This week at the movies, we go back and review Gabe Polsky's artistic adaptation of John William's classic novel, Butcher's Crossing, starring Nicolas Cage in our own commentary throughout the movie. Watch along with us as we pause at the 1:08 mark on the film and count you in. It's a long one, but we hope that you'll enjoy the movie with us.

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Will Andrews drops out of Harvard to pursue an idyllic adventure of the American west and its countryside. He head's to Butcher's Crossing, Kansas hoping to link up to one of J.D. McDonald's hunting parties for a perusal through the country. Instead he accompanies a rough hunter named Miller in search of this El Doradoesque hunting land high in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. The rag tag team of Miller, Andrews, Charley Hoge and Fred Schneider will come face-to-face with greed and survival. We're asking the tough questions. How much is too much? What does it say about us if our antagonists are the voice of reason? What do we do when we journey into adulthood and become the person that we didn't think we would be? Jason Crockett joins us as we answer these and more.

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Kailyn Dobbs, Madison Farley, Alivia Hart, Anita Hartawan, and Lily Parker join us to review Shane again as we take a closer look at the relationship between Shane and Marion. We're asking the tough questions. Is their relationship an innocent one, or is Bob naive to his hero and mother? We answer this and more. Also, Jason Crockett joins we preview our Big Summer Read. Get information on Steven King's The Stand, when we are going start, when we are going to update on it, and whatever else may come from this journey we take together. Also, Jason Crockett joins us as we take a minute to preview our Big Summer Read, The Stand by Steven King

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When a stranger drifts up to the Starrett family farm in Wyoming, the family shows hospitality and welcomes him in. Little do they know that this mysterious Shane will upend their community and help send a simmering conflict in their valley to the boiling point. We're asking the tough questions. How much does an author's description of character play into actually characterizing them? Can an author leave too much to the reader to decide? How does an unreliable narrator effect the message of a story? Kevin Reagan joins us this week to help us answer these questions and more.

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It's medieval France and the plague is abounding. However, that's not all that's black that has covered the land. A dark presence has wrapped itself around the country and turned it into a true battle of good v. evil. Fallen knight Tomas takes under his wing an orphan girl by the name of Delphine as they embark on a quest to save the world and their faith that is full of gods and monsters. We're asking the tough questions. How far is too far when writing fiction about any specific faith? Does research before fiction truly matter? If a book is bothering you, is the payoff worth it to finish? Jason Crockett joins us as we answer these and more.

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When Nic returns to her small home town in North Carolina to help her brother sell her family home, she's met face-to-face with her past. Coming back home revives her strained relationship with her brother, her feelings for her ex-boyfriend Tyler, and the memories of her best friend Corrine who mysteriously disappeared without a trace. Nic wrestles with these memories while helping to deal with her father who has been placed in a nursing home due to dementia and navigating through selling his estate. However, a new problem arises. A new missing girl. We're asking the tough questions. Is Nic the common link? What could make a thriller literary? Do we begin to write a book in the process of this podcast? What makes a good thriller a good thriller? Hannah Randolph and Aubrey Simmons join us as we answer these and more.

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A mysterious killer is on the loose and bringing fear amongst Seattle's white elite and their Native American population because of the calling cards that they are leaving behind that references native culture. Aubrey Simmons and Jason Crockett join us this week as we tackle some deep topics. Can you separate someone's art from their person when they have been cancelled? What's the difference between appreciating culture and appropriating culture? How much does does media such as nightly news talk shows and radio chat shows influence society around us? We also make our case for who is the Indian Killer??

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We're back at the movies with Mary Beth as we take a look at Baz Luhrmann's 2013 adaptation of The Great Gatsby starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Also, making his podcast debut, Hollis sits down and makes a recording with Dad where he talks about Batman, Star Wars, and maybe Little Bear.

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