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Trapped In Paradise (Again) With Talking Back Podcast

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This week we talk with Dean from The Talking Back Podcast about the most excellent holiday movie ever made, Trapped In Paradise.

5.9/10 IMDb

5% Rotten Tomatoes 

63% JustWatch

81% liked this film

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Fresh out of prison, Alvin (Dana Carvey) and Dave Firpo (Jon Lovitz) pull their brother Bill (Nicolas Cage) back into a life of crime. But the siblings' foolproof bank heist takes a tailspin when Alvin gets lost in the getaway car. That's how the criminal nitwits wind up trapped in the snowbound bur… MOREDescription

Initial release: November 21, 1994

Director: George Gallo

Music by: Robert Folk

Box office: $6 million

Hallmarks: Fir Crazy

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This week on the Podcast we go way into left field and watch what is considered to be one of the worst Hallmark Christmas movies of all time, Fir Crazy.

 

6.4/10IMDb

68%JustWatch

 

87% liked this film Google users

 

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A woman who has always hated Christmas is forced to take over running her father's struggling tree lot when he breaks his leg. Helping people find the perfect decoration for their homes inspires a newfound love of the season and she starts to fall for a repeat customer - but she also has to save the… MORE

Initial release: November 24, 2013

Director: Craig Pryce

Armageddon

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6.7/10 IMDb

38% Rotten Tomatoes

42% Metacritic

87% liked this film

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NASA astronauts observe that a large asteroid will hit earth in the next eighteen days and destroy life. They realise that their only hope of survival is Harry Stamper, an oil driller.Description

Release date: July 1, 1998 (Canada)

Director: Michael Bay

Featured song: I Don't Want to Miss a Thing

Story by: Robert Roy Pool; Jonathan Hensleigh

Box office: $553.7 million

Screenplay by: Jonathan Hensleigh; J. J. Abrams

BFOP Round Table (Ghostbusters After Life 2021)

We are back with another BFOP Network Round Table Review episode! This time, Adam & John are joined by Dustin from Action, Action, Tim from Talking Back, and Zak & Corey from Podcasting After Dark and Cartwright to discuss Ghostbusters Afterlife! This is a spoiler review, so if you haven't seen the movie, might be best to watch it first......or don't. It's up to you. Enjoy!

Ghostbusters Afterlife (2021) synopsis: “When a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind.”

Starring: Carrie Coon, Mckenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, and Paul RuddDirector: Jason Reitman

We hope you enjoy this roundtable discussion! All the links for each show in our network can be found at BFOPNetwork.com

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Attack The Block

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6.7/10IMDb

90%Rotten Tomatoes

3.6/5Letterboxd

87% liked this film

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A group of valiant teenagers ventures out to battle a savage alien incursion. With the invasive species jeopardizing their vicinity in Southern London, they fight to succeed in their mission.Description

Release date: July 29, 2011 (Canada)

Director: Joe Cornish

Budget: £8 million

Music by: Basement Jaxx; Steven Price

Laser Mission

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3.5/10 · IMDb

80% liked this film

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Dr Otto grows a hand out of his head as he conjures a plan to take over the world. Lance Sterling attempts to capture the mad scientist, who continuously evades capture with his appearance-altering device.Description

Initial release: November 10, 1990

Director: BJ Davis

Free For All: Dustin

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Let's see what Dustin puts together for his Free For All episode.

True Legend

6.4/10IMDb
64%Rotten Tomatoes
4.2/5Vudu

84% liked this film Google users

Su Qi-Er retires as Qing dynasty's general in order to start a family and own a martial arts school. His quiet life is shattered when his adopted brother kidnaps his son and leaves his wife to die.Description

Release date: February 9, 2010 (China)

Director: Yuen Woo-ping

Box office: RMB 46.5 million (US$6.82 million)

Music by: Shigeru Umebayashi

Budget: US$20,000,000

Maniac Cop

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Maniac Cop is a 1988 American action slasher film directed by William Lustig, written by Larry Cohen, and starring Tom Atkins, Bruce Campbell, Laurene Landon, Richard Roundtree, William Smith, Robert Z'Dar, and Sheree North.