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Movie: La Llorona (2019)

When a retired ailing genocidal general faces scrutiny and retribution for his past, a mysterious housekeeper shows up to serve the beleaguered household. A reworking of the Latin American folktale of La Llorona. Guatemalan film maker Jayro Bustamante's most recent work features the hypnotic performance of MarĂ­a Mercedes Coroy.
posted by 2N2222 on Mar 13, 2021 - 4 comments

Swamp Thing: Brilliant Disguise  Season 1, Ep 7

The Cable family has a reunion. Alec plays doctor. An alliance is revealed.
posted by sardonyx on Jul 15, 2019 - 1 comment

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Forensic Science  Season 4, Ep 25

  • Puerto Rico, where three million American citizens continue to deal with the destruction from Hurricane Maria, while President Trump and his administration both aggrandizes their efforts to help while demeaning them for needing help. The debacle comes at the end of a weak of failures by Trump and team. Trump also claims the Republicans' most recent attempt to ruin health care failed because a senator "was in the hospital." (No one was in the hospital.)
  • Trump's efforts to pass tax reform, or as he himself calls it a massive tax cut, which the Tax Policy Center has determined would actually raise middle class taxes and accrue most of the benefits to the top 1% of taxpayers. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin dismisses those concerns, predictably.
  • And Now: Guy Fieri Gives A Surprisingly Detailed Tour of His Favorite Place on Earth ("Flavortown.")
  • Main story: the use of forensic evidence in the solving of crimes. While jurors are conditioned by shows like CSI to expect conclusive proof to come from forensic evidence, the National Research Council has stated that many "forensic sciences" don't meet the basic requirements to be called "science." Last Week Tonight produced a short promo for the show "CSI: Crime Scene Idiot." YouTube (19m)
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posted by JHarris on Oct 3, 2017 - 8 comments

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