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The Devil Wears Prada 2
After a longer-than-usual break, Jon and Will return with a catch-up episode on The Devil Wears Prada 2, plus a wide-ranging conversation about the strange state of the summer movie season and what we've missed lately, from studio blockbusters and horror releases to indie films that may have slippe…
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Notch: The Lost Years – A Magical Realism Short Story by Patricia Caspers
Welcome back to Worlds Without Warning. This week, Jon Negroni reads aloud "Notch: The Lost Years" by Patricia Caspers — a fiction story about a woman named Alicia who has spent her whole life hiding a secret she's carried since infancy: a presence inside her body she calls Notchie, a turtle who ha…
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The Closure of St. Jerome's Home for Foundlings – A Historical Short Story by Tamsin Liddell
Welcome back to Worlds Without Warning. This week, Jon Negroni reads aloud "The Closure of St. Jerome's Home for Foundlings" by Tamsin Liddell — a historical literary fiction story set in a Baltimore orphanage in the 1950s. Told from the perspective of Lucy Victoria, a blind girl found as an infant…
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Texts After 3 – A Romantic Short Story by Jon Negroni
Welcome back to Worlds Without Warning. This week, Jon Negroni reads aloud his new contemporary romance, "Texts after 3." Told entirely through late-night text messages over the course of a year, this story follows Nina, a coffee shop manager who can't sleep, and Adam, a middle school English teach…
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The Stranger in Apartment 3A, First Floor – A Ghost Story by Mirav Levy
Welcome back to Worlds Without Warning. This week, Jon Negroni reads aloud "The Stranger in Apartment 3A, First Floor" by Mirav Levy — a ghost story told entirely from the ghost's perspective. You can find the written version right here. About the Author Mirav Levy is a speculative and horror La…
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Hoppers
Jon and Will dive into Pixar’s Hoppers, a funny, weird, surprisingly dark original that feels like a real test case for the studio’s future beyond sequels. They talk Bobby Moynihan stealing the movie, Jon Hamm’s silly-guy energy, Pixar’s recent slump, and whether Hoppers is a true return to form or…
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Send Help, Tribute to Catherine O'Hara
SHOW NOTES: 00:00:00 – Intro: Classic Jon/Will banter 00:07:50 – Tribute: The life and career of Catherine O'Hara 00:19:30 – Review: Send Help This week on Thank God for Movies, Jon Negroni and Will Ash review Send Help, the newest film directed by Sam Raimi. Starring Rachel McAdams and Dylan O'Br…
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The Rip, The Testament of Ann Lee
SHOW NOTES: 00:00:00 – Logo competition: We discuss the contenders! 00:09:30 – Review: The Rip 00:44:55 – Review: The Testament of Ann Lee This week on Thank God for Movies, Jon Negroni and Will Ash discuss the Netflix film The Rip, starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. Joe Carnahan directed and wr…
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The Big Black Square – A Dark Fiction Short Story by Kasey Soska
In this special bonus episode of Worlds Without Warning, Jon Negroni reads aloud "The Big Black Square" by Kasey Soska. He also shares Soska's author notes. You can find the written version right here. About the Author Kasey Soska is a professional science nerd and novice fiction writer. His PhD…
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A Special Bond – A Psychological Horror Story by Marco Etheridge
In this special bonus episode of Worlds Without Warning, Jon Negroni reads aloud "a Special Bond" by Marco Etheridge. He also shares editor's notes on why this story was published in Cetera Magazine. You can find the written version right here. About the Author Marco Etheridge is a writer of pro…
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