Episode 189 – The MeG (2018)

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Episode 189 - The MeG (2018)

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It took over 25 years for a big screen adaptation of the OG Megalodon books to be adapted for the big screen, where a shark of that magnitude deserves to be, but is this film a kaiju movie? Will this Chinese co-production make waves at the box office with its action star lead Jason Statham or will it belly flop onto DVD as just move summer popcorn fodder? We take a critical look this week at a movie with some bite, its 2018’s “The Meg”

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