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The magic of Gene Hackman is that he somehow played the same person and a completely different person, simultaneously, in every movie, and it always felt exactly right. If you saw his face in a movie when you were flipping channels, you stopped to watch. Because it's Gene Hackman.

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Out now for our lovely Patreon subscribers: A discussion of one of the best ever music documentaries, METALLICA: SOME KIND OF MONSTER (2004). See two egomaniac rock stars hesitantly start to learn how to use therapy language to be nicer to each other! www.patreon.com/posts/metall...

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Previewing the Best Supporting Actor category at the #Oscars2025 with Movie Talk With brock: youtu.be/k9-6wZ93oB0

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Just finished work on a few severance theories. Please enjoy each theory equally. Download the PDF… pinnacle-media.com.au/severance-th... #severance #severancetheory #thefunnybees

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Our #Oscars2025 coverage continues as we preview Best Adapted Screenplay with our friend Cinema Coconut. youtu.be/HASIH87dU2k

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We broke down why we love the new episode of #severance so much. It’s all about sex, love, and the afterlife. youtu.be/UcwBmDuQ7Ls?...

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We recap what is maybe the best episode of #severance yet on our latest entry of LUMON IS LISTENING: youtu.be/UcwBmDuQ7Ls

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Love this Jim Carrey quote about making creative decisions for the right reasons: youtu.be/AmPT_I4yzR0

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Discussing the surprising parallels between Bob Dylan and Donald Trump / A Complete Unknown and The Apprentice: youtu.be/wIFu9pQWHYk

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It took us eight years but we finally reached 150 episodes! That's about seven times longer than Spice Girls Mania lasted, but it was a big deal to the two hosts of this show. Our episode is about SPICE WORLD. YouTube: youtu.be/u_snQtiy8s4 Spotify: bit.ly/3EQ2YnZ Apple: bit.ly/3X9UuOA

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We preview the Oscars by going over the BEST ACTRESS category! youtu.be/JS5sUYaymqE

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This is genuinely terrible news. Can't wait for the three James Bond Amazon Prime streaming shows no one will watch. www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

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Programming note: We have decided that, after our episode about SPICE WORLD (it'll be out this Friday), we've had quite enough of the Spice Girls. So, for our Patreon-only bonus episode next week, we're gonna cover this movie instead: boxd.it/1TVM

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Our #oscars coverage continues as we preview the Best Actor category with Kevin from THE REEL FOR YOU podcast. youtu.be/vgbLpCNS0so

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Our 150th episode is coming out this Friday. It's on SPICE WORLD (1997), the Spice Girls movie. (cough) Now, this movie is famously not available to stream. So, as is standard practice when we cover a hard-to-find movie, you can DM me and I might be able to help you watch it.

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If you've ever heard that #twilight is secretly about the founding of the Mormon Church, we have a handy explainer for you: youtu.be/GAgVYiWRcms

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We learned all about the people who are fans of Jacob "Biff Tannen" Black from the #twilight saga: youtu.be/keSV5rtgSbU

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Oh wow! We spoke about the first #twilight movie for 2.5 hours on our latest episode, featuring @fictionfixationpod.bsky.social. This episode has as many laughs as Stephenie Meyer has adverbs and Edward has sparkles. YouTube: youtu.be/oaRgchk4-3Y Spotify: bit.ly/3CQ8Ahj Apple: bit.ly/3WXUyB2

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Our new episode is out! It's the long, long-awaited episode about #TWILIGHT with the great Fiction Fixation podcast! @fictionfixationpod.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...

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The new @loadbearingbeams.bsky.social episode tomorrow is about #twilight. It's our longest episode ever, and the entire time I was editing I had a giant smile on my face because of how funny both the @fictionfixationpod.bsky.social hosts are, especially when it comes to Twilight.

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Hey, our full-length, Patreon-only episode about the stone-cold classic THE TRUMAN SHOW is out now! www.patreon.com/posts/148-tr...

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I name some directors who should make a new movie. Kathryn Bigelow, I see, is in post-production on a new movie, but it remains to be seen which government agency gave her script notes. youtu.be/QP584_b2qx0

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Five directors who, for various reasons, haven't made a movie in a long time... but they should! @mattstokes9.bsky.social explains why he'd like to see these five make a comeback. youtu.be/QP584_b2qx0

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The #JurassicWorldRebirth trailer is getting mixed reviews at best. We diagnosed exactly what Jurassic movies need to succeed: A director who can create first a sense of wonder and then horror. So we shall see. youtu.be/GPJXMvkUggs

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We're previewing the #Oscars by covering the individual categories! First up we have Best Visual Effects! We break down the visual effects of Alien: Romulus, Better Man, Dune 2, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, and Wicked: youtu.be/Nu1UhexgFHE

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Our coverage of #severance continues with episode 4, "Woe's Hollow." And we hate to say it, but we're getting a tiny bit frustrated with this show, folks. youtu.be/BpPwm8hqCEc

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If you are a #physicalmedia collector, and you alphabetize your discs (as @mattstokes9.bsky.social does): Do you think "A" is like "THE," or does "A" count as its own word? It's a more complicated question than you might think.

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We uncover a hidden '80s gem: the delightful THE LEGEND OF BILLIE JEAN (1985). YouTube: youtu.be/UgRVCtPvG8w Spotify: bit.ly/4aNWTEe Apple: bit.ly/4jKasIZ

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We name actors we JUST DON'T LIKE. Embrace the hatred and tell us yours. vimeo.com/1054189471/e...

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We have loved how much mockery and criticism #severance has for America's self-help industry. The latest episode hones in on how self-help authors work hand in hand with the ruling class to do its bidding. youtu.be/IUFCCta8MEg

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I will say this for the #JurassicWorldRebirth trailer: I'm into the idea of sleazy dinosaur-hunting special forces doing dino espionage. youtu.be/jan5CFWs9ic?...

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We're recapping #severance , the only good TV show™, examining its themes of worker exploitation and capitalism capturing everything, and questions about the meaning of personal identity and how we can even know we're living the life we think we're living. Fun! www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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We tell the tale of the filmmaking partnership of Nancy Meyers and Charles Shyer, who made the Father of the Bride movies, The Parent Trap, and Baby Boom. youtu.be/PeteYx0iTDE

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SEVERANCE exists in a long line of sci-fi stories about simulated universes and constructed realities. And we try to figure out how you can tell you're in a simulation, and if there's anything you can do about it. youtu.be/dKj5PlGButg #severance

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We fixed Hollywood by adding some Oscar categories that would encourage better movies. The Oscar for Most Audible Dialogue! The Oscar for Best Grumpy Old Character Actor! You're welcome. youtu.be/TvxqFS5kHGs

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Our recap of #severance season 2 episode 3 is now available! Featuring a deep dive into simulation theory and a takedown of the self-help industry. youtu.be/-qTcwJl9sHA?...

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And the snow delayed our Patreon episodes but they'll be out later in the month. THE TRUMAN SHOW on Feb 11 and the 1997 Spice Girls VHS tape ONE HOUR OF GIRL POWER... we're going to be thoroughly dissecting and analyzing it as a companion to our SPICE WORLD episode.

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Our February slate of episodes is here! THE LEGEND OF BILLIE JEAN TWILIGHT (2008) [with @fictionfixationpod.bsky.social!] SPICE WORLD and our super special OSCARS PREVIEW!

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We talk about the surprisingly funny and lovely woman-accidentally-inherits-a-baby comedy BABY BOOM (1987) starring Diane Keaton! Our newest episode, available now! YouTube: youtu.be/X0WUomjjmxw Spotify: bit.ly/4aGOsL5 Apple: bit.ly/42GVmy5

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Some say having a Best Stunts Oscar would encourage movies to do dangerous stunts... But that makes absolutely no sense to me — if a stunt is too dangerous to do, then that is the responsibility of unions and/or the legal system, not the Academy Awards. youtu.be/TvxqFS5kHGs

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Here @mattstokes9.bsky.social proposes improving the #oscars by adding four new awards... and taking away Best Animated Feature?? Why does he want to do that?? youtu.be/TvxqFS5kHGs

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We celebrate (and impersonate) the deliciously evil Patricia Arquette in #severance.

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The Lumon Building is Dracula's castle. This is what we realized during the latest episode of #severance: youtu.be/X9_C-GUkJdg

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Our spoiler-filled review of #severance season 2 episode 1 is now up: youtu.be/ZjQnbH34CMg?si… Having a job can be tough, we learn.

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Periodic reminder that we have a Patreon! Get bonus episodes from us by subscribing. It's the best deal in town. www.patreon.com/c/loadbearin... there are better deals in town

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How the evil company in SEVERANCE cynically uses the language of social justice and empathy to keep doing evil shit: youtu.be/CfR4KQ7MpKw?... #severance

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