A Matter of Taste

100: Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992) - Blank as a Fart

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098: Adam Wingard Movies - Blair Witches & Blue Eyes

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097: Stranger Things Season 1 - Coffee & Contemplation

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096: Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) - Hey, Let's $%!# With These Normies: The Film

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095: Sweeney Todd (2007) - A Fairly Expected Number of Cannibal Puns

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