"The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" are finalizing their double-feature breakdown of the "Alien" franchise, this time focusing on the more action-oriented entries, 1986's "Aliens" for the Classic film entry and 1997's "Alien: Resurrection" for the Cult film entry. You may be surprised which of the two Ben prefers.

"The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" are starting 2021 by tackling the "Alien" franchise but splitting the four movies along tonal lines, so this week will be the more horror/thriller based films, with 1979's "Alien" as this week's Classic and 1992's "Alien 3" as this week's Cult. Stay tuned for the other half in the next podcast.

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Episode 291 includes:

-One week later, storming the Capitol to overthrow democracy at the behest of Donald Trump still seems like a bad idea.

-Ben lauds "The Prom" as exactly what he needed.

-Nate shares two foreign, depressing, but artistic and meaningful movies -- "Beanpole" and "Collective."

-Classic Film -- "Alien" (1979)

-The OG "Alien" movie that kicked things off with a chest-bursting flourish, but might it be a little dated, slow, and... quaint?

-Cult Film -- "Alien 3" (1992)

-David Fincher's first movie has quite a bad reputation, but is it the disaster it's been made out to be?"

The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" are looking again at some of the biggest fiascos and failures in Hollywood history and they've lucked upon the much-derided 2009 adaptation of the legendary Japanese series of super-powered hulks fighting one another. It's wuite possibly one of the worst adaptations ever, and "Dragonball Evolution" is just as baffling and painful as its reputation in the fandom has endured for decades. 

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Episode 419 includes:

-Trailer reaction to the live-action "Snow White" that nobody wanted

-Nate offers his impression of the first 40 minutes of Zack Snyder's director's cut for "Rebel Moon." Hoo boy. 

-Ben reviews "Harold and the Purple Crayon, " "Trap," and "Borderlands," and doesn't have much nice things to say about most of these movies (you're safe, Shyamalan). 

-The Flop Era -- "Dragonball Evolution" (2009)

-The American live-action adaptation of the classic and super popular anime series is as bad as you've been warned. The guys aren't even Dragonball fans and they were offended on behalf of this fandom.

The "Dirty Sons of Pitches" are looking again at some of the biggest flops and fiascos and failures in recent history, this time landing upon the overlooked handrawn Disney naimated movie from 2002, "Treasure Planet," the sci-fi update of the swashbuckling novel, "Treasure Island."

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Episode 418 includes:

-More news from Kamala Harris, J.D. Vance, and the state of the presidential race. 

-Robert Downey Jr. is returning to the MCU... as Doctor Doom. There are thoughts. 

-Nate talks about the tennis throuple drama "Challengers."

-Ben has seen "Deadpool & Wolverine" and celebrates and condemns the fan service. 

-The Flop Era -- "Treasure Planet" (2002)

-The guys are split on Disney's animated sci-fi spin on the Robert Louis Stevenson classic, citing a lack of world-building to apply the "in space" portion of the adaptation. And yet, it has heart with its father/son dynamic that makes it hard to just ignore.