This week on The Stacks, in part one (0:00-1:29:46), we discuss the highly influential Martin Scorsese 1982 satire of fame and celebrity, King of Comedy, in addition to "Shapes" - the 19th episode of season 1 of X-Files. In part two (1:29:47-2:43:13) we talk in shorter format about eight(ish) additional features - we conclude our discussion (started last week) of the MCU TV series Secret Invasion as well as covering Nia DaCosta's 2023 MCU movie The Marvels, the 1988 finale to Teresa Woo's Iron Angels trilogy, George P. Cosmatos' 1985 peak 80s action sequel Rambo: First Blood Part II, David Ayers' 2024 Jason Statham action/revenge picture The Beekeeper, the 2019 Josh Cooley Pixar animated sequel Toy Story 4, Brett Piper's 1986 handmade sci-fi Battle for the Lost Planet, 2017's controversial Rian Johnson Star Wars film, The Last Jedi, and Enzo G. Castellari's home invasion thriller Cold Eyes of Fear. In part three, we talk briefly about the other stuff we've watched since last time, make our picks for next week.
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