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Alien: Romulus

Joe Rosensteel and Dan Sturm

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Alien: Romulus

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Alien: Romulus (2024) - IMDb

Alien: Romulus - Wikipedia

‘Alien: Romulus’ Ending: Director Fede Álvarez on Resurrecting Ash

In honor of Thanksgiving, we review the 1987 classic “Planes, Trains and Automobiles,” featuring Steve Martin and John Candy as trapped-together travelers just trying to get home, if there’s even a home to get back to. Jason comes to the realization that this is the Odyssey in the Midwest. Ben Stein has a special sign just to troll pained travelers. And that’s what Thanksgiving is all about, Charlie Brown.

"Planes, Trains and Automobiles"

Jason Snell with Shelly Brisbin, Brian Hamilton, Brian Warren and Andy Ihnatko

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Planes, Trains and Automobiles

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The other movies we were reminded of are “Quick Change,” “After Hours,” and “The Out-of-Towners.”

A new film tells the story of Humphrey Bogart through the lens of the women who were most important in his life - his mother and his four wives. Shelly talks with Bogey’s son, Stephen Humphrey Bogart, about the new film.

Shelly Brisbin

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Bogart: Life Comes In Flashes

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Bogart: Life Comes in Flashes

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We wrap up this season of “Magnum, podcast” with a blockbuster two-hour special that introduces us to Magnum’s ex-wife, yet not wife in the eyes of the Catholic Church or the Vietnamese government, Michelle. For an episode that we didn’t like, we try to find positive things where we can. And we muse about how introducing Michelle in season 2 might have pulled the rug out from under all of Magnum’s future romance ambitions.

Keep those emails coming to [email protected] and we’ll see you next year!

Jason Snell, Philip Michaels and David J. Loehr

Natalie keeps screwing up, and no one will call her on it. Jeremy’s trying to protect Natalie from seeing death threats — and ends up finding the best place to eat in all of Manhattan. And Casey’s mad as hell at a terrible coaching decision. The best decision YOU can make? Checking out this episode of Sorkin’ In It.

Lex Friedman and Brian Warren

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Sports Night [Amazon]

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Welcome back to “Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’ knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure.

It’s on once again as we ask our panelists to figure out tricky categories, decipher punny clues about animals, and identify Disney movies with missing letters. Mikah Sargent, Shelly Brisbin, and Tony Sindelar take on Kelly Guimont, Chip Sudderth, and Kathy Campbell in pitched battle.

Inconceivable! Episode 35

Dan Moren and Jason Snell with Mikah Sargent, Shelly Brisbin, Tony Sindelar, Kelly Guimont, Chip Sudderth and Kathy Campbell

AUDIO FIXED: Join us for peak 1950s MGM musical. If that doesn’t interest you, I can’t help. Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse dance their hearts out, Oscar Levant levants, and Vincente Minnelli does his usual excellent job as director. We take issue with the plot and at least one of the main characters, but it’s entertaining. And I like the triplets number.

The Band Wagon

Shelly Brisbin with David Almeida, Micheline Maynard, Randy Dotinga and David J. Loehr

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The Band Wagon

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Get in touch with the show at [email protected] or on the socials, @liontowershield.

The Movie: review/commentary on a single classic film

• The Band Wagon trailer

  • Available to stream, rent or buy digitally
  • On disc: Blu-ray

The Self-Referential LTS

• 102 Am I A Bad Cinephile?
• 92 We’ve Got All The French You Need
• 67 Gene Kelly’s Butt
• 14 No One Told Me It’s Three Hours Long

Next time, we’ll watch

• Rebecca trailer

The good news: Paulie invents “pants of holding,” and N’iss invents “napkidding” (reverse kidnapping). The bad news: due to a small earthquake and a large centaur, the horses are down.

Candlekeep - Sarah of Yellowcrest Manor, Part 3

Tony Sindelar with Erika Ensign, James Thomson, Jason Snell, Kathy Campbell and Tiff Arment

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Edited by Erika Ensign.

Candlekeep Mysteries

Ross Cleaver returns to talk owls, plates, and Welsh mythology in Alan Garner’s The Owl Service (1967).

John McCoy with Ross Cleaver

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Owl Service dinner plate

The titular service plate with its owl flowers.

This week Dan is back and we try to catch up on all the news. We’ve got a Captain America, we’ve got a Thunderbolts*, and we’ve got so much more. In this Giant Sized episode we try cover what’s what in superhero news while remaining upbeat and being oblivious to a giant red rage monster behind a podium.

Dan Moren, John Moltz and Guy English

Listener Patrick is concerned about taxonomy, most particularly involving fans that are also lights.

John Siracusa and Jason Snell