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Welcome to Pick Six Movies podcast where each season we pick six movies all related to a single theme, provide some history around each entry and then discuss each one in an attempt understand it a little better.

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S9: Episode 6: Firestarter

“Firestarter” ends this Stephen King inspired season with a bang! This movie has everything you could want in a movie. Drew Barrymore, David Keith, explosions, bloody noses, secret (maybe) military compounds, George C. Scott playing... Read More
December 6, 2019
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S9: Episode 5: Maximum Overdrive

Stephen King writes, appears in and directs this high octane, comet created, maniac machine, terrifying tractor trailer, swear word spewing technology filled, let’s blow everything up movie! This film has dead kids and dead pets,... Read More
November 22, 2019
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S9: Episode 4: Graveyard Shift

Not all Stephen King film adaptations are based on novels. Some of them are based on short stories. This episode is an example of film makers taking one of King’s small narratives, expanding on it... Read More
November 8, 2019
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S9: Episode 3: The Running Man

Stephen King…I mean Richard Bachman wrote the novel that inspired this 80’s futuristic action classic staring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Conchita Alonso and original host of “The Family Feud” Richard Dawson. This episode explores the fascinating... Read More
October 25, 2019
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S9: Episode 2: Silver Bullet

To celebrate our 50th episode we picked the Gary Busey spectacular, “Silver Bullet”. This werewolf filled cinematic nightmare is filled with so many twists and turns that you won’t know who the identity of the... Read More
October 4, 2019
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S9: Episode 1: Carrie (2013)

“Carrie” was Stephen King’s first published novel and his first novel adapted into a motion picture. But we’re not talking about that movie, which received multiple Oscar nominations. No, we’re talking about the 2013 remake... Read More
September 27, 2019
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S8: Episode 6: Conan the Barbarian (2011)

“Conan the Barbarian” wraps up this season of remakes and reboots. There’s a lot to unpack in this tale of warriors, witches, swords, revenge, hookahs, Coors Light, hot wings and the Edgar Winter Group rock... Read More
September 13, 2019
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S8: Episode 5: The Wicker Man (2006)

Nicholas Cage stars in “The Wicker Man” remake from 2006. This movie is a psychological, crime thriller set in a modern day utopia where film makers deem it appropriate to have their heroic male lead... Read More
September 6, 2019
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S8: Episode 4: Fantastic Four (2015)

“Fantastic Four” is the 4th episode of this season’s theme “Not That One, This One” where we are taking on nothing but remakes and reboots. This film does a an amazing job over making sure... Read More
August 29, 2019
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