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For Nick, Kurt and Dale, the only thing that would make the daily grind more tolerable would be to grind their intolerable bosses into dust. Quitting is not an option, so, with the benefit of a few-too-many drinks and some dubious advice from a hustling ex-con, the three friends devise a convoluted and seemingly foolproof plan to rid themselves of their respective employers... permanently. [more inside]
posted by box on Dec 25, 2022 - 3 comments

Aided by the ghost of a dead assassin, a macaque cuts a path of destruction through the Japanese underworld when his troop is massacred by the Yakuza. Based on the Marvel comic. [more inside]
posted by 1970s Antihero on Nov 17, 2021 - 4 comments

Both first-timers. [more inside]
posted by rhizome on Oct 24, 2021 - 16 comments

If you're a fan of Jason Sudeikis's We're The Millers character, you may like this light comedy series about a college football coach from Kansas who's recruited to coach an English association football team, despite having no experience with the latter sport.
Based on a character that Sudeikis first portrayed in a series of promos for NBC Sports.
posted by growabrain on Aug 22, 2020 - 8 comments

• Cold Open - NH Debate: Mikey Day, Ego Nwodim, Alex Moffatt, Bowen Yang, Jason Sudeikis, Colin Jost, Larry David, Kate McKinnon, Rachel Dratch, Pete Davidson, Fred Armisen, Kenan Thompson
• Monologue: Rupaul
• Black & White Charades: Rupaul, Beck Bennett, Kyle Mooney, Heidi Gardner, Chris Redd, Ego Nwodim, Kenan Thompson, Kate McKinnon
• Chad in Drag: Mikey Day, Rupaul, Pete Davidson
• Work Birthday Dinner: Chloe Fineman, Kyle Mooney, Aidy Bryant, Heidi Gardner, Chris Redd, Cecily Strong, Rupaul
• Boop It: Mikey Day, Chris Redd, Chloe Fineman, Beck Bennett
• Rupaul Reads to Children: Aidy Bryant, Mikey Day, Rupaul, Kate McKinnon, Ego Nwodim, Beck Bennett
• Justin Bieber - Yummy
• Weekend Update: Michael Che, Colin Jost
• Oscars: Chloe Fineman
• Thirsty Cops: Pete Davidson, Rupaul, Ego Nwodim, Kate McKinnon
• The Old New York Show: Aidy Bryant, Kate McKinnon, Rupaul
• Justin Bieber - Intentions

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posted by rhizome on Feb 9, 2020 - 11 comments

A small pot dealer is robbed of his money and stash, some of which he owes to his wealthy drug lord supplier. Brad Gurdlinger, the drug lord, forces him to smuggle marijuana from Mexico as a solution to clear his debt. Realizing that one man attempting to get through customs is too suspicious, he hires a stripper neighbor, a runaway and petty thief named Casey, and his 18-year-old neighbor Kenny , to pose as a bogus family called the "Millers". [more inside]
posted by growabrain on Nov 19, 2015 - 9 comments