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Dan: On this episode we discuss Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets.
Elliott: Not to be confused with: valerian root, the cure for a thousand ailments. Available at your drugstore!

Official Show Notes[]

"We watch one we were all honestly pretty excited about: Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. Were we all as excited once we were done? Meanwhile Dan introduces a new Jeff Foxworthy routine, Elliott explains Nicolas Cage's pursuit of Bernadette Peters, and 'allo 'allo? Oo's back again, then, Stuart?"

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A dark force threatens Alpha, a vast metropolis and home to species from a thousand planets. Special operatives Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the marauding menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe.

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In the 28th century, special operatives Valerian and Laureline work together to maintain order throughout the human territories. Under assignment from the minister of defense, the duo embarks on a mission to Alpha, an ever-expanding metropolis where diverse species gather to share knowledge and culture. When a dark force threatens the peaceful city, Valerian and Laureline must race against time to identify the menace that also jeopardizes the future of the universe.

Final Judgments[]

  • Movie he kinda liked (Elliott) @1:00:50
  • Between a movie he kinda liked and a bad-bad movie (Stuart) @1:02:05
  • A movie he kinda liked (Dan) @1:03:30

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Recommendations[]

  • Mom and Dad (2017) by Brian Taylor (Dan) @Time
  • Raw (2016) by Julia Ducournau (Stuart) @Time
  • Now, Voyager (1942) by Irving Rapper (Elliott) @Time

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