This week, we are comparing Upgrade (2018) and Venom (2018) - twin films about a down-on-his-luck guy forming an unlikely bond with a non-human sentient being.

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The Movies:

Upgrade (2018)

Directed by Leigh Whannell

Written by Leigh Whannell

iMDb Rating: 7.5

Venom (2018)

Directed by Ruben Fleischer

Written by Jeff Pinkner, Scott Rosenberg & Kelly Marcel

Based on characters by Todd McFarlane & David Michelinie

iMDB Rating: 6.6

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Mentions of violence, gore, death, injury, suicide, body modifications

This week we are comparing Total Recall (1990) and Total Recall (2012) - two action sci-fi films about questioning reality.

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The Movies:

Total Recall (1990)

Directed by Paul Verhoeven

Written by Ronald Shusett, Dan O'Bannon, Jon Povill & Gary Goldman

Based on the novelette “We Can Remember It For You Wholesale” by Philip K. Dick

iMDb Rating: 7.5

Total Recall (2012)

Directed by Len Wiseman

Written by Kurt Wimmer & Mark Bomback

iMDB Rating: 6.2

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For this Pride Month episode, we are comparing Whip It (2009) and Bend It Like Beckham (2002) - two films that SHOULD be queer, about teenage girls who are more interested in sport than performative femininity.

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The Movies:

Whip It (2009)

Directed by Drew Barrymore

Written by Shauna Cross

Based on the novel by Shauna Cross

iMDb Rating: 6.9

Bend It Like Beckham (2002)

Directed by Gurinder Chadha

Written by Gurinder Chadha, Guljit Bindra & Paul Mayeda Berges

iMDB Rating: 6.7

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Discussions of homophobia, racism, sexism, and suicide.