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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to Later with Moe Kelly on demand from

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<v Speaker 1>KFI AM six forty, Nature.

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<v Speaker 2>Key, Mark Talks, Pontificates, bout pop Culture, ron and Report

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<v Speaker 2>with Mark Ronner.

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<v Speaker 3>K if I AM six forty and YouTube. It's now

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<v Speaker 3>time for the Ronner Report with Mark Ronner.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay, I hadn't seen much of Romy Mallick lately, and

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<v Speaker 4>I wanted to think he had the decency to go

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<v Speaker 4>into hiding for a while after being the worst James

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<v Speaker 4>Bond villain in the worst James Bond movie of all time,

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<v Speaker 4>No Time to Die in twenty twenty one. I know

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<v Speaker 4>he's been in other stuff, but in my fantasy world,

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<v Speaker 4>people feel shame and act accordingly. Now he's shown his

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<v Speaker 4>face again in a remake of a very good thriller

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<v Speaker 4>from nineteen eighty one called The Amateur. And here's some

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<v Speaker 4>of the trailer.

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<v Speaker 3>I want to find and kill the people who murdered

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<v Speaker 3>my wife.

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<v Speaker 4>This is a joke, right, Take it.

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<v Speaker 1>Take it, point it at my chest, do it now.

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<v Speaker 3>You can't do what I do, no matter how much

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<v Speaker 3>I train you.

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<v Speaker 1>You're just not a killer, durn.

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<v Speaker 4>You were just a nerdy fell It works on computers.

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<v Speaker 4>Did you account the thing I'm good at.

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<v Speaker 3>You held a gun to my wife's head to remote

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<v Speaker 3>controls the device decompressing the glass beneath you.

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<v Speaker 4>You have the wrong person.

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<v Speaker 3>No, I'm exactly the right person.

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<v Speaker 1>This ends here.

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<v Speaker 4>Are you done?

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<v Speaker 1>No?

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<v Speaker 2>Don't want them all.

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<v Speaker 4>You recognize her.

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<v Speaker 3>You jumped really fast, you might survive the glass right.

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<v Speaker 4>If you've never seen the original version of The Amateur,

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<v Speaker 4>it was streaming on Hulu last I checked. If you

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<v Speaker 4>have seen it, it's probably one of your all time

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<v Speaker 4>favorite John Savage movies. Hello, yeah, if you're really nice

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<v Speaker 4>nothing no, no no. If you're young, like born after

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<v Speaker 4>a certain time, you should know that. Back in the

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<v Speaker 4>eighties we all look forward to the latest John Savage movie.

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<v Speaker 4>It was a real event. People had his poster on

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<v Speaker 4>their dorm room walls. When people did coke. The catchphrase was,

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<v Speaker 4>that was a Savage rail dude. Nah, that's all lies,

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<v Speaker 4>all of it. The Amateur was one of his few

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<v Speaker 4>starring vehicles after everybody from The Deer Hunter got big

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<v Speaker 4>in the late seventies. You may also remember him from

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<v Speaker 4>Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing. About a decade later.

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<v Speaker 4>The Amateur still had one foot in that more adult

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<v Speaker 4>smart thriller of the new Hollywood of the seventies. It

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<v Speaker 4>and this new remake are based on a novel by

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<v Speaker 4>Robert Little called The Amateur Colon, a novel of revenge.

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<v Speaker 4>We didn't really need the rest of that, and it's

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<v Speaker 4>a pretty cool twist on the revenge flick. Or I

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<v Speaker 4>guess I should say subgenre if I really want to

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<v Speaker 4>be insufferable. We'll talk about mees on sen at a

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<v Speaker 4>later date. Savage played a CIA computer expert whose wife

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<v Speaker 4>goes on and overseas trip in the original and gets

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<v Speaker 4>killed on live TV and a terrorist caper. His bosses

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<v Speaker 4>at the CIA won't do much about it, so he

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<v Speaker 4>more or less blackmails him into training him. He's a

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<v Speaker 4>whoosy and a nerd with no James Bond like skills whatsoever,

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<v Speaker 4>and he wants to go find and kill the terrorists himself.

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<v Speaker 4>The CIA bosses don't want to do this and would

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<v Speaker 4>like to screw him over, but he's a clever wos nerd.

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<v Speaker 4>He doesn't Jason Statham his way through his wife's killers

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<v Speaker 4>because people don't do that. He uses his wits to

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<v Speaker 4>wipe him out, also in ways that nobody really does,

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<v Speaker 4>but in ways that are more plausible for a normal

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<v Speaker 4>person who isn't an unbeatable superhero, martial artist, bodybuilder, killing machine.

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<v Speaker 4>If you've ever seen Three Days of the Condor with

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<v Speaker 4>Robert Redford as the analyst who gets swept into something

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<v Speaker 4>that's pretty much completely out of his lane, the amateur

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<v Speaker 4>could be sort of an inbred cousin, and they taught

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<v Speaker 4>each other how to tongue kiss. So I was game

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<v Speaker 4>for this remake. It's been more than forty years, and

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<v Speaker 4>now now there's plenty more for a tech nerd character

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<v Speaker 4>like this to deal with when striking out for homicidal revenge.

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<v Speaker 4>You get smartphones, you got surveillance cameras everywhere. Tawala coming

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<v Speaker 4>in and wanting you to look at his pictures of

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<v Speaker 4>huge roaches from the men's room on his phone, that

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<v Speaker 4>sort of thing. Rachel Brosnahan from Missus Mazel plays the

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<v Speaker 4>wife Julianne Nicholson who we've just been watching in Paradise

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<v Speaker 4>as the CIA director. She's your new go to mean

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<v Speaker 4>authority figure lady of a certain age. Laurence Fishburns the

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<v Speaker 4>experienced agent who figures out pretty quick he can't turn

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<v Speaker 4>the nerd into a human weapon and John Burnhal who

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<v Speaker 4>must contractually be in everything that John Carlo Esposito isn't in,

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<v Speaker 4>plays another Agent. I like revenge movies like this, and

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<v Speaker 4>it made me think of another damn good one I

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<v Speaker 4>only recently caught up with, called Blue Ruin, directed by

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<v Speaker 4>the same guy who did Rebel Ridge that we all loved,

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<v Speaker 4>Jeremy Solnier. It's a pretty nerve wracking journey, this Blue

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<v Speaker 4>Ruin movie. It's about an exceedingly average, non tough guy

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<v Speaker 4>absolutely determined to get revenge for something, no matter what

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<v Speaker 4>it costs him, and it costs him a lot. You

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<v Speaker 4>got to see Blue Ruin. That's from twenty three teen.

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<v Speaker 4>You can find that screen streaming too. There's your subgenre.

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<v Speaker 4>The amateur is watchable, not an instant classic solid, won't

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<v Speaker 4>be your favorite. When I think of remakes like The

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<v Speaker 4>Manchurian Candidate that was just instant mobile, instantly forgettable, useless,

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<v Speaker 4>and yes, horrible, this isn't in that category at all.

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<v Speaker 4>It's an entertaining update and it's a good vehicle for

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<v Speaker 4>romy Malik, who, whatever his other strengths are, he's not

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<v Speaker 4>a big alpha male action type. He's a little five

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<v Speaker 4>foot seven guy, which incidentally, is the same height as

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<v Speaker 4>John Savage from the original, and that concludes my height

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<v Speaker 4>based critique of this week's movies. Hugh Jackman was attached

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<v Speaker 4>to this movie initially, I would have been a whole

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<v Speaker 4>different ballgame.

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<v Speaker 3>That would have been less believable because you've seen Hugh

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<v Speaker 3>Jackman as an action star.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, he could do it. He's got the acting shops

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<v Speaker 4>to pull it off, but it wouldn't have been the

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<v Speaker 4>same movie. Now that we're really talking about this, look,

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<v Speaker 4>it's going to be streaming soon and you'll be telling

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<v Speaker 4>your kids someday lies about when you used to rush

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<v Speaker 4>out to the theaters did see the new Rami Malick movie.

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<v Speaker 4>If we have just a moment, I want to touch

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<v Speaker 4>on one other hot tip for people who prefer not

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<v Speaker 4>to go outdoors ever. To be is streaming both seasons

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<v Speaker 4>of the Human Target series from twenty ten with Mark Valley.

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<v Speaker 4>These are such fun, well made old school action adventure,

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<v Speaker 4>uncomplicated shows with some seriously fun fight set pieces stunts.

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<v Speaker 4>Valley is a cool action hero and he's clearly up

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<v Speaker 4>for the physical aspect. Here's a little trip down memory lane.

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<v Speaker 4>It's short.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm want a cop, You're got a bodyguard.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll be here to identify your problems, solve it gets

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<v Speaker 2>you out cleanly with no loose sends.

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<v Speaker 1>But I can't do that unless you let me.

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<v Speaker 3>Perfect.

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<v Speaker 2>Hi, I'm Christopher Chance you're not one of them?

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<v Speaker 3>Would we still be talking if I were.

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<v Speaker 4>All got to do is get in there, identify the threat,

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<v Speaker 4>eliminated without causing international scene.

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<v Speaker 3>Would be the first time with Cosway. Hey, did who

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<v Speaker 3>are you seem you can find guarrel? Let's bring him

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<v Speaker 3>in on this.

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<v Speaker 1>Wait, wait, wait a minute, now, you're not serious. You

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<v Speaker 1>think you're gonna fight back.

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<v Speaker 3>I'll take the beating and then one night soon I'm

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<v Speaker 3>going to break in your houses and kill each of

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<v Speaker 3>you in your sleeve.

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<v Speaker 4>Probably start with you off RIGHTO?

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<v Speaker 1>Do you really think you can trust that animal?

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<v Speaker 4>Sure?

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<v Speaker 2>The ones we're paying one time?

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<v Speaker 1>Your best? Where's my best?

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<v Speaker 4>And that's a pretty good line, I'm your best? And

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<v Speaker 4>followed by a fight. Of course. That was Jackie Earl

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<v Speaker 4>Haley as one of the team members with a fairly

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<v Speaker 4>impressive huge wig and shades, calling everyone dude. Sean McBride's

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<v Speaker 4>the other partner, sort of a chronically unpleasant skuld who

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<v Speaker 4>always comes through in a pinch, then always complains about everything.

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<v Speaker 4>The Human Target's a DC Comics character who goes under

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<v Speaker 4>cover in all sorts of situations to protect people. There's

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<v Speaker 4>some good comic collections you can get from the library

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<v Speaker 4>or comic shops. I like the one from twenty twenty one.

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<v Speaker 4>Rick Springfield played the Human Target years before this.

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<v Speaker 2>Jesse's go.

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<v Speaker 4>It's worth seeing now. Another version popped up on the

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<v Speaker 4>Arrow series. I haven't seen, but you don't have to

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<v Speaker 4>be neck deep in comic nerdism to dig this show.

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<v Speaker 4>Very fun, escapist stuff. Not that you need any reason

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<v Speaker 4>for escapism lately, because maybe you haven't looked at your

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<v Speaker 4>retirement money or were you thinking about buying a new truck?

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<v Speaker 1>Nope?

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<v Speaker 4>Do you have friends in Canada who won't talk to

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<v Speaker 4>you anymore? Do you want me to go on? Because

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<v Speaker 4>I could go on? How about your social security? It

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<v Speaker 4>seems like.

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<v Speaker 3>You've convinced me to at least go see The Amateur.

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<v Speaker 3>I think I'm gonna go see that in theaters. I

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<v Speaker 3>want to see that. I've been looking forward to it.

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<v Speaker 4>Like I said, it's not an immediate classic, but it's

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<v Speaker 4>fun and it's worth a watch, and you must see

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<v Speaker 4>the human target. I'm plowing through this. I never saw

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<v Speaker 4>the episodes when it was first on TV, and I'm unwinding,

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<v Speaker 4>right rewinding. I'm rewinding with that at the end of

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<v Speaker 4>the night.

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to Later with Moe Kelly on demand from

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