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This week, Brent Leuthold joins me to review the new Paul Thomas Anderson movie, One Battle After Another in a feature review and then, in this week's secondary review, we talk about the new Shudder original, V/H/S Halloween. We also discuss recent movie and TV news and screenings around Indianapolis.
Timestamps
- Show Start - 00:28
- Introducing Brent - 03:10
- Screening in Indy - 13:29
- News Before the Reviews - 20:53
Feature Review
- One Battle After Another (2025) - 42:23
- Spoiler - 1:16:59
Secondary Review
V/H/S Halloween (2025) - 1:41:22
- Closing the Ep - 2:11:44
- Patreon Clip - 2:13:34
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