MovieChatter has returned! In this special 2-hour episode, Erik joins Andrew and Morgan to take a look back at 2009 in film as they dish out their picks for the best (and worst) films of the year! What will happen when a cinema cynic, a sci-fi geek and a Spike Jonze fanboy debate their favorite movies of 2009? Oh, it's on. But first, they've got a major announcement about what to expect from MovieChatter in 2010.
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MC #90: The 2009 MovieChatter Awards Extravaganza!
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