The X-Files, Star Wars and the problem with director's cuts

Kasterborous: Doctor Who PodKast (with a K) by Christian Cawley

Aug 31, 202629:59Comedy

Chris Carter has returned to 2008's The X-Files: I Want to Believe and created a new director's cut — but unusually, his preferred version is shorter than the film we already had. James McLean and Brian Terranova have wa...

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