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Episodes Monday Rundown August 11 - 17 2025

This week: Eddington, Alien: Earth, and Strange New Worlds fanservice
Joaquin Phoenix, in a white cowboy hat and white sheriff's shirt, holds a radio and points at someone off-camera.
For as much as I would like to be purely annoyed by him, I can never entirely dismiss Joaquin Phoenix. He's just really good at what he does!!! (Credit: A24)

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