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The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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Writer: Stephen Chbosky Director: Stephen Chbosky Starring: Dylan McDermot, Joan Cusack, Logan Lerman, Mae Whitman, Ezra Miller, Emma Watson, Paul Rudd, Nina Dobrev

Lori Meeker joins Grimace in the lobby to discuss Stephen Chbosky's ode to teen angst, high school, and kids with severe mental disorders. 

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Jeff, Who Lives At Home

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Director: Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass Writer: Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass Starring: Jason Segel, Ed Helms, Susan Sarandon, Judy Greer, Rae Dawn Chong

Ryan Talmo's in the lobby with Grimace to talk about the latest outing by the Duplass Brothers, the complete unwillingness of Angelenos to give anyone the slightest amount of attention, the service at Go Burger on Sunset & Vine, and whether or not Steven Bochco was ever on Grey's Anatomy.

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Wanderlust

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Director: David Wain Writer: David Wain, Ken Marino Starring: Paul Rudd, Jennifer Aniston, Justin Theroux, Alan Alda, Lauren Ambrose, Jo Lo Truglio, Malin Akerman

Darrin and Grimace are in the lobby to discuss Wanderlust, the new Paul Rudd/Jennifer Aniston vehicle.  Along the way, they recap the Oscars, try to determine what could be funnier than talking assholes, Judd Apatow's pension for turning amateur scripts into comedic gold, and the inherent danger of letting Paul Rudd play Battleship with your girlfriend.

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The Descendants

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Director: Alexander Payne Writer: Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash, based on the novel by Kaui Hart Hemmings Starring: George Clooney, Beau Bridges, Matthew Lillard, Shailene Woodley, Rob Huebel, Mary Birdsong, not Suzi Barrett

Jodi and Grimace, together again, take on Alexander Payne's Best Picture-nominated film, The Descendants.  They also discuss the similarities between Suzi Barrett and Mary Birdsong, what percentage of the maximum possible amount of fun is ideal, the profundity of archipelagos, and whether or not it's time for Ryan Gosling to grow up and become a Ryan Gander.

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My Week With Marilyn

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Director: Simon Curtis Writer: Adrian Hodges, based on the novel by Colin Clark Starring: Michelle Williams, Eddie Redmayne, Kenneth Branagh, Judi Dench, Emma Watson, Julia Ormond

Darrin and Grimace are in the lobby to talk about Michelle Williams' Oscar-nominated turn as Marilyn Monroe.  Along the way, they discuss the life and times of the cast of The Wonder Years, who they would choose if they could bring just one person back to life, and the difficulty of playing someone famous - not to mention how fun it is to work out next to the cast of Friday Night Lights.

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Young Adult

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Director: Jason Reitman Writer: Diablo Cody Starring: Charlize Theron, Patton Oswalt, Patrick Wilson, Elizabeth Reaser

Jodi, Darrin, and Grimace are all back together in the lobby for one last time in 2011 to discuss the reunion of director Jason Reitman and screenwriter Diablo Cody, who last teamed up for Juno in 2007.  Along the way, they discuss their Facebook "brands," Chanukah carols, and the best typing teacher who ever taught typing, Mavis Beacon.

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The Artist

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Writer/Director: Michel Hazanavicius Starring: Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo, John Goodman, Missi Pyle, James Cromwell, Joel Murray, Malcolm McDowell

Jodi and Grimace are joined by special guest Ryan Talmo to discuss a movie that's getting a lot of Oscar buzz - all while Darrin is out caroling his brains out.  They find time to talk about the almost-universal love of the 1920s, beloved character actor Stephen Root's apparent dislike of pizza, and the shootings at Sunset and Vine in Hollywood - right outside of the lobby.  They also ponder how the Oscars can simultaneously be in love with a French film about Los Angeles in the 1920s and an American film about Paris in the 1920s.

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Tower Heist

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Director: Brett Ratner Writer: Ted Griffin and Jeff Nathanson Starring: Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Alan Alda, Michael Pena, Casey Affleck, Matthew Broderick, Judd Hirsch, Tea Leoni, Gabourey Sidibe

With Jodi and Darrin out in the world, Grimace and special guest Mike Holley brave the rain to travel to exotic Burbank, California, to talk about the penis game, Mike's brief reign as the king of the Norfolk High School Winter Royalty dance, Judd Hirsch's resemblance to Hal "Barney Miller" Linden, Brach's candy, Z Pizza, and Andy Dick's propensity for grabbing people's genitals.  If you listen closely enough, you might even hear them mention the movie they went to see, Tower Heist.