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RiaW 5.38 - Anastasia (1997)
November 10, 2022

From a princess who wants to be a wolf to a princess who just wants to know her own name, we watch another 90s animated film not made by Disney, this one the oddly a-historical Bluth joint Anastasia.

RiaW 5.37 - Princess Mononoke (1997)
November 03, 2022

Alex comes roaring back onto the score board with a complete 5-point play as we watch the Miyazaki film Princess Mononoke and talk about it's greater meaning about how many bullets it takes to kill go

RiaW 5.36 - Lost Highway (1997)
October 27, 2022

Hunter's back in tiptop so we can finish our journey down the Lost Highway to spooky David Lynchville. Plus a long discussion of Halloween decorations and the long-awaited exercise update. Next up: Al

RiaW 5.bonus - Hunter's Sick Day
October 20, 2022

Hunter's out sick so the rest of the crew does a six-topic lightning round in slow motion. Topics include "What would media like look if we lived in a world with a Purge" and "Who took the Devil out o

RiaW 5.35 - Casper (1995)
October 13, 2022

Anthony takes the free point for picking a spooky movie as he moves via Cathy Moriarty to the 90s childhood crowd pleaser Casper, which holds up pretty well as long as you don't overthink the mechanic

RiaW 5.34 - But I'm a Cheerleader (1999)
October 06, 2022

Alex comes roaring back onto the leaderboard with his fourth target movie, the 1999 classic of queer cinema, But I'm A Cheerleader. It's funny and heart warming and maybe we don't talk about it as muc

RiaW 5.33 - Happy Together (1997)
September 28, 2022

After what feels like ages, Hunter scores his second points movie of the year with the Wong Kar-wai movie Happy Together. Anthony loves it but Alex and Ezra both feel like they're not smart enough to

RiaW 5.32 - Hero (2002)
September 21, 2022

I need a hero. He's gotta be brave, and he's gotta be bold, and he's gotta be sponsored by the propaganda arm of the Chinese Government. That's right, after 2 weeks of strategic slogging we finally go

RiaW 5.31 - Rush Hour 2 (2001)
September 15, 2022

A guy who's good at fighting and a horny guy go on a racially insensitive journey across the world. There are two Jackie Chan stunts that briefly make the movie watchable but overall, it's clearly the

RiaW 5.30 - Chances Are (1989)
September 08, 2022

Chances are you haven't seen this 80s reincarnation rom-com that's like if Old Boy was an uplifting comedy. It's WILD. Ghost dad is in a random kid's body and he's in love with his former-wife but his

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