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Then in 2017, Luca Guadagnino went with starker greys, more dance, and so much story Dan and Keith need shovels to unpack it all. Is the original Argento's best movie? Is the remake Dakota Johnson's? Find out our thoughts.

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Magic Dance turns deadly as Recovered does Suspiria — Writing Therapy Productions
Dan and Keith head to Germany for two movies on three key things: dance, magic, dance! In 1977, Italian director Dario Argento told the tale of an American ballerina caught up in a German dance academ...
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January 15, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Have you considered watching 16 versions of Phantom of the Opera?
January 15, 2026 at 7:55 PM
The audience came out in droves for one "last" adventure with Woody, Buzz, and the gang in Toy Story 3, a movie where the hosts struggle to find nits to pick, beyond stern warnings NOT to unpack how this world works. Who was best? Or cutest? find out!

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Is everything cute in 2010? AVA Investigates — Writing Therapy Productions
It's a new decade, and intentionally or not, everything is cute. The King's Speech pulled in as many Oscar-bait elements as it could to take the trophy, but the earnest friendship of King George VI (a...
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January 9, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Both bring the key elements of terror: blood, gore, and Pauly Shore? Which is the best adaptation? Join us and find out!

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More Phantoms, Operas optional on Recovered — Writing Therapy Productions
And we're back into the Phantoms & Operas sagas, seeing how two distinct film eras take on the Phantom: the auteur era of the 70s, and the slasher horror era of the 80s! In the time when creative ...
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January 2, 2026 at 6:08 PM
In the 80s, there was only one thing to do: cheap knock-off horror movies! Robert Englund tries to break away from Freddy Krueger in a more book-accurate take, while a 2nd film in the same year goes another way in Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge.
More Phantoms, Operas optional on Recovered — Writing Therapy Productions
And we're back into the Phantoms & Operas sagas, seeing how two distinct film eras take on the Phantom: the auteur era of the 70s, and the slasher horror era of the 80s! In the time when creative ...
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January 2, 2026 at 6:08 PM
In the time when creative vision was king, two Phantoms emerge. Wicked, Wicked attempts a new technique called DuoVision as a Phantom haunts a hotel, while Brian De Palma and Paul Williams unite for the rock opera Phantom of the Paradise, blending the Phantom with Faust and a lot of great tunes.
January 2, 2026 at 6:08 PM
...be it meta-commentary, modernization, or Muppets. Bill Murray, Michael Caine, Some Bloke From Eastenders, and Miscellaneous learn the errors of their ways on Xmas Eve, and we break down what errors they missed. God bless them, (almost) every one!

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Recovered is visited by three ghosts, six times — Writing Therapy Productions
'Tis the season to embrace, be merry, and hope the rich jerks in your life get haunted, and to celebrate, Dan and Keith take on a Curated Selection of Christmas Carols. Trying to cover every version o...
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December 23, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Back in America, the 40s tried a version that was too little Phantom, too much Opera, Hammer Horror in the 60s asked "But what if the Phantom WEREN'T the villain?" and Dan and Keith discuss which are even horror films as the Phantom Journey begins!

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Recovered delves into the Phantoms of the Opera — Writing Therapy Productions
At last it arrives! In sleep it sang to you, in dreams it came... the Phantoms of the Operas Mega-Saga begins! Dan and Keith head way, way back to the silent era for the first film adaptation of Gasto...
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December 5, 2025 at 7:55 PM
27 years later, a star-studded remake was attempted that tried to touch on big topics, but like the robo-cop at the center of the story, stops working when emotions are involved. Dan & Keith have thoughts... wait, who's hosting this?

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Recovered Reboots the RoboCops — Writing Therapy Productions
It's the big 100th episode, and to celebrate, our hosts (or are they?) dig into our lords and saviours, the RoboCops! In 1987, Paul Verhoeven satirized capitalism through a hero that was part man, par...
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November 21, 2025 at 2:50 AM
This very year, the MCU's crack at the characters presented a whimsical, retro-futuristic world where an established F4 takes on Galactus for the fate of their world, and their family. Have we hit the best and worst of the Fours Fantastic? Find out!

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More Fours Fantastic with Recovered — Writing Therapy Productions
Wrapping up our dissection of Fantastic Four cinema with two polar opposite takes on Marvel's First Family. In 2015, Josh Trank attempted a more grounded, body-horror-infused take that met with severe...
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November 11, 2025 at 2:58 AM
11 years later, they made it to theatres with, so fae, the only F4 movie to earn a sequel. Who did best with Dr. Doom? Which source material should Story NOT have referenced? Can The Thing look good on screen? All this and more, with the Fantastic 4(s)!

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Recovered takes on the Fantastic Four(s)! — Writing Therapy Productions
The Fantastic Four! Once dubbed "The World's Greatest Comic Magazine," they've struggled to make it on the big screen, split between earnest attempts at blockbusters and quickie attempts to retain the...
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October 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
...and ask which of these hit films should be made again, which should stay lost to film history, and which will never stop being remade. Join in!

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Recovered remakes the box office champions — Writing Therapy Productions
Dan drags Keith into his film history brainrot in order to answer a question: do the biggest hits of the 20th century need or warrant a remake? We look at the biggest hit of each year from 1927 until ...
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October 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM
2005 has a different spin, the precinct sieged by corrupt cops, as the simple menace of the original is replaced by being massively out-gunned by an elite squad... but Laurence Fishburne and Ethan Hawke are worth watching. Who had the better assault?
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Recovered withstands Assaults on Precinct 13 — Writing Therapy Productions
John Carpenter September continues as Dan and Keith crack open 1976's Assault on Precinct 13, and its 2005 remake, the same year as The Fog's remake. Carpenter's version favours simplicity, as the soo...
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September 30, 2025 at 2:18 AM
25r, Tom Welling and Maggie Grace headline a remake of this simple ghost story that lathers on lore, sets up a love triangle with no payoff, and ends with a payoff that has almost no set-up. We discuss, you are entertained.

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Recovered heads into The Fogs — Writing Therapy Productions
Welcome to Carpenter Summer, where Dan and Keith take on two 2005 remakes of vintage John Carpenter flicks! First up, The Fog, one of three 1980 horror movies starring Jamie Lee Curtis, in which an ee...
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September 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM