Eight Legged Freaks

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Eight Legged Freaks

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Jun 12, 2023

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Cece and Alex take on the spiders of Eight Legged Freaks. Is the comedy enough to wet our beaks? Or is the tone so poor, it's other movies that we will seeks? Does the B-Movie acting work? What about those jumping spiders that twerk?

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Jun 12, 2023

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