In this episode we review Kingsman: The Secret Service directed by Matthew Vaughn who is best known as the director of X-Men: First Class (2011) but Alan and I prefer Kick-Ass (2010). Also, I trick Alan into admitting that I’m his best friend.

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Episode 16 Notes

• Matthew Vaughn directed Daniel Craig in Layer Cake (2004) and yes, Robert De Niro plays Captain Shakespeare in Stardust (2007)
• Samuel L. Jackson’s actual line from Unbreakable is, “Because of the kids. They called me Mr Glass.”
• Mark Gatiss (not Colin Firth) plays Mycroft Holmes in the BBC’s Sherlock (2010–)
• Alan calls Batman Begins (2005) a “brave movie” but I can’t get over how poorly I think the action scenes are edited
• According to 2010 census data, Logan Square was 50.74% Hispanic
• Kingsman: The Secret Service opens in the USA on February 13, 2015

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Kingsman: The Secret Service Official Trailer