Podcasts TV Screeners Podcast Episode 71: So Many Movies, So Little Time

Episode 71: So Many Movies, So Little Time

Published: April 7, 2017, 1 a.m.

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The Screeners have a lot of ground to cover in this episode, even without much of a tentpole to cover in the main event...or anywhere else, to be honest. Stick with us here, though; there are still some surprises in store.

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First up, the guys (no Melody this episode, sadly) decided they had to talk about Power Rangers. Why did they decide this? No one\\u2019s really sure. Only half of them were even the right age to watch the original series, but somehow three of them made it to the theater for the movie, which has to just be a craven grasp at 90\\u2019s nostalgia, right? Right?

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OK, enough robot dinosaurs until the next Transformers movie (please let it be Dinobots...please). Next on the list is one of Netflix\\u2019s new Sundance acquisitions, The Discovery. This is one of those we-can\\u2019t-really-summarize-anything kind of movies except to say that it\\u2019s a metaphysical romantic drama. Vague enough? We thought so.

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Just in case we haven\\u2019t lost you yet, there\\u2019s still a main event! Scarlett Johansson was apparently tired of not shooting things, so she signed up to be Major in the live-action Ghost in the Shell reboot. That may or may not have been a good idea, judging from the Google results for the phrase \\u201cGhost in the Shell whitewash\\u201d. Anyway, all four hosts saw this one, so they should be able to come up with something other than casting to talk about.

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But wait; there\\u2019s more! Chris thought it would be fun for everyone to pretend to be time-travelers just back from having seen all this summer\\u2019s upcoming blockbusters. Despite the fact that this would require travel through more than mere time for someone like, say, Josh, everyone played along. Behold our foreknowledge of our own opinions! These reviews couldn\\u2019t possibly become self-fulfilling prophecies, could they?

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Finally. So very many movies. That last segment alone was about 10 episodes worth of main events. What\\u2019s up next is anyone\\u2019s guess, but until then, we\\u2019ll see you on Facebook.

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