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Chris Sims and Matt Wilson love movies. The kinds you would pick up on VHS on a Friday afternoon and have to watch that weekend, no matter how terrible it was. They also love to hate them. Movie Fighters is a celebration of that. Each episode, they watch a movie, recap it, and try to make sense of it. They often don't. Tumblr The Snack Situation Listuation

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Snack Situation 074: Twin Peaks Diner and More Pacific Northwest

Matt and Marlene went to Portland and Seattle in early September, and in addition to trying the food at the diner from Twin Peaks, they have a lot more food from the trip to discuss! We make our show on Zencastr, and you can too! Follow this link to sign up now! Join the WRA Patreon to help us keep doing the show and get rewards!

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Snack Situation 073: Lindy's Italian (Water) Ice

Matt and Marlene try five flavors of store-bought Italian ice, also known as water ice, to see if it can possibly measure up to what you can get at Rita's and other spots. We make our show on Zencastr, and you can too! Follow this link to sign up now!

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Episode 139: VS Kraven the Hunter

Listen, we're not going to try to create some false mystery about whether 2024's Kraven the Hunter was good or not. It sucks. But which two parts made Chris and Matt laugh so hard they cried? We make our show on Zencastr, and you can too! Follow this link to sign up now!

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Snack Situation 072: Shaqalicious XL Gummies and Chips

By popular demand, Matt and Marlene tried the Shaq gummies. Some are in the shape of his face, some are, like, a clover and a truck. But how do they taste? And to cleanse the palate, we ate some new chip flavors, too! We make our show on Zencastr, and you can too! Follow this link to sign up now!

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Episode 138: VS Sonic the Hedgehog 3

We watched "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" on this episode, and before you ask, no, we haven't seen "Sonic 2." We make our show on Zencastr, and you can too! Follow this link to sign up now!

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Snack Situation 071: Tastykake Assortment

Marlene got a box of Tastykakes from her family for her birthday, so we're trying what was in there on this episode! We make our show on Zencastr, and you can too! Follow this link to sign up now!

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Episode 137: Fantastic Four (1994)

It was never officially released, but the 1994 Roger Corman-produced Fantastic Four movie has been widely available for a long time. We finally watched it to see if it's anywhere near as bad as its reputation. We make our show on Zencastr, and you can too! Follow this link to sign up now!

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Snack Situation 070: Leftover Holiday Treats

Matt and Marlene did some traveling and hosted a party over the holidays, so they're trying the stuff they acquired over the festivities on this episode! We make our show on Zencastr, and you can too! Follow this link to sign up now!

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Episode 136: Hard Target

Merry Christmas! On our episode for Christmas, we watched Jean Claude Van Damme in Hard Target directed by John Woo. It's a Christmas movie. We make our show on Zencastr, and you can too! Follow this link to sign up now!

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Episode 135: VS Morbius

Yes. We finally watched Morbius. We make our show on Zencastr, and you can too! Follow this link to sign up now!

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Snack Situation 069: Indian Chips and Cookies

That's right, it's episode 69, so we're trying something we saw on a date night: Some Lay's chips and popular cookies from India! NOTE: Sorry again for the bag rustling noise. We're still working on getting those out! We make our show on Zencastr, and you can too! Follow this link to sign up now!

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Episode 134: VS Blue Streak

Say it with us: "I'm a federale!" But, 25 years later, can the entire 1999 Martin Lawrence film "Blue Streak" live up to the promise of that one very memorable line? We make our show on Zencastr, and you can too! Follow this link to sign up now!

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Snack Situation 068: Charleston Treats

On this round of Snack Situation, Matt and Marlene try some praline pecans and tea cookies from the Charleston City Market!

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Episode 133: VS Madame Web

We are all tangled in her web! Join us as we delve into the mysteries of how exactly the decisions that went into making 2024's most infamous movie got made.

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Snack Situation 067: Extra Crunchy Cheez-Its (and Wine!)

Matt and Marlene are trying the newest Cheez-Its on this episode, and they're pairing it with the recommended white wine! Fancy!

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Episode 132: VS The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)

We watched the much more recent, animated Super Mario Bros. Movie to compare it against the one from 1993. This one clearly hews much closer to the look and feel of the video games -- but is that a good thing?

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Snack Situation 066: M&M Rank M&M's

It's the NEW Snack Situation! Matt is now joined by his life partner, Marlene, and they're bringing some other changes with them, which you'll hear about in the episode! To kick off this new era, M&M are trying nine different flavors of M&M's, and then ranking them! (NOTE: There's more background noise here than we would have wanted, thanks to a new mic setup we were doing for the first time.…

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Episode 131: VS Super Mario Bros.: The Movie (1993)

Mario Madness begins as we take on the live-action 1993 movie starring Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo. Is it as bad as people have been saying it is for 30 years?

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Snack Situation 065: Duncan Hines Dolly Parton Brownies

Duncan Hines has released a line of Dolly Parton-branded baked goods mixes, and we tried the brownies in an effort to see if Dolly's influence has made box brownies transcend their typical taste.

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Episode 130: VS Violent Night

We're off strike, and it's Christmas! So we're watching the 2022 movie where David Harbour plays a Santa who punches people, and see if it lives up to the promise of "Die Hard" with Santa.

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Snack Situation 064: Reese's Puffs Bats

Halloween is almost here, and we're eating the food most traditionally associated with it: cereal! It's cereal, right?

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Snack Situation 063: Australian Chocolate and Hot Sauce

The hot sauce is actually from New Zealand, FYI. Friend of the show Lucas Brown sent us another box of snacks from down under, and we're very pleased to try them!

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Episode 129: VS Rumble

We're taking on this 2021 Paramount+/WWE Studios animated monster wrestling movie this month, and there's a lot to like! But also, the wrestling is kind of all wrong.

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Snack Situation 062: Bojangles' Hard Sweet Tea

The snack podcast the MAN doesn't want you to hear! Yes, Chris and Matt are trying some alcoholic tea from their favorite fast-food chicken place on this month's show.

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Episode 128: VS Dungeons and Dragons (2000)

With the recent release of a new, good Dungeons and Dragons movie, we decided to go back to this first try, which doesn't seem to include much that can actually be called D&D at all. But Jeremy Irons does want their blood to rain down from the sky.

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Snack Situation 061: Shamrock Shake

Chris and Matt have never tried a Shamrock Shake before, because they aren't mint guys. So how does this St. Paddy's classic measure up considering these predispositions?

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Episode 127: VS Black Adam

Did the hierarchy of power in the DC Universe really change? Can a man really love himself as much as DTRJ seems to? What is the worst needledrop? We probe all these questions and more.

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Snack Situation 060: Pizza Hut Melts

We can't get away from the advertising for these, so we figured, why fight it? We tried 'em. But the big question we can't get away from is, how could these possibly improve on regular pizza?

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Episode 126: VS Mickey Saves Christmas and The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

In lieu of a Christmas feature this year, we took on a couple of Disney+ holiday specials! Let's find out whether they scratch that holiday itch.

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Snack Situation 059: Australian Candies III

"But Matt and Chris," you're saying. "Why are you trying snacks from a country that doesn't even celebrate Thanksgiving during Thanksgiving month?" Well, we have a good reason, of course. Listen to find out what it is.

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Episode 125: VS Willy's Wonderland

Does this horror comedy that pits a totally silent Nicolas Cage against a coterie of animatronic characters from a children's party destination end up being as fun as it seems? We investigate. Go to manscaped.com and use the offer code RINGTHEBELL to get 20% off and free shipping!

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Snack Situation 058: Dream-flavored Coca-Cola and Netflix Ice Cream

We're trying a drink that is shockingly not a Sandman TV series tie-in and some ice cream that definitely is a Netflix promotion, but also is confusingly marketed, on this month's episode! Go to manscaped.com and use the offer code RINGTHEBELL to get 20% off and free shipping on your order!

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Snack Situation 057: Crumbl Cookies

It's a celebration of regained senses and a birthday on this episode, so we're trying some very thick cookies this time around. How do the offerings from Crumbl Cookies stack up?

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Episode 124: VS RRR

We finally watched this Indian historical, musical action epic after everyone told us it ruled. Guess what? It ruled.

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Snack Situation 056: Snactiv, Mexican Treats, Flamin' Hot Reets

If this is your first Snack Situation episode, you've chosen the right one. We've got a little bit of everything we do: International snacks (from Mexico), some mainstream American chips, and even a snack-cessory. How are Flamin' Hot Cool Ranch Doritos? Is the Snactiv an effective snacking tool? Are chili-covered gummi bears any good? We'll answer all those questions and more.

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Episode 123: VS Hudson Hawk

Is this infamous 1991 flop starring Bruce Willis deserving of some critical reevaluation? Is it good, actually? Is it better than its reputation, at least? Or was everyone who hated it right? Only one way to find out.

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Snack Situation 055: The Batman Crazy Calzony

There's a new Batman movie, which means there are tie-in food items, most notably this weird pizza-like monstrosity from Little Caesar's. Is it any good? It's up to us to decide.

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Episode 122: VS R.I.P.D.

It's February, and love is in the air. Well, for some. Us, we're watching the 2013 Ryan Reynolds/Jeff Bridges comic adaptation R.I.P.D. and feeling other emotions.

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Snack Situation 054: Chinese Lay's and Whittaker's Chocolate

Our pal in Australia, Lucas Brown, sent us another box of snacks, so we're trying them all this week! They include Chinese potato chip flavors and more chocolates from New Zealand!

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Episode 121: VS A Doggone Christmas

It's (nominally) a Christmas movie. About a dog. With psychic powers. Being chased by the U.S. government. With multiple explosions. And a drone. So is that...good? Well, we watched to try to find out. Listen and see what we thought.

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Episode 120: VS The Princess Switch 3

Matt's never seen a Princess Switch movie before, so why not start now? He's got some questions for Chris, who's seen them all, about this Netflix holiday movie series that stars three Vanessas Hudgens.

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Snack Situation 053: Pizza Ranch

Matt's visiting Chris in Minneapolis, Minnesota, so obviously they had to check out the local hot spots. And what spot is hotter than a cowboy-themed pizza buffet that also has fried chicken?

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Snack Situation 052: Paqui Ghost Chips

Instead of run-of-the-mill Halloween candy, we took a different tack for Spooky Month, trying some supposedly "haunted" and quite spicy chips from the corn-grinders at Paqui, along with another, less spooky flavor!

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Movie Fighters 119: VS Escape the Undertaker

Matt and Chris entered the world of interactive films this month! We decided to take on the twists and turns of the new WWE/Netflix interactive movie where The New Day arrives at, and then tries to escape from, the Undertaker's suspiciously suburban home.

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Episode 118: VS Resident Evil The Final Chapter

We've threatened it for years, and now we've done it. In advance of a reboot of a franchise in a couple months, Matt and Chris watched the last movie in the Milla Jovovich/Paul W.S. Anderson Resident Evil movie series with very little context to help them.

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Snack Situation 051: Welcome Back to Delicious

Chris and Matt are back and snackin'! To celebrate our return, we went to the regional fast food chain that marries the Midwest and South, Culver's, to try some fried cheese curds.

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Episode 117: VS Dora and the Lost City of Gold

Based on listener recommendations, we watched this movie based on the Nick Jr. animated series. People say it's truly wild. Did it live up to the hype? Listen and find out!

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Snack Situation 050: Coca-Cola With Coffee

On this month's show, we tried the new Coca-Cola With Coffee, all three flavors! Also, we introduce a new segment: Why Are We Doing This?

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Episode 116: VS Zack Snyder's Justice League

We watched the thing, and compared it to the other thing.

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Snack Situation 049: Whisps

After getting a sample in a meal kit box, we tried some of these new(ish) cheese snacks on the show this week. Are they as good as Cheez-Its, or even Doritos?

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