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Silver Linings Playback 210 – Ready Player One

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Joel Murphy and Andy McIntyre watch maligned movies and find their silver linings. For the month of June, they are looking back at some of Hollywood’s most blatant cash grabs!

Joel and Andy kick off the month with Ready Player One, Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of the popular novel; which might just set the record for most Easter Eggs and film references ever put on screen.

Ready Player One (2018) 
Directed by: Steven Spielberg 
Written by: Zak Penn and Ernest Cline (screenplay by), Ernest Cline (based on the novel by) 
Starring: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Simon Pegg

Theme Song: “Bankin’” by Bronson Scott

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Silver Linings Playback 69 – Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

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Joel Murphy and Andy McIntyre watch maligned movies and find their silver linings. For the month of August, they are watching video game movies.

They finish the month with 2001’s Lara Croft: Tomb Raider; starring Angelina Jolie as the titular tomb raider.

Theme Song: “Bankin’” by Bronson Scott

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Silver Linings Playback 68 – Street Fighter (ft. Potato Salad Marmalade)

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Joel Murphy and Andy McIntyre watch maligned movies and find their silver linings. For the month of August, they are watching video game movies.

This week, they are joined by father/son duo Shawn and Carter from Potato Salad Marmalade to discuss Street Fighter starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Raul Julia.

Theme Song: “Bankin’” by Bronson Scott

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Silver Linings Playback 67 – Rampage

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Joel Murphy and Andy McIntyre watch maligned movies and find their silver linings. For the month of August, they are watching video game movies.

This week, they watch Rampage, a movie based on a video game inspired by old kaiju movies. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson races to save his giant ape friend from being killed while Joel and Andy race to find the film’s silver lining.

Theme Song: “Bankin’” by Bronson Scott

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Silver Linings Playback 66 – Resident Evil: Extinction (ft. Nikoline Bangen)

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Joel Murphy and Andy McIntyre watch maligned movies and find their silver linings. For the month of August, they are watching video game movies.

This week, they are joined by Nikoline Bangen to discuss Resident Evil: Extinction, the third installment in the Resident Evil film series. Resident Evil is the highest-grossing video game franchise despite the fact that it routinely receives negative reviews from critics.

Theme Song: “Bankin’” by Bronson Scott

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