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3rd Mar 2025

Happy Gilmore (1996)

1st Mar 2025

Boy Meets World (1993)

And Then There Was Shawn - S5-E17

Trivia: Will Friedle and guest star Jennifer Love Hewitt dated in real life around the time this episode was filmed. Friedle believed the two of them would be together forever, which prompted Michael Jacobs to cast Hewitt in this episode for the sole purpose of killing her off in front of Eric, as a kind of cruel metaphor that, contrary to what Friedle thought, their relationship would eventually end.

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1st Mar 2025

Boy Meets World (1993)

27th Feb 2025

Meet the Parents (2000)

Trivia: The scene with the lie detector came about as a suggestion from Robert De Niro after he learned about them from a friend he had in the CIA.

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27th Feb 2025

Breaking Bad (2008)

25th Feb 2025

The Monkey (2025)

Trivia: The babysitter's name is Annie Wilkes, which is the same name as the main antagonist of Misery, another Stephen King story.

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Trivia: This film features the Serpent Society as secondary antagonists. They were originally jokingly teased as the main antagonists and subtitle at the announcement of Captain America: Civil War before that film's actual title was revealed a few minutes later.

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Trivia: WWE wrestler Seth Rollins originally had a role in this film, but he revealed that his role was eventually cut following re-shoots.

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Trivia: In the comics, Ruth Bat-Seraph goes by the codename Sabra and is a Mossad agent. Due to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Gaza, her codename was omitted from the film, and her background as a Mossad agent was dropped in favour of her being a former Black Widow.

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Trivia: In the months following this film's release, Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld had a falling out with Marvel, alleging he and his family were mistreated by Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige, particularly at the after-party for the film's premiere. Liefeld later called for Marvel to fire Feige, saying that Feige needed to be "taken off the mound" and that he was "spent."

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8th Feb 2025

Fantastic Four (2025)

Trivia: This film marks the third time that a first Fantastic Four adaptation of a planned franchise was released during the fifth year of a decade. The first to get a theatrical release was directed by Tim Story and released in 2005, being successful enough to warrant a 2007 sequel. The second was the Josh Trank-directed "Fant4stic" in 2015, which ended up being a major box office bomb.

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6th Feb 2025

Fantastic Four (2025)

Trivia: The first trailer for this film was released on February 4, which, similar to the team name, can be abbreviated as F4.

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6th Feb 2025

Fantastic Four (2025)

3rd Feb 2025

Dexter (2006)

Trivia: The first film garnered the most Academy Award nominations of any film from 2019, with eleven, winning two. By contrast, this film received the most Razzie nominations of any film from 2024, with seven, likewise winning two.

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22nd Jan 2025

Agatha All Along (2024)

Trivia: SPOILER: This series marks the MCU debut of the personification of Death, as played by Aubrey Plaza. In the comics, Death has unreciprocated romantic feelings from Thanos, and she was the impetus for him acquiring the Infinity Stones and using them to wipe out half of all life in existence.

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11th Jan 2025

The Simpsons (1989)

Trivia: The mask Cary Elwes wore as the Dread Pirate Roberts sold at an auction in 2024 for £100,800 (approximately $127,000).

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11th Jan 2025

X-Men '97 (2023)

Trivia: Chris Potter became a huge fan of Cable's story arc after taking over his voice role from Lawrence Bayne. Potter didn't pay attention to Cable's story arc from the original animated series since he wasn't the one voicing him.

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