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Movie: The Perks of Being a Wallflower

[TRAILER] Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1991. High school freshman Charlie (Logan Lerman) is a wallflower, always watching life from the sidelines, until two senior students, Sam (Emma Watson) and her stepbrother Patrick (Ezra Miller), become his mentors, helping him discover the joys of friendship, music and love. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Aug 6, 2023 - 0 comments

Movie: Ever After: A Cinderella Story

The Brothers Grimm arrive at the home of a wealthy Grande Dame who speaks of the many legends surrounding the fable of the cinder girl before telling the "true" story of her ancestor. [more inside]
posted by Carillon on Jul 27, 2023 - 7 comments

Movie: Up in the Air

An idea from a young, new co-worker (Anna Kendrick) would put an end to the constant travel of corporate downsizer Ryan Bingham (George Clooney), so he takes her on a tour to demonstrate the importance of face-to-face meetings with those they must fire. While mentoring his colleague, he arranges hookups with another frequent-flier (Vera Farmiga), and his developing feelings for the woman prompt him to see others in a new light. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Nov 15, 2022 - 5 comments

Movie: Heavenly Creatures

Wealthy and precocious teenager Juliet (Kate Winslet) transfers from England to Christchurch, New Zealand, with her family, and forms a bond with the quiet, brooding Pauline (Melanie Lynskey) through their shared love of handsome big screen tenor Mario Lanza and games of make believe. But when their parents begin to suspect that their increasingly intense friendship is becoming unhealthy, the girls decide to run away to America, hatching a dark plan for those who threaten to keep them apart. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Aug 9, 2022 - 11 comments

Yellowjackets: Season Finale  Season 1, Ep 10

On the night of their 25-year class reunion, the Yellowjackets navigate damning evidence, false alibis and a dubious attempt to “heal.” In the wilderness, the Doomcoming fallout finds everything firmly off the rails as simmering resentments come to a head. [more inside]
posted by Stanczyk on Jan 16, 2022 - 53 comments

Yellowjackets: Flight of the Bumblebee  Season 1, Ep 8

What is madness and what is divine? While in triage after a vicious attack, the Yellowjackets are left to suss out the best of their worst ideas. Shauna dabbles in some light cyberstalking. Wait, what about that airplane? [more inside]
posted by Stanczyk on Jan 2, 2022 - 38 comments

Yellowjackets: No Compass  Season 1, Ep 7

As starvation looms, Taissa leads a last-ditch effort and/or suicide mission. The Yellowjackets are forced to commit small talk. [more inside]
posted by everybody had matching towels on Dec 27, 2021 - 18 comments

Yellowjackets: Saints  Season 1, Ep 6

The girls tangle with the birds and the bees, navigating love, lust and DIY surgery. In the present: blackmail, bunnies and an icy reunion. Misty prepares for a houseguest. [more inside]
posted by everybody had matching towels on Dec 20, 2021 - 8 comments

Yellowjackets: Blood Hive  Season 1, Ep 5

Out in the wilderness, the girls ride the crimson wave and plan a dark arts slumber party. Natalie and Misty tame a stallion. On Halloween night, Shauna parties like it's 1996. [more inside]
posted by everybody had matching towels on Dec 12, 2021 - 11 comments

Yellowjackets: Bear Down  Season 1, Ep 4

The girls play with guns to determine who is the most responsible. Natalie untangles a lifetime of piecing together broken men. Taissa greets the rich. [more inside]
posted by everybody had matching towels on Dec 6, 2021 - 9 comments

Yellowjackets: The Dollhouse  Season 1, Ep 3

The Yellowjackets debate the merits of probably dying while staying put or probably dying while looking for shelter. Taissa navigates a dirty attack ad and the other C-word. Shauna sees about a boy. [more inside]
posted by everybody had matching towels on Dec 1, 2021 - 10 comments

Yellowjackets: F Sharp  Season 1, Ep 2

The teens get their bearings as Misty finds hell on earth quite becoming. In the present: revenge, sex homework and the policeman formerly known as Goth. [more inside]
posted by everybody had matching towels on Nov 22, 2021 - 9 comments

Yellowjackets: Pilot  Season 1, Ep 1

On the eve of a fateful flight, a championship high school girls soccer team celebrates by betraying one another. 25 years later, the survivors do their best imitations of well-adjusted people. Season premiere. [more inside]
posted by everybody had matching towels on Nov 15, 2021 - 9 comments

Castle Rock: The Queen  Season 1, Ep 7

As Ruth Deaver (Sissy Spacek) tumbles unpredictably through a lifetime of memories, the escaped Kid makes himself at home (again?). [more inside]
posted by Strange Interlude on Aug 22, 2018 - 13 comments

Castle Rock: Filter  Season 1, Ep 6

After a videotape leads him into the woods near Castle Rock, Henry finds an unexpected connection to his past; elsewhere, Pangborn goes in search of answers on the Kid's behalf. [more inside]
posted by Strange Interlude on Aug 15, 2018 - 4 comments

Castle Rock: Harvest  Season 1, Ep 5

"The Kid" is released from Shawshank, with suffering following in his wake; meanwhile, Sheriff Pangborn (Scott Glenn) receives a decidedly bittersweet commendation. [more inside]
posted by Strange Interlude on Aug 8, 2018 - 8 comments

Castle Rock: The Box  Season 1, Ep 4

Henry's research finds him following a possible lead to his own disappearance 27 years earlier; meanwhile, Shawshank Prison guard Dennis Zalewski discovers a solution to his growing workplace anxiety. [more inside]
posted by Strange Interlude on Aug 1, 2018 - 4 comments

Castle Rock: Local Color  Season 1, Ep 3

Haunted by visions of her past, Molly Strand (Melanie Lynskey) goes on a journey through the strange and dark underbelly of Castle Rock; later, Henry has his first face-to-face meeting with "The Kid." [more inside]
posted by Strange Interlude on Jul 29, 2018 - 3 comments

Castle Rock: Habeas Corpus  Season 1, Ep 2

More is revealed via flashback about young Henry Deaver's January 1991 disappearance, as well as the long and cursed history of the town of Castle Rock; in the present day, Henry begins the investigation into the facts about Warden Lacy (Terry O'Quinn) and his nameless prisoner.
posted by Strange Interlude on Jul 29, 2018 - 8 comments

Castle Rock: Severance  Season 1, Ep 1

Defense attorney Henry Deaver (Andre Holland) is called back to his hometown of Castle Rock, Maine, following the discovery of a mysterious man (Bill Skarsgard) hidden in the bowels of Shawshank Prison. Inspired by the works of Stephen King. [more inside]
posted by Strange Interlude on Jul 26, 2018 - 17 comments

Movie: I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore.

And that is the title. Ruth (Melanie Lynskey) wants people to stop being assholes. After her home is burglarized, she sets out to right a wrong. [more inside]
posted by sylvanshine on Jan 4, 2018 - 9 comments

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