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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]
posted by DirtyOldTown on May 15, 2023 - 1 comment

Aibileen Clark (Viola Davis) is a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white children and has recently lost her only son; Minny Jackson (Octavia Spencer) is an African-American maid who has often offended her employers despite her family's struggles with money and her desperate need for jobs; and Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan (Emma Stone) is a young white woman who has recently moved back home after graduating college to find out her childhood maid has mysteriously disappeared. These three stories intertwine to explain how life in Jackson, Mississippi revolves around "the help"; yet they are always kept at a certain distance because of racial lines. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Oct 12, 2022 - 3 comments

A couple (Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani) experiences a defining moment in their relationship when they are unintentionally embroiled in a murder mystery. Streaming in the US via Netflix.
posted by Etrigan on May 25, 2020 - 9 comments

Former Princeton music professor Arthur Cochran stumbles into choir practice at a small-town church only to find a group of singers that are out of tune in more ways than one. Despite the ultimate clash of sensibilities, Arthur and his newfound cohorts may be the perfect mix of individuals to help each other reinvent and rediscover a little happiness, just when they all need it most. (NBC US broadcast) [more inside]
posted by oh yeah! on Sep 26, 2019 - 4 comments

Jacqueline throws a gala the same night that her frenemy, Deirdre Robespierre (Anna Camp), throws a party. Kimmy has a brief relationship with an Army vet (Samuel Page) she met in a bar where she used the bathroom.
posted by Cash4Lead on May 2, 2016 - 10 comments