"Jungle Cruise," Bad Gucci Accents and Hollywood Nepotism

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"Jungle Cruise," Bad Gucci Accents and Hollywood Nepotism

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45 minutes

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Jul 30, 2021

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T Lo give their thoughts on the campy Italian accents of the "House of Gucci," review the disappointing "Jungle Cruise," and go off on the blindness of Hollywood elites who think nepotism isn't a factor and that show business is a meritocracy.

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Jul 30, 2021

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