Annihilation

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While Black Panther continues to dominate the box office, we get a chance to dive into writer/director Alex Garland's newest offering, the high-concept sci-fi adaptation "Annihilation" starring Natalie Portman. We also bring you some reboot/sequel news, our thoughts on the demise of the "Transformers" series, and the latest drama happening over at the ol' DCEU.

0:00 - Movie/Sequel News / DCEU Talk
35:10 - Annihilation
1:29:00 - Weekly Recommends

VIP Preview: Throwback! Cool Runnings (25th Anniversary)

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What do you get when you combine North American Treasure John Candy, 90's comedy star Doug E. Doug, and a bobsled? Nostalgic Disney gold, obviously! In honor of its 25th anniversary AND the currently-happening Winter Olympics, we're throwing it back to 1993's Cool Runnings in the VIP! Ya mon!

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Black Panther

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Marvel Studios have seemingly outdone themselves yet again with another critical and commercial blockbuster! We're joined by a very special guest to talk Coogler, vibranium, Michael B. Jordan, and everything else Black Panther had to offer including where it ranks with the rest of the MCU, what the Avengers look like now and how Marvel can improve things (if at all.) Wakanda Forever!

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Phantom Thread

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Join Kent and Richard in the VIP Club as they dive into PTA, DDL, poison mushrooms, and the enigma of Phantom Thread! And the man, the myth, the mysterious Producer Steven came along for the ride! Won't you?!

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The Cloverfield Paradox

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This week's MAM has it all! The Joker! American Treasures! Hot Topic T-Shirts! Another random Cloverfield movie that came out of nowhere! Join us as we break it all down in a very concise hour and thirty-nine minutes!

0:00 - Movie news / Joker news
20:00 - American Treasures
47:00 - The Cloverfield Paradox
1:30:00 - Weekly Recommends

Throwback! The Wedding Singer (20th Anniversary)

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In honor of Valentines Day, we are showing love to the entire #MAMfam with a special VIP preview episode discussing the glory days of Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore in The Wedding Singer!

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Molly's Game

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For our second of three episodes this week, we're joined by a guest for our Movie of the Week as we discuss Aaron Sorkin's directorial debut "Molly's Game", bring you the scoop on some Super Bowl trailers, and react to some breaking Star Wars news!

0:00 - Shoutouts / Star Wars news / Trailer talk
31:45 - Molly's Game
1:21:00 - Weekly Recommends

The Maze Runner: The Death Cure

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Join Brian, Richard and a special guest for a journey into the Maze Runner series with a discussion of The Death Cure, and hear what the entire MAM crew has to say about those Oscar nominations!

0:00 - MAM State of the Union / Oscar nominations
32:30 - Maze Runner 3
1:18:00 - Weekly Recommends

Throwback! Old School (15th Anniversary)

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Bring your green hat!! This week in the VIP we check in on Frank the Tank, The Godfather, Blue, and the rest of the gang 15 years after the release of Old School. Does it hold up?? Only the VIP club can know the answer!

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Rants & Raves: Best & Worst of 2017

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After hundreds of hours of discussion, debate, and counseling, we've finally chosen our top 10 best and worst movies of 2017! What did Brian vote as his worst of the year? Did Richard love or hate Phantom Thread? What about that "mother!" movie we said we'd never speak of again? It's our longest MAM episode EVER as we wrap up the year in cinema.

0:00 - Worst movies of 2017
52:30 - Superlatives & best movies of 2017

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The Post

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For our final 2017 review before the big Best & Worst of the Year episode, we’re joined by a special guest to talk Spielberg, Streep, Hanks, and The Post. How could it possibly live up to our absurd expectations?? Plus, Tarantino news, the future of Star Wars in China and more!

0:00 - Tarantino talk / Star Wars update
22:30 - The Post
1:36:00 - Weekly Recommends

The Shape of Water

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We're beginning to round out our final films to discuss before assembling our best and worst lists, but we must first discuss Guillermo del Toro's The Shape of Water with a special guest. We also bring you our most anticipated movies of 2018 and all the headlines coming out of this year's Golden Globes.

0:00 - Golden Globes / Most Anticipated of 2018
42:00 - The Shape of Water
1:34:00 - Weekly Recommends

Favorite Things of 2017 / I, Tonya

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We're ringing in 2018 with a look back at some of our favorite non-movie related things from the past year! We also give our review of "I, Tonya" and bring you the inaugural episode of one of our many spinoff podcasts "Mad About Figure Skating."

0:00 - Favorite Things of 2017
41:00 - I, Tonya

Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle

Uhh it's time to talk Jumanji! What year is it?!? Join us as we give our thoughts on the sequel/reboot/Sony-product-placement vehicle Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. We also give some shoutouts and discuss that little merger between Disney and 21st Century Fox. 

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi Postgame Show (Part 2)

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We're back this week with our final thoughts on The Last Jedi before putting the conversation aside for the foreseeable future. What does this movie mean for the Force? What about that thing that happens with Rey and Kylo Ren? We're joined by 2 guests to discuss it all! Join us, won't you?

Star Wars: The Last Jedi Postgame Show

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The wait is over for Star Wars fans everywhere! As is tradition, join us for over an hour of our initial impressions of The Last Jedi, and stay tuned for part 2 dropping early next week!

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