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May 20
Book: Ten Steps To Nanette: A Memoir Situation by Hannah Gadsby
"There is nothing stronger than a broken woman who has rebuilt herself."--Hannah Gadsby, Nanette (CW: assault, molestation, rape, injury, isolation, suicidal ideation, body image or other mental health difficulties) [more inside]
Citadel: Time Renders Us Enemies Season 1, Episode 5
Nadia, Kyle and Carter are forced to work together to escape from Manticore and protect the X Case, but suspicion of one of our heroes reaches a boiling point, leading to an explosive reckoning. [more inside]
May 19
Movie: In a Lonely Place
A potentially violent screenwriter is a murder suspect until his lovely neighbor clears him. However, she soon starts to have her doubts. [more inside]
Movie: Hard Boiled
A cop who loses his partner in a shoot-out with gun smugglers goes on a mission to catch them. In order to get closer to the leaders of the ring he joins forces with an undercover cop who's working as a gangster hitman. They use all means of excessive force to find them. [more inside]
May 18
Movie: Fast X
Over many missions and against impossible odds, Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) and his family (everyone, minus Jason Momoa) have outsmarted, out-nerved and outdriven every foe in their path. Now, they confront the most lethal opponent they've ever faced: A terrifying threat (Jason Momoa) emerging from the shadows of the past who's fueled by blood revenge, and who is determined to shatter this family and destroy everything--and everyone--that Dom loves, forever. [more inside]
Movie: Celeste Barber: Fine, thanks
Actor and comedian Celeste Barber hits the stage in the Sydney Opera House to explore marriage, mental health, celebrity-branded sex toys, and much more.
Mrs. Davis: The Final Intercut: So I'm Your Horse Season 1, Episode 8
After learning what she must sacrifice in order to destroy the Holy Grail, Simone's love for Jay is put to the test. At the Pyramid Facility, Wiley faces his own demise and attempts to earn his boots.
May 17
Lost: Numbers Rewatch Season 1, Episode 18
Hurley wins the lottery. [more inside]
Book: Interesting Times
The Agatean Empire, on the Disc's gold-rich Counterweight Continent, is at a crossroads. The Emperor (May He Live for a Thousand Years) is old and mad, and at death's door. The Five Noble Families are positioning themselves for what will come afterwards. A group of revolutionaries called The Red Army are busy sloganeering. A new book called "What I Did on My Holidays" is making tons of waves. Barbarians are within the gates of the Forbidden City. And into all of this, Ankkh-Morpork's Unseen University sends Rincewind, who may not be the "Great Wizzard" the Agateans are expecting. (Discworld #17, Wizards #5.) By Terry Pratchett. [more inside]
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite: Dynamite 5/17 and Rampage 5/19 Season 4, Episode 33
With TNT's announcement at the WB/Discovery upfronts (Nitter backup) still ringing in our ears, this episode of Dynamite has got to lay the ground work for the upcoming "brand split" and also get the audience psyched for Double Or Nothing in less than two weeks. [more inside]
Movie: Darklands
A disgraced journalist investigating a crime at a local church finds himself drawn into an even bigger mystery involving pagan practices. [more inside]
Mystery Science Theater 3000: ROBOT WARS Rewatch Season 13, Episode 2
Rewatch! One of a dwindling number to go at this point. It's one of those sci-fi movies whose grand vision of the future is largely today but like with multinational consortiums and giant robots. There's even a major location that's just a normal town circa the movie's making, passed off as a preserved ghost town and tourist location. Warning, there's an appallingly misogynistic character who's intended by the movie to be seen as a lovable scamp. Feh, meh, pleh, bleah. Previously. [more inside]
May 16
Ted Lasso: International Break Season 3, Episode 10
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Movie: DragonHeart
The last dragon and a disillusioned dragonslaying Knight must cooperate to stop an evil King, who was given partial immortality. [more inside]
May 15
Movie: Timescape
Before they can complete renovations on their new inn, a father and daughter are visited by a woman seeking immediate lodging for her strange group of travelers. [more inside]
Movie: Last Night
A group of very different individuals with different ideas of how to face the end come together as the world is expected to end in six hours at the turn of the century.
Movie: Flesh+Blood
In medieval Europe, a young girl from a noble family is obsessed with her captors - commoners. [more inside]
Movie: Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
As an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. [more inside]
Somebody Somewhere: Keys Phone Cash ID Season 2, Episode 4
Sam and Tricia finally tell Mary Jo why they're temporarily moving her from the care facility. After accidentally blowing his own cover stalking Brad, Joel opens up about his personal crisis stemming from Fred's upcoming wedding. [more inside]
Barry: the wizard Season 4, Episode 6
Barry heads to LA to track down Cousineau. Fuches gets out of prison. Sally struggles to parent John. [more inside]
The Great: Choose Your Weapon Season 3, Episode 2
Catherine is visited by the UK and US ambassadors both wanting her to intervene in the War of Independence. Maxim takes issue with the public displays of affection between Grigor and Marial.
Movie: Cloverfield
Not your average kaiju film. [more inside]
Movie: From Black
Cora (Anna Camp) has been crushed by guilt and shame after the disappearance of her young son five years previously. Abel (John Ales) the enigmatic leader of her support group offers her a bizarre opportunity to learn the truth and set things right. [more inside]
Succession: America Decides Season 4, Episode 8
On election night, Tom tries to manage an increasingly chaotic newsroom while Kendall, Shiv and Roman spar over the consequences for themselves, the company and the country. [more inside]
May 14
Movie: The Nobodies
In 1993, a amateur filmmaker, Warren Werner, shoots his first feature length film, a horror film titled Pumpkin. After a local screening and an intense local backlash, Werner and his girlfriend commit suicide. A group of filmmakers attempt to make a documentary about their deaths, but never completed it. The Nobodies is Werner's film Pumpkin spliced with the documentary footage. [more inside]
Movie: The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker
This documentary chronicles a happy-go-lucky nomad's ascent to viral stardom and what happened afterward. Streaming on Netflix in the US. [more inside]
Queer Eye: Season Seven Season 7 (Full Season)
This time around, the Fab Five are in New Orleans. (And - the first episode involves a FRAT HOUSE.)
May 13
Rabbit Hole: Rabbit Hole Season 1 (Full Season)
A private (mercenary) political operative finds themselves in deeper waters than even they suspected.
Movie: Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Follows the life of beloved actor and advocate Michael J. Fox, exploring his personal and professional triumphs and travails, and what happens when an incurable optimist confronts an incurable disease. [more inside]
Trigun Stampede: Trigun Stampede Season 1 (Full Season)
On the desert planet No Man's Land, Vash the Stampede makes new friends, reconnects with family, and tries to avoid being captured by those who would like to collect the $$6,000,000 bounty on his head. [more inside]
Special Event: Live Stream: The Grand Final (2023 Eurovision Song Contest)
Good evening, Europe! Good morning, Australia! The Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest airs TODAY, Saturday, May 13, 2023 at 2100 CEST / 3:00pm EDT. The Big Five and last year's winner, Ukraine, already secured their spot in the final. The other twenty finalists made it through one of the two semifinals for their spot in the lineup tonight. There have been many memorable acts this year, but only one can be the Eurovision 2023 winner. Who will it be? [more inside]
May 12
The Great: The Bullet or the Bear Season 3, Episode 1
Catherine and Peter seek some marriage guidance after the chaotic events of the previous day left them in an awkward place in their relationship.
Yellowjackets: Burial Season 2, Episode 7
Snow stops, lightning crashes, snow falls.
Citadel: Tell Her Everything Season 1, Episode 4
After the shocking revelation of Abby's former identity, we learn of the past entanglements between Mason, Nadia and Celeste, and a horrific decision that reverberates still today. [more inside]
Movie: Autumn Tale
A widow's best friend tries to find her a new husband, but the ad posted in the newspaper attracts more than one possibility. [more inside]
Movie: Chop & Steele
When childhood friends Nick Prueher and Joe Pickett start booking their gag strongman routine on unsuspecting morning news shows, their pranks end up going viral, landing them in federal court with a vengeful media conglomerate. [more inside]
Movie: A Life On The Farm
Somerset, England, 2006. Young Oscar Harding's family discovers a mysterious VHS tape made by their neighbor Charles Carson, shutting it, alarmed, off just ten minutes in. Years later, Harding finds the tape and goes down an obsessive rabbit hole upon viewing its bizarre content, including scenes of Carson and his farm, explicit footage of calves being born, comic bits of horses stealing his hat, and footage of deceased loved ones. [more inside]
May 11
Lost: ...In Translation Rewatch Season 1, Episode 17
Sun has a bad dad; Jin is accused. [more inside]
Mystery Science Theater 3000: SANTO IN THE TREASURE OF DRACULA Rewatch Season 13, Episode 1
Rewatch! When Dracula threatens to revive and threaten the world of the living, who can stand against him? That's right, El Santo, the famed luchador, and his time machine. Roughly half of the movie is an extended flashback that could almost work as a Hammer-style horror movie, but then we return to the present and a wrestling match plays a pivotal role in the plot, of course. Episode 1301 is the first episode of the Gizmoplex era. It's only been a year since the original Fanfare post on this episode. Previously. We have gotten word that there will be a Season 14, but we have no details at this point.
Special Event: Special Event: Live Stream: Semifinal 2 (2023 Eurovision Song Contest)
Good evening, Europe! Good morning, Australia! Semifinal 2 begins Thursday May 11 (today!), at 2100 CEST / 3:00pm EDT. Who will make it qualify for the Grand Final on Saturday? Who will be good, bad, or so bad they're good? Come on in to chat about the second round of performances! [more inside]
Mrs. Davis: Great Gatsby: 2001: A Space Odyssey Season 1, Episode 7
With the Lazarus Shroud secured, Simone and Celeste set sail on a perilous journey in pursuit of the Holy Grail; Wiley receives an unexpected offer from Mrs. Davis that could rewrite his future.
May 10
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite: Dynamite 5/10 and Rampage 5/12 -- Omega/Moxley IV Season 4, Episode 32
"Tony Khan has been known to dip into exaggeration from time to time when hyping AEW. That’s to be expected from a promoter. His latest bold claim is that Dynamite has a PPV lineup, and I actually agree with him this time. The upcoming episode of Dynamite on May 10 is stacked." -- SB Nation [more inside]
Movie: The Pope's Exorcist
Gabriele Amorth (Russell Crowe), the Vatican's leading exorcist investigates the possession of a child and uncovers a conspiracy the Vatican has tried to keep secret. [more inside]
May 9
Movie: Freaks Out
[TRAILER] Four circus freaks with superpowers find themselves trapped in Nazi-occupied Rome after their owner and father figure goes missing in the aftermath of the 1943 surrender of Italy to the Allies. [more inside]
Ted Lasso: La Locker Room Aux Folles Season 3, Episode 9
Isaac is feeling quiet and weird towards Colin, which turns into an explosion in the stands. Roy is forced to handle the press conference about it. It's adorable. Things get a little weird for Nate when Rupert wants to party. [more inside]
Special Event: Live Stream: Semifinal 1 (2023 Eurovision Song Contest)
Good evening, Europe! Good morning, Australia! Semifinal 1 begins Tuesday May 9th (today!), at 2100 CEST / 3:00pm EDT. Who will make it qualify for the Grand Final on Saturday? Who will be good, bad, or so bad they're good? Come on in to chat about the first round of performances! [more inside]
May 8
Lost: Outlaws Rewatch Season 1, Episode 16
Sawyer and Kate chase a boar. [more inside]
Fired on Mars: Fired on Mars Season 1, Episode 1
I found myself devouring "Fired on Mars" last night, anyone else getting into it? From the IMDb description: Jeff Cooper has to reinvent himself after being fired from his position in the space start-up Mars.Iy. With no chance to return to Earth, he has to find meaning in a dangerous, alien, but familiar corporate landscape. [more inside]
Movie: A Summer's Tale
A shy maths graduate takes a holiday in Dinard before starting his first job. He hopes his sort-of girlfriend will join him, but soon strikes up a friendship with another girl working in town. She in turn introduces him to a furth... [more inside]
Somebody Somewhere: SLS Season 2, Episode 3
As Mary Jo's behavior worsens, Sam and Tricia grapple with the difficult decision of escalating her care. Tricia pitches her services for Fred's wedding, Joel has a crisis of faith, Sam struggles to get back in touch with her instrument. [more inside]
Succession: Tailgate Party Season 4, Episode 7
Hoping to work the angles, Kendall and Roman ask Shiv to invite a campaign insider to Logan’s pre-election day party.
Barry: Tricky Legacies Season 4, Episode 5
Fast-forward eight years ... [more inside]
May 7
Wu-Tang: An American Saga: "Never take your eye off the ball." All Seasons
This Biographical drama is a somewhat-fictionalized history of hip-hop group the Wu-Tang Clan, from its formation to the 1997 release of the Wu-Tang Forever album and a tour with Rage Against the Machine. [more inside]
Silo: Full Season 1 Show Only Show Only Season 1 (Full Season)
In a toxic dystopian future, a highly regulated community lives and works in a giant underground silo, forbidden from ever visiting the surface.
Dead Ringers: Full Season 1 Season 1 (Full Season)
The Mantle twins, identical from head to toe, are on a mission to change the way women give birth. [more inside]
May 6
Yellowjackets: Qui Season 2, Episode 6
In the past, Shawna is in labor. In the present, Shawna is under questioning.
Movie: Identity
[TRAILER] Complete strangers stranded at a remote desert motel during a raging storm soon find themselves the target of a deranged murderer. As their numbers thin out, the travelers begin to turn on each other, as each tries to figure out who the killer is. [more inside]
Movie: Sisu
[TRAILER] In the waning days of WWII, an aging gold miner (Jorma Tommila) in Finnish Lapland finds a rich vein and heads home to cash in. A Nazi patrol decides they should kill him and take his gold. This is an extremely bad decision. [more inside]
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story: Mini-Series Season 1 (Full Season)
Young Queen Charlotte's marriage to King George of England sparks an epic love story and transforms high society in this "Bridgerton" universe prequel (Netflix). [more inside]
May 5
Silo: Season One Books Included Season 1 (Full Season)
In a toxic dystopian future, a highly regulated community lives and works in a giant underground silo, forbidden from ever visiting the surface. [more inside]