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Ep.24 – The Untouchables

Possibly the best movie ever where Sean Connery eats a sausage

Show Notes This time in A Theater Near You, Sean, Paul, and Kris watch The Untouchables. A movie where a small child explodes, a dude gets beat to death with a baseball bat, Kevin Costner plays Kevin Costner, and Sean Connery eats a sausage like an apple.                          

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Ep.23 – The Thing

I hope you like oatmeal

Show Notes This time in A Theater Near You, Sean, Paul, and Kris watch the 1982 sci-fi horror classic The Thing. Kris had never seen this one, nor is he a fan of horror movies. So did they all enjoy themselves, or did they just skip it and eat a nice bowl of Quaker Oats? Listen to this thing and find out!                          

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Ep.22 – Surf Ninjas

Kwansu, dudes!

Show Notes

This time in A Theater Near You, Sean, Paul, and Kris watch the cinematic masterpiece that is Surf Ninjas. There’s surfing, ninjas, Leslie Neilson as a cybernetic warlord, a 30 year old Rob Schneider attempting to pass for a high school student, and the assertion that

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Ep.21 – Rocky Marathon

11 hours of Rocky movies in one day

Show Notes

This time in A Theater Near You, Sean, Paul, Kris, and special guest Greg  made the frankly absurd decision to watch all 6 Rocky movies in one day. Did they exceed the daily recommended dose of Balboa? Absolutely. But how was the experience? 

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Ep.20 – Quick Change

The Most Forgettable Clown Themed Bank Robbery Ever

Show Notes This time in A Theater Near You, Sean, Paul, and Kris checked out the 1990 Bill Murray vehicle Quick Change. How does it hold up after all these years? Have any of them tried to rob a bank dressed as a clown? Let’s find out!                       

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Ep.19 – Pitch Perfect

Absurdly awesome acapella

Show Notes This time in A Theater Near You, Sean, Paul, and Kris went to the theater together to celebrate the anniversary of their P pick, Pitch Perfect. It was totally planned that way! What did they learn about the cutthroat world of acapella? What does Sean think about the Queen? Let’s find out!                       

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Ep.18 – Office Space

Damn it feels good to be a gansta

Show Notes

This time in A Theater Near You, Sean Paul and Kris go with Kris’s pick for the letter O which is the comedy classic Office Space. It’s a movie that defined a generation of workers, and really hates printers. Does it hold up? Is doing nothing everything it could be? 

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Ep.17 – The Natural

An inspirational sports movie classic that gets unexpectedly weird

Show Notes

This time in A Theater Near You, Sean Paul and Kris go with Paul’s pick for the letter N with The Natural. It’s a baseball movie classic that has some really strange stuff going on in it. Does it hold up? What does Paul really know about Cool Runnings? 

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Ep.16 – Masters of the Universe

These Aren't the Masters You're Looking For

Show Notes

This time in A Theater Near You, Sean, Paul and Kris travel through the dimensions to watch Masters of the Universe, a movie that was made on purpose. Like so many other films based on existing properties that take place in fantastic worlds that people would love to

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Ep.15 – Lawnmower Man

A movie that could have used way more monkey

Show Notes This time in A Theater Near You, Sean Paul and Kris dive into The Lawnmower Man, a bizarre piece of cinematic history that Stephen King sued twice to have his name removed from. Is it somehow worse than King Solomon’s Mines? Just how long was this movie supposed to be? Why wasn’t there considerably more monkey? 

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