Purple Rain
April 22, 2026
Two returning special guests—Kyle Olson and Pete Wright—join us to dig into one of the most electric, beguiling, and undeniably Prince films ever committed to celluloid: Purple Rain (1984).
Two returning special guests—Kyle Olson and Pete Wright—join us to dig into one of the most electric, beguiling, and undeniably Prince films ever committed to celluloid: Purple Rain (1984).
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Two returning special guests—Kyle Olson and Pete Wright—join us to dig into one of the most electric, beguiling, and undeniably Prince films ever committed to celluloid: Purple Rain (1984).
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