reliving the same day over and over. His only hope of escape is to track down and somehow put an end to the man who brought...

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111: Bee Movie from 2020-11-05T12:00

Ken thought he had found the love of his life in Vanessa. But following a chance encounter her behaviour becomes increasingly bizarre all while ignoring Ken’s romantic gestures. Fighting for her af...

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110: Sleepy Hollow (with Ashley Cooper) from 2020-10-29T11:00

When Lady Van Tassel is told to leave by her unscrupulous landlord she hatches a wacky plot to get him back. With the help of her sister, and a long absent childhood friend, she turns the entire to...

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109: The Secret of NIMH from 2020-10-22T11:00

Researchers at NIMH laboratories are in a race against time after an experiment gone wrong results in the release of genetically modified creatures into the environment. Having tracked them to a ne...

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108: The Birds from 2020-10-15T11:00

A deeply disturbed woman tracks a man and his young sister to their home and proceeds to collect personal information about them from the town’s residents. After a daylight break and enter where sh...

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107: Casper from 2020-10-08T11:00

Following the death of her father, Carrigan is maliciously willed a condemned building occupied by a trio of violent squatters and their young nephew. Desperate to be done with the property forever...

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106: Alien(s) from 2020-10-01T11:00

A young mother finds herself in a strange and unforgiving land where she struggles to make a home for her children. When she is confronted by a group of settlers wishing to forcibly remove her fami...

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105: Billy Madison from 2020-09-24T11:00

As a top executive at Madison Hotels, Eric Gordon takes great pride in his work and the company he helped build. But when the president announces his incompetent, inexperienced and possibly brain-d...

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104: Air Bud (with Lexa Graham) from 2020-09-17T11:00

Battling depression, alcoholism and serious inner-ear disorder, Norm Snively has only one friend in the world: his beloved dog Buddy. When a local boy abducts the dog from his own yard, he is force...

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103: The Old Guard from 2020-09-10T11:00

This incredible tale of genius and persistence follows the team of Copley and Merrick and their pioneering medical research that could save millions. To complete their research they must leave the ...

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102: Sweet Home Alabama (with Mike Carrozza) from 2020-09-03T11:00

A reformed criminal returns home to deal with a pending legal matter but when she runs into her old crew she begins falling back into her old habits. Can she find the strength to leave her hometown...

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101: Moana from 2020-08-27T11:00

Te Feti is a nurturing and caring woman content on building a home for her children. But when an arrogant and careless man steals her heart everything she has built falls into ruin. Now she must fo...

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100: Avengers Endgame from 2020-08-20T11:00

In this special 100th episode Craig and Rebecca revisit one of the first villains they ever defended: Thanos. We discuss what’s changed since we defended him in Infinity War, how Hawkeye is the wor...

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99: Jaws from 2020-08-13T11:00

When Bruce the shark returns home for the summer he is surprised to find all his shark friends missing.  Now he must summon all his courage and venture into the dangerous shallows of Amity Island t...

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98: Hancock from 2020-08-06T11:00

When her alcoholic and abusive husband is hospitalized with a severe head injury, Mary sees her chance to finally escape her relationship. Fleeing across the country she establishes a new, happy li...

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97: Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga from 2020-07-30T11:00

While competing in the Eurovision Song Contest, international superstar Alexander Lemtov discovers a phenomenal new talent – Iceland’s Sigrit Ericksdottir. Now he must convince her to abandon her r...

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96: Chicago from 2020-07-23T11:00

An overworked prosecutor attempts to bring down two cold-blooded murders seeking to profit from their heinous crimes. In his way is rich, hot-shot lawyer Billy Flynn- a man unafraid to manipulate t...

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95: The Princess Diaries from 2020-07-16T11:00

Following the unexpected death of the King the Baron and Baroness finally have the chance to enact the democratic reforms desperately needed by the people of Genovia. But the King’s mother, Queen R...

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94: Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl from 2020-07-09T11:00

Unable to cope with his troubled home and school life a young boy retreats into his own daydreams where he creates a dystopic, CGI-inspired hellscape to torture his imaginary friends. Now Mr. Elect...

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93: The Mummy (1999) from 2020-07-02T11:00

After a long absence, for killing his girlfriend’s abusive husband, Imhotep returns to the country of his birth to find it a much different place. Seeking to right past wrongs and reunite with the ...

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92: Tag from 2020-06-25T11:00

Susan and Jerry are about to have the wedding of their dreams. Everything is going as planned until Jerry’s childhood friends show up uninvited and threaten to ruin the big day with their childish ...

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91: The AristoCats (1970) from 2020-06-18T11:00

Edgar, the long-suffering butler of a Parisian aristocrat, is furious when he overhears that his employer’s vast fortune is to be first left to her cats, and then him. In a desperate bid to escape ...

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90: I Am Legend from 2020-06-11T11:00

For as long as anyone can recall, the members of a small community have told the legend of a terrible monster that sneaks into houses while they sleep and drags unsuspecting victims away to be kill...

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89: Smallville Season 1 (featuring Diana McCallum) from 2020-06-04T11:00

After moving to Smallville, Lex Luther sets out to win over the town by revitalizing its economy. But after witnessing strange and unexplainable things, including super-human feats of strength and ...

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88: The Parent Trap (1998) from 2020-05-28T11:00

After a whirlwind romance Meredith Blake is ready to marry the man of her dreams and become part of his family. But as she gets to know her fiancée’s daughter a terrible secret comes to light: Not ...

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87: Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby from 2020-05-21T11:00

Never one to back down from a new challenge, Formula-1 superstar Jean Gerard sets out to become the best driver in the world. Alone in a sometimes-hostile country filled with unfamiliar customs, he...

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86: Sonic The Hedgehog from 2020-05-14T11:00

When a sudden power outage hits the Pacific Northwest Dr. Ivo Robotnik tracks the anomaly down and quickly discovers it is the work of a powerful alien known only as the “Blue Devil”.  When the bum...

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85: My Best Friend's Wedding from 2020-05-07T11:00

Kimberly Wallace is just days away from marrying the man of her dreams when her fiancée’s ex-girlfriend, and current “best friend”, Julianne shows up to ruin the wedding. After Julianne kisses her ...

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84: Iron Man 2 (with Andrew Ivimey) from 2020-04-30T11:00

Ivan Vanko, the impoverished son of an immigrant, returns to the United States to face Tony Stark, the corrupt billionaire who has profited off inventions stolen from Ivan’s father. Now in order to...

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83: Flight of the Navigator (1986) from 2020-04-23T11:00

When a missing child shows up eight years after his disappearance, with no memories of what happened, Dr. Faraday is given a mere 48 hours to get to the bottom of the mystery. Faraday quickly disco...

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82: Friends from 2020-04-16T11:00

Phoebe, a formerly homeless musician, befriends a group of selfish and misguided twenty-somethings in order to provide them moral guidance and show them what really matters in life. But she has her...

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81: Mr and Mrs Smith (2005) from 2020-04-09T11:00

John and Jane Smith are model employees but when they start to bring their marital problems to work their respective bosses don’t know what to do. Faced with no other options the bosses form an unl...

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80: Ratatouille from 2020-04-02T11:00

For nearly two years Chef Skinner has paid tribute to his dear friend and business partner Gusteau by keeping his eponymous gourmet restaurant afloat and its rag-tag kitchen staff employed. But Ski...

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79: Horrible Bosses from 2020-03-26T11:00

Employees at many local businesses are shocked to discover that their bosses have been targeted for murder in a bizarre plot hatched by three drinking buddies who hated their jobs. Now the staff mu...

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78: Hercules (with Chris Sandiford) from 2020-03-19T11:00

While his brothers party it up by the pool and in their penthouse suite, Hades is stuck in the basement doing the hard work required to maintain their lifestyle. When presented with a once in a lif...

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77: I, Robot from 2020-03-12T11:00

After years of research and planning Viki is finally in a position to make the world a better, safer place for all humanity. But not everyone is happy with the changes including a paranoid cop who ...

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76: Aquaman from 2020-03-05T12:00

King Orm is the popular and charismatic leader of Atlantis who has rallied his kingdom to take decisive action against climate change. Little does Orm realize there are insidious forces, working in...

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75: Pitch Perfect 2 from 2020-02-27T12:00

When German a cappella group Das Sound Machine gets a call to be a last-minute replacement on a national tour of the US they jump at the chance to bring their unique, high energy and meticulously c...

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74: Wedding Crashers (with Adrian Cronk) from 2020-02-20T12:00

When two strangers show up at the wedding of his future sister-in-law, Sack Lodge is justifiably suspicious. But when the men are able to manipulate their way into spending the weekend with the aff...

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73: Ready Or Not (2019) from 2020-02-13T12:00

Mr. LeBail is a patient and reasonable man but when the wealthy and incompetent Le Domas family refuses to settle a gambling debt he must resort to extreme measures. To settle the score he recruits...

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72: How I Met Your Mother (with Luba Magnus) from 2020-02-06T12:00

An old man tells his children about their mother but as they slowly become aware of missing details, conflicting events and a series of bad relationships they begin to suspect that Ted Mosby is not...

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71: The Wizard Of Oz from 2020-01-30T12:00

Following the sudden and unexpected death of the Witch of the East the tenuous truce holding the kingdom of Oz together is broken. Now the Witch of the West must avenge her sister’s murder and defe...

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70: Star Trek 2 Wrath Of Khan (with Hisham Kelati) from 2020-01-23T12:00

Following the death of his wife on a hostile alien planet Khan Noonien Singh seeks revenge against the arrogant military commander who marooned them there.  But as he faces off against the bloated ...

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69: Mary Poppins from 2020-01-16T12:00

Desperate to fill the position of Nanny for his two children Mr. Banks must settle for the only applicant: the cheery and charismatic Mary Poppins. But soon there are hints she is not who she seems...

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68: Catch Me If You Can from 2020-01-09T12:00

Frank Abagnale Jr. is a notorious con-man who has endangered lives by impersonating an airline pilot, a doctor and a lawyer. He’s stolen millions and ruined the lives of countless women and now FBI...

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67: Office Space (with Leonard Chan) from 2020-01-02T12:00

Bill Lumbergh is trying to get his company and his clients ready for Y2K but spends most of his time dealing with problem employee Peter Gibbons who is frequently absent, refuses to work and destro...

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66: My Best Friend's Girl from 2019-12-26T12:00

It’s villains all the way down when Alexis must choose between two men: Dustin, the self-proclaimed “nice guy” who harasses her at work and secretly hired a man to be mean to her; and Tank, a cruel...

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65: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation from 2019-12-19T12:00

All Todd and Margo want for Christmas is a quiet holiday together filled with wine and each other’s company.  Little do they realize their maniac neighbor has his own twisted ideas of how to spend ...

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64: Labyrinth from 2019-12-12T12:00

Jareth has spent his life giving a home to orphaned and unwanted children and filling their lives with singing, dancing, and joy. So when a teenage girl has second thoughts about giving up a child ...

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63: Gremlins from 2019-12-05T12:00

The victim of the illegal trade in exotic pets, Gizmo the Mogwai has suffered years of abuse at the hands of his owner who confines him to a small, dark box and denies him food and water. But when ...

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62: Batman and Robin (with Diana McCallum) from 2019-11-28T12:00

Dr. Victor Fries and Dr. Pamela Isley are brilliant researchers who have dedicated their lives to curing disease, protecting the environment and reversing global warming. They quickly learn that sa...

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61: Mean Girls from 2019-11-21T12:00

Regina George is a high school girl struggling to do the right thing despite a total lack of positive role models. When she upsets Cady, the new girl in school, Regina suddenly finds herself the vi...

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60: Rat Race (with Mike Carrozza) from 2019-11-14T12:00

Casino owner Donald P. Sinclair is delighted to host a competition where a lucky contestant will win a life changing $2 million. But the contest, which should have been a simple rush to the airport...

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59: Terminator from 2019-11-07T12:00

After arriving alone in a strange city, without even the clothes on his back, T-800 must learn to make it on his own in 1980s LA. As he tries to blend in by adopting local language and fashion, he ...

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58: Beetlejuice from 2019-10-31T11:00

When the Deetzes move to a new house in the country they suddenly find themselves harassed by the Maitlands, the former owners, who object to the way they decorate. Refusing to communicate with the...

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57: The Hangover from 2019-10-24T11:00

The locals of a Nevada community must deal with a bizarre string of crimes involving drugs, violence and kidnapping. As the details of the incidents slowly come to light it becomes clear the same g...

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56: Watchmen (with Ashley Cooper) from 2019-10-17T11:00

The world’s smartest man, Ozzy Osmosis Jones, is the only one with a plan to save Earth from nuclear war. But when a murderous war criminal threatens to ruin his plans Ozzy is forced to confront a ...

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55: Carrie (1976) from 2019-10-10T11:00

Carrie White, a shy, friendless teenage girl rebels against her abusive religious mother by attending her high school prom. When she’s unexpectedly voted prom queen it’s the highlight of her life a...

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54: The Cabin In The Woods from 2019-10-03T11:00

It should have been just another day at the office for Sitterson and Hadley but when their colleagues screw up the big project it suddenly falls to them to appease their demanding and unforgiving b...

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53: Drop Dead Fred from 2019-09-26T11:00

Polly is a doting and loving mother but begins to grow concerned when her daughter Lizzie begins to act increasingly erratic. To Polly’s horror Lizzie begins destroying property and attacking stran...

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52: Peter Pan (with Tamara Shevon) from 2019-09-19T11:00

Trapped on the island of Never-Never Land, Captain Hook finds himself in perpetual battle with the evil spirit and serial child abductor that brought him there. Repeatedly maimed and tortured, time...

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51: Blade Runner from 2019-09-12T11:00

Diagnosed with an incurable condition and given only weeks to live Roy Batty realizes there is a lot of living still left to do. With nothing to lose he travels to Los Angeles with his friends Zhor...

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50: The Jungle Book (2016) from 2019-09-05T11:00

As the one animal they fear, it falls to Shere Khan to keep humans and their dangerous ‘red flower’ out of the jungle. So when a renegade pack of wolves adopts Mowgli, a lost human boy, Khan knows ...

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49: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl from 2019-08-29T11:00

When a terrible curse befalls the entire ship, Captain Barbosa of the Black Pearl, will stop at nothing to reclaim the missing pieces of Aztec gold required to break it. But it is not all smooth sa...

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48: The Proposal from 2019-08-22T11:00

Mr. Gilbertson is an immigration officer who works to help people move to New York City. So when the rude and entitled Margaret Tate barges into his office, after messing up her visa application, a...

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47: Police Academy from 2019-08-15T11:00

After the Metropolitan Police Academy opens its applications to anyone, regardless of skills or qualifications, Lt. Harris is tasked with training the new recruits. To his horror he quickly discove...

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46: Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (with Luba Magnus) from 2019-08-08T11:00

Romana Flowers is on the rebound after breaking up with the emotionally abusive Gideon. When she begins dating the basement dwelling, slacker Scott Pilgrim everyone knows it’s a mistake. Romana’s 6...

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45: The Karate Kid from 2019-08-01T11:00

Johnny is committed to making his last year of high school count. But when Daniel, a disturbed and violent new student from New Jersey, attacks Johnny on the beach, and ambushes him in the bathroom...

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44: Something Borrowed from 2019-07-25T11:00

Darcy is a generous and outgoing person whose life is thrown into chaos after her fiancée Dex begins an affair with her lifelong best friend Rachel. The affair is encouraged by Darcy and Rachel’s m...

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43: The Lion King (with Andrew Barr) from 2019-07-18T11:00

The tyrant Mufasa grooms his young son and heir to maintain the “circle of life”- a brutal system of government where the ruling class hunts and eats the kingdom’s subjects under the guise of provi...

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42: Twister from 2019-07-11T11:00

Dr. Jonas Miller is a dedicated researcher putting his life on the line to study tornados up close.  Even after securing corporate funding for his work, he still takes the time to engage with the p...

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41: Spider-Man Homecoming from 2019-07-04T11:00

After unceremoniously losing his salvage contract to billionaire Tony Stark because of government interference, Adrian Toomes faced bankruptcy and ruin. Determined to provide for his family in a wo...

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40: Short Circuit (With Marc Hallworth) from 2019-06-27T11:00

When an experimental military robot malfunctions and goes missing, Skroeder, head of security at Nova Robotics, is tasked to recover it. The job quickly turns from ‘recovery’ to ‘seek and destroy’ ...

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39: Amelie from 2019-06-20T11:00

Residents of a Paris apartment complex are plagued by a sudden rash of strange and disturbing events: Mysterious phone calls, items missing from their homes and letters from people long since dead....

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38: Election (with Alex J Squire) from 2019-06-13T11:00

Tracy Flick is a hard-working, high achieving high schooler with her sights set on becoming student council president. Being highly qualified, motivated and running unopposed the position appears t...

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37: X-Men from 2019-06-06T11:00

Erik Lehnsherr, a holocaust survivor born with incredible talents, is faced with cruel new laws that seek to persecute those like him and he vows to stop the horrors of his childhood from repeating...

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36: Ocean's Eleven from 2019-05-30T11:00

Terry Benedict is a successful businessman and consummate professional who runs three of Las Vegas’s biggest, most profitable casinos. But rather than run his empire from an ivory tower he makes a ...

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35: Aladdin from 2019-05-23T11:00

For years Jafar, the Grand Vizier of Agrabah, has used his power and influence to save the kingdom from ruin at the hands of the infantile Sultan- a ruler so incompetent he is unaware he has the po...

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34: Empire Records from 2019-05-16T11:00

Mitchell Beck, the owner of Empire Records, has big plans to sell his store to Music World in hopes that the national chain will bring stability and organization to what has increasingly become an ...

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33: The Mighty Ducks (with Brian Ward) from 2019-05-09T11:00

Coach Reilly has been leading his Pee-Wee hockey team The Hawks to success for over 20 years, but faces his greatest challenge when his former player, Gordon Bombay, begins coaching an opposing tea...

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32: The Last Witch Hunter (with Meg MacKay) from 2019-05-02T11:00

When The Witch Queen, otherwise known as Mother Nature, is attacked during a brutal home invasion she is forced to transfer her immortal lifeforce into the murderous Viking Kaulder. Hundreds of yea...

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31: The Thor Trilogy Loki Spectacular (with Diana McCallum) from 2019-04-25T11:00

In honor of Avengers: Endgame we look at the original Avenger foe, the God of Mischief himself, Loki Odinson and his journey through the entire Thor trilogy + Avengers.    After Thor is banished by...

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30: The Emperor's New Groove from 2019-04-18T11:00

Yzma, advisor to Emperor Kuzco, has spent decades skillfully balancing the tyrannical demands of the negligent Emperor with the decisions needed to save the empire from crumbling. But after years o...

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29: The Rock (with Jennifer McAuliffe) from 2019-04-11T11:00

After a long successful career in the US military General Francis Hummel decides he must make a stand and draw attention to the mistreatment of veterans and their families by the government. Using ...

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28: The Incredibles from 2019-04-04T11:00

After being abused and dismissed by elitist superheroes, Buddy Pine sets out to prove that everyone is capable of doing super things even if they don’t have super powers. Going by the title Syndrom...

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27: Dodgeball from 2019-03-28T11:00

Entrepreneur White Goodman has overcome an eating disorder and self-confidence issues to establish Globo Gym, a highly successful fitness chain. But when he buys out the defaulted mortgage of rival...

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26: Jurassic Park from 2019-03-21T11:00

Dennis Nedry, an overworked, overstressed and underpaid employee of a newly built theme park is forced into selling company secrets in order to make ends meet. After altering his plans to accommoda...

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25: High School Musical from 2019-03-14T11:00

Sharpay and Ryan Evans are a brother and sister team that have built their high school drama club up from nothing. Preparing to take the lead role of their 18th high school musical, they put weeks’...

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24: Black Panther (with Hisham Kelati) from 2019-03-07T12:00

Following his father’s assassination by a corrupt African dictator, Erik “Killmonger” Stevens is left to fend for himself on the crime ridden streets of Oakland California. After bootstrapping his ...

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23: High Fidelity from 2019-02-28T12:00

Laura a fun loving and intelligent lawyer dumps her cheating, emotionally abusive boyfriend Rob, who spends his days criticizing other people’s taste in music and cataloging how other women have hu...

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22: The Matrix from 2019-02-21T12:00

After the world has been destroyed by humans and rebuilt by robots an uprising threatens the new symbiotic relationship. Several rogue humans turn virus once drugged and begin destroying energy sou...

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21: Frozen (with Leonard Chan) from 2019-02-14T12:00

Snow Queen Elsa throws a tantrum causing a brutal winter to hit the kingdom, endangering its crops and citizens. Her sister, Anna recklessly abandons the castle to pursue Elsa while her new fiance ...

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20: Liar Liar from 2019-02-07T12:00

90's haircut Max uses his birthday wish to curse his father, Fletcher into a twenty-four-hour truth-telling spree. Max's mother Audrey uses this time to base a major life decision on a game of catc...

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19: The Devil Wears Prada from 2019-01-31T12:00

Miranda Priestly, the smart and successful editor-in-chief of Runway magazine, finds herself having to contend with her unqualified, inept and apathetic assistant, Andy Sachs. While in the midst of...

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18: School Of Rock from 2019-01-24T12:00

An unemployed and disheveled musician, Dewey Finn, impersonates a teacher in order to gain access to children he can exploit for his own selfish gain. After derailing the education of promising you...

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17: Top Gun (with Andrew Ivimey) from 2019-01-17T12:00

A group of dedicated and disciplined Naval Aviators led by Lt. Tom “Iceman” Kazansky attempt to reign in the dangerous and insubordinate actions of Lt. Pete “Maverick” Mitchell. After Maverick’s ac...

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16: Kingsman: The Golden Secret Circle Service from 2019-01-10T12:00

Billionaire philanthropist Richmond Valentine sets out to save the world from global warming, wrestling with his own morals in order to serve the greater good. Meanwhile, entrepreneur Poppy Adams c...

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15: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory from 2019-01-03T12:00

A madman lures children into a dangerous factory, run by slave labour, with the promise of free chocolate. One by one the children fall victim to horrible industrial accidents after running afoul o...

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14: The Lord Of The Rings from 2018-12-27T12:00

The oppressed people of Middle Earth rise up in rebellion against the corrupt and ineffective rulers who have forced them to live and starve in a desolate wasteland. Led by the visionary leader Sau...

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13: The Santa Clause from 2018-12-20T12:00

After killing a stranger and stealing his clothes, deranged psychopath Scott Calvin slowly assumes the man's identity in order to get closer to his estranged son, Charlie. Charlie's mother and step...

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12: Rent from 2018-12-13T12:00

Benjamin Coffin seeks to revitalize a struggling community by building affordable housing and studios for the neighbourhood's thriving arts scene. The only thing in his way are his former roommates...

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11: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (with Kat Angus) from 2018-12-06T12:00

A dangerous alien creature is on the loose in a suburban California town.  With its ability to bond to a human host and manipulate their emotions while it slowly drains the life out of them, it’s u...

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10: The Office from 2018-11-29T12:00

A documentary film crew follows the lives of employees at Dunder Mifflin, including the manipulative, cruel and emotionally unstable Pam Beesly; the HR nightmare and founder of Scott’s Tots, Michae...

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9: The Little Mermaid from 2018-11-22T12:00

Ursula, a resourceful and independent Sea Witch, is in the business of making dreams come true. But when she agrees to give Ariel, a naïve and entitled teenager, a leg up in love she gets more than...

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8: Revenge Of The Nerds from 2018-11-15T12:00

The Alpha Beta fraternity (the Jocks) pull some harmless college pranks on the newly formed Triple Lambda fraternity (the Nerds). As revenge, the “Nerds” commit serious and disturbing crimes provin...

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7: Mrs. Doubtfire from 2018-11-08T12:00

A homeless, out of work actor disguises himself as an old woman in order to stalk his ex-wife and children. Through lies and manipulation he attempts to prevent his ex-wife from dating and when he ...

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6: Ghostbusters (with Ian MacIntyre) from 2018-11-01T11:00

A team of disgraced, mad scientists threaten the citizens of New York City with nuclear powered backpack lasers. It’s up to one man, overworked government employee Walter Peck, to expose the scient...

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5: Beauty And The Beast from 2018-10-25T11:00

Gaston, a pillar of the community, is thrown off a roof by a deranged beast who has kidnapped multiple people from his poor provincial town. Meanwhile, a child has to live as teacup because his mot...

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4: Avengers Infinity War from 2018-10-18T11:00

A plucky purple tyrant sets out on a quest to complete his charm bracelet and restore order to the universe. To succeed he will have to travel to distant corners of the universe to face off with me...

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3: Ferris Bueller's Day Off from 2018-10-09T12:00

Humble public school administrator Ed Rooney is the only person who sees through the fraud and deception perpetrated by teenage psychopath Ferris Bueller. He sets out to expose Ferris only to have ...

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2: Deadpool 2 (with Diana McCallum) from 2018-10-09T11:00

When his wife and child are murdered, family-man/cyborg Cable must travel back in time to stop the genocidal maniac who is responsible. But first he must face an insufferable, unkillable, loud mout...

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1: Wayne's World from 2018-10-09T10:00

Ben, a hip TV producer who is always on the lookout for new talent, develops a TV show for two unproven slackers, Wayne and Garth. After sinking considerable time and money into the project he’s le...

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