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Watch Ian and David knock over a convenience store! Yes, it's time to review Clerks III.

After Randal (Jeff Anderson) suffers a heart attack, he decides to follow his long-dormant dreams of directing a movie. Enlisting the help of fellow Quick Stop employees and hangers-on Dante (Brian O'Halloran), Elias (Trevor Fehrman), and Jay and Silent Bob (Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes, respectively), Randal sets out to capture the comedic indignities of wage-slave living.

The result is a bizarre second sequel to the film that put writer/director Smith on the map. In this spoiler-heavy discussion, Ian and David talk about what Smith's films have meant to them; why the series should have stopped at the note-perfect Clerks II; and the 37 ways in which Smith prevents this film from being a worthy tribute to an iconic career and characters.

Clerks III hits select theatres starting September 13th as part of a limited Fathom Events run. Details on this and the Clerks III "Convenience Tour" (featuring appearances by Smith) below.

Show Links:

• Watch the Clerks III trailer.

• Watch Kevin Smith's touching WonderCon tribute to Bruce Willis, following the actor's Aphasia diagnosis earlier this year (mentioned in the episode).

• See Clerks III on the big screen starting Tuesday, September 13th through Thursday, September 22 via Fathom Events.

• Chicagoans can get tickets to the November 7th stop on the Clerks III "Convenience Tour" at the Music Box Theatre, featuring a post-screening Q&A with Kevin Smith.

• Follow David's film criticism at Keeping It Reel.

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