The Pestle: In-depth Movie Talk, No Fluff | Film Review | Spoilers

Cinema lovers unite! Two actors and filmmakers decided to cut through all the fluff and start a movie podcast where they actually discuss the film and not a million other things you don’t care about. Covering the obvious (did you like the movie?) while di

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Ep 155: “Rudy”

Posted July 22, 2021 • 01:06:51

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Ep 154: “Meet Joe Black”

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Ep 153: “Schitt’s Creek”

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