Another week. Another essential movie. The Canon: An Essential Movies Watchlist is back with more movie magic. This week, we’re talkingThe War of the Worlds.
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Episode 95: The War of the Worlds (1953)
When Mars attacks! Spooky season is right around the corner (or already here), so we’re getting in the mood for it with some spooky sci-fi. Space invaders and SAW contributors Bob and Val are here to talk The War of the Worlds. Val explains how much better this 1953 version is than the 2025 Ice Cube version and Bob shares some fun factoids.
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