David, Devindra, and Jeff gear up for a big score with Play Dirty, dive into the dark side of Tulsa in The Lowdown, and take on brotherly dysfunction with Black Rabbit. Then they step into the octagon with The Smashing Machine.

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What we've been watching (~00:16:33)
David - Play Dirty, The Matrix In Shared Reality (Cosm Experience)
Devindra - The Lowdown, Hotel Transylvania
Jeff - Black Rabbit, Wolf King S2

Featured Review (~01:05:10)
The Smashing Machine
SPOILERS (~01:25:51)

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