This week I'm joined by Pedro Lima to discuss one of his favorite films: Speed Racer. This movie was the first one from the Wachowski sisters following The Matrix trilogy. This 2008 movie, starring Emile Hirsch, Matthew Fox, John Goodman, and Christina Ricci is currently at 42% on Rotten Tomatoes. Listen and find out why this movie holds a special place in Pedro's heart.

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In this episode, Alise and Sebastian discuss A Knight's Tale. This 2001 film stars the late Heath Ledger, Rufus Sewell, Paul Bettany, Shannyn Sossamon, Alan Tudyk, and Mark Addy. We discuss the music, the nostalgia, and the earnestness of the film.

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Before Lin-Manuel Miranda brought us rapping founding fathers, Alan Menken brought us a musical about child labor and the unionization of America in "Newsies." Debuting in 1992 and starring Christian Bale, this film has only a 39% on Rotten Tomatoes. 

I'm joined this week by my sister Megan Wright, a writer, teacher, spiritual director, and musician to talk about the movie that she consumed weekly during middle school. We talk about how timely this film is both from a labor and a news perspective, why Bill Pullman should stick to being the president in Independence Day, and how we saw most movies the first time when we were growing up.

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