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Staff Picks: Creature Features
Season 4, Ep. 199
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Hello and welcome back to Movies that Make Us.
This week, we’re bringing back our Staff Picks show where each of us select different movies based on a theme. With Halloween right around the corner, we discuss our favorite creatures. Some of these creatures are friendly like Jake’s selection of ET, while some are straight out of nightmares like James Cameron’s Alien Queen that Tracy selected. Val explores the creatures that exist in The Mist and the monsters that hide inside the hearts of men. Each of us select three creatures that we love and can’t wait to share them with you!
What did you think of our selections? What are some of your favorite cinematic creatures?
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