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Wu-Tang: An American Saga: "Never take your eye off the ball."  Season 0, Ep 0

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]
posted by box on May 7, 2023 - 1 comment

Book: For the First Time, Again (Take Them to the Stars #3)

The conclusion of the Take Them to the Stars trilogy lands with something of a thud, trading the centuries-long frame of the series and the decades-long span of the previous books for a too-tight focus on a single character telling us more about her plan than showing it. [more inside]
posted by Etrigan on May 1, 2023 - 1 comment

Yellowjackets: Old Wounds  Season 2, Ep 4

The Yellowjackets arrive at a dangerous way to choose between Nat and Lottie as their guiding light.
posted by kittens for breakfast on Apr 14, 2023 - 13 comments

Atlanta: The Goof Who Sat by the Door  Season 4, Ep 8

An in-depth look at the making of the American classic A Goofy Movie. [more inside]
posted by skoosh on Oct 28, 2022 - 6 comments

Movie: The Cutting Edge

Two former Olympians, one a figure skater and the other a hockey player, pin their hopes of one last shot at Olympic glory on one another. That is, of course, if they can keep from killing each other in the process...
posted by brainwane on Sep 3, 2022 - 19 comments

Twenty Five Twenty One: Twenty Five Twenty One  Season 1, Ep 0

In a time when dreams seem out of reach, a teen fencer pursues big ambitions and meets a hardworking young man who seeks to rebuild his life. [more inside]
posted by oh yeah! on Apr 3, 2022 - 6 comments

Movie: Magnolia

An epic mosaic of interrelated characters in search of love, forgiveness, and meaning in the San Fernando Valley. [more inside]
posted by Fukiyama on Aug 14, 2021 - 16 comments

Movie: Searching for Bobby Fischer

When young Josh Waitzkin's parents discover he is a chess prodigy after he picks it up by watching games played in the park, his father hires chess coach Bruce Pandolfini who is searching for the next Bobby Fischer. [more inside]
posted by Fukiyama on Dec 22, 2020 - 3 comments

Derry Girls: Season Two  Season 2, Ep 0

Derry Girls is a sitcom created by Northern Irish playwright Lisa McGee for Britain’s Channel 4, about teenage travails set in the 90s against the backdrop of the Troubles. It follows the misadventures of four teenage girls (and a male British cousin also attending their Catholic school) facing the everyday challenges of growing up against the backdrop of sectarian conflict. Series 2 trailer! [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 3, 2019 - 26 comments

Book: America Is Not the Heart

How many lives fit in a lifetime? When Hero De Vera arrives in America–haunted by the political upheaval in the Philippines and disowned by her parents–she’s already on her third. Her uncle gives her a fresh start in the Bay Area, and he doesn’t ask about her past. His younger wife knows enough about the might and secrecy of the De Vera family to keep her head down. But their daughter–the first American-born daughter in the family–can’t resist asking Hero about her damaged hands. (Penguin Random House blurb) Elaine Castillo's debut novel, and well-regarded, from Kirkus Reviews to Bustle. [more inside]
posted by filthy light thief on Feb 16, 2019 - 4 comments

Movie: The Winslow Boy

Early 20th century England: while toasting his daughter Catherine's engagement, Arthur Winslow learns the royal naval academy expelled his 14-year-old son, Ronnie, for stealing five shillings. Father asks son if it is true; when the lad denies it, Arthur risks fortune, health, domestic peace, and Catherine's prospects to pursue justice. [more inside]
posted by Fukiyama on Feb 4, 2019 - 3 comments

Movie: Friday

Two homies, Smokey and Craig, smoke a dope dealer's weed and try to figure a way to get the $200 they owe to the dealer by 10 p.m. that same night. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Feb 28, 2018 - 4 comments

Movie: Blade

A half-vampire, half-mortal man becomes a protector of the mortal race, while slaying evil vampires. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Feb 27, 2018 - 18 comments

Movie: Fargo

Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Feb 26, 2018 - 25 comments

Movie: Terminator 2

A cyborg, identical to the one who failed to kill Sarah Connor, must now protect her ten year old son, John Connor, from a more advanced cyborg. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Feb 25, 2018 - 26 comments

Movie: El Mariachi

A traveling mariachi is mistaken for a murderous criminal and must hide from a gang bent on killing him. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Feb 24, 2018 - 8 comments

Movie: Boogie Nights

The story of a young man's adventures in the Californian pornography industry of the late 1970s and early 1980s. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Feb 23, 2018 - 13 comments

Movie: Waiting for Guffman

An aspiring director and the marginally talented amateur cast of a hokey small-town Missouri musical production go overboard when they learn that someone from Broadway will be in attendance. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Feb 22, 2018 - 23 comments

Movie: Strictly Ballroom

A maverick dancer risks his career by performing an unusual routine and sets out to succeed with a new partner. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Feb 21, 2018 - 21 comments

Movie: Big Night

A failing Italian restaurant run by two brothers gambles on one special night to try to save the business. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Feb 20, 2018 - 15 comments

Movie: Office Space

Three company workers who hate their jobs decide to rebel against their greedy boss. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Feb 19, 2018 - 23 comments

Movie: Eat Drink Man Woman

A senior chef lives with his three grown daughters; the middle one finds her future plans affected by unexpected events and the life changes of the other household members. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Feb 18, 2018 - 6 comments

Movie: Princess Mononoke

On a journey to find the cure for a Tatarigami's curse, Ashitaka finds himself in the middle of a war between the forest gods and Tatara, a mining colony. In this quest he also meets San, the Mononoke Hime. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Feb 17, 2018 - 8 comments

Movie: Rushmore

The extracurricular king of Rushmore preparatory school is put on academic probation. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Feb 16, 2018 - 6 comments

Movie: Basic Instinct

A violent, suspended police detective investigates a brutal murder, in which a manipulative and seductive woman could be involved. Vertigo, it ain't. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Feb 15, 2018 - 13 comments

Movie: Wild at Heart

Young lovers Sailor and Lula run from the variety of weirdos that Lula's mom has hired to kill Sailor. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Feb 14, 2018 - 4 comments

Movie: The Commitments

When Jimmy Rabbitte wants to start a band, he has open auditions at his house. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Feb 13, 2018 - 28 comments

Movie: A Few Good Men

Truth, not handled. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Feb 12, 2018 - 17 comments

Movie: Gattaca

A genetically inferior man assumes the identity of a superior one in order to pursue his lifelong dream of space travel. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Feb 11, 2018 - 9 comments

Movie: L.A. Confidential

As corruption grows in 1950s LA, three policemen - one strait-laced, one brutal, and one sleazy - investigate a series of murders with their own brand of justice. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Feb 10, 2018 - 15 comments

Movie: Waterworld

In a future where the polar ice-caps have melted and Earth is almost entirely submerged, a mutated mariner fights starvation and outlaw "smokers," and reluctantly helps a woman and a young girl try to find dry land. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Feb 9, 2018 - 17 comments

Movie: Babe

That'll do, pig. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Feb 8, 2018 - 7 comments

Movie: Casino

A tale of greed, deception, money, power, and murder occur between two best friends: a mafia enforcer and a casino executive, compete against each other over a gambling empire, and over a fast living and fast loving socialite. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Feb 7, 2018 - 9 comments

Movie: Se7en

Two detectives, a rookie and a veteran, hunt a serial killer who uses the seven deadly sins as his motives. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Feb 6, 2018 - 22 comments

Movie: Clueless

A rich high school student tries to boost a new pupil's popularity, but reckons without affairs of the heart getting in the way. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Feb 5, 2018 - 33 comments

Movie: Heat

A group of professional bank robbers start to feel the heat from police when they unknowingly leave a clue at their latest heist, while both sides attempt to find balance between their personal and their professional lives. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Feb 4, 2018 - 18 comments

Gone Home

Gone Home is a narrative/exploration game from The Fullbright Company. You play as a young woman who arrives one rainy night at her family's recently inherited home, where nobody appears to be around. By finding notes, letters, and other items around the house, you learn what your mother, father, and younger sister, Samantha, have been up to in your absence.
posted by RobotHero on Mar 18, 2017 - 15 comments

Movie: Dick

The Internet Movie Database has the movie described as follows: "Story of two girls who wander away from a White House tour and meet President Nixon." Ah, but it's so much more. [more inside]
posted by raysmj on Apr 20, 2016 - 10 comments

The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story: The Verdict  Season 1, Ep 10

The jury reaches its decision, and not everyone agrees with it.
posted by kittens for breakfast on Apr 5, 2016 - 9 comments

The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story: Manna from Heaven   Season 1, Ep 9

The Dream Team goes across the country to acquire the Mark Fuhrman tapes.
posted by kittens for breakfast on Mar 29, 2016 - 5 comments

The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story: A Jury in Jail  Season 1, Ep 8

Months into the trial, cut off from their families, society and the media, the jurors grow stir crazy and start becoming unlikely targets for the prosecution and the defense. Meanwhile, the country gets an introduction to the science of DNA evidence.
posted by kittens for breakfast on Mar 23, 2016 - 7 comments

The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story: Conspiracy Theories   Season 1, Ep 7

Does the glove fit?
posted by kittens for breakfast on Mar 16, 2016 - 6 comments

The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story: Marcia, Marcia, Marcia  Season 1, Ep 6

Tensions rise as the defense starts taking aims at racial implications in the case, and as Marcia faces an ongoing divorce and negative representation in the media.
posted by kittens for breakfast on Mar 9, 2016 - 11 comments

The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story: The Race Card   Season 1, Ep 5

The trial begins.
posted by kittens for breakfast on Mar 1, 2016 - 6 comments

Movie: Point Break

An FBI agent goes undercover to catch a gang of surfers who may be bank robbers. Patrick Swayze (R.I.P., buddy) still had it, Keanu Reeves was yet to become a caricature of himself, and it was impossible at the time to imagine that someone in 2015 would think a remake would be a good idea. 100% pure adrenaline. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Feb 29, 2016 - 10 comments

Movie: Flirting with Disaster

A young man, his wife, and his incompetent case worker travel across country to find his birth parents. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Feb 28, 2016 - 5 comments

Movie: Run Lola Run

After a botched money delivery, Lola has 20 minutes to come up with 100,000 Deutschmarks. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Feb 27, 2016 - 30 comments

Movie: Carlito's Way

A Puerto Rican former convict, just released from prison, pledges to stay away from drugs and violence despite the pressure around him and lead on to a better life outside of N.Y.C. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Feb 26, 2016 - 3 comments

Movie: Hard Eight

In P.T. Anderson's directorial debut, professional gambler Sydney teaches John the tricks of the trade. John does well until he falls for cocktail waitress Clementine. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Feb 25, 2016 - 2 comments

Movie: Before Sunrise

A young man and woman meet on a train in Europe, and wind up spending one evening together in Vienna. Unfortunately, both know that this will probably be their only night together. Fortunately, there are two sequels. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Feb 24, 2016 - 16 comments

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