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A grieving father looks for vengeance and finds salvation in “The Shack,” starring Sam Worthington, Octavia Spencer and more.

Identical triplets, each adopted by different families, have a miraculous reunion when they are 19 years old. They share several similarities, including a secret about how they were raised. “Three Identical Strangers” is available to stream on Hulu.

Elizabeth Moss delivers a powerhouse performance as an emotionally troubled writer possibly dragging an innocent young woman with her into the abyss in “Shirley.”

What does a drunk girl from a small town, her fellow drunk friends in the same small town and a giant monster wreaking havoc in Seoul, South Korea have in common? They are all in the movie Stan picked for he and Maude to watch.

To honor the memory of the great Carl Reiner, Maude selected “the Jerk,” directed by Reiner and starring Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Mabel King and more. It was Steve Martin’s first starring feature film role. Does the 1979 film hold up? Listen and find out.

In what must be the most stressful episode in our history, Stan pics a movie he thinks might test Maude’s patience and even her love for him. They watch the 2018 Swedish film “Border.” Leave a 5 star review at Apple Podcasts and share us on your social media.

We’re back! And this time Maude got in the WayBack machine and took us to 1956 for “Carousel,” starring Gordon MacRae, Shirley Jones and more. It’s an odd movie with some memorable and classic songs, huge dance numbers and cringe-worthy moments.

A rich family is rocked by the tragic loss of its patriarch and even more after the reading of his will in the crime/mystery/comedy “Knives Out.” Stan and Maude have a chat about the movie and more.

Renee Zellweger earned an Academy Award for embodying the tragic figure of Judy Garland in the 2019 film “Judy.” Maude picked this look at the singer’s final London performance and the turmoil that marked her life.

The last year in the life of notorious gangster Al Capone was filled with dementia, dirty diapers, FBI surveillance and hallucinations, at least according to the new film Capone (2020). Is it worth your time and ten bucks? Stan and Maude have some thoughts.

Maude picked the romantic comedy Crazy Stupid Love starring Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Julianne Moore and Emma Stone. Maude schools Stan on what episode it is and they make some disgusting noises as well as discussing the movie.

Barbra Streisand and Ryan O’Neal lead a star-studded cast in an homage to the screwball comedies of the past, with more than a passing nod to classic Bugs Bunny cartoons, in “What’s Up, Doc?” This film is a childhood favorite of Stan’s, but what does Maude think?

Maude’s selection this week is Peter Jackson’s 2009 supernatural thriller “The Lovely Bones.” While both Stan and Maude enjoyed the film, they each have issues.

A creepy clown gains viral fame on YouTube and a documentary crew tries to figure out what’s going on. This was Stan’s choice and neither he nor Maude may ever forgive him.

Maude took a chance and picked a film outside her comfort zone, 2017’s “You Were Never Really Here,” starring Joaquin Phoenix as a broken man trying to save a young girl.

One of Stan’s favorite films from 2017 is his choice this week as he and Maude watched My Friend Dahmer about the high school years of Jeffrey Dahmer, told from the perspective of one of the future serial killer cannibals’ few friends. It’s not the lightest movie to watch during a pandemic, but it is a beautiful piece of art.

With the stress of the last few weeks, Maude used her pick for something fun, and a film neither of us had seen before, 1998’s The Big Lebowski. Was The Dude just the antidote Maude needed to soothe her soul? Make a White Russian and find out if The Dude Abides.

Stan picks this week and it’s one of his favorite Pixar movies, “Inside Out.” But what does Maude think?

Maude needed something to take her mind off the state of the world and selected a documentary about an entertainment icon we’ve all grown up with: Betty White.

Stan’s pick this week is Guillermo del Toro’s Academy Award winning adult fairy tale “The Shape of Water.” Stan loves the film, but will Maude?

She suffered it and then she wanted to see it. Maude the Dizzy Broad picked the Alfred Hitchcock classic “Vertigo.” She and Stan the Movie Man thought they had seen it before, but got a wake-up call by the end.

Maude has vertigo, not the Alfred Hitchcock classic, but actual room-spinning vertigo, so Stan is going it alone for this episode. He discusses what they’ve watched, his opinion on Brahms: The Boy 2 and entertainment news headlines. It’s short AND sweet...just like Stan.

Stan’s pick caused him stress as he was afraid Maude would not like the world’s introduction to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Iron Man, and that would break his little heart. Is the dream over?

The world’s of opera and terrorism collide in Maude’s choice this episode, the 2018 film “Bel Canto.” Will she and Stan agree the film hits all the right notes?

Boldly going where no Trek had gone before...into theaters! Stan’s pick is Star Trek: The Motion Picture and he and Maude have thoughts and feels about the return of Kirk, Spock, McCoy and the rest of the Enterprise crew.