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The Awful Truth

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The 82nd edition of the Next 100 Project zooms back 80 years to the beginning of Cary Grant’s screwball heyday. As great as Grant was, this movie belongs to Irene Dunne. They’re a classic rom-com team, plus they love their dog! And to get your java fix, hit Sparkplug Coffee where you can save 10% on your first order by using the discount code “Top100Project”.

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Nov 6, 2017

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Ryan and Bev Ellis are partners in film nerdery who share their often humorous musings on the AFI's 1998 & 2007 lists of the greatest 100 American films ever made. But we finished with that in December 2015, so now we just review anything we feel like!

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