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Announcing: Julia's New Show!
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So Long, and Thanks for All the Granola Edition
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Toy Story 5 Crushes It at the Box Office Edition
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One Last Strut Edition
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One Last Taylor Swift Throwdown Edition
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Stuck in the Backrooms Edition
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I Love Boosters Heightens the Contradictions Edition
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You’re My Obsession Edition
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Lord of the Sheep Edition
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Somehow, Miranda Priestly Returned Edition
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Michael Jackson Moonwalks the Box Office Edition
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Mother Troubles Edition
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Richard Pryor: The Truth Teller Who Changed Comedy Forever | From Big Lives
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There Are No Small Parts Only Miniature Wives Edition
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The Drama Surrounding The Drama Edition
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James Bond’s Sexistential Retreat Edition
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Money On Film: Spirited Away
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Ryan Gosling’s Pet Rock Edition
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Money On Film: Materialists
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Money On Film: Margin Call
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One Oscar After Another Edition
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Paul Is Not Dead Yet Edition
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Elvis Has Entered the Building Edition
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The Creator of Derry Girls Is Back Edition
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Heathcliff, It’s Me Cathy Edition
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Bad Bunny Spikes the Football Edition
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The Boss Responds to Minneapolis Edition
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Is Hamnet this Year’s Oscar Villain? Edition
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Game of Thrones Buddy Comedy Edition
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Sydney Sweeney’s Box Office Triumph Edition
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The Timothée Chalamet vs. the Blue Aliens Edition
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The 2025 Call-In Spectacular Edition
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We Found Our Archives: The Abstract Noun Edition
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The Biggest Show on Paramount Is Big Oil Propaganda Edition
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"Is the Warner Bros. Deal the End Of Cinema?" Edition
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Knives Out Is Back with a New Hot Priest Edition
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Wicked Triple Feature Edition
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Glen Powell Does The Running Man Edition
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The Slate Culture Gift Guide
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The Creator of Breaking Bad is Back—with Polite Zombies Edition
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Lily Allen’s Revenge Tour Edition
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Netflix Goes Nuclear with A House of Dynamite Edition
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Slate Plus Preview: Jad Abumrad Inquires How We Make the Gabfest
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Guillermo del Toro Can Take Frankenstein Off His Bucket List Edition
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Channing Tatum on the Lam Edition
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The Rock Goes for the Oscar Edition
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One Banger After Another Edition
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Jimmy Kimmel Is Back—Sort Of— Edition
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Can Spinal Tap Still Go to 11 Edition
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Is the Office Spinoff Good Cringe or Bad Cringe Edition
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