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Anchors Aweigh

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Anchors Aweigh Review: Down with the Ship

by Jason Gorber
September 16, 2026
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Matt Barats' effort to do the John Wilson/Nathan Fielder thing doesn't really work in Anchors Aweigh, a meandering and unfunny exercise in self-indulgence.

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