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Because Ryan’s a seventh-grader, Episode 290 of Movie Podcast Weekly brings you a Feature Review of and Batman Ninja (2018). But we also bring you Feature Reviews of Life of the Party (2018) and the aptly named Bad Samaritan (2018) and Tully (2018) and Revenge (2018) and Downrange (2018). Join us!

If you’re new to our show… Movie Podcast Weekly typically features four hosts — Jason, Andy, Karl and Geek Cast Ry — along with frequent guests. We give you our verdicts on at least one new movie release from the current year that’s currently playing in theaters, as well as several mini reviews of whatever we’ve been watching lately. New episodes release every single week!

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SHOW NOTES:

I. Introduction
— What shall we do for our 300th episode?
— The Loss of Margot Kidder
— Karl recommends “Redemption: For Robbing of the Dead”
— Hilarious Netflix premise for “So Undercover”
— The Predator (2018) trailer
— Don’t watch the trailer for “Sicario: Day of the Soldado” due to inexcusable spoilers
— Email question from Steve H. in Derbyshire, England

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II. New in Theaters This Past Weekend [ Friday, May 11, 2018 ]:
The Life of the Party
Revenge
Breaking In
The Assassin’s Code
Terminal
Higher Power
Beast
Dark Crimes
The Seagull
Born Guilty
Lu Over the Wall

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FEATURE REVIEWS HAVE TIME STAMPS:

[ 0:24:36 ] III. Feature Review: DOWNRANGE (2018)
Jason = 8 ( Strong Rental )

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[ 0:30:39 ] IV. Feature Review: BATMAN NINJA (2018)
Ryan = 9 ( Buy it! )

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[ 0:36:17 ] V. Feature Review: REVENGE (2018)
Jason = 8.5 ( Strong Rental )

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[ 0:41:46 ] VI. Feature Review: LIFE OF THE PARTY (2018)
Karl = 8.5 ( Buy it! )

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[ 0:50:00 ] VII. Feature Review: BAD SAMARITAN (2018)
Jason = 4 ( Avoid )
Andy = 5 ( Avoid )

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[ 0:56:30 ] VIII. Feature Review: TULLY (2018)
Jason = 9.5 ( Theater / Buy it! )

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[ 1:03:57 ] IX. Mini Reviews
Karl: PSA – The Advantages of Owning Physical Media
Ryan: War for the Planet of the Apes, Lost in Space (2018), Evil Genius: The True Story of America’s Most Diabolical Bank Heist, Small Town Murder Podcast
Jason: John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous at Radio City, Wonder Woman
Andy: James Acaster: Repertoire, Brooklyn Nine-Nine cancelled and picked back up by NBC, Last Man Standing

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X. Wrap-Up / Plugs / Ending

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COMING UP ON MPW NEXT WEEK:
Episode 291 where we’ll be reviewing “Deadpool 2” and “Cargo” and “Dark Crimes.” Join us!

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