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This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:25:15), we discuss Alfred Hitchcock's influential 1958 psychosexual masterpiece Vertigo, as well as "E.B.E." - the 17th episode of season 1 of X-Files, introducing The Lone Gunmen! In part two (1:25:15-2:41:26) we talk in shorter format about 8 additional features - the 2022 MCU TV series Ms. Marvel, Dean Israelite's 2017 Power Rangers reboot film, Teresa Woo's 1988 HK action sequel Iron Angels II, Ted Kotcheff's 1982 action classic First Blood, the 1999 M. Night Shyamalan alien invasion picture Signs, Don Mancini's 2017 finale to the Chucky series, Cult of Chucky, The Coen Brothers' 1990 meditative crime drama Miller's Crossing, and Lee Unkrich's dark, intense 2019 children's movie Toy Story 3. In part three, we talk briefly about the other stuff we've watched since last time, and make our picks for next week.

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