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Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (1977)
February 3, 2026·2 hr 1 min·11 clips
This film is the biggest blue balls in movie history.
As heard by us
Blunt, funny first impressions of Spielberg's UFO oddity, with enough memory and mess to stay lively.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind comes through here as a lively set of first reactions, with one host already carrying the film in memory while others meet it fresh. That contrast gives the discussion its best energy.
Why you'd press play
For a first-watch-versus-rewatch take on Close Encounters of the Third Kind, with good-natured argy-bargy from a review that does not pretend to be solemn.
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