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November 25
American Horror Stories: Bestie Season 3, Episode 1
After the death of her mother, a teenager struggles to find acceptance and friendship. [more inside]
Doctor Who: The Star Beast All Seasons
In the first of three 60th anniversary specials, the Doctor is caught in a fight to the death as a spaceship crash-lands in London. But as the battle wreaks havoc, destiny is converging on an old friend.
Book: Wellness
"When Jack and Elizabeth meet as college students in the '90s, the two quickly join forces and hold on tight, each eager to claim a place in Chicago's thriving underground art scene with an appreciative kindred spirit. Fast-forward twenty years to married life, and alongside the challenges of parenting, they encounter cults disguised as mindfulness support groups, polyamorous would-be suitors, Facebook wars, and something called Love Potion Number Nine." [more inside]
November 24
Movie: Thelma
A sheltered college student tries to deny her feelings for a female friend who's in love with her, causing her suppressed psychokinetic powers to reemerge. Trailer. [more inside]
Movie: La noire de ... / Black Girl
Eager to find a better life abroad, a Senegalese woman becomes a governess to a family in southern France, where she suffers from discrimination and marginalization. Trailer. [more inside]
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters: Parallels and Interiors Season 1, Episode 4
Shaw leads the team on a dangerous mission to Alaska in search of Hiroshi. Keiko, Lee, and Billy present their findings to General Puckett.
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters: Secrets and Lies Season 1, Episode 3
Shaw leads the team on a dangerous mission to Alaska in search of Hiroshi. Keiko, Lee, and Billy present their findings to General Puckett.
The Great British Bake Off: Patisserie Week Season 14, Episode 9
It's the semi-final and the four remaining bakers take on an elegant French patisserie Signature and a buttery French classic in the Technical, before making a showstopping Italian celebration cake made up of delicate puff pastry layers.
Podcast: Til Death Do Us Blart: Til Death Do Us Blart 2023
Can't stop, won't stop, #Deathblart
The Blart quintet are back for a ninth year. Nothing will stop them from their annual watch and review of BP:MC2, not an industry-wide strike, not a lack of enthusiasm for the film. [more inside]
Movie: Dial M for Murder
A former tennis star arranges the murder of his adulterous wife. [more inside]
November 23
Invincible: First half of Season 2 (Episodes 1-4) Show Only Season 2 (Full Season)
In the aftermath of his father's betrayal, Mark struggles with his responsibilities as Invincible and his feelings of guilt about his role in the devastation in Chicago. [more inside]
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite: November 22, 2023 Season 5, Episode 8
The Continental Classic kicks off in Chicago with three preliminary matches, Christian Cage goes ultra-heel with his bad dad tactics, Timeless Toni Storm accepts her award in style, plus DANHAUSEN! [more inside]
Fargo: Trials and Tribulations Season 5, Episode 2
Roy attempts to reset the "natural order of things" and Lorraine becomes increasingly suspicious.
Fargo: The Tragedy of the Commons Season 5, Episode 1
After an unexpected series of events lands Dorothy "Dot" Lyon in hot water with the authorities, this seemingly typical Midwestern housewife is suddenly plunged back into a life she thought she had left behind.
Book: The Experience Machine: How Our Minds Predict and Shape Reality
"There is a fundamental drive, instantiated by the brain, to minimize errors in our own sensory predictions." Andy Clark on how brains work, via predictive processing. [more inside]
November 22
A Murder at the End of the World: Survivors Season 1, Episode 3
Darby plays the role of the perfect guest in order to covertly investigate the crime. [more inside]
November 21
Lessons in Chemistry: Lessons in Chemistry Season 1, Episode 8
The Zott family enlarges. Elizabeth finds clarity (and Tampax). This episode is just beautiful. [more inside]
For All Mankind: The Bear Hug Season 4, Episode 3
Miles gets involved in Ilya's business, as his job turns out to be actually good for something. Kelly and Aleida hit up Dev for business. The Soviet chaos affects both Margo on Earth and the Russians on Mars. Ed shows off his secret pot supply. [more inside]
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off: Whatever Season 1, Episode 4
Ramona, heads to a film set to see Lucas, her movie star ex, whose role in a major Canadian motion picture attracts media attention - and the paparazzi. [more inside]
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off: Ramona Rents a Video Season 1, Episode 3
Motivated by a dream, Ramona follows a hunch and confides in a receptive Julie. At a video rental store, a tense run-in with Roxie fuels big feelings.
November 20
The Gilded Age: His Grace the Duke Season 2, Episode 4
Bertha receives discouraging news from the Met, while Ada fears that her sister will disapprove of her meetings with Mr Forte and asks Marian to cover for her. [more inside]
Movie: You Were My First Boyfriend
You Were My First Boyfriend is a feature-length documentary in which filmmaker Cecilia Aldarondo revisits her 1990s adolescence, a generation after she thought she'd left it all behind. [more inside]
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off: A League of Their Own Season 1, Episode 2
An eclectic crowd of familiar faces gather under unusual circumstances. Elsewhere, the League of Evil Exes meets up at a secret lair.
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters: 1: Aftermath & 2: Departure Season 1, Episode 1
Following the thunderous battle between Godzilla and the Titans that leveled San Francisco and the shocking revelation that monsters are real, “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” tracks two siblings following in their father’s footsteps to uncover their family’s connection to the secretive organization known as Monarch. Clues lead them into the world of monsters and ultimately down the rabbit hole to Army officer Lee Shaw (played by Kurt Russell and Wyatt Russell), taking place in the 1950s and half a century later where Monarch is threatened by what Shaw knows. The dramatic saga — spanning three generations — reveals buried secrets and the ways that epic, earth-shattering events can reverberate through our lives. [more inside]
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Dollar Stores Season 10, Episode 18
This week.... Fox Business asks Fabio for opinions on the Israel-Hamas war. The House passes a bill to prevent a government shutdown before the end of the year, but was also marked by multiple congresspeople insulting and even threatening each other. And Now: You'll Never Guess Where Fox's Pete Hegseth Went To College. (Princeton) Main story: Dollar stores, specifically Dollar General and Dollar Tree (which also owns Family Dollar), and how terribly they treat their employees. Dollar General has been called the worst retail job in America. Often a single employee runs the entire store at a given moment. The median Dollar General employee makes $18,352 a year. The piece finishes up with a trademark fake promo for a store called "Dollar Bucket." On Youtube. (22 minutes) Finally, an update on the New Zealand Bird of the Century poll, their sponsored bird, the pūteketeke, won the poll with over 22 times the votes that the second-place finisher, the kiwi, got. The organization that ran the poll was Forest & Bird, who are selling metal sculptures of the winning bird (with a removable John Oliver that can ride on its back) at the site metalbird.com. Last Week Tonight is off next week.
November 19
The Crown: Episodes 1-4: Persona Non Grata, Two Photographs, Dis-Moi-Oui, Aftermath Season 6, Episode 1
The first four episodes of the season--the remaining ones featuring Diana--all dropped at once, so here's an overall post for all four. Also, Is The Crown Season 6 Accurate? Here’s What’s True and What’s False.
Beacon 23: Why Can't We Go on as Three? Season 1, Episode 3
In shock after her first kill, Aster buries her feelings as she and Halan prepare for QTA Manager Coley to arrive on the beacon; Coley immediately distrusts Halan and sees him as a threat, forcing Aster to make a tough decision.
Movie: The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
Coriolanus Snow mentors and develops feelings for the female District 12 tribute during the 10th Hunger Games.
The Curse: Pressure's Looking Good So Far Season 1, Episode 2
Whitney attempts to forge new alliances.
Movie: Hard to Die
While doing the inventory for a lingerie outlet in a high rise office building, five attractive women are terrorized by a series of bizarre killings. [more inside]
Movie: Sorority House Massacre II
Five college women buy the old Hokstedter place for their new sorority house. They decide to stay in it for the night to meet the movers in the morning, but begin to get the creeps when the weird neighbor starts poking around. [more inside]
Saturday Night Live: Jason Momoa / Tate McRae Season 49, Episode 5
No strike, no cameos? [more inside]
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite: All Elite Wrestling: FULL GEAR 2023 Season 5 (Specials)
The Young Bucks face their friend Kenny Omega, both women's titles are in contention, Sting has his last ever (?) match in Los Angeles, and AEW World Champ -- and relatively new babyface -- Maxwell Jacob Friedman must reclaim his stolen belt from Bullet Club Gold's sleazy leader Jay White. [more inside]
November 18
Movie: Thanksgiving
After a Black Friday riot ends in tragedy, a mysterious Thanksgiving-inspired killer terrorizes Plymouth, Massachusetts - the birthplace of the infamous holiday. [more inside]
AEW Collision: November 17, 2023 (& Rampage) Season 1, Episode 23
Collision moved a day up to make room for the Full Gear PPV on Saturday, effectively forming a three-hour block with Rampage. It's the go-home show, what surprises are in store? [more inside]
The Curse: Land of Enchantment Season 1, Episode 1
Newly married couple Whitney and Asher Siegel set out to make a show. [more inside]
November 17
Lessons in Chemistry: Calvin’s Book Season 1, Episode 7
The chapters of Calvin's life shed light on the mysteries of his past.
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life Books Included Season 1, Episode 1
Scott Pilgrim is a 23-year-old Canadian slacker living in a video-game-style Toronto with his cool gay roommate, Wallace Wells. Scott dreams about a girl on rollerblades whom he has never met before. [more inside]
Movie: Rustin
Activist Bayard Rustin faces racism and homophobia as he helps change the course of Civil Rights history by orchestrating the 1963 March on Washington. [more inside]
November 16
For All Mankind: Have a Nice Sol Season 4, Episode 2
New Helios employees arrive on Mars as NASA undergoes major changes. [more inside]
Special Event: Film Crew: THE WILD WOMEN OF WONGO
Possibly the most awkward of the four movies Mike Nelson, Bill Corbett and Kevin Murphy riffed as The Film Crew, it's 1959's version of a crazy sex comedy. Mother Nature and Father Time muse on the situation of the island of Wongo, where the menu are ugly and the women are beautiful, and of Goona, where the reverse is true. In the end those of matching levels of comeliness are paired up, and 1959 societal expectations are upheld.
The Great British Bake Off: Party Week Season 14, Episode 8
It's Party Week. The bakers have a ball with a sausage roll and make an 'anything-but-beige' buffet. Who serves up a semi-finals-worthy spread and who's a party pooper?
Book: Being You: A New Science of Consciousness
Anil Seth positions consciousness as prediction: Rather than your mind passively receiving sensory information from outside, it is always predicting the world around it, trying to generate a plausible 'controlled hallucination' to keep you alive, always correcting the predictions (sometimes unsuccessfully) based on new information from the senses. Further, he extends this to the sense of self itself--the brain hallucinates a self as a method of internal monitoring through prediction. All along the way, he provides engaging examples from his research lab, and looks at some competing theories.
Upload: Season 3 Season 3 (Full Season)
Nora and a recently downloaded Nathan race to stop Freeyond before his head explodes. Meanwhile, Aleesha discovers the dark underbelly of Horizon is even darker than she knew, Ingrid discovers work, Luke discovers a grey zone, Tinsley discovers duplicates, Choak discovers that actions have consequences and AI Guy discovers a whole new world.
Movie: The Persian Version
When a large Iranian-American family gathers in New York City for their father's heart transplant, a family secret is uncovered and catapults the estranged mother and daughter into an exploration of the past.
November 15
Rick and Morty: Unmortricken Season 7, Episode 5
We get a bit more of insight into the origins of Evil Morty. [more inside]
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite: Dynamite 11/15/23 Season 5, Episode 7
It's the last Dynamite before Full Gear. (Rampage will be rolled into the Collision post, since Collision will run on Friday this week.) All the men's matches announced for tonight are tag matches -- because why shouldn't this promotion play to their strengths? -- and the women's segment has implications for Saturday's TBS title match. [more inside]
Welcome to Wrexham: Up the Town? Season 2, Episode 15
Season finale. Review here.
The Buccaneers: Homecoming Season 1, Episode 4
The cast moves to NYC, where Conchita is happy, Nan is confrontational, Jinny and Lizzy have some unpleasant moments, and Agnes's mother walks in on her in the bathroom. Everybody lies. [more inside]
The Lazarus Project: Full Season Season 2 (Full Season)
When the world locks into a time loop in which the world ends every three weeks, the Lazarus team must race against time to find a solution before humanity is wiped out forever. Among their number is resolute Lazarus agent, George (Paapa Essiedu), who’s been left in disgrace after betraying the organisation in the name of love. [more inside]
Movie: Apocalypse Clown
When a mysterious technological blackout plunges Ireland into anarchy and chaos, a group of failed washed up clowns are forced to traverse the country for one last shot at their dreams. [more inside]
November 14
A Murder at the End of the World: The Silver Doe Season 1, Episode 2
Synopsis inside as it would spoil episode 1. [more inside]
A Murder at the End of the World: Homme Fatale Season 1, Episode 1
An amateur sleuth receives a mysterious invitation to a reclusive tech billionaire's secret retreat.
Beacon 23: Wreckers Season 1, Episode 2
On the heels of Aster's discovery, Wreckers force their way onboard. Looking to steal a prize, the Wreckers have been told this beacon is carrying something special. Aster's only hope for survival is to find common ground with an enemy.
Beacon 23: Corbenic Season 1, Episode 1
On the outskirts of space, Beacon 23 is operated by one man, who helps ships navigate the hazards of space travel. But the job becomes complicated when an unexpected visitor exposes a dark secret hidden on the beacon. [more inside]
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: The Israel-Hamas War Season 10, Episode 17
This week... the main story is about the Israel-Hamas war, specifically about their leaders, "how they came to power, whose interests they do and don't represent, and what role they played in bringing us to this current conflict." Hamas undermined the efforts of the previous poltical party Fatah, which had been pursuing peace; and Netanhayu is currently widely reviled within Israel by those who blame him for the security lapses that allowed Hamas to attack, but has long had other very troubling issues, and currently presides over the most right-wing government in Israel's history. (On Youtube, 32 minutes) And Now: Rachel Campos-Duffy Really, Really Needs You To Know That Her Husband Was Once In Congress. Concluding the episode is an update over the New Zealand Bird of the Century election. [more inside]
November 13
The Gilded Age: Head to Head Season 2, Episode 3
Opera war escalates. Surprise guest at Bertha's fundraiser. Agnes supports Academy preservation. Peggy offers to cover Tuskegee story. Ada hosts luncheon for Mr. Forte. George woos Henderson. Watson mulls offer. [more inside]
Orphan Black: Echoes: Full Season Season 1 (Full Season)
Set in the near future, Echoes takes a deep dive into the exploration of the scientific manipulation of human existence. It follows a group of women as they weave their way into each other’s lives and embark on a thrilling journey, unravelling the mystery of their identity and uncovering a wrenching story of love and betrayal. Spinoff of Orphan Black.
Movie: Ikiru
A bureaucrat tries to find meaning in his life after he discovers he has terminal cancer. [more inside]
November 12
Book: Sentience: The Invention of Consciousness
In Sentience, Nicholas Humphrey distills a lifetime of study of consciousness to give a picture of how he thinks it works to be sentient--that is, to be someone for whom a sensation can be personally meaningful. From monkeys with blindsight to gorillas with nothing to think about but each other, he ranges across the research to come to a conclusion he calls qualiaphilia...consciousness becomes important because it makes life worth living, makes possible empathy, and is apparently quite attractive to potential mates. Having given us a sense of what it means to have a sense of something, he goes on to ask: Who else? Are animals sentient as well? [more inside]
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