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Chappie

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Mar 9, 2015

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Writer/director Neill Blomkamp is back in the sci-fi game with his latest film Chappie, which stars Dev Patel, Die Antwoord, and Hugh Jackman. Join us as we look for all the good and bad that Chappie offered as well as talk Blomkamp's Alien, Ghostbusters, and the future of streaming movies at home.

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Mar 9, 2015

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