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129: Reconstruct My Life (Hallzapoppin')
Season 4, Ep. 31
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We do a bit of noticing of excellent pacing, nonstop bits, and meta comedy in 1941's Hellzapoppin'.
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27. 126: Keanu Reeves is SUCH an Important Figure in My Life (The Matrix / Attack the Block)
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26. 125: Technological Jibber Jabber (Solaris / The Brother From Another Planet)
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25. 124: To Human Misery (2001: A Space Odyssey / Starship Troopers)
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24. 123: Sheep With Their Heads Cut Off (The Day the Earth Stood Still / Close Encounters of the Third Kind)
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23. 122: Dope as Hell (Stalker / Mad Max: Fury Road)
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