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Apostle

Michael Sheen is a charismatic left wing preacher we would follow anywhere. And also plays a cult leader in this 2019 Welsh folk horror.
The story of a man travelling to a secretive island cult to rescue a young girl, can this indie horror escape the towering shadow of horror classic The Wicker Man? DESK CROW!**
**see our Masters & Disasters episode on The Wicker Man for Desk Crow details. 
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Just watch The Wicker Man
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The Witch

 By the pricking of our thumbs, something over-rated this way comes... The VVitch, as this 2015 horror movie somewhat pretentiously styles itself, was a critical darling on release that left us underwhelmed. We've revisited it to find out if a second viewing will lead to us being whelmed after all.
SHOW NOTES: "Hellbound," a mid-90s Chuck Norris thriller in which he attempts to roundhouse kick Evil itself. There's a high probability Luke is remembering this as being better than it was, given that he saw it when he was about nine... 
A goat walking upright is creepy as hell. 
"Witchy Woman," an objectively better song for the end credits. 
 
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Prey 2022

 Something terrifying and alien is stalking the primordial forests of 1719 America - a g-g-g-girl!
 Ignoring the tedious, sexist backlash against the lead casting, this Predator prequel still wasn't very good, but for reasons we'll get into and which, like so many arguments these days, really don't need to involve gender.  
SHOW NOTES: 
Eating nothing but rabbit, as Naru does at one point, will lead to "rabbit starvation" or protein poisoning. SHOW US SOME LOVE: 
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Elvis

Auto-correct's mortal enemy, Baz Luhrmann, directs this biopic of a little-known singer who achieved a small measure of success in the 1950s. Tom Hanks co-stars as his manager, Colonel Tom Parker, who in reality was neither a Colonel nor Tom Parker.
SHOW NOTES: Elvis' last filmed performance, covering "Unchained Melody."
Big Mama Thornton's original version of "Hound Dog." 
BBC Documentary "The Burger and the King" dealing with Elvis' relationship with food. 
The current whereabouts of Michael Jackson's chimp, Bubbles, who is 39 years of age and enjoys painting and listening to flute music, which sounds weirdly like a Tindr profile.
The always weird photo of that time Elvis turned up at the White House and requested an audience with Nixon. It's fortunate that we have this photo, as between alcohol (Nixon) and prescription drugs (Presley) there's a decent chance that neither man had any idea that this happened: 
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House of the Dragon

We schlep ourselves back to Westeros on a ranging to establish whether Game of Thrones spin-off/prequel "House of the Dragon" is actually worth watching. 
Will King Something-Or-Other pass the throne on to Princess Whatsit? Will evil Lord Hoohah usurp the throne? Is anyone still paying attention to this?! 
 We are, so you don't have to. You're welcome.
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Season 2 Teaser

Back, once again, with the ill behaviour and cutting edge 90s references - it's The Arts Hole Season 2: Holier Than Thou / Back In The Habit / When Nature Calls...
 

The Last Duel (& the last Arts Hole of Season 1)

Ridley Scott's 2021 historical drama was one of the major flops of recent years, with the combined star power of Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Ben Affleck and Jodie Comer not enough to get people interested in the true story of a rape trial from the 1380s. Although it's still better than 'House of Gucci.'
 Content warning for sexual assault.
 
SHOW NOTES:
Republican politicians, literally sharing their gender politics and scientific beliefs with people from the fourteenth century: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/04/todd-akin-dies-514988 
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The Bubble

It affects a lot of people, goes on far longer than you want it to and, whilst there are some good bits, a lot of it isn't great - art imitates life in Judd Apatow's 2021 Covid comedy 'The Bubble.' 
We tested positive on this movie but the second line was very faint...
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*We are both okay and self isolating with a big Asda shop in the freezer so don't worry* 
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Patreon Bonus Episode: Duke Nukem

With the latest in a decades-long series of rumours about a Duke Nukem movie, we discuss whether such an iconic (by which we mean: sexist, ludicrous, embarrassingly dated) character could be made to work in a modern film. Luke has two thirds of an idea, which is as much of an idea as he ever has...
Back next week with something less stupidly macho! 
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Willy’s Wonderland

Nicolas Cage silently battles possessed children's characters in an abandoned diner in a film that somehow manages to be boring despite the premise and over-long at eighty-five minutes. Join us as we try to work out how what should have been a surefire classic failed so utterly.
 
SHOW NOTES:
Screen Rant article on Cage's silent character - Like a lot of Screen Rant articles, it's bullshit filler churned out by hacks.
Ash Vs. The Evil Dead, the series this movie wishes it was. 
Once again, the "Community" clip on Nicolas Cage.
Cage's new movie, "The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent" 
Jean Claude Van Johnson series that absolutely should have got a second series. 
 
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